The real domestic terrorism threat is coming from the White House. This is a declaration of state-sponsored stochastic terrorism.

they’re gonna halt california’s statewide voter-approved temporary redistricting and approve mid-cycle redistricting by fiat in missouri, texas, and florida in the same week and huff and puff at the audacity of anyone to question their faithfulness or legitimacy

1/ I’m Till Eckert, a ProPublica reporter. For the past 2 weeks, I’ve been going to the same NY immigration courthouse. Nearly every time, I see ICE agents arresting immigrants. Today, a woman was slammed to the ground after begging officials not to take her husband away. Thread 👇

got some bad news for anyone who voted for Trump because he promised to bring down prices www.ft.com/content/dd6d...

If I were the Clintons or the Obamas, I’d be giving serious consideration to getting the fuck out of this insane country before the dullard in the White House has them arrested and disappeared.

Bonfire of the Vanities

Even though it’s bullshit the media is running COMEY INDICTED headlines which is how Republicans win messaging every time. They’re hoping most people won’t know the difference between this and a real indictment and the media helps them by not plainly saying “Trump Forces DOJ To Indict” in a headline

I'd love to bask in the schadenfreude of this sleazebag getting indicted by the guy he helped elect with blatant electioneering right before the 2016 election, but that wasn't a crime either and this is indisputably authoritarian persecution that needs to be opposed vigorously.

Dem candidates nationwide should follow @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social's lead and pull their advertising dollars from local Sinclair and Nexstar stations until they end their authoritarian preemption of Kimmel.

I was thinking it would be snarky to mock up an ICE recruitment poster touting the freedom to beat up women with impunity as a primary benefit of employment… but it might actually be an effective recruitment poster.

If true, good on @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social for pledging to boycott KOMO—including the upcoming mayoral debate—until Sinclair puts Kimmel back on Seattle airwaves. Sets a great example for other democratic electeds and candidates, big "D" and small.

Another advertiser has suspended advertising on Sinclair-owned KOMO 4.

Dream job for the goons. No one is allowed to fight back.

I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)

BTW, over the past couple days I've twice come upon unmarked SUVs in Seattle's Rainier Valley with multiple apparent law enforcement or security officers inside that did not appear to be SPD—3 or 4 people per vehicle, which is not how SPD typically operates. Once it was 2 vehicles side by side.

If we get through this fascist coup, every attorney who accedes to Trump's demands to abuse their prosecutorial powers to punish his enemies (real or perceived) should be disbarred, and if applicable, prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

I know there's a lot of alarmist speculation over what's going on, but for now I think we should all just calm down and assume that he's going to have them all murdered and replaced by loyal MAGA junior officers.

So just to be clear: The US is propping up Argentina’s economy, and now Argentina can eliminate its export taxes, so it can sell tons of soybeans to China, so China isn’t forced to buy soybeans from the US, so the US can pay subsidies to keep our farmers solvent. www.reuters.com/world/china/...

Serious question: do we trust revised GDP data under the Trump administration or do we just assume it's all funny numbers from here on out?

All my bullets are engraved with “Ceci n’est pas une balle.”

Elizabeth Warren is already way ahead of this on messaging, noting that: 1) This is election interference and 2) Argentina just poached US soybean markets in China

i have seen exactly zero evidence to suggest that peter thiel is anything other than a dumbass who got lucky once

With a father like that I guess this explains why Elon is such a proud eugenicist.

"Last time I went after them, they gave me $16 Million Dollars. This one sounds even more lucrative.” Bowing down to a bully never works. And we can’t become numb to this corruption in plain sight.

This is an unfortunate new EXTRA challenge in covering breaking news — and an important reason why historically federal law enforcement agencies try hard to be responsible, authoritative, and not, you know, torch their reputations for likes and LULZ:

Famous free speech absolutist Bret Stephens. www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Um... that's not how mutual defense treaties like NATO work, but okay.

Standing firm in its decision to pre-empt Jimmy Kimmel Live! even as ABC and Nexstar agree to air the show across the country again, Seattle TV station KOMO confirmed today that it would instead air an hour of Sinclair CEO Christopher Ripley sucking off President Donald Trump.

Really enjoyed both @natjdyer.bsky.social’s book “Ricardo’s Dream” and our conversation with him on the pod. If you want to learn the fascinating history of the theory of “comparative advantage” and how it’s corrupted economics, give the pod a listen and give the book a read.

I'm headed to the Seattle chapter of Drinking Liberally. All are welcome except for Cass Sunstein because he never showed up at my book party.

Seattle friends: @fusewashington.org has a petition to tell Sinclair and KOMO that freedom of speech is the foundation of American democracy, and we won't stand by while they act as censors on behalf of the Trump regime:

Seems bad for our society when you can’t make racist terrorists the villains

Until Sinclair and Nexstar come to heel, ABC/Disney should stream Jimmy Kimmel live for free in the Hulu and Disney apps, even to non-subscribers.

Big Zucker is watching you.

That's what I'm talking about! Let KOMO advertisers know that you won't support businesses that support KOMO/Sinclair's fascist censorship of Seattle's public airwaves.

If God* had a sense of humor he'd rapture everybody but the evangelicals.

Damn you, $20.76 an hour minimum wage! #SeattleIsDying

Happy New Year!

Fight fire with fire and boycotts with boycotts. We need to make it poison to advertise on these stations, and we need to make it clear to ABC/Disney that either they cut off all programming to their boycotting affiliates or they will suffer the regulatory consequences in the next administration.

RFK Jr: The Amish don't have autism The Amish:

Trump is pronouncing "acetaminophen" the right way. by Ezra Klein

When this is all over, Trump’s entire cabinet should by tried for treason for not twenty-fifthing him.

The United States will never recover from this

If I was running ABC, I’d cut off all programming to Sinclair affiliates. Let’s see who really needs who.

RFK Jr was born in 1954, when autism was virtually unknown, and the prevalence of diagnosis has been rising every year since. The only rational conclusion one can come to is that RFK Jr. causes autism.

When Democrats retake power, breaking up the large conglomerates that own local TV stations will need to be a top priority.

I really should’ve been out there trying to buy stuff from the people who think the rapture is coming (I did this for Y2K, picked up a stereo and a coffee table for like $50)

Pretty comprehensive list of KOMO advertisers from someone who did the work: www.reddit.com/r/Seattle/co...

True fact: Seattle's KOMO-4 was founded by a flour mill (Fisher), and is now owned by a fascist propaganda mill (Sinclair) that is an avowed enemy of free speech. All of their advertisers should be boycotted and their so-called "journalists" shunned.