This guy was interviewed for a magazine in 1864 and had served as a page boy under George Washington’s command in the War for Independence www.americanrevolution.org/alexander-mi...

"The mainstream right is crawling into the sewer of neo-Nazi ideology but you probably wouldn't know it unless you were a right-wing extremist yourself."

Lawmakers said ProPublica’s findings showed a need for more restrictions on officers’ use of chemical munitions. “We cannot allow another child to be tear-gassed by federal law enforcement officers,” one senator said.

Burgum used to be a "normal" figure, w successful tech-biz career. When he was running for prez in 2024 primaries, against DJT, he told Meet the Press that he "wouldn't do business" w Trump, because "you're judged by the company you keep." www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRJU... Indeed you are.

Not an original thought, but the far right's use of gender is a subcategory of enforcing conformity in order to subordinate the individual to the movement/state. It's not only twisted and unhealthy on a personal level but fascistic on a socio-political level.

The Coolidge coin is actually quite a rare collectible precisely because the public didn't like it and the Treasury eventually melted most of them down. As a result, the rule against living persons on coins was instituted soon thereafter.

we don't have a masculinity crisis. we have a patriarchy crisis. patriarchy creates and sustains male unhappiness with its dogmatic, toxic, rigid definition of masculinity which says the worst and most undesirable thing a human can be is female which is how we get insults like "Low-T Talarico"

Stephen Miller’s pathological hatred of immigrants has made stupidity and cruelty official policy across every department of the federal government. “Only American citizens and green card holders can be airport janitors” is ridiculous. This man legally worked there for almost 30 years!

As horrifying as this campaign of premeditated murder is, what might be even more disturbing is the utter indifference of Congress, the public and our allies to such a shocking and unapologetic obliteration of the many laws and norms against targeting civilians. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/31/w...

A rare treat: Meat Puppets at Knockdown Center in Queens tonight. #NYC 🔥

The most strategic fumble I’ve witnessed among dem leaders is letting their cops beat up their constituents. And it’s been going on for years and weakening us all. It leaves people with few options but to lose faith in the entire system. And faith is all you got because there isn’t very much proof

While reporting on a large police presence breaking up a protest outside Delaney Hall ICE facility in New Jersey, Ali Velshi is escorted away by police.

Indispensable scientific breakthroughs that grow numerous medical fields and assist in the diagnosis and treatment of disease that we’ll wait decades longer to achieve because Republicans can’t grasp the concept of society. 🧵

We all know exactly who he means & the fact that this doesn’t immediately end his presidency is a total failure of the constitutional order.

Second night of Jersey cops attacking protesters who are there supporting hunger strikers inside a sadistic immigrant jail

Trump’s behavior on social media today is so unhinged even by his standards that I can’t help but wonder what the doctors really told him the other day. This is a deeply unwell person.

This attack raises an interesting international law issue: In the view of the USG, a use of force against a foreign-flagged vessel is a use of force against that flag state. (USG position during the 1987-88 Tanker War.) In other words, the U.S. just attacked Gambia.

The U.S. has officially killed more than 200 people in Latin American waters since Sept. 2, with next to no evidence presented to the public to justify the strikes.

You might’ve sounded like a loon if you said eight months ago that the ballroom would be his I’m-never-leaving-power bunker. You sound totally sober saying so now.

“You know what? We’re all citizens of the United States. That does not mean we have to align ourselves with those motherfucking dipshits. None of them!” 🥳

Trump posts an image of his “drone port” on top of the White House, which raises the question of who they’re planning to drone in and around DC

Walsh is also engaging with readers in the comments, with thoughtful and incisive responses. We can dump on the Times all we want, but very few news organizations have the will to do this kind of reporting

“An angry crowd gathered outside the hospital. “‘Killers!’ people shouted at us when we arrived, confusing us for foreign aid workers.” For NYT journalists Declan Walsh and Arlette Bashizi, the risks in reporting this Ebola story were not just biological. 🎁 link ⤵️ www.nytimes.com/2026/05/30/w...

Buried in the House's version of the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) released on Tuesday, is section 224, entitled “United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative.”

