us adults, foolish idiots: “but what does ‘six seven’ mean?” THE CHILDREN, harbingers tapping into the immortal zeitgeist: “$6 gas now, $7 gas tomorrow, hahahahHahahHAHAHAHAHA”

The economic story just changed dramatically. Payrolls fell -92k in Feb. Jan growth was revised down by -4k to +126k. And Dec revisions subtracted -64k to -17k. Unemployment rate up a tick to 4.4%. Recession questions are back on the menu

Wisconsin liberals have a chance next month to go up 5-2 on the state supreme court for the first time in modern history. If they succeed, they'll also block conservatives from earning a court majority through the next presidential election and until at least 2030. New preview in @boltsmag.org:

In a finding that could inform development of more precise El Niño forecasts, a new @dukeenvironment.bsky.social study reveals that variability in ocean salt content affects El Niño intensity. Learn more about their study on the salinity-El Niño connection: https://bit.ly/4rNWrxt

Sharpton: "We're still here! We've come this far by faith. It was against the law to read and write! It was against the law to marry, but we've come this far by faith. I don't care what they do in Washington, I care what we do in the community. We've beat people bigger than Trump!"

Folks seeking an easily digestible account of the 1979 Iranian revolution and its consequences in the U.S. could to worse than to pick up this brick. www.simonandschuster.com/books/Reagan...

Useful reminder that the main reason Osama bin Laden did 9/11 was rage at the "infideks" staging an attack on Muslims in 1991 using the land of Mecca and Medina. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

We have gone mad. "The first page of the draft reads: 'It has been determined that a lowering of water quality of various waters of the state associated with granting coverage under this permit is necessary to accommodate important social and economic development in the state of Ohio.'”

Some thoughts: "I can't assess whether the U.S. undertook ‘all possible measures’ to search for and collect the shipwrecked without having a better idea of what was possible in this situation. But I certainly think the U.S. military needs to explain itself.” responsiblestatecraft.org/sinking-iran...

clarifies the current tragedy

At the funeral of Rev. Jesse Jackson. Rep. Jones and I walk in his footsteps. Our story isn’t possible without the work, advocacy, Organizing, and struggle of Rev. Jackson. Rest in power.

“just speaking personally, I find dumping each load of hand-harvested electrons into my car deeply satisfying. It’s my own personal middle finger to all the right-wing oil barons and murderous petrostate dictators.” prospect.org/2026/03/06/e...

He is not wrong. Trump is the metastases from an original cancer somewhere in America's cultural and political body.

"Does it feel like every single news story, every article, every think piece, every bit of media content revolves around your leader, almost as if,

What the actual fuck? They are using GTA V graphics to describe bombing real people in official Whitehouse posts? Like that is an actual screenshot from a videogame... these people are fucking lunatics.

Remember when McConnell & McCarthy kind of had a spine? My documentary “The Last Republican” follows my final year in Congress and what it costs to stand up for your values. What a wild ride it was. Check it out, it’s now FREE on YouTube. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmL_...

"At a time when civilization is hurtling toward irreversible climate breakdown, to overlook the climate consequences of three of the deadliest militaries on Earth going to war would be journalistic malpractice." #ClimateSky www.thenation.com/article/envi...

I don’t think the incompetence actually is going to be what Kristi Noem is remembered for. It will be the killings, the lawlessness, and the grift, if I had to guess.

She should be remembered as a vicious fascist who had no qualms about terrorizing, killing, and defaming people while running an agency that should not exist.

TOMORROW. One. Day. Away. Join the Take Back our Science Rally! There are events all over, in Washington DC and across the country.

"Sarah wrote a book. It’s called How to Eat an Elephant. I know—great title. Before I tell you more, do me a favor: Pre-order it. RIGHT NOW" - JVL

there's a thing I like to call "load-bearing assumptions", that you don't notice until they're suddenly gone (e.g the air you breath has oxygen in it). the post-ww2 order is a load-bearing assumption for basically the entirety of american life. trump took a sledgehammer to it in the last 90 days.

I thought it was leading up to a strike on a girls school.

Instead of a thousand words. #Ukraine. March 6, 2026.Ukraine has secured the release of 300 servicemen from Russian captivity. 📷: Andrew Kravchenko/Facebook

such cool science! and music! www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/s...

Feels weird to click the ❤️ for this post. I don’t ❤️ it. But can’t look away. Keep them coming Eddie.

If you think that teaching what really happened to Indigenous & Black people in America is an attack on White people—that's a "you" problem. Our history is here to stay—like it or not. *sip*🔥☕️ #ProudBlue #ResistanceRoots #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

👀🚨🚨“[S]ome GOP lawmakers hearing estimates that the Pentagon is spending as much as $2 billion a day on the war.” Did you get that? Trump is spending $2 BILLION A DAY to illegally bomb Iran. Why would any self-respecting Democrat vote for this?

Incredible! Russia is giving Iran intelligence to target Americans, Ukraine is helping us learn how to counter drones. And yet Trump is beholden to Putin! And Republicans do nothing! www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Embarrassing on so many levels.

Tomorrow marks the 61st anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama. It also marks the 60th anniversary of the Supreme Court first upholding the Voting Rights Act. We have gotten so, so far away from a Court that cares about democracy. New from me at @brennancenter.org:

This is a chilling crime. A shame on our country. The Iranian ship was unarmed. The US knew this. The sailors were murdered by our navy, and the survivors were left to die at sea. newrepublic.com/post/207429/...

The DoD is spending billions to build a shield to destroy missiles launched against the U.S. At least four of the companies awarded contracts so far are owned by a private equity firm founded by billionaire turned Deputy Secretary of Defense Steve Feinberg.

The Pentagon identified two more soldiers who were killed in the war against Iran. It said Major Jeffrey O'Brien, 45, of Iowa, was killed in the attack and announced the ‘believed death’ of Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert M. Marzan, 54, of Sacramento, California reut.rs/3N55tXY

While headlines chase daily spectacle, the real fight for democracy is unfolding in courtrooms. Hundreds of cases over maps, access and ballots show how relentlessly voting rights are contested. Democracy is not self-executing; it survives only when citizens watch.

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This was a huge @runforsomething.net win for Junior Ezeonu in Texas. www.wfaa.com/article/news...

I’m reminded of that tweet that says that men were able to successfully cast themselves as the less emotional gender by redefining anger as not an emotion

Art really scored one against AI here.

for those who are too young to remember, you're going to hear this bullshit from politicians and the media. it may make you question your gut instincts. your gut is right.

the savages that rape and murder

the savages that rape and murder

We've launched a new sister publication, #Iran War Dispatches. We’ll be launching obsessive daily reporting and updates there: 13 stories in last few days! We'll have the human interest lens of The Counteroffensive, but aimed at this region. Sign up now — it’s free! www.iranwar.news

always read @billmckibben.bsky.social

Please, I urge you to spend 45 minutes listening to these brave women who expose how ICE and Customs and Border Patrol exist to torture, terrorize, and kill, and how they operate with impunity. Now, they're coming after American citizens. thelefthook.substack.com/p/how-can-we...

In the richest country on Earth, a man dies in ICE custody from an untreated tooth infection. That is not a tragic accident; it is the outcome of a detention system built on neglect and impunity, where suffering is normalized and human dignity is treated as expendable.

I love this so much

despicable

The first confirmed fatalities in Trump's illegal War on Iran: Captain Cody A. Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, FA Sergeant First Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, NE Sergeant First Class Nicole M. Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, MN Sergeant Declan J. Coady, 20, of West Des Moines, IA