Meet two heroes of our times.

The president is a lunatic

Tom Stoppard has sadly passed away at the age of 88. The famous playwright did uncredited script polishing for Revenge of the Sith and wrote the iconic Darth Plagueis speech.

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There’s an HIV prevention injection that could protect MILLIONS. But one company controls it. It’s time for Gilead to stop hiding behind restrictive patents, exclusionary licensing deals, & registration delays and start making this shot available to everyone who needs it.

For accurate science, follow the advice of your healthcare provider, &/or @cidrap.bsky.social &/or @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social &/or @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social

Disabled people were one of the first groups targeted by the Nazis. They coined the term “useless eaters”. They tested the gas chambers on us. They knew most people wouldn’t fight to save our lives. That’s why the President using the R slur is so dangerous. We’re not expendable

Probably the most important post you will read today. #HoldFast

Anyway, here's my favorite passage in all of Tom Stoppard's work in what I think might be the greatest play written in the English language in the last century or so, not that everything has to be a competition, but one does like to make lists.

Number of states where average gas prices are below $2: Zero. Number of states where average gas prices are anywhere NEAR $2: Zero.

Love how this guy who constantly lies about everything, including basic numbers, is director of the National Economic Council and frontrunner for Fed Chairman. Lowest regular gas price by state is Oklahoma, $2.418. National average is $3.005. gasprices.aaa.com?state=US

This absurd pardon shows the murderous boat bombings were never about stopping drugs

Demolishing the East Wing of the White House before finalizing plans for what will be built above its ruins is a near-perfect metaphor for Trump's approach to economic policy. The only difference is the wrecking crew doesn’t claim the rubble is evidence of unprecedented growth.

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Impeach and remove. Indict and convict.

I’m not a conspiracy theorist, but it’s awfully convenient that shootings happen exactly when Trump needs them to

America's National Guard troops didn't sign up to be partisan props and photo ops.

This is so tragic and unnecessary. My prayers go out to her family and loved ones.

A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing. And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.

"Release the MRI results" is an appropriate response to something that unhinged.

The most openly racist, eugenicist monsters are running the U.S. They will use every opportunity to advance their agenda. And as the wheels come off their regime they will only grow more brutal and obscene. These are dangerous days for us all.

Trump claims “any document” signed by Joe Biden is “hereby terminated.” He calls out executive orders later but obviously “any document” would be much broader and include legislation. (He can’t legally do that but, as always, we get to watch how far he can push this without repercussions)

Bondi’s DOJ doing shoddy work?

You know, next time Prez Asterisk tells a reporter to shut up, I’d really, really, like to hear that reporter respond with, “Well, I’m also a citizen and I vote.” Media firms could normalize that response, and he might back off. Don’t give him the last word. Ever.

this is just gutter racism

Will someone please ask the 89 million Americans who didn't vote in the last election if they are being affected by anything this administration is doing to the other Americans?

Straight-up sociopath. Asked about a Guard member who’s dead because of his bullshit and it takes him 30 seconds to make it all about how great he is.

Donald Trump hates me, and the feeling is mutual. I believe he is a criminal and an authoritarian who is trying to destroy our democracy and the rule of law. I spend a considerable amount of my time fighting against him and his enablers in court and in public discourse.

we have to go back. to warn them.

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The two work in tandem to create a terrible synergy: people will believe images/video they want to believe while disregarding those they don't. Congratulations to humanity for building a cognitive bias confirmation machine. 🥳

The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?

Then as now ...

The same is true for all of the National Guard servicemembers being used as pawns by this regime

Good morning. Immigrants are #HereToStay.

Public libraries shutting down to remove books “in secret” because of ideological pressure is not democracy at work. Using grants and administrative leverage to force political conformity in a public institution meant to serve everyone is an intimidation tactic.  popular.info/p/tennessee-...

Big thanks to our readers for helping a broke labor reporter take the day off paydayreport.com/help-a-broke...

Seen on Reddit: "42 is just old people 6 7" And... well... yeah. Can't really argue.

This Thanksgiving, I'm thinking of our neighbors with an empty seat at the dinner table. Those with loved ones abducted & deported from their families. Those we lost due to gun violence, mass incarceration, & more. A more just America is possible, if we fight for it.

If you are someone — citizen, scholars, journalist, activist, etc — fighting against AI data center development anywhere in Canada, can you ping me? Would like to coordinate something…

This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.

A bit too on the nose for thanksgiving

I don't see how Tesla's Model 3 can survive if Benz can offer an alternative EV this cheap, with this kind of performance, on top of the 15% tariff that it's charged in the US. Imagine what this model does to Tesla in Europe, where Benz pays no tariffs.

my preferred reading is that he thought cows was pronounced "kay-oss" but that he was still talking about cows

Was not expecting this blatant xenophobia on my tv first thing in the morning...

Trump’s immigration policies have cost Chicago a world famous brewing school The Siebel Institute will relocate to Montreal “regulatory changes in the US have made it much more challenging for many of our international students, who have become the majority of our student body, to attend classes”

Turned on the TODAY Show and a segment about a girl from Mongolia who got cancer treatment at St Jude’s. Marlo Thomas ended with “My father used to say, ‘No child should die in the dawn of life.’ Not just an American, but any child.” A segment about hope, with a not-so-subtle political message.

If you want to see how quickly everyone goes into manufacturing consent mode, compare the full-court press tonight to the response to any of the people ICE has shot in the last few months, some of whom died.