The NYT says today’s #NoKings protests had “no shortage of skeptics,” and then quoted exactly one of those skeptics: The chairman of the Ole Miss College Republicans (as of 2025.) But of course, the Times doesn’t ID him as such. He’s just a Concerned Youth.

If the estimates were right, there were about 9 million people at No Kings rallies today. That would mean this protest was THIRTY TIMES AS LARGE AS THE TEA PARTY PROTEST which we were told, over and over again, was a massively important sign that US politics had shifted dramatically to the right

going to the largest mass protests in *our nation's entire history* is one of those life experiences i absolutely want to have in my short time on this planet. clear eyes, full hearts, no kings

this is the line to try to get off the platform at Arlington Cemetery it, uh, was NOT this crowded last time and here I was, worried that people would have gotten exhausted by the third go around

Y’all…. Read this www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/u...

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41 years old, evacuated here legally, asylum case pending, kidnapped while driving his six children (one a US citizen) to school. Dead within 24 hours. Betrayed and murdered by the United States government. 42nd confirmed and reported death in ICE custody under Trump.

I know it's a government supported channel from an authoritarian government but the Turkish English language YouTube news channel TRT World is covering the US-Israeli War on Iran with outstanding coverage, reporting, and analysis as far as I can tell. www.youtube.com/live/ABfFhWz...

Quick reax to SCOTUS ruling Trump's tariffs illegal.

Public pushback matters... and reveals levers of power. www.statnews.com/2026/02/18/f...

ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, monthslong expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.

saw another video recommended in replies, but @bennjordan.bsky.social has also done several good works on the use of and defence against LRADs before. would recommend. youtu.be/3sqIvak-4Ek

I keep thinking about some meme from a while ago that said (paraphrasing) "The average Dem congressperson is saying 'we must work across the aisle with Republicans to find a solution' while normie lib Linda from Accounting is all 'I'm ready to meet God, are you officer?'"

Ready, set, SNOW

In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.

Yesterday, I drove refugees that had been shipped off to Texas all the way back home to St. Paul Seeing them reunite with their families reminded me this is their home. So keep sending them to Texas. I’ll keep driving ‘em back and introducing them to Bucc-ee’s and KC barbecue along the way.

US envoy Witkoff to meet Putin on Thursday, the Kremlin confirms, as signing of $800bn Ukraine deal is put on hold.

Every city they have terrorized has fought back in its own way. LA had protests and cell videos. DC had annoyed feds and grand-jury no-bills. Chicago had priests. Charlotte had angry grandma scaring feds off her lawn. The Twin Cities are showing sheer, dedicated, relentless presence.

Acting Field Director David Easterwood. Acting Field Director David Easterwood. That pastor? His name is Acting Field Director David Easterwood.

We went down a rabbit hole yesterday, finding all the episodes we have recorded on @nationaltrust.org.uk 'always open' land. There are more than we thought. Here's a link to them as well as the brilliant Open Data map where you can explore locations for yourself.

I just submitted to present at #ATmosphereConf The greatest threat to platforms are users (and those who would exploit them). Time for a business model that makes Living INCOME (not wage) its product, and employees and their families its customer base. #StandardDistributionInc

Sadly my invites keep getting lost in the mail.

There's actually a more recent historical framework for this exact argument than Roman law. But Vermeule chose not to cite the "Subjects and Citizens" chapter of Hitler's Mein Kampf for some reason!

Christmas Eve hike, as is traditional, in our new winter coat. Bonus, it's been snowing for 24 hours now.

Some people are getting an error message trying to download the new Epstein photos from the @oversightdemocrats.house.gov Dropbox link. I downloaded the files before it was overloaded, so I've uploaded them to the Internet Archive if you're having the same problem accessing them:

My mother was functionally illiterate, nearly unintelligible due to a lifetime of rural dentistry, legally blind and mean as a snake. AI should repent of the very thought of reproducing this woman in any form. Now, a seven volume manga series about her adventures in the Underworld, that I could see

If this moved you in any way, please call your reps and demand they reject the KOSA and SCREEN Acts plus the other bills bundled into the Online Safety package! It's going to make it exponentially harder for sex workers and nsfw artists like myself to earn a living. bsky.app/profile/dies...

I wrote up a big piece of political analytics at Expecting Goals talking about the 2025 New York City election, how Zohran won and why this election is an unexpectedly useful data point for thinking about national politics www.expectinggoals.com/p/how-zohran...

On Dec. 4, 1969, Chicago Black Panthers Fred Hampton and Mark Clark were assassinated by Chicago Police and the FBI

This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥

It's a dark and gloomy Thanksgiving Eve here on the coast - reach out to our favorite long-distance Sewer District if you need a lift.

Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…

Few things funnier than pretending that it’s somehow racist/classist/transphobic to be against AI as every tech company rushes to turn their models into mechahitler while dumping toxic waste into communities of color

We just got an air fryer (yay) so of course the first step is to check out the sub-Reddits and I'm just stating for the record that I did NOT click on r/air_fryer_porn because I am an adult with lots to do today. Also it only has one follower and maybe we'll let it cook.

MAGA 3 days ago: Chicago is about to find out the meaning of WAR MAGA today: the left needs to stop condoning violence

Read this. “My daughter Cal lived for 10 years, far longer than expected. I believe we owe those extra years to the care she received through Pennsylvania’s Medicaid program… Medicaid meant my daughter could spend her time in this world in our home, and leave this world in her brother’s arms.”

4 U.S. citizen children, with their mother, held in a detention facility for 2 WEEKS. Denied access to lawyers and even communication with family. Disappeared. Held Incommunicado. No charges have been filed.

Jesus Christ... www.bellinghamherald.com/news/politic...

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Here’s my piece Will referenced:

The Russia's Future channel, launched by Navalny's widow Yulia Navalnaya and Reporters Without Borders, began broadcasting Wednesday, on what would have been the late Russian activist's 49th birthday.

EVERYBODY WATCH. ICE IS OUT OF CONTROL. Video of SEIU California’s President David Huerta getting assaulted & arrested during an ICE raid in the warehouse district of Downtown Los Angeles today. He’s an LA native, American citizen and labor leader. Don’t turn away.

To be clear, the line "Everybody dies" is specific to actors dying heroically in movies with an ensemble cast. If you are a real person in a position of power and actively threatening other people's lives, this is not your punchline. Step off.

I’m starting to think this is deliberate. THIS IS NOT A LITMUS TEST. It’s not even relevant to what we’re facing in this moment. Do not give it oxygen.

Remote work means that by 10 am I've had two conf calls, signed off on the dept budget, fixed my neighbor's smoke alarm, removed a tick off my newly widowed friend's middle back, found a coworker's missing pdf, and said yes to a bake sale. Capitalism hates it when we get community in our dayjob.

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Happy Fancy Lil Bonnet Day to all who celebrate.

🚨Here is Judge Boasberg's opinion finding that he has probable cause that the government in CRIMINAL contempt for defying his orders on March 15: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Yall gonna hear news about a lot of companies halting production in China. Even returning cargo that was loaded onto containers ready to ship at port! Trump is going to paint this as a win. But it's NOT... and here's why. 👇