I like this take very much.

Repeat after me: An executive order is not a royal edict; it is not law. It is a direction to the executive branch as to how to carry out the law. Also: Key parts of Trump's last EO on elections have been stopped by federal courts, ruling that the President has no role to play in federal elections

I was just discussing this with my spouse last night: One of the most insidious things they’ve done is (try to) convince us that people are generally bad and self-interested. It’s why Minneapolis is so powerful. They’re proof positive that this admin is wrong about humanity.

He is modeling healthy masculinity. (In the context of our current rigid, arbitrary social constructs of gender, which are bad and shouldn’t exist.)

Democracy is when voters choose their leaders. Autocracy is when leaders choose their voters.

The courage of this man is impressive. The conduct of the Ukrainians makes me proud to be a human being.

Broken bones, burning eyes: How Trump's DHS deploys 'less lethal' weapons on protesters www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

When state courts interpret their own constitutions to offer broader rights, the federal judiciary can't overturn them. A crucial safeguard against authoritarianism. @kasiawolfkot.bsky.social

She’s so good.

DHS is shutting down because it refuses to obey the law. They are tear-gassing schools, killing American citizens, and disappearing legal immigrants. Democrats shouldn’t fund an out of control ICE.

Property damage is not assault. They want you to think so to legitimize law enforcement, which exists to protect capital. Don’t carry water for them on this. Also, abolish the carceral state.

"Because if you really believe Hollywood is awash in liberal or radical ideas, and run by liberal-minded powerbrokers, you haven’t been paying attention to what’s happening in boardrooms. Or what appears on our screens." -- @ninametz.bsky.social

“Democrats threaten to withhold funding” from ICE/DHS is extremely misleading. They are over-funded by like 7x+. They do not need any more funding. I’d like to read “Democrats refuse to provide further funding to out-of-control immigration ops and will claw back appropriated funds.”

This needs to be re-upped.

For those of you posting this Free Speech Guy meme, you’re on Bluesky shouting into the void. If you want to be free speech guy, put on some pants and go to your local city council meeting.

This is very good (if true).

This is what Tim Apple gets for kowtowing to trump 🤷‍♀️ He always comes back for more once he extracts his initial demands.

President Trump promised that other countries would pay for his tariffs. The truth: American businesses and consumers paid nearly 90% of tariff costs in 2025. With prices rising and paychecks stretched thin, working families are paying the price for Trump’s reckless trade agenda.

Reminder that State, Federal, and Local Primaries are ongoing now. In NC, primary Election Day is March 3. Now is the time to find the candidates saying the things you want and support them. Ex: Nida Allam is challenging Valerie Foushee for NC US HD4, and I support Allam’s call to Abolish ICE.

Blind squirrel finds a nut and all that.

A new study has shown that miscarriage or induced abortion is NOT a potential risk factor for breast cancer, contrary to continued anti-choice propaganda. Even several abortions or miscarriages does not increase risk. The study used high-quality Finnish registry data.

"We are the good police who will round up immigrants so the feds don't shoot you" is not a particularly compelling argument for any policing. Also, if a federal agency is threatening an invasion against residents for "disobeying," it seems like that agency should not exist?

Abolish the carceral state. It. Is. Slavery. …and they’re trying to expand it exponentially.

Ending this operation is not enough. We need justice and accountability. That starts with independent investigations into the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, economic restitution for businesses impacted, abolishing ICE, and the impeachment of Kristi Noem.

Happy Opposite Day to all who celebrate!

“Did you ever encourage people to go out there and be in harm’s way”? Wait, what?? Harms way? Being harmed while exercising your first amendment rights seems to be the default expectation for some reason.

Watching bad-faith interrogators try to turn free speech into a gotcha only exposes the rot — defending the First Amendment isn’t incitement, it’s the bare minimum in a democracy they clearly no longer respect.

Damn straight!

Conservatives got so used to the rest of us politely passing over their insistance on braying their ignorance that they believed everyone was as stupid as them. Now we're all fed up and they're shocked to discover what we really think of them.

Congress still doesn't have the authority to require US citizenship to vote, and the sooner everyone climbs out from under the assumption that they do, the better. Large portions of this bill are unconstitutional on their face.

This is all due to the incredible resistance of the people of Minnesota. Their resilience - and their determination - helped enforce the Constitution in a way that political elites in Congress and the courts did not or could not. I have never been prouder to be a Minnesotan.

Let it be so 🙏🏻

There’s no place I’d rather visit more. I need to pack infinite thank you cards and thank you words. These patriots deserve our respect and appreciation. They’ve been “in theater” with ICE for a long time, and they are showing no signs of flagging.

This is surely one of those things that is legal, maybe “okay”, but shocking. If she had done the same in order to prep to actually address their individual questions, it would be laudable. But that isn’t what happened. These people are weird. They do weirdo shit that keeps getting weirder.

Bondi used Jayapal’s (likely all of the reps, but this is one we know of) search history at 1 of the 4 DOJ Epstein-review computers to prep. She had each file the Rep viewed to try to develop deflections or attacks. What decent person needs binders and binders of oppo to answer basic questions?

How does anyone learn to hate like this, let alone someone this young? Not to mention how someone else is literally always responsible for anything that happens in their lives or society, even mild discomfort. Beyond that, timely with the house passing the SAVE Act.

We need to add the names of the ghouls behind Bondi in this hearing to the list of people who need to face consequences.

Please contrast the lack of real accountability at all levels in the US versus what is happening in at least 9 countries to people in the files. The official position of the US is now, unavoidably, “We protect pedophiles.”

Why it’s not a training issue…

Anyone who can, buy @balint.house.gov a drink or a donut or whatever she wants. Bless her righteous anger.

Jim Jordan is a disgrace.

This moral and intellectual void of a person tried to suggest Raskin isn’t a legitimate constitutional scholar. That might be the funniest joke she’s unintentionally told.