@luciengreaves.bsky.social Does TST have an opinion about the "Text with Satan" premium service they offer? ? bsky.app/profile/nbcp...

"This could take down Democrats, too." I know. And I frankly wouldn't give even an itty bitty damn if it implicated every Democratic man in Congress, every Democratic hopeful for 2028 and every Democrat who has even thought about running for office. Down with the sex predators, wherever they are.

I don't think legacy media is reading the room correctly on the Epstein Files. Many of us are asking why they have ignored this story for the last decade? Why did they dismiss all of us who were concerned that Trump might be compromised? And where is their fucking contrition and apology now?

Agent Lairmore is done with his testimony. Prosecution asked further about the condiments and he said there was mustard on his uniform and an onion hanging on his radio antenna. Don’t think defense was going for a pun when she called him a “seasoned officer,” but you never know…

If you can’t see a straight line running from Bush and Cheney arguing with straight faces that the Vice President is not part of the Executive Branch to Trumpism I can’t help you.

#Sudan: Horror is unfolding in #ElFasher. People appear to be trapped, with reports of mass killing and other atrocities. We are concerned about the risk of a potential bloodbath after over 500 days of siege and violence. Javid Abdelmoneim, MSF International President, updates:

A flurry of videos shows Rapid Support Forces in Sudan carrying out extrajudicial killings and attacking apparent civilians fleeing North Darfur’s capital El Fasher following the takeover of the city by the RSF. Urgent international action is needed.

egregious choice akin to when Yale university hired the architect of Bush admin's "enhanced interrogation techniques," a decision for which they later apologized. it's still possible for U Chicago to amend this grave lapse of judgment, you can reach out here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Keep your corrupt, grubby, abusive hands off Tish James, Donald Trump. Your cowardice is showing — weak men seek revenge on powerful women who hold them to account. But NY’rs don’t play. Our AG has been a fierce warrior for our rights, time & again. You better believe we’ll be there for hers.

He’s not wrong

Pritzker has been great. But these reports that IL state police are assisting ICE, harassing and beating people who record ICE, and helping arresting protesters all seem to be supported by some video. If state cops are helping feds suppress rights over governor’s objections, that’s a big problem.

News coverage of the Trump administration's proposed "compact" with universities has been, so far, shockingly bad. I hate to pick on NPR reporter Elissa Nadworny, who's usually a solid reporter, but almost every important thing I heard her say this morning about the proposed "compact" was false.

Absolutely INSANE use of passive voice in this CNN piece just incredible @katmabu.bsky.social “landed on the ground” during the protest???

The government is in full shutdown and the Republicans are refusing to call the House back into session. Want to know why? Because we have secured the final vote on releasing the Epstein Files and they don’t want it out. Call GOP and tell them to swear in @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social.

Everyone else saw @jbpritzker.bsky.social directly call the citizens of his state to get into the street and record and report what was happening so the world knew, right? I didn't imagine that? And now the Chicago cops and the staties are coordinating with ICE to get them off the streets?

Today, Oct.2nd, is the anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder by Saudi agents.

An arrest of a person due entirely to the person having dark skin color is now known across the country as a "Kavanaugh stop," based on Justice Kavanaugh's justification of the practice. slate.com/news-and-pol...

I hope this catches on and becomes his legacy

"I don’t understand how being rich can make someone such a whore...you might as well do commercials for Lockheed Martin or Zyklon B"

SCOOP / UPDATE — Disney saw more than 1.7 million total paid streaming cancelations during the period 9/17-9/23, a Disney source confirms to me. The total includes Disney+, Hulu and ESPN.

Blue cities should tear up the roads in front of ICE facilities and then start decades of community engagement and input sessions to rebuild them. Let's harness our core competencies.

It would be preferable to end Israel’s crime spree by forcefully bringing Israelis to their senses. The alternatives could be very ugly.

Becoming increasingly clear we’re gonna have to build a parallel infrastructure for all the media we really love. The reason all of this is happening under the color of law is hyperconsolidation, dissent being traded straight up for merger approval, or fear of harassment.

