Greetings and best wishes to all of my fellow humans who weren't taken in the Rapture. We've got our work cut out for us: Let's get to it.

One silver lining to all this (gestures around) is how easy it is to imagine a better world.

a big reason the Disney thing is important is that in the most visible fight the administration has picked, a fight they celebrated winning, ended up as a loss. it's embarrassing and demoralizing. it also shows non-political folks that the pendulum can swing back. that emboldens all of us to fight.

It’s not a crime to be in this country as an undocumented person. It’s a civil violation. But you know what is a crime? Taking a bribe from undercover agents in exchange for the promise of government contracts WHEN YOU’RE THE FCKING BORDER CZAR.

One cool thing about censorship is how often it boomerangs. If you wanted the maximum number of people watching Jimmy Kimmel's monolog, this was the way to achieve that.

I just spoke to NYC Comptroller Brad Lander as he left police custody following his arrest at immigration court. Here’s what he said:

All the bad stuff is happening because our money and our attention are being leveraged against us. It's time to boycott.

Fantastic interview just released with Maria Ressa. A journalist who was arrested by Duterte - the Filipino dictator (who has since been overthrown). She always gives hope. Her book is called "How To Stand Up To A Dictator."

The word Massachusetts has the most trouble pronouncing is....Massachusetts? www.mentalfloss.com/geography/ma...

This is Finny. He doesn’t go chasing waterfalls. He carefully studies their timing and arrives in advance. 14/10 very impressive (TT: jordancain70)

"Critics have argued that the bill has little reason to exist other than to allow the Secretary of State to unilaterally strip passports from people without them actually having been convicted of a crime."

"“We’ve become a party that too often trims its sails. Too cautious, too rudderless. Too attached to poll-washed, pundit-rinsed, and donor-dried messages,” he said. “What comes out of the wash is all bleached and blow-dried.”

Okay, wow

Facts are facts: Right-wing extremists account for the overwhelming majority of extremist-linked deaths in America.

It is wildly unusual for lower-court judges to so publicly express frustration with the Supreme Court’s *behavior* (versus, say, a confusing ruling in a specific case). But the number of *different* examples is completely unprecedented—and pretty powerful evidence that something is seriously wrong.

I keep saying that one of the things that I miss the most is a loyal opposition. This man knows how conservatives OUGHT to be talking about political violence.

Two words: Reichstag Fire

rarely have I more acutely felt the dynamic by which Dems are held responsible for the rhetoric of every random left-leaning person on the internet and Republicans are not even asked to answer for their own personal words

I think it's okay both to condemn political violence and to point out that Charlie Kirk didn't.

"Harvard can't use race as a factor in admissions, but ICE can use race as a factor in detentions" is a retrenchment essentially to a pre-Civil War understanding of the Constitution. It's vanishingly few steps removed from "Latinos have no rights which the white man is bound to respect."

Exactly

#FreeDC Mass march hitting the streets of DC now.

"In what could be read as a citizens’ revolt, ordinary people serving on grand juries have repeatedly refused in recent days to indict their fellow residents.... It has happened in at least seven cases — including three times for the same defendant." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/06/u...

About Florida ending vaccine mandates: It's a bad idea to play Double Dog Dare You with natural selection.

Good to know somebody is willing and able to block some of the DoJ's most vindictive prosecutions. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

Difference between a husky and border collie... 👀😅🤣 #dog #dogday #bluesky

I can

These three people just quit their jobs at the CDC. Why are they smiling? Because they did the right thing, and this huge crowd is here to cheer for them. Remember to support the heroes.

Two philosophers remind us that "losing loud" has tactical value www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/o...

This is how you do it: When people quit or lose their jobs because they have integrity, we should cheer for them and treat them as the heroes they are.

Neil Gorsuch, who shouldn't even be on the Supreme Court - don't think we've forgotten about that - warned lower court judges not to defy Supreme Court decisions. But it's not the fault of the lower courts that the Supreme Court trashed its legitimacy in favor of an overtly political agenda.

Easy stuff white people can do.

Every timeline needs a happy doggo dance... 😊 #dog #dogday #bluesky

Go home where you're needed South Carolina National Guard.

All these attempts to suppress and rewrite history make me think it might finally be time for me to read Howard Zinn.

Yes. This man is a national treasure and he's saying what we need to hear.

Wut

The unflagging tone of confidence to ChatGPT's answers kind of reminds me of Donald Trump.

Despite D.C. crime at a 30-year low, Trump is abusing emergency powers to deploy the National Guard & seize control of D.C. police. Congress must condemn this power grab & fast-track D.C. statehood. Where are our lawmakers? Why are they impotent? #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

José Andrés for mayor!

One lesson from the federal takeover of DC's law enforcement is that Trump is afraid. He wants to project invincibility but he knows how vulnerable he actually is: he doesn't even feel safe where he lives. If there's an authoritarian playbook, there's also an authoritarian psychology.

"One of my employees was a crime victim so I'm removing some of the few civil rights enjoyed by a city whose residents don't even have voting representation in Congress.' When this is all over, I want universal health care, ranked choice voting, and statehood for DC.

💯.

This is not creepy. Not at all. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

This is a great resource adoptastation.org?fbclid=PAQ0x...

A win! The Senate has agreed to restore roughly $400 million in funding for PEPFAR, the landmark HIV/AIDS program launched under President Bush that’s credited with saving millions of lives around the world. Keep speaking up, it makes a difference.

Here it comes.