Pussy Riot protest at Venice Biennale forces Russian pavilion to briefly close

It's a huge problem that the administration is systematically going after Black political leaders and that the outrage from white people on the left has been muted. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...

Psych 🧵: What's interesting to me is not the folks who recoil from Trump's disgusting rhetoric, but the number of folks who embrace it. > 1 in 5 Americans polled had no issue with Trump saying he was going to end a civilization; almost 1 in 5 Republicans were cool with him depicting himself... 1/4

Yesterday, a caravan of about 13 cars drove from L.A. to the California City detention center - 100 miles each way. Then we joined a rally in town, and heard about all the people who've died there, including a 16 month old baby. Each center makes about 800K A DAY. It's CECOT on our shores.

Cyndi Lauper has something to say. Listen up!! #USDemocracy

And what do farmers provide? America’s food supply, that’s what.

A Pulitzer for Julie K. Brown. Richly deserved, and overdue!

A history of the top marginal tax rates on the wealthiest Americans: 1940: 81% 1950: 84% 1960: 91% 1970: 72% 1980: 70% 1990: 28% 2000: 40% 2010: 35% For 50 years, corporate backed politicians in Congress have slashed taxes to line the pockets of their wealthy donors.

Louisiana's governor suspending an election goes far beyond redrawing maps. “If you think this is going to end with redistricting...you are not paying attention to what Donald Trump and the Republicans are getting us ready for come this fall,” says @marcelias.bsky.social. Here's what we can do 👇

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tRump OK’d nearly $2 BILLION in taxpayer money to kill offshore wind projects—scrapping clean energy jobs while handing Big Oil a massive win. Democrats are investigating this wasteful corporate giveaway. “America First”? More like Oil Donors First. mcsp.short.gy/dzhW

Oil companies are making billions jacking up prices during Trump’s war. @rokhanna.bsky.social has a bill to tax them and give the money back to consumers. It’s part of the Progressive New Affordability Agenda – and Congress should pass it now.

I think letting SNAP recipients have hot rotisserie chicken is good, actually.

I think the only comforting words I can offer here are that a lot of men are pissed, too. It’s infuriating that our daughters are going to have to fight for the same rights our mothers and grandmothers (their grandmothers and great grandmothers) fought for. We damn sure won’t let them fight alone.

What's up with Trump constantly disappearing at the start of every month?

Louisiana Republicans have eliminated a city clerk position in New Orleans days before a Black man was set to take office. “It’s a sad thing to see the state government repeating what happened to Black public officials during Reconstruction,” said Calvin Duncan, who was set to take office Monday.

🔥 @votegloriaj.bsky.social : “We got official word from @GovBillLee — there will be a white power rally at the Tennessee legislature next week on May 5th… that is what this is. They want to take away that seat from MEMPHIS. This is white supremacy. We need you in Nashville making noise.”

This is one of the most quietly revolutionary things any city can do to improve kids' lives & outcomes. If you genuinely care about kids having access to education or safe after school spaces & activities, then fund your libraries, staff your libraries, & make every public school ID a library card.

A Chinese court ruled that companies cannot terminate staff just to replace them with AI, following a similar ruling by another Chinese court in December 2025 (Victor Swezey/Bloomberg) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

Can someone let the AP know that violating court orders is not a sign of "executive power. " It is a sign of contempt, lawlessness and authoritarianism.

A majority of Americans say their financial situation is worse than it was during two recessions. Any more questions on why the GOP wants to keep people from voting?

I’m exhausted from all the winning. And if this is winning, I’m not sure I want to know what losing looks like.

Even if the strait reopened tomorrow, experts believe it would take a year for gas prices to fall back to pre-war levels. And let’s be clear, the strait was open before the war. Returning to baseline is not a win. #TrumpsGasCrisis

Not a word of this is true. The administration spouts propaganda and the media report it verbatim.

"It's treasonous" -- Trump claims Democrats who criticize his war on Iran are committing treason

FunFact: On day 60, Trump says no authorization necessary bcz war is over. Speaker Mike (“Masturbatin’ Mike) Johnson closes Congress. So no authorization can be obtained. U.S. is shut down.

