/2 Federal perjury investigations for testimony in civil cases are incredibly rare. Nearly unheard of. And I have absolutely never heard of one launched against the prevailing party in a case. Wanton and open corruption.

Iceland ranks top in 2026 map of most trans-friendly countries in Europe ➡️ https://bit.ly/4uwb8qn 📷 Getty

Exactly; furthermore the so called meritocracy has historically made it a point to drum out anyone with genuine merit because they can't have intelligent individuals questioning their actions.

Anybody who thinks tech companies are meritocratic has never worked in one.

@usconstamendi.bsky.social , do you protect me if I say the town water is making people sick? www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...

A former prosecutor wants to find a way to outlaw some political lies. I see practical worries and of course First Amendment issues which I hope @kenwhite.bsky.social finds worthy of his time.

/22 Heads should roll. Careers should end. If DoJ won’t do it, the legal community should do it for them. This is appalling and unacceptable behavior throughout, at all levels of this office. The lower attorneys committed misconduct. Boutros was complicit in hiding it from the court.

Research data suggests that Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines were 70% to 76% effective against severe illness in kids in 2022. The adjusted efficacy against infection of any severity was 59% for BNT162b2 and 74% for mRNA-1273. Read more: ow.ly/aXNm50Z1PcT

bluesky is half broke shitposters who nevertheless love to volunteer for shit and half well-paid left-leaning professionals who are desperate to find helpful things to throw money at if you’ve got a good cause this is the place to be

Relocation help for trans people fleeing persecution. tractionpnw.org/open-arms/

What is the difference between domestic abuse and authoritarianism? Not much, these people argue. Gift link www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/o...

a cool thing about building community is that it has ripple effects you’ll mostly never see but they’re there, and they matter

Survivor of Jeffrey Epstein breaks down in tears describing the moment she learned her name was revealed while the rich and powerful remained protected by redactions Roza: I kept my identity protected as Jane Doe. I woke up one day with my name mentioned over 500 times.

In his 2nd Inaugural, Abraham Lincoln delivered what might be the most devastating rebuttal to the Both Sides lie in history. "Both parties deprecated war but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish. And the war came."

It is wrong and criminal for government agents to kidnap someone, send them to die in a concentration camp, and disappear them, regardless of immigration status. But it's still worth noting she has a green card. The government doesn't even pretend this is about deporting undocumented people.

If we were a sane, humane nation, this is what prison would be everywhere: "This isn’t just about prison reform. It’s about redefining justice. Retribution has its limits...When we stop punishing and start restoring, we rise up." (And there's a cat, too.) 😸

Alabama House speaker said he hopes SCOTUS “will overturn Amendment 14,” the one that made Black people citizens and guaranteed equal protection under law. It wasn’t just a slip. Today’s newsletter. 👉 link.al.com/public/45636...

There's simply no such thing as a space that's welcoming to everyone. If you welcome in the Klan - or ReformUK - it is impossible to welcome in ppl of color. At some point you have to make a choice about exclusion. Having a different skin color or culture is not a moral failing. Racism is.

I'm sure it's likelier this is bogus. But one downside of having such a nakedly corrupt DOJ is that even a hypothetical meritorious case is tainted. Suppose Lucas was taking bribes or whatever (again, I doubt it), it would *still* be corrupt and selective when they'd never go after a Republican.

This is Bungalo. She uses that face to get what she wants. It works unbelievably well. 12/10 would never say no to

Here's a cartoon about media consolidation. I don't think it has alt text -- I'll come back and add some. www.gocomics.com/wumo/2026/04...

Because some comments make me think people missed the PSAs I do semi-regularly: if you were born before 1987, you should get a MMR booster now. The second childhood dose of MMR wasn't added until 1989, and folks who were older than 2 (the age for the 2nd) may not have gotten it.

When you work for the federal government, your client is the United States. Not some tinpot dictator. You take an oath for a reason, and if you’re not prepared to stand by it, you should resign.

One reason that threat modeling for your digital privacy/security is harder than it looks is that most people don't know what data is being generated about them and who has access to it. www.proofnews.org/womans-talks...

Over 50% of American adults can't read above a 6th grade reading level, and this is an absolutely catastrophic civil rights crisis with implications for every facet of individual and collective life, including processing political statements by politicians, doctors, and so on

Here's a goddamn win and thank you to many people for bringing it to my attention: 988 works. We have more people still with us because of it. I'm glad they're here and I'm glad you're here. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/s...

"The palace becomes a circus."

This is a good time to re-read the decision in Carroll v. Trump.

I saw this yesterday. I love when words have multiple meanings.

This is hard to read but important. Brace yourself or skip it if you've been through domestic violence. It's about how abused partners end up in prison. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Other human rights organizations have joined Amnesty International in cautioning travelers going to the US for the World Cup. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

"'ChatGPT lacks many of the vulnerabilities that make people more likely to falsely confess — like stress, fatigue, and sleep deprivation,' said Saul Kassin, a professor emeritus at John Jay College... 'If ChatGPT can be induced into a false confession, then who isn’t vulnerable?'"

"It found that vaccination cut the likelihood of emergency visits due to Covid by 50 percent and of hospitalizations by 55 percent..." We're constantly entering new realms of STUPID. rfk, jr will go down as the most dangerous of all the cabinet clowns, & that is saying a lot.

Yes, we do the PSA around here frequently. Anyone born before 1987 should get an adult booster, actually: they changed the schedule to add a second dose at 2 years old in 1989 and if you were older than 2 then, you might not have gotten it.

More evidence they are against birth control. Gift link. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/o...

Kevin Hassett: "At the beginning, the president said in four to six weeks we expect this could be resolved, and I think we're getting pretty close to that being accurate." The war started over seven weeks ago.

Difference is in 1979, CANADIANS🇨🇦 were the key drivers and personnel involved in the extraction of US hostages. Of course president potato brains wouldn't know that. Canada has had your backs and carried burdens for you in innumerable ways over the last 150+ years.

WOW: A stunning new report in the WSJ reveals that military advisers intentionally excluded Donald Trump from the command room during the recent high-stakes operation to extract a downed U.S. airman in Iran, because they feared his erratic behavior could jeopardize the mission. 1/

New: Why Was the Prairieland Jury Persuaded to Convict Given the Government’s Weak Case? Questions linger about a “loud uproar” in the jury room on the day of the verdict as juror misconduct is alleged in a post-verdict motion seeking a new trial. unicornriot.ninja/2026/why-was...

I meant to post the famous Eisenhower quote about documenting the Holocaust in case "some bastard" denied it later. It turns out to be inauthentic, but he did say something in the same vein. Interesting history. www.truthorfiction.com/did-dwight-e...

Why did people vote for Trump? Here is an interesting idea. alisav.substack.com/p/are-americ...

Just sharing a few random thoughts in the middle of the night.... jmichaelstraczynski.substack.com/p/everyone-y...

Now this is good Replace TACO WITH TOFU "TRUMP ONLY FUCKS UP" (ht potusvpotus ty)

There was a faint puff of smoke from the bottle, and a small genie appeared. "You have freed me," it said, "so I'm obliged to grant you a wish." It hesitated. "But I am not very powerful." I nodded. "Of all things I need, give me the greatest you can." Suddenly, I held a large mug of hot cocoa.