SOUTH CAROLINA — @repjamesclyburn.bsky.social: “Why is it when you have a 75% white district that’s not racial, but you have a 45% Black district that is racial? There’s no way the numbers bear this out… I never thought I’d see the day the Supreme Court would be so openly partisan.”

“Our American tax dollars subsidize the Israeli security establishment, so this is sexual violence in which the United States is complicit. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/o...

He doesn’t care. www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...

Is it me or does the proposed blue color for the Reflecting Pool on The National Mall look like it was dyed with Tidy Bowl cleaner?

What happens when you sacrifice your integrity. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/o...

Priorities dontcha know

It’s always about money. ‘Trump proclamations of “trade over aid” sound empowering ‘til you realize that what he means in practice is that US is talking about w/holding lifesaving medicines from Zambia unless the Zambian government sells minerals to US companies.” www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/o...

Your Mother’s Day weekend reminder that the so-called “party of family values” has historically blocked: -Paid family & medical leave -Universal childcare -Universal pre-K -Expanded Child Tax Credit -Programs to support reproductive health Doesn’t sound very pro-family to me.

That looks ridiculous.

We need a tireless anti-authoritarian leader next time who unifies people without being milquetoast. Not these guys, & not Gavin, Kamala or AOL although I love them. A lifetime of corrections will be needed plus compassionate followers on both sides of the aisle. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/10/u...

Kamikaze dolphins.

When Evangelicals give Christianity a bad name: “When I first walked into the sanctuary at FloodGate (Church), I didn’t see a cross. But I did see American flags—lots of them.” www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

No access to a Bible? The accused is a Christian & this would be a violator his rights. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/u...

A history of the top marginal tax rates on the wealthiest Americans: 1940: 81% 1950: 84% 1960: 91% 1970: 72% 1980: 70% 1990: 28% 2000: 40% 2010: 35% For 50 years, corporate backed politicians in Congress have slashed taxes to line the pockets of their wealthy donors.

He probably plans to include a statue of himself. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/02/u...

“Trump did not cause the attempts on his life. But it would be dishonest to deny that he is responsible for shaping the environment in which we live — for creating an atmosphere in which these kinds of events are more likely.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...

“The route to durable faith in God often runs not through logical proofs or the sciences, but through awe, wonder, and an attunement to the beauty and poetry of the world, natural and otherwise.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

“Last summer, David Kirkpatrick of The New Yorker attempted to quantify how much Trump and his immediate family had made off the presidency and came up with a rough figure of $3.4 billion.” www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Another fact you'll never hear the Trump regime acknowledge. Israeli settler/colonizers are driving Christians out of the West Bank. Not Palestinian Muslims. Not Hamas. Israeli colonizers backed by Netanyahu & the US Government are violently attacking Christians www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

No one who is innocent would go to these extremes to cover up the Epstein file.

Notice how a book can make you gay, a vaccine can make you autistic, a mask can make you sicker, and a poster of the Ten Commandments can make you moral, but guns don’t kill people.

Let’s all post it and see if they indict all of us.

The easternmost 44 counties of NC are predominantly red politically, a trend that has strengthened in recent years. These counties comprise the US District Court for the Eastern District of NC. (It wasn’t hard for DOJ to find jurors willing to indict Comey.)

A warrant for Trump’s arrest? Sept 2023: Trump posted that Gen. Mark Milley should be executed for a phone call he made to his Chinese counterpart during the final months of the Trump administration. Nov 2024: Trump suggested that Liz Cheney should have "guns trained on her face.”

What’s actually beyond the pale: - Called Miss Universe winner "Miss Piggy” - Called Haiti, El Salvador, & African nations "shithole countries.” - “And when you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab 'em by the ___. You can do anything" www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/u...

Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft are all planning huge layoffs. Amazon got $17.5B in federal tax breaks last year. Jeff Bezos is worth $271B. Meta saved $13.7B in taxes. Mark Zuckerberg is worth $231B. Microsoft saved $12.5B last year. Its CEO is worth $1.3B. This is what a rigged economy looks like.

The richest man owns X. The second and fourth richest men control Google. The third richest man owns The Washington Post. The fifth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?

Today’s Must Read www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

The richest 10% of Americans own roughly 87% of stocks. The richest 1% alone own roughly half of all stocks. As war rages on and millions of people struggle to make ends meet, it's worth pointing out once again that the stock market is not the economy.

ICE has violated almost 100 court orders. Let me say that another way. 100 times ICE was caught brazenly ignoring the law. 100 times a court told them to immediately stop. And 100 times they ignored the order. That's an out-of-control agency that shouldn't get another dime.

"the rule of law, checks and balances and the peaceful transition of power..." www.scientificamerican.com/article/ex-n...

Voters: let’s not be swayed by this. “The Republican side has about $843.6 million stockpiled compared with just $243 million for Democrats” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/u...

Kind of excited about how this will turn out. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/u...

If you live in Virginia, tomorrow you have a huge opportunity to make it clear to the GOP that if they want to win, it won’t be by changing the rules and redrawing maps. At least, not without a fight. Vote YES on the redistricting vote, and push back!

The DOJ is now 122 days overdue to release the Epstein files.

Generational trauma is real. “As I raised my right hand to take the oath of office as lieutenant governor of Virginia, I had in my breast pocket the papers that freed my three-greats-ago grandfather.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/u...

"We reject the false doctrine, as though the state, over & beyond its special commission, should & could become the single and totalitarian order of human life, thus fulfilling the church's vocation as well." From The Barmen Declaration (1934) in response to Nazi influence in the German Church.

It’s infuriating when a woman comes forward about a man raping her in his hotel room after drinking and the response is “Why would she go to his room?” “Why would she drink with him?” This is Mike Pence logic. Women should be allowed to hang out with men without expecting they will be raped.

Do yourselves a favor and watch the whole Daily Show recording for Monday, April 13 with Jon Stewart. After the amazing monologue, the guests - Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon offered life-changing stories.https://youtu.be/g6k55WQ5GAk?si=EULxI5Biy1HgMiwp

The effective federal corporate income tax rate: 1950: 50% 1990: 25% 2020: 13% Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate. That is how we will pay for it.

🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 (I'm NOT deleting my post below 👇)

Know this name: Harmeet Dhillon. Whoever replaces her will have hard and holy work to do to reverse the damage she has caused in the DOJ. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...