Charlie Kirk condemned education. So the Republican Political Party's new legislation, introduced by Senators Shane Jett and Dana Prieto, would require every institution of higher education in Oklahoma to devote a prominent location on its main campus —to a memorial for Kirk. Group insanity.

Who was Horst Wessel, and why are people comparing Charlie Kirk to him? forward.com/news/768607/...

"Journalists who cover the [DOD] can no longer gather or report information, even if it is unclassified, unless it’s been authorized for release by the government... Reporters who don’t sign a statement agreeing to the new rules will have their press credentials revoked, officials said."

Interesting & insightful analysis of Krasnov's Military Parade (you know, the one he held to celebrate his birthday), the state of the U.S. Military, & the (*cough) Dept. of War 🙄

SARCASM

How did Republicans pay for the tax cuts in the Big Bad Bill? By cutting Medicaid, gutting rural healthcare, and raising your electricity costs.

If the government shuts down, it's because Republicans chose to shut it down rather than negotiate a bipartisan budget that serves the American people.

Wean yourself off TikTok.

If you are still for some reason on Tik-Tok....get off of it NOW. You will be surveilled by the US Government and Oracle. Oracle is NOT your friend. #veteransagainsttrump

Sextortion "The boy was charged with using a child in a sexual performance, promoting a sexual performance by a child and possessing a sexual performance by a child."

Outside 26 Federal Plaza, dozens of people were arrested as they stood in solidarity with migrants‼️ Community members, organizers, and neighbors blocked entrances and raised their voices against detention conditions.‼️ They handcuffed a priest at a peaceful protest‼️😳

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “It’s impossible to separate Trump’s actions regarding TikTok from his administration’s threats against broadcast networks (including the threats that preceded Kimmel’s ouster) and his grotesque bullying of journalists,” David French writes.

Someday I'm going to hunt down and torment every single one of the bazillion people/bots who've sent, and continue to send, text messages asking me for political donations.

You want to read this story. I promise. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/how...

Solitary confinement is inhumane and part of a larger pattern of systemic abuse against people in ICE detention — this torturous practice must end.

When the President calls for the DOJ to target his political opponents—AND publicly—that’s a sign we’re heading for increasing authoritarian behavior. We’re going to have to fight like hell to protect our democracy.

The #MeToo backlash and Revenge Campaign www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

"Fascist regimes pushed narratives of domestic bliss, yet relied on women’s unpaid labor. In the US today, ‘womanosphere’ influencers promote the same fantasies" www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

I appreciate all the local reporters focusing on just how awful the prisons holding immigrants throughout their state are and have always been www.inquirer.com/news/ice-imm...

😵‍💫 this is where we are in America 2025

Or he's trying for an Inspector Clouseau "I meant to do that" recovery

What are we going to do as a country now that our government is essentially murdering people in fishing boats without due process? Asking you Congress. We the people want to know!

"With Liberty and Justice for All?"

Disney’s censorship backfired. Normally, no one would notice, but yanking Kimmel led to widespread unsubscribes. Keep going everyone, ditch the Mouse, Hulu and ESPN.

Netflix co-founder and Democratic megadonor Reed Hastings has given $2 million to help California redraw its House maps in the latest indication of the campaign’s outsize stakes.

This is not normal.

Amazing news! The Economic Development Administration has awarded the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center $1.5 million for its Entrepreneur Complex! This investment will invest in a core economic engine supporting Indigenous entrepreneurs right here in the heart of NM-01!

Angela Paxton filed for divorce from Texas AG Ken Paxton in July, accusing her husband of adultery. The records were placed under seal, but a group of 8 news organizations—including ProPublica, @kutnews.bsky.social and @texastribune.org—are arguing in court that the records are of public interest.

Earlier this year, ProPublica found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% under Texas’ abortion ban. Here’s how we did our analysis. (Published Feb. 2025)

Over 20 years, Peter Thiel quietly turned his Roth IRA into a gargantuan tax-exempt piggy bank. Using stock deals unavailable to most people, the billionaire took a retirement account worth less than $2,000 in 1999 and spun it into a $5 billion windfall. (Published 2021)

Albert Jesús Rodríguez Parra was one of more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants the Trump administration sent to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. After his release, he says he wants the world to know what happened to him. By @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social

For the past several years, I’ve taught with work by @annaleighclark.bsky.social and her writing is an excellent tool for getting undergrads to read more closely, to question sources more carefully, and to see themselves as agents for civic and scientific engagement. This piece is in the same vein!

RFKJr., Please tell us *when America was healthy, what criteria you're using, and where you're getting your statistics and data. Be precise, provide evidence of your research, and don't obfuscate. We're not all as stupid as the Senators who confirmed you.

All Republicans are terrible politicians at this point in time. All are kissing Krasnov's ring like he's the American Czar, Dictator, or King he's trying to be. From his own Instagram account.

Just do it. Conservatives censor our public programming (my gawd, first the went after Sesame Street...). I see no reason why we have to put up with trolls & bots in comments, do you?

People missing an important point about folks getting fired for whatever they said about Charlie Kirk: Americans are being conditioned to be snitches on their fellow citizens who don’t toe a party line on what is “allowed” to be expressed. And employers are going along. It’s the new secret police

ICE threw me and other protestors to the ground on Friday because we dared to stand up for our neighbors. I’m okay, but our communities aren’t. We can't afford apathy or inaction from our leaders right now. Abolishing ICE is a moral necessity.

Get the hell off of Twitter/X

We need the same reaction Boycott Disney has had on Disney. #DumpExTwitterNow

➡️ Bellingcat reports that Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla was attacked twice. I received info via their email newsletter. Tunisian Ministry describ[ed] incident as a “premeditated” attack. Bellingcat confirmed footage: incendiary munitions fell and fireballs upon impact

More about Curtis Yarvin from Heather Cox Richardson & Gil Duran. Key words: Dark Enlightenment, Freedom Cities, Tech bros, Theil, Vance, antidemocracy, dictatorship, monarchy, disinformation, pseudo-intellectualism youtu.be/S0vb92zoVyI?...

You need to know about CURTIS YARVIN because he's highly influential amongst the tech billionaires and their adherents, including ➡️ JD VANCE. Disturbing and weird youtu.be/NcSil8NeQq8?...

💥"Britain, Canada and Australia confirmed on Sunday that they now formally recognize Palestinian statehood, piling pressure on Israel to ease the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and putting three major U.S. allies at odds with the Trump administration... France & Portugal expected to."

House Democratic Leadership Statement on the Suspension of Jimmy Kimmel.

I want you all to know that we are beyond the point of wondering if the United States is becoming a fascist dictatorship. It is. We are in the midst of a hostile takeover by white supremacist and Christian nationalist forces. There is no point in expressing disbelief about this. It is happening.