Aaaaaaaaauuuuuuggggh

ChatGPT violated copyright law by harvesting musicians’ lyrics, German court rules

Sharing a screen over Zoom that shows allllll the open tabs you have feels to me like walking out of the bathroom with your skirt tucked into your undies. (This is a "me" statement; I don't think less of others who do it)

The biggest democracy news of the day and its only 11am! www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

Our reporting has shown that recent policy changes at the VA are having an impact on working conditions and on patient care, but we need your help to understand the full picture. If you recently left the VA, here’s how you can reach us:

it's not that i ever doubted that being a barista was a skilled position, but my year-long effort to try to produce a half-decent latte at home has convinced me that a good barista is easily more skilled than virtually every c-suite executive on the planet

If you are in politics, you should help people even if you get NO CREDIT FOR IT. OK? Stop being fucking ghoulish.

For the first time all year, Democrats were riding high and the regime was on the ropes. If Senate leadership’s goal was to demobilize and depress rank-and-file Democrats, they could not have played their cards better. This is why we’ve launched the largest primary program that we’ve ever run.

Watch this until the end. I can nearly guarantee you don’t see it coming. I don’t think he did either. The pushback was fast and forceful. It was kinda fun to watch. youtu.be/Rtxnj-0nqVs?...

Found the tweet that Joyce Carol Oates bodied Elon Musk with and it's so beautiful in its eloquent, simple take down. So much so he's crashing out trying to prove he reads books now. Put this in the Louvre.

You can join a third party while remaining registered as a Democrat Organize as you wish while exerting some power over the powerful

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Love to see this!

Democrats Sick Of Being Blamed For Cowardice On Issues They Actually Just Don’t Care About

Drop something BLACK 🕷️🐈‍⬛🐦‍⬛🖤 (Bonus 🦈)

Expel the yes votes from the party and cut off all their access to fundraising, then remove Schumer from leadership. Anything less is mealy-mouthed coward bullshit.

this was my first real laugh of the night

Time to call Mike Johnson's bluff.

I witnessed Angie Craig being rude to a server at the fancy-ass Humphrey-Mondale dinner this past June. That is the occasion upon which you should remember your privilege and be EXTRA aware of the professionals serving your dinner.

@peggyflanagan.bsky.social - our beloved Lt Gov - is running for Tina's seat. I am a big fan of BOTH women.

Democratic organizers did our fucking part. We gave Democrats a clean sweep on Tuesday so Chuck Schumer have leverage to negotiate. Instead, either because of malice or sheer fucking incompetence, he is letting his caucus fold like fucking cowards.

What would it take to depose Chuck Schumer as Senate minority leader this week? Really? Come on. Someone in the Democratic caucus has the spine to do what he won’t.

Schumer put the nail in his own coffin and the Democratic Leadership. It's done. Just a matter of time. Ditto Centrists. They have misread the moment and the rage of the people. Trump and MAGA will continue playing them because they know they are weak.

Agreeing to this deal demands a primary challenge.

Do you support a change in Senate leadership after this surrender? Not picking on Booker - we should ask this of literally all the no votes.

Every single Democratic senator that votes to cave on this should be immediately ejected from the party, and the national party should immediately start running primary candidates in their districts. There is no bipartisanship possible with traitors and fascists. You either fight, or die.

I fully support a fucking schism in the party over this, if these traitors pass it. STOP pretending like there's a unified front. Let the politicians who betrayed us lose their primaries. Let this give everyone clear eyes about what "centrist" really means: coward.

my bar for Jeffries is pretty low so I think this means something

With the holidays right around the corner, I thought I'd bring back this tip! 🥰 #WitchSky #OccultSky

There’s no one I trust less than Donald Trump and Mike Johnson. Any deal that relies on Republicans to keep their word is a bad one. Democrats can’t give up on affordable health care for an empty promise. Minnesotans can’t afford for Democrats to cave.

Bringing her back

ICE Agent Panics After Realizing There More Children Than He Has Flash-Bangs

There is so much happening here 🙃 Tech Bros 🤝 Evangelicals Lack of Humanities education

Today I went to see my parents and get much needed crying time, and my dad choked up and said he thought of me when he heard the lyrics, "This world was never meant for one as beautiful as you"* and 😭💞 my dad knows how to get to me

I think that superhero movies have done a number of human beings conditioning some people to believe that extraordinary actions are what matter. And if one can't be a superhero, then simple, ordinary efforts aren't worth doing.

"When I picked up my granddaughter from the federal agents, she had a dirty diaper, a bruise on her face, and was developing a rash. She was exhausted and cried… My heart aches knowing this could happen to others, to my kids, or even me, despite being U.S. citizens.”

Holy crap this would make me stop shopping there if I hadn't already stopped. I actually had a miserable time the other day at Best Buy because I was approached by every employee I passed asking if I needed help and not reading the room.

A lot of people don't know that the next step in the MAGA plan is to take the vote away from women. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Being exceptionally punctual is a curse

My tears have been my food day and night, while they continually say to me, “Where is your God?” (Psalm 42:1-3)

‘For the women who gave birth in the dark’: a portrait of motherhood in Gaza

sound on. I’m still laughing

Brilliant

Two things: Read the QT below, and click thru to read more And according to this article "Jackson handles emergency matters from Massachusetts."

How I feel when I'm solo backpacking (but sweatier)

Shapiro: He rose to some prominence by writing a book about growing up in Appalachia, where there are a whole lot of people who get SNAP. He made millions of dollars off telling their stories, and then he turned his damn back on those very people he likes to write about and claim as his own.

Every time you punch this administration, they bleed. They’re so god damned weak. Keep punching.