The government is in full shutdown and the Republicans are refusing to call the House back into session. Want to know why? Because we have secured the final vote on releasing the Epstein Files and they don’t want it out. Call GOP and tell them to swear in @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social.

No they fucking didn’t—they said another manufacturer can make generic mifepristone, the same drug that’s been on the market for 25 years

Author types: is there a consensus on what we're using if we want to move on from Canva due to their AI bullshit?

Texas School Administrators Use A.I. To Ban Books Like TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD. So much for "we're not banning classics," and worth noting this isn't the first district to use A.I. for book banning. But this *IS* the canary in the Texas coal mine for SB12. bookriot.com/leander-sb-13/

Go, Jane, go! She's rounded up hundreds of Hollywood figures to revive the First Amendment organization her father championed. Fonda, in her late eighties, is in her prime as a climate champion and a powerful voice for justice.

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Stephanie and Najia started "Deafies for Zohran" to make this movement accessible to their community. They even created a signature hand sign for “Zohran.” Sign up for a shift and wave 👋🏻 the next time you’re canvassing in Jackson Heights!

Hey everyone! I'm extremely excited to announce that today marks the release of the 10th Anniversary Edition of Steve Silberman's ground-breaking NeuroTribes, with a new foreword by John Elder Robison.

I just got a VERY interesting email that allies in congress were upset that so many of my readers were calling about the anti-trans provisions. I'm here to say: good. I won't let them throw our rights under the bus by cover of night. All's that to say, keep up the calls. They're hearing you.

👀 Just Now -- President Trump in the Oval Office said a government shutdown gives his administration the power to cut benefit programs, which include Social Security and Medicare. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

NO NEED TO POTATO. I’m thinking Maureen is messaging with the oval office? her self-restraint is admirable

Absolute all-timer sentence in today's @nytimes.com

“It’s absurd that it took an army of lawyers to demonstrate what any 10-year-old knows is true: Thou shalt not steal” …but this is “the beginning of a fight on behalf of humans that don’t believe we have to sacrifice everything on the altar of A.I.” #giftlink

Well now, would you look at that? A massive, 26-YEAR-LONG study of MORE THAN 2.4 MILLION people in Sweden found found NO EVIDENCE to support a causal link between acetaminophen (the API in Tylenol) use during pregnancy and increased risk of autism, ADHD, OR intellectual disability in children.

Des Moines public school issues statements yesterday (scroll down) saying that Ian Roberts had an FBI background check in 2023 and it raised no red flags and Roberts said he was a US Citizen. To summarize: ICE said Roberts entered the US in 1999. He was running track for Copin Sate though in 1997

Trump’s regime knows they can’t silence us all through investigations, prosecutions or the deployment of brutal secret police. They can only try to silence dissent through fear. As long as we choose not to give into fear, we can’t be silenced. Join us to say NO KINGS: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

“He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures. “He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power.” -Declaration of Independence

If you’re in or around Des Moines, here’s the protest because they took your superintendent

Yesterday, Meta unveiled a new "feed" on its platforms that will exclusively feature AI-generated videos. This overshadowed another big announcement... On Tuesday, Meta launched a super new PAC geared towards electing politicians that will block any AI regulation. Hello?

Today in Data centers are eating our energy …

An ICE agent threw a mom to the ground. You know how she can file a complaint with DHS? SHE CAN'T. Trump closed that office. www.propublica.org/article/home...

This is, without any exaggeration, exactly how Putin and Orbán proceeded — using antisemitism to discredit the idea of civil society and political opposition, and as an excuse to undo the rule of law. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/u...

The Trump Administration is trying to kill a key part of the Violence Against Women Act — and they're hoping you don't notice. www.youtube.com/shorts/cSila...

UN translators during Trump's speech:

ICE is wearing Meta's camera glasses.

For no particular reason whatsoever, I wrote a whole book about why society should stop trying to cure #ActuallyAutistic people and instead focus more on creating a better world and society for them. You can buy it here. www.harpercollins.com/products/wer...

Steve Silberman is so pissed about this Tylenol bullshit that he's screaming from the afterlife he didn't even believe in. Increased rates of autism are due to testing, a broadened definition, and greater awareness. It's not vaccines. It's not Tylenol. It's like his work never happened.

SCOOP — Part of the reason Disney/ABC may have rushed to sort things out with Kimmel is because tomorrow they have a planned price increase for Disney+ streaming, a Disney source tells me. With subscriptions hemorrhaging since last week, they couldn’t risk losing more users with this announcement.

Pitch perfect 💕 🍯 🍎

“LLMs do not improve one’s writing ability much like taking a taxi does not improve one’s driving ability. Students should hone their writing, thinking, and other academic skills at every opportunity.” zenodo.org/records/1706... 23/🧵

BUT WE MUST THROW THIS GROUP UNDER THE BUS OR WE CAN'T WIN Huh. But the other side, who's also throwing under the bus can win by doing that. Maybe you could win by NOT doing that. Or you don't deserve to win.

One of the key ways you refuse to comply with fascism is by becoming even louder and more fearless in supporting vulnerable people. You SHOW that you are unwilling to throw the "undesirables" under the bus if only for self-preservation because under fascism you will also become undesirable one day.

Great two minute pep talk - #BoycottDisneyABC

Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption. Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow. People have power. Ask Target

No one should get violent threats. But if you’re gonna change your vote because of it, you should resign. I’Ve been getting violent threats all week and not only do I have no intention of shutting up, I think it’s evidence that we need to say it louder

I did want to see the end of Only Murders but democracy is better. Bye bye Hulu #BoycottDisneyABC

Writers guild of America members are protesting the firing of Jimmy Kimmel!

gosh, by hovering up sexist racism it produces sexist racist results. Who’d a thunk?

lots of electeds and political candidates here this morning. i see congressional candidates kat abughazaleh and (evanston mayor) daniel biss, lieutenant governor juliana stratton, and chicago alder andre vasquez:

I keep lecturing FB folks not to use ai for health info but they don’t want to listen. It’s not a truth machine, people!

This fundraiser still needs a lot of help. If you spent this week screeching at me, maybe toss some money into the pot. Thanks. 🙏🏾

Happening NOW: NYPD is arresting peaceful protestors including PSC leadership who are demanding ICE release all immigrants detained at 26 Federal Plaza. Inside the building, ICE is detaining elected officials for doing the same #NYvsICE #ICEoutofNY

Just now, 11 state and city lawmakers were arrested by DHS police on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza after a hour of demanding access to the ICE lock up on the same floor. @thecity.nyc

wow how vile and clueless can you get

The Trump administration appears to be abusing FOIA to hide records about Tufts University student Rümeysa Öztürk’s arrest — citing unspecified “privacy” concerns. Watch @laurenleharper.bsky.social explain why that excuse is flimsy, and why we are taking them to court.

Hold on, these are the "we don't have to bake your gay wedding cake" people?

Some personal news: I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting. Thread incoming. substack.com/@karenattiah...

Bee on the beebalm #FlowerReport