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I’m just taking such divine pleasure in watching The Wall Street Journal battle the Trump Regime. It doesn’t make up for my existential agony over CBS cancelling Colbert but it helps. Booing JD at Disney helps, too.

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AOC, talking Medicaid cuts — after Rep. Weber chides her for addressing the camera: “.. There are 13.7 million Americans on the other side of that screen. .. They deserve. To see. What is happening. Here.” @aoc.bsky.social

This week in the Resistance in Maine. #MEPolitics #Maine #resistance amymacdonald1.substack.com/p/power-of-t...

This is terrifying in America. ICE agents are showing up masked—these abductions must stop. If you’re going to detain someone, show your face, present a warrant, and proper ID. Disappearing people from their families without evidence or accountability isn’t law enforcement—it’s state-sponsored fear.

Hilarious but also pretty damn spot on and terrifying. www.instagram.com/reel/DFsyXbv...

She’s a Fulbright scholar. She wrote an op-ed in a student newspaper. Guys in masks and unmarked SUVs whisked her away. The crisis is HERE. It’s happening NOW. www.cnn.com/2025/03/27/u...

The Milwaukee Bar Association's poll shows that Judge Crawford exceeds expectations on judicial temperament, impartiality, and integrity. In the poll, Judge Crawford handily leads Schimel in every category, while attorneys raise serious flags about Brad Schimel’s judgment.

Strong stmt today by coalition of 50+ bar orgs-incl the ABA & the NYCityBar (whose board incls BigLaw lawyers)-calling on the profession "including lawyers in private practice from Main Street to Wall Street" to speak out against attacks on firms, judges, etc. www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...

You truly could not make it up. You could not.

I can't find a spot that lets me convey the size of the crowd, but bodies are packed all the way to the stone building. #FreeRumeysaOzturk

Most of yesterday's intelligence hearing focused on Signal. Something else not to be missed: this exchange between Sen. King (ME-I) Tulsi Gabbard, the Director of National Intelligence. King asked why the 2025 Annual Threat Assessment did not mention climate change, after doing so for 11 years.

As graduate programs lose spots and labs face shutdowns following Trump administration cuts to science funding, students and researchers are left to figure out what's next.

As ever, she says it so beautifully: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/o...

I Teach Memoir Writing. Don’t Outsource Your Life Story to A.I. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/23/o...

WOW! AOC and Bernie Sanders just held the Biggest political event in Denver since Obama 2008.

This is fabulous!

FINALLY. Why isn’t everyone screaming?? This. Of course. This massive massive pot of money we have paid into, intended to support our health, our retirement, and our most vulnerable, is about to be tossed into the Wall Street Roulette Wheel. For the rich to exploit. www.cnn.com/2025/03/13/p...

Skis in jeans. Vermonters speak truth about JD.

Hey folks: let’s talk MEASLES. If you were born between 1957-68 your measles vax protection may have waned. Mine did and I’m no longer immune. I’m getting another vax ‘cos we’ve got outbreaks (esp in TX) Talk to your doc, get re-vaxxed if necessary. Don’t believe me? Google it. Stay safe.

My hometown of Waterloo, Iowa canceled its African American Read-In after Trump’s anti-diversity directives. So i got together some writer friends and I’m holding it instead.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu at the House hearing on sanctuary cities: "If you wanted to make us safe, pass gun reforms. Stop cutting Medicaid. Stop cutting cancer research. Stop cutting funds for veterans. That is what will make our cities safe." Mic drop! 🎤

Adam Schiff is right on point.

A brilliant Banksy.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announces that the White House Correspondents' Association will no longer choose the pool reporter. "Moving forward, the White House press pool will be determined by the White House press team."

I care deeply about my readers. At least one in five young people in the U.S. struggle with anxiety & depression. For many, SSRIs have been life saving. Spreading lies about these doctor-prescribed drugs is reckless and will put real kids in very real danger. Hold your politicians accountable.

It just remains very weird that a former heroin abuser is now trying to determine drug policy for your kids

All Pete Hegseth talks about is being a warrior and instilling a warrior mindset in the military. Personal courage is the cornerstone of the warrior ethos. I wonder how that fits with being such a coward as to fire generals with 35 or more years of service in a press release on a Friday night.

📌Our Park Service Rangers have flagged the warning on El Capitan. We are under threat by an America-attacking felon.

Buckle up, it’s gonna be a bumpy ride. But DAMN our governor is badass! Dirigo!!

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/a... This is how. Take note, all you weavers of stories all you dancers and painters and poets. He understands that art is POWER to speak and spread truth and that’s why he wants to control it. So … in response? Keep creating.

Happy Black History Month! A friend reminded me that this would be a wonderful complement to The Known World, which was yesterday’s recommendation. Also: Annette Gordon-Reed at the Library of Congress. Find it on YouTube.

Good morning! Let's start our day by funding classroom #16. This Boston educator, who teaches primarily students from low income households, would like a fresh diverse collection of books for her classroom. $308. Use code BHM to double your donation free. www.donorschoose.org/project/dive...

Happy Black History Month! Pair this fine vintage with Hanif Abdurraqib’s New Yorker essay “Lessons for the End of the World.”

The Treasury Department right now. People are turning out against Musk and DOGE staging a takeover of the Treasury’s payment system. This crowd is big. The whole block is packed. “Lock him up,” everyone yells.

My Black History Month recommendation today is a gorgeously written book of essays by Bowdoin Professor Anthony Walton. Kirkus describes it as “A spirited and informed assessment of American racism beyond headlines and politics.”

Happy Black History Month! Nope, it never went away. Still here. Still history. Every day this month I'll post great reads for young and not-so-young alike in celebration of America's Black History. Please repost, share and add! www.kirkusreviews.com/book-lists/3...

Best line: “Trump is acting like a king because he is too weak to govern like a president.” This is a must-read, folks. Take heart and get to work! www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...