Can someone please explain this? Cognitive Dissonance is the kindest way I can think about it.

I've been waiting to use it: #ThugFund

Ari Melber on MS NOW is referring to Trump's theft of your tax money to reward his fellow insurrectionists as his THUG FUND. That's good framing. Trump is stealing your money to create a thug fund. #ThugFund

Our federal trial for protesting ICE is on Tuesday. Win or lose, we’re facing up to $250k in legal fees. That’s why this Saturday, we’re having a 12-hr stream-a-thon! Join us 5/23 from 10am-10pm CT to help raise the remaining legal costs and WIN this case: twitch.tv/katabughazaleh

Really? Too bad; so sad.

Be sure to know who's sponsoring Christian Nationalism.

The NAACP is urging Black athletes and fans to “withhold athletic and financial support” from public universities in states that “have moved to limit, weaken or erase Black voting representation”

Not enough news coverage of how the insurrectionist reparations fund is a clear violation of the 14th Amendment. We need to enforce the Constitution in its original meaning and plain text. You can't imagine away parts of the Constitution just because it is politically inconvenient.

This

Of course the Times knows better!

The Corporate Fascist Dance: Watching the Alliance to End Democracy Come Together "..we are treated to one of the main purposes for corporate media: manufacturing of consent.."

Literally—given that the destruction of USAID was his single-handed doing—Musk is one of the greatest mass murderers of all time. That he's an unserious clown who may not fully understand what he's done makes it worse. I hope we all see how it's worse

Wow. "The research on what actually determines success in civil resistance makes a stark point: 83 percent of successful anti-authoritarian campaigns win when they have strong participation of labor — without labor, the percentage that wins plummets to 29 percent."

Here we go again. Saphier lies about vaccines, hawks supplements on the internet and tells you that your health is your "personal responsibility" (get sick: it's your fault). Write to your senators now and oppose this nomination. actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

A win for free speech, a loss for Matt Taibbi.

"Her clothes are self-objectifying showcases of Bezos’ wealth." Why Lauren Sánchez Bezos is storming the gates of the Met:

Can't wait! August 25, this summer.

SCOTUS in the Prize Cases (1863): "The proclamation of blockade is itself official and conclusive evidence to the Court that a state of war existed..."

An interesting thread.🧵 (Thank you)

Thanks Oliver Willis! An appropriate response to the gag-worthy NYT's profile.

🔔#TallapoosaCounty, #Alabama families: Come get informed about your and your student's rights! 📲 RSVP and join us on May 14 for a town hall on #StudentsRights: https://bit.ly/3R8JwJ0 This session will break down discipline, suspensions, expulsions and what #DueProcess really looks like.

Thrilled to see Brooke McIntyre (@inkedvoices.bsky.social) featured on Children’s Bookshelf. cc: @greatdoglit.bsky.social Catch Brooke & her book this Saturday, 03.2 at @booksaremagic13.bsky.social #KidLit #PictureBooks #IndieBookstore

Needed to read Sherrilyn Ifill tonight! open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...

Yup! Let's boycott Bayer: e.g. No Claritin Alka-Seltzer MiraLAX One A Day Aleve some prescription drugs, too some vitamins and supplements All Monsanto products

Yup, Cuomo and his bros are 100% disreputable. Linesey Boylan is a hero. But, hey, is this effective optics?

Yup!

When Bhattacharya censors a paper, we know it's because the science threatens his ideology!

Follow the money. #TrumpCorruption

Earth day every day!

A few fellow NIHers/NIH alum will listen along with me (in personal capacities, off the clock). I'll share our collective reactions and corrections here. So, follow along this Friday afternoon around 3pm. And if you're planning to watch, please join in!

Durán on being banned on X.

“From agency chiefs like Marty Makary & Jay Bhattacharya to higher-ups like RFK Jr & Russell Vought, to low-level insiders like Matthew Memoli & Jon Lorsch at NIH, whose familiarity with the workings of their agency helped to bring it down from within, all of these men need to be held accountable”👏

We're kicking off #NationalLibraryWeek with a special selection from the archives! This offset lithograph poster illustrates a few of the many resources and programs that a public library offers its community. It emphasizes that these resources are free and for everyone in multiple languages.

1/3 Pollutants don't stay in the water. In San Diego, we showed they become a previously unrecognized source of air pollution. Once inhaled, toxic chemicals and airborne pathogens have been linked to cancer, heart attacks, and dementia. As water pollution rises globally, this is everyone's problem.

At our event at the library today, I passed out information about the fact that the Mayor's preliminary budget cuts our public library budget. Only 2 people were aware of this. Everyone was appalled. We need to increase public education about this fact. Folks promised to contact their council member

Happening Thursday: A special online event for you, your students, and preservice educators! Join our classroom-centered conversation and Q&A with award-winning illustrator Kadir Nelson, where he will read from his new book Basket Ball: The Story of the All-American Game: https://bit.ly/3PIZdGj

The book they read is “Alone and Together" written by Émilie Chazerand. It was just released last month. Get ready for a bump in sales :)

Stop international influence on US elections!!!

Rich people in dozens of Park Ave co-ops are looking out their windows at this rally right now and considering a life without any doormen or people taking out the trash next week. This is power

Please help us spread the word.

The Baltimore Banner’s parent organization will buy the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, a deal that will keep one of the country’s oldest newspapers open

Yup! Cancel the White House Correspondents’ Dinner open.substack.com/pub/stopthep...

Darn: 'Money from The Anschutz Corporation's treasury, which includes ..profits from Coachella, is funneled directly to right-wing organizations that support key politicians funding ICE, undermining LGBTQ rights, and restricting abortion.'

You can safely ignore @washingtonpost.com and subscribe to @cgdev.org's excellent analysis instead. www.cgdev.org/blog/washing...

#PoetryMonth Ada Limon on spring green

Have you heard? It's the kick-off event for #UNIONNOW

Have you heard? It's the kick-off event for #UNIONNOW

DMV people!