Shouldn't Schumer and Jeffries tell Trump: Sorry, can't make it to the White House to chat tomorrow! You say a major city is so 'war-ravaged' as to require deploying federal troops authorized to use 'Full Force' against U.S. citizens. So we feel a responsibility to head to Portland to take a look.

Here are three photos of places that have been described as "war-ravaged": Ukraine, Gaza, Portland. See if you can guess which city someone is lying about.

It is always key to remember that none of this would be possible without the Supreme Court and congressional leadership acceding to virtually all that Trump wants, as I have written. www.lawdork.com/p/trump-is-s...

Bloomberg News has obtained more than 18,000 emails from Jeffrey Epstein’s personal Yahoo account. Here, my colleagues summarize correspondence between Mitch Webber — then a research assistant to Alan Dershowitz, now a partner at Paul, Weiss — and Epstein:

A spray-painted bronze statue titled “Best Friends Forever” showing Trump and Jeffrey Epstein holding hands was placed on the National Mall in front of the U.S. Capitol early Tuesday.

“Trump has a shrewd instinct for survival. He must sense that if he does not act now to prevent free and fair elections in 2026, he will lose much of his power—and all of his impunity” @davidfrum.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Epidemiologist Erin McCanlies spent much of the past two decades studying how parents’ exposure to toxic chemicals affects the chances that they will have an autistic child. RFK Jr. has now cut her entire division.

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A Pentagon spokesman said it was common sense that “information must be approved for public release by an appropriate authorizing official before it is released, even if it is unclassified.” Maybe in Russia or China, but not in America. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

This will go into the Smithsonian someday if there still is one

Autistic people are excellent. Sending love to my autistic friends today.

Somebody has to say it Boy, that escalatored quickly

NEW: 404 Media is suing ICE. We have filed a lawsuit demanding the agency release its $2 million contract with Paragon, a company that makes powerful spyware to break into phones and read messages from encrypted chat apps www.404media.co/were-suing-i...

Hours after we sent a letter signed by over 450 artists and 40K others defending free speech, ABC announced Jimmy Kimmel will return to air. Other companies should heed this warning: We the people are watching.

Washington doesn't want you to know this… But there’s ONE WEIRD TRICK that ends inflation and recession risks. And I can share it with you TODAY if you act quickly.

Donald Trump is gambling that he can consolidate authority before the public turns too sharply against him, argues @davidfrum.bsky.social: https://theatln.tc/WVxHWOOI

Murphy: There’s no negotiation happening because Trump has told Republicans not to talk to Democrats. And what are we even asking for? Don’t raise people’s premiums, don’t break the law, and you might get our votes. But Republicans won’t even talk to us.

Shapiro: Today he’s trying to sanction voices on the left. That means tomorrow he could sanction someone because of what they look like, who they love, or how they pray. We need more speech, not less

Corporate monopolies aren’t just bad for competition — they’re bad for our wallets. Minimal competition means maximized price gouging.

Well this is an unexpected plot development at Disney and a welcome one. www.thedailybeast.com//ex-disney-c...

162,000 doctors strong: The American College of Physicians demands RFK Jr. be removed as HHS Secretary, warning he is undermining vaccines, science, and public health. www.acponline.org/acp-newsroom... #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky #NurseSky #SciSky

Military lawyers within the Pentagon have taken issue with the legal justifications for the strikes, warning that the soldiers involved could be held personally liable for the killings.

You may have warm feelings for Mickey Mouse and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, but the reason Kimmel is off TV is that Disney surrendered to fascist extortion.

Silly Jimmy Kimmel. He should have just called for all homeless people to be killed and he’d still have a job.

Before knowing all the facts, voices on the right are now exploiting the tragic death of Charlie Kirk & calling for all-out war on the left. This is sad, but not surprising, at a time when we should all be denouncing political violence. They were not so upset when Minn. Democrats were assassinated.

For everyone saying political violence has no place in this country… Remember two Democratic legislators were shot in Minnesota just this year. And America shrugged and moved on.

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🚨🚨🚨🔥🔥🔥 Great ad from @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social. h/t Barry Rubin

the journal not only publishes trump's epstein card/confession but provides an analysis to demonstrate its veracity. impressive. [gift link]

As the son, grandson and nephew of Foreign Service Officers, I grieve that our President is a nincompoop with a child’s fragile ego, wasting our immense power. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Once Donald Trump gets the citizens of this nation comfortable with the current atrocities committed under the color of law – what comes next?

I can’t imagine why Vladimir Putin would have interfered in an American election to help Donald Trump. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/b...

LISTEN to Gov. J.B. Pritzker warning: Authoritarians thrive on your silence. Be loud for America.

CHICAGO!!!!

There’s been lots of discussion of the article, but I think the paper-copy visual is effective. Individual photos of each Dem Senator, each one captioned, “Senator [Name], what will you do?”

Hell yeah, @ezraklein.bsky.social.

"I am quite certain that this moment deserves real opposition — that Democrats, morally speaking, should not fund a government that Trump is turning into a tool of personal enrichment and power." Important from @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social. Hope Senate Dems listen to him.

Ezra Klein is a YES on gov shutdown. Worth the time to read this one.

Really excellent explanation by Ryan Goodman of the legal justifications (or rather the lack thereof) of Trump’s boat strike, and of some the (chilling) further implications. An important conversation, I thought, if not a cheering one. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T1V...

“They’re taking our jobs” was always a lie. Alabama proved it. Alabama tried a “tough” immigration law, and it backfired hard. Immigrants fled, crops rotted, and farms collapsed. Americans tried to step in but couldn’t last a day. They’re not taking your jobs; they’re doing the jobs you won’t do.

Senator Rand Paul directly and forthrightly takes on JD Vance: "What a despicable and thoughtless sentiment it is to glorify killing someone without a trial."

NEW: The anti-Trump protest happening right now on the streets of Washington DC is HUGE! It looks like tens of thousands have joined. This is the view from 16th Street - people stretching as far as the eye can see 👏

What Epstein records have not been made public?

REUTERS: Trump official Bill Pulte accused Fed Governor Lisa Cook of fraud. His relatives filed housing claims similar to hers www.reuters.com/world/us/bil...

Our Department of Health issued a Standing Order for the COVID-19 vaccine today, as we work to ensure that all Washingtonians 6 months or older have access to these vaccines. I will do everything in my power to protect our residents with policies still based in rigorous science.

"Tao is one of the most prominent mathematicians and academics to publicly oppose the administration’s actions, calling them an “existential threat” to his field, and academic science, more broadly. He said public advocacy is a priority over his research, for now." www.nbcnews.com/science/scie...