🚨 We interupt our cat countdown to once again beg for CAT LITTER! We are nearly out, and our last call barely yielded any litter. Please, please, with a cute kitty on top? whiskerssanctuary.com/donate

NEW: Taylor Farms is a big player in conservative politics. The company donated $2 million to conservative political groups in 2025 and its CEO has personally donated more than $900,000 to Republican PACs and candidates. It's also spent $810,000 on anti-regulatory lobbying since 2025

Oh! They gave millions to Trump lol. people.com/taylor-farms...

This is a *fantastic* video that explains exactly WTF is going on with Taylor Farms and how tracing works TLDR: - they are responsible - the false positive was only on one of several samples - it’s difficult to test parasites - there may still be other sources - Taylor Farms is being shady AF

matthew always brings the receipts

NEW: We reported two years ago that Chicago police had made 200,000 secret traffic stops, failing to disclose them as required by law. Chicago police then admitted the problem, & promised to 'fix' it in a legislative hearing. We just investigated again: The problem... got WORSE.

The Politico article itself notes that there is ZERO actual evidence for the DHS claims. The Politico headline is inexcusable. Never forget that Politico is owned by Alex Springer. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

I'm getting the impression that government might just matter, and cutting back on things like food safety while bulking up military and paramilitary forces might have negative consequences. @ryanlcooper.com feels the same way: prospect.org/2026/07/16/h...

BREAKING: I am suing Northwestern University, a member of congress, two cabinet secretaries and the Attorney General of the United States. I explain why in @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/when-we-figh...

🚨 ICE is backtracking its decision to sell the warehouse in Roxbury, NJ. In a late-night filing, lawyers for the agency told a federal judge that after "reconsideration" the agency was moving forward with plans to "consider" converting the facility into a detention center.

All of these cats in this thread are also available on Petfinder: www.petfinder.com/search/pets-...

Agree. We’ve been reporting lately on ICE ramping back up to 11, but the trump administration is trying to do it without Minnesota type headlines. The secret police are trying to be more… secret

i’m at the minnesota DFL office for a press conference where peggy flanagan will be calling on angie craig to answer for the “unprecedented” level of dark money outside spending for her campaign for minnesota’s open US senate seat. she will be joined by other speakers 🧵

Yes. Reform the Supreme Court. Term limits. Expand the Court. Enforceable code of ethics. It’s time we address corruption on the highest court.

It was a decade ago my newsroom got word of a police shooting in a nearby suburb. The victim's name was Philando Castile. His death would trigger a surge of protest for police accountability, the first criminal charges against an officer and would change the state. (1) share.google/B3Ogmudw35eb...

Mamdani: "Those who led through exclusion & isolation have tried to win power & enrich themselves by turning us against one another ... today, too many of our leaders do not believe in a vision of this nation as an asylum for the persecuted, but rather as one that persecutes those seeking asylum"

Mamdani: "Therein lies the work of America -- a striving, a bettering, the reaching toward perfection. What a privilege each of us has to live in a nation that every one of its inhabitants can shape. What a responsibility each of us possesses to prove ourselves worthy of all those who came before."

Mamdani: "As we mark 250 years ... we see the wealthiest country -- one where children go to sleep hungry while the world's first trillionaire hungers for more ... we see masked agents terrorizing our streets, eating food cooked by undocumented neighbors before spiriting them away in unmarked vans"

1/ Some chatter about who’s funding those Angie Craig ads. One prominent group, North Star Dawn, is about 3/4s a hedge fund dude from Connecticut and several All of Mpls (Frey) donors, including longtime DFL anti-lefty Vance Opperman & Roger Hale; both former CEOs. 1/x www.fec.gov/data/receipt...

I thought I was doing a small story on confusion over the sudden disappearance of water fountains on a popular South Mississippi biking and running trail. What I found was a bigger story about homelessness, the meaning people find in the things they love, public infrastructure and civic engagement.

By itself, this is both impeachable and cause for radical reform. The GOP Supreme Court does not even bother to explain the majority of its decisions. It's apparently too much to ask they at least barf up dishonest, unprincipled, poorly-reasoned excuses for their arbitrary exercise of power.

if you have feelings about SCOTUS after today, and after the last week, and after the last months and years, remember that at least you can vote for state supreme courts in many places this year, and those matter a ton too my state-by-state guide to every state supreme court contest:

Updated count: Over the last 8 days, I'm counting 15 Democratic incumbents who have lost to, or for the CO races are now trailing, a challenger to their left. —3 congressmembers (2 NY, 1 CO) —4 state senators (2 in NY, 2 in MD) —8 state house members (5 in NY, 1 in MD, 2 CO) (Will update tomorrow)

People, for the love of God, please stop treating birthright as some kind of sweeping victory. It was 5-4 on the constitutional issue. The dissent laid out a fucking ROADMAP for what Trump should do next. The court always gives Trump multiple bites at the apple WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU HAPPY ABOUT?

