There are credible reports that federal agents may be replaying the 2020 playbook and surging into Portland with the goal of provoking conflict and violence in my hometown. I am in close contact with state and local officials to monitor this activity.

Democrats: Please give the American people health care. Trump: Go fuck yourself.

I'm also thinking of the stories of Union soldiers not entirely sure it had to be their problem to fight the Confederacy, getting a good look at the abject horrors of slavery, and promising to fight to the last breath.

the evidence in favor of the traditional understand of the birthright citizenship clause is so overwhelming that a bunch of conservative legal hacks had to conjure a fake literature int existence to create the appearance of dispute. i expect the court to side with trump, of course.

In case anyone thought ICE shooting at journalists was just an LA thing. Or that they'd cut it out after repeated warnings from judges. Nope. More of the same in Chicago.

Environmental advocates say that excluding the public and press from timber auctions limits government transparency and prevents meaningful oversight of public land management. The Bureau of Land Management says the auctions are business meetings, not public events.

Somehow, according to the SCOTUS majority, perceived, possible, might-happen, could-be harms to the Trump Admin are always worse than actual harms experienced by people who lack resources or recourse.

Yet again, the GOP supermajority steps in to allow Trump to break the law. The case will be decided on the merits later, it says, when the damage cannot be undone. But in the meantime it is giving the Trump administration a green light to engage in impoundment.

OUTRAGEOUS behavior from the Department of Justice; a seasoned prosecutor was fired for reminding a Stephen Miller ally that he was required to obey the Constitution and the valid orders of a federal court.

There was the Great March of Return protest of 2018-2019. Peaceful resistance and what did they get for their troubles, shot in their lower extremities

The ADL criticizes Mamdani for not meeting with "mainstream" Jewish groups, but they define "mainstream" in such a way such that if any Jewish groups meet with Mamdani, as many have, they no longer count as "mainstream." It is a game that cannot be won.

This is actually illegal

So far there have been zero trans women reported as having visited epsteins pedo island. But lots of people who want you to think trans women are threats to children seemed to have gone there at some point. Curious...

oh my god complete vindication. he banned me over facts!

Disbanding ICE and prosecuting everyone who led and worked for it is, in fact, the moderate position.

I don't love using "blood libel" to describe anything other than the actual historical phenomenon of accusations against Jews of ritually killing Christian children. But if anything in modern political discourse structurally resembles a blood libel, it's Vance accusing Haitians of eating cats.

If we're finally going to crack down about lying to Congress under oath, I think there are several Cabinet members and a few Supreme Court justices whose testimonies might need revisiting.

The anti-science administration

Criticizing the enlightened centrist isn’t kicking them out of the so-called tent, it is presenting them with an opportunity to stop eroding the integrity of the tent by tirelessly trying to find commonality with people who want to burn the tent down.

My conspiracy theory is that the violent people on the right were hired by ICE this year and that's why their recorded criminal violence has dropped.

As Netanyahu addresses the United Nations in New York City this morning, the world recoils in horror at the ongoing genocide in Gaza.

The Independent: "Netanyahu insists Israel must 'finish job' in Gaza as delegates walk out of UN speech." The civilians in Gaza are starving, homeless and under relentless attack. Please give to my friend Tasneem so she can feed her children and escape Gaza. And to others. 💕 tinyurl.com/Tasneemo

Colombian President Gustavo Petro gave one of the most chilling speeches in recent history before the United Nations, and it has been totally ignored by US news media.

The video is... something else. This ICE agent has zero training. Stuffing the gun in his belt, so of course it falls out? What restraining hold was he even trying to do? Why did he point the gun at the crowd? Everyone who played a role in putting this guy on the street needs to be fired.

Gotta say this is pretty validating.

I hear the President has decreed that it is possibly a crime to refer to Americans as "fascists," but "fascism" is a word that has a relatively clear meaning that's worth understanding. Here's how an official publication of the US Army defined "fascism" in 1945.

Been a few days so I'll give my thoughts: This ought to be disqualifying. The charitable view here is that to believe this you would have to be so politically ignorant that you have no business being in politics. The alternative is the uncharitable view in which she's okay with Fascism, but she

“The time of…Benjamin Netanyahu coming to this city and then making military decisions from this city to kill civilians…has to come to an end.” I asked @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social if he still plans to arrest Netanyahu if he comes to New York. Full interview: zeteo.com/p/exclusive-...

A judge ruled the firing of thousands of federal employees was illegal. But he stopped short of ordering the government to reinstate them, predicting the Supreme Court would overturn it.

A legal expert on public records law was appalled that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is claiming that emails between his office and Elon Musk are all private. “It appears they’ve charged you $244 for records they have no intention of giving you,” he told @lmcgaughy.bsky.social.

Right it wouldn’t piss me off if the person whom the YT algorithm saw fit to serve me today was doing anything other than enriching himself rather than, you know, helping anything or anyone.

1/ I’m Till Eckert, a ProPublica reporter. For the past 2 weeks, I’ve been going to the same NY immigration courthouse. Nearly every time, I see ICE agents arresting immigrants. Today, a woman was slammed to the ground after begging officials not to take her husband away. Thread 👇

NEW Quinnipiac poll of registered U.S. voters: • Half now say Israel is committing genocide in Gaza • Only 47% see backing Israel as a U.S. interest, down from 69% in 2023 • 60% oppose more military aid to Israel • 58% favor UN recognition of a Palestinian state www.haaretz.com/us-news/2025...

I miss my 50-year streak of not knowing who the Secretary of Health is or anything about them.

Me whenever people start talking about declining fertility rates or gender relations

This study only counts attacks through July 4, 2025. There have been several right wing domestic terrorist attacks since then.

If you are regularly using a social media site, you are getting your news there. The only thing this poll question measures is how many users of each platform are stupid or lying.

Excellent reporting from Heated and Atmos. It looks like some of the biggest investors in the anti-trans movement are fossil fuel billionaires who are trying to use trans issues to ensure that Republicans pass policies favorable to their industry. heated.world/p/fossil-fue...

this is the guy who he endorsed

Hi NPR: I think it's irresponsible to continue reporting on this as a debate. The UN, whose charter is to "maintain international peace and security" has ruled it a genocide, and that should be that.

Sickening behavior by this agent. The fact that Mayor Adams has rolled out the red carpet for ICE is a stain on our city.

Two lawsuits allege that Jay McGraw, son of Dr. Phil, is the “principal beneficiary” of tribal lender Minto Money. CreditServe, a company that McGraw plays a key role in, controls the operation while “the Tribe is merely a front,” the suits said. (Published May w/ @adn.com)

"higher ed is an economic engine, health-care engine, technological-innovation engine. it should be a common public good for everyone. the vast majority of Americans of any political stripe need education for their kids, their families, in order to move forward." www.chronicle.com/article/is-t...

Literally the authoritarian playbook: 1. Call your opponents terrorists. 2. Deploy state power against them. There's nothing subtle or confusing or complex about what's happening. The *outcome* is uncertain but the authoritarianism is right out in the open.

Love to live within the politics of Bioshock: Infinite.

This would be marginally more credible if the Court treated the current President like they treated the last one

I think recognition still has real value, but it should be keenly understood that Palestinians themselves don't regard it as transformative. What would transformative policymaking look like under this one-state reality? It would have to first acknowledge the reality and work from first principles.

"The prime minister believes it would help crack down on illegal working and modernise the state, according to senior figures in government." do you think the Prime Minister from the Labour Party knows what Labour is www.bbc.com/news/article...