All I want in life is to persuade everyone, when encountering politics & culture, to ask, "why are we talking about this?" I mean that very literally: anything you encounter on your screens reflects a choice. Someone covered that, talked about that, rather than the many other things out there. Why?

Every government website is full-throated propaganda now. Taken from HUD.gov:

The president ordering the murder of 3 more human beings on a boat didn’t even make the list

Even if you aren’t masking anywhere else it still makes sense to wear a mask in medical settings & pharmacies because there’s a greater chance of being close to someone contagious & there are more people who are at higher risk in these places. Masking in these settings both protects you & others.

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korean reporting is nightmarish on the conditions Korean workers were contained in

RFK Jr. Warns Mistress That Condoms Cause Autism

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One thing that everyone with any sense will have to do over the next few years is to refuse to accept lies and bullshit.

One piece of advice I have for those seeing this post from within the United States — find ways to watch credible news from other countries. Whenever I watch U.S. news channels, it’s easier for me to understand how badly U.S. politics and discourse is broken, and how uninformed U.S. residents are.

It’s infuriating trying to accurately convey your convictions and opinions and still presenting yourself as hireable on LinkedIn.

GRAND JURY NULLIFICATION! Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...

Trump is saying the quiet part out loud: His tariffs were never about helping workers. His top priority will always be helping his Big Tech billionaire friends.

The last line of the article says it all. ...Overstreet said. “I just don’t want an outside person to be the next president.” Atlanta needs @rohitforatlanta.bsky.social to be our next city council president. saportareport.com/insider-or-o...

It’s not hyperbolic to say this—the middle red states have been working together to advance compacts that would determine delegate rules and gather a convention since at least 2023

It’s really hard to like this city sometimes. The Beltline publishes the results of their transit study about light rail, and then the CEO goes and totally trashes it the following week. Atlanta politicians seem to always fail this city.

It is VIOLENCE. It is gleefully destructive. It is backpacks with inhalers, it is documents you need to apply for jobs, and most importantly it is the homes your most marginalized neighbors have pulled together from almost nothing. It is often the entirety of their possessions.

Incredible, must-read article about your neighborhood’s public schools.

Kim Davis going from "my religious beliefs demand that I don't facilitate a same-sex marriages" to "my religious beliefs demand that there are NO same-sex marriages anywhere" *should* make Democrats realize there is no "sincere" compromise with bigots on trans issues.

Hot take, people who hate cities shouldn’t be in charge of cities

Framing an anti-corruption law as an attack on someone implies that someone is corrupt. He’s gotta know that right?

Wow. Can't wait to hear how ABI spent an extra year and who knows how many dollars to tell us light rail is the best transit option. beltline.org/events/687ff...

Guess we found out what happens when they run out of immigrants.

Happy Battle of Atlanta Day to all who celebrate!

There's a bombshell story about New York City elites running a sex trafficking ring patronized by the president from New York City and other New York City elites but the New York City elites that run the New York Times say there's no story there so hey, it's all settled, ha ha, hey what's over there

we are currently watching an entire political party run cover for the most notorious sex trafficking ring in modern human history

9. the social and economic benefits of cost-based rental cooperatives increase dramatically over time. cities should be going out of their way to prioritize and incentivize cost-based rent bsky.app/profile/holz...

I keep seeing people say things like, “Well we’re not going to HAVE elections,” and with all due respect, I think this is both wildly pessimistic and also wildly naive. We are not going to have free and fair elections. We also have not had them in the past.

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This is a pretty good dive into The Battery, which summarizes my research findings and includes some quotes from me.

If they can so easily dismantle Medicaid, they can easily dismantle Medicare and Social Security.

The blue barriers have been removed and the beautiful exterior of the renovated Bell Building is on display! Whenever you need a boost, walk past here and think about how these two structures were once doomed, and how GSU was convinced to do the right thing and reuse them. 😍

Remember to find an early polling place and vote for Hubbard. Let's for once elect someone expert and committed to reining in Georgia Power's abuses

Here’s a real question: what’s the democratic leadership planning on doing if they win the midterms? This is assuming a lot, but how will they take on defusing the fiscal bomb the Trump regime has planted?

america sucks but y’all are cool have fun and be safe today

There are so many messed up things going on at the same time right now, but I don't think I will ever get over how the ICE job postings advertise STUDENT FUCKING LOAN FORGIVENESS as one of their benefits: Terrible people application link for proof: www.usajobs.gov/job/840035800

Won’t be long before we learn of an ICE detention center setting up in a former regional hospital Sorry, no beds for cancer patients, we’ve got to lock up this father of three who works as a roofer.

I said this a few months ago, and I'll say it again: Part of our job as citizens is to make ICE as uncomfortable and frustrated as possible. Not just non-cooperation but actively looking for any way to increase their anxiety. Make life as difficult as possible for them. (thread)

They're building concentration camps with money they stole from medicare.

Big fan of democracy but we'll have to admit it's an L of historic proportions to get subverted and destroyed not by some strategic genius but by possibly the dumbest man on earth

Of the many parallels with 1930’s Germany, the US hosting the World Cup amidst the fascist turn of our government is a telling comparison to the 1936 Olympics.

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ICE just arrested Brad Lander, the NYC Comptroller and one of the leading candidates for Mayor, without grounds. He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings. He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights. This is political intimidation.

It does feel like we are building a whole new kind of politics in NYC. I've never seen it like this in my entire (longish) life. The Lander-Mamdani cross-endorsement is part of it. Interesting to think about how ranked-choice voting is playing into this—the idea that you can vote for what you WANT.

Why is it impossible to never hear from someone ever again

What’s the point of having a a system that accepts reports if it only directs you elsewhere? This is something that needs minimal human interaction.

Born in Germany, I assure you from the experience of three dictatorships in the past 100 years No one will accept “I was just following orders” as an excuse! And in a freedom-loving civil society, dictatorships end quickly! And in a world where everyone always has a camera, no one remains hidden!

Not sure if this is @theatlantic.com’s or Apple’s doing, but this advertisement for Palantir on Apple News is absolutely disturbing.