It’s not just Medicaid funding they’re withholding to MN. It’s food assistance, child care assistance, social services, job training, safety testing, public health, disaster relief. SNAP. Free lunch for kids in school. They hate us for loving our neighbors, and are collectively punishing us for it.

Quite rare to see a chart that says quite so overtly that no one involved has the slightest clue what’s happening here

I’m quoted quite a bit here so perhaps I’m biased but I feel this is a good run down of what the Epstein files tell us about how power works in academia. with some good commentary from @jessicacalarco.com, too:

Four men, including two politicians, were found guilty on Wednesday in the assassination of Marielle Franco, a councilwoman in Rio de Janeiro who achieved global renown for fighting corruption and systemic racism and whose 2018 killing set off a lengthy quest for justice.

Omg 👀!!!

Chicago - listen to and vote for Kat Abughazaleh. She’s been on the front lines protesting ICE, has serious feasible ideas on how to fight back in Congress, move the Democratic Party and this country forward! She has serious political game, def an up and comer in politics! @katmabu.bsky.social

President Donald Trump claimed credit for America’s record low murder rate — but top crime experts say the actual sources of the crime drop precede Trump’s recent second term.

my chicago baddies, im begging you all to get active and get ready to vote for Kat Abughazaleh for Congress. we need to stick it to the establishment and put someone in office who is going to be a fighter for the people! She’s ready to take on this role as your Illinois District 09 congressperson!

Things may have changed since I left, but when I lived in KS it was basically impossible to live without driving unless you were in the KC metro area or Lawrence. This is basically an immediate criminalization of all trans people in the state.

I’m grateful for faculty with expertise and track record on prevention & response plans for targeted harassment. I’m most familiar with @rebekahtromble.bsky.social’s projects researchersupport.org & expertvoicestogether.org - I’m sure she can recommend others for everyone who needs help now

“What kind of administration releases naked photos of victims, and then protects the perpetrators?” #TrumpEpsteinFiles #EpsteinAdministration

DISGRACE OF THE UNION @laneyvotesblue.bsky.social @jules1327.bsky.social @val.sheshed.rocks @77sunnyandclear.bsky.social @spicycubangirl.bsky.social @debbie156.bsky.social @dividerdecider.bsky.social @mojochefjeff.bsky.social @miata2u.bsky.social @iamthepaulina.bsky.social @baconskingirl.bsky.social

GARCIA TO BONDI: "[T]ell the American people if their President is under investigation for allegations of sexual assault." Robert Garcia is demanding answers from Pam Bondi on the DOJ's "suppression of documents alleging President Trump's sexual abuse of an underage victim." tinyurl.com/3hp272tb

So, let me get this straight, the devout Christians of the GOP, specifically CF Vance and Dr. OOZ, are cutting off healthcare to the most vulnerable Minnesota seniors to teach a lesson to others who commit the fraud. That sounds like the outcome of all of their president's fraud convictions so far.

I truly hope that House Republican leadership protecting a sexual predator like Rep. Tony Gonzales for the rest of the year ends up costing them 5 more seats in Nov. They should be asked about this relentlessly every single day until he’s gone.

It’s encouraging to see elite institutions take accountability seriously.🙄 “retire from professorship" Martin Nowak - paid administrative leave. Alan Dershowitz - no reported institutional action. Steven Pinker - no reported institutional action. George Church - no reported institutional action.

This essentially makes any appropriations package that Dems agree to vote for utterly worthless. How can any Dem vote for any appropriation as part of negotiations when JD Vance will just grab the money if it’s going to a blue state? bsky.app/profile/atru...

Let’s be clear: the Trump administration isn’t “pausing” funds to fight fraud. They’re weaponizing Medicaid to punish a state that rejects their extremism. They’d rather see a child lose coverage than see a Democratic governor succeed.

