this morning's decision in the TPS case, Mullin v. Doe, is just a straightforward declaration from the Supreme Court that neither the law nor the lives of nonwhite people matter ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/mulli...

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John Roberts will want you to forget everything that happened this week at SCOTUS after he confirms that the first sentence of the 14th Amendment means what it says, please do not fall for it

After the brutal sentencing of the anti-ICE protesters in Prairieland, it can be easy to feel helpless. But you aren't. Part of our job is to keep them top of mind - spreading the word, donating if we can, and reaching out to them in detention. Support the Prarieland Defendants here:

Remember after the VRA case when I said that eliminating "disparate impact" tests for discrimination was the worst thing SCOTUS could do to US law? Today's TPS decision is an example of what civil rights and antidiscrimination law look like without disparate impact.

Called! Call your Rep, too.

“Google is clear that it's starting to store much more than just what you type into Search. ‘Your saved media includes your images, files, and audio and video recordings from your interactions with Search services,’ reads the page’s description.”

BREAKING: @aoc.bsky.social just introduced the AI Data Center Moratorium Act in the House. The bill would ban the construction of data centers until Congress addresses the economic, environmental, and safety impacts of AI.

You don't need to be a lawyer to make yourself expensive to deny. Get everything in writing, keep the envelope, log every call, appeal every "no." Almost nobody appeals — and insurers reverse about a third of denials when people do. Some ideas on how to fight, 🧵 www.patreon.com/mattbc/posts...

There are no perfect protestors, no perfect political prisoners, no perfect way to resist fascist violence. The state sees us all the same. Ask the Haymarket martyrs. Ask Fred Hampton. Hold the Prairieland defendants close. Give them your support, your letters, your love. They WILL come home.

From @bloomberglaw.com - Stephen Miller behind DoJ memo arguing for re-institutionalization of disabled Americans (because he wants to incarcerate homeless folks). Miller/DoJ deny it. Good reporting here on why this memo came out.

And that it’s finally time for a politics of solidarity that doesn’t compromise on anyone’s humanity or dignity. Message heard loud and clear. Tremendously grateful for the honor of representing you. I'll fight ceaselessly to be the congressmember you deserve. (3/3)

Tonight, you sent a resounding message: That you want leadership ready to fight, not fold, against authoritarianism. That you’re ready to join together with neighbors to build a city that is truly affordable & welcoming for all. (2/3)

Listen when people tell you what they consider a threat, and which threats don’t worry them. Listen when they tell you who counts as part of the group and who is an outsider.

It's easier for media to portray the election as an attack on American Jews than to delve into what NY-10 really was: The second most Jewish Congressional district in the US having a referendum between two Jewish candidates on what it means to do Jewish politics in the age of Trump and Netanyahu.

HEY CHICAGO! The city wants to sell your parking meter company to the same private-equity firm that owns Omni Air International, the worst of the worst of ICE's charter airlines. The city council's finance committee is meeting about it TOMORROW. 1/

Benjamin Song was sentenced to 100 years in federal prison today--far more than most people convicted of trafficking CSAM, among other serious offenses. He and the other Prarieland defendants were punished not for anything they did but for the things they believe (all of which I also believe)

Please try to stop being the party that all the Democrats hate.

This is a fight between the volunteers of the Democratic Party and the consultant/billionaire class of the Democratic Party. That's what it is.

We are tired of doing all the work and then being told that our vote is a lock, we have no choice, and so you have to go run around chasing MAGA votes. We aren't the ones that hate Democratic volunteers. YOU DO.

There's a great deal that's alarming about the Prairieland sentencing, regardless of how one views the shooter, but the biggest deal is 30 years for a man who wasn't there, convicted of moving a box of zines while knowing protesters. Consider the implications. theintercept.com/2026/06/23/p...

The primary season is not over yet. And already, the number of Democratic socialists in Congress is set to double. Claire Valdez, Darializa Avila Chevalier, and Chris Rabb will join Bernie Sanders, Rashida Tlaib, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. And there may yet be more to come.

RESULT: Darializa Avila Chevalier, a challenger backed by New York's left, has ousted Rep. Adriano Espaillat. An earthquake result, which means all 3 congressional candidates backed by Mamdani have won: Chevalier, Brad Lander, and Claire Valdez.

