there are going to be a lot of stories in the next couple weeks about the generosity of ordinary people in helping their fellow Americans and all of them will be wonderful and none of them should be necessary we don’t have to have a government this cruel and capricious

RT with another badass on the timeline.

For those of you who are shrugging and saying “I don’t live in Nevada” I’ll remind you that we have a President talking to the military about going to war with American cities.

Apropos of nothing at all, I'm thinking about how some of my baby cousins throw a tantrum when they're disciplined for misbehavior. Their response to hearing they've misbehaved and they have to be punished is ”No, YOU did something wrong, and YOU should be punished." Apropos of nothing at all.

I mean, yes y'all, The Onion is funny, but let's remember, this dude went swimming, with his grandkids, in a creek FILLED WITH SHIT.

What an ironic example of her exact point.

In a major break from the past, the Supreme Court is frequently using its emergency docket to rule on challenges to government actions — almost always in favor of the Trump administration and without explanation. bit.ly/4nXIr2p

What "identity and cultural issues?" What "identity and cultural issues?"

As the Trump administration prepares to issue reports about the integrity of state election systems, the public should be on the lookout for familiar tactics used by election deniers to spread false or misleading narratives. bit.ly/3WsNfke

important reminder: food banks usually prefer money to direct food donations because they can buy at discounted rates check with your local food bank to be sure but now is the time to help out

I wish they said explicitly that there's $5 billion in emergency reserves they're refusing to use instead they're happy to let people - mostly children, the disabled, and elderly, starve.

Good morning everyone. It's me again here to ask NYC residents to please send a letter to your City Council person in support of allocating 0.5% of the city expense budget to our local public libraries. Thank you. It will only take you 90 seconds. This time with the correct link:

If we have to carry our art and our culture forward ourselves, we can. We've done it before.

"Nearly everyone involved in this effort is a woman: the work of finding missing family members, like many other forms of labor for incarcerated people, is largely carried by women."

Please note that these types of posts ignore the lived realities of others. Follow their advice at your peril.

What has happened to US economic momentum since the government quit releasing econ reports on Oct. 1st? A good proxy for US economic surprises may be the relative performance of S&P cyclical sectors. Cyclicals have continued underperforming badly since Oct 1! See paulsenperspectives.substack.com

I’m good with my taxes subsidizing social welfare for people who can’t afford food. I’m enraged with my taxes subsidizing corporate welfare to businesses that won’t pay a living wage.

I absolutely believe in the right to protect your peace, but this extremely online habit of coming at someone very aggressively, then blocking when they return that same energy is wild.

If you are looking to support federal employees, one good place to donate to is the Federal Employee Education & Assistance Fund. They are providing shutdown grants for federal employees that would be making less than $60k. feea.org/support/

You can also look at the shutdown assistance map here to find local places to donate to myfedbenefitshelp.com/shutdown-ass...

I want more people to care that SNAP benefits are being cut off on November 1. 40% of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This is callous and vile.

Nazi tat affair useful because anyone doing bizarre prevarications atm re how its totally normal to have a Nazi tattoo, good actually, not a big deal that'd matter in an election, if anything its cringe you care, etc etc, has revealed you never need to take their politics opinions seriously again.

Who robbed the Louvre? (right answers only)

Actual footage:

What if it was a bespoke "heist-for-hire”?

Extremely Boston

White shoe, white flag

👀 someone calling out big law firm complicity and cowardice

this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.

When you believe democracy is only for me, not for thee, it's probably a lot easier to give it away one piece at a time.

Trump recently signed an executive order declaring antifa a domestic "terrorist organization." The declaration may be absurd, but Trump's endgame is clear: to allow the government to label everyday citizens as terrorist threats in order to suppress protests and silence opposition.

My favorite thing about media coverage about Zohran Mamdani is when they talk about his platform, and then comment how extreme his beliefs are. Meanwhile, I'm sitting there nodding my head. Y'all, I am an old middle class Black Lady. You really want to try to convince me I'm a crazed radical?

I just saw a tiktok complaining about an angry Black woman on the train. Please, shut the entire fuck up. Existing as a conscious Black woman in this place and this time means that I have the right to be a simmering cauldron of rage MOST OF THE TIME. And yet, I manage to keep it to maybe 25%.

Let's compare the adultification of Black teenage girls with the excuses that will be made for these grown 👏 ass 👏 men 👏

This thread is a (long, but instructive) primer on how we wrap ideology in faux jurisprudence in this country. Zealous advocacy, y'all! The marketplace of ideas!

BK Translation: We so tired of hearing about racism, thinking about racism, and having to do something about racism. When are y'all gonna be satisfied?

I'm gonna need my prayer warriors to lift Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson up in prayer. That she be strong in the face of ignorance. That she remain patient in the face of intransigence. That she not snap on these folks like they abundantly deserve. Amen

Anyway here's a picture of Mike Lawler hanging out with one of the Young Republicans who suggested putting their political opponents in gas chambers

I remember being told, before the election,that I was being *ridiculous* about the consequences of a Trump re-election.

I'm shocked. Shocked, I tell you...

The Regime's goal is to grind everyone down. Plain & simple. Our goal is to refuse this by taking turns to fight where and how we can. When one group needs to bow out, then another group needs to step in and so on. We don't all have to do everything. We can all do something though. Stay in the fight

Watched Mountainhead for the first time last night and watching posts about #Sora scroll by. Yeah, I'm eating ice cream for dinner tonight.

That’s because Cuomo’s entire narrative has been fear-based. Ten years ago, I would have told folks I was training that it was hard, if not impossible, to put together a winning coalition with that strategy.

Da’ Vine Joy Randolph is a national treasure - "But then I got titties, and so did you"

A few thoughts about everything going on: * They intend for the "fire hose effect" to sap your energy. Take care of yourself and decide what you can do. * They intend to baffle you with bullshit. If you stop believing in anything, it's easier for them to control the narrative. Be discerning. 1/2

ICE left David, a 17-year-old boy, stranded on the side of Interstate 20 after pulling over his immigrant father, Hector, in Mississippi. David began running in the scorching sun after the car and watched as it disappeared from sight—soon headed to a Louisiana ICE prison. Here's their story.

Mamdani: I run against a disgraced former governor who, in this moment, has chosen to issue a statement in which he cannot even say the name Tish James, nor the name Donald Trump. If you cannot say Trump’s name today—how will you stand up to him tomorrow?

that johnson is more terrified of seating a duly elected democrat who could force an epstein vote than having the entire government shut down really makes me wonder about that epstein vote tbh