"This isn't unprecedented American darkness. This IS America. It always has been. The question is whether the people who've been insulated from it will finally pay attention." #injustice #racism #socialmedia #grief @lisaframe.bsky.social

Things are so bad I’m reposting Rand Paul

#ProudBlue #Resist And then there’s Hegseth, who just authorized the use of a local military base as a “staging site.” Don’t listen to Homan or Trump. This administration only knows how to lie. THERE IS NO PIVOT

Maryland Democrats moved closer to redrawing the state’s congressional map Tuesday, as a key House committee approved legislation that would eliminate the state’s last GOP-held U.S. House seat and position Maryland as a counterweight to Republican gerrymanders nationwide.

Once again proving why he is the Boss.

I made a promise to Alex’s parents to continue to tell his story. An ICU nurse at the VA, an outdoorsman, a deeply generous, compassionate friend and family member, and a true son of Minnesota. Rest in peace, Alex.

More and more Americans are voicing their outrage at the tactics being deployed by federal agents in Minnesota. But it’s important to understand the broader implications of what this administration is doing, and the threat it poses to the basic freedoms of every American.

Former 🇺🇸 ambassador to Russia 👇🏽

Picking up grocery order and it is pure freaking chaos. Welcome to NC winter storm warning weather.

This is what they're doing to our sons, our daughters, our children.

Bipartisan negotiators released a DHS funding bill that does not significantly reduce ICE and CBP’s funding nor rein in the agencies’ abuses of power. Make no mistake: Any Democrat who votes for this bill is complicit in Trump’s campaign of terror. Grow a spine and vote no.

Trump lets another drug trafficker out of prison because his father happens to be a Republican member of Congress.

BREAKING: Man Dies in ICE Custody After Being Choked, Medical Examiner Rules Death a Homicide open.substack.com/pub/centered...

Here is what we know: 1) the IRS DOES use AI for some things 2) It’s true some lawmakers are raising concerns and investigating possible overreach. 3 )It’s not verified that the IRS is actively using AI to access every citizen’s bank account without a search warrant or legal process.🧵

What Morbidity Hath Secretary Kennedy Wrought? www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...

OK all you romance writers - pay attention. Lovely thread. Thx gentlemen. 💜

After what we're seeing at CBS, if today is not the perfect day for everyone to find some independent journalism & nonprofit newsrooms to support... what day could be better?

The American people have been loud and clear: don't allow health care premiums to skyrocket. Speaker Johnson must immediately schedule the vote.

These mutherfuckers want you to purchase your healthcare from Amazon and WalMart. Still you sleep on what’s going on around you. If Obama was doing this shit, there’d be a ground swell so tremendous there’d probably be a public lynching. Tell me I’m wrong.

One of the biggest moments of my career: USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!

My late husband was an economist, and I feel this deep in my bones and can read the writing. It's going to be ugly.

AI and crypto have created the illusion that all is well with the economy — even as Trump has taken a wrecking ball to it. When the AI and crypto bubbles burst, we’ll likely see the damage Trump’s wrecking ball has done. Be warned.

Donald Trump’s day so far: - Slammed for Rob Reiner remarks - Economy in toilet - Trump’s own current White House chief of staff Susie Wiles says he has an alcoholic personality - Senile Trump says he agrees with Wiles - WTF? - Trump is going to hell It’s still only 3:30pm

There's a real crisis out there, and people need to know that their public lands are at risk.

median asking rent in the US per the Census Bureau (data is through 9/30) JD Vance lies as he breathes

apnews.com/article/brow... Brown University junior Mia Tretta’s phone began buzzing with an emergency alert during finals week, she tried to convince herself it couldn’t be happening again. In 2019, Tretta had been shot in the abdomen during a mass shooting at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita.

Heartbreaking 💔

My son told me today that I was dressed like an Indie bookseller and I’ll be quite honest with you, that’s the highest compliment I think I’ve ever been paid. (And I have worked as a bookseller, many moons ago.)

Biden : "Go Birds" 🦅🏈

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Watching the video of a regular citizen stop a gunman while taking fire at Bondi Beach made me think of Uvalde, and the shame that should never go away.

Do ppl know they can get shingles in their eye that can blind them? In their mouth or throat so they can’t eat? On and in their genitals or rectum? Do you want horrific pain for a couple weeks paired with possible permanent complications? No? Get the fucking vax

My child made decaf this morning and I think he's giggling in his office because he knows I can't reach him right now.

You can call yourself an expert marketer, but the lack of double opt-in for your email list tells me you are not.

apnews.com/article/vacc... A dozen prior leaders of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration — appointed by Republicans and Democrats alike — issued a scathing denunciation of new FDA assertions casting doubt on vaccine safety.

This is so exciting. I have a new generation to buy these for and I know which covers they will receive!

This week's glimmer is knowing that this coming weekend, I get to go to Scuppernong Books, and there is no time limit except their opening and closing hours.

Bestie's little has texted me about bacon and ice cream, and did I remember, and I have no clue, kiddo. You're seven, and your memory is better.

Rare agreement from both sides of the divide. The Trump admin wants to open offshore drilling along the CA and FL coasts, and both Newsom & DeSantis are calling it out as a threat to the environment, tourism and coastal communities. If these two are sounding the alarm together, you know it’s bad.

I use VPN if I do go there to check my account and my work account. Heck, I use a VPN all the time. Double layered.

Holy hell, the crabby has kicked in. In a big freaking way.

Some folks need a thesaurus.

Julia" is harvesting pomegranates in Firebaugh CA. "We use scissors to cut the fruit off. My hands hurt at the end of the day from cutting all day. Sometimes I wake up with my hands aching, but I still go to work as this is my job and it helps pay the bills." #WeFeedYou

Children are not therapy Wives are not therapy Marriage is not therapy only therapy is therapy

Yale Law School graduate JD Vance was on the receiving end of a lecture from a former U.S. attorney for jumping in late on Sunday to defend Donald Trump in the squabble about issuing illegal orders to U.S. military members.

Wow. U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie ruled Lindsey Halligan's appointment unlawful and the prosecutions against New York Attorney General Letitia James and former FBI Director James Comey therefore invalid. Both indictments are dismissed without prejudice.