Of $2.5 billion of fire relief funds, $0 went to fire victims. $75 million went to the military. $14 million went to pay cops to tear gas civilians who were protesting against ICE. www.nbclosangeles.com/investigatio...

Plein air oil painting of Zuckerberg's megayacht in flames on Lake Union in Seattle. 9"×12" oil on panel

This was the result. bsky.app/profile/dc95...

This man was playing his cello in the tear gas New Jersey State Police deployed at Delaney Hall last night. “Like the titanic!” protesters said.

Over and over I have been beating a drum that the one thing that we have to always pay attention to is the character of the people we are electing. They can't just make the right mouth noises, they actually have to be good people living up to very basic principles of decency and integrity.

Furthermore, cops' role at Pride is basically stopping the traffic from running us over & protecting our constitutionally right to free assembly. 👍 We are not (& should not) be there to pinkwash their reputation & falsely make them look cute & cuddly.

My most consistent unpopular opinion - an argument I've lost many times in the past 35 years - is that Pride is for the community & the community does not benefit from the parasitic involvement of corporate fair weather friends.

I should not have to know this much about any man from Maine

Victor Marx, the Republican frontrunner for Colorado Governor, claims he was forced to kill a man at age 7 and talks about the necessity of killing people related to his “high risk missionary” work. But he wouldn’t tell me how many people he’s killed. “Does it matter?” Marx asked.

Utah has universal mail-in voting. The GOP legislature passed a law to limit it. So the Utah Postal Workers Union is launching a campaign to support mail-in voting. A union poll found Utahns use mail ballots they receive. A 2024 study found 96.7% cast a primary vote via USPS or drop box.

"It appears to be the first time ICE has issued a public request on how to use this kind of data, which can include information on people’s purchases, web browsing or social media use."

Looks like World Cup tourists will be introduced to the cherished American tradition of getting ripped the fuck off when trying to catch a ride

Interesting framing from an outlet whose photographer had a finger broken by ICE a couple days ago

As some have pointed out, the order only requires the plaintiffs (trump’s personal lawyers) to explain their position in writing. DOJ never even filed any notices of appearance. But, frankly, I’m not sure the distinction really matters — the lawyers on both sides work for Trump!

*pulling the pin on my tear gas canister* it’s unconscionable what’s happening inside those detention centers and im working very closely with the trump administration and cbp to figure out what’s going on, could you please excuse me for one second while i throw something ill brb

im a democratic governor and im against the concentration camp in my state but if the protesters could maybe just scootch over to the side here a little so we dont have to see or think about you that would really be great

A guy got arrested for pulling a trans woman's pants down at Cedar Park, so I want you to think about that, cis people, and ask yourself if you look feminine enough to not have men pull your clothes off in public? And I have bad news for a lot of you.

Minnesota GOP convention just voted to stand for and hold a moment of silence for… killer cop Derek Chauvin. Can’t make this up.

Have you, like me, spent the last 26 years worrying if the Canadian Potato Museum STILL has the display of various potato diseases with potatoes in little coffins? Stop worrying. I checked today. Still there.

There’s so much, idk, genuinely sweet optimism and delusion built in to the notion that “history will judge” something.

it’s also the fact that the right stormed the capitol and 5 years later are asking for millions out of it. the left and the right are absolutely not living under similar first amendment paradigms

The only newsworthy aspect of Trump's emotions is how they show he is unfit and dangerous. If NYTimes wanted to center his emotions as the story, the headline is, "President Trump Continues To Unravel As Another Vanity Project Is Found To Be Illegal."

The reason this has worked so well for Republicans is that it influences *both sides* inversely. It stimulates and motivates Republican voters while simultaneously intimidating and depressing Democratic activity.

The options are to either condone violence and match it or to oppose it rigorously through nonviolent means. Both, however, require an acceptance that the opposition is committed to violence. Democrats refuse to do this, and it has contributed heavily to the party being viewed nationally as "weak."

One reason Republicans have had lots of political success in recent years (i.e., control of all three branches of government, the majority of governors and most state legislatures) is because their movement is underpinned by the threat of state and state-sponsored violence.