“Do billionaires even understand the sci-fi they’re inspired by? | The Listening Post | Al Jazeera” (8 Sep) www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKOz... Tl;dr: No.

October 18th is just around the corner!

Most ICE agents, like other CPB workers, are classified as “essential workers,” meaning they will get paid.

Well. I guess here is one thing SCOTUS won't let Trump do: destroy the economy.

"My alleged crime? Doing my journalistic duty, condemning political violence and posting the truth about America, forced performative mourning & the documented patterns of white male extremist violence. My plan now: I’m going to fight this." Thank you for your leadership, @karenattiah.bsky.social

Our healthcare isn’t a bargaining chip. Release the files. Protect our care. Fund our government. #WePersist

this is serious; ICE agents in foreign environments (eg Chicago) dry up in their carapace within 18 hours without a regular supply of energy drink and punisher logos; by noon they won't even be able to flex in the mirror to make themselves feel like big boys; the decline after that is precipitous

Apparently we really are doing the “premature antifascist” thing again?

So Trump is defunding the police.

Every day that Speaker Johnson delays is another day Southern Arizonans are left without a voice in Congress and without essential in-district services. With federal budget negotiations happening now, our community deserves a seat at the table – not partisan obstruction.

Earlier this year, two Republicans in Florida were sworn in during pro forma sessions less than 24 hours after their elections.

I came to the Capitol, ready to be sworn in and get to work for the people of Southern Arizona. Instead, Speaker Johnson chose to delay, denying our community the representation we deserve.

NOTICE: In the event of a temporary shutdown of the federal government, all Library of Congress buildings will be CLOSED to the public and researchers. All public events will be cancelled. newsroom.loc.gov/news/advisor...

I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane

It’s so pathetically predicable. “Democrats did __________ because of illegals.” They think the American people are dumb. They aren’t.

Now to be clear there is no connection as of now to the killers past support of Trump and the shooting. We simply don't yet why he did this. But this is posted to counter any BS from Trump that the guy was a "leftist." He was not.

“.. I think where the patience is probably wearing thin is the time,” said Johnson, a fourth-generation farmer. “I don’t think anybody thought that we were going to take this much time because we were told 90 deals, 90 deals in 90 days.” @apnews.com apnews.com/article/soyb...

If these people aren’t fascists then that word just has no meaning.

A majority of US children rely on Medicaid or CHIP, new study finds | via Nada Hassanein #ksleg

Portland is a beautiful and vibrant city—it is not a war zone.     The President needs to keep the military out of the Pacific Northwest.   This is yet another abuse of power. Leaders across America—in government, business, everywhere—need to push back.

Senator Chris Murphy reminds Democrats and concerned Republicans: "we have no moral obligation to pay the bills for democracy's destruction" We need a #FightingCR that safeguards our democracy and protects the balance of power! @chrismurphyct.bsky.social

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No such thing as an AI actress, writer, dancer, or any other word referring to people.

Wild www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/b...

What being censored has taught me about censorship. Or: what freedom of speech means in 2025. philnel.substack.com/p/on-being-b...

Good to see Sinclair is bringing Jimmy Kimmel back. Also: "Sinclair indicated in a statement that ABC did not accept any of its proposals" It's almost as if Trump/Carr/MAGA were bluffing about the culture being on their side on this, and the truth was the opposite. newrepublic.com/article/2008...

No matter what this meeting is about, Pete will always be a National Guardsman assigned to a Civil Affairs unit who got a bunch of crusader tattoos in his 40s because he wants you to think he's a cool, war-criming operator instead of an extremely online wife-beating loser

Do not bow down to these people. Do not allow them to convince you that you must. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/b...

It is your patriotic duty to call out nazis. Because if it walks like a nazi, and talks like a nazi...

PSA: If you're an author & you get a chatty email from a marketer, or book club that praises your book & bashes Amazon's algo before offering to 'help', usually with 500 to 10,000 reviewers, it's just a ChatGPT automated marketing scam. It's the new Nigerian prince email, brought to you by 'AI' 🙄.

Why do headlines say "norms shattered" when what is meant is "laws broken" or "Constitution violated"?

Anyway, follow @protectdemocracy.org's substack. We talk about a lot of things like this as we grapple with a dark present and look to a hopefully better future. ifyoucankeep.it

All of which totally convinces me of @adambonica.bsky.social's thesis that anger over corruption is a sleeping giant in American politics. If someone—Dems or otherwise—can build a *serious* populist, anti-corruption movement, they're going win. Period. data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-democr...

Republicans are threatening a shutdown. Not to help working people. Not to lower costs. But to: 👉 Take away health care 👉 Protect billionaire tax breaks 👉 Put corporations over families

Or: Present threat declines to predict future threats.

I'm glad to not have a LinkedIn account. :| Heads up for people who do: tech.co/news/stop-li...

An urgent letter from American Opposition founder Carlos Álvarez-Aranyos: “The Rule of Law is Dead.”

Charlie Kirk’s memorial was a religious revival of MAGA authoritarianism. With the exception of his widow, it was a celebration of rage, hatred, and retribution. I wrote about it for @liberalcurrents.com www.liberalcurrents.com/charlie-kirk...

Disney investors demand details into company’s Jimmy Kimmel suspension www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...

Most of us NEH staff have been unemployed for months now. There's hardly anyone left to do things like read drafts, put together webinars, or consult with applicants.

Attention, marmalade fans: The second "Children's Classics Critically" book is Please Look After This Bear: How Paddington Became British, to be published by @oxfordacademic.bsky.social in February 2026! global.oup.com/academic/pro...

🗓️ Today in one sentence for Wednesday, September 24, 2025. Day 1709: "That is un-American."

A pop-up statue showing US President Donald Trump holding hands with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has appeared near the US Capitol on Tuesday. The anonymous installation, titled “Best Friends Forever”, comes amid ongoing scrutiny of Trump’s alleged ties to Epstein.

‘Citizen historians' are documenting the Smithsonian to track historical erasure over time. www.capeandislands.org/2025-09-22/w... If you visit the Smithsonian, particularly the NMAAHC, take and share pictures.

I wrote about the Trump administration’s false claims about Tylenol, and the moral—not scientific—burdens they place on pregnant women’s bodies. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Many Fox News figures are now claiming Kimmel's reinstatement shows Trump never used autocratic pressure to get him removed. This suffers from an elementary logical flaw: Just because Trump and Brendan Carr didn't succeed doesn't mean they didn't abuse their powers. newrepublic.com/article/2008...

KIMMEL, on the Pentagon’s new reporting “pledge”: “.. They want to pick what the ‘news’ is. I know it’s not as interesting as muzzling a comedian, .. but it’s nuts that we aren’t paying more attention to it.”

Universal childcare wouldn't just relieve working families of a massive cost burden. It improves the whole economy. "There are a lot of reasons building a child care system that works for everyone is important to our children, to parents, to employers and to economic growth."