In 2025, Meta paid an effective federal tax rate of 3.5% — its lowest on record. Meanwhile, Meta is pumping $65 million into elections this year to boost AI friendly candidates. Trickle-down economics isn't just a hoax, it's corrosive to democracy. Big Money is the root of our dysfunction.

BREAKING on MS NOW: The FBI has fired at least 7 FBI agents and support staff as a result of their role in Trump's classified documents. The people fired are said to have participated in some way in pulling phone records of Patel and Susie Wiles during that investigation.

Kansas is sending letters to trans people telling them that their licenses will be revoked as of tomorrow and that they risk arrest for driving on a suspended license. This is pure cruelty. www.erininthemorning.com/p/kansas-sen...

A picture really is worth a thousand words.

Cold blooded murder.

I loved a book by Gelernter I read a number of years ago. Sad to realize that he is a disgusting creep. The fact that he defends his actions confirms it.

DAWN - U.S.: Investigate Israeli Settler Murder of American Citizen Nasrallah Abu Siyam dawnmena.org/u-s-investig...

JD Vance: "We're announcing today that we have decided to temporarily halt certain amounts of Medicaid funding that is going to the state of Minnesota in order to ensure that the state of Minnesota takes its obligations seriously to be good stewards of the American people's tax money."

Supreme Court justices accepted over $6.5 MILLION in luxury gifts. Private jets. Superyachts. Billionaire-funded travel. Clarence Thomas alone took undisclosed trips from GOP megadonor Harlan Crow, including a ~$500K yacht vacation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFS7HXnxvog

Thermobaric bombs dropped on Gaza which create temperatures up to 3,000 Celsius and are supposed to be banned under international law were used to vaporise nearly 3,000 Palestinians. Vaporise. We're dealing with world-historical evil. www.aljazeera.com/features/202....

Israel responsible for two-thirds of record 129 press killings in 2025, says CPJ. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...

They found him. He died. Another murder by our immigration goon squads

Democratic leaders have been feckless and wildly out of touch with their own voters who don't want another pointless war in the Middle East.

It's not true that Israel left the Winter Olympics without a medal. They actually shattered the world record in the orphaning children and creating child amputee categories. Let's give credit where it's due.

How dare another nation use lethal force against people aboard a US-registered boat like the US does against other nations!

Wow and I always thought the most damning citation of Larry Summers was the epigraph from *Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor* (2011)

The disappearance of Larry Summers from public life cannot happen fast enough.

www.dailykos.com/stories/2026... “claiming that Trump’s tough-on-crime posturing proves he isn’t racist. Conveniently left unmentioned, though, was Trump’s lie that Zarutska’s accused killer “came in through open borders.” In reality, the accused killer was born in Charlotte, North Carolina.”

One of the dudes behind the whole Haitians eating dogs fake scandal has found his second act. Documenting the "Jewish invasion of" *checks notes* New Jersey.

Isabela Segundi, Vieques

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

We must all ask ourselves: Is this really the world we want for our children—one where they are afraid to go to school, home, hospitals, neighborhoods, playgrounds, museums, and libraries for fear of immigration detention?

Crowd shots during last night's State of the Union gave me the ick. Cutting to Ilhan Omar after Trump's unhinged rant about "Somali pirates" and Sarah McBride after Trump's unhinged rant against trans people. Then I realized: The pool feed was shot by CBS News...

Meanwhile the boss keeps trying to give me less, and the landlord keeps asking for more...

You're telling me that word association tools trained on internet comments don't know how to deescalate? www.newscientist.com/article/2516...

Murray (D, WA) asks if Tracy Beth Hoeg of the FDA is right about the her false claims about RSV vaccines, as well as Hoeg’s claims about SSRIs being dangerous in pregnancy. Means will not answer directly. She keeps going back to informed consent, which already exists.

Nazi signals that he's a Nazi. He thinks that's a winning move. And the Nazis talk about "antisemitism?" That's where we are.

Is this a promise?