way to bury the lede:

this is the documentary I’ve been waiting for since he died & also I am 100% emotionally unequipped for what it will do to me. can’t wait. 🎵'cause it's not too late 🎶

important distinction, he says “I don’t know who you’re talking about-which one?” when she asks why he would pardon a “notorious drug trafficker.” he doesn’t forget, he just needs clarity BECAUSE HE’S PARDONED SO MANY NOTORIOUS DRUG TRAFFICKERS.

my wife’s method of loading the dishwasher is “anywhere it fits” & honestly, I just admire that level of chaos.

it is once again a strange news cycle to have a dad named Mark Sanford.

I haven’t seen it suggested anywhere so I just thought I’d throw it out there. according to Epstein’s brother, Bubba isn’t Clinton. but maybe it’s DJ Bubba the Love Sponge? old buddies with Roger Stone. Florida fixture. known swinger behind the Hulk Hogan sex tape Gawker blackmail debacle.

somehow, I feel like giving Roblox permission to access our kids’ camera & face is not really the solution anyone is seeking.

I mean, is Johnson IN the files? he sure is desperately flailing now.

I’ve still never seen a single frame of Sheridan’s TV work, but honestly, as long as the writing ABOUT it stays this entertaining, I think I’ll keep it that way.

NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen. Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.

reminds me of what Roy Kohn said right before he died:

Democrat Adelita Grijalva, the key 218th vote for a petition to force a House vote on the Epstein files, has finally been sworn in to Congress

Dismantle the patriarchy and burn it all down

I see we’re employing the “East wing of the White House technique;” tear it all down, while only secretly having the “concepts of a plan.” in any case, the result will be overpriced & ugly as sin.

“is that a good idea?” no. no it is not.

sitting on the tarmac & my flight has been delayed without any information & I still would rather millions of Americans not lose their healthcare.

I can only conclude that this endless jerking around of people, dangling SNAP in front of them, only to yank it away & drive them into starvation, is DESIGNED to provoke civil unrest. the Trump administration is kettling America & hoping for violence.

I've added this update to my story about the ongoing torture of SNAP recipients:

“Most of the days the federal government has ever been shut down, Donald Trump was the president.”— @howtoreadthisch.art www.howtoreadthisch.art/red-versus-b...

X and TikTok accounts are dedicated to posting AI-generated videos of women being strangled.

Greetings from the Dirksen federal courthouse, where U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis has just taken the bench to rule on federal agents actions' during a series of increasingly aggressive raids across Chicago and the suburbs. Background, for @wttw.bsky.social from @bymattmasterson.bsky.social

Teen Vogue was one of the *very few* outlets left still doing frank political journalism, exposing a youth audience to the issues that shape their futures. @leximcmenamin.com & others were doing important work & this… this sucks. we should be extremely concerned for the state of the 4th estate.

you guys remember when we had a semi-functional press that asked meaningful questions of the people in power & followed up if they evaded or lied?

Again, this precise use case is why these systems exist-to proliferate people’s racist (transphobic, misogynistic…) imaginary at scale. This should not be seen as a “misuse” but rather the product being used exactly as intended.

would have been so surreal if the game just… kept going. both teams trapped in some Groundhog Day purgatory. government shutdown. world series. we’d all just have to submit. “well, I guess these are forever things now?” anyway, now that the game is over they should release the Epstein files.

🚨 EXPLOSIVE NEW investigation: We uncovered previously undisclosed details about an 18-month money laundering investigation into Jeffrey Epstein that took place alongside the 2007 sex crimes probe, according to emails obtained from Epstein's personal Yahoo account 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

does the British press know something the US press doesn’t? sure seems like the royals are bracing for impact.

not sure “starving kids to death is our bargaining chip” is the brilliant political calculus this hollow man seems to think it is.

📌 🔥 Rep Stansbury told Canks "We are not here to play" 🔥🐥

I know we’ve all become inured to it because: a.) he talks out of his ass 100% of the time, so it’s a wonder we can hear him at all when they hold a mic to his mouth b.) the constant stream of fascism is exhausting BUT, imagine if ANY other president said this.

damn.

this is a harrowing & compelling read. terrified what this means for Jamaica.

wtaf I am so deeply ashamed to be American at this moment…

each headline, I wonder if I can hate him & his enablers more, & then…

Lots of US companies have done lots of dreadful things to Americans. But the symbolism of paying to destroy the White House is hard to top.

this is absolutely fucking bonkers. who says he’s going to stop at the east wing?

the parents & caregivers of special needs kids are some of the most resilient, competent, & organized folks out there. the morons in this administration underestimate just how much fury hell hath.

I’m sorry, WTAF?

ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase. The President is building an army to attack his own country.

Folks — this is not a normal government shutdown. Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.

CVS in LA has started taking delivery on Novavax. got ours yesterday!

NEW: Rachel Maddow drops unseen bodycam footage of feds coordinating the arrest of Newark Mayor Baraka. I REPEAT: the feds ordered his arrest even though he wasn’t breaking any laws. Federal agent: “We are arresting the mayor right now per the Deputy Attorney General of the United States.”

this review captures so much of what I loved about this movie. go see it, in Vistavision if you can!

while I respect the extremely measured & dignified reaction from Tylenol, they need to sue the ever living shit out of the administration for libel & slander. they should leave nothing behind but a smoldering pile of remorse.

I’m sure women will not be surprised to hear that there is a particular brand of guy who, after exiting a bathroom stall, lingers vacant-eyed by the sinks, only to then slink away without washing his hands, a requisite bit of subterfuge.

I see a lot of folks canceling their streaming services & I certainly understand that’s one way to have agency. but fundamentally, that company is in the travel business. where it really makes its money is in parks, cruises, resorts. that’s the only boycott they will ever feel.

absolutely incandescently angry at all the people who gaslit the rest of us, accused us of being dramatic or over-reactive, when we sounded the alarm that this administration represented a clear & present danger to our democracy, a tangible threat to the American way of life. well, here we are.

as always, scorched earth Mo Ryan is accurate Mo Ryan.