Nobody disputes that having access to a car in a car-dominated society is good. It gives one access to jobs, healthcare, food, education, social opportunities and more. All we're asking is for people to go one step deeper and ask why access to such basic rights requires buying and operating a car.

Why the fuck is the Department of Homeland Security allowed anywhere near our election records? DHS was created specifically to protect against "terrorist acts." Even if the lies about China were true and they were meddling in our elections, the thugs of DHS and ICE have no role investigating it.

Rep. Himes: "The president was setting the basis for him to turn around on election night and say, 'I warned you that the Chinese were doing x, y, and z. It happened tonight. I'm deploying federal officers from DHS to 7 states. They will be seizing ballot boxes.'"

RFK Jr. asked the National Institute of Health to dedicate $5 billion (!) to finding a link between vaccines and autism. "That would have dedicated more than a tenth of the NIH’s annual budget to investigating a hypothesis already refuted by scientists worldwide."

in a lot of ways the current republican government is just the worst, extractive red state governance taken national. total hostility to public goods, total indifference to long-term investment, and a monomaniacal interest in using the state to enrich private benefactors

There's nothing more populist and middle America than -- checks notes -- getting one's son to a golf lesson on a military helicopter. www.ms.now/news/veeps-s...

He’s not just a good footballer 💗💗🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚽️

It’s like we’re living in a monarchy. One member of the family dies and the next in line gets put into power in our government? This is so wrong.

Journalists: please, please get ready for this in ADVANCE. We know Trump's going to claim "new evidence shows the 2020 election was stolen". You've got 3 days to write a story that confronts that lie head-on before he says it - pre-write this like an obit. America is begging you: plan ahead. 1/

Exactly. The president is going to spin some incredible lies about the 2020 election and the media -- and every single Democrat in the country -- has to be ready to smack this bullshit down immediately. Not a mealy-mouthed fact check or, golly, this is weird. Call it out as an assault on democracy.

Bernita Bowlding's brother: "They say that 'We love you, we got you,' but the reality is that this woman is homeless." The white supremacy in the frame and the homelessness outside it. A distinctly American story.

Pin this. It will be a pivotal moment in Trump's move to steal the 2026 and 2028 elections. It will present lies that will be used to justify illegal actions to selectively disenfrachise voters. The next four months look like a historic threat to our democracy.

Michael Fanone's take on Lindsey Graham is one of the most powerful I've read:

How about when he threw an angry tantrum in defense of a SCOTUS nominee credibly accused of rape? Did you all have a good collegial chuckle over that?

It’s like when your food is taking a long time to come out so your server brings some free bread to apologize for the wait.

Historians speak truth of the dead. Whether that truth is good or ill was up to them.

Hot Take: pass a law so Senators/Reps can miss 2 weeks of session. 2-4 weeks they must notify a congressional office in writing with an explanation. >4 weeks must be requested in adv, as public record, demonstrate need, approved by a committee of 3D/3R. THEY must sign, if cant then they’re replaced.

Link to @saletan.bsky.social's excellent essay... specialto.thebulwark.com/p/the-corrup...

Maybe we should remember Lindsey Graham the way Fox News is remembering him this morning. For his rabid defense of Brett Kavanaugh during his confirmation hearing. Never forget: Graham’s speech helped push Kavanaugh across the finish line and onto the Supreme Court.

Lindsay Graham‘s legacy should be remembered as one of the vocal enablers of Trump, who spoke against him before cravenly weaseling his way into his graces as a main apologist. In the annals of great enablers like McConnell, Rubio, Vance and dozens more, cynically chasing power.

Sitting in the discomfort of: 1. I HATE VAR. it’s a terrible scourge on sports and should be removed. & 2. That was the absolute right VAR decision to overturn just a gross and cynical dive to bait the ref. He deserved it.

How did Switzerland find and sign Galen Erso as there head coach?

this is from February 2025. I say take the money back and charge interest. We should not be funding men who vandalize the constitutional order. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...

The “republicans have taken a different tact” is the go to normalizing euphemism of 2026.

A shame to see ppl stomping on the US Men's ⚽ team just tout the Women. The women don't need it, they are successful in their own right. It's also 🍎 to 🍊 The men were great, just read abt how Balo handled the 🟥. The problem is President Criminal Tiny Fingers, not the USMNT, they don't deserve this.

