Even for me, this is pretty in the weeds, but the shift in tone in SCOTUSblog's coverage since Sarah Isgur and The Dispatch took over—more deferential to the Court, more reverential of the justices as celebrities, more credulous and stenographic across the board—has been...notable

The implication of “You’re black, you signed up for some gutter racism when you decided to go out in public, it’s the price of doing business” is just fucking insane to me.

ah yes, all workers should have the right to hurl racial slurs at black customers

Hell fucking yeah folks!! GIDDYUP COWPOKE YEEHAW WE RIDE!!!!!

TLDR: Powell's comments about revisions had nothing to do with political interference but were driven by perfectly reasonable application of the data's methodology. Again, shame on @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social for spreading disinformation about the hardworking civil servants at the BLS.

Okay this is going to be long so mute it if you don't want a granular explanation but first: SHAME on @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social for misrepresenting what Chair Powell said in order to pat himself on the back. Shame on you. Let's talk about measuring the 171mm people of the US labor force.

TL;DR: Experts warn Congress that the safeguards of a vital spy program are weakening, resulting in unchecked access by intelligence agencies to Americans’ personal data.

This rambling grievance matches up well with the theory that his information diet is mainly Newsmax and AI-generated content cooked up to keep him as happy as possible.

“.. China has yet to publicly confirm the White House claims on specific amounts or timing of soybean purchases.” #PinkyPromise 🎀 www.iatp.org/china-trade-...

lol wut. dropping from 42 percent approval to 36 percent approval seems pretty significant. apnews.com/article/trum...

Republicans announce the entire state of Indiana will be defunded if they do not obey Trump by gerrymandering their state. “Roads will not be paved. Guard bases will close. Major projects will stop.”

You know what else is a great way to stay healthy (and doesn’t involve embarrassing yourself at the airport?)   Vaccines.

This is great news. Keep the Kremlin from further hijacking the EU.

Patti LaBelle and her son Zuri Kye Edwards have wiped out more than $667,000 in unpaid school lunch debt, helping thousands of children across the United States. LaBelle called the act “a victory greater than any Grammy,” emphasizing that no child should ever have to learn on an empty stomach.

MAGAZINER: A hardworking man w/no criminal record who raised 3 sons to be Marines -- ICE agents tackled him while he was mowing lawn & imprisoned him. Will you consider him for parole? NOEM: Everyone in this country illegally has an opportunity to voluntarily go home M: He raised 3 Marines

Noem leaves the hearing and is heckled as she departs the room

There’s no need to treat these people as anything but the sordid rabble of crooks and grifters and subnormal bigots that they are.

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

My God, the absolute cruelty. The monstrousness.

A member of parliament from the right-wing Alternative for Germany party (AfD) was sure his presentation to the State Department would be canceled after news broke of a Nazi-linked serenade. Then he got a phone call from a senior State Dept. staffer... www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...

It's very clear that unlimited wealth causes brain damage. That's not an exaggeration. It's similar to other unnatural human conditions like solitary confinement (which is widely understood to cause mental deterioration) and other types of sensory deprivation.

"The takedowns and restrictions began in October and targeted the Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp accounts of more than 50 organisations worldwide ... in what appears to be a growing push by Meta to limit reproductive health and queer content across its platforms."

Hiring a Black woman: “identity politics” Hiring a white guy for a job that has been held disproportionately by white guys, because he is a white guy: “subverting” identity politics! (The author of this sentence is Dylan Byers; you will not be surprised to learn that he is a white guy.)

I'm sorry to add to this conversation but this section from the latest Lizza novel is worth elevating.

Easily disprovable racist lie, and not worth giving air to, but we do actually know why housing is so expensive and if the rest of us focus on that, maybe we can start solving the housing crisis.

Well, I guess that's a decision.

Tariff chaos, Medicaid cuts, skyrocketing insurance premiums: terrible for Americans. You know who's richer than ever? The Trump Family.

As officer Daniel Hodges sat at the witness table of a recent Senate subcommittee hearing, Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) asked the witnesses to raise their hands if they supported the pardons of Jan 6 rioters, including those who beat officer Hodges You can see Hodges looking at the responses

photos of Trump's bandaged hand last night from Alex Wong of Getty

Some people on the progressive side of the political aisle can’t wrap their minds around the ugly truth that there are voters who can’t be reasoned with. You can’t outsmart stupidity and anyone cheering the son of a bitch who’s saying it’s alright for your children to go hungry is a goddamned moron.

