Australian ABC News report today: Muslim leader and wife allegedly abused, assaulted in Melbourne. Strange. I don't remember seeing the word "allegedly" used in any ABC News reports regarding antisemitic attacks. 🤔 #auspol #Islamophobia ##journalism

I think it’s more likely than not that we see the end of Fed independence and NATO this year.

the last year has been one long exercise in finding out who has principles and who is a spineless worm fit only to wriggle in the dirt.

OK, this is not the top concern about our guanopsychotic chief executive's weekend spiral, and I don't know who would have standing to challenge this anyhow, but I do not think he could actually Constitutionally serve as "Acting President of Venezuela" while retaining his office as US President.

If any part of the Constitution is going to be effective against thugs who have no regard for it and state and local authorities who are throwing up their hands if not actively supporting them, it’s going to be because people do stuff like this

there are *so* many people who cower before trump's threats, and jerome fucking powell is out here on youtube going, "all of this is corrupt horseshit, they're doing it because i won't bail them out, they're all liars"

Amazing turnout today across the country! We just wanted to say thank you, you all are incredible!

What can history teach us about what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic taste for low interest rates undermines central bank independence?

Time to fall into the night. Sweet Dreams, America! See you at dawn! #RadioFreeAmerica youtu.be/Hsu2oASd6x8?...

In extraordinary message, Fed chair announces that he’s being extorted/coerced by the US government under color of law.

👇🎯 Today in “neither our media nor our political system is designed to deal with a far right authoritarian party”

My mother grew up in Birmingham, AL. Upon seeing this at her local Target, she said something that stopped me in my tracks: “Not even Bull Connor did this kind of foolishness.”

this is a five alarm Fucking With The Money fire and between this and the Greenland threats the rich assholes might want to wake up and realize this dude is going to cost them way more than any wealth tax will

1. Local law enforcement should enforce laws, protect residents and stop this. 2. Barring that, residents should barricade entrances to their own neighborhoods and act as their own security for entries and exits. 3. Regardless, the response cannot be to simply allow this to take place.

No no not “precedented times” I said “PREEcedented times” where I get to decide everything

Hey #NolaSky there's still time to get to the organizing fair to sign Lauren's petition! Also, it's a good time with great people!!

America has a Mike Johnson problem but Mike Johnson has a North Louisiana problem Support Conrad and help Louisiana save America!

TRUMP 2026: SHUT UP OR WE’LL KILL YOU

An example of “word salad”actually being about salad

Joan Collins and Drew Brees might both find those shoulder pads a bit much

people had to shelter in place at CHURCH because ICE had surrounded the building during mass

it is not better today. it is worse. friends in federal detention for observing. friends maced and attacked. friends in car chases with ICE. please keep your eyes open and keep listening and taking whatever action you can.

Beginning July 1, 2026, new federal rules will reshape how student loans are repaid, and experts say borrowers should start preparing now to avoid surprises.

The latest HR nonsense: A gay man in Utah attends a watch party for the gay hockey show wearing a “Gay AF” t-shirt & is forced to leave the bar because multiple women complained to management about the presence of a man who they feared might get turned on by the TV show.

ken did a really great thread here that nicely articulates why i block doomers. the only thing i’ll add is this: doomerism is a form of voter suppression. saying shit like “there won’t be elections” is saying there’s no point in fighting. it’s demotivating. fuck that.

Did something go awry?

Most women can relate to this scenario. It’s why we sometimes don’t say things when the situation calls for saying something. It’s too dangerous.

This is quite the brawl.

The moderate, centrist position is that being employed by DHS under the Trump Regime or ever being employed by ICE will be a crime punishable by life imprisonment. I’d suggest ICE take that deal while it’s still on the table

Never let them tell you art can’t make a difference in someone’s life

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She spent the day taking photographs of a protest in Nashville about how in Minneapolis a lady got shot in the face. One understands she is more than a little pissed off.

Well, mutual aid folks, this one is 1. Stupid and 2. For me Because I went ahead and fucked up my wheelchair today and I don't have cash to fix it having given my money away. It's annoying, but it's $2k I have to find. Venmo linda-tirado-3 PayPal [email protected] Sigh. My bad. Thx

This sure sounds plausible. Don’t it? Have we had enough? #UnmaskICE #DefendersOfDemocracy @thedefofdemocracy.bsky.social

Trump's Dementia in real time "Trump abruptly wanders off in 'senile moment' to go & stare out the window" DJT: "What is this?" Staff: "It's a window" DJT: "Why is there a handle?" Staff: It's also a door DJT: What should I do? America: Open it & just LEAVE! www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...

Mamdani is proving that Democrats can get things done, they just have to progressives that give a fuck about their jobs which is serving the people and not establishment clowns like Schumer who are in service to billionaires.

I wanted to share some thoughts on what has been an incredibly difficult week. My friends, we will win and we will rebuild. We have no other choice. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-our-power-courage

I know it's hard to shock these days but Elon Musk going full Rhodesia defender and calling for the ethnic cleansing of the US should still shock you. These are neo nazi views that were only previously shared on explicitly neo nazi sites.

One of the many, many ways people are fighting ICE in Minneapolis is helping neighbors safely shelter at home during a time when abductions are genuinely rampant. People in Minneapolis are doing *so much* great work

The senior forensic reporter for BBCPersian says a video showing a monitor by which families identify the dead indicates that more than 250 people have been killed in the protests in Kahrizak, Iran.

Infuriate who that will make them do what?

Greetings from Kyiv and our –11 °C. Filmed this earlier today, when I finally decided it was time to go out and buy some food. We still have only rare hours with electricity and minimal heating. Now an air raid alert has joined the list.

Tapper: "By this standard, would any of these officers be justified in shooting and killing the people causing them physical harm?" Noem: "Every single situation is going to rely on the situation those officers are on." It only gets dumber from there.

At last night’s candlelight vigil for Renee Nicole Good, Bishop Rob Hirschfeld of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire announced he had asked the clergy of the diocese to get their affairs in order and to make sure they have their wills written ...,

James Baldwin, 1970

If someone more organised than me wants to run an SFF event at @LeedsLitfest this could be your chance.

“I’m always wary when any group of people that is highly educated and highly privileged decide that a whole other group of people don’t need the education that brought them their privilege and their status.” www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/06/m...

You combat hopelessness by doing something. In an era of unrepentant book bans and library attacks, you show up. You learn. You show up again. Activism and advocacy are a practice. Here are over 60 tasks for helping preserve the right to read, wherever you are. bookriot.com/how-to-defen...