yep. you can't stop social media from thrilling to a taboo crush. but for the few who want to consider this in a sober way: 1) do you support the death penalty for anyone? I don't 2) even if so, don't you think Brian Thompson deserved a trial before being executed? 3) if not, why does Mangione?

the continued bluesky freakout about the tattoo is 5yo stuff and the longer you all keep it up the more embarrassing it is. if the energy was a serious effort to recruit a different progressive candidate, that would be one thing. but it amounts to shilling for Mills. seems Mainers are smarter.

Wanted to share my thoughts on the announcement that ICE is coming to the Twin Cities.

Cons of the neocon true believers: they were willing to kill for constitutional democracy. Pros of the neocon true believers: they are ready to kill for constitutional democracy.

Lots of people sharing this clip because it's funny and cathartic but I also genuinely believe it's important. We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."

"Should the US government release all of its files from the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein?" Yes: 81% No: 5% YouGov / Nov 24, 2025

Gallego to Hegseth: "You will never ever be half the man that Sen. Kelly is. You, sir, are a coward. And the fact that you are following this order from the president shows how big of a coward you are. I can't wait until you are no longer the secretary of defense."

Yes, and this is always how you should vote in primaries. If you try to predict which candidate other people can believe in, you'll fail. You're not the expert on what other people believe in. You are the expert on what *you* believe in. *Your own beliefs* are the value you bring as a voter.

Am I reading this right? D+4 *among whites*? What’s the topline??

Polling is vital science and we would be infinitely worse off without it. The ubiquitous popularity of “I hate polls, polls are useless” takes on all social media is one of the ugliest regressive anti-intellectual currents, uncritically accepted and repeated by otherwise curious & thoughtful people.

maybe instead of polls we could just talk to The People hey, we could even talk to a lot of people and try to make sure that the people we talk to are reflective in many ways of society as a whole, and not just the loudest voices in the room wait

antivaxx bullshit pisses me off more than anything else on earth just because of the pure stupidity. it is the definition of a luxury belief. we invented miracles that halt the spread of the deadliest diseases known to man but that has made us so comfortable that some morons turn against them

rant not over. In 2023, Biden had announced he was running as an incumbent. Incumbents usually don't get primary challengers, so it seemed inevitable he would be the nominee. I therefore felt a duty to defend him, as the only thing stopping Trump. The norm against primarying incumbents must die.

Mamdani has no obligation to endorse. Maybe if he lived in the district, but he doesn't. Mamdani's 1br is in Astoria (Queens), Gracie is in Manhattan, NY-8 is in Brooklyn. Ossé may beat Jeffries anyway, and I sure hope he does. Anyone who prefers Mamdani to Cuomo should prefer Ossé to Jeffries.

Breaking: An Epstein survivor just silenced press conference attendees when she delivered the following remarks: “Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government belongs to the American people, or to those who prey on them.”

I've still got AOC ringing in my ears: "There was a day before his presidency, and there will be a day after" There WILL. We can almost see it from here.

10 months of term 2, but 10 years since this monster first started relentlessly inflicting himself on all of us. we made it this far. there is a future lying ahead of us, with this rapist fascist clown in our rearview mirror. a future with its own new challenges. not too far out of reach now.

10 months into this nightmare, and I have to say, the past month feels like rounding an important sort of corner. Don’t get me wrong, it’s still going to get hellishly worse before it gets better. But I’ll be here, working to make it better. We all will. We’re stronger than they thought we were.

lot of people on this app seem really committed to the notion that nothing damaging will come out of the Epstein files. let yourself hope a little! it’s free!

Passed 427-1 in the House and unanimously in the Senate. Trump said yesterday he would sign it. Text of the law looks very strict about no redactions other than victims' names, no squirming to protect perpetrators. There is no excuse. Release them.

I am posting a visual summary of this poll because I STILL see so many Israel apologists implicitly equating "antisemitism" with "siding against Israel in the I-P conflict." That's simply absurd. Is it really their position that 60% of Harris voters (but only 10% of Trump voters) are antisemites?

