Police in California pulled over a Waymo robot car for making an illegal U-turn. But they didn't issue a ticket because they say there's no existing mechanism for issuing traffic violation tickets to robots. www.businessinsider.com/san-bruno-po...

JOHNSON: The indictment was by a grand jury SORKIN: But my understanding is that the previous prosecutor refused to bring the case because they didn't think it was strong enough to even bring to a grand jury JOHNSON: That's why we have a grand jury KERNEN: *hops in to wrap up interview*

"Republicans currently run a House committee investigating former President Joe Biden’s 'Mental Decline Cover-Up.' Notice how their framing assumes guilt from the start. Democrats should adopt identical framing approaches for Trump investigations."

Donald Trump is president. He completely usurped the power of Congress — and his MAGA lackeys are more than happy to go along with whatever he wants. If the government ends up shutting down, there's only one person to blame.

America is now a shithole brutal dictatorship. Government thugs attacking pastors. Time to organise and Resist

Trump appears poised to accept a set of terms similar to Project Texas, a ByteDance proposal that Biden felt perpetuated an unacceptable risk to national security.

Well, that was more fat Elvis than "Triumph of the Will," but nonetheless, you are probably not worried enough. Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/its-a-war-...

Republicans don’t need a single Dem vote to keep the government open. Yet here is the banner at HUD today.

I expect that my law firm will intervene to fight against the Department of Justice in two more lawsuits today. We are not done fighting and we are not done winning.💪🗳️⚖️

Well… the whole world can now see that the emperor is naked. How embarrassing.

I think saying shit like "Nostalgia is the gateway to fascism" or "nerd culture is the gateway to fascism" are profoundly unhelpful statements. Not only are they not meaningfully true (unless we'd like to agree that pot is the gateway to shooting heroin between your toes), they distort perspective.

Emma was a little girl when she was cast in HP. IIRC, she was just 10 or 11 years old. It matters when a mentor turns on you publicly. I've taught and mentored more than a thousand people since 1999. A few times, mentoring didn't end well. As someone who cares about kids, I simply don't get it.

Trump prompted Netanyahu to apologize to Qatar for bombing its capital.

they are destroying US climate science on purpose, and it hurts my heart. but take it from an MIT-trained nerdass: all most of us need to know is that we have to stop burning stuff stop burning stuff for heat stop burning stuff for make car go stop burning stuff for power we have the tools

Whenever someone talks about having “traditional values” you should immediately ask them what they mean by that and have them explain in detail what exactly those values are.

If Charlie Kirk is an inspiration, I have to say that the people he’s inspired have been meaner and crueler and more hateful than you might imagine

As a “white man,” we need to keep talking about “white on white” crime…… 70–80% of violent crimes committed against white victims are by white offenders. I care about you, brothers and sisters. Take care out there, and be safe.

"'I'm the leader of the Democratic party in the House. I support Zohran. I have some issues....We're gonna work that out as people within the party, but I'm focused on fighting Donald Trump.' Easy! Done!" Why not? @timmiller.bsky.social and @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social talk Hakeem Jeffries:

Let’s face it. We have a mentally unstable leader. His family needs to help him step down & get him help. And we need to be freed from this regime. Sick & unacceptable

"This isn’t exactly new territory for Republicans, who have always been the party more opposed to government spending. But in the past, they were more likely to defend these positions by invoking conservative principles." www.thebulwark.com/p/how-to-deb...

In ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER DiCaprio watches THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS like retired lawyers watch TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD or people my age watch THE BREAKFAST CLUB.

🚨 Flashback to 2016: Nathan Gill (guilty 👉taking Russian bribes) on 🇷🇺 state TV, fresh from lunch with Farage, “Nigel brought us Brexit.” 2025: Reform faces 💰 laundering Qs. 🇷🇺 is bombing 🇺🇦 and majority admit Brexit is disaster. By Gill’s own admission, Farage is responsible for Brexit harm. 🧵 1/4

Dems don’t need leverage. Republicans can keep the government open without a single Dem vote.

The decision by Eric Adams to suspend his reelection bid is unlikely to slow the upstart candidacy of Zohran Mamdani. He’s polling well ahead of Andrew Cuomo, with five weeks to go before Election Day. Persistent attacks by Trump are only serving to burnish Mamdani's image with New Yorkers.

