It’s not too late for states and Congress to stop Trump from subverting the midterms. I recently explained three things states can do and four things Congress should insist on in order to protect the 2026 midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/its-...

Dropping the video/documentary for anyone curious: youtu.be/1TCX_Aqzoo4

amazing.

If you didn’t catch the significance of the exploding transformers in Bad Bunny’s halftime show, I gotcha. Here’s one of a bunch of pieces I wrote from/on Puerto Rico about the crisis—and Trump’s role in it. slate.com/news-and-pol...

God Bless America.

don’t miss this.

This hit so fucking hard today.

A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.

The Fourth Amendment to the US Constitution states, “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation..."

The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar. “There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren. www.semafor.com/article/01/1...

I am calling for a complete and total boycott of the Mercator projection in all news stories about Greenland until every member of the American public has seen this

Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG... www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...

FYI: In 1916 the U.S. signed an agreement for control of St. Thomas, St. John & St. Croix, known as the “Danish West Indies,” in exchange for $25 million & a declaration that the U.S. would “not object to the Danish Govt extending their political & economic interests to the whole of Greenland.

NPR’s Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.

… From Jeff Merley statement: “… This military operation violated our own Constitution which requires Congressional approval for acts of war. Far from being a simple surgical strike, this action to remove Maduro will reverberate in unexpected and significant ways.”

Here is video of Smith's eight hours of testimony. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGtl...

A tragic loss. One person can make a difference.

USPS quietly changed its postmark rules — mail is no longer dated when you drop it off. The “official” date is when it hits automated sorting — sometimes days later Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked

Reporting AI. When I have the patience, I scan the AI search results, and report obvious problems. Almost all are poorly sourced. Many are speculative or wrong. I consider lack of citations to be reportable. Scroll to end of AI results, hit the downward thumb. Tap report problem. “other” type in box

Steve isn’t here anymore, but he always posted this picture on Hanukkah so I thought we could carry on his tradition and remember him.

The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted. If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.

Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work. Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/

Always great to see my friend and fellow historian Scott Hancock reminding Gettysburg residents during its annual Remembrance Day Parade that Confederates "fought for slavery." 🗃️

thanks Delta

gift!!!!

“As construction proceeds on the White House grounds, employees should refrain from taking and sharing photographs of the grounds, to include the East Wing, without prior approval” — Warning letter from Treasury official 🎁 link www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Destruction of the White House East Wing began today. Here it is in better times with better residents.

The ability to remove your post when a hostile account quote-tweets you is a great feature of Bluesky. To do it, go to their quote-tweet of you, click on the three dots in the bottom right, then click “detach quote.” It shows up as “removed by author.”

This ought to be a huge story everywhere. It is imperative that we not normalize sending troops into blue cities on false pretenses. The consequences could be tragic. Journalists must rebut the lies and quote the outraged at the top of their articles and segments. www.cnn.com/2025/09/27/p...

Two years later, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel are canceled‼️ It’s part of the pattern we’ve seen before; discredit the critics, control the media, and chip away at dissent until only obedience is left‼️Stewart’s words were a warning and it’s happening now‼️

Delete your Twitter account.

I’m happy to link to an article I wrote about Virginia Quakers as they became an antislavery faith. quakerstudies.openlibhums.org/article/id/2...

she said that “black” with a hard r

Robert E. Lee killed more U.S. troops in battle than Adolph Hitler and Osama bin Laden combined

buns of steel reporting for duty

My name is Graham Platner and I’m running for US Senate to defeat Susan Collins and topple the oligarchy that’s destroying our country. I’m a veteran, oysterman, and working class Mainer who’s seen this state become unlivable for working people. And that makes me deeply angry.

I’d say that @stephencolbert.bsky.social is (with the lone exception of @maddow.msnbc.com) the most brilliant, humane person I’ve encountered in broadcasting. His mind works faster than anyone else’s at a level of sophistication that is unmatchable. Genuinely a generational talent.

Trump's argument for the elimination of the estate tax is that the heirs of the super rich will no longer have to go beg a predatory Jewish banker for a bridge loan to overcome cash flow problems associated with the $15 million dollar estate they're about to get.

MERKLEY: How do you feel about being responsible for hundreds of thousands of kids dying because of your sudden interruption in these key programs? VOUGHT: I reject the assertion MERKLEY: I find your response both ignorant & callous. Few Americans have had a more devastating & disastrous impact

Timeline cleanser. "Do you guys know how to have fun?"

Senator Alex Padilla has been physically shoved to the ground and handcuffed for entering Kristi Noem's press briefing to ask a question.

a woman just trying to get home gets shot

Jon is a Marine Corps veteran who served at Camp Pendleton. Here’s what he thinks of Pete Hegseth’s threats to deploy Marines in Los Angeles.

Happening now: in Chicago, activists are holding a rally in Pilsen this afternoon in opposition to CPD's collaboration with ICE earlier this week at an immigration check-in site.

I don't care if these monstrous ICE raids are a "federal operation". This is authoritarian violence, plain and simple. Just because Stephen Miller has kidnapping quotas for brown people he doesn't want to see on the street doesn't mean we have to think it's okay.

I think we’ve reached a boiling point when it comes to ICE. Today in Minneapolis, a militarized task force raided the beloved Lake Street taqueria, Las Cuatro Milpas—and the community was not having it. Agents from ICE, the DEA, FBI, ATF, IRS and HHS rolled up looking like they were ready for war.

What the "ICE queen" has done. #TheShadeRepMegazinerThrew !! 1/2

The Palestinian ambassador to the UN broke down as he talked about the number of Palestinian children murdered since March. And while he was talking about dead Palestinian children the camera panned to the Israeli ambassador, who was yawning.