You'd *still* rather have Fetterman in the Senate than Oz. You'd WAY rather have Cortez Masto than Adam fucking Laxalt, who's insane. Corey Booker? Are we pretending he's a problem now? Newsom is a slime - and still a better governor than Brian Dahle would've been THINK! CRITICALLY!

Continue to be impressed by @jamestalarico.bsky.social . This is worth a watch. youtu.be/Blph_2RSBno?...

RIP Fred Smith www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/o...

Every time I re-read Trump v. United States, it feels like getting hit in the head with a mallet.

Feeling this one today youtu.be/JIkgTCxwHY4?...

Democracy dies...when placed in the hands of oligarchs.

please watch:

I think it's best for everyone to understand that the unified class project of billionaires right now is to do to white collar workers what globalization and neoliberalism did to blue collar workers.

Hell yeah!

WTAF?!

It's easy to get inured to this. But it's genuinely shocking. These are just untrained, hyped up hooligans terrorizing people.

A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot. "They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets." "They had the professional demeanor of criminals." ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social

Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

This.

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Defenceless under the night Our world in stupor lies; Yet, dotted everywhere, Ironic points of light Flash out wherever the Just Exchange their messages: May I, composed like them Of Eros and of dust, Beleaguered by the same Negation and despair, Show an affirming flame. — W.H. Auden, Sept. 1, 1939

I try to avoid hyperbole when it comes to Trump policies, but this is absolutely frickin’ insane—on about eleventy different levels. Massive, systemic Fourth Amendment violations because … reasons.

Great precis on issues surrounding the Insurrection Act from @kateriga.bsky.social at @talkingpointsmemo.com . Trump Threatened to Invoke the Insurrection Act — He’ll Need an Insurrection First talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-i...

The Star Tribune had an insane graphic about the presence of immigration enforcement in Minneapolis. There are more immigration officers in the metro right now than local police officers.

Wow. slate.com/news-and-pol...

Excellent piece. Worth a read. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Kicking off Senate Republicans' sham hearing on medication abortion by making absolutely clear: MIFEPRISTONE IS SAFE AND EFFECTIVE. This hearing is not about science. It's about Republicans trying to ban abortion nationwide.

Important read.

Amanda Gorman wrote this poem for Renee Good and that’s it for me tonight.

A Turning Point for Trump’s Marauding Secret Police talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-tur...

Emily Heller, an eyewitness, is speaking out to set the record straight. Officers were screaming at Renee Nicole Good, “Move, move, move.” So she moved, and they shot her multiple times? Then Noem and Trump branded her a domestic terrorist. Does everyone see how absolutely insane that sounds?

Here are two key frames of the video. (Changed language on the first notation.)

The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.

Great piece. www.elizabethspiers.com/eating-the-c...

Really important point about the Minnesota fraud scandal from @citizencohn.bsky.social: open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

Venezuela Regime Change and the Theater of the Absurd talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/venez...

In 1931 in Kiel, Germany, Rachel Posner, the wife of a rabbi, took this picture. On the back of the photograph she wrote: “‘Death to Judah,’ so the flag says. ‘Judah lives forever,’ so the light answers.” The light will continue to answer the darkness. Happy Hanukkah.

"She can be heard screaming as agents attempt to handcuff her. 'I’m a U.S. citizen, please help me,' she shouted after agents forced her to the ground. 'This is unfair. Why are you doing this to me?'” Gift link: www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...

New from me in @talkingpointsmemo.com: The generational divide of our moment isn’t about partisanship or social issues. It’s about how differently each generation experiences what it takes to build a good life. talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/young-c...

Jesus, this is a terrifying story (11 injured). And the teacher who fought off the bear - what a hero. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted. If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.

Fantastic piece. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Breaking: Judge rules deployment of National Guard into DC is illegal (puts her order on pause until 12/11 for appeals). "The Court finds that the District’s exercise of sovereign powers within its jurisdiction is irreparably harmed by Defendants’ actions in deploying the Guards," she writes.

Yesterday, Trump defended the Saudi Crown Prince in the Oval Office. He said he had “nothing” to do with the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. But I reviewed a call while serving on Trump’s NSC that I believe would be of interest to the Khashoggi family and the American people. Release the transcript.

i'd say it did. the public put a group of thieves, vandals and extremists in office last november and they promptly went about destroying everything that might work to limit their ability to loot, steal and inflicting pain on the people they hate

Looking forward to great things from these great guys! 🍻 indyweek.com/food-and-dri...

Excellent piece. Five positions all Senators should be evaluated on in deciding whether they should be retained or replaced. cc @murray.senate.gov , @cantwell.senate.gov The Status Interview – Or How To Write Up a Senate Purge List talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-s...

@murray.senate.gov @cantwell.senate.gov my message: hold fast, don't cave.

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