Evening Update: Still stalled at needing $230 asap to help cover the rest of this month's bills #MutualAidRequest

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A new study finds that abortion bans are disrupting pregnancy-related care in general. Pregnant women in states with total abortion bans are nearly twice as likely to die during or shortly after pregnancy, while pregnant Black patients have 3 times the mortality risk of their white counterparts.

Bedtime Update: I'm down to needing $230 to cover my bills for the rest of the month. Thanks so much for all the support today! #MutualAidRequest

The barrier to creating art isn’t talent or even skill. It’s something more akin to courage. When you hear folks insist they have to have AI to make art (otherwise it’s not fair!), remember that.

Wheaton College, etc., etc. have a lot to answer for. The Russell Voughts of this world don’t emerge from the ether. They’re formed, trained, shaped, handed power. Those ideas? They come from somewhere.

Listen.

I don't even really understand how you just take a fundamental human activity like creating stuff and talk about it as if it's something that is typically reserved for an elite, or indeed typically *anything*.

Most importantly LLM aren't monolithic, they act as a network of smaller models due to how training works. What cultural cues it makes use of depends on the cultural cues used in the prompt. That doesn't make it neutral, it makes it an amplifier.

He kept coming back, repeatedly (in the way AI often loops) to this idea of AI (specifically Claude) representing "a position without an address", and it became increasingly clear to me that there was some odd mystification happening. Of course LLM products have an address. It's a corporate address.

Afternoon Update: Still stalled at needing $230 asap to cover the last remaining bills I have for this month #MutualAidRequest

Let’s make sure Charlotte has what she needs.

Happy Juneteenth! For this holiday let’s all donate to Black trans liberation and justice! Please share Black trans support orgs and MUTUAL AID requests in replies. Remember to not only donate to people and orgs at the top of replies but also scroll down to support everyone.

NEW — I wanted to know if ICE’s newly uncovered plan to offload seven of the 11 concentration camp warehouses was actually a big deal, so I went straight to the expert: Michael Wriston of @projectsaltbox.com, which has been tracking these warehouses every step of the way. Our full convo here:

The NYT consistently treats normalization of Nazi internet slang (based, goy, among others) as a sign that the slang isn't Nazi anymore As opposed to a sign that Nazis are reaching kids and it's a major fucking problem

Two littles and one mom sleeping sound in their home tonight with no eviction coming tomorrow! Thank you for always believing that together we can take care of each other. We did it again!

The news you probably missed was the Trump Admin issuing a memo that they don't have to enforce Olmstead rights. Not that they won't, but that they don't have to. A first move. More to come.

LESS THAN SIX HOURS TO KEEP A WOMAN AND HER CHILDREN FROM EVICTION. Could you give $2, $5 or $10? These small donations are adding up but we need more people to meet the need! We need $1,035 more to keep this beautiful woman and her two young boys housed! Let's take care of each other 🩵

This one hits harder now he's behind the wire. soundcloud.com/edrootsmusic...

holy shit????? ICE is getting rid of seven of the 11 would-be concentration camp warehouses they purchased and sec. mullin indicates new mass detention centers are not priority. huge!

Fundraising time: A Minneapolis-area Liberian mother, who has been in the US since she was a child in the ‘90s, was taken by ICE 4 weeks ago and is still detained Her family, including 4 kids ages 8-17, need $2000 to cover the legal fees to bring her home I’ll match 1st $500 Venmo @wrigleyfield

Update, the incredible folks at Children Thrive Action Network & TIRCC have been pushing hard, Gov. Bill Lee's office is getting flooded & he's claiming they will "fit it" next session. Kids will die in the interim. Keep calling now (615) 741 2001 & demand to stop the notices

EXACTLY. I’ve said this a million times but I and the rest of the Broadview 6 are still picking up the pieces of our lives emotionally and financially. This is incredibly stressful in every way possible, and there is no guarantee for a just outcome.

Feels like a lot of STEM guys believed coding was the hardest thing a human could do, and assumed that once somebody invented an AI that can code, it would follow naturally that the AI can do all of the lesser non-coding things that other dumber people were doing

This ⬇️ is a real American hero! Congresswoman Joyce Beatty is a Kennedy Center trustee who sued after the unlawful renaming of the center. Late Friday her suit prevailed and the center’s rightful name was restored. Thank you @repbeatty.bsky.social, we love you! ❤️

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were given access to voter files in two counties in Texas and North Carolina, according to an Axios news report. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...