Calling peoples' employers in a rage because their tributes to Robert Redford weren't horny enough

much more true than it used to be: legacy media outlets mostly only have the power that other influential people give them. No one watches Morning Joseph except Democratic members of Congress. Nobody has to care what's in the WaPo opinion section

At this point, if you’re a journalist at the Washington Post who *hasn’t* been forced out by the new idiots in charge, you should probably take a hard look at your work to see what you’re doing wrong

Apparently, the only thing that Americans agree upon is: Release the Epstein Files.

If I don't see multiple ~media reporters~ columns about the extraordinarily irresponsible Wall Street Journal report from yesterday morning — and their extensive promotion of that inflammatory report — you all should just pack up and go home.

Now that Kirk's killer seems to be caught, maybe the news could spare a moment's attention for the right wing, from the commentariat up to the GOP and president, whose immediate reaction was not mourning, but to seize the opportunity to try to incite violence against groups they hate

For people in a state that is asking for a prescription, try a CVS MinuteClinic. Some MinuteClinic’s are getting around restrictions by having nurses on site who will give you a prescription during a visit. They ask to confirm if you are high risk but don’t ask for proof.

As others have suggested, it would be a real shame if a NYC crowd started chanting "EPSTEIN! EPSTEIN" when players are changing sides.

NEW: (Gift) Follow the Money: Miami Herald, NYT seek to unseal Jeffrey Epstein estate records www.miamiherald.com/news/local/a...

What Epstein records have not been made public?

Republicans- a conspiracy to seize power

This “explicit” is a weird editorial choice. The constitution gives the president no power over this at all. It’s not ambiguous.

Very insightful thread

Pharmacists are licensed, and insurers are regulated, by the states. Blue states need to defy the FDA (and likely the CDC) and require pharmacists to administer COVID vaccines to all who want it, and require insurers to cover the costs. Alternatively, free public vaccination clinics.

Pritzker: Trump looked at the cameras and asked for me personally to say, Mr. President, can you do us the honor of protecting our city? Instead, I say, Mr. President, do not come to Chicago. Your remarks about this effort have betrayed a continuing slip in your mental faculties

6 months ago, in the shadow of the night, Israeli soldiers took 16-year-old American Muhammad Zaher Ibrahim from his family. He’s been imprisoned ever since. He’s suffered from scabies & lost 25 pounds. Remember Sayfollah Musallet, the young American killed by settlers last month? They’re cousins.

I’m sure the South Carolina National Guard will be in hand to help the state’s resid— Hang on, I’m being handed something

"Hey, we need a Republican to talk about how totally believable it is that an eyewitness to sexual assaults now insists they never saw anything wrong -- who should we get?"

This man is an expert on looking the other way on sex abuse incidents. I absolutely cannot believe they brought this guy on to talk about this subject. bsky.app/profile/acyn...

September 7 benefit concert in Brattleboro, VT for vetted charities serving Palestinians. www.lifeaidforpalestine.com

Virginia Giuffre’s lawyer Sigrid McCawley reacts to the Maxwell transcripts, saying Maxwell “repeatedly and brazenly lied” to the government and is trying to “recreate history.” Full statement

It's a very short walk from here to "Anne Frank died of typhus, thus there were no gas chambers."

Seriously, why was Tom Alexandrovich released? Why was there no condition on his bail to block him from absconding? are American kids fair game for Israeli perverts?

Media is scared to say what’s happening so they’re pretending flooding DC with troops is just a crime-fighting policy, even though the people doing it are obviously quite clear it’s an authoritarian coup d’etat

The acting head of Data & AI for the Israel national #Cybersecurity Directorate was arrested in a Nevada operation targeting child sex predators. He was in Las Vegas for Black Hat and was caught trying to lure a child for a sex act. Released and returned. www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...

Since @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social is so concerned about @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social housing maybe he should address his own property tax bill of just $213 a year thanks to a sweetheart deal he supported when he served in the state Assembly that will last through 2032. nypost.com/2022/01/23/r...