People like Trump and Musk are deeply miserable people. Nothing in the world can give them what any human truly needs: meaningful, loving connections with others. Keep that in mind. These people are constructs of deep pathology that makes them weak. We can, and will, overcome these obstacles.

Something I've been doing is focusing on self care. I've been in a dark place these last few weeks, and I've recognized the need to get my mind in the right place. Self care is incredibly important. We can't resist and stand up to autocracy if our mind and body is in shambles.

With all of the horrible news swirling around us constantly, we must remember that this crisis presents an opportunity. This presents an opportunity to come together as individuals, and recognize what matters to us as a society. I believe we can and will overcome this great challenge...

Quite possibly the funniest skit ever conceived

Elon Musk Rage Quits Gaming Livestream After Repeatedly Dying, Gets Mercilessly Mocked by Viewers futurism.com/elon-musk-ra...

18F was a US government group helping government departments improve their use of technology which got recently wood-chipped. Here's a good overview of their work plus lessons learned: which apply to any large organization. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lear...

Attorney General Pam Bondi says Justice Department is seeking a *20 year* prison sentence for 24 year old Colorado man accused of vandalizing a Tesla dealership

Musk: I mean, have you Tim Walz, who is a huge jerk, running on stage with the Tesla stock price.. What an evil thing to do. What a creep, what a jerk. Like who derives joy from that?

Every workout of stretch at home turns into a petting session

#GoldenAgeOfAmerica 🥇

WOW. Watch a constitutional law expert completely DEBUNK Republicans’ censorship crusade, while articulating exactly how Donald Trump is threatening freedom of speech. 🔥

It's always a great feeling knowing that the co-president of the US is constantly high as fuck off of ketamine. I feel incredibly comfortable knowing that him and his interns have access to all of our most sensitive information, and are just hacking away at our government with a chainsaw.

Severance is a masterpiece.

Folks need to stop calling Trump’s looming refusal to follow the judicial system’s rulings a “constitutional crisis.” That is much too benign. Call it what it is- a dictatorship.

Meanwhile over on the other place, rightwing free speech warriors (this guy is a former DeSantis campaign staffer) are calling for me to be denaturalized and deported because they don’t like my political speech. This is what fascism and racism looks like, folks.

Feeling quite productive today.

BREAKING: @indivisible.org calls on Senator Schumer to step down as minority leader after voting in favor of GOP funding bill. “Our democracy is in danger. The path ahead will be hard. Indivisibles are ready to do the work - it’s time for a Senate Democratic Leader who is too.” Full statement:

"dei medal" you might as well just put "n*gger medal" because that's what they mean to say

A reminder in dark times: kindness, mercy, decency, and respect towards the least of us enrages Trumpists. It burns them. It’s like a mirror that shows them how they fall short of humanity. Kindness and decency towards the people Trumpists hate is not just right; it torments Trumpists.

Eastern Europeans have a long record of deposing corrupt autocrats through peaceful protest. Let's see if the Serbs succeed for the second time in 25 years.

From interview of Lee Bollinger, 1st Amendment scholar who served as dean of @UMichLaw, president of @UMich, and president of Columbia University. www.chronicle.com/article/were...

Share the media. The news is compromised. We're starting to boil over.

Just imagine the world we could be living in if the dems actually tried to do everything in their power to convict Trump in his second impeachment trial. Just imagine.

This is the problem with capitulation as a strategy. Trump and Republicans are bullies. They don’t see this as a sign of good will, they see it as a sign of weakness, and it is! That’s why you can’t give in. You have to fight. Otherwise, they just take advantage of you. Basic bully logic.

A little bit of levity to break up the gloom. My baby boy Gromit is SUCH a character!

This is only the beginning. Mahmoud Khalil's illegal detention is a message to everyone here that dissent is a crime.

When Teslas have more government protection than women

“The outlook consumers have for their household financial situation in the next year has fallen to a record low per the March UMich update” (via Kevin Gordon) 🇺🇸

FAX YO SENATORS!! FAX SCHUMER!!! FAX FO $FREE.99 (because ya can't leave voicemail on soooooooo many of their numbers)

Tips has been a group effort. It feels very good to be working on something hard and sticky and meaningful right now.

THE INTERVIEW PETER THIEL SCRUBBED FROM THE INTERNET Billionaire oligarch Peter Thiel gave an interview in 2011, in which he tipped his hand about his anti-democratic plans and neo-monarchist philosophies. Since then, Thiel has erased the document from the internet. We obtained a physical copy. 1/6

🚨🚨🚨 ALERT: we are hearing from sources that there is a very serious danger that Senate Democrats are on the verge of folding on the MAGA CR. CALL THIS MORNING indivisible.org/resource/cal...

"There are quite a lot of people who think it's not possible. That's a good thing. We don't need to really worry about those people very much, because since they don't think it's possible they won't take us very seriously. And they will not actually try to stop us until it's too late." 5/6

French Senator Claude Malhuret: "Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."

We just walked out of the state of the Union. My shirt showed Trump an important message: NO KINGS LIVE HERE. In the spirit of student protestors from the Civil Rights Movement, I’m proud to have protested and walked out with many of my colleagues. This is NOT a normal time.

Cartoon by Benjamin Slyngstad

Feeling stuck with the political agenda? Definitely express your concerns, but to get real change, now is the time for action. It doesn’t have to be drastic—small steps from everyone can create real momentum. Here’s how you can help turn the tide and make a difference today. ⬇️⬇️⬇️

The best antidote to despair and hopelessness is through action. Shit absolutely sucks now, and things will continue to get worse before they get better, but sitting in that despair only prolongs the suffering. Getting together, and contributing however you can, is how we get out of this mess.

Every individual impacted by this current administration represents an opportunity to garner support to resist this current administration. Volunteering, lending a helping hand, and supporting those who are impacted is the way we can build a more durable coalition. A goal of mine is to be more

Right now, organizing is more important than ever. In the face of collapsing democratic institutions, it's up to us as citizens to come together to stand against the rise of authoritarianism here, and abroad.

Ending the night with this. *Get your hankies* A D-Day veteran called a gracious and humbled Zelenskyy a hero.

The unvaccinated child who died of measles in Texas was otherwise healthy. I interviewed a doctor who treated the child. Free link: wapo.st/3QBGSIr

Worst. Episode. EVER.

🗣️ @aoc.bsky.social out fighting for the people & federal workers: “Every day our job is to wake up and say ‘what can I do today?’ — There is no act too small. Every action matters.” 🇺🇸

Something I've come to realize is that there's so much value in community. Fostering community is work, though. It doesn't just come to you. I've been working on creating a Meetup group for open source developers, and while it's a lot of work, it's also been deeply rewarding.

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