Trump’s DOJ is not only a corrupt goon squad, they’re just terrible at the basics.

Noah Kahan jsut bought an entire commercial break for this new single wow. #grammys

Ice out

the ikea-fication of furniture is one of my least fave parts of single parenthood.

Prince would be proud of all of us.

1) Cultural Criticism 2) International Women Writers 3) Book Publishing 4) Listening to Music 5) I was so super mad I never got to take the class dedicated entire to the color blue

Imagine working 60 hours a week and being denied a minimum wage, let alone overtime pay. That's what the Trump admin wants to do to home care workers in this country, whose backbreaking labor keeps our seniors safe and cared for. It's wrong, and Democrats will fight back. www.npr.org/2026/01/29/n...

Capitalists will look you dead in your face and tell you that the greatest economic system ever created is the one that took all of earth’s infinite bounty and made it finite.

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When they say the US is a Christian nation, they don't mean they follow Christ in any meaningful way (or that it's necessary). They mean God has blessed them materially and that anything detracting from that (immigration, taxes) is an affront to God's will.

In 2021 I was telling people in my field of art history to stop legitimizing the use of image recognition, to stop applying for grants to use AI in identifying the subjects of portraiture bc this was what such work was being used to further. All this was obvious. theconversation.com/how-ai-is-hi...

Leonora Carrington (British-Mexican, 1917–2011): "Took My Way Down, Like A Messenger, To The Deep", 1977. Oil on canvas.

In solidarity with all those standing up for our communities against the brutality of immigrant detention and ICE occupation, we're offering free ebooks of three crucial books about migrant justice and border abolition. We’ve also added a list of additional recommended reading:

Ok this is good to see from the Lynx and Wolves. Minnesota Fastbreak Foundation Pledges $200,000 in Community Response Grants lynx.wnba.com/news/minneso...

Coming to you live from outside the very special screening of “Melania” at The Donald J. Trump and the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center

Dan wrote this for the newsletter last summer, about taking his son to his first Phillies game.

just cried a little because i have no idea how to get my ex to pay child support but also understand it's like squeezing water from a stone but also i have a full-time career type job & am in the process this jan. of maxing out credit cards/dipping into my meager savings to pay bills & i'm so tired.

I know I’m a homer but this was the most quintessentially McQuade story. Perfect idea, perfect execution. Dan was the only person on Earth who could’ve written this.

here, please have a joy molecule

Rest in peace to one of the great bloggers and the de facto mayor of Philadelphia. It was my honor and pleasure to work with him. defector.com/dan-mcquade-...

[guy whose only frame of reference for backup qbs having success against the patriots in the playoffs is nick foles and the eagles winning Super Bowl LII] gettin a lot of nick foles vibes here

everyone else is getting snow which i know is annoying but also all we are getting is cold and rain which is my least favorite weather.

Federal officials described the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old U.S. citizen by a federal agent as an act of self-defense. The video evidence that has surfaced so far contradicts that assertion.

I can confirm that your dollars (even the amount that you'd spend on canned goods) will go much farther at a food bank. They know how to source the food and have the community resources to deliver it. Most of the food at food shelves comes from food banks rather than food donations.

Remember the other day when I was saluting my friend Greg Ketter, owner of Minneapolis’ DreamHaven Books? This is him the following day. Greg will never say this, so I will — now is a great time to buy books from DreamHaven. Support Americans who stand up vs. 🧊. dreamhavenbooks.com

Protesters Respond to the Removal of a Slavery Exhibit in Philadelphia 🗃️ #NationalParks open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...

having a lot of inside thoughts so i am breaking my no substack links rule to share this post of restaurants on eat street where the most recent execution happened, it is a lot of immigrant owned spots, buy some gift cards open.substack.com/pub/beyondbe...

I want to start a no-budget, low-commitment philly sports girl podcast or something.

Soooo many, for example, women's poetry prizes or residencies that provide childcare while you write, etc., have been put on hiatus or ended, esp. since ~2020, and I hate this for America (and myself).

Clarissa explains it all to the DHS Instagram account

Dropsite has the video from the lady in the pink jacket. You can clearly see them remove the firearm from the victims waistband before any shots were fired.

the "and you're surprised by this?" guys have never been less vital than they are right now

We are giving a donation to these MN folks. They're a nonprofit, so we're hoping my partner's work will match our donation. underdogrescuemn.com/donate/

If you have Pluto, they have the live feed from the the local Minneapolis CBS station. They just interviewed a suburban white lady who came out with her husband when they learned of the latest murder. That woman is fucking FURIOUS. The local journos are doing great work and you can watch it live

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.

*stares in the history of Black firearm ownership*

All of this is fucking senseless. Minnesota did not have an immigration problem. Trump sent his Nazi thugs here because he's racist against Somali people and to own libs like Tim Walz. Now two Minnesotans are dead and Minneapolis is on the verge of going up in flames. None. Of. This. Was. Necessary.

The Republican position now appears to be that you have a constitutional right to openly carry a gun in public, unless you do so while expressing a view that the government dislikes, in which case the secret police can shoot you to death on the spot.

BREAKING: The Minneapolis Police Chief says of the shooting victim: "Based on the information that we have, which is very limited, this is a 37-year-old white male who is a Minneapolis resident." He adds: "We believe he is a lawful gun owner with a permit to carry."

I'm on site where a federal agent shot a Minneapolis man this morning. It's bad. Dozens of federal agents are facing off with hundreds of outraged residents. People being tear gassed, helicopters above, I keep hearing pops, and lots of loud BANGS. This smoke is from tear gas:

ICE detained a 2-year-old girl in Minneapolis and put the child on a flight to a detention center in Texas, despite a court ordering her release: www.startribune.com/agents-detai...

If you’re looking for ways to help www.standwithminnesota.com

"How many more Americans need to die or get badly hurt for this operation to end?" Minneapolis Mayor Frey said Saturday. "A great American city is being invaded by its own federal government."

As tens of thousands across America protest the violence that ICE sows with impunity, federal agents shot and killed another person in Minneapolis today.

ICE terrorizes our cities. ICE puts us all in danger. Abolish ICE.

ICE agents beat, shot & killed another person in Minneapolis. Masked ICE agents are attacking & executing people in broad daylight. DHS must get ICE off our streets & the Senate must immediately remove additional funding for DHS in the current spending bill.

ICE attempted to order local police from the scene of the Minneapolis shooting, but the police chief refused and instructed his officers to preserve the crime scene. www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

Renee Good's autopsy blows the lid off lies from Trump's DHS: ex-prosecutor www.rawstory.com/renee-good-2...

It’s funny that there was bipartisan consensus to do this.

A few people pointing out that their homes are all electric and therefore they do not need carbon monoxide alarms. Do you have a neighbor? Do you know if they own a portable generator? Do you trust them to not place it too close to your house?

Vent quiz!