Glad there’s no Riyadh literary festival but I can absolutely imagine who would go.

A reminder -- not that you need one -- of which party's electeds are routinely calling for political violence. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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It is, far and away, the most challenging thing I’ve encountered since entering the academy. And that is saying a lot. I might be working on this but I keep putting it aside because I’m not medicated enough to describe how demoralizing it all is.

the interesting question here, if Elon is telling the truth, is why? did you know what happened on the island? did you tell anyone? no? then why’d you “REFUSE”?

‼️ 🚨This insane DJT Truth Social screed of lies should maybe raise some eyebrows. (It's impossible to characterize. It needs to be read in its entirely.) 🚨‼️

Last week, artists came together for the splashiest event in wildlife art: the Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest. It’s a fierce competition, and supports one of the most successful conservation efforts in the U.S.

I dare Trump to defund the Duck Stamp.

Ezra Klein is a self-interested careerist. There are legions of them. It's not complicated, and the syndrome is rarely critiqued in a country where capitalism is religion. It will certainly doom us, though.

Okatsuka posted the censorship rules for the controversial comedy festival, noting how many "You can’t say anything anymore!" comedians have signed on. www.avclub.com/riyadh-comed...

Let's not lose sight of the fact that controlling what pregnant people do and consume is forced-birth ideology. And it won't stop with Tylenol.

This is downtown Des Moines, Iowa. The community has come out in support of Dr. Ian Roberts, the superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools, who was detained by Trump's Nazi ICE Gestapo. 😳👇

begging democrats to fight right now like portland is as important as jimmy kimmel

Oh, I read all the time how Biden forced the Covid vaccine on everyone. Funny thing is, everyone I hear it from was never vaccinated. And they all got Covid.So apparently not forced.

Really important to internalize that the president of the United States is ordering troops into major population centers precisely to create violent confrontations, for the sole purpose of intimidating, criminalizing and disabling opposition

My fellow cis people do not seem concerned about the possibility that Newsom is an op being groomed by rich white supremacist freaks like Bannon. I, however, am growing more concerned by the day.

This church in the Chicago suburb of Cicero that a friend formerly pastored is canceling an outdoor movie night because of how ICE is terrorizing their community

This final post from Kaleb Horton is very beautiful and hits hard. This is just so sad. RIP.

DO NOT QUOTE HIM SAYING SHIT LIKE THIS WITHOUT IMMEDIATELY MAKING IT CLEAR HE’S OFF HIS ROCKER: “under siege from attack by Antifa, and other domestic terrorists.”

This ought to be a huge story everywhere. It is imperative that we not normalize sending troops into blue cities on false pretenses. The consequences could be tragic. Journalists must rebut the lies and quote the outraged at the top of their articles and segments. www.cnn.com/2025/09/27/p...

‼️ "Assume the worst." ‼️

If you're in Portland, go take some video of how nothing is going on there. Document that Trump is invading for no reason.

It is one building in Portland. www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

Genuine question; does anyone have good reporting about the ICE resistance in Portland, such that it is? I do know there have been fights around the federal building, as there have been for years.

the "abolish ICE" people were right

I just rt'd someone asking: if they end birthright citizenship, are any of us citizens?

There is no measured way to say what I am about to say. If the Supreme Court agrees with the Trump administration to end birthright citizenship, we must end this current Supreme Court. I do not say this lightly.

They are not even bothering a basic disinformation campaign regarding the “war ravaged” conditions in Portland or pretending that they are trying to be the good guys: just flat out staying they are invading a peaceful Democratic city because they can.

Well... he's part of a political tradition that's suicidal, so I guess that's stupid. But he's very smart in articulating - and most importantly SELLING - such a stupid approach and creating phantom enemies for his fans. How different is that from the GOP grift? Ka-ching.

In a New Yorker interview published today, Ezra Klein said that Gen Z "overwhelmingly" support Trump and yet a poll taken earlier this week shows that this support has cratered. Ezra is many things, but he's not stupid. So why parrot this point? To beat on the left. www.newsweek.com/trump-gen-z-...

left/right as analytical categories (and specifically the Downsian spatial model) have cooked people's brains. it was irritating pre-internet, but at least you could count on a shared discursive anchor. it's positively destructive when everyone has a hidden, imaginary internet guy as a stand-in

Sure seems like the president just instructed the military to use lethal force against US citizens.

I don’t use the word “insane” lightly, but Trump’s behavior is now so detached from reality that I don’t think it’s an overstatement at this point.

Enjoy the weekend if you can.

Trump says he’s authorizing DHS to send the US military to Portland to “protect” ICE facilities from “Antifa and other domestic terrorists”:

From the story: ….she said the government routinely beat people in her home country. “I didn’t think I’d come here to the United States and the same thing would happen to me.”

Sending troops with "full force" orders to Portland isn't a distraction. It is opening a literal front line. I was never a boxer, but I'm pretty sure that when you're on your heels you don't scoff and tell yourself, "other dude's flailing." You read the ring, and strategize.

Recall that Trump has ordered the investigation of other disloyal opponents, including Chris Krebs and Miles Taylor. The difference now (and it is a categorical one that matters deeply) is that beyond ordering an investigation, Trump appears to be ordering unjustified indictments and prosecutions.

“We needed to flood the zone with rule-of-law shock and awe” www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

This is terrifying

We are watching a coordinated right-wing takeover of popular media and it won’t stop here. archive.today/bXzZd

Rep. Nancy Mace, to Bill Maher last night, when asked about Christian nationalism: “You’re making it sound like it’s a bad thing.” Rep. Mace, to me, in 2022, when asked about Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s desire to make the GOP the “party of Christian nationalism.” religionnews.com/2022/08/12/a...

You know Earth Day, but have you heard of Sun Day? The environmental author and veteran activist thinks solar offers a last-minute ray of hope amid the climate crisis.

The “alarmists” were and are right about COVID and climate change too. Maybe we should stop calling them alarmists and start calling them the people who can correctly read a room.

New on MSNBC: According to the court transcript, only 14 of the 23 grand jurors voted in favor of indicting James Comey on the two counts that went forward.

You helped @jimmykimmel.com stand up to #1A rights - next let's free Emmy-winning Mario Guevara from 🧊 detention. From @freepress.bsky.social He was taken into custody while covering 6/14 Atlanta No Kings Day. He remains incarcerated, although all charges against him were dropped. Please sign! 🧵

Texas educator here: Nobody is surprised Tech folded first. Now, we wait and hope UT and A&M don’t follow suit.

Speaker Johnson, Adelita Grijalva won her election and her constituents deserve a voice. Seat her now.

State Dept's revoking visa of Colombia's president because he said in Spanish "That's why from here, from New York I ask all the soldiers of the army of the United States not to point their guns at people. Disobey the orders of Trump. Obey the orders of humanity." www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

It took me 2 minutes to write about how this proposed rule would eliminate all foreign PhD students, who are a critical part of US science and technology, and drive US innovation and economic growth