now thats an anecdote with a punch, from Gillian Tett www.ft.com/content/c0ae...

"Democrats need to beat the living shit out of Trump over the ballroom day in and day out, in my view."

Batten down the hatches...

Ooof. 'Despite the president’s assertion that “We have all the cards,” almost the exact opposite is true.'

once again the unbelievable arrogance of roberts et al is going to genuinely destructive effects on the entire country

@neguse.house.gov is one of the good guys

This is what it's come to – we have to let Trump pretend he has won to avoid the worst possible outcome. Devastating.

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Unfortunately, the Secretary of Energy doesn’t know what he’s talking about

“I’m just saying … bsky.app/profile/ronf...

"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." –Justice Louis Brandeis Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today. We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.

Zucman puts it more emphatically. “I think democracy versus oligarchy is going to be the battle of the 21st century,” he says. “I don’t know how long it’s going to take for the Democratic Party to actually understand that.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/o...

Anyone else would be devastated and embarrassed, but not Pam Bondi, for she has no soul

US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE: "I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."

this can't be allowed to continue, beseeching my senators and congressperson, do not allow funding for this unabated without oversight @michaelbennet.bsky.social @hickenlooper.senate.gov @degette.house.gov

in Denver (underground) music festival news, the UMS is coming back, but not in Baker anymore. Lots of mixed emotions, I went to maybe 20 of the 25 on Broadway, change is hard (change is good?) denverite.com/2026/02/09/u...

U.K. might lose a prime minister because a guy who worked for him knew another guy who hung out with Epstein. Meanwhile the U.S. opposition party is telling our President, who was Epstein's best friend, that his secret police should get better training so their public street murders look less messy.

Denver tonight, good turnout, people are pissed. #Iceout

Pam Bondi just sent a letter to Minnesota officials saying ICE will leave if the state turns over its voter database to Trump. Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.

Gestapo

ICE go home. This is all such an unnecessary and horrific tragedy.

Repeat after me - the institutions of this economy depend on the institutions of this democracy, among which is the rule of law

Unbelievable acts of racism, xenophobia, and cruelty.

One American's recommendation for our European friends: Don't give in to bullies. No negotiations. No compromises. Just say no.

Gonna be interesting to see how this one works out... Littwin: The Bennet-Weiser race has begun. Eventually, we’ll even see the issues — besides Trump coloradosun.com/2026/01/18/b...

Another reason now is super scary

Make it viral.

"Renee was brutally killed in her vehicle by an ICE agent, leaving behind a child." What the absolute fuck.

When historians attempt to analyse the wreckage of American democracy, they'll see Jan 6 as the moment that the brakes failed. It's clear that, in the days that followed, many tried to bring Trump's wreckless momentum to a halt, but when they hit the pedal, there was nothing there.

full stop – "this is flat impeachable" Response to today's actions from @jfallows.bsky.social fallows.substack.com/p/blind-into...

Members of Congress: stop posting online and APPEAR, PHYSICALLY on the steps of the Capitol to decry this unconstitutional violation of domestic & international law. SHOW THE PEOPLE the level of danger we are facing as a country. @housedemocrats.bsky.social @senatedemocrats.bsky.social

maybe somewhere in between farcical and completely insane

The story of CO2 is the story of everything – cautionary tales and calls to action from @peterbrannen.bsky.social and @billmckibben.bsky.social

“She needs to take her job a little bit more seriously,” he said.

I mean yeah it’s an authoritarian takeover but can we take some comfort in the fact that the people doing it are INSANELY stupid?

Pantone just updated their Color Of The Year

Such things may seem incredible; but, however wondrous, they are true.

Muting a Black woman to claim the vote was unanimous is so incredibly on the nose

It is hard to overstate how critical @ncar-ucar.bsky.social is to climate science in the US and around the world. It's the beating heart of our field. Generations of scientists have trained there, and almost everyone I know relies on deep collaborations with NCAR scientists. It's end is unthinkable.

LOLOLOLOL hahahahahahaha

Yes Americans famously love austerity, especially when it’s pitched to them by a guy who was currently building a gold leafed ball room

not great news coming from @northwestern – hate to see more universities (including my alma mater) giving in to extortion

Surprise! "“the number 1 source of news on Earth” is really just a worthless, poisoned hall of mirrors."

I think this is true

thanks to colorado's @joeneguse.bsky.social for clarifying what's at stake in the government shutdown

Augie finds the neighborhood seasonal decor disconcerting

See ya Hulu

Larry Tesler, inventor of the cut, copy, and paste commands, dies at 74

good line: "It is a linguistic snap of the locker room towel."