New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will inherit a jail system plagued by rampant mismanagement. But if he embraces the imminent, court-ordered change in management, he can help foster long-term structural improvement. bit.ly/48BCLEG

"I just start killing them. It's like a magnet. Just kill. I don't even wait. When you're a four-star, they let you do it. You can do anything" lnk.thebulwark.com/4plrnnG

HAPPENING NOW: SCOTUS hears Trump v. Slaughter on the removal of FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter — a case that could upend federal agency independence. Listen here: www.supremecourt.gov/oral_argumen...

Donald Trump said he’ll “be involved in” deciding if Netflix can buy Warner Bros. Is that an open invite for CEOs to curry favor with Trump in exchange for merger approvals? It should be an independent decision by the Department of Justice based on the law and facts.

The Trump-Vance administration had Nayra Guzmán taken into custody for 34 hours just 15 days after she had a C-section, while she was going to see her baby in the NICU. This is the character of this administration. This is the morality of this administration. www.instagram.com/p/DR-M-J5D_4...

Well duh. There’s a fair chance there could have been white people on that boat!

Trump will always have inappropriate expectations from his pardonees. He deserves to feel betrayed, and Cuellar deserves to be reviled on the left and now on the right. www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/art...

A Quiet Morning in the Twilight of America “This picture of winter serenity belies the deep unease underneath.” New from American Reflections open.substack.com/pub/tpartrid...

Why is it so hard to ban gas-powered leaf blowers? www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

As a fox. He’s trying to obsfucate and replace the memory of Covid. It’s all very 1984. Thanks for reminding us it exists. It’s still out there.

* There is no such thing as "just a flu". Viral infections are bad for us. * Viruses are variable. Non-evolutionary, typological thinking does not work. * Viruses evolve. They don't automatically get milder. More infections means more evolution. 3/

* The immune system is not like a muscle and immunity debt is bullshit. * There are various ways that repeated COVID infections could be causing short- and/or longer-term immunity theft, making people more vulnerable to other infections. 2/

Reminders, as public health officials warn of a very bad flu season: 🧵 * Washing hands is not a strategy for a respiratory virus. N95s, ventilation, air filtration -- especially in hospitals. * We should have been cleaning indoor air with the same effort we put into cleaning drinking water. 1/

The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) announced that it will no longer publish content on Elon Musk’s platform, X. The organization said it can “no longer ethically participate in a social network that its owner has transformed into a machine of disinformation and propaganda.”

Rep. Jim Himes says Congress saw a video that fits the Pentagon’s own definition of a war crime: killing shipwrecked sailors who couldn’t fight back. He called it one of the most troubling things he’s seen in public service. And “Whiskey Pete” Hegseth ordered it.

MacKenzie Scott: *donates $50M every 10 hours° Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir: "I want to see people hang"

“Out is support for democratic ideals and honestly defending their expression and expansion. In is foreign policy as a money-making venture.” www.americaamerica.news/p/do-you-sup...

A remarkable threat from the Deputy AG: DOJ’s No. 2 official suggested Thursday that lawyers might have a harder time winning lenient treatment for corporate clients if they’ve publicly accused the Trump administration of being lax on white-collar crime www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

41 minutes of watching two shipwrecked men trying to flip a boat and signaling for surrender/help before firing on them again reminds me of the 9.5 minutes Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd’s neck, in that it’s an agonizingly long time to be killing helpless people who clearly posed no threat.

“table-sized”

Okay but WHY are the Kennedy Center Honors not being given out at the Kennedy Center? Did they cancel and move it to the Oval because ticket sales were non-existent?

The boat wasn’t headed to the U.S., which we would have learned with a little due process instead of murder. www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p...

The basic problem with the United States' call for Europe to lead on conventional forces while it takes care of nuclear deterrence.

You can hear Jose scream in excruciating pain as an ICE vehicle runs over his foot while he’s being detained. His family says Jose is a good man with no criminal record who works in Roofing. He needs to be released from detention to receive appropriate medical care‼️ THIS IS EVIL

Everyone is focused on the “second strike” against the shipwrecked men in the Caribbean But there were actually FOUR strikes in total Bloodthirsty doesn’t even begin to describe the criminality of Pete Hegseth

After his attempt to purchase the Baltimore Colts was rejected, Trump helped start a rival football league. This, too failed (of course it did). Trump blamed the NFL and sued them. Shockingly, given his history with lawsuits, he won. The jury awarded him $1 in damages No, that’s not a typo

The resurgence of childhood diseases, sickness and unnecessary deaths are on the hands of so called “doctor” Senator Bill Cassidy (LA) who could have blocked the confirmation of RFKJr. He should have his medical license revoked. And you think he will call out science advisor trump? #DV1 #ProudBlue

In their confirmation hearings, RFK Jr pledged he would not be anti-vax, Hegseth said he respected women serving in leadership positions in the military, and Bondi said she would not weaponize DOJ against Trump’s political enemies.

In South Minneapolis, Minnesota, nearly two dozen neighbors confronted and surrounded ICE goons after rapid-response alerts were issued. The goons were questioning an East African man when the situation escalated, and they eventually left the area without making any arrests.

I mean, do we talk enough about how deranged this person is—and how he should be miles away from the levers of power?

There's been lots of interest in the Black Reconstruction tour, but let me commend this one to you too!! Equally intended to inspire, emphasizing community, all of that good stuff

(WSJ) It almost seems that Trump does this just to hurt people, and thus enjoy it. Of course that is besides the fact that they are non-While and POC. What have we come to? www.wsj.com/politics/nat...

The US government is summarily executing people on a weekly basis without telling the American people any of their names or presenting any proof of their guilt, for alleged crimes that do not carry the death penalty in the US.

The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow

Longtime Sports Illustrated columnist Reilly also wrote the book Commander in Cheat which documented the many ways that Trump cheats at golf.

RIP Frank Gehry. I’ve enjoyed the sights and sounds of his Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park so many times.

They are running the government according to the logic of right-wing grievance media. I cannot emphasize that enough. The point is to create content, and they don't see an actual difference between dunking on Sabrina Carpenter, passing legislation, and bombing other countries.

Perhaps Donald Trump should sign an executive order declaring June 14 (his birthday) to be National Racial Animus Day.

AI deepfakes of real doctors spreading health misinformation on social media

FIFA just gave me an EGOT. #humbled #grateful

Why are Republicans afraid to let Jack Smith testify in public?

Jennifer and I are deeply saddened by the passing of Frank Gehry, a true architectural genius. He will be missed, but his legacy in California and beyond stands as tall as his finest creations. We send our deepest condolences to his family and friends.

US military officers need to put in prison for this, full stop.

Somali American U.S. citizen grabbed & detained by Trump’s ICE goons for 24 hours, “sexually assaulted her and said what could you be hiding under your hijab?”

NEW - The Data Doesn’t Lie: How ProPublica Reports the Truth in an Era of False Claims As federal data becomes less available, our editor-in-chief @sengelberg.bsky.social explains how our journalists are providing readers with precise numbers.

Primary Sources: - newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/the-business... - explorethearchive.com/business-plot - bfwclassroom.com/2025/11/18/t...

All of this was attempted before and we were never taught about it. In 1933, the billionaires of their time, tried to over throw the US goverment via military coup. bsky.app/profile/isth...

There isn’t much for our Supreme Court to hear, the Constitution is already clear. And just to be absolutely clear: the Supreme Court does not have the power to overrule or rewrite our Constitution.

The disdain & disrespect for citizens is horrifying! Expose folks who don't know about the #ICELawlessness to the inhumane treatment & cruelty. Share this link with family. youtube.com/shorts/fBLlC...