No society that kills off disabled people gets to call itself “civilized.”

The problem is--well, one of the many problems is--centrist commentators made it seem like calling fascism fascism was an overreach. So now the people we should call that have made it a crime to call them that and the scholarly use of it is penalized locally and we're... what, pretending?

The scene yesterday morning along the Assiniboine River in Manitoba was worth getting my shoes and socks drenched from dew!

Googled this today for no reason.

"That phrase—taking them to the stables—is more befitting a cowboy movie than a national security meeting, and it truthfully sparked unease among those who have actually led soldiers into combat over the last twenty years." www.thebulwark.com/p/what-to-ex...

We held an emergency press conference yesterday with @icirr.bsky.social because a militarized faction of federal agents marched through downtown, detaining people at random. This should not be the world we’re living in. It should not be the one Illinoisans are being forced to endure day after day.

Just some thoughts on doing politics with real people, whose views are idiosyncratic but no less real. I know a guy whose worldview is “gay married couples should be allowed to open carry while smoking weed in public” and another who is skeptical of vaccines but supports universal healthcare.

If you think the shutdown is about money, I’ve got an Epstein plea deal to sell you.

Even when immigrants are being detained, we see the impact of know your rights information. The family detained at Millenium Park refused to answer questions about their status and also asked for a warrant. Once at Broadview processing center, they also refused to sign a voluntary departure form.

NEW in Epstein What’s happening today: The Supreme Court is back from summer recess, holding its “long conference.” Behind closed doors, they’ll decide which cases make the cut for the new term starting Oct. 6. One of the appeals on the table? Ghislaine Maxwell. More ⬇️ 🧵

"The possibility of invoking the Federal Contested Elections Act makes gerrymandering seem quaint. But one lesson of this year is that whatever isn’t nailed down in advance is apt to be seized at the earliest opportunity."

COMMON SENSE GUN REGULATIONS WORK!!! They won't stop everything, but if they even stop one mass shooting of young kids in a school, it's worth it! www.startribune.com/red-flag-gun...

People of Illinois, we need your help. Get your cell phones out – record what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors. We need to let the world know this is happening – and that we won’t stand for it.

The first sign that American Presidents did not serve the people. What America did as a disservice to them, was a disservice to all Americans.

Your regular reminder that residents of Puerto Rico are American citizens. This shouldn't be a difficult concept to grasp and yet...

Risk: senile President nukes American city after thinking it’s overrun by antifa Impact: Severe Likelihood: Upgrade from remote to unlikely. Revisit next risk committee as events unfold.

I'm only voting for a Democrat who promises to tear down that stupid ballroom when they get in office.

Y’all. Republicans are FINE with poking holes in the filibuster. They did it ten days ago so they could confirm 48 Trump appointees at once. Don’t let them tell you they can’t pass a CR without Dems. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

Rachel Reeves asking "who is standing up for working people?" Not a government that keeps us spending more on energy and water bills, rail and bus fares, undermines our NHS by wasting £££ on outsourcing and proposed new PFI Working people want to END FAILED PRIVATISATION #Lab25

"In a moment when readiness is our greatest asset, the secretary of defense has chosen disruption, cost, and vulnerability to stage a demonstration of power. It’s the wrong message, delivered in the wrong way, at the wrong time."

Sure. Left wing terrorism is at an all time high, going from 3% of domestic terror fatalities to 4%. Right wing terrorism on the other hand has dipped to an all time low of 95% So technically, yeah.

So…let me see if I have this right. The federal government is gonna shut down in 30hrs, and the party that controls the ENTIRE federal government is trying to blame the party that controls NONE of the federal government for the looming shutdown?

Reportedly, CK’s killer was Mormon. Last week, the President said he did not share in the forgiveness offered by Erika and instead called for violent retribution and hatred to those who opposed and killed CK. Is no one considering that the Grand Blanc shooter attacked Mormons in response?

Dear lord this footnote about Kari Lake: her "brazen disinterest in the unambiguous statutory obligations implicates her competence to implement the President’s directives in a manner consistent with fundamental tenets of administrative law."

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MAGA have spent all day calling for the NFL to push out Bad Bunny as the Super Bowl halftime show artist and replace him with the band Creed. These people have no culture.