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

No, supporting trans rights doesn’t cost elections! “43 percent of voters were more likely to vote for a candidate who stands up for transgender people. Just 21 percent of voters would be less likely to support a candidate who supports trans rights.”

Melissa and Mark Hortman were assassinated in June by Vance Boelter, who dressed as a police officer. Their dog, Gilbert, was also killed. Where’s the outrage, and where’s their day of remembrance?

"I am Charlie Kirk" means, "I am a racist, homophobic, transphobic, misogynistic, anti-immigrant fascist who despises empathy." Thanks for letting us know.

if you believe CK was "practicing politics the right way" then turn to BS to discuss political de-escalation, you clearly don't give a shit about trans ppl & other marginalized groups. if you can't plainly say these ppl are bigots & liars who are causing harm to others, then you are complicit w/them

What's happening with Jimmy Kimmel is about politics and power.

It’s happening. The takedown of Jimmy Kimmel is likely the start of a campaign to use the murder of Charlie Kirk as a pretext to use the power of the White House to wipe out Trump’s critics and his political opponents. But we aren’t powerless. We can mobilize and organize. Now.

I can't make it any clearer that these people want us eradicated. They're angry that there hasn't already been mass violence against us. They want a Kristallnacht where LGBTQ orgs, queer bars, and gender clinics are burned to the ground just like the Nazis they take inspiration from.

This week we saw republicans finally care about a school shooting. Only because they were hoping it would lead to more shootings.

The type of speech most punished in this society is that which consists of telling the truth about how the powerful have harmed you

Genocide is defined not just by numbers but by intent. Israel has declared its aim to erase Palestinian life in Gaza. The scale is clear: 680,000 killed, 380,000 infants. A genocide overwhelmingly against children, erasing Palestinian life at its root.

The Nation pulls NO punches, from @espiers.bsky.social "There's no requirement to take part in this whitewashing campaign. Refusing to join in doesn’t make anyone a bad person. It’s a choice to write an obituary that begins “Joseph Goebbels was a gifted marketer and loving father to six children.”

i just sent this email to @ezraklein.bsky.social

Genuinely feel like I am losing my mind. I feel like the post-9/11 Iraq War hype comes closest, but back then the Hot Takes Industry didn’t really exist, and the underlying cause made more sense. So it was bad, but made me doubt the bases of reality less.

And then print them knowing the harm it will cause….

there's no such thing as "transgender ideology." the only ppl who think that's even a thing are the far right & conspiracy theorists. & given that Gr0ypers have been feuding w/Kirk in recent months, sounds like something one of them might engrave on a bullet... juliaserano.medium.com/gender-ideol...

WTF? Does “the right way” to “practice politics” include lying re factual matters (eg saying Black Women have too little brainpower to be “taken seriously”)? Mourning Kirk’s murder & defending his right to make his wild claims doesn’t excuse praising his political MO www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...

if you’re a good innocent person your death should matter more. palestinian children have been dying all day every day without true comment and this one shitstain of a human dying is dominating national news. it should matter more.

Pundits are focusing on Kirk’s willingness to debate people while studiously ignoring the people whose basic humanity he was willing to debate

Memo to public officials: if you didn’t make a statement condemning the murder of Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, then I have no interest in anything you have to say about the murder of Charlie Kirk.

There is no need to celebrate Kirk. He was a victim of gun violence, which is a serious public health problem in America. But Kirk wasn’t working to make this country better in any way. He was eroding it with his dark money operation. And he was a fascist.

Kirk was a victim of a problem, which he worked to ensure continued. He was one of the drivers of this insane, polarized moment we’re living through, spewing bigoted bile daily. He wasn’t an American hero. He wasn’t a martyr. He was a far-right extremist and conspiracy monger.

Flags at half-staff for all the children in Gaza killed by Israeli snipers.

News just broke that the Venezuelan boat that Trump struck was not, in fact, headed to the U.S. with drugs. But this story is disturbing for other reasons, and you need to know why. It's another sign of Trump's growing lawlessness. And it's bad counter-narcotics strategy.