Same question, by 2024 presidential vote: 2024 Harris voters: 60% Palestinians 12% Israel 2024 non-voters: 40% Palestinians 21% Israel 2024 Trump voters: 10% Palestinians 63% Israel

"In the dispute between Israel and the Palestinians, which side do you sympathize with more: Israel or the Palestinians?" US registered voters: 35% Palestinians 34% Israel Dem. voters: 54% Palestinians 13% Israel Ind. voters: 44% Palestinians 26% Israel GOP voters: 9% Palestinians 64% Israel

Abdul El-Sayed, the progressive candidate on the Democratic Party side of Michigan’s U.S. Senate race, gained a powerful ally in former Congressman Andy Levin, a stalwart labor union supporter. Story from @bensolis1.bsky.social

an important message to elite society in general: this is an unpopular, weak and failing lame duck president and you can just tell him no

Republicans no longer have any excuse to delay justice. Senator Thune must bring this bill to a vote, IMMEDIATELY The victims of Epstein's abuse & the American people deserve transparency.

The “Epstein Files Transparency Act” passes the House via a nearly unanimous vote of 427-1. Rep. Clay Higgins of Louisiana is the single holdout

Q: Speaker Johnson is calling on the Senate to make revisions to this bill because he says it's doesn't adequately protect survivors MASSIE: That's been a red herring all along. The survivors have always been in favor of this legislation. He's trying to save face.

A reminder: The Attorney General of the United States should be the people's lawyer, not the president's personal attorney. The Department of Justice should act to protect the public, not just the occupant of the Oval Office and his political allies.

They took Lauren Boebert into the situation room to pressure her not to vote for it! I still can’t get over how that mostly got a shrug.

The spector of the dreaded i word is our FAVORITE THING.

There isn’t any justification to vote to keep the Epstein files hidden. The American people deserve answers.

Yes, AOC & Mamdani have good reasons here, but also: I want to destroy the idea that freely choosing your favorite candidate in a competitive primary makes you somehow “disloyal” if your favorite candidate is not the incumbent. I’d choose Ossé over Jeffries in a heartbeat. I hope Ossé beats him.

Think about it this way: Why exactly is it possible to attack Trump with Epstein but not possible to attack Kamala Harris with Epstein? It’s kind of important

Hear me out: Senate minority leader Elizabeth Warren (to finish out Chuck Schumer’s term)

“Quiet, piggy” the flailing rantings of a pathetic loser of a lame duck president. Think of all the powerful people around the world who acted like obsequious cowards trying to appease this pile of filth. They’ll never live down the shame of it.

Grandpa’s sundowning again I see

I had an exchange (in my terrible Spanish) with Andry José Hernández Romero, the gay Venezuelan asylum seeker sent, without due process, to an El Salvadoran prison by the US. I told him that I posted a photo of him on here each day he was in captivity & he responded. He said I could share. ❤️

YOU CAN'T FIRE ME, I QUIT

It’s not just conspiracy theorists. It’s every decent person. It’s rational and correct to want justice for Epstein’s victims. That justice has been deferred, i.e. denied. Only Epstein and Maxwell have ever been charged with crimes. What about the actual rapists? It’s correct to demand more.

Everyone worried they’ve found a Masterful Gambit™️ to save him from the files is missing this. It’s inherent to the nature of it as a conspiracy theory, and bc it’s got its hooks deep into their own base! It’s also clearly become one of those things the media actually wants to pursue- they’re fucked

There are 2 separate categories of negative consequences for Trump from this Tuesday vote: 1. Additional damning information about him becomes public 2. His own party demonstrates disunity and willingness to defy him on this issue. Number 1 depends on what’s in them. But 2 will matter regardless

Israel is an apartheid state because it does in fact control the west bank and gaza. they have been annexed; they're part of Israel, but Israel has a pretense of administrative independence there for reasons similar to those which led s. africa to establish Black homelands.

Love is a far better foundation for a relationship than transactionality. If a woman is with a man for financial or status reasons, then she has nothing to keep her there if she gets a better offer. But gosh, that whole love thing tends to keep people sticking around, even when it's hard.

It's possible this gets 280 in the House and 67 in the Senate.

This is an important new line being crossed. Trump isn't just pardoning the act of attempting to overthrow the government on January 6: he's pardoning *those people* for committing crimes generally. He may be creating a group of (federally) legally untouchable people.