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ICE is out of control. They must be reined in.

As for many poets uneasy in their class consciousness, Tony Harrison’s brilliant controversial long poem V. (1985) blew me away when I first read it. But his short lyrics were sharp, wise, and deeply moving, too, cut from lived life. Saddened to hear the great man has passed. RIP.

Fitzgerald retired two years ago and was enjoying spending more time with his family while doing some teaching. He’s entering the national spotlight to be Comey’s attorney out of longtime loyalty to a dear friend, those close to him say. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

On 12/14/12, Victoria Soto, during the Sandy Hook School shooting, she showed the world true courage. She hid her 1st graders in cabinets & closets. When the shooter came, she told him the kids were in the gym. He shot her on the spot and moved on. She gave her life protecting her entire class. 💙😢💙

Brutal.

There was a shooting near my house today in Grand Blanc Michigan. Nurses on strike from the nearby hospital left their strike to go help victims. Please share and also let the hospital know how much they are appreciated!

An incredibly important election in a tiny country just went the right way. Moldova has resisted a huge Russian disinformation campaign and will not become a Russian puppet state.

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No, immigrants are not bad. No, a person is not evil or violent just because the government and media blasts their face all over.

This needs to become a huge story

At #LibCon2025, Francis Fukuyama exposed how Trump’s opportunism is the motivating force behind his foreign policy, rather than any principle of sovereignty.

Trump’s Own Words Have Discredited the Case Against Comey Excellent post by Will Saletan. www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-own-...

{ GIFT article } Ukraine's Plan To Starve The Russian War Machine... is working. By Anne Applebaum www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

“If data points to a problem, stop collecting the data.” Ridiculous and dangerous (gift article) www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/c...

They didn't laugh at him this time. *Gift Article that you might want to read. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

I think Trump really believes his own lies. His mind is shot. 🎁 Gift Article www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/u...

“So I can say with complete confidence that the recent criminal referrals made by the Trump administration…are a sham — a political hit job disguised as law enforcement.” (gift article) wapo.st/4mOlayJ

“We are living in an authoritarian state.” Gift Article George Packer @theatlantic.com “It didn’t feel that way this morning, when I took my dog for his usual walk in the park and dew from the grass glittered on my boots in the rising sunlight. It doesn’t…” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Donald Trump is breaking Social Security (gift link)

Medical science: humanity's greatest gift to itself.

Why Is the American Experiment in Trouble? Simple: A Demagogue Has Ignited the ‘Dark Passions’ of the People www.theunpopulist.net/p/why-is-the...

Trump's Doozy of a Truth Social Post re Kimmel's Return open.substack.com/pub/michaeld...

That looks like Lake Moraine in Banff National Park in Alberta.

Everything Is Awful. And It’s Changing Us. It’s great that Disney is bringing Jimmy Kimmel back—but is it too late? www.thebulwark.com/p/everything...

I really like the substance of this piece by @brianbeutler.bsky.social. It argues for clear-eyed acceptance of the situation we're in, preemptive mourning for what's being lost, and a steely resolve to rebuild when we regain power.

Remember...

This is the thing about cascading consequences of climate change: When natural and human-made systems start to break down, it can be in unexpected and compounding ways.

The federal workers who take care of our veterans, inspect our food, and help people through natural disasters know Trump’s lawlessness is hurting everyday Americans and they are begging Congress to stop it.

People on the right and left are sick of big corporations - like media companies - having become such a dominant force in our economy and our culture. Whichever party offers a vision to break up concentrated economic power has the potential to capture a new alignment of voters.

This is too good not to share! (Anne Applebaum first pointed this out) youtu.be/7vRX-BQAjeE?...

Longtime TV weatherman reveals 'effective tool' Americans have to stop Trump's censorship www.alternet.org/tv-weatherma...

New Post from Rachel Bitecofer "Fox is the protected state outlet." "Everyone else is expendable. That’s why you didn’t see Fox anchors worrying about license renewals or corporate boards." "For 30 years, Fox News has poured gasoline on the fire." open.substack.com/pub/thecycle...

Buccaneers vs. Texans takeaways: Another Baker Mayfield game-winning drive lifts Tampa Bay to 2-0 www.nytimes.com/athletic/663...

Brian Kilmeade wants to murder unhoused Veterans then?

"You can't detain someone for being Latino" is a law worth shutting down the government for open.substack.com/pub/stancilc...

Kamala finally criticizes Joe GIFT article from The Atlantic... excerpt from Kamala's upcoming book. THREAD w my comments follows. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

This is a big deal. When Skydance bought Paramount, they put a Trump-approved content monitor in charge of CBS News, fired Stephen Colbert, and hired right wing talent. What do you think they will do to get Trump's approval for the purchase of CNN?

Roger's Ramblings (from TikTik). Short but VERY INSPIRING video for those of us mired in pessimism! www.tiktok.com/@rogers.ramb...

GIFT article NYTimes. While I was hoping a national rag would cover this, I am frustrated that @muellershewrote.com was not credited for her original expose of the words on the bullet casings. Shame on you @sheeraf.bsky.social & your buddies at @nytimes.com. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/u...

Honestly people who believed the initial @wsj.com lies about the bullets just failed a basic media literacy test. The WSJ is just printing white wing press releases and if you don’t know that by now I don’t know what to tell you.

youtube.com/shorts/KObMX... Bulwark

Did trumpy lie? AGAIN?? 👇👇👇

Well, Im glad to see he's no longer grieving......

That is part of the problem. Instead of turning the temperature down, he throws gasoline on it.

Allison Gill is a quite reliable source imho. #CharlieKirkMurder #GunViolence #YouthViolence

things have been heading down the tubes since Jeb! took over (3 GOP governors in a row)

Crooked Media crookedmedia.substack.com?r=q73tk&utm_...