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Maduro was a brutal repressive dictator who destroyed Venezuela. Trump did not have congressional or UN approval to engage in unilateral regime change. Trump's actions were illegal. All of those things can be true at the same time. Don't let them make this about Maduro.

Remember when Mötley Crüe covered “Smokin’ in The Boys Room” & rock radio force-fed it to us for six months even though everybody hated it. It was a dumb song nobody liked to begin with & somehow they made it worse. That’s what this administration doing the neocon playbook feels like.

I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war

A Mad King has usurped the power of Congress—which represents the American people. That is, he has seized power that belongs to you and me collectively. He has declared war without consultation with or approval from Congress. And with no imminent threat. This is a profound betrayal of the republic.

In celebration of Mamdani's first day in office, the map from our 2016 NYC atlas celebrating Queens as the most linguistically diverse place on earth. (800 languages spoken in NYC, according to NY's Endangered Language Institute, which collaborated with us on this map.

FUUUCK!!!

A13. In case you're wondering how newsy it is to have the President dead to rights.

This is the kind of great work that @boltsmag.org does. Follow them. Support them. You can’t fight for power if you don’t understand where it sits. Include Bolts in your citizenship toolkit.

A fight over a prison closure in California in 2022 offered a window into the challenges of reducing incarceration when local economies are so tied with keeping the status quo, but it also offered glimpses of different possible futures.

Bill Martin has been one of the most beloved and influential figures in the movement to retell Richmond's story. Over the weekend, he was struck by a vehicle and killed. His sudden loss has brought an outpouring of grief and shock from the community.

The Constitution gives states the power to determine the time, place and manner of elections. Only Congress can change the rules for federal elections. The White House has no role to play in any of this.

sequel opportunity

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In 2026, Democrats MUST take back the House. As a DCCC Recruitment Co-Chair, I’m doing everything I can to make sure we have strong, energetic candidates who will fight for working families and lower their costs when they flip their districts from red to blue. 💪🏾

Any other product that called itself “MechaHitler” and produced CSAM would be immediately withdrawn from the market, discontinued, and its creators facing legal consequences. But for some reason, the guy who gave the president a quarter of a billion dollars is not worried.

I cannot emphasize enough that the attempts to anthropomorphize an algorithm is a fundamental act of journalistic malpractice and an intentional act to shield the people responsible for this. It's fucking shameful.

Governor Tim Walz is up for re-election this year if you want to know why Minnesota is National news right now, and why there is a rush to get bad, dishonest, and wildly racist information out there into the world.

Happy new year and good night

HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM PORTLAND it’s gonna be a good one bitches I can already feel it make art, punch Nazis, read romance novels, drink water, throw out the clothes you hate wearing, smash the patriarchy, say “I love you”

This Jack Smith deposition makes one thing abundantly clear: If Donald Trump wasn’t re-elected, he’d be spending the rest of his life in prison. And he should be.

A little over a year ago I and many others fled Twitter as it devolved into a full-blown cesspool. A year later I have 50% *more* followers here than I did at my peak there. I just wanted to thank everyone who chooses to follow my healthcare wonkery & puts up with my Dem fundraising link spam.

BREAKING: The House Judiciary Committee has released Jack Smith's 255-page deposition transcript: judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...

This is heartbreaking. If you haven’t read her piece in the New Yorker, it’s well worth your time. I’m so sad for her family. 💔

Walked herself right into a future subpoena if voters give Democrats the Senate.

You are going to see more of these articles over the next 10-11 months to lull you into complacency before the election Don't fall for it The fascists who are working to destroy liberalism are working feverishly to do so We must outwork them to preserve it www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

I think I can piece together what he was probably trying to say, but (1) that is also wrong and (2) the probable-miscommunication is downstream of the incoherence of all of this.

We even have a case from 1697 on this, which is rather informative about how all of this is a matter of the law in wartime. An intentional historical botch-job of epic proportions here.

I’m liking these posts by Democrats that give you some idea of their jobs. So much of it is providing assistance to their constituents-which is hard and necessary work. Thank you!

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So the President did disclose a CIA drone strike inside Venezuela. And this does cross a red line of violating the UN Charter -- where the boat strikes on high seas had not. www.cnn.com/2025/12/29/p...

I think you're fucked up in the head and a bad person who isn't capable of understanding things well or being honest about things if you say stuff like "I held my nose to vote for Kamala Harris" when that guy was the one running against her. I don't owe you a conversation. I think you're dumb.

This medication is not a vaccine; it’s a dose of lab-grown antibodies that provide instant immune protection for newborns at their most vulnerable time of life. And this study suggests that they work really well.

Zuckerburg is paying only $190M to settle an $8B lawsuit by FB shareholders for the Cambridge Analytica crime. $8B would’ve been 3% of his net worth, and $190M is .08%. ~$75 for ordinary working people. “If the penalty for a crime is a fine, then that law only exists for the lower class.”

Too bad Bernie blocked President Obama's nominees to the USPS governing board.

The American Affordability Act takes on the rising cost of living. It lowers costs for health care, housing, childcare, utilities, and groceries so families can get ahead.

Every statement that Pope Leo makes sounds like a subtweet about Donald Trump & JD Vance, but it's only because nearly everything they do is so contrary to the Catholic faith. Political authority should embody humility, honesty, sharing, pope says

White woman puts Mexican flag on her truck to waste ICE’s time.

This is important, especially for people who vote by mail and for tax filers. www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/blog/2025/12...

Trump's DOJ was monitoring all the movements of the Miami Herald reporter who was covering the Epstein case.

Kal Raustiala and I finishing a book about the perils of “authenticity,” in food among other things.

Our lawsuit to stop Trump from slapping a photo of his own face on the #AmericaTheBeautiful #NationalParksPass just went viral — thanks to Stephen Colbert calling us “the good guys.” We’re fighting in court to defend the law — and the integrity of our #PublicLands. Stand with us ➡️ bit.ly/48qp0dk

You’ve got a few days left to get your annual National Parks pass without Trump’s face on it.

And Gaza. Trump gets Greenland, Venezuela, and Gaza.

Funny watching so many folk celebrate Bardot. It brings this meme to mind.

Biden DIDN'T promise to serve 1 term & cancelled $185B in student loan debt. He tried to get a voting rights law passed, but didn't have enough votes in the 50-50 Senate with 0 Republicans willing to support it, but the 117th Congress was the most productive in years & in 2 years Dems passed:

significant number of companies plan to layoff in 2026, driven primarily by economic uncertainty and the adoption of AI. Very few employers anticipate maintaining status quo workforce Investors purchased nearly 27% of all homes sold in the first quarter of 2025, the highest share in at least 5 yrs.

Tuesday’s special election:

There’s a reason the political right wants to keep people dumb.

Just a great conversation between Jaime Harrison and Madam Vice-President. We do ourselves a great disservice when we cast aside those that bravely put their whole selves out there to serve the people.