honestly the only piece worth reading on the platner situation. @tressiemcphd.bsky.social is absolutely cooking here. (gift link)

Vote early, #NJ!

Open the page. Scroll down to the timeline. Go through the timeline. It’s… shocking

Well this is alarming. Passaic is the only NJ county on the list. I’m a poll worker in Essex County, and that job feels even more important these days.

“Make Skittles beef tallow again” @michaelhobbes.bsky.social 😂 open.spotify.com/episode/3Cj1...

Fall colors starting in NJ 🍁

Why do headlines say "norms shattered" when what is meant is "laws broken" or "Constitution violated"?

Great episode to understand the actual research on acetaminophen

Thinking about something I heard @hcrichardson.bsky.social say about how the definition of patriotism has been co-opted and twisted. Time to take it back.

And yes, I was the last Black full-time columnist in the Opinion section. Washington Post -- operating in a city which for a long time has been majority Black, is now without any full-time Black opinion writers.

You want to leave the leaves but don’t want a messy yard? Here’s a reliable source of science-backed information from Xerces: “Leaving the leaves and other plant debris doesn’t have to mean sacrificing your yard to the wilderness. Boost your knowledge: -> xerces.org/leave-the-le...

This is a THREAD of people NOT FIRED. bsky.app/profile/atru...

I really, REALLY wish people would internalize the absolute stranglehold voter suppression and gerrymandering have over many red states with high BIPOC populations (who reliably vote blue) before consistently writing off these entire states and saying shit like “they deserved it”.

While I was waiting at the bus stop this morning a woman came up to me asking me to sign what sounded like a petition to require higher restrictions on certain vaccines “because they cause autism,” so I asked “What’s wrong with being autistic?” —

The only prayer that matters when it comes to the regular and repeated murder of American children while they are at school is the kind of prayer that is taking action, the kind of prayer that materially fights for the living, the kind of prayer that says "never again" and means it, from MN to Gaza.

I think it’s high time we take back the national narrative. For centuries Americans of all races, genders, religions, and abilities have worked to create a more perfect union, and we should shout from the rooftops that WE are America. Not these idiot white supremacist authoritarians.

"The truth is that contemporary conservatism betrays today’s men by telling them that they are entitled to receive respect and admiration from women, along with the financial fruits of a wealthy society, without giving much of anything in return."

60 years ago today, the Voting Rights Act became law. Now, we have an administration conducting voter suppression in real time. In Texas, Republicans are trying to gut our democracy by redrawing maps to erase 5 Democratic seats—before a single vote is cast. (1/2)

Deliberately inflicting famine and attacking innocent people trying to feed their families. How can people still say this isn’t a genocide?

Palestinian American Student & Dad: 200 Relatives Killed in Gaza; VCU Withholds Diploma for Protest

I do this referring to stuffed toys and random animals when talking to my toddler. The default for kids’ things is still “he” and I’m so bothered by it! Still remember years ago working at an educational farm, a kid said of the cow, “look at his udder!”

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When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.

Another one: life events that would otherwise be manageable are difficult, and what was previously difficult is now devastating. Every little thing feels harder, so a bunch of us are just running on fumes.

So many people I know in the US are emotionally dysregulated (politically, how could you not be?) and their relationships are paying the price. It’s tough to watch so many of us take it out on each other, whether with friends, family, neighbors, coworkers, public figures, comment sections.

You’ve inherited a movie theater, what’s your first double feature? Best In Show (2000) Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)

@billmckibben.bsky.social: “people who care about climate change need to rouse themselves from understandable despair and make a new stand.” Gift link www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/o...

New in PN: The Republican budget is a climate horror "Republicans have gone from acknowledging climate change is real but insisting we should do nothing about it, to delivering all sorts of harm to the country so they can make it worse. You won’t find better evidence of how radical they've become."

Gift link: wapo.st/46eyBDt

Come on #NC!

And contrary to right wing mythology, children are far more likely to be victims of a religious leader than a trans person or drag queen. 846 cases reported by religious figures. 1 drag queen. 5 trans people.

“Trump is the Republican Party. That is settled. His violent talk is, then, the official political communication strategy of the ruling party and its followers. And that ruling party is stripping this country for parts.” @tressiemcphd.bsky.social Gift article: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/o...

The radicalization of the American right is THE story of US politics over the last four decades and political reporters are still not allowed to talk about it

Watch Bishop William J. Barber, II, speaking at the #NoKings rally in Philadelphia on June 24, 2025. ourmoralmoment.substack.com/p/we-the-peo...

You are the ones conflating opposition to Israel's genocide and antisemitism! It is abundantly clear that the pro-Palestine movement is motivated by moral offense at the mass killing of innocent people, not antisemitism.

Donald Trump needs to address the nation right now and condemn the Minnesota shootings and all forms of political violence. It’s the bare minimum we should expect from any president.

#nokings Montclair NJ

“We must start asking how we can save ourselves.... Only direct, sustained protest will protect us. Everyday people standing between authoritarianism and our freedom scare the administration.” @tressiemcphd.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/o...

The Trump tax cut is a massive wealth transfer from the poorest to the wealthiest. Contrast that with Build Back Better, which helped those at the bottom of the income distribution. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Signs you might be a far white authoritarian party (#3177):

Happy Primary Day! Polls are open today from 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM. Find your polling location here: nj.gov/state/electi...

New Jersey! Make sure to vote in the primary today. You can find your polling location at this link: voter.svrs.nj.gov/polling-plac...

We're back! Everyone agrees that "ultra-processed food" is bad for you but no one can define what it actually is. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...

A disturbing trend www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/o...

Great to hear @anitaearls.bsky.social addressing why NC Supreme Court elections are vital: Courts are our last hope in guarding our democracy. What happens in NC affects the entire country.

Start every day with this reality: EVERY HOUSE SEAT and 33 Senate seats are up for election in 2026. THAT must be the focus. Let’s get disciplined. #LeaveNoPowerOnTheTable ballotpedia.org/United_State...