Not what this article is entirely about but I HATE scam pacs what do you mean they raised $678 MILLION AND ONLY ELEVEN MILLION WENT TO CANDIDATES AND CAMPAIGNS

I found some tea at the FEC

starting to think that an increasingly senile trump is being shown a different reality by his aides by making ai videos of shit and telling him it’s real news

Superb reflection by @emilyinyourphone.bsky.social on current state of political violence in US emilyinyourphone.substack.com/p/how-the-ri...

As always, @emilyinyourphone.bsky.social nails it. "We should not have to live in a country where school shootings and political violence are the norm. Our neighbors, our families, our children deserve better. And that’s what we are fighting for."

I think a lot of people were surprised by the scale and reach of the Charlie Kirk influencer ecosystem this week. There’s another massive influencer ecosystem you might not be aware of, and it’s MAHA. And they’ve set their sights on taking down abortion.

"Democracy is a living, breathing beast whose strength hinges on the full unhindered participation of ALL citizens." Sami Sage & Emily Amick, Democracy in Retrograde #WeThePeople #StrongerTogether @samisagesays.bsky.social @emilyinyourphone.bsky.social

Take action & find joy, as the feud you need to fight.

If your whole political identity is “resisting government overreach,” then why are you silent when ICE arrests people without warrants, hearings, or ID? Tyranny isn’t always a big speech and a boot. Sometimes it’s just a cell phone and a badge that says nothing.

This is not just about Medicaid, it’s about how we want to function as a country. If we think life is better for all of us if we take care of our neighbors, or if we want to let corporations write the rules, cut the safety net, and call it ‘freedom.’

@emilyinyourphone.bsky.social's explainer on the pronatalism movement connects the dots with a lot of helpful information. Read it if you haven't already. (And she's having a subscription sale this week if you're interested.) open.substack.com/pub/emilyiny...

One thing about me is if you text about your medical ailment, I will suggest Gato.

guys they're going to stop feeding TSA's bomb-sniffing dogs, per Fox News nat security correspondent:

Hey folks – my phone system is having some tech difficulties and hanging up on callers that opt to leave voicemails. Your calls are important to me, so we're working hard to get it up again, but to be clear, I’m a NO on the CR, so if that’s why you’re calling, I hear ya!

@schatz.bsky.social when are you going to tell us what you were thinking?

Thank god Dems didn't give up that valuable weapon, the filibuster! How would they oppose this administration without it?

Has any org put out a release breaking down what’s actually in the CR?

I cannot believe Congressional dems scheduled their retreat for this week - it’s like they never planned to fight.

Private Equity is about to do with Social Security what they did with Joanne’s.

Dems should accept a 30 day clean CR and then spend the next month actually preparing a massive messaging war.

At least 50% of Tesla owners are bad drivers. The correlation is strong.

one thing i keep thinking about is how there is simply no way to design a constitutional system that can resist authoritarian incursion if participants in that system do not actually care that much

A lot of MAGA about to learn that riding in a Tesla makes you nauseous

Tesla infomercial on the White House lawn is not the future I dreamed of while watching QVC with my grandma

Sometimes I like to think about the lives of the people in Russia tasked with following me around the internet

I listened to this podcast and I fear we have lost the plot on dating. People really treat it like it’s an algorithm to be gamed when it is in fact about two people getting to know each other.

ICYMI, SkinnyTok is trending and it’s as bad as you think

I think the internet has totally changed the value of a conference. You can now see people speak from your bathtub. The value of a conference is the in person connections and networking. I wish conference coordinators would make more time for that and less time for a million panels.

The fact that this man has no values or empathy always shows

It’s interesting that two out of the three biggest lib independent media conglomerates (Contrarian, Bulwark, Meidas - I think) are former republicans.

Could be money spent researching chronic illness!

There is a video circulating of a weekend retreat where men pay thousands of dollars to be told they are worthless scum by other men. I think the issue is who is doing the finger wagging and why.

Washington Post under Trump: "151,000 jobs is solid" Washington Post under Biden: "194,000 jobs is another weak month"

Someone tell all the MAHA mamas that Trump does not care about their circadian rhythm and does not want to solve the daylight savings problem.

Good morning.

It feels petty vile that conservatives are exploiting this young boy who has had (8, I think) brain surgeries, the news clip that is circulating, and the comments on it, makes my heart sink.

I was informed by the kind Trader Joe’s staffer that they never have eggs after 2/3pm - NEWS!

I suddenly gained 2k followers her and I don’t know why, I don’t post that much because it feels like my particular brand of cunty joke isn’t the right vibe.

Wasn’t the Republican Party the free trade party?

No eggs at the Capitol Hill Trader Joe’s

The man who asked the suit question is MTGs boyfriend

Vance and Trump are doing a lot of vacationing for people who have been in a job for a little over a month.

I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F. 18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it. We made this website to tell our story: 18f.org

Seems bad. www.cnn.com/2025/02/28/p...

It’s funny to see the right shutting on Zelensky for being an actor when Donald Trump was a reality TV star. Arguably more embarrassing.

I think that Congress should call a hearing on this measles outbreak and that RFK Jr. needs to testify to the steps he’s taking to stop it.

Republicans just passed a budget that will cut Medicaid, which covers nearly half of all births in this country. Rep. Brittany Peterson flew across the country with her newborn to vote no.

This is smart! Bernie also runs a huge organizing group that has the capacity to do stuff like this - other groups that have the capacity should too.

More banal cults is the answer to our political woes