Lots of my friends ask "what can we do?" And if there isn't a specific group in your area fighting for democracy, @democracydocket.com and @democracyforward.org are doing a ton of work. This video has lots of specific suggestions near the end: www.youtube.com/shorts/ElsHw...

You’ll start noticing it everywhere! www.youtube.com/shorts/Gl3sS...

Last year, I was constantly worried about my TN work visa being revoked. I could also be rejected by a CBP officer any time I re-entered the US, so my immigration lawyer advised no travel. After I was laid off, I had only 60 days to find a new job or I had to physically leave the US by December 31.

Thank you Paula Poundstone! www.youtube.com/shorts/_A8LN... (P.S. She's touring!)

Black History Month is a time to recognize the lived, shared experience of all Black folks who have fundamentally shaped, challenged, and ultimately strengthened America. It’s about taking an unvarnished look at the past so that we can create a better future.

I was wondering why she appears to care what the box office is, if the point was only grifting. Then I remembered, she might be trying to beat Becoming: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Becomin...

Privilege *is* transitive! www.youtube.com/shorts/9FMu1...

A Canadian explains how decertifying Canadian planes in the US will screw MAGA voters harder than anyone else. Props to the hockey fight energy this man gives. I love it. www.youtube.com/shorts/AAjzp...

Chilling. It’s coming for us all.

Superbowl tickets available 4% tickets left per Vividseats. Melania the movie tickets available: 400%, 800%, 1200%

One of the most worrisome & revealing clips that I have seen recently… An amendment that explicitly bans ICE’s ability to detain & deport U.S. citizens was accepted in the committee version of a funding bill. But then Stephen Miller and Trump insisted that that language be removed. And it was.

The president of the United States had his Justice Dept. raid an election office and seize ballots in order to cast doubt on an election he lost. Yet, this is treated by legacy media as just another normal day. I founded Democracy Docket because you deserve better. Subscribe now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

Judge in Minnesota issues blistering ruling to block Trump Admin. from detaining refugees awaiting resident status: "Refugees have a legal right to be in the United States, a right to work, a right to live peacefully—and importantly, a right not to be subjected to the terror of being arrested"

Join if you are able. The latest move in Georgia by the FBI is an attempt to stop or subvert the 2026 elections. They won’t win, but we can’t stop our nonviolent resistance to assaults on democracy. nationalshutdown.org

This is one of the clearest shots across the bow yet. The administration has no intention of permitting free and fair elections going forward; that fact does not mean that they will be successful or are particularly competent, but acknowledging that is a prerequisite to counteracting it

You can ignore science, but science will never ignore you. Measles incidence in the United States.

The $40 million that Bezos paid for the Melanie propaganda film would cover the cost of about 200 journalists for a year.

Earlier today I warned Democracy Docket members not to confuse Trump’s tactical pause as a change of heart. Here is just some of what I wrote. Join now to access all its premium content. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0

bro whistles are the NICE option. do you really want to challenge 1,000 nerds with 3D printers to invent something louder and more annoying???

ICE/CBP swarms into Minnesota after reports of massive government fraud. Somehow they sidestepped the orders-of-magnitude higher government fraud from Minnesota-based UnitedHealth, who leads a Medicare Advantage fraud that MedPac (a government analyst) estimates as costing America $76 billion/year

If you’re tired of the way they turned our communities into one big puppy-killing gravel pit, reach out to a community group and join the folks who are planning direct, nonviolent action to make change. I’m figuring out what an old lady in a wheelchair can do.

I learned something today. I'll probably still show up at Junipero Serra & Serramonte and protest, but now looking for direct actions that a wheelchair user can participate in. (SURJ--check it out!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEQg...

Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires call for higher taxes on super-rich

Speaking out against the insanity in all the ways I can find: sign.moveon.org/petitions/am...

Coming up during Black History Month, there's a great speaker running a panel/workshop on a fascinating subject:

Add your name to the petition NOW and demand an END to Trump's militarized occupation in Minnesota. #democracy sign.moveon.org/petitions/mi...

Every Democratic candidate needs to swear that they will pursue all legal and reasonable prosecution of those who have repeatedly and shamelessly violated our laws and murdered our citizens and guests. No more takesie backsies.

Do you have legislative experience? Would you work pro bono to help an organization craft legislation aimed at preventing an involuntary autism registry? If so, email [email protected] I've just started volunteering with them, and they're great: lnkd.in/gadQH77z

there are jaguar-threatening giant river otters. Crikey. www.youtube.com/shorts/PIGSv... #science #otter

If you say this close to a stranger on a coffee shop couch, would you put your foot this close to someone’s food and drink?

Regime change is not hot. Congress reining it in is super hot! From MoveOn: Congress can act this week to end Trump’s warmongering in Venezuela—and may vote as early as tomorrow. To take action and make your voices heard to members of Congress, go to indivisi.org/no-war and moveon.org/NoWarLetter.

Looking back on 2025 before moving ahead to 2026. So grateful to @desertsleuths.bsky.social for including my short story "A Killer Job" in their most recent anthology. If you enjoy reading mysteries, anthologies are a great way to meet new authors! #mystery #anthology #amreading

Them: Tell me you know that men invented Western medicine without telling me... Me: Chainsaw invented for childbirth issues.

It’s so fun to hear from @paulapoundstone.bsky.social ! she still has it! www.youtube.com/shorts/LY9Pk...

I thought I could resell my Rimowa but apparently one of the nieces or nephews will be stuck inheriting them. I’m sorry, future nieces and nephews. I love them, but not everybody does...

I hope Erik Seibert wakes up every morning smiling and content. He did the right thing and it’s working.

the turkey is surely an ai generated turkey. it looks like one end is a giant snail head.

srsly?

i’m pretty sure there are providers who could support scaling (like whoever handles tix sales for soccer games), so DoJ wouldn’t have to throttle searchers…

Thinking about that time my romfic buds would exhort me to spill the tea about crimefic conference cuz I was good at curating the fun stuff, not the mean stuff, and now I’m thinking whether I could turn that into money if I trained my sites on my rich Uncle Software…?

I did a good thing today for a Young who truly appreciates The Good Thing and I tell you, it makes me feel better than my finest bottle of fancy whiskey. Even if you haven’t much to give, giving something feels so goddamned good. #NewYearsThoughts

Loved #WakeUpDeadMan even though it's more remote/allegorical than the previous two. The message is so important! hard to believe Josh O'Connor played both Prince Charles & the priest in WUDM. Every one of my writer friends will enjoy Andrew Scott's last scene.

so, Google's AI can't tell the difference between a job *for* wheelchair users and a job that involves pushing other people's wheelchairs. Context is king.

Not removing him from office legally is starting to feel like elder abuse.

Rocket J. Squirrel has kept every stray cat out of the backyard... ...until today. Saw him and another cat just sitting on the ground, loaf-shaped, facing each other and giving each other slow blinks. I think we just acquired another cat...

With my next SCOTUS argument little more than one week away, I will be writing less often between now and the 9th. In the meantime, subscribe to Democracy Docket to support the team's invaluable work. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

Clearest explainer I’ve found of what’s been happening on the court case related to the Judge Boasberg contempt legal tangle, and the latest status, highlighted by the claim that Noem metaphorically dragged a court order out to a gravel pit... www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMcD...

Here’s a fun fact: More than 1000 people have signed up at runforwhat.net to run for office since last night. 😈😈😈

@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social ’s win reminds me of the time we heard Gus Newport (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gus_New...) speak about being Berkeley mayor. He said he was a socialist but he still had to meet payroll. Wishing you good fortune with job ahead, Mayor-elect Mamdani!