Alex Pretti’s coworkers take a moment of silence this morning

Now I'm just a simple country lawyer but I don't think you should be arresting five-year-olds

I just can’t believe this is a headline I’m reading about this country. I mean, I believe it. But still.

This whole “double tap” language makes it seem like someone playing Call of Duty and not the United States government murdering fishermen.

I know, everybody should leave X, but I think an exception should be made solely for Joyce Carol Oates so she can keep wounding Musk's withered soul on his own site and he can't do a thing about it.

It just seems like, at 42, senators shouldn't still look old to me but they all still look like they could be my grandparents.

Here's where "he'a a dictator" and "Trump's shutdown is about health care + kitchen table" go hand in hand. He's trying to steal $230M in taxpayer money to line his pockets, because dictators are corrupt and line their pockets, while taking away your health care and trashing the economy.

"Are my migraines hormonal, or am I thinking too hard about how Peter Thiel has more money than all nurses on Earth combined?"

DC J6: 1.500 arrests DC No Kings: zero Tell me again which side is violent?

Quite a day.

This entire argument by Louisiana and the conservatives questions are premised on an erasure of Congress’ enforcement power under the 14th & 15th Amendments. Literally swinging for the fences to wipe out the premise for the legitimacy of Congress’ power to enact civil rights statutes.

I also got my flu shot and Covid booster tonight. It was surprisingly easy as a healthy, under 65yo in Florida. I didn’t even have to fib.

I've had to go to a number of government websites this week so I've seen the shut down announcements. Some are neutral. Some are not. But the SBA one has made me the maddest.

people were worried about a behind the scenes loyalty test and once again they get around outrage by just doing the thing right out in the open

🦗🦗🦗

Do you think he has a bucket list of impeachable offenses that he's trying to get through?

Rich people, especially rich people in the media & entertainment industries right this moment: The point of having fuck you money is saying “fuck you” when it counts.

I canceled. I was a day one Disney+ subscriber and I watch a lot on Hulu since I don't have cable. But I can find other content. Or not. I'll just read my books.

It’s happening. The takedown of Jimmy Kimmel is likely the start of a campaign to use the murder of Charlie Kirk as a pretext to use the power of the White House to wipe out Trump’s critics and his political opponents. But we aren’t powerless. We can mobilize and organize. Now.

Canceling Jimmy Kimmel show is not about Charlie Kirk, just like going after universities was not about antisemitism and occupying DC was not about fighting crime.

AOC: Whether it is a member of congress, whether it is the President to assume and assert and cast blame when the FBI has failed to even apprehend the assailant, is absolutely an irresponsible action.

Checking the news is just the worst. Every day.

I hate it here.

Kamala Harris nailed it. We warned everyone the stakes were too high to hand the guy built for Project 2025 another shot — but noooo. Ever have one of those mornings you just want to throw the window open and yell, FUCK YOU ALL? Yeah, that.

The news is so heavy and so relentless today.

Well, I’m gonna insist that you listen to this. Definition of terms: “these people” = Latino migrants “Inner city people” = Black people “We tried to get them [inner city people] to do it” = slavery & sharecropping

We’re 8 months in to Trump’s term, and the official administration position is that all good things are because of Trump and all bad things are because of Biden and Obama. This shit would embarrass Orwell.

It really bothers me that the Bari Weiss publication is called The Free Press because I grew up in southeast Michigan and think they're talking about the Detroit Free Press every time. Also it's a stupid name for what it is.

This was very helpful.

Emil Bove is 44. HOW.

Despite all the horrors, the Emil Bove confirmation still hits hard. So glad Biden spent all those years honoring the blue slip.

Just so’s we’re all clear, almost 3/4 of everything we buy from Europe is now 15% more expensive.

If I were in charge of PBS or NPR I would be doing 24-7 programming right now about the end of PBS and NPR

They passed laws that are meant to make it so trans people fear participating in public life. Now ICE actions are meant to make it so immigrants and people with brown skin are afraid to participate in public life. Another group will be next. It's a pattern and it's intentional.

I was not built for the thunderstorm/firework collaboration we are getting tonight. I’m basically a dog. I need my weighted blanket and some Xanax.

Called my rep. I'm sure she'll be a good MAGA follower but we have to try.

I forgot about the Supreme Court for a few hours. It was nice.

Democracy dies in billionaire control.

Have they considered just not being ICE officers?

I'm just glad one of these men has the nuclear codes and the other has all our personal data.

Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺

The inhumanity of it all. This is not how we are meant to treat each other.

Anti-vaxxers: we want the freedom to not have to vaccinate our children Also anti-vaxxers: we don’t want other people’s children to get vaccinated either

This is a great visual.

My husband had our almost 2yo with him at his grad school graduation. It was adorable and everyone loved it. What is wrong with people.

Of course it did. This administration needs to be stopped.

I left a comment. It took me two minutes. They always say it's about choice but then take choices away from us.

Today's action is the single largest mass-illegalization event in US history. 350,000 people woke up this morning with legal status, living and working here with official permission. They'll go to bed as undocumented immigrants facing deportation.

I don’t love Star Wars so I’m reading my book while sitting with my kid who is watching Empire Strikes Back. My book is about the lead up to a war that takes place in space. And includes twins separated as infants. 🙃

I know there is a lot going on but I can’t let go of the FOURTH fighter jet falling into the ocean.