He joked multiple times about Paul Pelosi getting smashed in the skull with a hammer.

Stop laundering power with sloppy phrasing: Lisa Cook is not fired. The president is trying to oust her illegally. Use the right words.

Ooooo, this was a really good article. If you're able to watch (I'm at work sadly) then it'll be well worth your time.

An international effort bringing together volunteers from all over the world aims to break the siege on Gaza.

More than 50 ships are heading to Gaza to challenge Israel’s illegal blockade and deliver urgent humanitarian aid.

Putin has not changed. In the last 25 years he started four wars. He can only be kept in check through strong deterrence. We must be precise and fast with the surge in our defence posture ↓ europa.eu/!wgH6QK

Many people are going to suffer because of what RFK is doing. You know who can slow the march toward death and disability? You. You can save lives. You can keep folks well enough to fight for justice. To work so they can feed their kids and stay housed. You just have to wear a mask. Mutual aid:

The first large-scale Nazi book burning was on 6 May 1933, when Magnus Hirschfeld's Institut für Sexualwissenschaft in Berlin was attacked by Nazi students. It would take decades for science to recover the knowledge about trans-affirming healthcare that was destroyed that day.

I will remind folks those images of Nazi book burnings aren't burning just any books. They're burning the library of Magnus Hirschfeld; a gay, Jewish doctor who created an institute dedicated to LGBTQ sex education and healthcare. And a man who pioneered gender affirming care surgeries.

Daskalakis: I very specifically use the term pregnant people, and very specifically added my pronouns at the end of my resignation letter to make the point that I am defying this terrible strategy of trying to erase people

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey condemns anti-trans hate in wake of school shooting, calls for unity: “Anybody who is using this as an opportunity to villainize our trans community or any other community out there has lost their sense of common humanity” #NOH8

this is probably the most accurate thing I've ever posted bsky.app/profile/flee...

"it's a tricky issue that shouldnt require federal intervention. we'll just let local municipalities decide what is best for their communities."

Please make your resistance efforts accessible! It’s important to commit to not leaving disabled people behind. We can bring a lot to the fight, but it starts with a commitment to inclusion. That includes wearing masks so you can keep yourselves (and us!) healthy!

BOOM! Only 720 away from 2,000! actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

To summarize -waves are not seasonal -vaccines are waning -people are getting long covid -it’s still not an endemic disease -very young kids are at increased risk because they didn’t go through the initial vaccine series Oh and it turns out, Covid Cautious people have been right the whole time.

I don't want Newsom to be president, but there are three years and an entire primary process he'll have to clear before that happens. So rather than drowning out what he's doing effectively by shitting on him, let's USE him to wake up every other Dem and make them feel like they're behind.

Why I’m Still Wearing a Mask and Why That Bothers Some People open.substack.com/pub/drrubin/...

One of the destabilizing things about this moment is how clear it is that the folks who are actively destroying democracy and public health while openly celebrating racist/fascist ideologies and embodying truly debased values seem to have absolutely no fear of any future reckoning.

"That’s why the Respect for Marriage Act is so important. That’s why Sen. Tammy Baldwin is a legislative genius for cobbling together a bipartisan majority to get that bill passed with Pres. Biden’s robust support back in 2022."

I sometimes wonder whether the global fascist turn (yes it’s been building for years) would have accelerated as it has been now without the pandemic making it ‘acceptable’ for both individuals and collectives to be not only content but gleeful about deciding that disabled/older pops were expendable

Your regular reminder that it is called a concentration camp when you collect people without a trial. www.theholocaustexplained.org/the-camps/ty...

Status quo ante Trump is long gone. Democrats must internalize this. Publicly state it clearly like Kamala Harris does here. Then lay out an agenda to begin anew.

Palestinian children have been killed at a rate of more than one child per hour during Israel's war in Gaza. “A whole classroom of children killed every day for nearly two years,” UNICEF’s executive director said. Here are some of their stories: wapo.st/3UCiAjn