If you're reading this, my cat and I have boarded a one-way flight out of the United States. The Trump administration wrongfully denied my work permit renewal; after months of demanding that they follow the law, we have run out of legal recourse, and I have no choice but to leave the country. (🧵)

The man who watches Trump all day, every day. @atrupar.com spends up to 80 hours a week following the US president, from meandering speeches to impromptu press conferences. He says it’s ‘pretty bleak’

I understand the impulse not to let this guy's statements dictate the news cycle but the fact that he can say shit like this and it barely causes a ripple in the media is a key to his ability to maintain power. Constantly pushing the bar of normality downwards, no pressure to take responsibility.

I note with interest that they *didn’t* cut to Timmy when Misty Copeland showed up.

heard you was talkin shit

i don’t know exactly how to articulate it but like, we’re absolutely at war yet it doesn’t feel like it because the people leading it are so fucking stupid so the typical climate of seriousness is missing? if that makes sense?

A perfect thread… If you see this, post a vampire that isn’t Dracula.

Gimme all the greens

I literally never want to stop

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...

Puerto Ricans have been fighting for energy democracy - the right to control their grid locally and build the clean energy future on the island - for decades. If you want to support an incredible effort, get plugged into the work led by Queremos Sol! queremossolpr.org

what a shot

A we mourn the ravaging of the Washington Post, it's a great day to subscribe to your local newspaper or another regional paper. Local reporting has a huge positive impact on local rights & justice, & we are seeing local papers shut down at devastating speed Democracy dies in darkness is still true

"ICE will leave Minnesota if you hand over your voter rolls" tells you everything you need to know. This was never about immigration or fraud. It was always about rigging elections.

TV Talk: #ThisIsUs star @chrissymetz.bsky.social talks filming the new @AppleTV crime drama #Parallax in #Pittsburgh and her character, who speaks with a Western Pa. dialect, via @triblive.bsky.social triblive.com/aande/movies...

And you better believe I not only renewed my subscription for another year, I bought a second one! So happy for this change

Since last fall’s election win, Trump has raked in more than $80 million in settlements stemming from lawsuits he has brought against Big Tech and media companies. YouTube is the latest. Trump's lawyer says the companies wouldn't have settled if he wasn't president. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

Kimmel's show put together a montage of Trump insisting dozens of times yesterday to "DON'T TAKE TYLENOL." Complete insanity.

Not taking anything away from Senator Padilla because he was treated atrociously But I JUST want to remind everyone that the Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, a Black woman, was just indicted for just asking questions at an ICE detention center in her state Keep that same energy of support for her

YOU MUST DO YOUR STRETCHES TO HAVE STRENGTH TO CRUSH YOUR ENEMIES.

The importance of these protests isn’t necessarily that they are sending a message to the “people in power.” It’s sending a message to other people that WE have the power.

Good morning. Listen, you have to just decide. They are not taking the Black Smithsonian. Resolve it in your spirit.

So much performance anger at the tesla dealerships protests… what about the schools where children are habitual murdered and remembered with thoughts and prayers.

Apparently L.J. Smith passed away earlier this month. High school me could often be found with one of her books & frequently foisted them on others. I still have all of them on my shelf. She was a foundational influence on who I am as both a reader and a writer. locusmag.com/2025/03/l-j-...

Saturday was Long Covid Awareness Day. As we suffer through the fifth year of the pandemic, thousands are becoming disabled by this illness. I'll have more on the topic soon.

Vivian Stephens needs some help. Let's help her. #romancelandia

Middletown, Connecticut has taken another step towards reckoning with it's slavery past. For the first time ever, the town has named a street after an enslaved person. He once walked that street every day.

The uncomfortable truth is the "Trump campaigned on egg prices" thing is something Dems tell themselves to rationalize what happened in November. Trump actually campaigned on hate and abusing power -- and won! The sorry state of the American electorate is a difficult thing to come to terms with.

This new EO signed today appears to create DOGE as a shadow government across the entire federal government. Each agency/dept will be assigned a DOGE minder who will work with the Secry or Director and essentially be in charge of all new hiring and/or firing. People have been saying the Elon is ...

OK, I wrote my “who’s going to enforce it?” piece. It’s a lengthy read, trying to respond to a lot of questions I’ve gotten over the past three weeks, but it’s about democracy so I decided it was worth it to lay out in depth, with examples, what I’ve been talking about here and elsewhere.

The thing about fascism is that it loses. Every time. Might take us a while, but in the meantime remember the name of every corporation pulling this shit and never give them your $ or attention again if you are in a situation where you are able.

Incredible, heartbreaking episode that digs into the reporting around the LA fires and who is being forgotten podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

#LA #LAFires #Horses #Eaton fire

Los Angeles, you can download an app called Watch Duty to keep abreast of the fire situation. It'll keep you updated and send you alerts. Stay safe out there. It's apocalyptic.

We are going to hear a lot over the next couple of years about how, despite controlling the White House, House, and Senate, Republicans just aren't able to get anything done because of Democrats

Never. Take. A. Cruise. This story is utterly heartbreaking and upsetting. www.curbed.com/article/norw...

Can’t wait for the side eye to begin again tonight…

The rescue the dogs were heading to is semi local to me. Seuk Kim was a kind hearted man who transported rescue dogs and volunteered to assist in NC this summer. If anyone wants to donate to the family/funeral expenses you can do so and read the obituary here: everloved.com/life-of/seuk...

I think we could all use a dopamine break! Share a picture of your favorite good girls and good bois in the thread! All pets welcome. I’ll start. Here’s Aria, hard at work in her office.

Dropped our ballots yesterday, and received confirmation they will count today! Now, we wait… #voteblue #vote

I don't think Albini had any idea how important he was to so many people.

A good reminder to celebrate people when they’re alive. People you know, people you don’t know, whoever. If someone is important to you, if their work is meaningful in your life, let them know!

RIP to the absolute legend @electricalwsop.bsky.social. I can't believe he's gone so soon. He leaves a gaping hole in the music AND poker worlds.

Other TV creators changed the medium in other decades. But Norman Lear was the first to bring politics to scripted television, which changed everything. And not just politics--unapologetic left-liberal conviction that wasn't falsely balanced out to broaden his shows' appeal. He knew truth was truth.

!foryou

And I legit SCREAMED when JC sang his first line. I cannot believe I’m going to have to watch a freaking Trolls movie…

But seriously. When is NSYNC going to make their big announcement??!??!?