The solution to the male loneliness epidemic is attending a local Democratic Party canvassing event.

Mary Sheffield (D) will be the first woman and first Black woman mayor of Detroit, the Associated Press projects. Sheffield, 38, will succeed three-term Mayor Mike Duggan.

Head in hands wondering how this could happen to me, the popular president who posted a video of myself shitting on everyone 2 weeks ago

Politicians should probably get on Bluesky to get better in touch with the American electorate.

Unironically, the Right SHOULD move left to become more electable. It’s clear that Americans are dissatisfied with Republican rule. They should turn SNAP back on and stop trying to cut the ACA! They should negotiate w/ Dems to reopen the Government!

It's annoying to keep having to point this out, but the actual DNC has been behind Mamdani ever since he won the primary, which you wouldn't know by reading some posts on here.

If the Speaker feels this way, the appropriate response is to draft a bill and argue for it in Congress, where he works. If he wins over enough legislators, he can pass the bill into law. Instead, he has taken a 6 week vacation while the President has illegally shut down a program Congress created!

SNAP is a little bit of an odd program — too flexible to really be “nutrition assistance” but much less flexible than cash — but it’s a vital boost to poor families’ living standards and there’s lots of evidence that its benefits far exceed the costs. www.slowboring.com/p/trump-turn...

Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’

Cannot say enough: the Trump administration actively chose to illegally withhold SNAP benefits in November, pretending they weren’t allowed to deliver benefits this month despite their own guidance from September 30 saying they could — guidance they deleted on October 23.

Trump is illegally withholding SNAP payments even though it has money — it has nothing to do with the shutdown. “Just pass the CR then” misses the point. Once he’s decided to illegally withhold benefits even though there’s funding, he could do that when the government is open too.

Food bank director: “for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”

I know a thing or two about SNAP because President Biden appointed me to work in the office that oversees that program at USDA. You should know that people are going to go hungry this month because the Trump White House deliberately chose to withhold their benefits.

Surprised to learn that Zootopia 2 will boil down to fourteen scenes about seven people, two houses, a motorcycle, and a locked treatment facility for adolescent boys.

Democrats have no plan to win the Senate. But I do! Check out my latest piece: open.substack.com/pub/apalacef...

A few weeks ago, Gretchen Whitmer was in DC to share her vision for the future. I usually quite like the Governor, but I find her vision uncompelling. Hop in kids - We’re going blogging! open.substack.com/pub/apalacef...

What’s the deal with Trump’s tariffs? Why is he deliberately crashing the stock market? I have a theory: open.substack.com/pub/apalacef...

I have a new piece out that’s designed to help Democrats prioritize, fight, and win! Read here: apalaceforworms.substack.com/p/the-franki...

My first ever blog post is now live! It’s a breakdown of the 2020 Iowa Caucus, the chaos of that Democratic Primary, and the Pete v Bernie rivalry that spawned a thousand conspiratorial memes. Are you guys ready to do it all over again?? apalaceforworms.substack.com/p/the-iowa-c...

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If you live in NC, call every Republican politician you know. Call every farmer you know and ask them to do the same When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...

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New piece from me, @brendanvduke.bsky.social, and Sophie Cohen on why using a current policy baseline for TCJA is a major gimmick. Crapo's argument is dead wrong. What he's asking for is not parity - it's special treatment that no program has ever received. www.americanprogress.org/article/repu...

The first show of the new DC Cinematic Universe (Creature Commandos) is very fun; a large part of that fun comes from @jamesgunn.bsky.social putting Gogol Bordello all over the soundtrack!

Someone who knows please tell me: how is Babu Frik doing? Is he okay?

It happened to me: Two separate people from my graduating class at Harvard made the Forbes 30 Under 30 this Year. It could happen to you!

Spotify has this magic ability to make me question my decisions.

I had 4 days off and by the end of that time I was thinking about creative pursuits, maybe even getting involved in my community. Thank god that's over now

I think it’s more that a lot of people earnestly like Donald Trump.

How much will your gasprices be impacted by Trump's potential 25% tariff on Canadian oil? A quick map/analysis, which could change if the situation does: "Major impact" 25-75c/gal "Moderate impact" 15-40c/gal "Limited impact" 5-15c/gal

My god a platform where the most followed band is The Mountain Goats. I’m home. I’m finally home.

Lions win! On Thanksgiving!!

I hate gaining wisdom through painful life experience, I miss being a big stupid dummy

it is funny how much the politicized version of immigration economics discourse is "Immigrants supply labor but do not demand labor, thus lowering wages for Americans. Except in the housing market, where immigrants demand housing without supplying it, thus driving up prices for Americans"

Every time I see someone post this image it goes viral

Put me in your starter packs, cowards! All of them! I can speak cogently about 16th century Venetian glassware! Probably!

“Our conclusion from a review of the literature on work requirements is that the best evidence shows they do not increase employment. Moreover, this research finds work requirements cause a large decrease in participation in SNAP.”

Republicans are planning cut taxes, Medicaid, & SNAP. Normally it takes 60 votes to pass anything in the senate because of the filibuster, but budget legislation can pass with a simple majority under "reconciliation." Here's my explainer on reconciliation: www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...

Fun Fact: Jingle Bells was supposed to be a Thanksgiving song. But the ever-encroaching Christmas Cabal stole it for themselves!

“I climbed Mount Everest” does not tell you anything about whether they made it to the top.

A 2022 report from the Pentagon’s office of personnel and readiness found that 77% of young Americans do not qualify for military service. “Woke Shit” isn’t about indoctrination or whatever. It’s about being able to recruit as many people as possible from a dwindling supply!