on the balance i think partisan gerrymandering is bad but the only way it ends is if democrats weaponize it against republicans everywhere they can. wiping out republican lawmakers in blue states might bring the GOP to the table to end the practice.

So glad that Dems are finally maybe starting to play by the same rules that the Republicans have been for decades

I definitely saw this coming based on how Raman has been posting and engaging with people recently. LA would be lucky to have her as mayor.

I was blocked from entering Otay Mesa Detention Center today to conduct oversight after receiving concerning allegations about conditions there. We've heard reports that detainees are throwing notes over the fences asking for help. What are they trying to hide here? What are they doing?

Why are photojournalists important? Imagine your news outlet not having cameras when the January 6th insurrection happened.

INBOX: Robert McCartney, who worked for 39 years at The Washington Post, including as a Metro columnist and editor, before retiring in 2021, claims on X that he has heard the Post has laid off *all* its photojournalists.

The guy who owns Amazon shutting down the books section of the Washington Post is beyond parody

Ok cold brew after morning workout does really hit

Been a while since I had a martini at home on a school night

the devil wears tj maxx

Just seeing this piece, but I truly hate it here.

Not only is @microsoft.com enabling fascists but they also have sh*t services as evidenced by my onedrive again having to resync all data for no apparent reason.

"white births drop below 50%" who tf caaaarrresss??? you gotta be a deeply unintelligent person to be threatened by the concept of race. like, capitalism is the thing that's still fucking all of us over no matter who holds the reins

New NHTSA crash data, combined with Tesla’s new disclosure of robotaxi mileage, reveals Tesla’s autonomous vehicles are crashing at a rate much higher than human drivers, and that’s with a safety monitor in every car. Tesla has reported 9 crashes involving its robotaxi fleet in Austin, TX. /1

Don't turn away MAGAs, don't you dare f*ckin' turn away!

Nevermind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college Drugs and the Brain War! Comparative Literature: Monsters Religion and Conflict Intro to Music Theory

I'm already seeing a few notable ways that this has been scaled back from the last version of these maps that OPCD had released. Upzones along the Route 2 heading down to Lake Washington in Madrona have been cut out, for example.

These are our compatriots crying out for help. It’s beautiful and horrifying.

the White House's official X account gloats over the arrest of Don Lemon with a chains emoji

These are all Black people. The regime is betting that you wont care Jamael & Trahern the way you care about Alex & Renée

the president of the united states should not be allowed to personally loot the treasury to the sum of ten billion dollars and that this is not resulting in immediate, unanimous impeachment is a dramatic indictment of what has become of our political system

Graham wants to keep his multimillion dollar taxpayer payout

Lighting in the office bathroom is very homophobic

The Washington Senate just approved lowering the state's blood alcohol content threshold to 0.05%, by a 26-23 vote.

Someone just saw some new polling from over the weekend lmao.

FIIINALLY, something. Let’s see if his backbone is sturdy or flimsy.

@metrolosangeles.bsky.social is so afraid of possible nimby backlash to future transit extensions that they’re shooting themselves in the foot. Don’t you want more ridership in areas accessible to your service?

i would personally love to see noem drag miller down with her

Having sad desk lunch which includes leftover drumsticks 🍗 and it’s taking all my self control not to gnaw these bones clean. Good news is it’ll be all the better when I use them for my first homemade stock!

I’ve never been to any of these so no loss for me but this is what happens when you allow corporations to expand without limit! I feel for those who rely on these without other accessible options.

my guy was back out there doin Good Work with a broken rib from his previous encounter. name a fucking high school after him.

the mood is not subtle

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.

I’m not allowing myself to feel any of the feelings otherwise I’ll fall apart but I did set up recurring donation to my local immigrant bond fund so that’s something you can do too if you’re struggling to deal with things and able to make a donation.

I am trying not to post on these events in this state of mind but: I hope people understand what the observers are doing is brave and dangerous.

"The federal government is killing people in the streets, so sports are canceled," is the point we have reached.

Having an ****** and watching LOTR in theatres as it was meant to be

For a decade, SFMTA's #1 legislative priority was legalizing speed safety cameras, because they're best tool for cutting traffic violence. How are they working? 🧵

We’re gonna need a bigger Third Reconstruction.

AOC: An agency that is attacking U.S. citizens, kidnapping five-year-olds and using them as bait, and privately circulating the idea that they can violate the rights of Americans by busting down their doors—they deserve to be defunded, and I’ll take any step in that direction.

Chicago's financially disastrous 75-year deal to privatize its parking meters is a reminder that cities need competent managers of critical assets, and policymakers that make hard choices for the public good

All I have ever heard about every news story from Bill Clinton to drag shows is “it’s awful, parents have to explain this to their children, why can’t we just let kids be kids?” Now an entire classroom is going to go home to parents trying to explain why their five year friend was taken by the govt

I’m pretty sure abducting a child is not necessary and proper for immigration enforcement, just in case the local DA in Minneapolis wants to enforce kidnapping and/or child abuse laws.

His personal opposition is irrelevant - his actual job is to unite the House Dems. It ain't over til it's over - now's the time to push for a strategy shift. Call your rep and ask them to: 1) Publicly oppose ICE funding 2) Call on Jeffries to whip the vote prospect.org/2026/01/21/j...

I have probably an hour of insane video but it's awful. they're destroying our city, trashing residential neighborhoods, menacing schools. completely out of control. ICE must be ended forever

guys minneapolis is a living hell today. they've tear-gassed so many people, tear-gassed a park, beaten people up in front of me. greg bovino is rolling around to gas stations and posing in front of them, trying to cause a riot.

Let it falter. LET IT FALTER.

I'm taking immediate action to help bring people inside. #thisisyourcity

Hot bubble bath and cold beer >>>