This may or may not be entirely accurate but almost anything is better than the system we have now.

Trump responded to Tuesday's election defeats by pivoting shutdown negotiations to the future of the filibuster, at which point Dem institutionalists blinked. (that's bad, according to me, but agree or disagree you should know what the actual stakes were) www.slowboring.com/p/13-thought...

glad to see jones getting back in the ring

They weren't terrorists. They weren't cartel members. They had no fentanyl. And they weren't coming here. They were transporting cocaine. To Trinidad. Most importantly, they were human beings. And they were murdered. By the government of the United States of America.

The major questions doctrine is still something the court just made up, no matter who it’s used against. Yup I said it

Just now in front of McMurdo Station. Very rare to see Emperor's come right up to the front of McMurdo Station, especially so early in the summer. #scicomm 🧪

Sometimes called NatSec democrats, they can also be called Service Democrats, since they come from the military and other professions that asked them to take oaths, swearing to be of service to Americans. They will be an important force in the future

serious note: they're gonna try 5x harder to sabotage the midterms after tonight and we're gonna have to organize on a literally historic scale to stop them

It's impossible to overstate how much of what ICE is doing on the ground reflects this completely preposterous conflation of hostile *speech* and hostile *conduct.* The First Amendment protects—or, at least, is supposed to protect—the former up and until it's a "true threat," which none of this is.

Historian here. I'll allow it. #skystorians

this is insanely amazing and terrifying all at once. 🧪🌎

REAL TALK - IS TRUMP FUCKING HIGH RN?! Nigeria is the most populated country in Africa with 237 MILLION people. Also its 45% Christian or 106 million. GN has been fighting a counter insurgency against Islamic terrorists for DECADES. we were helping them stop Boko Haram. GET HIM OFF ADDERAL

This administration preaches "lethality," but what they want is loyalty. Lt. Gen. McGee is the latest to be forced into early retirement, reportedly for clashing with Hegseth. Hollowing out experienced leadership for political loyalty is a direct threat to our readiness. https://bit.ly/4363VBP

#UkrainianView "It is not a secret russians have starlink". Elon Musk could have turned those off. He has shown that he can do it with Ukrainian starlink. Elon doesn't do it. Can we say the USA moderately supply russia with technology?

ProPublica Profile of NC Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Newby Draws Veiled Threat from Justice’s Daughter to Drop the Story or Deal with Trump Administration electionlawblog.org?p=152860

Best 3 minutes you will spend on the internet today.

We checked the Department of Homeland Security's viral videos of chaos and protests. What we found were months-old, misleading clips, some recorded thousands of miles away.

This story is insane. A man who posted a meme of Trump saying “we have to get over it” in a discussion about the CK shooting has been in jail for 2 months with a $2M bond. Meanwhile, the man who actually threatened to kill Hakeem Jeffries is out on bail.

A federal agent told a combat veteran, "You're dead, liberal," and pointed a gun at his head during an ICE encounter, a lawsuit alleges. blockclubchi.co/3LxF3Nb

It's not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities. [Cartoon by Jesse Duquette]

The oligarchy wants full control of what we watch and read.

Our winner-take-all electoral system fuels polarization and leaves many Americans out of our democratic process. Congress still has the power to change this—no constitutional amendment needed. It's time to move beyond winner-take-all and build a democracy that works for everyone.

There is no current writer whose wisdom and insight I respect more than @mollymckew.bsky.social’s. This piece beautifully sums up where we are, what we face, and how we shall prevail, and it has left me in tears:

Former Trump official lowering the morality bar into the core of the earth

Re-upping this because…. There is no emergency except those of Trunp’s making. Would love to see more focus here. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...

An embarrassingly obvious point, but... This. Is. Illegal. If anything like the rule of law were in force, Trump couldn't arbitrarily increase a tariff because he is annoyed. In important and increasing ways, the rule of law in the US no longer exists. www.cnn.com/2025/10/25/b...

Congress may as well not exist at this point under this Spineless Speaker. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/u...

Last night, I did something I’ve never done before: I got a group of people from different generations and backgrounds together (including the indomitable Jane Fonda) for a roundtable discussion with one of my heroes, Tim Snyder.

Loud second

But Trump gets a ballroom and Argentina gets a $40 billion bailout

Boat strikes put US service members in legal jeopardy: "Some junior officers have asked military lawyers, known as judge advocates general or JAGs, for written sign-off before taking part in strikes .... It does not appear that such memos were furnished, said one of the people."

One billion times THIS. 🤬

Billionaires are using a loophole to avoid Medicare taxes. Closing it — and eliminating other ways around the tax for wealthy business owners — could raise more than $250 billion over 10 years for the program. (Published Dec. 2024)

👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

Exactly. What is with the silence?

“It is important to demonstrate that authoritarian gains are not permanent. That liberal society has the will to undo their grotesqueries. Demolishing the Trump ballroom and restoring the East Wing will be symbolic. But symbolism matters to authoritarians.” www.thebulwark.com/p/we-will-te...

NEW: The Ninth Circuit votes AGAINST an en banc rehearing of the case on the deployment of the California National Guard to LA, leaving the panel decision permitting the deployment intact. Eleven judges file a dissent. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

The president is establishing the principle that he can order the murder of anyone he deems a threat. And Congress is letting it happen.

At a Colorado clinic, neither appointments nor private insurance is desirable—Medicaid is preferred. The clinic sustains itself with no issues. Helen Ouyang reports on what makes this possible, and why cuts to Medicaid won’t greatly affect the practice.

I knew it!! The felon didn't get proper approval for the construction of the ballroom. apnews.com/live/donald-...

www.facebook.com/share/177uZc.... My Montana senators hard at work 🙄. So unprofessional and childish. Just mimicking the behavior of our man-child POTUS.

Wait, Republicans said these were all violent terrorists 🤔

notice the general mood of the timeline? how everyone is in a good mood and there’s a lot less misery and dooming? how there’s a lot of “we’re going to beat these assholes”? anyway that’s why these events are important

#NoKings An estimated 10,000 in Missoula, Montana. “With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably.” (from the Drumhead episode, Star Trek TNG)

Some people are honored to help children learn, or help the sick heal, or help the dispossessed fight for justice. Others are honored to have played a small role in giving lying criminals a chance to prey on society again, so long as they are Republicans.