"You're impeding traffic," the protesters informed ICE.

Jesse Ventura emerging from South Minneapolis like some old testament prophet to curse a mad tyrant is why you just can't give up on America www.youtube.com/watch?v=udSU...

NEW: Jonathan Ross is former National Guard and Border Patrol and has been part of ICE's SWAT equivalent, a team leader overseeing FBI, ATF, and IRS agents, and a firearms instructor, according to testimony obtained by WIRED. This is from @hudsongiles.bsky.social and me:

Editorial in the National Catholic Reporter: "The vice president's comments justifying the death of Renee Good are a moral stain on the collective witness of our Catholic faith. His repeated attempts to blame Good for her own death are fundamentally incompatible with the Gospel."

Excellent, damning analysis of the video of the killing of Ms Good, from the NYT, including a quick debunking of the “evidence” the President showed other Times reporters last night. www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...

OUT: Helping you pay for health care. IN: Helping oil companies pay for their infrastructure in a foreign country.

Congestion pricing is a heckuva street safety strategy www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

"I'm so sorry that we could not have done this earlier...to have saved the loved ones in your life. But I thank you fopr the work that you have done...to ensure that this pain not be felt by others who call this same city home." — Mayor Mamdani at McGuinness Blvd. presser youtube.com/shorts/uwAYI...

Trump golfed 1/4 of the days he was president in 2025. Costing US taxpayers to pay his Golf clubs $110,600,000.

The California DMV is in deep need of reform. Enraging stuff, uncovered by a team of reporters at @calmatters.org calmatters.org/investigatio...

“In simple terms: a heavier car offers diminishing safety benefits to the person inside it, while imposing rapidly increasing risk on everyone else.” (Graph from The Economist)

Top 10 companies by decade None from 1995 are in today's Big 10. JPMAM

“Car bloat”—increasingly oversized automobiles—worsens road safety, affordability and the environment. Here are some of the stories I wrote in 2025 examining the trend and proposing solutions. 🧵 In @vox.com, I likened car bloat to secondhand smoke (which helped bring down the US tobacco industry).

SERIOUSLY, WATCH THIS: If you really want to understand how huge SUVs and pick-up trucks have ended up being MOST of the vehicles out there in our cities, and the absolutely INSANE consequences of that, watch this easy-to-watch video by #NotJustBikes. Then please share it as much as you can.

This commercial for French's Mustard from 1987 is equal parts charming and also kinda unsettling, but what strikes me is the work that went into the absolutely delightful puppetry and practical effects for a *mustard commercial*!! Imagine that today??

Good day to listen to this. Also a good day for every Dem candidate to reach out to Capitol Records about permission to use it at campaign events.

I have a favor to ask for my birthday, and it involves wildlife…of course. It would mean the world to me if you would click below to go to my IG post for my birthday request. And I would be so grateful if you would like and repost this so it gets maximum reach. Click Here: bit.ly/47YD9y5

Nothing beats this from Australia’s Morning Bulletin 🤣

NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen. Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.

Start with this www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvQh...

SNAP participants already have to regularly recertify for benefits it's every year for most, sometimes more often, sometimes a little less (like for elderly and disabled folks)

Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics" guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation

NEW: DHS invoked the “national emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for a $220 million taxpayer-funded ad campaign. We found that a firm with deep ties to Kristi Noem secretly benefited from the deal.

Why are Penn Station platforms so narrow, and why can't the station be (easily) fixed? www.nytimes.com/video/nyregi...

we need a department of kerning

TV conspiracies: we’ve hacked their computers but they’ve perfectly cleaned up the evidence! Real conspiracies: To: conspirator From: famous person Attachment: evidence.png

“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.” aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...

Keep thinking about the words of wisdom from @bradlander.bsky.social that the divide in Democratic politics right now is between folders and fighters.

If media is going to insist on including “34 year old” every time they mention Zohran Mamdani, they should do it for everyone. 74 year old Chuck Schumer… 72 year old Susan Collins…. 79 year old Donald Trump… Regardless, it’s a great day to be a New Yorker! 🗽

NYC is going to have the world's biggest media-manufactured crime panic in history the second Mamdani is elected. They aren't even going to wait until he is inaugurated. Whether or not you like the guy, you need to start preparing now for the fire hose of disinformation that is about to activate.

Every day it becomes more & more clear that this is true

Data is sparse, but I'd bet school crossing guards are much more likely to die at work than police officers. They're at least as deserving of hazard pay.

Just a few pals from Morningside Heights! 💚💚💚

feds rolling in full battle rattle in head to toe multicam will never not look corny, but especially when they are visibly rattled by suburbanites in their pajamas

The party could do worse than become a local Mutal Aid liaison. Especially over the next few years.

I’m good with my taxes subsidizing social welfare for people who can’t afford food. I’m enraged with my taxes subsidizing corporate welfare to businesses that won’t pay a living wage.

update on taxing the rich:

There are more square feet of parking per car than there is square foot of housing per human.

Is it just me or is it tough to take this episode of 60 Minutes on face value?

If you think the problem in this city is that my rent is too low, vote for Andrew Cuomo. If you know the problem in this city is that your rent is too high, vote for me.

Pedestrians have been under attack from drivers for a long, long time.

"So, Democrats have three words for this: no fucking way. It's literally life or death. We will not let Republicans blow up our health care system." This is, hands down, the best comms work Chuck Schumer has done in YEARS. Surprisingly good.