Elon is pushing to be a trillionaire while he cut aid to starving kids because they’re black, in case you wondered who the bad guys are.

with every fiber of my being: fuck this and fuck him

The @wcp.bsky.social annual People Issue is out. I’ve freelanced for the paper for a long time, and I think this is my first People piece. I talked to Bob Boilen, who retired from NPR and turned his energy to WOWD, the great tiny FM station in Takoma Park. washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7737...

not all gyros wear capes

live look at the fleeing new yorkers

we aren't talking enough about wtf happened to MTG

never do i miss working at WCP more than when the People Issue comes out. best issue.

They’re going to have to rename it the “Defamation League” at some point. Absolutely disgusting stuff from ADL’s CEO yesterday on MSNBC that I would put in the category of “barely veiled Islamophobia.” He’s got nothing so he just does these nasty insinuations www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...

A victory that should not be taken lightly: All 3 PA Supreme Court justices won retention, despite a massive GOP disinformation campaign. The fact that judicial races — let alone retention elections — are becoming expensive, national affairs is... not great www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

The fact that Democrats won both elections yesterday for the Georgia Public Service Commission is remarkable enough (no Democrat had won a non-federal statewide race in GA since 2006). But both won by a margin of 63% to 37%. In Georgia. results.sos.ga.gov/results/publ...

A victory that should not be taken lightly: All 3 PA Supreme Court justices won retention, despite a massive GOP disinformation campaign. The fact that judicial races — let alone retention elections — are becoming expensive, national affairs is... not great www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

do we have any live updates on a michael rapaport crash out??

absolutely historic, inspiring campaign. a beacon of hope in what feels like insurmountably dark times.

good god absolutely savage election night for dems in Virginia

The great @attackerman.bsky.social on Dick Cheney www.thenation.com/article/poli...

all the staffers at teen vogue who just got laid off I hope yall feel how appreciated your work has been by so many.

Long live Guilloteen Vogue

It's Halloween, so good excuse to repost this @washingtonpost.com feature I wrote last year about The Blair Witch Project and Burkittsville, Md., the town it takes place: www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

It's Halloween, so good excuse to repost this @washingtonpost.com feature I wrote last year about The Blair Witch Project and Burkittsville, Md., the town it takes place: www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

New reporting from me this week: The DOJ is now strong-arming at least one state into banning ballots that arrive after Election Day. It's another rubicon-crossing moment for how the Trump admin is trying to seize control of elections from the states.

the racism is off the fucking charts, jesus

No surprise Cuomo is this vile.

listen to my dude Josh!!!

ICYMI: Poorly-communicated changes (under Trump's Postmasters) to how USPS handles mail pick ups in rural areas will mean delays in postmarking and delivery. For the ~50% of mail in voters who wait til the last second to mail, that could spike their ballots. It'll probably hurt GOP voters more.

man, i love @chatpileband.bsky.social so much

Incomplete list of movies mentioned (some unintelligible): DC Cab, Murder at 1600, Absolute Power(?), Dave, Mars Attacks, Planet of the Apes (Marky Mark version), True Lies, Eraser

The energy we need is this suburban dad standing out in the street -- barefoot with Blackhawks pajama pants on -- screaming at the masked goons to get the fuck out of their neighborhood.

DC FRIENDS: Come to Haydees North (6303 Georgia Ave NW) tonight for this most excellent Halloween Cover Show. Me, @totalvibration.bsky.social, @artsorority.bsky.social and other pals are playing as The Cranberries! A benefit for the excellent @dcmigrantmutualaid.org. Come out, and sing with us!!!

I'm supposed to believe a guy who worked for Blackwater didn't know his tattoo was a Nazi symbol?? 😬

can I ask a dumb question? how, exactly, are these thieves expecting to sell what they stole from the Louvre? black market? i can't imagine they're going to take the diamonds and jewels and tiaras to a pawn shop and, you know, not raise suspicion.

For all my DC friends and followers: My one-off Cranberries cover band is playing Friday night at Haydees Uptown. My good pal and bandmate Lars has the details 👇

Your weekend reading: I wrote about why Utah Republican’s current attempt to gerrymander might be the most brazen gerrymandering attempt yet by the GOP. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/thi...

Here are four of the stories Democracy Docket covered today that you won't see in the legacy media. This is what independent, pro-democracy media looks like and it is what you make possible when you support Democracy Docket. Sign-up now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

For all my DC friends and followers: My one-off Cranberries cover band is playing Friday night at Haydees Uptown. My good pal and bandmate Lars has the details 👇

City Paper Arts readers, I'm curious: How do you feel about attending shows at the Kennedy Center in 2025? Considering their are employees attempting to unionize and that some artists have less options to cancel and play elsewhere to get paid? @wcp.bsky.social

this design flaw never ceases to amaze me

Your weekend reading: I wrote about why Utah Republican’s current attempt to gerrymander might be the most brazen gerrymandering attempt yet by the GOP. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/thi...

I have spent the last couple of years writing about the Young Republicans. Here is some of my work.

I'm losing my fucking mind here. First, this guy is incensed at how people call Republicans nazis and fascists. Now that there's leaks proving that they're actually nazis and fascists, his response is... "grow up!" C'mon, man.

When Kavanaugh writes his solo opinion saying the VRA was great then but unnecessary now, just remember on the day the case was argued: - ICE detained citizens based on skin color - Gorsuch’s former clerk called the Minority Leader “Soros’ house slave” - American Nazi flag in congressional office

Read @jimsaksa.com on today's SCOTUS oral arguments in Callais v. Louisiana, aka: It's The End of The Voting Rights Act As We Know It (And I Don't Feel Fine): www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

wonder what the "i voted for this" caucus on X are saying about this.

Be sure to follow Democracy Docket reporter @mattdcohen.bsky.social for on the ground coverage, where he'll be giving us a play-by-play from the steps of the Supreme Court.

HAPPENING SOON: SCOTUS will hear arguments in a case that could end one of the last safeguards against racial gerrymanders, and lock in GOP control of the U.S. House for generations to come. We’ll be providing real-time court updates at the blog below👇

Good morning for the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court, where hundreds our already gathered to rally in support of the Voting Rights Act. Oral arguments begin in about 30 min in a pivotal case that will decide the future of voting rights in this country. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

THIS. Much of the critical Voting Rights Act narrative critiques a strawman that doesn’t exist. The real VRA is relentlessly local, relentlessly fact-driven, and relentlessly effective in low-profile contexts. That includes districts that never become cases, bc of compliance w/o litigation.

it's insane how few people have any idea about the cat 5 hurricane the supreme court is about to cause with louisiana v. callais

Happening this Wednesday at SCOTUS ahead of oral argument in Callais.

spooky szn double feature tonight c/o @jmrivera.bsky.social: Halloween Ends and John Carpenter’s Christine. surprisingly good and thematically on point pairing!