Happy Polish Constitution Day!

I was going to wait until tomorrow (Polish Constitution Day) to post this but realized today is Polish Flag and Polish Diaspora Day, so it’s even more timely. Molly’s costume is a Polish-American-Canadian collaboration between me and a friend and the accessories belonged to my grandparents.

Any version of "MAHA" that excludes children eating well and not being exposed to unreasonable environmental pollution is bullshit.

Heaps called for diving! 😮⚽️

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853-1890) - 'Labourer in a Field (1889)'

Every worker deserves safety, dignity, and the assurance that they will make it home to their families at the end of their work day. #MayDay is a reminder that solidarity is our greatest strength, and the fight for workers rights is deeply connected with immigrant rights 💪

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.

Democrats will likely retake the House and maybe even the Senate this fall. What they *do* with that power depends a lot on the demands we make of them now and the promises for reform and accountability we extract. They -- and the media -- need to see the midterms as a mandate for real change.

This is coming from a place of warmth and acceptance… -It’s ‘sleight of hand’ -It’s ‘bated breath’ -It’s ‘lo and behold’ -It’s ‘one fell swoop’ -It’s ‘brass tacks’ -It’s ‘free rein’

trying to play peekaboo with my child but he's a European diplomat: me: where'd daddy go? baby: we must articulate a post-daddy vision of strategic autonomy me: peekaboo! baby: my historic relationship with my father is stable despite recent troubles

Given the argument that ended the VRA, I think it’s time liberals did some self reflection about the now decades long obsession with partisan polarization as the problem, as opposed to authoritarianism, extremism, oligarchy, and racism

To understand what the Supreme Court is doing, you have to recognize that this is how authoritarians in Hungary, Turkey, and Venezuela consolidated power. Scholars call it autocratic legalism. The Court isn’t complicit. It’s an active participant. Roberts is following a script.

When doing research for Burn It Down, my book on patterns of exploitation & abuse in entertainment, it was sobering--no, demoralizing--to read, every few years (for *decades*) a "Scott Rudin in a changed man" feature. Relying on Rudin & people who wanted to do business with him for that narrative.

Monumentally messed up.

Every worst case scenario seems to just keep on happening.

First the NWSL's social account gleefully spotlights Jameis Winston on the sidelines at a Gotham game this season, now the league welcomes the Haslams as owners of a new Columbus side. Women's sports: We don't have to prop up or do business with problematic men just b/c they're rich or famous.

“The US has provided no evidence that any of the vessels were involved in drug trafficking, and legal experts and rights groups say the attacks amount to extrajudicial killings as they apparently target civilians who do not pose any immediate threat.” www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

surely no army in military history has ever been laid low by disease, a famously uncommon problem among people living in enforced close quarters

Huge! Supreme Court records online, for free. 1830-2019 Trial transcripts, evidence, and procedural documents that travel with each case Briefs: petitions, responses, amicus filings, and appendices submitted by litigants and by third parties Opinions for cases heard by the Supreme Court

It’s hard to express how important Iris was to ACT UP’s scientific development. She was the catalyst who started it all. Iris Long, Scientific Mentor to AIDS Activists, Dies at 92 www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/h...

Proud to publish this view on Hungary from a Polish colleague. "As we learned, PiS left a staggering amount of traps and landmines for its successors — and many have proved impossible to defuse. Fidesz, which ruled for twice as long, has done the same in Hungary." www.occrp.org/en/feature/a...

A good reminder to renew my CPR certification. I have seen CPR save lives.

Trying to explain St Augustine to the pope, the former head of the Augustinian order, who wrote his doctoral thesis on Augustine, on his way back from celebrating mass at the Basilica of St Augustine in Annaba, Algeria, overlooking the site where Augustine lived is peak Adult Catholic Convert.

This is more than legislation. This work is personal to me. theonion.com/illinois-bec...

My god. Essential, horrifying reporting here.

“The decree is an escalation of the course content review policies implemented last year and reflects a trend of academic censorship at Texas public institutions.”

In general, (re)orienting education wholly or chiefly to specific perceived market needs is always going to produce disaster once the near term passes. It also eviscerates institutions that might otherwise help people weather change, intellectually and in other ways

This is the culmination of SIXTEEN YEARS of dogged work by everyday Hungarians. You think that felt hopeless sometimes? I'm sure it did. 👏 Don't 👏 give 👏 up 👏

This was a fantastic interview with Emma—I feel as though I know much more about her as a person & a coach.

“Teachers, leaders and school-based mental health providers have told me how the psychological trauma of enforcement actions, particularly nighttime raids and the presence of ICE near schools, has created a state of hypervigilance and acute stress for young children.”

APPRECIATION—Today would’ve been brilliant musical satirist Tom Lehrer’s 98th birthday. At one of his last shows in 1967, he said “All of these songs were part of a huge scientific project to which I have devoted my entire life. Namely, the attempt to prolong adolescence beyond all previous limits.”

Important investigation into failures with ICE medial care that have likely caused multiple deaths. I'll note that these failures are common in the criminal justice system, and are just as deadly there, which is one reason why a solution is to heavily restrict the use of immigration detention.

I was a teenage Catholic and this still would have surprised me!

We all should be pissed off at Israel's leaders for both killing more innocent people and for doing their damnedest to keep the US-Iran war going.

The US should not be selected to host ANY international competitions until travel for athletes, coaching staff, and fans (of all genders & from all countries) is safe and accessible. As much as I want the WWC here I don’t want it under these conditions.

We can’t dwell, not today. Not on Rex Manning Day

I guess I don't have to listicle the outcome of the war in a blog post--Rhodes (who is not perfect by any means) nails it here.

We’re on strike today! Support our fight for a fair contract by NOT visiting the @propublica.org website or engaging with ProPublica stories today. Tell ProPublica’s management you won’t cross the picket line: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

Happy Leland Melvin day to all who celebrate. 💚

I feel like I have nothing to write. "Genocide is illegal and Trump must be tried for war crimes" feels, somehow, *under*whelming in this moment.

Let's annotate. 1. Begins with a CLEAR statement laying out WHO the culprit is and what he is doing. 2. Specifically says what he thinks needs to happen next. 3. Calls out his own institution. THIS IS THE BASEMENT in terms of a response & his colleagues are underground. bsky.app/profile/fros...

Every Democrat should be saying “remove Trump” and making a legislative push for it. They aren’t.

Apparently it does not go without saying that no one, much less the US president, should threaten to wipe out an entire civilization.

If you’ve been cheering people at Boston University for putting up pride flags in defiance of the administration’s prohibitions, you should know that you can donate DIRECTLY to the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality program! 100% of your gift goes to WGS (not some random uni account) ⬇️⬇️⬇️

South Carolina needs to get back into this game!

I am FLOORED that my book—out May 19—is the #1 new release in general elections and political processes. I want to disseminate its justice-focused message as widely as possible. Can you support the momentum by sharing this post or preordering at www.amazon.com/dp/0691276153 or your fave bookseller?