Everyone talking about making tearing down Trump's Epstein Ballroom a prerequisite for running for President in 2028 isn't thinking big enough. A homeless shelter? The new Ellis Island? An orphanage for children of countries we have bombed? A methadone clinic? Why not all of the above!?!

Many people are outraged that Trump is demolishing part of the White House. But of course Trump can't do it without help. It's ACECO LLC of Silver Spring MD ("full-service demolition") that is tearing down the People's House. You can call them and let them know how you feel. 1/

And of course there's more. Once again, this is WHO THEY ARE. This is a Trump admin nominee. Not a kid - not a rando (the other ones weren't either). If you are a Republican, this is what your Party is now. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Even more #nokings in Rockville, MD

More No Kings in Rockville, MD. Amazing. #nokings

Rockville,MD. #nokings

Find a No Kings protest Saturday and go! Don't worry that you've never been to a protest before. Don't worry about being dressed wrong or looking out of place. Don't worry that you don't agree about everything -- or even about much -- with lots of people at the protest. /1

To everyone who says, "But this won't matter": *MAKE IT MATTER.* You have that power! This is not inside baseball and your friends and neighbors will likely be appalled. And if they're *not* appalled, don't be cynical yourself. Take the lead, give the cue.

Read this. Read it all. This is your modern Republican party. If you vote Republican you support this - all of it. This isn't anomalous - this is the future leaders of the party emulating what the current leadership does. You cannot work with these people. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

THESE are the promises I want to hear.

Shared courtesy of my Penn History colleague, Ben Nathans

if we'd treated their obvious baldfaced lies and deflections more like this over the past eight years maybe we wouldn't be in this situation shocking how easy it is when you actually see it done

I don't usually advertise this, but today I am a loud and proud MIT alumnus. Why? Because the President of MIT told the Trump administration to go fuck themselves: wapo.st/4niC09b I spoke with my money and donated to them. Whether or not you are an alum, consider doing so as well. giving.mit.edu

The Democratic establishment waffles about Trump’s police state while the NFL is happy to book the most anti-ICE superstar

App stores bending over to authorities and refusing unicorn tracking? 🦄 Good thing the web is unstoppable! Install this PWA straight from your browser to your Homescreen. Community-powered magical creature spotting 🌈✨with GPS🛰️and notifications 🔔 enabled! austegard.com/fun-and-game...

What if all the pundits and consultants are wrong and the public almost always blames Republicans for government shutdowns because they actually know that Democrats embrace government and Republicans hate it?

Michael Wolff: Is it dementia or something else? What one of Donald Trump's closest political advisors revealed to me.

David Cross folks.

Portland not backing down.

"Democrats have, on two important, related issues, moved in a promising direction." www.offmessage.net/p/green-shoo...

After observing politics for a while, I am only certain of one thing: No one knows anything. No one knows what's going to happen with Kimmel or Trump or anything. Don't trust anyone who claims they do. That uncertainty is grounds for hope - because the future is unwritten and you can help write it.

Crockett: When you I say you are the least qualified in the history of the FBI, it’s real… Patel: That’s false Crockett: I didn’t ask you a question. I want to talk about why you're a failure and honestly we need to tell you, bye, bye

Everything Ruffalo says here is accurate. It all started with Citizens United.

“Klein’s interest here isn’t honesty but flattery. It shows Klein isn’t writing about Kirk at all. He’s writing about himself and saying, ‘I’m doing politics the right way because I’m lauding someone who disagrees with me.’”

We can be morally outraged by an assassination and at the same time acknowledge that Charlie Kirk’s racism and misogyny were immoral. Whitewashing his behavior and beliefs betrays the collective by masking how we got to this place in America.

Lot of reasons that the killing of Charlie Kirk should horrify you even beyond the obvious (murder and political violence over free speech are awful). Like: if you’re concerned about rising authoritarianism, these things give the fascists another excuse. www.theargumentmag.com/p/a-man-was-...

this is extremely real and I don't think people totally grasp the scope of it yet. June's No Kings had literally 3x as many protests around the country as the single biggest day of protest in Trump 1.0, and penetration into rural and red areas that we never reached back then

what a humiliating way for don jr. to find out his dad sends birthday cards.

Sen. Barrasso of WY, the No. 2 Republican in the Senate, pressed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on vaccines. “I’m a doctor. Vaccines work. Secretary Kennedy, in your confirmation hearings, you promised to uphold the highest standards for vaccines. Since then, I’ve grown deeply concerned,” Barrasso said.

Labor Day Protests in Rockville. #WorkersOverBillionaires #MayDayStrong

Fox 17 Nashville reports that Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released from criminal detention in Tennessee and is on his way home to Maryland. “Today, Kilmar Abrego Garcia is free,” his attorney, @sean-hecker.bsky.social, said in a statement. fox17.com/news/local/k...

White woman puts Mexican flag on her truck to waste ICE’s time.

this is good www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/m...

I am so tired of Democrats going on TV with nice, polished words to say they're going to fight the DC takeover with lawsuits. Call them traitors! Call them cowards! Tell them that they better hope Democrats don't regain control because there will be (legal) hell to pay. Get angry! Fight!

I find the dildo thing pretty appalling so I wrote a bit about why

Good work, you fucking idiots who refused to vote or campaign for Harris because she was somehow going to be worse than Trump on Israel/Gaza. I'm hope your sanctimony eases your own suffering because it sure ain't helping the Palestinians. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...