I would submit that a gerrymander by politicians saying fuck the voters and one by voters saying fuck the politicians are two wholly different animals

This is in fact how I want my orthopedic surgeon to be dancing. 10/10 inspires confidence

Super Typhoon Sinlaku is now peaking at Category 5 strength and is likely to make landfall on Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands in about 36 hours. The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands is a US territory. They're going to need all the help they can get after this storm.

Regret to inform everyone that Peter Magyar beat the world’s smartest illiberal populist in large measure by working incredibly hard for 2 straight years, meaning the rest of us are just going to have to get off our asses and do shit rather than just complaining.

They put Michael Scott in charge of the FBI.

what was the name of the guy Reagan armed in Afghanistan again

Looking, again, for a steelman view of this. Is there ANY plausible argument that we didn’t just kill a bunch of people to no purpose and hand a giant geopolitical victory to an extremist regime after making it more entrenched and more extreme?

Can’t wait for the book in 18 months that tells of how “gravely concerned” members of the cabinet and congress were today.

Trump and the official White House rapid response account are saying that CNN is broadcasting a fraudulent statement by the Islamic Republic but it’s not. CNN is broadcasting an official regime statement that humiliates Trump. The statement is not fraudulent, it’s authentic.

Anyone watching that speech has no idea whether Trump is escalating or deescalating the war with Iran. But to be fair, neither does he so🤷‍♂️.

Around 7000 Americans were killed on Iwo Jima and 19,000 wounded, and it was part of a campaign that ended with a nuclear weapon being used, so maybe not the wisest comparison.

The is the federal government telling news stations to provide favorable coverage of the war or their licenses will be pulled. A truly extraordinary moment. We aren't on the verge of a totalitarian takeover. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. Act like it.

I’ve seen enough. Not about the election. Just generally.

I've seen enough: James Talarico (D) wins the #TXSEN Dem primary.

PELICAN DELAY IN SANTA BARBARA

People who have been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, and lived to tell the tale - a large number are awarded posthumously - say it's for the worst day in your life, which you wish never happened. And Trump jokes about getting one.

“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.” - 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas. Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children. www.propublica.org/article/ice-...

Please read this long but important thread from an immigration defense attorney. If this administration is permitted to scale its current abuse, neglect, and inhumane treatment of immigrants to the breadth and scope for which they’re currently planning, we’ll all be witness to mass atrocities.

US Sec of State Rubio skips Ukraine meeting with European leaders in Munich. He canceled attendance at last minute in move that EU official calls ‘insane’ www.ft.com/content/fdd6...

BREAKING: The Trump administraiton has committed a mass violation of ICE detainees' constitutional rights in MN, effectively blocking their acess to attorneys in the Whipple building, a judge ruled tonight. The judge: Trump appointeee Nancy Brasel storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Control of the House isn't going to come down to a small number of close races; the military seizing ballots would lead to riots in the streets; the "incumbent Republican majority" will be dissolved on January 3rd so it won't be there to do anything. It's a nightmare in that it's entirely made up.

Your periodic reminder that almost 9 years after Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico still doesn't have a functioning power grid. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

PSA: SEAHAWKS KICKER JASON MYERS IS NOW ON THE SUPER BOWL MVP BALLOT VOTE NOW ON YOUR PHONES www.nfl.com/super-bowl/m...

So, remember that Episcopal bishop in New Hampshire that told priests to get their wills in order because “we are entering a new era of martyrdom"? I ran across historical precedent for that today. It's from a radio transcript @rns.org produced about a Lutheran bishop in Denmark… …in 1943.

I don’t like this

If I ever answer an unknown phone number and the person on the other like says “hi this is Isaac Chotiner…” I am going to say “no thank you!” and then hang up, destroy that device, scatter the ashes into the ocean, legally change my name, and move my family to Saskatchewan.

I'm sure the right will react normally to this

People keep saying this and sure it’s possible but these guys are from Texas. There have been people with Hispanic names living in Texas since long before it was a U.S. state. It’s possible their families have been in Texas longer than most commenters’ families have been in America.

I’ve been thinking more about this nonsense and what it means. I don’t think it’s a flex — a performative expression of power and intimidation — like the advertisements for ICE positions. Too obscure and lacking in flair. Instead I think it likely reflects real internal problems. /1

Shockwaves emanating from the Metroplex: Even Lt. Gov. Patrick argued this is the first signal that national Democrats could make a significant investment in Texas; President Trump was trying to boost Wambsganss while the DNC was apparently helping Rehmet bit.ly/3ZJHbFy

I mean the other one is watching white people fling themselves down and give up because oh no, someone might try to stop them from voting. GET YOUR ASS UP YOU WHINY FUCKING BABY, AND READ SOME U.S. HISTORY.

Utterly pathetic and historically unprecedented.

OTD in 1958, a US B-47 bomber carrying a B36 thermonuclear bomb while simulating a takeoff at Sidi Slimane Air Base, Morocco, caught fire when a rear tire blew out. The aircraft was quickly engulfed in flames and the base was evacuated. The fire burned for 7 hours, melting the bomb’s plutonium core.

Scoop: Federal agents were told this week that they have broader power to arrest people without a warrant, according to an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo reviewed by The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...

There’s a lot of expertise on Bluesky, and the remarkable thing is that the Trump regime has done something illegal in everyone’s area. It’s really a crime syndicate masquerading as government.

Huh. This entire administration is an Epstein Island afterparty.

"Attorneys for hundreds of Epstein survivors tell ABC News that names and identifying information of numerous victims appear unredacted in this latest disclosure, including several women whose names have never before been publicly associated with the case."

The Trump Adm is arresting Don Lemon and overcharging disruptive protesters at Cities Church to posture as if it’s protecting Christians. It’s not. DHS is staging disruptive ops at other churches, at least one of which has had to go online. ... 1/4

It’s the 1990s. I’m trying to explain many abuses we see at Ruby Ridge and Waco reflect entrenched practices of law enforcement. It’s the 2000s. I’m trying to explain many abuses we see under the PATRIOT ACT reflect entrenched practices of American law enforcement. It’s 2025. Guess the fuck what.

An extraordinary document. Read it. “Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”

We need to talk about the rise of "smol bean fascism" where you have all the guns and the immunity but the really scary people are the ones with whistles and phone cameras and they're giving you generational trauma and ptsd by filming you killing people for no reason

Nunca creí que los leopardos comerían MI cara

I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com

(Dude suddenly stops pushing his broom across the floor of the Death Star) Does this look like a big laser to anyone else

The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents border patrol officers at the National Border Patrol Council, calls on Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller to resign or be fired

Leading GOP candidate for MN gov exists the race, saying he cannot be associated with the Trump regime's military invasion of Minnesota and its execution-style slayings of innocent protesters. www.startribune.com/chris-madel-...