With this ruling, the birthright issue is not going away. The right hasn't really begun *organizing* around getting rid of the citizenship clause. Like Roe, this will be their fight for a generation. And if the Democrats just say "we won" and ignore it, like Roe, the Republicans will eventually win.

need to start thinking now about a full package of judicial reforms: new justices, new circuits, new district courts, ethics reforms, docket reforms, and transparency reforms.

Russell Vought is an evil man. This plan is nothing short of a personal take-over of federal grant making. It will affect ALL of us. Political commissars will now be in charge of all agencies, reporting to him. But we are not powerless. See what you can do below. 1/ www.thenation.com/article/poli...

More cat tour coverage. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLQh...

On Wednesday evening, the 9th annual @wedge.live Cat Tour stopped at 46 households, with bonus felines amongst the massive crowd.

mary moriarty is the wedge live cat tour’s grand marshal for 2026! “thank you for prosecuting ICE,” says john edwards as susan lynx hands over the sash and a hat

Happy Election Day! Polls are open across NY-10. This is our moment to win a more affordable, welcoming city for all of our neighbors. Find your poll site here: vote.nyc

This paragraph forcefully upholding the right to legally observe ICE (and any governmental authority) is so so important right now

A 22-year-old just got a $30 million investment valuing his new futures exchange at $300 million. He graduated Stanford, wrote for Thiel's Stanford Review, interned at Andreessen Horowitz. His mom? Pro-crypto Sen. Gillibrand, D-NY. Bipartisan capture in full bloom. fortune.com/2026/06/18/t...

Really need people to stop saying that the Minnesota 15 are going to be fine, that their charges will be dropped like ours. That was four days before trial, was NOT supposed to happen, and only did because of persistent, diligent, and incredible work by our lawyers.

New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...

This is bombshell stuff.

At the hearing in the federal courthouse in St. Paul. Fifteen people were indicted on conspiracy charges etc. and are making their first appearances. The courtroom is full, with about 100 people. Five defendants came into the courtroom, a couple with fists raised, which some in crowd mirrored. (1)

Charges are being filed against multiple people “for conspiracy to impede or injure federal officers,” and for efforts to allegedly “violently oppose immigration law enforcement,” according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Minnesota. More details to come... www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

Take biometrics off your phone (face ID, fingerprint passkey), they can compel you to open your phone with your finger but can't force you to use a passcode.

ALERT 🚨 Federal agents are being seen across our community as they arrest observers. Let me be clear, alerting our neighbors about ICE activity is not a crime, observing is not a crime, and loving your immigrant neighbors is not a crime. 1/

"When I first started out in the news, there was far too much reporting. Barely anyone was just making stuff up. It was as if nobody even wanted to put their thumb on the scale on behalf of the powerful."

"Jenny owns a crematorium. John’s propane company gives her a $20 billion investment in return for 5 percent of her operation. Jenny throws $10 billion into the incinerator, then pays John $10 billion to buy propane to burn that money to ashes..."

Look at what you all helped do All our drivers are out delivering, and we have people out getting more essentials, clothing and electronics.

They tried to hide but I got em anyway

While his mountain of horrible personal conduct could fill multiple books, one fact in particular stands out: A year ago, Musk’s actions directly led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. He did it knowingly. And, worse — gleefully. Read more: www.theverge.com/tech/949259/...

Vanderbilt & Wash U both have massive investments in SpaceX; they provided working capital for DOGE's attacks on science, academia, and humanity as a whole. Their admins believe the fascists will do them favors and make them rich, and that's the entire explanation for the chancellors' "report."

Our Pulitzer-winning "Friends of the Court" series began with this story that revealed how SCOTUS Justice Clarence Thomas had, for 20+ years, been treated to undisclosed luxury vacations by real estate titan and GOP megadonor Harlan Crow. (Published April 2023)

Last night, the Animal Protective League shelter in Springfield, IL had the roofs ripped off both of their buildings by a tornado. Thankfully, all animals & staff are safe, but both buildings are a total loss. Fosters for displaced pets & donations needed! www.instagram.com/p/DZcjW9DlHQ...