The thing about people like Newsom and Buttigieg is not just that they pivoted to stupid GOP talking points and went anti-woke. By doing so, they showed how completely unprepared they are to take on the challenge of rebuilding after fascism because they acquiesce to fascism. Disqualifying.

Anne Applebaum as usual on the mark. I would add: most elected Republicans quietly fold the millisecond this happens to them. So in speaking up MTG is GOP unusual.

@rickperlstein.bsky.social I've been absolutely devouring Invisible Bridge - a wonderful read. Thank you for writing it. Had no idea how much the Jimmy Kimmel saga was a repeat of past behavior

That’s a new one

Jamelle was cooking. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/o...

NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find: - NONE of the arrested were criminally charged - NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists." - ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.

My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far

probably something an innocent man would do

I was under the impression that Trump incited an insurrection by spending months lying to his followers that the election was stolen and then asking them to show up at the Capitol on January 6th. But now I'm learning that I only thought that bc of an edit in a 2024 BBC documentary. Oops!

The art of folding a winning hand

America's political elite has decided that climate change is no longer that important or worth talking about, but rest assured, it's still happening, it's extremely bad, and yes, it is going to affect you here in America.

I spoke to my Republican colleagues and am very pleased to report that I’ve secured a promise to consider thinking about a non-binding vote. What’s that you ask? A vote for what? Oh they assured me we can work that out as soon as I give up all my leverage.

Good write up. Honestly as someone who reviewed housing elements at HCD, I found that time and again local planners and consultants used sneaky tactics to reduce the feasibility of multifamily housing. I find the insistence on local bottom-up reform to solve the housing crisis hopelessly naive.

In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work." The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting. And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.

When SNAP benefits get partially or fully restored, please do not cancel any monetary or food donations you are making to local food banks. People are still going to need a lot of support.

Record high ocean temperatures continued across the North Pacific in October 2025, with recent warming really amplifying since the early 2000s. This graph shows the average for a band across the midlatitudes for every October from 1854-2025 using NOAA ERSSTv5 data (psl.noaa.gov/data/gridded...).

Right, the answer isn't to abandon the party to these weasels. The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.

he took my lunch money today but I made the bully promise not to take it tomorrow

Logs on. Sees Dem “moderates” have once again given away their leverage and let GOP off the ropes. Logs off.

yes, exactly. i understand why they would make this choice, and i can even respect it. but it is career ending, because you don’t have the nerves for what will have to come next.

This is predatory capitalism. They gave tax breaks to billionaires so that folks could get bills like this for healthcare.

there is a world in which it would make sense for Dems to cave and help reopen the government, for example, if we just got crushed in VA/NJ and voters were blaming us for the shutdown we are not in that world. we are in the opposite world. trump is taking all the blame and flailing. jesus christ

Primary any Senator unwilling to go to the wall for ACA subsidies.

This is a good article, worth reading. Gigantic SUVs are a public health threat. Why don’t we treat them like one? The anti-smoking playbook is worth studying and learning from, and is completely applicable to oversized cars. Via @davidzipper.bsky.social in @vox.com #CarBloat

Everyone at ICE who is responsible for this criminality must be prosecuted.

Saturday | 10:05 PT We talk with Melissa Bruntlett about the new book, Women Changing Cities, highlighting women leaders from Tirana, Albania (pictured below) to Barcelona and Sydney, Australia. @modacitylife.com @thewaroncars.bsky.social @visionzerovancouver.ca

There is no war on cars; there is a war on people, and cars are winning.

Criminal organization attempting to conceal evidence bsky.app/profile/brad...

Prosecute these kidnappers.

Rep. Ansari is bringing the right energy.

Alissa Walker knocks it out of the ballpark with this piece

Very-low-information voters with short attention spans and jumbled memory. "I disliked Biden because [thing Trump did], and I missed Trump because [thing Biden did]. I voted for Trump again because I wanted [thing Harris promised]. But I really hope that Trump doesn't [core Trump campaign promise]."

I just spent an hour chasing these ICE jagoffs through Bridgeport. They detained and questioned two old Chinese ladies (clearly dangerous criminals) then let them go. They are terrorizing the entire neighborhood. There have been people abducted this morning. I'm beyond enraged.

Lots of advice for Dems flying around, but here's a modest suggestion: how about more fulsomely embracing the one non-fascist people-powered movement that's actually succeeding?

Horrific. Prosecute all these ICE thugs all the way up the chain of command.

Some explanations deliver themselves. Soft denialism on the march.

Politicians should probably get on Bluesky to get better in touch with the American electorate.

You paying attention, Metrolink, NCTD, CalSTA?

My take on today’s tariff arguments at the Supreme Court. Short version: LOL slate.com/news-and-pol...

Publicly funded elections and campaign donation limits level the playing field and blunt the influence of big money in politics. NYC’s mayoral race is a prime example of this in action. This kind of election reform is a critical part of making democracy work for everyone, not just the rich.

I know things are still effed up, but for the first time since November I’m not doomscrolling. There’s a sliver of hope and a reminder that most people really don’t like the Mad King.

Teen Vogue has done some of the best reporting out there in recent years. The publishers must be scared of the Mad King.

If MAGA can’t win, they’ll try to cheat. In New Jersey, Democratic strongholds are being targeted with bomb threats at polling places across Bergen, Essex, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, and Passaic counties, forcing brief closures. Do not let this stop you from voting.

On this Election Day, remember: Opposition to public #transit is motivated by industries and investors who win when we’re dependent on cars. The reason is simple: Reducing vehicle miles (#VMT) reduces statistical car sales and associated revenues. jilladlergrano.substack.com/p/big-money-...

"Why don't people support welfare programs?" Racism. More specifically, anti-Blackness. White folks asked about who welfare serves overestimate the number of Black people on welfare. Not only that, but just the mere THOUGHT of who welfare supports led less white people to support it. #blacksky

Try all of them in The Hague after we get democracy back.

Would be great to do this with biking, walking, and climate action plans too.

Cruelty is the point.

This is the essence of the emerging fascist state. Access to resources and programs designed to make our lives better is being stolen from us so that the oppressors can use, hoard, and distribute them to friends and hold them ransom in order to force compliance.