This very straightforward letter to the editor sums up the frustration many of us in the 4th District feel right now. Our Representative in Congress should be meeting this moment with more urgency than a sternly-worded letter can convey. Take a look: indyweek.com/firstperson/...

arlington is the 50th most populous city in america

maybe it's just the end of the year and I'm exhausted, but these people zeroing in on MN like this has... what, broken something in me? maybe? Like I'm not mad or fired up or even laughing at the idiocy. I'm sort of just deeply sad for everyone who lives here

Normally, I'd post my own story about mayo being disgusting but instead I'm going to post Drew Magary's story about mayo bullies. The reason I'm loud about it is because I got exhausted going to things and being unable to eat anything when they could have just put mayo on the side

Counter argument, people are not dramatic enough h/t @beebrookshire.bsky.social

“We had the right message in this time,” Democrat Eric Gisler said, adding that his opponent “ran on tired MAGA talking points.” Story by @mayahoman.bsky.social + @journalistross.bsky.social

One of the most highly cited academic articles on the safety of glyphosate has been retracted, eight years after court documents revealed it was ghostwritten by Monsanto retractionwatch.com/2025/12/04/g...

"Only good books from now till 2026" is universal (and I'm definitely taking this advice)

Scalise tells us House Republicans will have a few health care bills on the floor next week but says leaders haven’t decided if they will be taken up individually or packaged together.

Tonight is the filing deadline! Have you donated? Even a little goes a long way when you’re a dc resident-your donation is matched 5:1!!! But it takes a while to get those funds to the campaign so if you delay even a day it could take months for the campaign to get that $$ so click now!

trying to get 100 more donors for @janeese4dc.bsky.social today before tomorrow's deadline (Dec. 10th!) secure.actblue.com/donate/jlg4m... if you are a DC resident, your donation gets matched and AMP'ED! 5:1! so your $10? That's $50! And your $100? That's $500! You can be a MAX donor for $200!

Take this one for example. med.stanford.edu/news/all-new...

I’ve had shingles. I had it in my eye. Did you know you Dana get shingles in your eye? I did not until it happened to me at the age of 42. I had to scream at a lot of people and get a prescription for the vaccine and I’m eternally grateful for it. I never ever want to get shingles again and I got

Trump Is Using National Guard Attack to Collectively Punish Communities of Color truthout.org/articles/tru...

I would legiterally be glowing if I was Rachel. Smile for miles and just raised all the way the fuck up if this was me. New tote bag every fucking week with one of these quotes on it.

I got to deep dive into some tracks local club lore last week with someone and I cannot remember for the life of me who it was but it was glorious and I needed it and I miss that place.

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Paramount's entire sales pitch is the US government will do our bidding AND they are paying the president's son-in-law: Trump Family's corruption is magnitudes more than anything else in US history.

Florida is moving ahead with a proposal to end many vaccine mandates previously required for public school enrollment. This piece has been updated to reflect that a meeting scheduled for public input on the policy will be held on Dec. 12, 2025.

All the best merchandise like tour T-shirts, LPs, stickers, posters, and more from ‘90s grunge and alt-rock bands including the Smashing Pumpkins, Nine Inch Nails, Oasis, the Breeders, Kim Gordon, and more.

Lol of course he is

Sauer - "obviously" "inferior officers" are problematic. (this would mean POTUS can fire not just agency heads, but a lot of other people too) EK - how about employees? Sauer - we haven't challenged those EK - ok, not yet ... I know what you don't challenge you're missing the point.

Kavanaugh: "Tell me how the Fed is different" Sauer: "It's different" Kavanaugh: Great! (implied.) Kagan steps in, voice near shaking with disdain/disbelief at what the Court is about to do - setting up a fight about which entities exercise enough exec power that POTUS must be able to fire them.

I’m going to a book party today for the incredible Betty Fussell who is releasing her memoir at long last: How to Cook a Coyote-the joy of old age www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/790382... Got me wondering what other books released this year people loved? #jolabokaflod

New Kansas-based American Honey Institute to advocate for industry standards | via @crazeywriter.bsky.social #ksleg

Oh, look, just like Nixon’s enemies list from his "Political Enemies Project." They're lack of original ideas is astounding. I guess they're coming for all of us now.

