Good thing the press corps has decided to suffer all the indignities and outrages so they can keep their important physical access, that unique inside ability to report on what's really going on in the White House, like if they're planning to imminently tear down a large chunk of it.

@whitehouse.senate.gov WTF? Sen. Whitehouse was asked on “The Weeknight” on MSNBC if he had a problem with a land strike on Venezuela. His answer “It highly depends on the targeting”. US Hands Off Venezuela! Stop the murder of people in fishing boats!

Not my intention with the comment, but there is also a subsequent retail fallout that will usher in more hardship. Every SNAP $1 generates $1.50 in economic activity. Shifts will be lost as demand drops. Stores may close entirely.

Mike Johnson refuses to swear in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva — because her vote could force the House to release the Epstein Files. The GOP is doing everything they can to keep Trump's Epstein cover-up going.

I have comics to write, but I have one more thing to say about Platner: I think he's a liar. I am a grown adult with a normal grasp of human nature and reality and I think he's lying when he says he JUST found out it's a fucking NAZI tattoo. I think he's a liar.

I was in the Marines from 1994-2014, and no, these tattoos were never allowed and there were changing regulations about tattoos, types, locations (visible in uniform or not), but "hate symbol" type tattoos were always either disqualifying for service or punishable if you got it while on AD.

Wondering what’s next after No Kings? Join movement leaders and fellow activists at 8pm ET tonight to find out! We’ll post a livestream link later as well.

If you would like, in appropriately polite and measured tones, to tell McCrery Architects what you think about their work, their contact information is at: www.mccreryarchitects.com

Yes, AIPAC. I do support human rights. Thanks for noticing!

Californians have until midnight to register to vote in Nov. 4 special election

Today's AWS outage is causing many sites to load slower than usual. That means images might not be loading as fast as they normally do. But if you've remembered to add alt text to your images, your users will still be able to get the context and content of your images on your site.

Trump demolishing the White House to build a $250 million ballroom funded by Amazon, Lockheed Martin, and Palantir — all during a government shutdown, and as he covers up the Epstein Files — captures it all pretty well doesn't it

I'm going to use the zombie analogy again: If you want us to survive the apocalypse - 1) we can't let people in the safe house who WANT to open the door to the zombies 2) the person who arbitrarily says we need to give up some of us to save the others also can't stay in the safehouse.

@karaswisher.bsky.social Please take down this AI SLOP fake photo. It’s been up for more than a day.

Californians, this is it. In honor of the No Kings protests and to protect democracy, get that Prop 50 ballot in and vote YES. Remind your friends, your family, and everyone you know—democracy only works if we do.

Tomorrow is the deadline to register to vote in the California November election.   Register or confirm your voter registration today:

The Religion Party of the United States of America refuses to swear in the last vote to publicize who is abusing children

I'm beginning to believe that Johnson has been told that if the discharge petition passes Trump will withdraw support for him as Speaker. What he's doing here is so far out of bounds, so incredibly destructive, illiberal and a betrayal of the House itself, that it has to be something like this.

What is wrong with these protestors? Not only are they not being violent, they’re having fun dressing up in silly costumes. I brought a bag to pick up everyone’s trash afterwards and it turns out there was no litter either. What the heck?

I find it strange how rarely people in the U.S. and outside of it truly contend with how VAST the country is geographically. Folks LOVE to mention France but Paris has a population of 2 million people and is 40 square miles. NYC has a population of 8.5 million and is over 460 square miles

Why do we protest? Some of us do it because we hope to win. Some of us do it because we have nothing left to lose. But a huge number of us are protestors because we don’t know any other way to be. We’ll be there with our signs and our songs every time. No matter what. We will never lose heart.

Californians! Don’t hesitate! There’s only one question on your ballot this round. No trying to figure out which judge to vote for. Just vote YES on Prop 50 and send your ballot in. Stop the Republican vote-rigging. Drop off locations at voteinfo.net/sites/g/file...

