NEW: Data released by ICE shows that virtually the entire growth of detention in the last few months has been among people with no criminal record at all - no prior convictions (no matter how minor) and no pending criminal charges.

The Times article about Trump's belief that he need only answer to his own morality feels so empty of context or historical precedence to me. It isn't enough to let him give himself enough rope, you have to explain why it is utterly unprecedented madness.

Why? Also why RERUN this? Just because two people exist with differing viewpoints doesn’t mean you need to give them equal time. It creates a false equivalency that, I feel certain, does not reflect the actual proportions of how the people of Greenland feel about being made a colony.

Editorial in the National Catholic Reporter: "The vice president's comments justifying the death of Renee Good are a moral stain on the collective witness of our Catholic faith. His repeated attempts to blame Good for her own death are fundamentally incompatible with the Gospel."

Little annoyed my Rep is calling me to get on a conference call when I'm arriving at a Vigil for Renee Nicole Good. If Congress isn't in session, he should be here.

The no-angeling is already in full swing.

According to my sources, the FBI was initially open to a concurrent investigation with the MN Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (the state agency that would do this investigation). Trumpy U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen heard about this and intervened, barring the FBI from cooperating with local police.

she literally did everything within the confines of the law as well & they still murdered her

i think it is ok to reiterate that the victim as a us citizen. yes, noncitizens are equally entitled to human rights. but also, it's important to illustrate how ice isn't about immigration at all

It's remarkable how many times this world can break your heart.

BREAKING: ICE killed a Minnesota woman in broad daylight & there must be accountability. But when I moved to subpoena all records & footage related to this murder, Republicans voted it down. They've never cared about law & order or keeping our communities safe.

the screenshot nature of this cuts off easy access to the followup, where I point out that as a veteran of the Somme, Tolkien knew what the fuck he was talking about

There’s also this, which—bizarrely—search won’t cough up my original skeet but is happy to show a bazillion screenshots of it

This is the only correct position, and the inevitable response from knee-jerk centrist reactionaries of "it won't work" is not a valid objection. Every member of Congress has a duty to say that what Noem has been doing is not acceptable.

Impeach Oz and prosecute him for extortion or whatever the fuck is most convenient I’m not a fuckin lawyer.

How it must be to be part of this military and have the administration say over and over again how inadequate you are.

Basic media literacy: there are multiple clips out there showing this shooting, mostly up close and unobstructed (except by the car itself). Trump’s social media post includes a clip from far away, through trees, and slowed to super slow motion. Those are *choices*

Everything sucks, but seeing beautiful art always makes the darkness a little brighter, so let’s do an art share. The rules are simple; 1: Share other artists posts in this thread 2: No AI 3: NSFW is ok, please just properly mark it as such 4: Have Fun!

A complete timeline of events. Great reporting from the folks at the Minnesota Star Tribune (no paywall). www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

It's so weird to me how much effort I put into teaching my students to avoid passive voice at nearly all occasions and journalists can't type something as simple as "ICE shot a woman today." ICE -involved shooting? What cowardly nonsense.

I have a huge bag of cashews in my desk. If you ever wanna stop by and have some.

lord, give me the strength to not argue at people who basically agree with me

While the internet is obsessing over secret episodes, @UnGajje.bsky.social keeps his eye fixed on the #StrangerThings finale (so far), pointing out its visual shortcomings and emotional triumphs.

"we deserve good things and we don't have to settle" is my nomination for as the 2026/2028 counter programming to MAGA.

It is now confirmed from multiple sources that ICE shot a legal observer dead on Portland in Minneapolis between 34th and 33rd street. The victim is dead

So the US is just straight up attacking its own citizens on streets because I guess the guy hates MN right now?

I get frustrated about the "focus on the kitchen table issues" thing too, but I sort of get it. A lot of people made the last election about Project 2025 and democracy and preventing facism and it didn't take. And a lot of the feedback was, "why are you talking about this when I can't afford..."

