The weird side of interest convergence.

Abolish Border Patrol.

The Supreme Court's decision to let the Trump White House implement its anti-trans passport policy is vile, and I appreciate Jackson going out of her way to include in her dissent, for the record, the administration's language justifying the policy. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

Well over 150 UC law faculty have just made public this open letter to the UC Regents arguing, point by specific point, for why the Regents should not accept any of the major demands the Trump administration has made of UCLA. We argue it's not a genuine settlement offer, but a form of extortion.

My kid's top choice has been Cornell. Let me say unequivically: she will NOT be attending Cornell.

In progress.

Did women ruin the workplace?

Under new head of Paramount David Ellison, the studio has drawn up a list of actors who opposed the Gaza genocide and will not allow them to appear in its films and TV shows. Does this sound familiar? Also, "Ellison is reportedly aiming to take over Warner Bros. next."

Could we also talk about liability in wrongful death cases? At public schools? What does a $50m lawsuit look like in a school of 1000 kids?

“I feel very strongly that we need to do all we can to stand against the notion that there is anything good about making compromises of the sort the Trump administration is asking universities to do." — Maria Bucur, AAUP Indiana University Bloomington

The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.

oh..oh no. Oh NO

Unprecedented corruption - not just monetizing the presidency by selling branded products, but selling those products directly to government employees and having the Department of Homeland Security promote them to the media

Dissociating from the consequences of my own actions as people worldwide drop like flies from my deadly policies.

Weekend at Bernie's vibes getting stronger by the day.

I'm proud to have worked in Kenya alongside USAID experts who supported its democratic parliament. Meanwhile, USAID health experts like Atul Gawande were helping build a public health system that saved thousands of lives. But no more. And children are dying. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

it's not complicated: some guys (who, somehow, remain influential and comparatively powerful) are feeling powerless again and are trying to make it anyone else's problem but theirs

LINA KHAN is on Mamdani’s transition team???????? LET’S GOOOOOO

ICE isn’t going after the worst of the worst. This morning, they took a preschool teacher without a warrant IN FRONT OF CHILDREN in my district. #ice #chicago

“Only in blue cities” Right. www.mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-...

just want to remind everyone again that zohran is the one cis candidate i am aware of that had his platform on trans rights written by trans people. i think that matters

I’m going to basically spend all morning laughing like a maniac. I have BEEN saying! Rebuilding civic infrastructure is EVERYTHING.

Mamdani: "We can respond to oligarchy and authoritarianism with the strength it fears, not the appeasement it craves. After all, if anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it is the city that gave rise to him."

Elaine Welteroth, former editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue and youngest editor of Condé Nast ever, and the 2nd African American to hold this position, changed Teen Vogue to be more politically conscious. Traffic to TeenVogue.com: 2.7M to 9.2M visitors a year, print subscriptions jumped 535%

Black shoppers and wine moms said no more after the anti-Black, anti-LGBTQ policy shift. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I think every Democrat should be shown this chart and required to explain why any policy solution would convince voters in this environment, and if they cannot, give three steps to fix the media environment, and if they cannot, be forced to resign their seat

NEW: Footage of a US citizen in Chicago being rammed then dragged from her car on her way to work. Abducted, with no warrant, her family couldn’t find her for hours. She was later released with NO CHARGE. A DHS statement said she “violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers”. You decide…

I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day. certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.

You love to see it. ⬇️⬇️⬇️

I see that CBS chose not to air this part. It probably explains much of what they did decide to air.

Cool that renewables have become the cheapest source of energy in the world just as a bunch of reactionary-centrist US pundits have taken up the right-wing "climate vs. cheap energy" framing.

European negotiators were personally targeted by their American counterparts during a brutal negotiation over green shipping rules, European Commission officials told POLITICO.  This highly unusual gambit left diplomats shaken after the meeting. 

In our polling with YouGov, since the start of his second term Donald Trump's net approval has fallen 17pts among white Americans (+17 to -1), 28pts among Hispanic Americans (-9 to -37) and 38pts among black Americans (-36 to -74)

Sweet. Easy congressional inquiry in 2027. Who is drafting the pardon paperwork? Who is briefing him before he signs them? What ethics checks are being done before these pardons are being drafted? Is he actually even signing? Are these all auto pen?

Sad to hear that Richard Gott - the journalist who identified Che Guevara’s body - has died. His historical work on Latin America remains hugely important. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...

Healthcare but only for my friends

Wth

Part of what is going on here isn't just inflicting hunger, it's inflicting humiliation. Human beings should be able to feed themselves and their families with dignity. The sadism is the point.

So, how are things going over on the right?

The Dems who voted to confirm Brooke Rollins: Baldwin (WI) Bennet (CO) Booker (NJ) Cortez Masto (NV) Durbin (IL) Fetterman (PA) Gallego (AZ) Hassan (NH) Heinrich (NM) Hickenlooper (CO) Klobuchar (MN) Ossoff (GA) Peters (MI) Rosen (NV) Schiff (CA) Shaheen (NH) Slotkin (MI) Warnock (GA) Welch (VT)

Every time I try to explain to a normie why politicized hiring is bad for universities or government, will use Belichick as an example

This is also the argument (esp in college football) to justify firing coaches. Can't seem too kind to the student-athletes. Just really toxic masculinity.

"not the best look" 🤨

Police departments paid out $2.3 billion in settlements in one year. We're not overspending feeding people. We're overspending beating people.

Donate and let Russ match your donation to a local food bank!! So generous!

TAPS THE SIGN

It’s okay to be glad that restaurants are doing stuff like this AND absolutely furious about the utter failure of the United States government.

We’re in the midst of white retrenchment but instead of saying that we get bespoke esoteric analysis aimed at “coast people with degrees” …

our governor, brian kemp, is refusing to use georgia’s record surplus to cover the SNAP gap. i’m headed out to load up on walmart gift cards and foodstuffs to donate for families that need help. what r u doing to help today? share your story to peer pressure others