Yes. Using a computer now feels like this at all times.

The past was erased, the erasure won’t be forgotten, the Big Lie won’t become the truth. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...

Since acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has confirmed that “Anybody in this country is eligible to apply if they believe they are a victim of weaponization,” I decided to apply for reparations. Here is a template if you want to draft your own demand: shero.substack.com/p/everyone-c...

I say it again and again: Because we don’t learn the real history of this country, we do not understand what this country is capable of. After 1870, 22 Black men served in Congress. By 1901, because of racist SCOTUS rulings, electoral coups and election cheating and violence, there were none.

I can't stop thinking about Justin and Cerina Fairfax, and how her death could have been prevented. I wrote about colleges and sexual assault, family courts forcing divorcing women to live with their abusers, and the entitlement of men who are cancelled by #MeToo www.vanityfair.com/news/story/j...

NYC: Participatory budget voting is now open thru 4/19 — any New Yorker aged 11 or older can help shape how money is spent. Cast your vote! rnd.council.nyc.gov/PB_Voting/

Even if nothing happens tonight, the President of the United States of America has already threatened to use the Armed Forces to end a civilization in order to secure policy and regime change. That ketchup doesn't go back in the bottle.

The Garden of Earthly Delights (detail), by Hieronymus Bosch, 1480-1505, 📸 by @alexbrandon

Secret tricks to get much better results out of the very dreadful 'Google search' these days, plus other search engines for specific things. Statospherically useful for researchers. open.substack.com/pub/cardcata...

Americans do not want this. They do not want another war in pursuit of regime change. They want relief from the affordability crisis. They want peace.

Happy Colgate Day.

Lag. The federal judiciary is catching up — this is a remarkable order, it's only three pages. I recommend reading it. I have, in all of my time practicing law, never seen a judge do anything like this:

The people of Minnesota have executed one of the most impressive civil resistance campaigns I can remember: - Organized a city wide general strike - Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence - Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE - Flipped public opinion against ICE

He was doing journalism, and he died because of it. This would be an appropriate moment for organizations that protect reporters and photographers to point that out.

Reminder: All it would take to end the murder of American citizens by an untrained government goon squad is 16 Republicans in Congress voting with Dems to defund ICE (or 23 to impeach and remove Trump — 3 in House & 20 in Senate). That’s it. 23 Americans can vote for the public and end all of this.

The ACLU has a Mobile Justice app that will automatically record video and send it to your local ACLU affiliate if you get attacked by ICE and they try to delete your video or steal your phone. It’s now available in 17 states and Washington D.C. www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/...

"No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law"

It goes without saying that in the US you’re not supposed to have a masked secret police that snatches people off the streets without knowing if they’ve committed a crime. That’s about as basic a requirement for a democracy as exists.

Secret policeman who killed Minnesota woman is identified. Via Star Tribune

Tomorrow is the 5th anniversary of the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol. I’m proud of the work we did on the House January 6th Committee. January 6th should’ve been the end of a political movement based on a cult of personality, conspiracism, extremism & lies. Instead, it is now in power.

Im seeing discussions about consultations with congress, authorizations of force etc. I have to say this transcends any of what I would call sub constitutional technicalities. The president has gone to war with a foreign power and, it seems, kidnapped a foreign head of state on the basis of nothing.

If you're having trouble watching other versions, here's an Internet Archive link for the 60 Minutes CECOT segment suppressed by Bari Weiss in the U.S.

!! Here’s a link to full video of the 60 Minutes segment that Bari Weiss killed last minute, via @jasonparis.bsky.social: is.gd/paU8Ko (It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)

The 60 Minutes piece on the Trump Administration’s torture prison that Bari Weiss doesn’t want you to see has leaked.

The Trump admin says it aims to file 100-200 denaturalization cases per month, a huge increase. But these cases are hard to file and win, and require a lot of DOJ resources, and the DOJ is incredibly stretched thin already. So we’ll see; I have serious doubts about their ability to do this.

Read about Ahmed al Ahmed, local fruit stall owner and savior of who knows how many lives. May we all be this brave and righteous in a crisis. www.news.com.au/national/nsw...

I know it's too easy to grow numb to the constant flood of bigotry that comes out of his mouth but it does seem morally important you don't allow yourself or anyone else to become desensitized to this vile racism as a normal part of our politics

We couldn’t publish an edition of Books We Love without remembering our friend and colleague, NPR Books Editor Petra Mayer, 1974-2021. Today would have been her birthday, and we hope you’ll find a new read in her honor ❤#

Average folks kettled ICE

ICE is staging in a garage on Centre St & Howard in lower Manhattan ahead of what neighbors believe is a planned large-scale raid of Canal Street this afternoon. Estimated 20-25 agents inside, with more steadily joining, some taken by surprise and caught with their masks down.

If you're giving to a food drive, pick nutritious foods that you would want. (from 2023) https://to.pbs.org/47DU2f3

WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed.

Knitting and crochet clubs have found new meaning amongst Gen Z and Millennials, who have turned to the age-old practice as a means of bringing back the “third place” and reconnecting with their peers.

Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far. So much work remains to be done.

Lots of hard, shitty lessons being learned from this presidency. And one of the many I hope you're learning is, white supremacy is incompatible with reality, and cannot exist without historical revisionism.

Long live the jury trial in America.

The question being asked by the NYT after an election that promoted MANY women to power. It’s not a question. It’s a comment. An attack.

Zohran Mamdani ran on freezing the rent in NYC. Abigail Spanberger ran on supporting fired federal workers and lowering the cost of living in VA. Mikie Sherrill ran on lowering utility bills in NJ. Ensuring people can afford to live a decent life is the path forward.

I took some time to think about what I thought about Tuesday night and have now written those thoughts down. www.pbump.net/o/democracy-...

Came here to say this, but Jamelle Bouie has this covered. 👇 When the Democratic tent includes candidates like Spanberger and Mamdani, there is no crisis, or fight, for the party. IT’S A COALITION, NOT A POINT ESTIMATE.

Normal People Don’t Want This Shit is running away with the vote tonight

I think a thing we'll learn tonight is that people fucking hate what is going on and they will straight ticket vote against anyone involved in starving people while pillaging the country and kidnapping their neighbors. I don't think it matters at all who that person is.

dissatisfied by the New York Times coverage of Zohran Mamdani? great news! I talked to the guy Thursday about his campaign’s success at bringing community together beyond this election, and contextualized how it’s potentially shifted youth engagement with politics by simply listening @teenvogue.com

This seems... risky for them! Let's help them with their efforts to lose - vote MAMDANI as soon as you can, NYC! Find your polling place here: vote.nyc

Early voting in NYC starts today! Find your pollsite here: findmypollsite.vote.nyc

Serious question: Why can’t news organization put “illegally” in headlines?! “Pentagon Illegally Uses $130 Million Donation to Pay Troops” is an entirely obvious and true headline. There’s no scenario where is this legal. There’s no sense in this headline that this is wildly corrupt and wrong.

Close to a deadline for mailing your ballot, tax return or legal document? To make sure it gets a postmark on time under the latest USPS changes, you may want to send it early or visit a post office. n.pr/47ll5Nc

I like how the NYT tried to do a “some experts say” framing, and the expert was like, you do not need an expert opinion to see this is bad.