Women across the US are facing criminal charges for miscarrying—this is what "fetal personhood" looks like.

Seven years after the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, the world is being asked to forget what happens when governments decide reporters are disposable—and to turn away from what that precedent means for all of us.

THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent horses and ponies I have met on walks. You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.

Dozens of energy projects cancelled in California.    Now five more on the East Coast.    All because Donald Trump wants to kill cheap, renewable energy.    Want to know who will pay the price for Trump's job killing cancellations? Check your utility bill next year and you will see.

Why are we focusing only on Epstein? Marketing amusement in sh*t like pedo Christmas ornaments are part of it. Pay attention, America.

Farm workers are silently in the background of all of our lives working tirelessly to deliver the food we eat. Celebrate farm workers this holiday season by making a donation to help fund change all year long. act.seiu.org/a/holidays20... or paypal.com/paypalme/ufwdonate #WeFeedYou

Once a frequent subject of right-wing outrage, the Epstein files drew little attention at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest. Years of delay, redaction, and shifting expectations appeared to diminish their impact upon release.

Since someone is being pedantic about this: No, it’s not the EXACT same photo but it’s *clearly* another photo at a *slightly* different angle from just a *moment* or two before or after in the *exact* same room with the *exact* same people present.

"If we are to survive this moment, let alone rise from it, we must do more than reform our politics, we must call forth a new Great Awakening." lnk.thebulwark.com/4s7gV4O

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NEW: Hannah Dugan, the Wisconsin judge accused of helping an immigrant evade ICE during a state court appearance in April, was found guilty of a felony obstruction. The conviction marks a high-profile victory for Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown.

"I'm going to name names, now." Patrick Gaspard and Tim Miller talk about how Israel became a political litmus test and how one answer became an excuse for Democrats to attack Zohran Mamdani instead of grappling with U.S. foreign policy.

It all might make more sense if he actually were drinking. But Trump, with his "alcoholic's personality," seems even less inhibited in a way that has many in Washington shaking their heads and wondering if the leader of the free world has lost it. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...

While in Chicago, I took a tour around the Obama Presidential Center. I can’t wait for you all to visit in June 2026. Here’s a sneak peek:

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What would be great is if Dem members in multiple states showed up at multiple ICE facilities at 10 a.m. tomorrow armed with this injunction.

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"‘They’re trying to get rich off it’: US contractors vie to rebuild Gaza, with ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ team in the lead" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

"Arnulfo" shares, "At this time of year it is very difficult to do this work. We work in freezing temps. On rainy days the ladders get very slippery. The work required to prune apple trees is very demanding and the low piece rate we make doesn't cover our expenses." #WeFeedYou

In a 65-page complaint filed Friday, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, a nonprofit organization working to save America’s historic places, argued that Trump did not have the constitutional authority to fast-track construction for a project of this scale. trib.al/VT9K8Jv

The U.S. just seized an oil tanker off Venezuela. Seizures are always the step before blockades, and blockades are the step before real confrontation. Escalation at sea moves faster than people think.

Any crypto regulatory framework coming out of Congress must have real safeguards to fight crime and protect our national security.

I was pleased to again partner with virologist @jimalwine.bsky.social on this piece about the continued, insidious assault on public health by RFK Jr. We are truly on a bullet train back to the dark ages; prisoners to Kennedy’s bizarre whims. He is contemptible.

A crew in Mettler, CA is harvesting peppers on a cloudy damp autumn day. They tell us, detaching the tough stem from the fragile plant is difficult as you could harm the plant if you're not careful. #WeFeedYou

The White House has launched a webpage to report "media bias" tips. It would be a pity if it were flooded with tips about every show on Fox News. www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...

The focus is on “drug boat” strikes, but there are competing justifications for escalating military action against Venezuela — “cartels”, oil, bravado, liberation But the war on Venezuela isn’t about those things It’s about redefining—diminishing—American power www.greatpower.us/p/the-war-on...