Lmao, this answer is so dumb and with it you would be able to justify the most heinous shit. (Reminder that Bazelon is a nobody who doesn't even do stats well and only is here because his mom is a journalist.)

“.. When the Fed cuts rates while $SPY is trading near all-time highs (within 1%), the market usually falls sharply 2–3 months later. That aligns closely with our model’s prediction of a serious correction beginning in February 2026.” (via OptionGeek)

The first paragraph of Judge Breyer‘s opinion granting an injunction in the California National Guard case is a banger.

Sen. Bennet, who is running for Colo. gov, would support an emergency redistricting amendment next year. He'd previously said the amendment would be “too late.” AG Weiser, also running for gov, was the first Colo. statewide elected official to support the amendment. By @lindseytoomer.bsky.social

A total rout in the Miami mayoral, in a race that had been highly nationalized (Trump endorsed the loser). The Dem (Higgins) over-performed 2024 presidential in predominantly Cuban (+8), non-Cuban Hispanic (+9), Black (+9), and White (+11) precincts-- over-performance across the board.

Arrington argues that the works of art that many women created under the Federal Arts Project made visible Black, immigrant, and women’s lives in a way that challenged segregationist, xenophobic, and sexist structures intrinsic in the nation’s institutions. moneyontheleft.org/2025/06/01/w...

"Samuel suffered broken teeth and testicular trauma requiring hospitalization, according to the letter, which also asserts that he was later billed for the ambulance ride required to treat the injuries allegedly inflicted by the guards."

the united states is currently being led by a bunch of little david dukes with a senescent outer-borough grand dragon at the top

I could pluck any of a hundred different stories off the news wires on this, and you'd be hard pressed to find a single one that clearly hints at the fact this is about corruption and unchecked corporate power, much less that it's going to kill people

Between this and previous rulings, U.S. corporations have effectively put a bullet in the head of labor protections, consumer protection, public safety, environmental law, and corporate oversight I wish journalists would go a bit lighter on the legalese and a bit heavier on the real-world impact

Sen. Padilla called for another investigation into the Trump administration, arguing it has “been clearly and openly engaged in a political campaign to gain seats for the Republican Party in Congress” in violation of federal law.

✔️Yes. Disgusting. ps Marking up their bs helps to avoid amplifying it. 👇 mho

That account Musk retweeted has almost a million followers and is filled with content like this fantasizing (ironically of course) about the day daddy Trump will sex traffic/import some blond ladies for him and the fellas to enjoy.

Ladies, are you tired of your civilization giving you away to people from other civilizations? If so, Elon Musk will gladly pay you to birth his child in return for a room on his totally not creepy compound in Austin where the Republican leaders of that state will totally protect you.

This post by the world’s richest and most divorced man on the site he bought to promote his far right extremism is ripped straight from the Klan messaging of the 1870s or the 1915 film Birth of a Nation that inspired the Klan’s rebirth as a PR stunt/Ponzi scheme/terrorist organization in the 1920s.

Jesus, just stop. Democrats are winning now. And if some voters feel this way about Democrats, a major reason is that THE FUCKING CONSULTANTS KEEP SAYING THE PARTY IS TOO LIBERAL AND OUT OF TOUCH. They incessantly reinforce the stereotype. washingtonmonthly.com/2025/12/10/t...

Rep-elect Gisler’s victory is more proof of our momentum—including in districts that Trump won by double digits. Fresh off this win and last month's victories in the GA Public Service Commissioner races, the DNC will continue to invest and organize in every corner of Georgia.

Mayor-elect Eileen Higgins’ win is a testament to what we can accomplish when we organize and compete everywhere. Democrats have now flipped a seat that was in Republicans’ hands for nearly 30 years.

Don't let these baffons get you down. They want to drag you down and give up resisting their stupidity. They are a temporary embarrassment and their stain will be eventually erased with a good scrubbing. Keep up the good fight and Carry On. Wherever you can.

It's like they are actively trying to kill the tourist industry.