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ok but can we talk about the text on the truck

"I don't go to church. Kneeling bags my nylons." —Jan Sterling as Lorraine, the greedy (but perceptive) wife of the man trapped in a cave in Billy Wilder's ACE IN THE HOLE. Sterling was #BornThisDay right here in New York, New York, in 1921.

yep, this is a case of hegseth wanting a whites-only military bsky.app/profile/nanc...

please feel free to ignore Supreme Court coverage that lies about the citizenship case being “legally complicated”… www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/u... (via @katz.theracket.news in theracket.news/p/breaking-s...)

“One of the more pronounced features of the Gaza doctrine," writes Neve Gordon, ”is turning life-saving medical sites like hospitals, health clinics, and ambulances into targets.”

Those 160+ Iranian elementary school girls (reportedly) killed by our tax payer funded tomahawk missile were entitled to their lives too.

It any far right Republican operative wearing the judge’s robe in Roberts MAGA #SCOTUS justice votes for Trump’s flagrantly unconstitutional EO to end birthright citizenship - he or she should immediately be on the radar for the next Democratic Congressional majority - for impeachment.

Follow the money, kids! As someone once said, vulgar Marxism explains 90% of the world.

If you skipped over PikerGate but want to get caught up, this is a very clear and brief summary. I understand wanting to stay out of it or not wanting to defend him, but Third Way has openly stated they are going to spend $30-50M on factional warfare. Which is insane, but here we are.

Follow the money, kids!

As a Jewish historian who works at a university, I think it’s great that an administration committed to destroying “the internal globalist enemy” which is staffed by groyper antisemites is collecting lists of Jews. Can’t see any potential downside here at all.

Oh and this one, for sure!

This is a film (Stage Door, 1937) that unfailingly sends me to my happy place. The scenes between Kate and Ginger especially. Love it!

Justice Jackson is the only justice on the bench who understands the moment in history we are in.

Terrible answer from Beshear www.politico.com/news/magazin...

It used to be abortion that always turned into a discussion of "litmus tests." And look where scorning "litmus tests" got us with that one.

I'll also add that Silvia Moreno-Garcia clearly knows her noir. Her novels Untamed Shore and Velvet Was the Night were two of the very best modern noirs I've ever read. Highly recommended--would love to see film adaptations of both. Wish she'd write more noir but most of her work is in other genres.

This really may be one of the best movies ever made about the popular mythology around cops and policing. boxd.it/1TSo

Less Statler and Waldorf and more “yes, AND” in which the “and” represents something that YOU will do. This is my suggestion for the people with opinions. And if you’re in an organization for the love of g-d get out there with some flyers and recruit! #NoKings

I don't tell people how to protest. Whether they're blocking traffic, being destructive or peacefully marching at No Kings protest on a weekend. It's a good general rule, I think. Do your protest your way and mind your business when other people do it their way.

When the federal government abandons its responsibilities, Illinois will step up and be prepared. We’ll follow the science, listen to the experts, and do everything in our power to make sure families get the care they need.

What taxation without representation looks like for blue states under Trump's Republican regime powered by John Roberts' MAGA #SCOTUS. ↘️

I thought Sean Penn's performance was way over the top until I took a long look at Greg Bovino. I've said this to several friends. In all sincerity, Bovino changed the way I saw the movie. Penn was tapping into something real that I had managed to avoid.

Liberal England: Dog solves murder: Labrador cracks 160-year-old case when he digs up bottle of Victorian poison in the garden 🏆 #HeadlineOfTheDay The judges say this story reminds them of that time the head of the victim of a notorious 19th-century murder was found in David Attenborough's garden.

I'm proud to announce that I've programmed another series for Doc Films at the University of Chicago. This one is devoted to the great cinematographer James Wong Howe. Screenings will be on Mondays at 7 pm. The series kicks off this Monday, March 23rd, with The Thin Man. I hope to see you there!

Impeach Secretary of War Crimes Hegseth

We don’t talk enough about Gillibrand selling her soul for…nothing, as far as I can tell

“Comically unqualified, intensely partisan, and unflaggingly devoted to whatever ridiculous thing bubbled out of Donald Trump’s mouth five minutes ago” - @paulwaldman.bsky.social unpacks the general traits of a prototype member of Trump cabinet - the worst in U.S. history. Via @atrupar.com

REFRESHER on the list of Senate Democrats who routinely voted to confirm some of the members of the worst cabinet in American history. And remember all of them voted for Marco Rubio. www.cbsnews.com/news/senate-...

Flashback to the 2024 Republican National Convention 👇🏽

WH press sec Leavitt refuses to rule out a military draft. www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...

I wonder what kind of training could teach these guys to be decent humans 🙄 Tear this agency out by the roots. That's the only way you reform this.

I'm no fancy political consultant, but, hey, if you're in Dem comms, you should notice that Fox News panicked over Trump wearing a cheap Trump merch baseball cap to receive the bodies of soldiers he got killed for no reason he can articulate, and you should absolutely lean into that.

📣 There you have it! Rep @kamlager-dove.house.gov asked Noem if she's boinking unqualified boy toy & special govt employee Corey Lewandowski. Noem — who has lied throughout her testimony — this time around acts indignant & refuses to answer the Q rather than lie. 🤨 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=mohz...

Raskin tears Kristi Noem a new one: "Apparently when your blankie was left on one of the govt jets and not transported to the new one, your special govt employee, Corey Lewandowski, chivalrously stepped forward to fight the pilot -- mid air!"

“As time goes on, the broad public—including many Trump voters—might well come to appreciate Democrats who had Trump’s number from the jump, and never minced words about it.” - @brianbeutler.bsky.social sums up how I feel abt @jasmineforus.bsky.social while I root for @jamestalarico.bsky.social

Texas Democrats fell into the trap of voting for the candidate they thought could win (based on the candidate's own consultant-driven propaganda) instead of the candidate with the proven progressive record. So now we're about to get a "look forward, not back" guy who appeals to Republicans.

“war of choice” is a too kind way, in this case, of saying “war of aggression” — and aggression is itself a war crime that generally results in many others.

Pop quiz: Trump has bombed seven different countries in the last year. How many of them can you name?

NEW: Pope Leo XIV has demanded that the Trump-Vance White House end its war in Iran. He called on Trump and all parties involved to “assume the moral responsibility to stop the spiral of violence before it becomes an irreparable abyss.”

This is right. Republicans are like toddlers. They keep pushing the boundaries to see what they can get away with. Every time Democrats are like "look forward, not backward," the toddlers learn that next time they can get away with even more.

This is a moment that calls for courage. The courage to break this cycle of impunity. There is no turning the page on this era. It must end with prosecutions. Full statement on Trump's crime against peace:

Every war is a class war

An unpopular president is about to drag the country into an unpopular war. Democratic leader should be out front in opposition, not politely asking for a briefing. My piece in @foreignpolicy.com foreignpolicy.com/2026/02/27/d...

In competitive authoritarianism (US right now) there's often a "loyal opposition" that's essential to the regime. They are so wedded to "decorum," they go along with rites & rituals that help regime prop up veneer of normalcy, undermining clear view of regimes actions & aims.

"We are dealing now with an allegation that the president of the US raped and sexually assaulted a child and is now using his DOJ to try to cover that up." If you want to understand latest Epstein revelations, @leahlitman.bsky.social explains them clearly on our pod: newrepublic.com/article/2070...

I know, reich?

I love my city!