One aspect of US political history that I think is underplayed is that on several measures—health care, housing, transportation, basic assistance—by the late 60s/early 70s, the nation was headed in a similar direction as European social democracies. Domestic policy was ambitious & liberal.

Citing Trump v. Hawaii for this is quite a choice.

I had a run in with ICE snatching a man out of his car while walking my children to school this morning in NW DC I asked a neighbor to continue walking my kids to school and I turned back to document and confront the ICE agents. I am in contact with @dcmigrantmutualaid.org with the full video.

Feels like the Democrats should maybe put up a website showing all of the Trump Flight Cancellations?

Democratic Socialism is winning from NYC to ATL! So proud to be a part of this political movement with @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social 🌹 Hear me talk about Democratic Socialism, the cost of housing, public transit, and democracy in ATL on 11 Alive this morning. www.11alive.com/video/news/1...

Let’s hear more of the dangers of democratic socialism under Mamdani

To put this in scale, Elon Musk's salary from Tesla alone could fund the SNAP program for the entire country into 2034.

my latest: i spent weeks investigating how frustrations about data centers were about to swallow american politics… …and then the 2025 election happened, proving the electoral impacts are already here. read and share my deep dive on the bipartisan AI techlash shaping our elections before our eyes!

Not for the first time, Justice KBJ has read my mind, laying out in this new dissent how there is 0 risk of harm to the govt and yet "This Court has once again paved the way for the immediate infliction of injury without adequate (or, really, any) justification" www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

Sean Dunn, aka DC Sandwich Guy, speaks outside court after his not guilty verdict: “I am so happy that justice prevails in spite of everything…. “That night I believe I was protecting the rights of immigrants… Every life matters, no matter where you came from, no matter how you got here…”

Learning that private sector banks have an average return on equity of 10%, that's lower than IOUs in California (who get nearly 11% and are looking to raise it in 2025). Although it seems like that bank ROE is increasing now and there's a significant spread between Wall Street vs. regional banks.

Today Nov 6 is International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict. Given the environmental impacts of recent conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine, we clearly need to do better. joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/jrc-news-and...

Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.

Very exciting to see activists launching a new nonprofit today to keep building on the community of volunteers that came together to get Mamdani elected. Our Time is a 501(c)(4) and plans to start events in December.

It was clear from testimony in AAUP v. Rubio that some very senior government officials have no idea at all what the First Amendment means. We're seeing that again here. These officials have an obligation to uphold constitutional rights but they don't know what the constitution says or means.

Victory coins for attendees at the Federalist Society convention citing major conservatives wins at the Supreme Court:

We’re hiring! Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda. Could that be you? Apply using the link below. transition2025.com/apply

as I've been sayin: the climate *is* the economy! slate.com/business/202...

NLG: "The Trump administration is signaling that if you possess political writings in your home or vehicle—such as a “No Kings” anti-Trump poster or a pamphlet critical of capitalism and demanding its end—there is a chance you could get thrown in federal prison and placed in removal proceedings."

lol

Wow, huge credit to Katie and the rest of the nutrition team at @centeronbudget.bsky.social. USDA has now issued revised numbers because CBPP caught them either accidentally or intentionally making huge errors that would severely underfund SNAP, in direct violation of court orders.

"Rather, the Trump administration is alleging he’s “glorifying terrorism” via social media posts. However, Ya’akub’s online history instead reflects a consistent belief in favor of human rights and solidarity through community activism."

And I am hoping the federal government guarantees that I can retire to a life of luxury at age 45, for the same rock solid reasoning.

“Oil and gas corporations [like Chevron] are spending millions of dollars to kill policies that would save Californians money…This thinly-veiled ploy to protect their massive profits comes at the expense of our communities & climate,” Woody Hastings. www.apenaction.org/2025/11/03/b...

Oh, on-site power generation was Trump's idea. Who knew?

HAPPENING NOW: Immigrant workers calling on Dodgers to refuse invitation to White House #iceoutofLA

Defense begins, “This case, ladies and gentlemen, is about a sandwich. A sandwich that according to Agent Lairmore somehow both exploded on his chest in a spray of mustard and onions but also landed intact on the ground still in its Subway wrapper.”

BREAKING: Former FTC chair Lina Khan to serve as co-chair of Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral transition team.

Happy Election Day, y'all! You're invited to join our debrief on the 2025 elections on Nov 10 @ 6 pm ET! We'll talk this year's results and what's on our radar for 2026. www.mobilize.us/leadlocally/...

Still thinking about Zohran’s full-throated defense of immigration and how long i’ve waited for it. No bullshit about border security or “legal” immigrants but just unabashed support for immigrants. How many people feel so much more seen today? I know I do. 1/

"The wins come as the cost of electricity has become a major consumer issue. The defeated Republican incumbents had voted to approve six rate increases over the last two years, resulting in an estimated average increase of about $500 per year for the average household." Public power is inevitable.

v pleased Sotomayor just said this same damn thing at oral argument in the tariffs case like UM didn't we say in the student loans case?? DOJ said this is different bc there's a foreign emergency; Sotomayor said ok bet, so we say global warming is an emergency and then we can have loan forgiveness?

With all the excitement about the election I don’t want this story to get lost. This morning 8 car wash workers in Boston were kidnapped by federal agents in the largest workplace raid in the area in recent memory. The details are horrifying. 🧵 www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/04/m...

She is our collective auntie now. I don't make the rules.

😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎

The Trump EPA is delaying and vacating rules setting PFAS standards in drinking water (eelp.law.harvard.edu/tracker/pfas...) and delaying cleanup of PFAS contamination at military bases so they can keep poisoning all of us. (oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/09/23/f...)

OK he better not loot NYC's museums of its cultural treasures though

Would love to hear Brandon Gill explain how his wife and in-laws are Americans if not for "mass legal immigration."

BREAKING: Democrats just broke the GOP supermajority in the Mississippi Senate! In a stunning victory, Democrats gained seats in court-ordered special elections and will now head to Jackson to represent and fight on behalf of their constituents.

Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."

We're building a multi-racial multi-gender multi-generational movement to change the world; the billionaires, the bosses and their allies thought they knocked us out, but really they proved us right. And we're just getting started.

SAME, JORTS

Zohran kicking off his victory speech by quoting Eugene Debs!

“Mainers reject voter ID, absentee ballot restrictions as Question 1 fails” electionlawblog.org?p=152907

the vibe in NYC suggests a Zohran-related baby boom in nine months.

Brad Lander is at the victory party and, folks, he has the custom one-of-one “GOOD FUCKING RIDDANCE” shirt.

Huge news: MSNBC projects passage of California's Prop 50 as soon as polls close. Gives Dems up to 5 more seats in US House, offsetting Trump's Texas gerrymandering

"What we see, I think, are a bunch of rich guys who have been comically out of touch with normal people for many decades, and more recently have blowtorched their brains into a smoking pile of ash on Elon Musk’s Twitter/X and in various group chats." prospect.org/2025/11/04/a...

KELSEA WON!