Wouldn’t we still be fighting united if eight senate democrats hadn’t broken ranks (almost certainly with Schumer’s blessing)? Wouldn’t we be more united if Schumer had endorsed Mamdani? Why does it fall on regular people to “unite” when leadership breaks ranks?

They spent months trying to use identity politics against him, to use his identity against him, so they didn’t have to address the issues he was raising, utterly contradicting themselves.

The Trump admin has caused the longest government shutdown in American history—all so they could break the Affordable Care Act. Working people are suffering. Enough is enough. Fund the government. Fix the health care crisis. Put working people first. https://bit.ly/4ovmkjK

Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.

I love the idea that we can't call it socialism because it scares people. it's like when I tell toddlers my ice cream is spicy so they won't want to eat it.

You’ve probably heard but I have been federally indicted by Trump’s DOJ. We now have to cover the costs of a campaign *and* a legal battle to preserve our First Amendment rights. Help us win this fight by chipping in at katforillinois.com/legal

Look at this guy. Peter. Started as a foster, but we adopted.

No Kings in Louisville, KY.

This bit in particular: what, our leaders just decided that the UN aid agency were terrorists, then replaced them with mercenaries firing machine guns at starving civilians? Everyone involved needs to be tried for war crimes then sent to prison for decades.

Is it cancel culture when they threaten to kill you? www.nj.com/news/2025/10...

The Trump Administration's DHS officers appear to be carrying large weapons around downtown Chicago in camouflage and masks. This is not making anybody safer — it’s a show of intimidation, instilling fear in our communities and hurting our businesses.

79. American citizen.

Dockworkers from across Europe gather to plan trade squeeze on Israel Dockworker unions are fast becoming an important factor in exerting pressure over the war in Gaza.

It is up to ordinary citizens in the West to do all we can to stop one of history’s great crimes. Italian workers have shown all of us how it can be done.

How the billionaire class and wealthy landlords are conspiring against Zohran Mamdani

“Art is the opposite of politics." So said Leni Riefenstahl. Seeing this latest, most lacerating documentary at any point in the last decade would feel harrowingly relevant. Seeing it this week, well ... (now playing at the Quad in NYC) www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/m...

No, we do not. We have to actually stand for something. And communicate it effectively. Then go out and persuade non-voters to vote and to vote for the things we stand for.

Donate to my campaign to make Laura Loomer’s day worse: secure.actblue.com/donate/abu-bluesky

*nodding and pointing upward sagely*

Good for him. Let's see more of this.

Five years ago I went undercover and met a bunch of guys who love Hitler at Turning Point USA.

The Washington Post wrongly fired Opinions columnist Karen Attiah over her social media posts. The Post not only flagrantly disregarded standard disciplinary processes, it also undermined its own mandate to be a champion of free speech.

Charlie Kirk spewed so much hatred throughout his career it was impossible to include all of it in my story. And yet the mainstream media is largely whitewashing what he said and stood for. Stop supporting them. www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

Shameful to see a creator fired off a book and the whole series immediately cancelled on the same day because she was glib about the murder of someone who famously said that people like her should be stoned to death.

The First Amendment protects our right to record ICE officers and law enforcement in public, whether Secretary Noem likes it or not.

i think anyone saying he practiced politics the right way or that we should continue his work should first have to read out loud his last days worth of posts to someone they love who doesnt know who he is

Remembering MN house speaker Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark and their beloved dog Gilbert. Murdered in June at their home by a rightwing Trump-voting evangelist, who also shot another MN lawmaker and his wife at THEIR home, 9 and 8 times, respectively (miraculously, they survived).

Which work? Calling for gay people to be stoned to death? Blaming airplane crashes on black pilots? Anti-vax bullshit? Election denialism? Pushing Great Replacement Theory? Kirk’s murder is awful and ominous for this country. But no, we don’t need to honor him or “continue his work.”

Here are some things that Charlie Kirk said in his life. The man is dead, and so it only seems fair to share his legacy by cataloguing the values he spread while alive.

It’s that time again… happy #DHHNewsRoundup day! And there’s plenty of bookish news to celebrate - congrats to our brilliant authors! 📚✨ shorturl.at/epunT

A warm welcome to @storyclare.bsky.social, who joins @abirfellows.bsky.social’s list. Clare worked full-time as an Oral Storyteller on stages from Singapore to Soho. Her upcoming book centres women and goddesses and reignites Celtic mythology with a bawdy punk feminist flame. shorturl.at/pnFpB

"It is past time for both Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer to step down and step aside. This fascist moment, this age of Trump, demands outspoken, unrelenting and fearless opposition... we all deserve better." I make the case, in my latest for The Guardian, for new leadership:

Voting open for #BoucherCon Anthony Awards is open!! Good luck everyone.

Do I have any followers who are omega-6/PUFA researchers? I have some technical questions for an episode and I'd love to connect.

Please help. Please sign. I work on a part-time degree for mature students to study for a BA in English Literature & Community Engagement. Its direct access and designed for those who didn't or couldn't go to Uni at 18. Bristol plan to close it. We want to save it. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Palestinian children who have lost parents were overcome with emotion as they graduated in a ceremony at Gaza's al-Wafaa Orphan Village. The UN says Israel has damaged 97% of educational facilities in the besieged enclave.

Joe and I had a great time talking adaptations with She Rides Shotgun author @jordanharper.bsky.social ! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Breaking | Israeli occupation forces massacre dozens of starving Palestinians queuing for aid near American distribution sites in southern Gaza Strip.

Lifehack: Heal your chakras by imprisoning your city's most vulnerable people www.capitolhillseattle.com/2025/07/capi...

Elon Musk's DOGE wasted more than $21 billion in just six months. Other studies have found that in the long term it may cost the government more than it saved, while resulting in millions of deaths. www.commondreams.org/news/doge-wa...

I cannot get over how no one in mainstream politics even disputes factual claims like this. Everyone admits that Israel is starving children and murdering desperate civilians. The only ‘debate’ is about what to call it and whether the motives of people protesting it are pure enough.

Pitching NPR (thrillers, nonfiction, literary fiction, work in translation, etc) and always looking for stuff for my CrimeReads column (crime, noir, mystery, suspense, true crime, etc). If you have anything that fits coming out between August and December, let me know! Thank you.

this reminds me of the period in american politics when pundits would demand that any black politician of note — really, any black person in politics with a national audience — “condemn farrakhan”

Report finds that detainees in Florida immigration detention centers are being subjected to inhuman conditions, including denial of medical care, overcrowding, and degrading treatment. At least two recent deaths may have been linked to medical neglect. www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...

She walked out of her immigration hearing smiling — papers in hand, standing tall. She had no idea the man waiting in the hallway was ICE. No idea she was about to be detained. This is happening inside NYC’s immigration courts. Every day. #ICE

Amazon Ring is introducing a new feature that would allow police to request live-stream access to people’s home security devices. Helllll no. If you have one of those things, get rid of it. Kill it with fire

EXCLUSIVE: Democratic voters who skipped the 2024 election favor candidates like Bernie Sanders and AOC. Polling shows they believe inequality is at the heart of America’s problems and health care should be available to everyone.

ICE just got a 265% detention funding boost. Palantir software is being used to create the federal government’s first national citizenship data bank. The Trump regime is attacking naturalized citizens and birthright citizenship. Be warned — Trump’s police state is here.

The case for Medicare for all has never been stronger. This must never happen again.

Signed.