they spent 4 years studiously avoiding confrontations with the supreme court because they have no interest in court reform. they’re quiet about ICE because they do not want to a single thing about it when they have power. it’s a shitty reality to confront but it is the reality.

He is to underage sex trafficking what Mario is to Nintendo

Every time Covid and learning loss hits the news, people act like the only factor is folk staying home and learning online, rather than… Living through a global mass death event.

NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find: - NONE of the arrested were criminally charged - NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists." - ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.

at the very least this has demonstrated that the entire idea of a meritocracy is clown bullshit for dummies

Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far. So much work remains to be done.

CLAIM: The government is run by a secret society of pedophiles RATING: FALSE. This society is in no way a secret

I do think this is a point of radicalization because a lot of angry, angry normal people were ready to dig in and suffer a lot in order to make fascists suffer a little, and their resolution was sold out and made into a mockery

Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…

"How could Dems cave like this after last Tuesday's victory?" But it wasn't a victory for Schumer. His candidate -- the Trump-supported one -- lost. The jubilation and hope folks feel about Mamdani? Chuck feels the opposite. To sum up: he sucks.

Thinking about Dick Durbin and Chuck Schumer being part of "The Gang of Eight" that were going to "solve" immigration. Now Chuck and Dick fund the secret police that's kidnapping my neighbors while letting thousands die from lack of healthcare. They have always been frauds.

Normal Person: Wow, the elections last week show the Republican agenda is deeply unpopular and Democrats have permission to fight hard for their ideals and policies. Democratic Senator: Our strategy of doing nothing and letting Republicans hurt people is working! We're being rewarded at the polls!

No health care, no deal.

The Rehearsal Season 2

Pluribus Ep 1 was kind of predictable the moment the rat became a character. Extremely well done, but as Carol says in Ep. 2, "I've seen this movie." Ep 2 was beyond excellent. And funny! Top tier writing and storytelling.

Fight For What You Actually Want remains the savviest political strategy even though it is the least embraced by the people who consider themselves the most savvy. www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/do-what-yo...

OVER A MILLION USERS DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT EVERY *WEEK* what the fuck are we DOING here

Read this thread. This is what @katmabu.bsky.social was protesting, and why she repeatedly says getting beaten up by ICE outside is nothing compared to the torture and crimes being committed inside Broadview. These thugs must be held to account.

It feels like just yesterday you discovered trash cans and now look at you!!

My idols are in power and my enemies are dead.

to maximize gains you have to turn dark red republican districts in to red ones and red ones into light red ones. in a very bad national environment for Rs, this could bring a total wipeout. this is why i specified incumbents.

Tonight is many things, but it is among other things, vindication for Lindsey, for being brave and speaking up about Cuomo's abuse towards her and other women.

Cheney was the key architect of the Unitary Executive during Ford, Reagan, HW, and obviously during W Bush with the invasion of Iraq. He made the Presidency unaccountable to Congress. Trump's entire second term is only possible because of his life's work. He will burn in hell until forgotten.

"sophisticated financial engineering" oh that's not good

there are going to be a lot of stories in the next couple weeks about the generosity of ordinary people in helping their fellow Americans and all of them will be wonderful and none of them should be necessary we don’t have to have a government this cruel and capricious

Platner is Amy McGrath for Berniecrats.

For the first time I have felt a shiver of fear because an AI can do my job exactly as well as I can.

The dream of every Muslim is simply to be treated the same as any other New Yorker. And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows. No more.

this is worth seven minutes of your time. i've never been prouder to give somebody my vote

Cheaper rent was also a HUGE factor It used to be a group of people with limited budgets could all afford to live and work together on a project in the same city, with proximity to audience/resources/other groups, and ability to rent suitable spaces for their projects. This is a huge hurdle now.

I’m a Sanders Man through and through but you cannot cannot cannot fail on this very easy question. And for anyone referring to “Is it ok for your candidate to have a Waffen SS tat?” as a purity test, I have gotta ask:

I like Platner's posts as much as any red-blooded progressive but you don't get a pass for having a Nazi tattoo just by being in the Corps and working blue-collar jobs. Source: me, a guy who knows a bunch of Marines and worked construction.

Realistically your options are to continue letting traffic enforcement be the responsibility of an armed gang of racist losers you have a 31% chance of getting shot by anytime you come into contact with them, or a camera that mails you a ticket you can pay online. Choose wisely

today in "predicted by 30 Rock"

I think Zohran is great and inspiring and much needed right now, but all he's doing is like the job as it's supposed to be. Starts with a set of principles and advocates for them. It's like how everyone goes crazy for Chotiner for just doing the job. Not an indictment on either of them but the rest.

Had a very interesting discussion yesterday with a good friend who is an environmental toxicologist who works in east Africa. I want to start by saying I think twitter and bsky have been great at fighting knee-jerk sinophobia and the idea that China is a capital E Enemy.

Walking the dog and getting Havana Syndrome from my neighbor's sonic mole repellers.

If they've got you angry with tamale vendors, museum displays and trans kids, you are their perfect dumbass and whatnot.

We're in for an economic collapse within the next 12 months. I mean, maybe next week, but I think we're at the equivalent point as 2007 when the wheels fell off the subprime mortgage bubble, but it took nearly a year for the markets to blow up in response.

Greta Thunberg: "I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me. But that is not the story. What happened here was Israel… continuing to worsen and escalate their genocide and mass destruction with genocidal intent, attempting to erase an...

that the filibuster ameliorates some of the problems the filibuster causes is not an argument for the filibuster

If you live in New York City, you've got to start your day by reading this @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social x @bradlander.bsky.social conversation!

Broadview Police Chief Thomas Mills said ICE agents are draining the resources of his department and the community by making false 911 calls. He has demanded ICE turn over the names of all federal officers involved in each incident, and said he is ready to take ICE to court.

I’ve historically supported Pritzker for appearing to meet the moment, but right now his troopers look no different from their counterparts in reddest Texas. Until this changes, all we’ve seen only amounts to so many words on a screen.

"if I pause for one second of introspection it will destroy my entire world" yeah, well there's your problem right there

Stop lying. Your state cops attacked protesters alongside ICE yesterday. I was there. I and others were violently attacked by ICE agents. Your state cops acted in concert with them during the attack.