Now is the time for imagination, creativity and trying something NEW. The old ways MUST END.

Both/And. Let's move beyond the dead-end of imagining there's no viable alternative to the two-party system. This... thing is going down. How about we try everything all at once?

Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer. He is a computer safety researcher. And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine. In under 1600 words. aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...

Flu season is here somewhat early. Be careful out there, masks in crowded indoor spaces are a good idea, and get your flu (and Covid) shots asap.

What I'll never understand abt "moderate" Dem enthusiasm for risking it all to do a deal w Republicans is that the regime has ALREADY SHOWN that they will act in defiance of existing civil rights & appropriations laws. Why on earth would you expect them to comply with the stipulations of any deal?

From 2023: "There are abusers and there are enablers. There is an overt authoritarian death cult and a soft-focus death cult. The two parties are not the same -- and that's the point. They work in tandem to create this nightmare." sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/behold-a-p...

And I've been doing politics for long enough to know clearly that the entire Senate Democratic caucus agreed to this decision to fold. Open your eyes. The 8 who "broke" did so with the complete blessing of Schumer and their colleagues. You don't have to play along because this is not a game. The end

New — While some states have received SNAP benefits for November and USDA is supposedly pushing through all federal payments soon, that doesn’t erase the psychological terror of the last few weeks. I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:

I just watched an IG story from a local small business owner who was "robbed", reported it to the cops, shared surveillance video with cops & other businesses in the area, only to find out at the end that all he took was $10 cash from her wallet (leaving all the cards); I'm seriously so disgusted.

I spotted this on Mastodon and I find it horrible, not least for the speed with which this has happened.

Already run into kids who, when seeing my wildlife photos, exclaim 'that's AI'

Americans forget how much of the early SARS2/COVID era was manipulated by corporate interests, including the former CEO of Delta. Jet fuel is a big $ maker for fossil fuel companies & its always profit over people. "Delta CEO asks CDC to cut quarantine time for breakthrough COVID cases" 12/21/2021

The people who try to justify the "value" of OpenAI and other LLMs terrify me almost as much as the tech itself. They're openly admitting it's making them lazier, that they're giving up being the human expert in their craft, that they're happy to pay $20/month for this "employee" rather than

"TikTok’s most wholesome account turns out to be AI & fans are heartbroken" URL: www.dexerto.com/tiktok/tikto... This is in regards to a "retirement home" called Basin Creek. So, with that said, allow me to once again address those who use & champion Gen. AI:

Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market. This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.

I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved. www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...

We’re seeing increased and aggressive ICE activity across the Portland metro region — including around sensitive locations like schools. Save the PIRC hotline on your phone and call/text if you witness ICE activity: 888-622-1510

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"without subjecting anyone to differential treatment." This is flatly false! Trans people with a passport that does not match with their plain appearance when presented to a border agent is subject to additional hassle compared to a cis person presenting a passport.

Quite a few chronically ill/disabled people are freelancers because they can't find full-time remote work. Health insurance premiums rising as work from home gets further rolled back feels extra cruel.

The grandma of the 1 yo USC baby who was taken by armed ICE agents after they detained her USC dad still has no idea what happened to her granddaughter while she was in their care. See what our director of communications had to say: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Travelers at Portland International Airport and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport are being advised to call airlines before turning up. The recommendations come after the Federal Aviation Administration said it would reduce air traffic by 10% across 40 “high-volume” markets to maintain safety.

🚨COURT SUPPORT🚨 3 Indigenous activists are scheduled to be put in holding NOVEMBER 7th through FEBRUARY to await trial for protesting ICE. @cozca.bsky.social will lose her veteran’s benefits if incarcerated over 29 days. SHOW UP 11/07 PDX Federal Building 9am-1:30 MAKE SIGNAGE KEEP COZCA FREE

ICE is absolutely swarming Portland public schools today ☹️

Jeanine Pirro tried to make an example of Sean Dunn. She ended up delivering a hero to Washington, D.C. www.huffpost.com/entry/dc-san...

To put this in scale, Elon Musk's salary from Tesla alone could fund the SNAP program for the entire country into 2034.

"[M]any people incarcerated here are older or disabled or both, and they're the ones who suffer most in this ... nightmare where only the fastest and strongest get to eat."

Now would be a great time to donate or sign up to help campaign for Nafisa Fai for Washington County Chair: www.nafisaforwashingtoncounty.com

Portland international is on the list.

"The hospital broke ground in September. The current plan for filling the $14 million hole left by FEMA: There is no plan."

The idea that the NYT is "complicated" because when it's not publishing racist, zionist, sexist, transphobic bullshit it once in a while lets a poor unrepresented voice write something...is horse shit and right up there with the lesser evil con. Stop it. Just stop it.

Hey friends, we are running dangerously low on food for our furry friends! We always take opened and unexpired donations as well. All power to the paws!

Deadly protests followed the 92-year-old president's re-election, which opponents have called 'fraudulent'.

When the chickens come home to roost carrying H5N1.

The ADL is also playing a role in delegitimizing antisemitism in the US among people on the left, IMO, when they do stuff like this, which is incredibly dangerous.

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Full Mamdani victory speech. ✌️❤️💗 www.youtube.com/live/NnM_RgL...

The last Tdap vaccine I got was more than six years ago. Doesn't seem like a bad idea to go get boosted. (From what I understand, the 10 year booster recommendation is based on tetanus, and the pertussis protection wears off sooner than that - which is part of the reason why pregnant people get it).

i keep bitching about this but i ran a version of this on Friday without being patronizing or sounding like a boomer but now the NYT version is the one that keeps getting shared

it wasn’t all caps tweeting while gleefully throwing out the possessions of the unhoused or whatever half measure pritzker’s doing this week while they tear gas his suburbs. there was fucking meat on the bones of it, from eugene debs to “turn the volume up,” because so many americans needed it.

this is a reminder that we dont have to settle for newsom in 2028

The oligarchy came out in full force against Zohran Mamdani's fight for a more affordable NYC. It didn't matter. Let his victory in the face of Big Money serve as a reminder that people have the power.

Can’t stop thinking about all the robber baron fucks that held secret meetings and spent MILLIONS AND MILLIONS in bribes and campaign investments and attack ads and media manipulation trying to tank Mamdani currently having the dawning realization that their money is completely and utterly useless.

I'm not really into the "constitutional crisis" discourse but if this is the thing you were waiting for, it's here. Next: which media outlets will report that the President is violating two court orders that the government must immediately distribute SNAP benefits—and which will go with euphemisms.

This entire attitude -- Joe Biden won, so we can stop covering politics -- is a major reason why we got a second Trump administration IMO

The Trump administration has begun drawing up new lists of terrorist organizations without disclosing the identities of the groups to Congress or the American people. 🧵thread🧵 theintercept.com/2025/11/04/t...

thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting. now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.

The earthquake comes two months after the deadliest quake in recent Afghan history, which killed thousands of people.