Shot, chaser - nice work, NYT

Who says all the creeps stayed on Twitter?

Leaked Epstein Files talking points instruct Republicans how to point blame away from Trump couriernewsroom.com/news/leaked-...

The Trump Doctrine is, essentially: “Who’s gonna stop you?”

while i am not an academic i did see this coming and post about it on bluesky, which is why i am quoted in this article

We are not at war www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

“Juan Orlando Hernández helped to facilitate the importation of an almost unfathomable 400 tons of cocaine to this country: billions of individual doses sent to the United States with the protection and support of the former president of Honduras.” — US DOJ

Another inexplicably vague headline I now must fix. Well, here we go. (📢) BREAKING NEWS: America to Launch Illegal Unilateral War Against Venezuela At Any Moment; Invasion By Land to Commence "Very Soon" to Distract American Voters From Trump-Epstein Pedophilia Scandal

lol that keeping your own phone is “device hoarding”

The numbers vary from study to study but hundreds of thousands of people have died because of Elon Musk and Marco Rubio illegally disbanding USAID — a body count on par with the first eight years of the Syrian civil war — In just seven months. It’s mass death that is simply unfathomable in scale.

The president’s the United States, to a reporter.

How MAGA Ruined Christmas

POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success

Imagine writing a piece that longs for the Jeffrey Epstein era

Hey Megyn Kelly, 14-year-old Eloise would like a word: “If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good… because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.” Sound up! 🔥🔊 1/2

No words

Given that the Republicans in charge think 15 is suitable for old men, probably smart

Is this good? It doesn't seem good. "Walgreens will no longer give many of its retail workers paid vacation time for Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays, as the company looks to cut costs under new owners."

The admin is quietly rewriting the tax code—giving billions in breaks to major private equity, crypto, insurance, and energy firms by hollowing out the 15% corporate minimum tax. More tax cuts for the rich is the last thing working families need. @jessedrucker.bsky.social https://nyti.ms/3WOwXST

Some of us, like Suzanne, choose to unconditionally accept every decision of those who claim to be going things in the best interest of voters. Even after their voters have been clear they want them to fight.

Guess we’re doing the quote posting thing. Some of us choose to push back when we think our elected officials should do more. Some of us don’t.

They caved in March so they could get a better deal now. They’re caving now so they can get a better deal in some indeterminate future. The better deal is always just beyond their reach, but continuing to cave will get them there. And if you don’t agree with that, you don’t understand Politics,

If Zohran Mamdani was my senator I wouldn’t be worried about him caving to Republicans

“Grilled Skirt Steak Salad”— Food served aboard Air Force One as Trump demands states cut back on November SNAP food assistance

What an amazing essay from the former chair of Africana Studies at Bowdoin. I'll share a few sections in the reply but seriously, read the whole thing. It's all insightful and beautifully written. lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...

New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009

This is how Maria Bartiromo started her show on Fox Business this morning. cc: @michaelstipe.bsky.social

I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.

I heard that they're packing Andrew Cuomo into a box and putting him in that warehouse at the end of indiana jones

😂😂😂

Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.

Turns out the right candidates can inspire young voters

I think ICE agents get a bad rap. They cry at movies like Schindler’s List too. They just cry at different parts.

True party loyalty…🙃 like dude, just lie.

wtf…

Something something Biden mental acuity

The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse. I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email

This is from Autocracy, Inc, about how modern autocratic propaganda works. I consider this every time I decide what to share and how to frame it.

“‘If anyone dares to say anything less than glowing, Trump loses his s--t..Trump thinks that if you say something mean about him, that’s treason..’ Meyers added.. Almost proving his point, Trump raged against Meyers, suggesting..being ‘anti-Trump’ might actually be against the law” My Morning Read:

This is terrifying:

Oh.

GOP Group Exposed for Racist Texts Backed Jack Ciattarelli’s Campaign Locked account reveals New York State Young Republicans’ commitment to “flip New Jersey red” for Ciattarelli meidasnews.com/news/gop-gro...

Corruption for all the richest a-holes!

you are so much closer to needing disability benefits than you are to becoming a billionaire.

Billionaires have plenty of money for a ballroom, none for hungry people

Jesus freaking Christ

"The president’s statement announcing the relief funding emphasized the number of times he won Missouri’s electoral votes, as if there were some kind of connection between his political support in the state and his eagerness to provide disaster aid..." www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

This is insane, but also real

Andrew Cuomo’s campaign just posted — and quickly deleted — this AI-generated ad depicting “criminals for Zohran Mamdani.” Features a Black man in a keffiyeh shoplifting, an abuser, a trespasser, a trafficker, a drug dealer, and a drunk driver all declaring support for Mamdani.