it's wild how not one of these alleged titans of journalism has done a single deep dive into how maga is literally a protection racket for sex offenders

Yes, thank you. This is the energy and stance we need to see across the board. Call it out and push back.

If you are in SC, call your reps. A vote is expected soon.

And for those who make exceptions for r & i, those exceptions do not exist in this ban. That this proposed legislation is even on the table is completely reprehensible.

Take away their power. No one should be so rich that they fear nothing.

One of the best things about living in an increasingly diverse area is the Ukranian market that opened recently. Checked it out a few days ago and have been in daily since. Homemade soups, rolls, pastries, salads, sausages, and stews, but best of all is the steady flow of regulars chatting w/ staff.

Truth! There's no truly protected class when deaing with fascists. There's no safety through proximity, only delusion and a false sense of security. They have shown time and again how much contempt and little esteem they hold for women. You'd be foolish to expect any better treatment from them.

Important reminder.

It is clear that many cis people are not aware just how up to her neck Rowling is in funding and driving anti trans sentiment in the UK. She's not just a person with a vile opinion.

We're all in an inescapable relationship with an abusive narcissistic psychopath with dementia. The market makers are too.

It turn out she has a name, which is weird. Thank you, Connie Ballmer.

Child: I know your name. Mamdani. Obama: What’s his first name? Child: Mayor.

NASA and Mamdani are proving that Americans are desperate to see their money spent in ways they feel good about. This, however, is not the same thing as simply spending the money on things we would feel good about but never know happened. People need to be able to see it.

I consistently repeat to folks that they do not in fact ever *succeed* on their own. Sometimes the assistance is visible, often it is submerged. None of the USian billionaires *succeeded* on their own. In fact, most of them continue to benefit from your money, labor, etc....

Right out in the open, Donald Trump is suing his own IRS to try to steal $10 BILLION taxpayer dollars. I just introduced a bill that would make this theft ILLEGAL.

To the people complaining these sex abuse cases have created a world where men now have to think 10 times before they touch a woman. Yes, that's the point. It's called consent. Welcome to human decency.

The thread has more details. Please help if you can and also help spread the word.

Martha Stewart served time for less.

Because they have zero interest in serving the public or upholding their oath of office.

Here are the 7 senate democrats who voted to continue sending bombs to Netanyahu. Richard Blumenthal (CT) Chris Coons (DE) Catherine Cortez Masto (NV) John Fetterman (PA) Kirsten Gillibrand (NY) Jackie Rosen (NV) Chuck Schumer (NY)

Surprise surprise.

The whole cult. They're happy to use him as cover for their own lack of morals and ethics.

BREAKING: A jury has found Live Nation and Ticketmaster to be an illegal monopoly that overcharges fans. After the federal government settled the case, 34 states kept pursuing the giant ticket and concert company. Now, the states have won.

ICE has reported the 16th detained death of 2026. Alejandro Cabrera Clemente, 49, from Mexico, died on April 11 at Winn Correctional Center in Louisiana. Here's what we know and what ICE isn't telling you. 🧵

Accountability and consequences are long overdue.

In today's episode of What Is It This Time we explore why my lips are feeling reactive after my bowl of esquites? There was nothing there that I haven't had before. Was it, in fact, what I ate, some other exposure, or just my whackadoodle system playing havoc? Or maybe some combo of the above.

In a first last month, renewables supplied more power to the U.S. than natural gas, a milestone in the shift to clean energy.

Black women have the highest maternal mortality rate among all racial groups in the U.S. During Black Maternal Health Week, let us refocus on how we can provide resources and rights that help Black mothers thrive before, during, and after pregnancy. We must pass the #Momnibus

I know from experience that leaving Substack has a cost. No other platform is as *easy* to get up and running, any time you change platforms, you're going to get significant churn. But, my friends who are on Substack--I don't think it will get easier to leave, might as well do it now.

If that Door Dasher with the impromptu interview seems familiar, here's her testimony to Ways and Means Comittee from July 2025. waysandmeans.house.gov/wp-content/u...

FUCKING LEAVE SUBSTACK NO SHIT THEY SUPPORT NAZIS IF YOU BIG PUBS LEFT SUBSTACK THEY WOULD HAVE LESS $$ FFS a lot of us already made the leap because we believe that fighting fascism is more important than doing the easy thing and complaining about it hey support NAZI-FREE liberatory writing:

More than *70* orgs are warning Meta that integrating facial recognition into smart glasses is a terrible, dangerous idea. Five years from now, when the consequences are abundantly clear and prevalent, people will point at this warning (as has happened with Meta and Big Tech, time and time again):

Critical thread for Californians.

When I say there's an ethics problem with becoming a billionaire, this is the kind of thing I"m referring to - building your wealth on the exploitation and abuse of others.

Presidents since Reagan have been promising a tool like Direct File. Elon Musk even proposed an IRS app for taxpayers. IRS actually built it! Users loved it, but then DOGE killed it after a meeting with the private tax preparation industry. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/what-the-d...

Bannon referred to Orban as "Trump before Trump." Well, Orban is gone. MAGA is next.

I am very lucky to have had access to quality mental health care for most of my adult life after taking my abuser to court at 22. EMDR truly saved my life, even with a CPTSD diagnosis that has never truly left me. All survivors, in addition to our support, deserve free mental health care for life.

A reminder that as Americans we pay double per capita for healthcare than every developed nation on Earth, AND have the lowest life expectancy. We're getting robbed & bled literally to death by the exploitative for profit system we have. We demand universal healthcare as a human right. Period. 2/2

there is no politician so irreplaceable that we must overlook sexual misconduct because nobody else could possibly fill their shoes

"If Swalwell was guilty, his accusers would file charges" is a thing I keep seeing. But here's the thing: it's absolutely NOT how the system works. ONLY PROSECUTORS CAN FILE CRIMINAL CHARGES IN THE US LEGAL SYSTEM.

If you’re still asking why Eric Swalwell got exposed now please read this.

I think some people get VERY invested in the candidate they like. They're convinced they've found the one truly good one, who isn't a corporate puppet, or a racist, etc. And if their "guy" turns out to be bad, they get angry at themselves for believing in him, & then they turn the anger outward.

Yeah Swalwell is done

apparently today's a good day for this

I've been given a bunch of old cookbooks (mostly the community kind) from my MIL's estate. My kiddo has begun flipping through them, alternating between excitement over finding Grandma's favorites and consternation over recipes that made the rounds when I was a kid.

This woman’s face is America listening to the president’s tweets.

I have a pretty broad understanding of human history, and I cannot think of a time when such a huge percentage of a society was so ready to form a popular resistance and yet was so utterly failed by the incompetent fools who could ostensibly lead it.

Trump has apparently just posted a video of a woman being murdered on his social media account. I am not watching it and you shouldn’t either. You should, however, call your reps and demand impeachment.

I'm on the train back to DC – I call on all my colleagues to come back, too. Congress must vote to end this war IMMEDIATELY.

The fact remains that yesterday, Donald Trump threatened genocide. His party did nothing to push back. A two-week delay doesn't change either of those things.