We really should be able to sell America on the corruption of this regime, that is not a partisan issue.

I'm looking for a few anecdotes where your EYES suggested a cool color science study in birds. E.g., you saw how a certain feather gleamed strangely at twilight; a "red" plumage struck you as a very different red from usual patterns; etc. Any tips? @s-m-aguillon.bsky.social , unsure who else to tag

1. More Americans work at the Cheesecake Factory than in the entire coal industry, and that won't change. It's because of automation, not snooty libs. 2. Coal energy is now more expensive than wind and solar. 3. So this means: higher energy prices, more pollution, no jobs benefit. Genius!

Schumer still has in his head an imaginary swing voter who cares deeply about whether the parties are trying to be bipartisan and will give them credit and votes for doing so. THIS VOTER DOES NOT EXIST

Instead of putting "tariff" on the tag, some retailers are slipping costs into shipping, fees or relabels. www.axios.com/2025/09/28/t...

They're going to trade Taiwan for some farkakte trade deal that won't even touch the damage they've done in 8 months, and could never offset the harm of handing the future of renewables uncontested to Xi.

You often hear stories like this but it is usually about a relative living in a retirement home, not the White House.

In which a top US Border Patrol official, incredibly, tells my tall and Anglo colleague @chipmitchell1.bsky.social that he's not the type they're looking for as they go about downtown Chicago arresting people based on "how they look" chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

The Governor Newsom Press Account is beyond good.

Targeted attack on a dockside restaurant in North Carolina. Three dead. Suspect a former Marine sniper in Iraq and Haiti who tried to sue the US govt for “genocide against straight men by the LGBQT community.” Flags at half mast? Endless op-eds? Victims’ faces on coins? www.cnn.com/2025/09/28/u...

🚨This is a big deal: suburban chicago police launch an investigation into an ICE attack on local CBS news journalists.

I hear the original Star Trek Nazi episode.

Is Trump Winning? Is He Losing?   Kimmel uncanceled, Comey indicted, a terrifying “domestic terrorism” directive, and troops to Portland: Where does America stand in the struggle against encroaching authoritarianism?   New piece:

This is absolutely horrifying and degrading and makes me so angry.

A sentient boomer chain email is president www.kgw.com/article/news...

In the Network State ideology, social order will be imposed via total surveillance. Curtis Yarvin’s “patchwork” (2008) envisions citizens who must scan into cities and be tracked 24/7. Ellison, along with Yarvin cultists Andreeseen Horowitz, will soon control TikTok. fortune.com/2024/09/17/o...

As I was saying… futurism.com/billionaires...

Portland ICE violated agreement with the city www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Mike Lukevich from local paper

“They’re, they’re animals anyway. That’s what I would tell my kids all the time,” said the ICE agent, according to body cam footage. spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-...

Surprise! www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

All of these apply to MAGA, and *especially* to tech fascists, so...

Beyond terrifying. "Pre-crime" for all of us.

From @propublica.org If #WNC is still rebuilding after #Helene, they want to talk to you. (Trying not to think about last year.) www.propublica.org/getinvolved/...

Statement from Portland Oregon Mayor Keith Wilson "President Trump has directed 'all necessary Troops' to Portland, Oregon. The number of necessary troops is zero, in Portland and any other American city. - the president will not find lawlessness or violence here unless he plans to perpetrate it.”

So, so much.

Portland doesn’t need the military. Portland has its own defenses.

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

OK. The #Klein + #Remnick lovefest in @newyorker.com is a bridge too far. If I could ask Klein a few questions. Dear Ezra, you suggest that you are still "community" with the far-right, even as many see that as impossible at the moment. 1/

I had an extended conversation with the FAZ podcast (in German) - about Christian nationalism as the defining political identity on the American Right, about ideology and religion in Trumpism, and about why MAGA is at war with the very idea of pluralistic democracy. Really enjoyed this one:

Rumor has it Phil Berger is going to further redistrict NC Congressional districts in exchange for an endorsement from Trump. open.substack.com/pub/politics...

It's the lowest consumer sentiment reading of the last 50 years in this survey.

People, we’re nearing a breaking point.

(Friday night is not the best time to post newsy blogs, so please give it a boost!)

The superintendent they just kidnapped is a former Olympic athlete who runs footraces with the kids from his schools while wearing a maroon suit and a bowtie. This is quite simply about the people in power feeling threatened by Black excellence.

Supreme Court comes in to slap those uppity Democrats for not bending THE FUCKING KNEE TO THE KING.

Back in March, former Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco and I "sat" next to each other in Trump White House Victim Memorandum class. How pathetic and embarrassing to see a sitting US President continue to personally attack a private citizen. People still think this isn't authoritarian?

OMG: The IDF has taken over the cell phones of people in Gaza and broadcasting Netanyahu’s UN speech live on the devices.

are democrats going to fight to make the enhanced tax credits permanent or just push them out to past the midterms

The wounded knee thing is really Trumpism distilled to its essence. It’s not enough to be able crush people who can’t fully defend themselves, it’s not enough to actually crush them, you also have to love and admire those who do the crushing otherwise the Trumpists’ delicate feelings are injured

This is another failure of the Trump administration, the new FEMA group, and the voters who put them in control of our area's recovery from #Helene Our water system (offline for almost 2 months last year) is still incredibly vulnerable. #Asheville #Buncombe avlwatchdog.org/one-year-aft...

Greg gets confirmation that Miller runs the country: I asked Bannon if he thinks Miller’s tweet means federal law enforcement should and will now criminally investigate groups who describe ICE as “authoritarian.” “Yes,” Bannon replied. “Stephen Miller is correct—more importantly he’s in charge.”

Donald Trump is the worst president of my lifetime. ⓘ 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵. 𝘋𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘥 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥.

This is going to kill people. And to be honest I think that’s part of the point.

Who will charge this agent for assault?

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I would go to the dentist 4 times a year, and say I was experiencing anxiety each time.

"experts say" www.cnn.com/2025/08/11/b...