Happy Hanukkah to our friends who celebrate. Rachel Posner, a rabbi’s wife in Kiel, Germany, took this photograph in 1931 -- a potent reminder that fascism must be fought in every generation, even if it's wrapped in an American flag and a red hat.

Excellent piece. I get his community of origin's dismay; I've been there, and my father grew up partly in that area. It's clear the BP feed off each other and reinforce each other. "Peer pressure" is a great part of the right-wing ethos.

Living with Grizzlies: Episode 1 -- how first nations in Canada are showing that coexistence with bears is not only possible, it's already in action. vimeo.com/793036439

No parent should ever get this text.

Every once in a while I enjoy the thought of a country where the cat that lives in the leader's house just goes in and out the door. youtu.be/3rFnVwB7aio?...

MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported? NOEM: We haven't deported veterans MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea

Times Investigation: Ex-Trump DOJ lawyers say ‘fraudulent’ UC antisemitism probes led them to quit www.latimes.com/california/s...

And the students are doing this while the murderer is on the loose, and their friends and neighbors have been ordered not to leave their rooms or homes. Even the local hospital is on lockdown right now. bsky.app/profile/bgru...

“Tell your children who the cowards were.”

You don't need AI. I'm old enough to remember a TV show that pretty much opened this way, too.

You don't need AI. The eslogan article has the YouTube of the Intermarché commercial and a different angle. en.esloganmagazine.com/intermarche-...

“This is not normal…” #DontLookAway

And snow it begins....

As of 5:50 pm, if you are in the vicinity of Brown University, SHELTER IN PLACE. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Former presidents don't own the records of their presidency—the public does—so he doesn't have that option. Not only is an extravagant building not required, none is; for example, Obama decided against building a presidential library (he's building a private "center," which won't be an archives).

i want a biden bookmobile i think it's a great idea

Stay healthy: Follow the NY Public Health guidelines (and keep a safe distance from those who applaud RFK Jr.).

Dan Richman is a professor at Columbia Law School and a leading authority on criminal procedure—not exactly an ideal target for Fourth Amendment violations. I’d love to see what his Crim Pro exam looks like this year.

This suggests to me the regime is going to find itself in incredibly dangerous waters - like swimming where mines are laid.

Head Start is a 60-year-old US Department of Health and Human Services program that, among other things, creates inclusive and accessible classrooms for children with disabilities. But those applying for funding were told by the Trump regime to avoid the words "inclusion" and "disability." 🤡

this is a general warrant and it's specifically the kind of warrant the framers passed the 4th amendment to outlaw

Of course it does - because he wants to look coherent, and at some point interpreters are going to slip in "WTF, he's off again." Besides, we all know how he feels about anyone differently abled.

Democratic leadership didn’t want to stick their necks out for him. The GOP didn’t want him even referred to as a “Maryland man.” Sen. Chris Van Hollen, his congressional representative fought for him. And we should never forget any of this. apnews.com/article/abre...

“A prayer service outside the Washington headquarters of Customs and Immigration Enforcement on Dec. 12, the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, paid homage to Mary as the patroness of the Americas and showed support for ‘our immigrant brothers and sisters,’ organizers told OSV News.”

How delightful.

JUST IN: Famous 9th Cir Judge Jay Bybee (GWBush) pens 64-page opinion on how Constitution's 'domestic violence' clause may block Trump deployment of National Guard in OR. Judge Eric Tung's (Trump) insulting response: 'A great labor producing a mouse.' Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

The MAGA #SCOTUS is "happy to completely disregard the express, codified will of Congress, allowing their preferred president to neutralize agencies’ regulatory functions by firing people willy-nilly" but when the President is a Dem "use the major questions doctrine to strike their actions down."

Utterly pathetic as this is, almost worse is the craftsmanship of whoever designs and makes FIFA's trophies.

Know your rights. Protect your neighbors. New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.

Canada is seen as the No. 1 world influencer. Led by Franklin the Turtle.

I can only assume that this is the reading level at which these people are most comfortable.

With this crowd, it seems a little weirdly compassionate - but dementia patients can be very difficult, so it's probably less compassion than self-preservation (e.g., POTUS trying to hold a press conference in the bathroom).

Corruption and rule of law have to be front and center of any opposition. Without addressing those, you don't get a good economy, human/civil rights, public health and well-being, reliable alliances - government in any way accountable to anyone.

The EU has slapped a fine on Musk's X because it is untransparent and supports deceptive practices. Nothing to do with "censorship."

Senator Cotton will not stand for this.

In Chicago, a Nativity scene features a zip-tied baby Jesus and Roman centurions in "ICE" vests. Near Boston, Mary, Joseph, and Jesus are absent from a Nativity scene, replaced with a sign reading "ICE was here." It's all part of growing religious blowback to ICE. religionnews.com/2025/12/05/i...

Himes: "As many times as Tom Cotton may say it doesn't matter what they were doing, it matters essentially what they were doing ... these guys were barely alive much less engaging in hostilities"

It's the second Sunday of Advent, and we're lighting the candle of Peace. Peace is not polite. It’s prophetic. And it starts with us. #BeUMC #advent #uniongroveumc #blountcountytn #church #hepingzhanshi #jesus #peace youtu.be/YwwpOpeXS7I?...

The U.S. adopting or promoting a ridiculously narrow interpretation of “shipwrecked” under LOAC in order to murder people at sea could have some really ugly consequences well beyond this boat bombing scheme.

One of my neighbors has been putting up these fish facts posters. All kinds of different fish, marine, freshwater, deep, shallow, all kinds. This is a good one. “Stg this real fish” took me out. Good work, neighbor.

NEWS: On day of Kristi Noem visit to Chicago, federal immigration agents use tear gas on Elgin crowd. By Rebecca Johnson and @staceywescott.bsky.social www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/06/i...

Worth reading for lots of reasons, but particularly because it closes with something I see in my work and travels speaking on writing and AI. Many, maybe most students do not want AI-mediated schooling or lives. We can offer them something better. www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...

Poor President Trump got screwed over. This must be the worst December 7th ever.

There is one striking incoherence in the text: the document is all about America first. But the very same document lists America’s “network of alliances” & “unmatched softpower” as assets, and speaks about “collective defence”. If the US does what it describes in the doc, it will lose all that.

Really good material here. REALLY good.

"The most significant barrier to voting has little to do with campaign spending: it's voter registration." Couldn't agree more. We'd like folks to consider putting funds toward better systems for onboarding new voters: ssir.org/articles/ent...

December 6, 2025

Let us go, then, you and I, When the evening is spread out against the sky Like a patient etherized upon a table; Let us go, through certain half-deserted streets, The muttering retreats Of restless nights in one-night cheap hotels And sawdust restaurants with oyster shells ...