Welp, now seems a good time to lift @victorpickard.bsky.social’s discussion of media capture in the U.S.A.

This is so so so bad. CNN is about to be under the control of Paramount, which means it will go the way of CBS, and the last remaining non-state cable news will be MSNOW.

Pro Trump, Pro Netanyahu fanatics Larry and David Ellison will most likely now control Paramount, CBS, CNN, HBO, Warner Bros, and TikTok

fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck

Concerning this travesty Kansas has inflicted on its transgender residents, a revoked / suspended status would likely show up on the Nat'l Driver Register, and if a trans person moves across state lines, 45 states participate in the Driver License Compact so getting a new license could challenging

They can’t even rent a U-Haul to get the fuck out of the state And these fucking ghouls will still have the audacity to claim that trans people are somehow harming CIS people. While essentially trapping trans people in their homes unless they deny their identities to the state

Analysis of crash data shows that you're 17 times more likely to die in a vehicle fire if you buy Elon Musk's Tesla Cyber truck than if you had bought a Ford Pinto, the 1970s era car infamous for gas tank explosions in rear end collisions. fuelarc.com/evs/its-offi...

NEW: 400,000+ transgender people have relocated from one US state to another since Trump’s second term Mass relocations in 2025 have been caused by the spread of anti-trans laws and policies impacting conservative — and so-called blue — states across the country www.mapresearch.org/policy-and-i...

Because of the National driver register, since their licenses are suspended, trans folks cannot move to another state and get a new license until they remove the suspension on their existing Kansas license. They can't even escape this by moving to another state.

It is very hard not to have a safe choice to use the bathroom in public. It may be impossible to continue living, working, eating, etc without a valid driver's license if your life was built around driving and the assumption that your license wouldn't be invalidated overnight by the legislature.

MAKE AN EMERGENCY DONATION to Trans Continental Pipeline right now. They are a Colorado based org that helps trans people relocate there and they are overwhelmed with requests. CO borders KS, and TCP has the infrastructure to help get people out. GO DONATE. tcpipeline.org

Patel specifically said during his confirmation hearings that agents would not be punished for the cases they had been assigned to. It was an obvious lie at the time.

So they’re going to cripple healthcare for the poor in Minnesota to make an example of the state. The warning is “don’t resist.”

Exactly four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Bellingcat’s Volunteer Community looks back at the data we have collected on civilian harm during this time - documenting attacks on cities and the near-total destruction of rural villages. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/02...

Our federal government killed a disabled genocide survivor and is covering up for a child rapist. And that is just today’s news. It is just unconscionable to be treating this as normal or acceptable in any way. www.investigativepost.org/2026/02/25/b...

We are a few thousand subscribers away from being a bigger print newspaper than the Washington Post. We are a mere flurry away from humiliating one of the two Big Space Perverts. Ask not how a Space Pervert can dominate you. Ask how you can dominate a Space Pervert. Subscribe below.

Florida uses emergency rule to cut patients off AIDS medication www.tampabay.com/news/florida...

In competitive authoritarianism (US right now) there's often a "loyal opposition" that's essential to the regime. They are so wedded to "decorum," they go along with rites & rituals that help regime prop up veneer of normalcy, undermining clear view of regimes actions & aims.

congrats to the mens hockey team for letting a demented 80 year old sex criminal steal your shine and make himself the center of your accomplishment

Aliya Rahman, woman who was dragged out of car by ICE in Minneapolis: "I've spent the last month learning the names of the tendons in my shoulder, because both of my shoulders are torn -- cartilage and tendons. But what I haven't learned is the names of the people who did this to me."

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Donald Trump killed two of my constituents. He is a liar and should be ashamed of himself.

ilhan omar might be the bravest american in congress right now. solidarity to her forever, i wish she could be president

So, uhh, what about this?

Ten years of debunkings, fact-checks, and explainers. Every one of them has been counterproductive at best and, at worst, helped make him more powerful. There’s a reason for that. And once you get it, life makes far more sense. Trump doesn’t lie to be believed. He lies to be repeated.

Don't walk out because he's offensive, walk out because he's lost you. Worse than dangerous, he's a listless and boring liar who can't hold a room anymore. Be the physical manifestation of his time running out.

A not bad strategy is to just peter out during one of his rambles until the chamber is half empty. When you talk to the press just be like "I got really bored, he was always stupid but tonight he was super boring. Dementia maybe?" He'd be mad. Of course instead they're just kinda sittin' there.

an image of Trump's discolored hand during his State of the Union speech (Win McNamee/Getty)

This line of criticism is EXACTLY why Democrats need to be in line on this issue. Looking at you, some of the worst offenders on this issue @cisneros.house.gov @khanna.house.gov @tomsuozzi.bsky.social @repfields.bsky.social

Is he troubled tonight?

Fact Check: Trump claimed he saw gas available for $1.85 a gallon, but in fact he raped teenagers.

Fact Check: Trump claimed that fentanyl imports are down 56%, but in fact he raped teenagers.

Rep. Al Green was holding a sign that reads "Black People Aren't Apes" at the #SOTU:

Looks like Rep. Green, who was holding a sign that said "Black People Arent Apes" was escorted out of the chamber.

The Epstein files document what many women researchers have long experienced but rarely seen laid bare so starkly: exclusion operating behind closed doors, shaping who gets funded, invited, mentored, and taken seriously. How many of these networks, norms, and gatekeepers remain in place?

@summerlee.bsky.social at @meidastouch.com x @moveon.org People's State of the Union: Earlier today I announced I'll be introducing articles of impeachment against Pam Bondi

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Was “Semi-Charmed Life” actually just intentionally played for some reason, or did someone at MSNOW somehow unleash a bizarrely wrong sound cue or something? (I was listening to the streaming audio, not watching, so maybe this was clear to everyone else?)

I'm not here to preach but I will just remind you that Trump doesn't lie to be believed. He lies to be repeated. So you don't have to help him.

"The government wants to keep their relatives from finding them. To harm immigrants in the U.S., the administration is trying to rupture family connections as completely as possible."

just an an addendum to this, last storm he offered $19/hour with a possible increase to $28/hour after a certain amount of time worked, but i imagine that number wasn’t attractive enough so this time he was just like, $30 for everyone. adaptability!

“astrology for men” was too generous

BREAKING: Shackled migrants, federal agents and ICE-contracted guards have been stuck on an ICE deportation plane since 1 a.m. Monday, confirms NH state rep and aviation journalist @wandrme.paxex.aero. My story: gillianbrockell.ghost.io/breaking-sha...

Border Patrol is operating as bounty hunters. Agents are apparently getting paid for each person they put in detention. Even if those people are grandmothers traveling on valid tourist visas. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Maternal mortality in Louisiana is literally 40x Greenland (41.9/100k to 1.0/100k). They should send hospital boat to Louisiana.

This seems very, very (very very) bad for OpenAI.

When you put it like this, a $75 million bribe to Melania and gutting the Washington Post seems like a small price to pay.

This sounds unbelievable but its true: since Bezos acquired The Post, his wealth has grown tenfold and the Post has been cut in half. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-trust-...

This is despicable

more than two hours into this "Board of Peace" meeting, we are now enduring random world leader open mic time and Trump's eyes are closed