I think Zelenskyy made the best of a bad hand. He was warned to wear a suit; he did not wear one. He was warned not to "take the bait," or even go at all; he took the punches. In doing so he united the rest of the world behind him at a time of dwindling political capital.

Since English is now the official language of the US, does this mean MAGA will learn the difference between "your" and "you're?"

The systematic dismantling of USAID has been laid bare and the life-saving aid that we’ve been told should be flowing to those most in need is still frozen. This weekend a new leaked memo confirmed our worst fears. Here’s what we know so far – THREAD:

Completing the impossible puzzle

NEWS: The USAID official put on leave for disseminating two memos about Rubio's failure to push through life-saving foreign aid was in the process of writing a THIRD memo when fired. We obtained it. It's far more alarming than the first two. thebulwark.com/p/what-a-weeke…

“If a person gave away your body to some passerby you’d be furious. Yet you hand over your mind to anyone who comes along, so they may abuse you, leaving it disturbed and troubled. Have you no shame in that.” — Epictetus

Former Polish President Lech Walesa Compares Trump's Meeting with Zelensky to Interrogation During Communism. The Polish anti-communist and Nobel Prize winner, along with 40 former political prisoners, signed an open letter to the US president condemning the US president's

The day your child gets a phone, is the day their childhood ends Phones expose kids to many harmful things such as: -Inappropriate content (p*rn, violence..) -Social media comparisons -Cyber bullying But it also steals many normal & necessary childhood experiences from them

Thanks, Trump voters. You finally have the actual horrible economy that you pretended you had under Biden and Harris... dummies.

Psychological safety is not about withholding criticism. It’s about enabling people to speak up without fear. The goal is not to lower our standards. It’s to replace knee-jerk reactions with open-minded consideration. All ideas are welcome. Not all views are equally valid.

Bruce MacKinnon, The Chronicle Herald Bruce MacKinnon

"Poverty, by America" author Matthew Desmond (Matthew Desmond) shares how the US could end poverty if the top 1% of Americans just paid the taxes they owed

You heard the man House Republicans.

At the 2018 NATO summit, I ran into a former advisor for Dmitry Medvedev and I asked him what Moscow thought of Trump. “To us he looks like a wrecking ball, our wrecking ball.” This line has been screaming in my head for the last week. pbs.org/wgbh/frontline…

Just been informed I've won the international Satyrykon Legnica [Poland] Distinction Award for the cartoon below. The folks at SatyrykonLegnica asked me to share their link. I'd like to thank them for the honour. satyrykon.pl/protokol-jury-…

Omg. In a shocking moment, Nancy Bolan, a fired USAID worker and tonight’s guest of Rep. Ritchie Torres — reveals that Donald Trump has pulled the U.S. from the global polio eradication initiative — which threatens its spread to the U.S. Every single American should see this.

Imagine being this proud of this much fucking stupid.

The man just said he brought free speech back after tossing out a man who exercised his free speech. Priceless.