Tell Gov. Hochul to sign the Data Center Moratorium Bill! act.foodandwaterwatch.org/page/98981/a...

The heart of our constitutional crisis in one exchange between me and Sec. Mullin. When asked a simple question - if he will obey court orders - he says he will not because some court orders are "politicized". That's not how democracy works. And that's why we are in a crisis.

World Cup? Only part of the world allowed in?

“The proposed federal legislation that will by-pass peer review of scientific grant proposals in favor of political oversight” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Solidarity and Community, things we must practice in order to preserve. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

In February, Trump purchased over $1 million in Dell stock. Just weeks ago, Trump told everyone to “go out and buy a Dell.” Its stock price is up over 60% since then. Now, Dell has been awarded a $9.7 BILLION Pentagon contract. See the problem here?

New, from me: This should be a clarifying moment about the relationship the Supreme Court's opposition to representative democracy in America. Lets look at some graphs that make this point. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/power-demo...

“US Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) air operations pumped into the air an estimated 335,876 tonnes (370,240 US tons) of carbon emissions in 2025, up 88% from the year before.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Nonprofits provide critical services, but delayed payments & funding challenges put more strain on orgs working to meet growing community needs. New legislation would create reliable funding processes, faster payments & stronger support. Take action today: Urge legislators to support nonprofits.

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I find myself thinking about historian Robert Paxton’s 2004 definition of fascism far too often than I’d like these days. Note that these sentences were written back when Donald Trump was a NYC playboy libertine who donated to Democrats.

Our simulations show that the act isn’t needed for minority representation in the South, if partisan gerrymandering were checked. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/17/u...

That’s all he got. No help with Iran, the opposite in fact. He was threatened to back off Taiwan, vague claims about buying Boeing planes, and was told the US is a declining nation, but he’s too stupid and arrogant to realize it was about him.

Theatre for all. Bravo! www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Grid-scale batteries are going in an absolutely wild pace. Every whingey objection to renewables you've ever heard is basically solved by batteries. This is happening whether any of the hopeless dipshits running the US want it or not.

“Be ruthless with systems, be kind with people.” Michael Brooks jacobin.com/2026/05/plat...

I’ll be listening to this book with a subscription at Libro.fm and supporting my local bookstore.

Astroturf groups funded by utilities @thirdactorg.bsky.social @thirdactupstateny.bsky.social @Metrojustice www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Damn the Supreme Court! Support the Equal Justice Initiative @eji.org montgomerysquare.eji.org/report/

The New Democratic Machine — And The Billionaires Behind It www.levernews.com/the-new-demo...

The PDR is a great source. For an interesting account of Machiavelli, I recommend "Be Like the Fox: Machiavelli in His World" by Erica Benner @wwnorton.com

REP. @brotherjones.bsky.social : “This is a power grab… they’re spitting on the graves of all that work, saying we’re going to allow Black political voices & representation to be dismantled across the South- following marching orders of the White House. We’ve gotta fight back.” @GovBillLee

In a Friday ruling, the Fifth Circuit seeks to unilaterally reimpose a drug restriction that will affect thousands of Americans. Whatever the Supreme Court decides, no one should expect abortion pills to stop reaching patients, writes @rebouche.bsky.social. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

Huh? I've never had to show an ID in a restaurant. Of course, I've never been to a strip club. Where else could MAGAs go and be asked for ID? It makes me wonder.

I support @EFF because digital rights are human rights and I use Privacy Badger to guard my online activity. eff.org/join

Hear, hear!

Check out Erin Brockovich's substack. www.thebrockovichreport.com?r=276rk8&utm...

Useful tool from Erin Brockovich. brockovichdatacenter.com @thirdactorg.bsky.social @thirdactupstateny.bsky.social

clear goal of republicans in these states is to, in the words of carter glass, “eliminate every Negro voter who can be gotten rid of, legally, without materially impairing the numerical strength of the white electorate.”

I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Fund Public Renewables to Lower Our Bills! . Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/2026...

I am just sick over what the Supreme Court did to the Voting Rights Act today. I am so glad Melissa Murray is filling in for Ari Melber today. Between herself, the Rev, and Leah Litman, they discussed just how harmful this is. Leah called the Justice who wrote the majority opinion, Jim Crowlito! 😊😸

We Can Win Funding for Public Renewables, But We Need Even More Pressure on the Governor! Send her a letter! actionnetwork.org/letters/2026...

Don't weaken NY's climate law. This email tool will allow you to send messages to the heads of the New York State Senate and Assembly. Tell them that we see what they are doing, and that we demand more than what they're offering in the current backroom budget deals. act.nyrenews.org/protect-ej-c...

Incredible shots of the exchange between Rep. AOC and RFK, Jr. at today’s congressional hearing. (image credit: WSJ reporter @lizessleywhyte.bsky.social)

Tyrant, why swell’st thou thus, Of mischief vaunting? Since help from God to us Is never wanting. Opening of Psalm 52 in Mary Sidney’s version of 1599.

“President Donald Trump’s war of choice is…a manifestly illegal use of force in violation of the UN Charter.” On the State Department Memorandum “Operation Epic Fury and International Law” at www.justsecurity.org/137097/state...

“88 percent of the Jews in Israel live on only 12 percent of Israel”. “around 80 percent of the land of destroyed villages is uninhabited.” “most of the land of destroyed Palestinian villages remains unbuilt.” Palestinians are imagining a new strategy of resettlement. www.972mag.com/gaza-day-aft...

Bring Dolores Home! www.gofundme.com/f/bring-dolo...

AI flagged her, but it was the thoughtless, uncaring, police and authorities in North Dakota and Tennessee that did the damage. They decided that she “looked” guilty and stopped investigating. The law is an ass, as a Dickens character once said.

Will be updating the Third-Country Removal Tracker shortly. We knew Paraguay had a deal with Trump admin, but this appears to be the first execution of it.

Belgian editorial cartoonist Yannick Vancolen responds to Trump’s repeated claims of victory as his Iran war upends the world economy, disrupting commerce and sending fuel and fertilizer prices soaring.

Fire and Brimstone The complex, contradictory, and puzzling history of Western conceptions of the afterlife. daily.jstor.org/fire-and-bri...

See how this works?

I just purchased tickets to the Metro Justice Annual Dinner www.metrojustice.org/2026annualdi...

You are right Rachel, this is Trumpian @morelle.house.gov

Today the BOE notified Walker that it only invalidated 53 of 791 signatures for technical issues. So she is well above the 500 needed to get on the ballot.

Let’s elect some more like her in November. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...