I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here

If someone says “gender ideology” one more time like it means something, I’m going to lose my mind. Stop pretending like there’s not an entire scientific literature on gender identity and gender dysphoria. They’re trying to ban the teaching of that scientific literature.

This is a major infringement upon academic freedom, and will lower the quality of the education and intellectual discourse at Texas A&M. Limiting discussion of important concepts for political reasons is a perversion of the board members’ roles as stewards of the university. They should all resign.

dude i love cats. look at this

About half of what it was going to cost to fully fund SNAP in November during the shutdown.

Putting it all together #Epstein For @rawstory.com Follow my work on Substack: nickanderson.substack.com

This year marks the 50th anniversary of IDEA—a landmark law that ensured millions of disabled students would receive quality education. Yet, that promised education is at risk today with a federal funding gap of over $38 billion.

In his futile attempt to justify Musk's $1 trillion pay package, this Musk fluffer overlooks: -Musk's tax rate on his $450BN is only 2.5% so far. -Tesla & SpaceX received $3.7BN of US subsidies & loans. -SpaceX has $22BN in US govt contracts. -Tesla has received $22BN in US ZEV/GHG/IRA credits.

AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"

When we submitted our petition to oppose deep sea mining in American Samoa, it had over 2,000 signatures We left it open, and now there are over 3,000 signatures You can still sign docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far

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The Trump administration's newly proposed $100k fee for H-1B visas for foreign workers would be a huge blow to science, innovation, and education in the U.S. www.highereddive.com/news/what-co...

This is embarrassing

Unfortunately, your high bills aren’t the lie—Trump’s promises are.

Extending the ACA premium tax credits would cost $350 billion over a decade — not even half of what taxpayers spent on PPP loans ($800 billion, in 2020 dollars)! www.crfb.org/blogs/unders...

Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. " www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...

Yesterday, when Bovino announced ICE would be returning to Little Village today, some of us donated and fundraised to buy out street vendors in the neighborhood. This morning, volunteers hit the streets at 6:30 am, looking for vendors to buy out. Tamales make an excellent breakfast.

Can Dems vet Senate candidates better so we don’t get so many fair-weather, grifting opportunists? (See also: Kristyn Sinema). We need candidates with established track records of principled progressivism.

welcome to bluesky. if the word "mapquest" means anything to you and/or you used it as a verb, you're in the right place

Packed house at @huntercollege.bsky.social for a conversation on @rweingarten.bsky.social’s new book, “Why Fascists Fear Teachers,” and the importance of strong public education for a healthy democracy and creating opportunities for all kids.

How do we stop the rise of autocracy? In the latest episode of Politics In Question, host & New America Senior Fellow @leedrutman.bsky.social is joined by @staceyabrams.com to explore what it takes to build a resilient democracy in today’s political climate. 🎧 Listen now: https://apple.co/4qRq9lm

Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools

Still upset about no power of the purse language. You truly do hate to see it. The Trump admin undertook the most expansive set of illegal budgetary actions of any president in history, and broadcast as loudly as possible they’d keep doing it, and nothing. Budgetary lawlessness.

After issuing guidance saying they were working on administering full benefits, USDA has now released guidance saying releasing full benefits was unauthorized, and states that did so must claw back funds. More chaos and incompetence from this administration, harming the hungry.

No sector is safe from Trump’s extortion efforts

My family makes fun of me for watching so much basic cable, but if I ever need a Medicare supplement plan or have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, who'll be laughing?

Jeffries: "It's incredible that Trump & Rs have decided to weaponize hunger & starvation by unlawfully withholding SNAP benefits from 42m Americans. But this is not surprise when you consider that in their one big ugly bill, Republicans already enacted the cut to SNAP benefits in American history."

A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.

Trump’s manufactured hunger crisis is a moral failure. And now a federal judge agrees with what we all knew: Trump’s plan to withhold SNAP funding and steal food off the tables of millions of Americans is illegal.

Still thinking about Zohran’s full-throated defense of immigration and how long i’ve waited for it. No bullshit about border security or “legal” immigrants but just unabashed support for immigrants. How many people feel so much more seen today? I know I do. 1/

The Washington Post on Abigail Spanberger: "No woman has led Virginia since its colonial government was formed 406 years ago."

More people voted in New York City’s election this year than they have in 50 years. That’s a win for democracy, and a testament to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's inspiring campaign. Congratulations to the next mayor of the greatest city in the world. 🗽

What we know, final edition of the night: [Now in 3 parts] —Prop 50 wins —VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG —Dems gain leg seats in VA, NJ, & MS —Dems defend NJ-Gov —Dems win NJ+VA trifectas —Mamdani wins —PA Dems win state supreme court —ME anti-mail voting measure loses —GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices

Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.

Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.

"Others will take time in catching up to that." whew

Re-upping the dedication of Mahmood Mamdani's 2020 book, 'Neither Settler nor Native'.

This person took this when they called the race

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“I am opposing a social order in which it is possible for one man who does absolutely nothing that is useful to amass a fortune of hundreds of millions of dollars, while millions of men and women who work all the days of their lives secure barely enough for a wretched existence.” -- Eugene Debs

Congratulations to a lot of folks, but especially to all those at state universities in Virginia who continue to fight for honest truth and rigorous scholarship, even when those in power – governors, executives, boards of visitors – do not.

Don't forget that Zohran Mamdani spent his entire campaign standing proudly beside the trans community. He went to trans rights rallies just to show support. He proudly waved trans rights flags without hesitation. He refused to back down in support of trans rights. That makes me happy.

Looks like the Dems will pick up 12 seats in the VA House of Delegates, which will go from 51-49 to 63-37 D-R. That's an honestly shocking result.

BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students. Follow AP for live updates.

Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.

Here in Atlanta yesterday, more than 2,000 people waited in their cars—one woman for 14 hours—for a box of food. The giveaway ended early; there wasn't enough to go around. Multiply this scene by countless others across the country, and you get a sense of how crushing the desperation is right now.

“indiscriminate mass deportation policies not only infringe on basic civil liberties but may also exacerbate existing worker shortages, compromising care for older adults and the health care system at large” (Santos et al, New England Journal of Medicine) images.clubexpress.com/526131/attac...