Relistening to a bunch of "almost made my best list for 2025" albums and they're so much stuff that I can see the value in but it just didn't hit me. Which is the beauty and horror of art, I suppose.

Wyoming Supreme Court: state abortion ban is UNCONSTITUTIONAL The state amended the constitution to guaranty healthcare freedom of choice in response to the ACA. Lol documents.courts.state.wy.us/Opinions/S-2...

There we go. That there’s a headline.

Dumb hill I'll die on: "Everybody needs money. That's why they call it money." is an incredible line. Full stop.

I'm on my fifth or sixth Pixel and was an early adopter of Google Fi. Lacking any better information, I contacted Google Fi support and actually got a response on how to stop Gemini popups from taking over my Pixel 9 Pro screen. Yes, I threatened to switch to iPhone. Full instructions in alt

If it didn't require gobbling up a small nation's worth of water I'd recommend going to ChatGPT, catch it making a mistake (it won't take long), & then accuse it of lying. Its defensiveness is wild. (Source: did this to demonstrate to unnamed people why it remains stupid to rely on AI for anything)

"GenAI is the futu--

If you want an example of right wing propaganda masquerading as feminism, this is it. Saying famous women aren’t allowed to dress the way they want or must act in a certain way so that all women cannot be sexualised is pushing purity culture rooted in religious fundamentalism.

Are you a website, podcast or YouTube channel that reviews comics? We’re looking to get the word out about ORLA! ahead of its 3rd March release, so if you’d like to check it out, let me know. Art by @sallycantirino.bsky.social, colours by @dearbhlala.bsky.social.

A reminder - before Trump, MAGA, Musk and Fox rewrote history - that this is what the entire country agreed had happened five years ago today:

Re: that last reskeet, one of the darker jokes in our reality is that nearly every degree derided as stupid is, in fact, incredibly versatile. English, philosophy, gender studies, sociology

kind of darkly funny that "gender studies" is the stereotypical "useless degree" because gender studies will help you understand a large and important chunk of the current psychosis in american life

Planning TV coverage for the next couple months and realized/remembered THE LAST THING HE TOLD ME is coming back for a second season. Not trying to tell anyone their business, but recognize you have Jen Garner as your star and let her get some stunting in!

The white Christian nationalism at the heart of the January 6th insurrection is now rearing its ugly head almost everywhere in our republic. Once God has "chosen" you, then any action is permissible, from storming the capital to kidnapping presidents of other nations to any number of future crimes.

Jury duty rules—other than voting it’s the only way for ordinary citizens to participate in (what’s left of our) democracy. Also if you’re constantly scheming how to get out of jury duty you don’t get to act surprised when some all-white jury of septuagenarians lets some murdering cop off the hook.

No one I’ve admitted this year for influenza has been vaccinated.

This doesn’t mean you can’t fight non-consensual or abuse content, like CSAM and revenge porn. Just as celebrating sexual pleasure does not mean defending sexual assault.

Porn and erotica are important and societally valuable forms of speech, and the defense of them, in the face of state and church attempts at repression, is a necessary political act.

conde nast gave this guy pitchfork, and by my count, 19 staff from my time got cut or left. two years later, he's leaving to work with pharrell. remembering that pitchfork was sold to conde nast with the understanding that conde would be good stewards of the publication. just reminiscing, is all.

I know we all love A24, but they buried this doc and I can't help but see that as an act of cowardice. www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the...

"Minor Threats: The Last Devil Left Alive #3 explores how the past has helped or hurt its cast of characters, while also keeping up its subversive superhero stylings." @pattonoswalt.bsky.social @blumjordan.bsky.social @darkhorse.com #comicsky #NCBD Read @cjwritesstuff.bsky.social's review:

The DOJ was required to release all Epstein files, with limited exceptions, by December 19. According to a court filing last night, the DOJ has released only 12,285 documents. More than 2 MILLION documents remain unreleased.