States that didn’t vote for the president—which includes ones that pay the most in federal taxes and effectively subsidize the rest—will have federal outlays unconstitutionally canceled, in violation of law duly passed by reps from those states, among others. Taxation without representation, no?

I like to think that Jane Goodall refused to die until she finally finished Donkey Kong Bananza

And yet, after last Friday, the Supreme Court's Republican appointees made fighting back — on at least one ground — more difficult. www.lawdork.com/p/scotus-imp... That said, these are almost certainly unlawful on other grounds as well.

“.. a fivefold increase in U.S.-based applicants seeking to relocate to European institutions ..” 🤡 @politico.com www.politico.eu/article/euro...

This is why we fund scientists to study things like oyster slobber even if you don’t think it sounds important

There was a conservative effort to recall a reform-minded prosecutor in the Denver suburbs but it has failed: sentinelcolorado.com/metro/aurora...

bill burr is doing what they hoped this event would achieve by spreading the word look how fine and normal this place is for a rich straight white man willing to accept money on the simple condition that he just be very careful to not joke about any of the wrong people or he'll die in foreign prison

we stan a legend

Shutdown now guaranteed: Next Senate vote won't be until 11 a.m. tomorrow

US farmers are saying they "just need temporary help, until things get better." Here's the thing. US farm exports- which are mostly soy- CANNOT get better. Other countries expanded their soy industries to fill China's demand. We've walled ourselves out of the global market, folks. This is it.

Pew Research showing Democratic approval of their Congressional leadership now resembles Republican approval of their Congressional leadership in 2014, which historians might remember as the year before Donald Trump took over that party www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

Trump loves shutting down the government. It's his favorite thing. He wants it every single time there's an opportunity. No one has shut it down more.

“Former Trump campaign manager [Brad Parscale] registers to advocate for Israel *** At least 80% of the content will be ‘tailored to Gen Z audiences across platforms, including TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, podcasts, and other relevant digital and broadcast outlets.’” 9/30/25 … 1/

SCOOP — The White House instructed all federal agency leadership on Tuesday to send out a mandatory message to workers blaming the impending potential government shutdown on House Democrats, The Handbasket was first to learn. Absolutely no modifications to the email were permitted. My story:

As always, fuck the Golden Knights

At event in DC, Sen. Chris Van Hollen keeps it going with Hakeem Jeffries over not endorsing @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social: if you can’t back the kind of campaign he ran, “don’t ask those young people to show up for other Democrats across the country — that’s the message that will be sent.”

I knew there was a catch with Meloni's involvement.

I knew there was a catch with Meloni's involvement.

Trump is emailing the entire government saying democrats are shutting down the government

In a parliamentary system, this government might've already collapsed. In our presidential system, unless 67 senators agree a president should be removed, something that only came close to happening once in 249 years, you're stuck with the shitty president for 4 years.

yeah, this is hegseth straightforwardly announcing that it is free play time for bigots in the ranks. and together with his comments on standards, he clearly wants to purge as many women, black and brown people as he can from the armed services. a white man's military.

Hey remember when the CDC dropped 6 of the 8 foodborne illnesses from the nationwide monitoring system in July and one of them was listeria? Mentioning for no particular reason www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

It's beautiful when two of the worst regimes in the world can find common purpose

This passage nearly broke me.

Putting on a 69th pair of shades to make doubly sure my view is from nowhere.

Exactly. Your tofu is not driving deforestation in the Amazon. If anything, eating more soy products directly (and eating fewer animals that eat soy as feed) would *reduce* overall demand for soybeans and pressure on tropical forests.

i guess im not getting fired tomorrow?

The Reduction in Force of VOA staff announced by Kari Lake “is SUSPENDED and may NOT be implemented, effectuated, or completed in any way until this Court has ruled on the plaintiffs’ Motion following the briefing submitted under Paragraph B of this Order.” - US District Court Judge Royce Lamberth

DC area folks: walk, dont run, to AFI silver spring this week to see this in 70mm silver.afi.com/movies/detai...

Devs taking so long she just gave up 😭

Kelly?????

Uhh, Trader Joe’s, I think you need to examine your naming convention here.

I think this is right. And it tracks with what I find in my research with moms of young kids: if women can be pushed into marriage and motherhood, then out of the workforce, they become easy targets for MAGA messaging, and often become more conservative in the process. Let me explain... 1/🧵

really something to listen to dave chappelle snivel about being canceled for years and then watch him go play a saudi comedy festival

cartels mining the tiktok MLM field for suckers is one of those things that, upon reflection, i am kind of surprised took as long as it did

Every once in a while I like to remind people where we remember Katie Miller from (scroll down until you see a familiar name!) splc.org/2012/03/form...

Both awful attacks this weekend, in Michigan and North Carolina, were by ex-Marines who fought in Iraq. For key context on vets and the plague of mass shootings, I strongly recommend this haunting investigation we published in 2019, by @oliviaexstrum.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/criminal-jus...

it is increasingly going to be impossible to afford to live in america. this is that "theyre going to come for the middle-class" thing that everyone has been talking about the past few years. they want to hoover up all the money from all classes and theyve finished with the poor.

When I tell you, chief slumlord is slumlording with this?? Whew. “The rule would allow local housing authorities and private landlords to impose work requirements and time limits in four major federal housing programs…”

First time this guy has ever made me laugh

New from 404 Media: landlords are demanding potential tenants hand over employer login credentials so a tool can verify their income. I was sent screenshot of the tool, Argyle, downloading much more data than necessary to approve the renter. Opt-out means no housing www.404media.co/landlords-de...

i think this should pretty much put to bed whatever notion people seemed to be having lately for very stupid reasons about which side emma watson is on

If Ultimate Team wasn’t aggressive enough, that shit is getting turbo charged across all EA Sports games

The Deputy Chief of Staff... is in charge of military strikes? Do we even have a president?

The New York Times is willing to say we’re “on the brink” of “the all-powerful presidency,” but it’s not willing to say Trump is building a dictatorship. The D word is too much for them.

National Review's Rich Lowry is going to show his face in public in DC, in a diverse neighborhood no less, to talk about how they diversity makes it a shithole. You and your friends should say hello in whatever way you feel appropriate. Be sure to let them know. www.instagram.com/p/DOrI4vYgGa...

What will poor Eric Adams do for work? That’s nbody’s business but the Turks!

kate brown was kind of middling as a governor, too, until covid, at which point she sacrificed the rest of her political future to protect oregon, and it worked. she went out as the least popular governor in america and oregon had one of the lowest covid death rates in the country

Lol Pete Alonso opting out within an hour of the Mets blowing it is really the cherry on top for the Mets