I have been assured that capitalism is the most rational system of resource allocation humanity can possibly devise.

The union is calling on people to boycott btw!!

BREAKING: A federal judge finds the Trump admin "did not comply" with his order to fund SNAP benefits. Judge John McConnell has verbally ordered the admin to *fully fund* SNAP benefits for the month of November — by tomorrow.

Love that the examples of "good" open pit mine reclamation I can find on a quick search are all inevitably a quarry for building stone or gravel pits. Yes, I'd expect those to be pretty easily restored. I want to see what happens with the massive sulfide ones....

Don’t forget that the sandwich guy was released at the scene and then re-arrested in a raid by a full tactical team. They were willing to kill him and and any neighbors in the way to get propaganda footage of the “arrest”.

caliper-wielding eugenicist freaks are gonna keep saying this, keep circling the toilet bowl talking about predicting someone's sexuality or personality or ethnicity or whatever else w/AI and it being bullshit won't matter; it being a pretext for state/admin/other violence will be all that matters

In the last month at O’Hare International Airport, federal agents have repeatedly abducted rideshare drivers with legal work permits from their cars and disappeared them to immigration jails or fast-track deportation flights.

Nope we are not falling for the mid 40s poll with undecideds that break for the R.

ooo one for the NoVA nerds

Pelosi was one of the best that ever was, and we should (and likely will) remember her that way, but in sports that player often stays a few seasons past when they should retire and it’s bad for the team, politics doesn’t seem to be very different

the fact that Sandwich Guy is facing this 'wich trial at all is evidence of subpar justice. he is a hero being put through the judicial grinder. i hope the jury wraps up a not guilty verdict without delay or loafing around

Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.

"The government shouldn't operate missions, they should purchase science data from missions operated by private companies" is the techbro equivalent of "The government shouldn't help the poor, that should come from churches and charities", and then people don't get help from churches and charities.

tomato, sour cream, things of that nature #uspoli

yes, at 77 you are also probably too old to serve in the United States Senate? sorry.

moving to DC to wander the Capitol with a large format printer on wheels offering on demand sign production

“In difficult ground, press on; In encircled ground, devise stratagems; In death ground, fight.“

finance guys on twitter are like "can't believe zohran hired lina khan. she wants to make it illegal to bundle memecoin futures into junk stocks and sell them to public worker pension plans. the public won't stand for it."

The viral post about the East Wing demolition contractor calling out the president for unpaid invoices is completely made up, but if you want to actually learn something about the procurement + regulatory environment for firms involved in the project, there's this excellent ENR article from today:

Correction. Our costume was: "ALLEGED assault with a deli weapon, AN ALLEGATION ULTIMATELY REJECTED BY A JURY OF HIS PEERS AFTER CAREFUL DELIBERATION."

ICE AGENTS KEEP MOVING THIS IS A DIJON MUSTARD TOWN

I just spent an hour chasing these ICE jagoffs through Bridgeport. They detained and questioned two old Chinese ladies (clearly dangerous criminals) then let them go. They are terrorizing the entire neighborhood. There have been people abducted this morning. I'm beyond enraged.

Is it jury nullification, or is it the sovereign (the people of the United States of America, constitutionally) determining that a state of exception is necessary? Can someone print this out and glue it to the door of Vermeule's office.

🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.

You may be able to indict a ham sandwich but you cannot convict one

He also at one point asked his political bestie, Brad Lander, to tone down the lobbying for a deputy mayor spot. A lot of folks were putting the cart (jobs in the admin) before the horse (actually winning the election) in the run-up here.

Eh, by this standard, AOC isn't a talented politician because she's also an underperformer. But both AOC and MTG underperform because, unlike most members in districts that blue/red, they get well-funded challengers who can raise a lot of small-donor cash.

How soon until Zohran's Zouaves start marching to protect people from ICE

Ellis says she sees a Chicago where neighbors "have shown up for each other .. standing watch to protect the most vulnerable among us."

Absolutely insane. California should be planning to run extra Amtrak service this holiday season. Ideally also a supplemental LA-Oakland coach service for the coast starlight

LA folks: be on the lookout for this DHS vehicle that is breaking all sorts of traffic laws today

Come for the prophesized doom of the suburbs, but also come for the first published account of the time @asherelbein.bsky.social almost gave our mother a heart attack by means of a snapping turtle heat-death.ghost.io/the-suburbs-...

"Now that war comes to you, you feel very different. You deprecate its horrors, but did not feel them when you sent car-loads of soldiers and ammunition, and moulded shells and shot, to desolate the homes of hundreds and thousands of good people who only asked to live in peace"

Very true. As @katharinehayhoe.com says, climate change is a crisis amplifier. We should be addressing the amplifier as well as the crises it amplifies.

Neighborhood moms!!! Truly!!! There are folks - parents, young people, everyone - MAKING PERIMETERS AROUND SCHOOLS FOR DROPOFF AND PICKUP because of the military occupation of our city. We keep us safe because THE FEDS are the danger!

My sense that solar plus limited nuclear energy equals communism grows:)

Psychopaths.

Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design. news.sky.com/story/the-x-...

If you’re close to people like this, you need to ask what’s happening with their PEDs, their podcast subscriptions, their churches, family, their friend groups, and - above all - their social media intake. You don’t just wake up and declare extrajudicial murder is good and normal. You’re led to it.

No way in hell the Democrats should save the Republicans from themselves at this point. End the filibuster if you want to end the shutdown.

While the IRS hasn’t officially confirmed that the program is dead, the website indicates that the program is closed—and states have been notified that it will not be in place for 2026. www.forbes.com/sites/kellyp...

ME [to the demon possessing my body]: I feel like lately you're just going through the motions, that your heart just isn't in it. THE DEMON POSSESSING MY BODY: *turns my head coldly away, looks quietly out the window*

i often think about how the us could have been an early leader on solar power. but it turns out all that capitalist stuff about the spirit of innovation and better ideas winning was bullshit. they’ll protect their dying and dirty industry at any cost so long as obsolescence can still make a dime

If you’re ever desperate for a Times article, there’s a 90% chance your local library offers free digital access to the Times with a library card. it’s their job to do that for you. you do not have to pay for it yourself. Cancel your sub

The amount of Lithuanian pensioners who ended up learning Facts About Dinosaurs instead of reading terrible Russian tabloids that try to sell you astral projection pills because of George Soros is not zero

My mother was the breadwinner in the family, first to get a college degree in the family, and when she was pregnant with me her boss came into her office, told her that she'd never be the same accountant again, and fired her on the spot. That was in nineteen eighty two

I’m back in your screens, talking about Allie 🫶🏻 and the importance of doing real things we know can save lives, like using tech and street design to slow drivers. 🚗 It’s why we’re walking on Nov 16 to honor victims and call for slowing down. #StopSuperSpeeders www.wusa9.com/article/life...

you must live for those who came before you and those who will come after you.