I don't think this is hard to understand. He wants people in office who will be loyal to him after he's president way more than he wants votes to fund the ballroom or whatever.

They are fighting for their lives out here every time she touches the ball. 😂😂😂

The really telling detail here, to me, is that the CIA was apparently shocked there was widespread violence in Jalisco after the head of the cartel died, and apprently left people in harm's way. That is the most predictable outcome. How is that possible?

In 2023, the US War Crimes Act was amended to allow for jurisdiction over foreign war criminals by virtue of their presence on US soil. Vigorous enforcement of 18 U.S. Code § 2441—including against those who visit the US—needs to be an element of the Accountability Agenda.

Nayib Bukele has long targeted journalists with spyware and intimidated them into silence or exile. With this action against journalists at El Faro, which has done excellent work exposing Bukele's ties to gangs, El Salvador under Bukele continues its descent into authoritarianism.

this is also one of my hobbyhorses. you want a better caliber of lawmaker? you want to reduce the odds of corruption? pay them more. a lot more.

The post-Watergate reforms didn't rely on just norms. They relied on tenure protections (such as for inspectors general) and legislative veto mechanisms, among other things. The Supreme Court then sandbagged Congress and gutted all those on bogus unitary executive grounds, as Schiff alludes to.

This is exactly why we need DOJ reform to be *codified in law,* as I argued in this piece, and as Adam Schiff and others told me in interviews. The old post-Watergate norms-based approach is dead. newrepublic.com/article/2099...

Big update: I secured a commitment that the FISA court opinion revealing abuses of Americans' rights will be DECLASSIFIED before Congress votes on reauthorization. The more Americans know about these abuses, the more they’ll demand real reforms.

This is dope as, like, a political initiative. But sad to say even Zohran cannot make these new Gotham kits look cool.

Incredulous Trinity Rodman is the best Trinity Rodman.

I really think it’s important to underline that there was apparently no security breach. The gunman was confronted and stopped where he should have been according to the design—at the magnetometer perimeter. What this piece argues for is an *expansion* of the security perimeter in time and space.

Alarming and wild

Two U.S. Embassy instructors who were participating in routine "training work." Checks out, no further questions here, thank you.

“That Rümeysa felt she had to return to Turkey to escape the shadow of state violence says everything you need to know about the state of free speech and academic freedom in this country,” said Ramya Krishnan, an attorney at the Knight First Amendment Institute. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/17/m...

It’s late; I’m not gonna do a whole thread about this (1/3, dammit) but “security clearance” and “classified” are executive-branch labels that should be understood to have exactly no purchase on the rest of the world, *especially* Congress.

Mallory Swanson, who is a Ballon d'Or nominee, of the best players in the world, makes $400k. Dansby Swanson, a fine shortstop but by no means the Mallory Swanson of shortstops, makes that about every 9 plate appearances.

I think this is a good reminder for all the, like, "elections don't defeat fascism" people. They can! They have, lots of times!

I had other things I wanted to do today but someone had to do it: A paragraph-by-paragraph takedown of why basically everything in this op-ed is wrong. Kind of shocking how rudimentary the Editorial Board's errors are here (starting with using "messy" to refer to hundreds of thousands of deaths)

Very good oversight work from @repsummerlee.bsky.social, @repshontelbrown.bsky.social, and @repyassansari.bsky.social on the letter that prompted this admission. The ICE response left a lot more questions than answers.

As I previewed in my recent testimony before Senate Commerce, we need an approach to the online environment that addresses harms while protecting free speech -- structural reform centered on platform transparency, data privacy, & interoperability. More in @thehill.com at the link below:

Also, "I'm in the business of winning elections" as opposed to "I'm in the business of governing" is the whole thing right there.

Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, and Cori Bush are from that part of the country. Wondering if Slotkin means she should listen to them and their voters?

This is utterly extraordinary. If Hegseth et al got this wrong, think what else is happening with the drug boat strikes and much more. The U.S. Said It Helped Bomb a Drug Camp. It Was a Dairy Farm. Gets worse as you read it. 1/ www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/w...

I don't like the robo umps as a general rule, but yeesh.

That pitch missed by 4 inches

This is a predictable problem when certain accounts' entire engagement strategy is just to post short out-of-context outrage porn clips.

Thinking about this quote from Persepolis creator Marjane Satrapi again.

"The administration has clearly found a hammer that it quite likes to suppress speech that it doesn’t like, and that is the threat of detention and deportation," says senior staff attorney @carriedecell.bsky.social. Article by @zjmontague.bsky.social in @nytimes.com. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/u...

""The Trump administration is using the threat of detention and deportation to suppress speech it disfavors"[email protected] on CITR v. Rubio, the case we filed this morning www.npr.org/2026/03/09/n...

Just checking in on this.

PEPFAR, the program to stop hundreds of thousands of children and adults from dying of HIV/AIDS, was $6.5 billion a year.

If a member of Congress thinks war with Iran is so great, they should introduce an AUMF, vote for it, and own that decision. But simply allowing the executive to usurp Congress's war powers is a complete abdication of constitutional responsibility. (War with Iran is a bad idea even if authorized.)

Give me a fucking break. Have you guys read this? I'm sorry, but give me a fucking break. For various reasons, this is ridiculous. It is so much better to say nothing than to try this transparent nonsense. Ugh, I guess thread incoming.

I am already seeing "it's a distraction!" takes and please fucking kill me

🚨In response to the launch of major #US and #Israeli hostilities against #Iran, CIP's Executive Vice President @mattduss.bsky.social issued the following statement:

Highly recommend this interview with Carlos Dada, whose work at El Faro should be a model and inspiration for independent journalists everywhere. reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/carlos-...

This whole thread is worth reading, but it can't be said enough that naming this character "Lyons" is bad writing.

The 3 million-plus people applying for immigration status changes will now be required to provide the government with their social media handles. This expansive new requirement poses a serious threat to constitutional rights. bit.ly/4aE5uKa

📍3/27 EVENT: Can Middleware Save Social Media? Congress has repeatedly debated legislation that would protect user privacy and give users more control over their experience online. Many #freespeech and tech advocates are now looking to middleware. RSVP to join: knightcolumbia.org/events/can-m...

Also relevant is Washington's warning against the rise of a despotic leader constitutioncenter.org/the-constitu...

Vows of accountability and collecting potential evidence are vital at this moment.

Just going to note again, because somehow we've all completely retconned this and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills, that pound-for-pound Biden had one of the most draconian border security regimes of any U.S. president ever, second only to Trump, *many of whose policies he inherited and kept*

A Reuters photographer captured this image of a page from Pam Bondi's "burn book," which she used to counter any questions from Democratic lawmakers during an unhinged hearing today. It looks like the DOJ monitored members of Congress’s searches of the unredacted Epstein files. Just wow.

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Thing I always hated about football was all the touchdowns. Loving this.

NEW on @mprnews.org: CVT’s Minnesota-based clients survived torture back home but now six have been taken by ICE and many are in hiding from the masked and militarized agents patrolling the city. Read about what asylum seekers are experiencing in Minneapolis. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

it is beautiful how we are having another moment of Bluesky unity. everybody basking in the glow of how Ilhan Omar was very visibly gonna punch that dude in the mouth

I am. But there are three things at play here regarding ICE collecting private data. Quick rundown on the issue, why you should be paying attention, and what I'm doing about it: