Majority Black districts in the South that civil rights activists fought and died for are being wiped off the map in a matter of days but the insurrectionists who tried to overturn the 2020 election are being given $1.7 billion from the government

Trump has purged federal agencies of black workers, the military of high-ranking black officers, supports GOP efforts to purge Southern states of black representation and wants elite universities to discriminate against black applicants, lest they admit too many (who obviously don’t deserve it.)

The Trump administration will not rest until every elite institution has purged itself of black people. ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...

"With Trump advertising his willingness to make 'deals' w/ China that pose grave risks to the US, the question once again arises whether he is a fool, traitor, or both. But at end of the day the answer may not really matter, since either way, Trump is a menace to the country he was elected to lead."

So incredibly corrupt. A slush fund for his friends who attacked the Capitol, ogles, etc. - and himself. www.kwqc.com/2026/05/18/t...

I love when treasonous, murderous, women beating, child raping, low life, insurrectionists get more of my tax dollars than kids with cancer. Or DV survivors. Or Child rape and trafficking survivors. Or the Capitol Police who survived 1/6/21, and to the families of those who didn't. #SheShed

Kyiv residents keep bringing flowers and toys to the site of the tragedy, caused by a russian missile strike that killed 24 people, including 3 children. May the victims rest in peace and the butchers face the reckoning. #RussianWarCrimes #PutinWarCriminal #TheHague Thread 1/4🧵

Classmates, friends, and teachers gathered in Kyiv to honor the memory of Mariia, a schoolgirl who was among the 24 people killed in Russia’s May 14 attack on the city. Two sisters, aged 12 and 17, were also killed in the strike. Their father had died in 2023 while defending Ukraine. Thread 2/4🧵

WAR TURNS PEOPLE INTO NUMBERS. THE SCALE OF ATROCITIES IS SO MASSIVE, THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW ALL THE STORIES. BUT PEOPLE ARE NOT NUMBERS. WE HAVE TO ACHIEVE JUSTICE FOR EVERY ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE. Oleksandra Matviichuk 🇺🇦 @avalaina.bsky.social Thread 3/4🧵

When a federal agency tasked with protecting all Americans decides to mandate a specific religious worldview, it ceases to protect democracy and begins to threaten it.

In order to stay ahead of the curve here, I'd like to note that the U.S. has no grounds to invade Cuba, arrest or change its leaders, take control or directly influence its actions or, for that matter, to be blockading it right now forcing its people to suffer. Nor is any of that in our interest.

72 years ago today in Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court declared that racial segregation is unconstitutional under the 14th Amendment. The fight for civil rights continues.

Thoughts for people living in safe blue cities and states: Alabama is the birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement. People bled and died for our right to vote. #AllRoadsLeadToTheSouth 🧵

5. Colin Jost's Pete Hegseth and Aziz Ansari's Kash Patel were shown still partying together, with Hegseth reading a fake ad for "Poland Sprung hard water" and Patel plugging a cologne called "Incompetence for Men." The cold open also took aim at Trump's visibly swollen ankles, which have drawn

4. the cold open used the Ghost of Christmas Past structure to revisit three of the season's most memorable impressions. Ashley Padilla's Kristi Noem appeared in a vision of the future hawking vacuum cleaner ads, a callback to her infamous dog-shooting admission.

1. LOL: SNL's Season Finale Has Jeffrey Epstein Haunting Trump in Blistering Cold Open Saturday Night Live closed out its 51st season with a season finale cold open that nobody is going to forget anytime soon. The sketch featured SNL legend Will Ferrell making his long-awaited appearance as

🚨 I can't warn people enough: White Christian nationalism is a racist and violent movement. "Christian Nationalists have developed post-victory plans to implement their own form of a new theocratic government led by a dictator-type to rule the country on behalf of God." www.hsaj.org/articles/22898

www.bennetvotes.com Michael Bennet has voted to confirm more of Donald Trump's nominees than almost any other Democrat in the US Senate. In supporting Chris Wright, Bennet disregarded warnings from respected groups like the Sierra Club and the League of Conservation Voters. #PhilForGovernor

Acting AG Todd Blanche lies his ass off: "What is not dispute is that the whole Russia hoax, there was absolutely nothing to it ... there's no evidence of any Russia collusion at all."

Our simulations show that the act isn’t needed for minority representation in the South, if partisan gerrymandering were checked. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/17/u...

As in any business, one way to grow the audience is when your competition screws up. That's exactly what's happening at ABC's World News Tonight. It's added nearly 1-million viewers so far this year thanks in part to Bari Weiss' mistakes at CBS. My latest: open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...

The stage at 'Rededicate 250' features a Christian cross emblazoned over Trumbull's painting, Declaration of Independence (1818)

Sen. Dave McCormick: "Putting troops on the ground is a whole new level of escalation, so I think the president is weighing that very carefully. If Iran in the coming days and weeks doesn't make the choice for a path to peace, I'm afraid we're gonna have to use our military."

I love and respect this scientist. Carl Sagan answers a question about creation vs evolution.

You could imagine a chatbot that could help people search for passages of the Big Book and other literature for alcoholics; something that organizes the printed information and makes it more accessible, not conceived as a substitute for a sponsor (explictly disclaiming that) That's not what this is

The stories & photos from today’s voting rights marches in Alabama deserve to be seen by people who weren’t able to stand there in person. If this piece moves you, please share it widely & help make sure these voices aren’t lost in the noise of a crowded news cycle. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Yes, yes, going back to the days of Louisiana elections before the Voting Rights Act will bring back "fairness" to the system. Yes. Sure.

Incoming for Hegseth

Marco Rubio described the Armed Forces of Ukraine as currently "the strongest, most powerful armed forces in all of Europe." "Russians are losing five times as many soldiers a month as the Ukrainians are, and Ukraine is a smaller country and a smaller army for that matter -