From our magazine: Texas and the State of Texas are not exactly one—this sprawling place we call home contains five of the 15 most-populous cities in the country. All lean to the left, all see their power currently suppressed.

I don’t understand how anyone could take the words of serial liars at face value. “T*ump said ….”

When American voters elect people - not sycophants - who actually respect Congress’s Constitutional powers and take that responsibility seriously.

If only South Carolinians would retire this man

i think you’re right that people feel like talking about anything other than politics is frivolous, and i wish more people realized is that a key part of fascism is trying to take your joy and passion away and convince you that you must stare at the horrors.

Americans don’t listen to Democrats, part infinity.

Excellent time for Americans to become a nation of readers instead of television viewers

A United States senator from the president's own party, one who serves on the Select Committee on Intelligence and the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, has no idea what's going on as America goes to war with Iran.

Any support for this man and his sycophants was/is reckless.

See, it's easy to denounce this straight up instead of politely asking the administration to pretty please give the American people an explanation when they have a sec

The FBI being on high alert for terrorist actions is important right now. Too bad they fired and gutted their counterterrorism capacity

When Trump said in his baseball-hat Mar-a-Lago video that this is a war (thus, illegal) and that Americans will die (albeit pointlessly), it was the first true thing he's uttered in months

I always ask permission. It's the polite thing to do, and also they usually want to know so they can put "signed by the author" stickers and such on the book.

“Democrats should say ….” From Obama to Harris and all elections in between, Democrats have laid out - in detail - exactly what would happen if Republicans were in power. *gestures broadly* Americans don’t listen to Democrats.

I grieve for the three American service members who have been killed in action. My heart is with their families, and all those who are recovering from injuries as a result of this conflict with Iran.

Kelly Clarkson is astoundingly good, btw. This remains one of my favorite live performances of any song, ever. Ask anyone involved with musical performance or live production how easy any of this was. Jaw dropping shit. She doesn't know how to miss.

The attack on Iran happened because Donald Trump wanted war, not because Iran posed an imminent threat.

THIS.

There’s a misconception that street dogs resist structure. Many don’t. For some, a lead isn’t restraint. It’s reassurance. A quiet signal that they’re no longer navigating the world alone. These dogs were on a lead for the very first time & they didn’t fight it. youtube.com/shorts/znzBK...

*nods*

I am closely monitoring the ongoing military operations in Iran. International military actions have a direct and profound impact on Maryland’s families and communities. I served in Afghanistan and I’ve seen who pays the price when Washington rushes into conflict.

When your day has been interrupted multiple times by WhatsApp messages from a friend who's been in & out of bomb shelters all day long. All because of the evil men do.

@velshi.com conducts a good interview with Iranian spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei.

I promise you that the government that murdered Alex Pretti and Renee Good does not give a flying fuck about the protests in Iran.

The President has launched our nation and our great military into a war of choice, risking American lives and resources, ignoring American law, and endangering our allies and partners. It does nothing to help with the urgent problems here at home that Americans face every day.

As an Iranian in exile as some call it, I want nothing more than a regime change in Iran. But what I don't want is my country destroyed, people killed, and all looted by Americans! #FuckYourWar

Modern tyranny is terror management. I wrote this essay in April 2025 and updated it in November. I'm posting it again now because my fear of this scenario has continued to grow. "The Next Terrorist Attack: And What Comes After" snyder.substack.com/p/the-next-t...

NEW, from me: I talked to Aliya Rahman, who was dragged out of Tuesday's State of the Union + arrested for... standing up. Really. Rahman, who is autistic and has disabilities, was a guest of Rep. Ilhan Omar + was previously brutally detained by ICE in Minneapolis. www.huffpost.com/entry/aliya-...

Trump backers are EPICALLY reckless.

Historian here destabilizing the Middle East and then walking off while people kill each other in brutal ways. There is a precedent here: Iraq, Syria, Libya, Afghanistan. Then complain about the people who are refugeed and come to your country.

It’s insane this is legal. People around Trump are profiting off war and death. I’m introducing legislation ASAP to ban this.

Jayme Lawson from Sinners hit the nail on the head and said how I felt with the whole BAFTAs situation.

I am reminded that a startling number of people believe that if you’re a member of the military and you don’t like something your government did, you can just throw up your hands and quit the next day like any other job. It Does Not Work That Way

I am pro Iranian people. I stand with them against their own government’s repression AND against the imperial violence in the form of bombs dropped from the sky from Israel & the US who have already killed hundreds. I support neither imperialism or dictatorship. Sahar Delijani said it best:

Social media created this nonsense idea that not exposing yourself to hatred is isolationist. Choosing to not spend your free time with bigots isn’t living in a bubble. I don’t need to know what’s going on at X. I won’t be smarter or more knowledgeable or empathic by being there. Neither will you.

U.S. military spending is set to hit a record $1.5 trillion. Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government. Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed EIGHT straight audits. The military industrial complex is cheering today.

Just say no.

Investigative Post obtained this video of Border Patrol abandoning Nurul Shah Alam, the nearly blind Burmese refugee who was found dead www.investigativepost.org/2026/02/26/t...

State Farm announced its largest dividend in company history on Thursday, with the insurer issuing $5 billion in cash back to customers.

This is murder. ICE routinely deposits released detainees far from their home just to be cruel. It’s standard practice. To do this to a blind man on a wet cold winter day in Buffalo is to know you are potentially sending him to his death.

I keep saying "defund billionaires." This is one of many reasons why. Billionaires are a social plague. Take their money.

The opposition held hearings for his impeachment and the public responded by re-electing him.

Cover of The Lancet: @thelancet.com www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Republicans are focused on everything except making life more manageable for their constituents.

Here is my opening statement to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee today.

After the arrests of powerful men across the world, you might be asking why the US has so much trouble holding its leaders accountable for lawbreaking. Since Nixon, all three branches of government have worked hard to ensure they can break the law with impunity www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

This refugee wanted liberty in America, but got death The refuge promised when Nurul Amin Shah Alam and family came to America on Christmas Eve 2024 became a Kafkaesque nightmare - a police encounter gone wrong, then left for dead by Trump's CBP goons My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/alam...

Consumption's back on the menu, boys!

Peoples Gas filed yet another rate-hike request with the ICC in January, which would increase the average Chicago home-heating bill by $10 per month if approved by the commission. https://bit.ly/3ZNZQjJ

If you’re wondering why the Trump Administration is cutting off health care for people across our state - look no further than the President’s own words: “retribution is coming”