The lying liars who lie are really losing their shit over #NoKings. That should be reason enough for us to go. Saturday. Everywhere. Go, and ask everyone you know to go. 👉 nokings.org/#map

@wardqnormal.bsky.social Finished @stevesilberman.bsky.social’s Neurotribes two days ago and I’ve already used what I learned in a conversation about autism today. Fantastic and very helpful book!

me: congressional Dems, talk about the fascism, not just healthcare again also me: congressional Dems, actually fight instead of caving on everything congressional Dems: we’re going to stand strong in this shutdown fight me: great! them: by only talking about healthcare me: … sigh

@thebeat.msnbc.com Please don’t have Crowley on again. He kept talking over Amanda Littman. Since the topic was how Democrats can start winning again, I prefer you invite someone like AOC, the one who actually won.

For ages now, old people like me- from the protests of the sixties- have been anxiously awaiting the sure sign that a movement is getting momentum: Hearing people sing about it. Just lately, the protest songs of today are breaking through. More are showing up all the time, from many directions 💙

Hard to believe but Mehmet Oz really would have been a worse choice than John Fetterman. 🤦‍♀️

California! Vote YES on 50, and tell Trump to fuck off with his vote rigging schemes!

I am pleased that we are following CALIFORNIA department of public health vaccination guidelines. Note: COVID vaccine will be given to 'all those who choose protection'. As an ICU physician, I advise you to CHOOSE PROTECTION. I've seen too many bad cases.

Look I get that it's not sexy that the Florida facility was closed via an environmental lawsuit but Al Capone got taken down by tax evasion. Not everything is sexy!

This footnote to Illinois and Chicago's lawsuit against Trump is an important reminder: * There is no Department of War or Secretary of War, which are make-believe names for the actual agencies created by Congress. Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Up to about Gen Xer, government jobs were some of the only places that WOULD hire Black people. If I had a nickel for how many old Black people tell us “go get you a good government job.” It’s why Black Boomers are sticklers for staying at a job for decades on end too

One first step people should do to respond to this is start using the “report a speed trap” function in Apple Maps to report where ICE is operating. Make Apple party to the attempt to protect people.

Let us in. Hold ICE accountable. Tear down the fence. This is what we are demanding from the Broadview ICE facility, and nothing less. Our leaders can decide whether they stand with the people or with ICE. There is no middle ground.

You can read @nicholasbednar.bsky.social's explainer here. Key thing to remember, shutdowns have never triggered mass layoffs before. Instead, this is a government that likes to fire employees looking for an excuse to do more of it. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/redu...

I don't know if people -- in general -- know what "authoritarianism" is. I don't know if they really know what "fascism" is. But I think they're far clearer on what a dictator is. Choice of words is very important right now.

@chrislhayes.bsky.social Please spend a minute reminding people about the Epstein files every night on your show. We can’t let up on that.

Pay attention to the way Trump & RFK Jr speak about people with autism and other disabilities. They act like it’s a fate worse than death. Like we’re an aberration that must be “corrected”. Like disability is a failure that is not to be tolerated. It’s not compassion, it’s eugenics.

Universal Basic Income is an idea that should never be left out of this discussion. There is no AI for America without UBI operating as a dividend to ensure everyone benefits. We all deserve our cut because we all trained the AI.

Karen Attiah made critical comments about *men who are white supremacists* and @washingtonpost.com said that they are a protected class Be clear about what they were saying That white supremacists are a protected class

Disney has lost nearly $4 Billion in three days from combined stock price collapse and cancelled subscriptions.

RFK Jr. is objectively pro-disease, pro-illness and pro-child death.

Dean Sidelinger of the Oregon Health Authority: “Effective Wednesday, September 17, pharmacists in Oregon will have the authority to continue to administer COVID vaccines without a prescription.” FINALLY Oregon makes accessing COVID vaccines easier!

Don't buy the canard that this is about Charlie Kirk. Abusing state power to lean on corporate leaders and get Jimmy Kimmel off the air because he told jokes about the president and made him feel bad was always the plan.

Trans rights are not the rights of a tiny minority, trans rights are everyone’s rights to self-determination, control of our bodies, and a society where opportunity and aesthetics are not restricted by sex assigned at birth You should support and defend trans people because trans people are people

Senator Bill Cassidy has just announced that Senator Mullen (R, verbal abuser and liar) has admitted he LIED when he said the meeting between Dr. Monarez and RFK Jr. was recorded. She stood by her testimony in the face of these lies and abuse. Mullen should be removed from office for this.

Everyone running against a Republican Senator should be reminding people nonstop that everyone knew this would happen and every Republican still voted to put an antivaxxer with no health or science background in charge of health and science for the entire country