This is seriously sick.

If this orange fuck has United States troops bomb/go on the ground in Venezuela he needs to be removed today. No more. In addition the GOP realizes that bodybags of American Troops being sent home over the Holidays will end everything for them right????

As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store. Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.

Windmill Farms workers are fighting for a union! Support their boycott. This holiday season, don’t buy Windmill mushrooms! ¡Los trabajadores de Windmill Farms están luchando por una Unión! Apoya su boicot. ¡Estas fiestas, no compres hongos Windmill! #BoycottWindmillMushrooms

Want to know how bad Donald Trump is losing his trade war with China? Last month, he said China will buy 12 million tons of US soybeans by January. China hasn’t even bought 1/10th of that amount yet. Trump is getting played by China while American farmers pay the price.

Congress has the constitutional duty to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces (Article I, Section 8, Clause 14). It enacted the UCMJ, which specifies that service members must obey only “lawful” orders and,

Republicans say Democratic lawmakers are causing discord and distrust by reminding service members to follow their oath. I think what's bringing discord and distrust is the America first movement online is a bunch of bot farms coming from Nigeria, Russia, and Iran.

tovarisch, our presidentski is a very stupid man. you must speak to him in the manner to which he is accustomed www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Calling them the “Seditious Six” & branding their statements “despicable” before review is textbook definition of prejudgment. No panel, judge, or reviewing authority can claim neutrality once the SECDEF declares the accused guilty. This looks like the procedures used in dictatorships, not the US.

Witkoff says Putin is “not a bad guy.” Trump says the war started because the 2020 election was “stolen.” Both erase Russia’s responsibility and recast a foreign aggressor as a partner while portraying others as the “real” problem. That’s authoritarian framing—not U.S. national-security leadership.

The “peace plan” for Ukraine is just a framework for Russia & the US to take assets away from Ukrainian recovery, and to ensure Russia evades accountability for war crimes Europe can, and must, craft better with Ukraine A point by point analysis of the shambles: www.greatpower.us/p/28-points-...

I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.

Trump finally got challenged from inside his own party, and lost. @sbg1.bsky.social and @timmiller.bsky.social discuss why this rare rebuke, paired with Trump’s unchecked foreign-policy swagger, raises the question: is this time actually different? lnk.thebulwark.com/489WbQQ?utm_...

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"Gil" is a tractor driver in Merced County CA. He and his coworkers are working the night shift. He shares, "It is extremely difficult to work those long hours necessary for peak season as ourr bodies are not used to being up all night long." #WeFeedYou

So the plan is not to give money to the insurance companies it is to give money to the people to give money to the insurance companies. I see. You’re a genius, Mr President, and may I say sir, you’re looking very young and handsome today.

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Need to read this from Harvard Crimson. Some elements to this story clearly have not played out yet. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

National Guard cases in SCOTUS, Epstein files, & pardons: Here’s what you need to know to be ready for the week ahead. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Farm workers were hard at work the raisin drying process under the hot California sun. Thanks to their hard work we will enjoy raisins in our morning oatmeal and in our Thanksgiving stuffing. #WeFeedYou

Important to remember that on top of the fascism and incompetence, everybody in the Trump admin is also stealing everything they can as quickly as possible.

Searchable data base of the released Epstein Files. When do we start locking up the men who raped these little girls? couriernewsroom.com/news/we-crea... #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

The Tohono O'odham Nation has declared a state of emergency due to the federal shutdown and cuts in SNAP, WIC. This tribe of 34,000 members is on 2.8 million acres of land in southern Arizona. They were without representation when Trump's Little Johnson failed to swear in Adelita Grijalva.

A campaign that could evolve into bombing a nation thirty times the size of Panama, larger than Ukraine, and home to nearly 30 million people cannot be slipped past either Congress or the American public as an extension of drug policy. www.thebulwark.com/p/no-venezue...