So exhausting..

Alabama executed Geoffrey Todd West on Thursday, killing him with nitrogen gas in the state’s fourth execution so far this year. West, 50, was convicted of capital murder for the 1997 killing of Margaret Parrish Berry in Etowah County. Read more from @kstromquist.bsky.social here ⬇️

And here's the union statement on it

This is the email the agency director sent out afterwards to all staff, according to someone who shared it with me. The director - in an email disbanding the union - describes himself as from a pro-union family but says in this case “CPL 33 [the union] didn’t give you protections, the law did.”

BREAKING: The Federal Bureau of Prisons just terminated its union's collective bargaining agreement this afternoon, according to this letter posted online by the national union president:

From @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social | Anyone looking for a COVID shot for themselves or their kids in Louisiana is facing a new maze of pharmacy restrictions after changing federal guidance on the vaccine. MORE HERE ⬇️

Trump says three "sinister events" disrupted his speech: a frozen escalator, a broken teleprompter and a too-quiet sound system. The U.N. says Trump's team is at fault, but opened an investigation.

NEW: For decades, the DOJ relied on the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to foil and forestall attempts to discriminate against minority voters. On Wednesday, the DOJ filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to devastate and vitiate much of what’s left of the landmark civil rights legislation.

Let this sink in: A president can apparently now order lethal force outside of congressionally declared wars, in international waters, without oversight, and face no personal criminal or civil liability—even if the action was blatantly illegal. trib.al/FwmJyLa

Even if you take the most lenient possible interpretation -- that SCOTUS has made it increasingly hard to prosecute bribery and corruption -- you still have to ask what kind of crooked-ass administration hires a guy who just took $50k cash.

Anyway, the weirdest part is that the festival is thrown by a Christian gun cult.

Homan also said newspapers who wanted to write “hit pieces” on him could “have at it.”

In October at the Rod of Iron Freedom Festival, Tom Homan went on a very bizarre first person rant about how he wasn't being paid by the Trump campaign, and only worked "in interest" of the campaign.

In a less insane time, if it was discovered that the President of the United States said this privately to their AG, it would’ve triggered an all-encompassing, impeachable corruption scandal. Here, Trump is saying it publicly and it’s just another Saturday.

“Stop the Count”: food-insecurity version. 🤡 @wsj.com www.wsj.com/economy/trum...

it was literally in a bag www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...

The one surefire way to get people to stop saying mean things about you is to send out a press release, insisting that they stop saying mean things about you. www.dhs.gov/news/2025/09...

At least seven historically Black colleges and universities across the South received threats Thursday that caused lockdowns and closures. via @wwno.org

JUST IN: Trump administration asks the Supreme Court to allow the government to withhold $4 billion of spending on foreign aid that was approved by Congress.

Welch: The people that elected Donald Trump are the people that he's punishing the most with this stuff. And you guys, if a democratic president was doing this, would be going bananas. You guys would lose your minds.

This is going to suck for so many different people

All-time bad trade, disaster, etc, but gotta admit this press conference exchange between Jerry Jones and a reporter is some real best-on-best stuff. Reporter is in his bag with this question, a really nice bit of interrogation, and then BOOM

Jerry Jones explains why the Dallas Cowboys traded Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers. "We've gained a Pro Bowl player [in an area the Cowboys had concerns in]." "We need to stop the run. We haven't been able to stop the run at key times for several years."🏈🎙️ #NFL

A blockbuster! Micah Parsons to the Packers.

A judge reluctantly authorizes a refund of restitution paid by a Jan. 6 rioter. It is the first time a Jan. 6 rioter who was convicted and then pardoned will get a refund.

Quick thought on the Parsons trade: This upgrades a defense that was already quietly very good last year. Packers are now in the top tier of the NFL.

No words. This is… a) …laughable b) …dangerous c) …damaging

Tulsi Gabbard surprised CIA officials last week when she included an undercover senior CIA officer on a roster of 37 current and former officials she stripped of security clearances. 🔗 on.wsj.com/3Jvty8i

Important clarification, multiple CDC sources tell me: Federal employees are not allowed to strike/walk out, so this is *not* a walkout but a "clap out" to show support for departing leadership. Current employees were either given permission to attend by a supervisor or used leave time to attend.

Proud to be a part of @antigravitymag.bsky.social; at risk of being a broken record, independent news outlets are needed now more than ever. Join us at the Original Nite Cap for @salonofshamenola.bsky.social on 10/1. 🖤

More than 1,100 of you wrote to tell us about the books that broadened your horizons, that you kept through every move, that inspired you to become English majors, librarians, writers and teachers. n.pr/4n46GLs

Abbe Lowell and I represent CDC Director #SusanMonarez. Contrary to govt statements, Dr. Monarez has neither resigned nor yet been fired. She will not resign. We have issued the following statement:

There have been a lot of stories about the media in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. Here's a story you haven't heard. It's about a small, punk-rock monthly magazine called Antigravity. @antigravitymag.bsky.social www.wwno.org/katrina-20/2...

I think every concerned citizen in the country should watch that Katrina doc + generally learn about the role and behavior of the police and Nat'l Guard during Katrina, and view our current moment with the military occupation of cities through that lens

Hang onto this image of CDC's full list of underlying conditions tied to severe risk of COVID. If you're an adult aged 18-64, RFK Jr. is now making you show some proof of one of these underlying conditions in order to get a COVID vaccine.

The records in the National Archives, released by the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board, detail how the Justice Department, the FBI, and the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights responded to the 1955 killing of 14-year-old Emmett Till.

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When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans 20 years ago, Antigravity Magazine — a small, DIY publication — played a vital role in helping local media dispel rumors and keep their audience informed on what was happening in the city. Read more from @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social ⬇️

In retrospect, probably the most correct thing I've ever written is that the real danger of Trump's voter fraud conspiracy theories in 2020 was not actually overturning the results, but turning the GOP into a massive anti-voting, election-denying cult www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020...

this is who’s driving policy for the united states government now

I think people jump to a lot of stereotypes about dumb/macho jocks with headlines like this. But I wonder how much this perspective is driven by retirees who basically see their football careers as a necessary sacrifice to give their children a better life. www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...

The @gulfstatesnewsroom.bsky.social and @veritenews.org analyzed Kenner PD arrest records for the first five months of 2025 and found that traffic arrests from stops and crashes in that city are serving as a gateway to immigration detention — and possible deportation — for many. More here ⬇️

Cam Little was doing this a month ago, btw

No, you did not give those of us who happened to look like the people who bombed Pearl Harbor any due process. And that was profoundly wrong. It destroyed our lives.

My Democratic colleagues and I just left the state of Texas to break quorum and stop Trump’s redistricting power grab. Trump is trying to rig the midterm elections right before our eyes. But first he’ll have to come through us. It’s time to fight back.

"The dramatic move could expose Democrats to fines and other penalties — with the state’s attorney general having previously threatened to arrest them if they took such an action."

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Democrats leave the state to prevent vote on Republican-led congressional map overhaul pushed by President Trump.

Ladies and gents, the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office, making a cringy meme asking if *only* the woman regrets the affair 🤔