goddamn is this a breath of fresh air after Allred 2024

there's so much bad in the world but there's also people who lift up and carry an elderly bat around every day so he can pretend he's flying again, and that's the part of the world I think is worth fighting for

Crucial and powerful essay by @virginiaheffernan.bsky.social. Lest we forget. www.thenerve.news/p/epstein-bi...

The story of modern Iran begins with a CIA coup in 1953 - and its lessons should haunt Donald Trump, writes Deputy Foreign Editor Edmund Heaphy.

Agreed. The US military has the ability to park these weapons with ridiculous precision. If intentional, a monstrous crime. If unintentional, gross negligence- and still a crime 🤬🤬🤬

This video is a great one to watch. Former intelligence member explains the Iranian/Epstein war. Daily. #SheShed

The goal of Democrats should be to turn Mullin into a spectacle of stupidity and slow roll his nomination process by every means available to them. Delay, denounce, deride.

Me too.

Four of the six soldiers killed in Islamic Republic attacks in response to ongoing military operations by the U.S. and Israel have been identified. Capt. Cody Khork, 35, of FL Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, 39, of Minnesota Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens, 42, of Nebraska Sgt. Declan Coady, 20, of Iowa

It is time.

Thank you @warren.senate.gov thank you.

Sasquatch for the win.

For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.

Anthropic responds to Hegseth. www.anthropic.com/news/stateme...

Thank you Anthropic! 💚

“As far as I can tell, not a single Republican lawmaker has informed the public that the Save America Act would compel all 50 states to send their voter registration rolls to the DHS or that the DHS would then run the rolls through its ‘SAVE’ voter purge system.” 2/26/26 …1/

I am stunned by my capacity to still be shocked.

I have been thinking about the brilliant essay by @sarahkendzior.bsky.social published after the 2016 election. I remember trying to imagine the world we live in today. What is the line? For me, you, us?

I don’t even have to think about it to agree, insane and outrageous (and not in a good way).

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The case of Mamdani reminds me that there are huge numbers of unheralded potential superstars waiting for the perfect storm of luck, talent, & perseverance to take their shot. Including some of you reading this post.

Mentions of Trump during Thursday's coverage of Andrew's arrest (and the entire Epstein scandal) on: CBS: 0 NBC: 0 ABC: 1 (Trump says he's sad for fam) PBS: 1 (Same) ITV News at 10: Multiple Sky News The Wrap: Multiple CBC The National: Multiple Int'l media covers Trump; US media coddles him

Statements like this need to happen on the house floor. 'Dems should force Rs to explain why their standards are lower: if 45 can't be certain that his turpitude didn't need him into Epstein's web of criminality, you should resign from office. If he doesn't resign, Rs should impeach him.'

Chaser: the 15 minute interview Colbert did with Talarico and posted to YouTube. (The FCC should really know who Barbra Streisand is by now.) youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A

Trump can't steal the midterms. I say that not as a call for complacency, but to right-size worries. Authoritarianism partially exists in our heads. Excessive fear plays into their hands. Be vigilant but don't panic. Don't grant the regime more power than it actually has. Me, in @thebulwark.com:

Federal grand juror on her experiences over last 1.5 yrs. In my experience with the Epstein files, I found the evidence presented to be credible and believable. There are evil people in the world who are wired differently and are this depraved. These things really do happen.

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On blast.

I had a great conversation today with the incomparable Allison Gill of @muellershewrote.com about the isolation that leads men into hate groups and into storming the Capitol. You can watch the full conversation at HateComesToMainStreet.com.

Watch this bsky.app/profile/katm...

@tonytula.com Just finished Rejection, wow! What a glorious ride, thank you for reminding me how delightful it is to learn new words or see them mean something new. #Flence

A bazillion times this!👇

This “fish-fluencer” loves ice but he really, really hates ICE. Pischke has found a uniquely Minnesotan way to protest the ICE surge in Minneapolis, using his platform as a fishing influencer to call attention to what he describes as a federal siege of his hometown. www.youtube.com/shorts/Vjs0M...

We #RISE

❤️ This idea👇

There are far more voters than ICE agents. People should plan to stay at their polling place all day. Make it a party. Meet your neighbors. Talk politics. Gather food trucks. Make it a safe place for voters who are nervous. ICE agents always back off when they are outnumbered.

Incredible work— look at what one guy did! Amazing. Please check it out and pass along.

Wow.

Happy Valentines Day. Written by Jane Siberry. ❤️

Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social

For 50 years, the median wage of hourly workers stagnated or declined while the stock market and CEO pay skyrocketed. Is it any wonder why so many feel abandoned by the system? People lose faith, and a demagogue fills the void. This is why we must fix the system. AOC is right.

There it is: one of the first times anyone in the Trump admin has admitted that protestors & bystanders are legally permitted to protest & document DHS activity.... Just two days ago, this same crowd spent hours claiming DHS agents have been "under attack" in MSP & beyond...

Throwback to Pam Bondi’s campaign ad for Florida AG: “I’ll fight to put human trafficking monsters where they belong. Behind bars.” The ad aged. The internet remembers.

Signed!

If my followers have been inspired by the fierce resistance the Twin Cities has put up to ICE, you should make it a point to take a trip here (April through October 😬), enjoy the wonderful things MN has to offer and support our small businesses. It continues to be a really tough time for them.

@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social despises MAGA and has made that clear for at least a decade. What she wants from Dems is to adopt this from Lincoln.

The data keeps on showing that US do better under Dems no matter the external/internal issues than GOP & while they are hog tide by GOP in the House & Senate! Voters just fucking think about that when you vote in the midterms & discuss it with others as wekl!

For some time, I've posed 5 ways to fight fascism: 3.5% of a population in the streets. Peeling off 4 people in the Senate or 8 people in the House. Rescuing GOP from a predictable catastrophe. Fighting Trump in the courts. Winning in 2026. Peeling off is really important.