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@kenklippenstein we're in the pain, etymologically related to 'penitence', is the new beauty phase of the return to the dark ages.

How long does it take for the pain to turn into beauty? Ballpark?

There are 50 Rice's whales left alive on Earth. They live nowhere else but the Gulf of Mexico. The admin’s own scientists said *last year* oil & gas drilling would drive the species to extinction. Today, Trump's cabinet removed every protection standing between the oil industry and these animals’ deaths.

@vonderleyen @Keir_Starmer Iran's actions? No one believes this. You'll never have more support than now for standing up against the ally that has abandoned you. And Israel has been killing the west and its authority for years now.

Good call yesterday with @Keir_Starmer. We discussed the situation in the Middle East and the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s actions are putting global economic stability at risk. We will work with our partners to ensure freedom of navigation can resume as soon as possible. We also discussed the upcoming EU-UK Summit. A key moment to deliver on last year’s commitments and further strengthen our partnership.

The Economist on AIPAC’s shifting strategies. More in this in the Chartbook Top Links of today.

@pmarca god, you're spiritless.

The hysterical reaction to retardmaxxing confirms the point of retardmaxxing.

@JoyceCarolOates i bet he chose to go on an exuberant adventure to wait out truss' reign. :)

has Larry ranked the PM's? would guess that your most T***py PM, Boris Johnson, was the worst in Larry's experience. yes? no?

Astronomical observations: The Moon (detail, 1711) Donato Creti

In an effort to silence critics who mistake the poet's signature punctuation for AI, the Emily Dickinson Museum is officially rebranding as the Em Dash Museum. The Museum aims to reclaim the dash from modern technological woes and return it to its rightful owner.

@MarkJCarney lets hope your sane, intelligent goodness is the last voice he hears before he does another dada performance at the cabaret voltaire, formally known as the WH.

Earlier this evening I spoke with President Trump and congratulated him on the successful launch of Artemis II.    We discussed the courage of the astronauts, including Colonel Jeremy Hansen, the value of cooperation in space, and developments in the Middle East conflict.

@TheCinesthetic shogun.

The cancellation of which TV show are you still frustrated about?

@TheCinesthetic straight out of andreas capellanus' art of courtly love.

Day 10,009 of posting the hand flex scene from Pride & Prejudice to cleanse the timeline.

🐢 Jonathan was born in 1832. When he hatched Napoleon had been dead for 11 years. The American Civil War hadn't happened yet. Darwin hadn't published On the Origin of Species. He has lived through 40 US presidents, 2 world wars, the invention of electricity, flight, nuclear weapons, the internet, and AI. His biology holds a clue scientists are actively studying. Giant tortoises show negligible senescence their cells don't deteriorate with age the way mammalian cells do. At 194, Jonathan's organs function comparably to a young adult tortoise. The longevity gene research happening right now in human medicine is partly inspired by what Jonathan's biology already does naturally. He isn't just old. He's a living proof of concept. 📌 Source: Guinness World Records, negligible senescence research, giant tortoise longevity biology studies

@lionel_trolling gasp!

Don't care. Glad he's dead.

@ianbremmer and this is why he's a failed artist; aesthetics without a hint of ineffable spirit.

it is extraordinary that instead of celebrating america’s engineering prowess at the artemis launch, president trump is tilting at windmills at an idiotic case that never should have reached the supreme court.

Liftoff. The Artemis II mission launched from @NASAKennedy at 6:35pm ET (2235 UTC), propelling four astronauts on a journey around the Moon. Artemis II will pave the way for future Moon landings, as well as the next giant leap — astronauts on Mars.

@kaitlancollins @KitMaherCNN someone figure out a way to tether him getting that damn ballroom to real support for ukraine.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is visiting President Trump in DC next week after he said he's considering withdrawing from NATO, per @KitMaherCNN #cmngktd8900003b6rdzfnic5v" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">cnn.com/2026/04/01/wor…

To the people of the United States of America

@volcaholic1 @horton_official wait, is this true??? i love that tortoise.

I've deleted this. It appears to be from a crypto scammer. The governor of St Helena just told @horton_official he went outside to check on the tortoise, who was sleeping as it is past his bedtime, but he is very much alive. I'm really sorry.

I Am Not A Number. In memory of the more than 72,000 Palestinians killed in Israel's genocide. Behind each name is a life violently cut short. By Badr AlKhamissi bkhmsi.github.io/i-am-not-a-num…