“Graham Platner, who I do not support, should have due process in a court of law like Donald Trump got, who I also do not support, before M$DNC and the shitlib media convict him in the court of public opinion”

Congress should have automatic job attendance requirements. If you miss a certain # of days, you are removed from office automatically, unless you submit a (public) extended absence request, reviewed & approved by a 50/50 bi-partisan committee.

Colorado might be better off with a functioning & competitive two-party system, but that won't exist as long as this is the GOP candidate pool with extremists continuing to win.

Not just an indictment of lack of supplement regulation, also our influencer culture. DO NOT LISTEN TO "INFLUENCERS" Instead: - Eat food, mostly plants, not too much - Move your body more - Find community & purpose - Avoid or minimize bad things (tobacco, alcohol, etc)

Precisely this. so much finger pointing over Platner, but if you think about Dems and left outsiders and centrist insiders, one side chose the macho Nazi tattoo guy and one chose an 80 year old. Shouldn’t be hard to see what voters want right now and find someone.

This team brought us hope joy unity when we needed It. The 1st 4 games were a joy, as were the players. I’m gutted by that loss, thankful for the run we had, & f’ing pissed that Trump once again took something good and stained with his tiny little shit hands.

So Trump breaks the rules to “help” Team USA (really just to feed his own narcissism — he doesn’t care about football), taints and probably distracts the team, makes the world cheer for Belgium, and super-motivates Belgium more than anything else could. As usual, Trump wrecks everything he touches.

What a terrible way to end this run.

it's unfortunate that such a great 4 game run is ending with kind of an embarrassing game.

I mean, they made up a “Peace Prize” for the One Special Boy & held World Cups in Putin’s Russia, after he illegally occupied Crimea, & in stadiums built with slave labor in Qatar, & they seem to have rigged the entire draw to get Messi to the final, so what did anyone expect?

It's almost as if the Nazi tattoo was a bad sign...

How did England win that game. Just, wow.

This is the most insane game I’ve ever seen.

the Kavanaugh Stops are continuing.

For most of us, seeing the Klan 2.0, a.k.a. Patriot Front, march through Washington, D.C., unchallenged by authorities overshadowed any celebration of America’s 250th anniversary. My ancestors lived through this. And no one today can say with a straight face that racism is behind us.

1. The red card was terrible, so this is the right call. 2. It sucks it happens through corruption 3. Trump doesn’t want folks like Balo to even be citizens, so he can go f himself.

USMNT captain Tim Ream said the squad, which includes members from 12 different states, 13 dual-nationals, and is coached by an Argentine, is "a true representation of what America is." ❤️🤍💙

I’ve spoken with Jason Watson. He knew exactly what this would cost him. He gave up his military career to take a brave stand for democracy. Patriotism that only works with obedience isn’t patriotism.

“.. Members of the group Patriot Front ride the metro on the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in Washington, D.C.” @reuters.com

Representing my country has always been one of the greatest privileges of my life. As the son of Mexican immigrants, wearing the crest meant more than fulfilling a childhood dream.

This USMNT is a unifying & inspiring antidote to the current moment in this country. With all of the “this is not who we are” in recent years, let’s enjoy that this actually is also who we are. Let’s soak in and savor every moment with this team this summer. www.instagram.com/p/DaV6LBYkngk/

“How small they are. How weak. How unoriginal… division is the oldest trick in politics.” Zohran rings in America’s birthday by reminding us our story is one of welcoming immigrants, not excluding everyone who doesn’t look like us. 🇺🇸 Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DaVzyL0...

I'll summarize this: Mamdani asked NYers to keep air conditioning at 78 degrees. A wave criticism hit online. A MSNBC broadcast pointed out the US Department of Energy recommends that 78 degree figure. Immediately after, the US Department of Energy deleted 6,000 web pages related to energy saving.

The goals and sending-off won over countless American fans, but Flo Balogun's comments today should win over even more ❤️🤍💙 📸: @tombogert.bsky.social

VAR is a scourge on sports, a tech solution in search of a problem. Sport is inherently a human endeavor. & part of it is referee interpretation. Let’s just go back to letting refs ref and then arguing about it after the game.