You can understand the Iranian regime is oppressive and murderous and also understand that this war of aggression against it is illegal and immoral and that those who will suffer the most from it are the people of Iran.

Sure would be a good time to have not laid off your entire Middle East bureau.

It would be nice if statements by members of Congress on the U.S. attack on Iran started with something like: “This attack is an unconstitutional usurpation of Congress’s war powers.”

It would be cool to have a legislature that acted to defend its own constitutional prerogatives and, maybe as a treat, the interests of the people it represents too.

THIS.

We are at war for no good reason because we created a presidency with unbounded war powers and then elected a madman to it www.vox.com/politics/481...

Writing is thinking. It's not some marginal boring task you can skip. It's the heart of it.

I just became a monthly subscriber. If you can, you should too.

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Always remember THEY DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH GUYS. In the realm of Online, they can just say things and have them treated as true. In the realm of Real Life, there are 115,000 polling places in America and DHS has like 15,000 dudes total.

Greetings from inside the economic blockade zones of Minneapolis and St Paul! Don’t look away, please. We need you. It’s been a month and they’re trying to destroy us.

Evergreen.

The thing is, if you do not want to be called out as a liar, do not lie.

This is the way.

brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis

Something has changed in recent weeks. The lies are no longer about shadowy figures wielding great power and influence. They are now targeting everyday citizens — people standing in their own communities, in front of their homes, protecting their neighbors. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/lies...

Yesterday, I awoke to news of another ICE killing in MN. On Bluesky, the conversation was deeply critical of ICE. But I wanted to see how things were going on X. Surprisingly, the attempts there to blame the victim weren't getting as much traction as I suspected. So I wrote a thing.

Wrote myself a pep talk to get back to work tomorrow. It helped me. Hope it helps you.

The rest of the NBA should also cancel games

Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti. "Please get the truth out about our son."

I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.

He is insane. He is a madman. He is unhinged. He is dangerous.

“We must learn that passively to accept an unjust system is to cooperate with that system, and thereby to become a participant in its evil.” -- Martin Luther King Jr.

If you're a soldier in the 11th Airborne Division being ordered to prep for deployment to Minnesota or Greenland, remember that you have the right to apply for conscientious objector status. Call the GI Bill Rights hotline: 1-877-447-4487

"Americans, not foreigners, are bearing almost the entire cost of US tariffs, according to new research that contradicts a key claim by Trump... The new research suggests the impact of tariffs is likely to show up over time in the form of higher US consumer prices..." www.wsj.com/economy/trad...

NYT gift link for an article written by a foreign correspondent who's reported on countless wars: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...

Every time the Trump regime uses the words "funded protesters" and "outside agitators" news outlets need to cut to this photo from last week. ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.

Seriously, every word of this @sifill.bsky.social piece is the analysis and inspiration we all need as we start 2026. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...

Editorial cartoonist @dennisgoris.bsky.social is exceptional. Please follow and share (&credit his work).

Er. This is absolutely the worst circumstances under which an old thread can be revived, so I'm not quite sure how to react. I guess, thank you all for reskeeting and quoteskeeting, and please share the joy around. ❤️ Heartbroken to hear about the murders of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer.

Hey folks 👋 I'm the reporter who revealed immigration agents detained 170+ citizens this year My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! [email protected] www.propublica.org/people/nicol...

Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild: Cheetah Hammerhead shark Indian hornbill Orca Penguin

Seems bad.

What is he talking about? I only have 48 plants in my house.

Threats of political violence are a hallmark of authoritarian regimes and a direct attack on US democracy, the Constitution, and the rights and freedoms of people across the country. They put lives at risk, and they are unacceptable.

This morning, my computer told me to accelerate my adoption of AI, and I briefly considered throwing it out the window.

NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen. Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.

*whispers* start with the food industry blog.ucs.org/alice-reznic...

Bingo. Corporate welfare is the real welfare you should be talking about.

I went deep on SNAP, including the 50-year battle to make benefits more generous, and the unprecedented cuts and restrictions taking hold in the program, which are separate from and much more permanent than the recent payment freezes www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/d...

THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent sheep I have met on walks. You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.

Trying to figure out what #SCOTUS just did with #SNAP, and why Justice Jackson temporarily froze the district court's ruling? Via "One First," me on what's going on—and why I think Jackson's move was savvy, notwithstanding the awful circumstances that forced it: www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-wtf

HE'S APPEALING TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES THAT HE BE ALLOWED TO STARVE AMERICANS

I was just thinking things didn't feel quite chaotic enough.

The people yearn for (democratic) socialism (this one will make you cry)

On November 1, President Trump’s government shutdown will deliver another horrible outcome: more than 40 million people won’t receive their monthly food assistance benefits. 🧵1/5

"Of course."

WOW: The White House says the president's MAIN PRIORITY is his BALLROOM. SNAP is ending. Subsidies for health care are gong to double and in some instances quadruple plan premiums. The government is shut down. The cost of living is through the roof. And his priority is his ballroom.

In social movement studies, we talk about how marches and protests expand the threshold of acceptable risk so that people take more and bigger social risks IN PUBLIC, EN MASSE. This is extremely important for the bourgeois white folks holding signs and building social rapport.