No it’s not OK to call Jews slurs because of Gaza, same as going to the Hiroshima Peace Museum to remind everyone of Japan’s Imperialism would also make you a huge asshole. We can agree on that much, right? You’re not making activism better, you’re making humanity worse.

I know I've said this a trillion times but I have to say it periodically to keep from going insane: The right ran a huge, well-funded, & ultimately successful campaign to completely take over political media & the infosphere more generally. This is by far the most important political development...

Incredibly funny that the president of the United States can do this and retain command of the American Armed Forces, but I said it about a literal Nazi and got fired from a job writing superhero comics.

Lifelong public servant gets shit on. Podcaster gets flags at half staff.

The emigrants https://botfrens.com/collections/69/contents/20044

Hey cool so that’s like your 85th obvious war crime

"Reasonable minds might wonder if [ethical nonmonogamy] can be ethical if your partner doesn’t want to do it. Luckily that question has been very well litigated, and the answer is no" fieldnotesforthebrave.substack.com/p/i-read-lin...

chains don't have personal values or lifestyles just fyi. good luck with the labor lawsuits kiddos

Duckworth: "If they're gonna retaliate, this is all on Donald Trump. He decided to do this."

Never trusted SURJ and am now feeling extremely vindicated

A foreign hacker likely has the Epstein Files. The best way to prevent blackmail of government officials, such as trump and Howard Lutnick, would be for AG Pam Bondi to stop the cover up and release all the Epstein Files as required by law.

Who could possibly have foreseen that war on Iran would (a) make Iran retaliate by closing the strait of Hormuz, which (b) could disrupt world oil markets, enriching Russia and penalizing most everyone else? Who, indeed, except EVERYONE WHO HAS EVER THOUGHT FOR ONE MINUTE about the situation.

we remain firmly on track for 'republican president leaves the country an omnishambles, next democratic president is punished for not cleaning it up fast enough'

Pope Leo fires San Diego bishop accused of stealing $250,000 reut.rs/4sI6d4B

A DOGE staffer assigned to the National Endowment for the Humanities to flag grants for "DEI" tries to explain what "DEI" is. This deposition is part of a lawsuit by the @acls1919.bsky.social, @historians.org and @modernlanguage.bsky.social.

come on, dawg

We live in the Howard Jarvis States of America:

I feel comfortable saying Rise of Skywalker was the worst Star Wars because it is the only one I genuinely do not remember enough of it to offer a coherent explanation of the plot. I think a knife and Poe’s ex-wife were somehow involved.

CA has massively expanded highways in Sacramento and the Inland Empire while underinvesting in transit. We need to build regional rail for Sacramento and electrify the San Bernardino Line to give residents a REAL solution to crowded freeways. catc.ca.gov/-/media/ctc-...

interesting to think that revolutionary era americans understood themselves as making a break with the “old world” and establishing a new civilization. and crucially, this new civilization rested on republican self-government, not “sovereignty.”

I suspect I may have some opinions to share about this next book I’m reading.

Enikö Eged

Accessible Cancer Care: Lessons from Autistic Communities by @kmunday.bsky.social autisticltd.co.uk/2026/02/15/a...

We must never normalize these ongoing attacks by DHS agents on the people they supposedly protect. Trump, Vance, Miller, & Noem have created a culture of impunity that has led to rampant abuse and killings. Not one more dime for this lawlessness.

"The question is no longer whether the Attorney General of the United States believes that shielding her Master is a defensible exercise of executive authority. She quite evidently does."

Eliminating gender studies courses helps to ensure that universities and other institutions will continue to protect men who benefit from the abuse of women and girls, either directly or through their connections to those who exploit girls and women for profit. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

when they have me flying a bomber in Civil War Woke im painting this on the payload

over on x the everything app some Chicago high school kid named Danny Spud tried to disrupt his school's anti-ICE protest by yelling about how much he loves ICE and then filmed himself getting walloped by a fellow student lmao the quote tweet making fun of him has 3x the likes

Just watched @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social on PBS YouTube. You need to see how some communities are treating their librarians. This could be your community tomorrow. Book bans affect everyone, even if they don't use the library. Please watch. Free people read freely. #librarianstrong

Trump’s Disapproval Rating Breaks New Record Trump hits another unwelcome milestone as his polling sinks even further, marking a new low in public support. How low can he go? ⬇️

Federal judges in Michigan, California & Oregon have now rejected DOJ attempts to force states to hand over voter rolls Read this for why it matters www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Here are the emails between Howard Lutnick and Jeffrey Epstein confirming the visit—Lutnick lists the ages of all of the eight minors:

“Staff”

tfw you leave Plato’s cave awfulannouncing.com/nfl/pat-mcaf...

we’re not doing this under Woke 2 sorry not sorry

Among the emails was a 2009 missive in which Mr. Ross responded supportively when Mr. Epstein told him he was contemplating funding an art exhibition, tentatively titled “Statutory,” that would showcase underage models dressed to look older than they were.

The rampant sexual violence, the rape apologia in response to MeToo, and the fostering of misogynistic hatred under the guise of "populism" are all part and parcel with the Epstein Class's fear of democracy. It's an abhorrence for the very notion of consent, be it of the raped or the governed

At the same time the Epstein Files are reinforcing how protected sexual abusers really are, Neil Gaiman is using the nightmarish sexual violence allegations against him to market his next book. His DARVO defense is the first selling point. Rape culture is everywhere and unavoidable.

10/10 ICE protest sign

I can’t stress this enough. The state of 4th Amendment law is that the cops can’t force you to type in a passcode but they can force you to swipe your finger or present your face. Never stop using passcodes/passwords to unlock your devices. And consider additional code to unlock Signal.

It's utterly absurd that The Verge needed to make this, and even more that you might need it to protect yourself against your own government, but you might find this useful:

I just got tear gassed along with thousands of union members, many of whom had their families with them. Federal agents at the ICE facility tear gassed children. We must abolish ICE, DHS, and we must have prosecutions. I expect to see enforcement of our city code prohibiting the use of tear gas.

Thousands of union members staged a nonviolent march today. iCE gassed the crowd of nurses and teaches. The neighborhood is in a cloud. Flash bangs are being fired.

NEW: Meet the private-equity firm -- and its billionaire immigrant CEO -- making millions off some of ICE's cruelest deportation flights. After a five-month investigation, my story for @motherjones.com: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

For us lady scholars, who have been known to critique homogenous male academic cliques and spaces as exclusionary… consider the money and elite networks that ALL these men benefitted from. All because those lady scholars were likely a bit less interested in sexually assaulting 14 year old girls.

It needed to happen, like, yesterday. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

Sarah Harrow, 37, is unfortunately too old to get away with eating like a student with a meal-deal voucher – but it’s that or starvation, so what are you going to do?

USA: How labour in Minnesota is protecting people from ICE rabble.ca/podcast/how-...

Jane Fonda, “they arrested the wrong Don.”

‘Mommy, open the door’: Mother recounts her terror as her 5-year-old was taken by ICE www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...