For the record, I am appalled by this murder. Condolences to his family.

#America2025 sure smells a lot like #Italy1920s or #Germany1930s or #Russia2000s or #Turkey2010s.

These #fellowTravelers could easily stick it out for four years and see another day of a #postTrump, #postMAGA career, unless they’re #trueBelievers in #MAGA. Which, in most cases, I doubt. So what do they know, or anticipate, or hope for, that we don’t?

I have no answers. I don’t even have words. (And the numbers now scare me.)

So maybe 4 is the (vain?) hope that this is when this will all be over? But Sudoku offers the option of 1… or 9 (scary)… 81, if you count the squares (🤮).

Could it be a coping strategy? I do work with a target on my back after all in an industry — #higherEd — and an organization — @harvard.edu — in a field — #librarianship — that the current regime either dislikes or is actively persecuting.

Now I have no idea where this sudden affinity for the number 4 comes from. (I’m usually drawn to primes.)

I guess we really do deserve this government, if this is the opposition we have. 😔

But I wish @housedemocrats.bsky.social and @democrats.senate.gov were a little punchier in their statements. Nobody’s going to listen to or even read that and go “yeah, you’re right!” All of that dribble is boring and doesn’t rise to the occasion.

Where is #Congress in all of this? @warren.senate.gov @markey.senate.gov @lynch.house.gov ?

To #Trump, this isn’t about #Iran, the #security of #Israel, #nuclearWeapons. It’s about showing he’s “the man.” And perhaps also about creating a #pretext for further erosion of #civilLiberties and strengthening of his #authoritarianism.

Going to #war with #Iran is #Bibi #Netanyahu clinging to power despite his growing unpopularity and #Trump trying to look strong (or at least not look weak) by comparison to someone he considers beneath him.

Now, I’m not an expert in Middle East affairs but it seems to me that this entire thing isn’t in the national interest of either #Israel or the #USA.