It did not get enough attention (amid all the other really shitty news) that DOJ had to drop the felony conspiracy charge against @katmabu.bsky.social and her 3 (originally 5) co-defendants.

What SCOTUS did to the Voting Rights Act and their rationale for their actions constitutes a vicious attack on Black citizens. It’s not right. It’s not okay. Such things should be stated clearly. This decision is wrong and harmful. It is a moral failing to ignore the reality of racism in the USA.

Saw this yesterday while driving home.👍

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is that guy. This is the thoughtful eloquent answer of someone who actually gives a shit. Now imagine how Trump would've responded to this question. 😳👇

🚨BREAKING: A new lawsuit is challenging Louisiana’s decision to suspend congressional primaries already underway — arguing the state is illegally nullifying votes and plunging an active election into chaos following the Supreme Court’s gutting of the VRA. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

🔥 NEW SEN. @ossoff.senate.gov AD: “For too many, the story isn’t true… the math doesn’t work…The problem is a corrupt & failing system…If we can break the grip of corruption, our politics can meet the peoples’ needs instead of serving the wealthy & powerful.” Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DXvUvpJ...

Here are the 42 Democrats who joined 192 Republicans in fulfilling Trump's wishes to reauthorize FISA Section 702 – a warrantless surveillance law that's been used to access Americans' data:

Meet the 42 House Democrats who just voted with Republicans to renew warrantless surveillance power for Donald Trump and Stephen Miller — pass it on clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/rol...

42 House Democrats voted to reauthorize warrantless surveillance powers for Trump. Why is a single Democrat voting for this? If Democrats all voted NO, it would have failed because of 22 GOP NO votes.

42 Democrats just joined 192 Republicans to reauthorize FISA Section 702 – a warrantless surveillance law that's been used to access Americans' data. Democratic leadership did not whip their members, enabling them to vote with Republicans and give Trump the surveillance powers.

This is not an exaggeration. Alex Jones is allegedly bankrupt but has an infinite well of dark money to pay lawyers, sell pills, and harangue judges and the parents of dead kids. This stay must be lifted so we can take over, and I hope journalists look into where he's getting and stowing his money.

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KHANNA: Do you know how much it will cost Americans in terms of the increased cost of gas and food because of the Iran war? HEGSETH: You're playing gotcha about domestic things KHANNA: You're saying it's a gotcha question to ask about increased costs?! It's $5,000 a year for American households

We must understand the racist political rhetoric, the erasure and attacks on Black history, the reinstalling of Confederate names and monuments, all go hand-in-hand as the Court and Congress legitimize the taking of political rights and the end of multiracial democracy itself.

$400M for Trump's ballroom? On top of: -$1.5T for the Pentagon -$170B for ICE and Border Patrol -$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet -$496M to send National Guard into cities -$230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation" -$100M for Trump's golf outings But nothing for working people.

Just to put it all in one place 1. Posted a picture of Biden hogtied. 2 Mocked Paul Pelosi 3. Said he was glad Mueller died 4. Threatened the entire Iranian civilisation with being wiped out 5. Fomented an actual coup with extreme violence 6. Is a rapist But the left should tone down the rhetoric

From Occupy Democrats: Chief Justice John Roberts hit with SURPRISE DISBARMENT complaint over undisclosed $20M conflict of interest. John Roberts has spent two decades attempting to position himself as the Supreme Court's institutional conscience —

“The system they built assumes nobody is paying attention.” Disbarment proceedings against the Chief Justice for willful false disclosure, making false statements to fed govt & not recusing himself when his spouse had a financial interest. The DC Bar accepts public complaints. Info in thread.

www.reuters.com/legal/litiga... The Trump regime has terminated the entire National Science Board of more than 20 members, two fired members of the board said on Monday. This is while the entire country is discussing the ballroom.😒

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More details on the firing of the National Science Board. The NSF now has no director, deputy director, or board. They have issued almost no new awards in 2026. The plan appears to be to completely destroyed the agency. The details are horrifying and have Russ Vought written all over them.