40 years ago today, the Philadelphia Police Department used a helicopter to firebomb the headquarters of MOVE, a radical collective that was being evicted for what amounted to building code violations. Eleven people died (including five children). The fire eventually spread and completely burned down two city blocks.

Then the remains of those killed, were, for unclear reasons, turned over to the U. Penn Museum, where they sat for decades. https://share.inquirer.com/m7vjmf

Everything Macron does here is calculated. It's the difference between leaving no tip and leaving a nickel as a tip—the latter is a no-ambiguity message, "This wasn't oversight, it was a deliberate choice"

And it's not just that Macron doesn't shake Trump's hand, it's that his hand moves to Zelenskyy's back after letting Trump hang in midair

The contrast between his admiration for one man and contempt for the other couldn't be clearer

No 'fuck you' can compete with a French fuck you

“If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom. It is privilege.”

https://www.thegodpodcast.com/p/tim-walz-destroys-mad-king-donold

US standup comedian Jena Friedman did a trip to Vancouver, Canada, and when flying back to Los Angeles, USA, she was asked by a US customs agent if she “made fun of politicians”.

Now would be a good time for US journalists to interview the management of US customs, and ask if this US customs agent made a mistake, or if this is the new Trump dictatorship protocol to have customs agents check if comedians exercise their right to free speech before letting them back in to the US.