joining the war on escalators and windmills. on the side of escalators and windmills

Raw, raunchy, and self-referential, reparto has emerged as the island’s dominant sound. We travel to Cuba to talk to artists like Wampi and Wildey about how the genre is going global. 🔗 www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

My latest column. Midterms look good for Dems. open.substack.com/pub/matthewd...

Because of repeated defeats in special elections, Trump’s team is escalating legal battles to force access to voter data a move that is a direct attempt to undermine privacy and control future elections after being rejected at the ballot box.

The lawsuits target California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania, following earlier cases filed against Maine and Oregon. All of these states have rejected previous demands to hand over statewide voter rolls containing sensitive personal information.

Across the country, special elections keep going against Trump and his allies and that backlash is exactly why his administration is doubling down. The Department of Justice sued six states, including Pennsylvania, the nation’s biggest presidential battleground, in a push to seize voter data.

I hate this timeline.

Encouraging numbers, need to remember to do both parts!

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While California Governor Gavin Newsom was meeting with world leaders — inking new deals to cut toxic pollution and create jobs — President Trump was yelling about an escalator and telling our ALLIES to go to hell.

Today marks the 7th anniversary for the Arizona Mirror. When we launched in 2018, we had no idea what the future held for us, but we knew we were hungry and poised to do great things. We're proud of what we've accomplished since then, and excited for what the future holds. Join us!

On The Podcast: @aft.org President Randi Weingarten (@rweingarten.bsky.social) on her new book, “Why Fascists Fear Teachers.” Here Randi on why the Founders were champions of public education. Listen to the full episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...

As soon as the governor signs this illegal bill, Missouri will be sued. I don't bluff and I usually win.

BARTIROMO: Do you think at some point companies will stop eating the tariffs and start passing it on to consumers? KEVIN HASSETT: I don't worry about that at all

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Don’t do it Erika. No matter what don’t accept that man’s cum.

Despite 10s of thousands of Missourians calling state lawmakers & travel to Jefferson City voicing opposition, Republican Missouri Legislature followed marching orders dictated by power brokers in D.C. & took unprecedented step of enacting mid-decade redistricting without an updated census

I can't thank you enough for the massive outpouring of well-wishes on this very special day. 🫶, Mar🐫

Starting in 2026, Arizona seniors with Medicare will face AI approval for “low-value” services. The goal is to deny care by expanding prior authorization. story via @kffhealthnews.org

25 September 1910 | A Polish Jew, Szylym Fligielman, was born in Warsaw. A hairdresser. In #Auschwitz from 4 September 1941. No. 20367 He perished in the camp on 10 October 1941. --- Online lesson about Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/

ICE is solely responsible for the animosity towards them. If they want to stop being labelled the Gestapo, they need to stop operating like the Gestapo. If they want to be seen as law enforcement, they need to abide by our laws.

The internet agrees, Secretary Noem is misleading the American people.

So much “winning.”

I don’t think I’ve ever loved anything as much as ICE loves violently attacking women.

I visited Channel One Regional Food Bank and Executive Director Virginia Witherspoon in Rochester and met Larry, who has volunteered more than 6,000 hours at the food bank. His dedication to helping our neighbors is truly inspiring.

Brilliant businessman accidentally gives employees 7-month paid vacation.

More reason to pass my bill requiring a security audit of the data systems infiltrated by the DOGE boys. What data did they access? What data did they take? What back doors did they leave?

Get involved with @allontheline.bsky.social to take action on redistricting: mobilize.us/allontheline

Republicans can’t win on their policies, so they are trying to dodge accountability by rewriting the rules. These lawmakers are going out of their way to silence the will of the people and deliberately undermine our democracy.

“The reality on the ground is they’re being quite violent and physical with people. They’re quite literally snatching people off the street.”

There is no metric or data you can point to which shows that Ryan Walters has not systematically wrecked the OK school system before quitting. Fox surely knows this. And yet they platform him constantly for culture war BS. Which shows how little they care about kids education.

Do we even have any allies left?

“Trump is engaged in mafia-style blackmail, with his threats ultimately harming the American people.”

Podcast | The Beginnings of Auschwitz Listen to our podcast about the decision-making process that led to the creation of the camp and the story of its first prisoners: https://www.auschwitz.org/en/education/e-learning/podcast/the-beginnings-of-auschwitz --- All podcasts: podcast.auschwitz.org

25 September 1923 | A Polish woman, Jadwiga Dyl, was born in Okocim. In #Auschwitz from 27 April 1942. No. 6863 She was evacuated to KL Ravensbrück and liberated there. --- Women at Auschwitz. Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/ Podcast: https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has called an unusually large gathering of senior military leaders in Washington for next week, with reports suggesting it could involve hundreds of officers. The reason for the meeting has not yet been revealed.

Judge Ana C. Reyes of the U.S. District Court found that Trump had acted in violation of statutes governing such removals, but concluded that reinstating them now would serve little purpose.

The warning came in a memo from the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which directed federal agencies to draw up plans for large-scale dismissals should a shutdown occur. All brought to you by Russell Vought, part of Project 2025 and the Heritage Foundation.

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Jurors handed hip-hop producer Metro Boomin a decisive win at his civil sexual assault trial in Los Angeles on Thursday.

On 'Whomp Whack Thunder,' the Texas group partners with Nashville producer Jay Joyce for their most supercharged album yet.

Ludmilla, who started her career as MC Beyoncé, talks about actually getting to meet Beyoncé and what it meant to her. "I am living my dream ... I became my dream.” 🔗 www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

Attorneys representing two groups of Disney shareholders are demanding records related to the company’s decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel under pressure from the Trump administration.

Latin Mafia, the breakout band from Mexico, isn't afraid to get emotional in their music or to speak out to defend Mexico. “It’s necessary for those with a platform to raise their voices for the people that are being silenced." 🔗 www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...