The Trump Admin steals the songs of musicians every day without their permission, but then expects artists to perform at the Kennedy Center.

"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."

On Aug 24, 1869, Ohio Rep. John Bingham, principal framer of the 14th amendment, gave a remarkable speech on “Equal Rights-Impartial Suffrage,” in which he said of those who sought to reject the principal of birthright citizenship, “no greater political atrocity than this can possibly be committed.”

"Why are we spending tens of thousands of drachmas on fortress walls when the siege of Troy proved wars of the future will be fought with swarms of cheap wooden horses?" - The Mycenae Times Editorial Board (1181 BCE)

I wonder if the fall of Rome was this goddamn stupid. Were Romans just walking around, gesturing wildly, 'can you believe this?'

What should you do with your extra eels? Split them among your friends, yo! In 973 Bishop Æthelwold gave 16k eels to Thorney Abbey & Peterborough Abbey: each monastery got 8,000 annually. And sure...that seems like a lot. But its only about 22 eels a day! Not even one an hour! 🗃️🧪

tfw you forgot to register the domain name, and someone else snatched it.

Hey 👋 quick ask as we close out the year. We don't have a billionaire keeping the lights on. We've got readers who believe journalism should actually hold power accountable, not cozy up to it. If you can chip in before year-end, it makes a real difference. prospect.org/donate

As it happens, I have experience with high-level government demands to stop an explosive, accurate story from running, and I also have experience with 60 Minutes spiking a story I was involved in, so I have thoughts about the travesty at CBS. If you want some journalism anecdotes, here are a lot:

BREAKING NEWS: Actual facts appear for the first time on "Truth" Social.

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There are many books about #extinction, but this one is different. "Ghosts Behind Glass" is a brilliant reflection on the specimens of extinct species that @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social encountered on display in #museums around the world: what are the stories being told, and why are they important?

Can Artificial Intelligence Help Protect and Restore Rivers? savetheworldsrivers.org/can-artifici...

Our photographer Alex Kormann captured the exact moment the presses stopped for the last time in Minneapolis, ending a 158 history of locally printed newspapers.

“The first step in liquidating a people is to erase its memory. Destroy its books… Then have someone write new books, manufacture a new culture, invent a new history. Before long the nation will begin to forget what it is and what it was.” ~ Miles Kundera, ‘The Book of Laughter and Forgetting’

Next time someone says they don’t have to apologize for being white anymore, ask them to tell about the most recent time they were forced to apologize for being white and who made them do it.

From the totalitarian point of view, history is something to be created rather than learned. -- George Orwell.

I’m half expecting him to claim the black plague was caused by a lab leak in 1347

Forget Trump's nonsense. Voting by mail is safe and secure. Period. Don't forget to subscribe: www.dworkinsubstack.com/subscribe

Sandy Hook proved Republicans are fine with children being slaughtered Epstein Files prove Republicans are fine with children being raped. Bobby Kennedy proves Republicans are fine with children dying of diseases that could be prevented

My favorite case is Sarah Palin attributing a quote to basketball coach John Wooden that was in fact by Native American activist John Wooden Legs

A map, a myth and a pre-Incan lagoon: the man who brought #water back to a drought-ridden town www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

NORAD Santa tracker is Woke

"Reiner may not have been showy, but that’s the other thing about genius: he didn’t have to be." @carriecourogen.bsky.social on the work of Rob Reiner, who made work you "want to crawl inside and live in." https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/he-understood-us/

As some of you know, I recently put my 1986 PhD dissertation online. "The Impossible Press" is the title. pressthink.org/2025/10/jay-... Here's a section — 39 years old — on news and what today we call "narrative," or, more pointedly, "the" narrative. pressthink.org/j/rosen-arch...

#Tennessee #Georgia #Kentucky #WestVirginia #Louisiana #Mississippi #SouthCarolina #Utah #NorthCarolina #Florida #Iowa #Arkansas #Missouri #Ohio #Texas #Oklahoma #Kansas #Indiana #SouthDakota #Maine

Paramount's main argument for its bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery is "we'll fire more workers" and "Trump likes us more." Netflix's primary talking point is "Hey, at least we're not Paramount." Communities and creatives will lose out regardless. More here:

In just the past month, #MedicareForAll has gained 7 new cosponsors, bringing us to 17 in the Senate and 111 in the House. More members of Congress are joining us to recognize that the only solution to our health care crisis is Medicare for All. Our movement is growing!

See that’s the kind of talk that gets you buried in an unmarked grave on a second-rate golf course

From this point on, I'm forced to assume that every elected politician who does not immediately call for Trump's impeachment is in the Epstein files. Sorry. Just cutting the Gordian knot here, as one does during societal collapse.

YOU DUMB FUCKS. THIS IS ME. I have a scooter. I can walk. I can't, however, walk through 80 miles of airport. I can walk onto an airplane or through hallways. I can't walk the .5 mile to the convention center. People, get smarter, it's embarrassing at this point.

Damning Recording of Trump 2020 Call Exposed: “Who’s Gonna Stop You?” newrepublic.com/post/204607/... via @newrepublic.com

When your party controls the House, Senate, Supreme Court, and the Presidency, you don't get to blame anyone but yourself for your failures.

Noem is using the Brown University shooter to end an entire visa program, but it should be noted that Pete Hegseth, just today, murdered more than twice as many people

Quote from the prosecution, “What happens when someone with the highest duty to uphold the law decides that it doesn’t apply to her?” Watzka said, answering later. “It undermines the entire justice system.” This is exactly why Trump must go to prison.

Sri Lanka: NEXT shuts down its only unionized garment factory - by WhatsApp www.labourstartcampaigns.net/show_campaig...

#Flyers 'just shut them up with the scoreboard' edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dyn...

Shorter Suzy Wiles: I'm not like a regular Eichmann. I'm a *cool* Eichmann.

He also insisted the federal government had no enumerated general power to restrict immigration at all, which indeed you will not find anywhere in the text.

Extra work on free throws pays off for Dayton #Flyers in victory vs. ACC's Florida State www.daytondailynews.com/sports/extra...

One of the biggest moments of my career: USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!

Dayton #Flyers celebrates Obi #Toppin, gets back on track in 23-point win over North Florida daytondailynews.com/sports/dayto...

US police probe deaths of director Rob Reiner, wife as 'apparent homicide'

To give you a sense of how big a departure this year, the government doesn't do this for wanted criminals.

LOL... Pentagon released a new AI military chatbot and it immediately pointed out that Pete Hegseth is a war criminal. abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...

Exclusive: Historic preservation group sues Trump over planned ballroom. The National Trust, charged by Congress with preserving historical buildings, says lawsuit is “last resort” after Trump officials ignored pleas. They’re asking for immediate halt to project. w @jonathanreports.bsky.social