This is just how we do mergers now. "Paramount executives also plan to argue their deal will have a much shorter regulatory approval process given the company’s smaller size and friendly relationship with the Trump administration." www.cnbc.com/2025/12/08/p...

Republicans are trying to turn the Arctic Refuge into a gas station for Big Oil. No more drilling, no more disgrace. Our public lands belong to the people—not polluters. youtube.com/shorts/xG33E...

A leaked DOJ memo obtained by @kenklippenstein.bsky.social reveals an effort to build a list of supposedly "anti-American" groups and individuals, an escalation of the administration's crackdown on dissent. The list targets "not just the left" but "anyone who isn't a Trump supporter," he says.

Thankfully many neighbors answered the call for help otherwise this could’ve ended very differently for this man. He knew his rights, refused to accept their assertions of his actions & he asked for a supervisor. He stayed calm, he stayed respectful despite being surrounded by police officers.

Jackie Wright’s testimony at the DC Council’s Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety hearing is live now and 🔥!!! lims.dccouncil.gov/Hearings/hea...

DC parents, particularly DCPS parents time to flood Central office with complaints!!! Reading short passages prepares kids for test taking not for high school or college. Extensive reading of full and lengthy books teaches stamina, long term focus and analysis of material. #ReleaseFullBooktoMinds

As a parent of a now middle-schooler, I'm really hoping and expecting that by the time she hits 8th grade she's reading novels in school. But that's not happening everywhere in D.C., as I learned from this informative op-ed in @51st.news: 51st.news/opinion-dcps...

Interesting how people only leave AFTER being caught in MULTIPLE lies under this Mayor!! Can’t wait for someone with integrity and zero connections to this Mayor!!!

Look, I'm just gonna tell cishet white people right now--Newsom ain't the one. You got Walz and Pritzker out here. You do not need a Bill Clinton clone wearing Mitt Romney's skin.

I wrote an op-ed for The 51st arguing that DCPS middle-schoolers need to be reading full-length novels to build concentration, empathy, and strong foundational reading skills 51st.news/opinion-dcps...

By focusing directly on foundational skills and dedicating scheduled time for support, middle and high schools can empower teens to become a confident, successful readers.

Late to this party but @aaronweso.bsky.social is right! 51st.news/opinion-dcps... This summer st @ncslorg.bsky.social one of the most staggering stats I saw was that close to 1/3 of 8th graders haven’t read a book in the last year. That’s up from closer to a 1/4 before

"Stop this nonsense. No one wants this."

#TheLensNola🔍 In the letter, Murrill cited policy in the NOPD Operations Manual that bars NOPD officers from assisting federal immigration authorities except in limited instances. ✍ Greg LaRose, Louisiana Illuminator Full Story 🔗: buff.ly/EFd3TWv #NOPD #ICEenforcement #neworleans #louisiana

Really grateful to @alaskaairlines.bsky.social for showing #burlesque on this flight. Not enough @alancumming.bsky.social Stanley Gucci or Cher but still fabulous

“The Daily Nebraskan found in the leaked spreadsheet that every program eliminated appeared to be profitable…every program that the chancellor proposed eliminating generated more money from tuition dollars than the department costs to run”

TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque: "This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".

I think the four pieces I edited by incarcerated queer journalist B Speaks may be the thing I'm proudest of this year. Speaks is an incredible writer, with an ability to take you into the world of the GA prison, and its trans and queer inmates, that takes my breath away.

"Citigroup executives coined the term “plutonomy” almost exactly 20 years ago in a memo sent to investors. The bankers didn’t coin the term as an intellectual exercise; the goal was to curate stocks accordingly." prospect.org/2025/12/01/p...

That entire movement is built on the ingrained and indelible belief that women are shit at everything.

Trump Train

15/ Today we’ve published a deeply reported 5-part series. It’s about Albany, Georgia. It’s about getting sick in America. And it’s about what happens when the most powerful institution in town is a hospital.