Blanche: Can I please finish? Madeleine Dean: You told me in our conversation you blamed the victims. Hal Rogers intervenes several times to silence Dean, first by cutting her 5 minutes by 3 minutes, then by refusing to let her describe Trump-related docs into the record.

Rep. Madeleine Dean: "What is true is that the president has lied about being on Epstein's plane, and the unredacted files prove that. There's a lot in here. It's all covered up."

“The United States and Iran traded attacks in the last 24 hours, potentially complicating negotiations over a framework for a deal to end the war.” NYT now “potentially complicating negotiations over a framework for a deal to” only 10 words before END THE WAR

“[H]e formed a..secret band of police..to look..for anyone who might be plotting..The secret police turned out to be the worst evildoers of all. They killed innocent people..If..a village contained traitors, [he] would order the..village executed” The Story of the World by Bauer on Ivan the Terrible

I’m going to pin this amazing thread to my profile, and it may never be supplanted! It’s so heartening to witness the fatal skewering of Altman, Musk, Thiel, et. al. Hell is other people, yes, sometimes, but, other times, other people are heaven. Remember that and resistance will never seem futile.

[I]nsist[ ]…there is still a territory, that it matters, and that the people who live in it and die in it are not characters in a narrative[.]” www.hipcrimevocab.net/stage-four-p...

“Blanche…and Patel…perjured themselves by saying that there’s nobody else in the files. Even Melania doesn’t believe that. The first lady knows that Jeffrey Epstein didn’t act alone.” Tom Massie on Meet the Press 5/24/26 www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-pre...

I’ve had the following stuck in my head since its release almost three months ago, and I LOVE IT!!!!!! youtu.be/n4up0PZnqwM?...

Want a devastating yet catchy song about using AI as a therapist? Weird, but okay, here's the excellent song "MFT" by @cheekface.bsky.social. youtu.be/FeBxmNLwp58?... I only found out about Cheekface recently but they're fucking awesome. I recommend all of their stuff! #musicsky

At the ‘32 convention in Chicago, FDR won on the 4th ballot, flew there (a first) accepted in person (a first) & called for “a new deal.” “The DNC has been held back-to-back in Chicago before: in 1940 and 1944, when President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was nominated[.]” www.wbez.org/wbez-newslet...

I just subscribed because: 1) I’ve been a huge @brianbeutler.bsky.social fan & should’ve subscribed long ago & 2) I was very curious about which candidate was named in the subscriber-only part of the piece. I encourage anyone who isn’t already a subscriber to subscribe. It’s totally worth it!

Our system is propped up by a critical number of people who live paycheck-to-paycheck & have safety nets like insurance & credit. The GOP is worthless but Dems & their rich patrons must see how close we are to falling below that critical number of people. People won’t tolerate sticks without carrots

Strands spoiler warning badger, ferret, otter, wolverine, polecat (ok I guess) marten (never heard of it) I’d believe these were genders before I’d believe there’s such a thing as mustelids, let alone those six Used three hints & almost thought sdiletsum was a word Sorry if I spoiled it for you

“Thucydides … great guy. Great trap. He would have caught all the bears if the Left had let him.”

Yes! Walk around. Interact. Live. “[Feeling] like part of the community [via] small daily engagements make[s] life extremely nice.”

“Some bunker busters were dropped on Iran’s underground facilities, but officials said…planners faced a difficult choice & needed to be cautious in using them because they needed to preserve a certain number for U.S….plans for potential wars…with North Korea & China.” www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/u...

The Donald J Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Reading Room, housed in a Tribeca gallery, is a physical, undeniable record of corruption, cover-ups, and crime. It contains all 3.5 million pages of the Epstein files released by the DoJ earlier this year, compiled into more than 3,437 volumes.

Vought has illegally dismantled lifesaving foreign aid operations, which has likely already killed hundreds of thousands. New reporting on how much NOT using the money is costing the US. They’d rather set the money on fire so no one gets it than have it go to help people who are dying overseas.

This is SO perfect I might stop scrolling.

Skip the body politic, do the rest & the body politic’ll appear. “care..feel connected..feel..part of [bigger] things..immerse…in…neighborhoods & relationships..sustain [a] conception of a big, diverse [&] meaningful body politic..see..honestly..meet each other..with..generosity..resist…temptation”

So, so, so glad one of my favorite first reads of the day followed up. I’m only on track two and I’m blissfully captivated.

The time between John and Paul’s meeting (July 1957) and the release of “My Bonnie” by Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers (October 1961) youtu.be/hHmrNBkVjjI?...

I've finished "The Infernal Triangle: How America Got this Way." Farewell to the 5-book project that consumed some 30 years, over half my life! For the nonce, writing deadline-free on this Substack. First 50 subs get signed books or personal Zoom greetings. PAY ME!!! rickperlstein.substack.com

I just discovered this bit of Heaven via @benmsmith.com (huge shout out!). I’m quote posting this particular post because it has links, but there’s much more goodness if you explore. I know I haven’t seen it all & I can’t wait to dive back in! I’m so happy I’m going to pin this!

whoa

THIS IS SO IMPORTANT

credit where credit’s due it’s not this republican’s fault that he has to articulate a red line at destroying a civilization it’s trump’s fault for threatening it and it’s republican leaders’ fault for not taking the lead against trump

Republican elected officials hovering over two draft tweets: a) Of course the President didn't attack civilian infrastructure, he'd never you TDS addled fearmongers! b) Fuck yeah, did you see how badly we fucked up that TERRORIST infrastructure? USA! USA! How you like that FAFO now, Iran!?? MAGA!

“The regime…could not choke off the Strait…” The eight words sufficient to justify Trump’s ouster.

When Dems retake the House, this should be their first order of business. Pass two resolutions: One for impeachment, one stating no money will be appropriated until Trump is gone. The former makes clear why the latter is necessary & non-negotiable.

Announced as a racist. Trashed the GOP & fellow candidates. Attacked the media as they aired his rallies. Won with help from Putin & Comey. Campaigned instead of governing. Called Nazis fine people. Recklessly negligent on Covid. Staged an insurrection. Still says he won. Won again. Is a Killer King

There is no excuse for downplaying or eliding the insanity of Trump’s morning post. It is the most unhinged public comment by a president in US history and should be reported and remarked upon as such.

Trump advisers think the age of imperialism ended because of wokeness, not because 1) colonized peoples made colonialism untenable 2) technology made territorial empire unnecessary. They thought mere brutality and perceived genetic superiority would make wars against countries like Iran easy.

Ja.

“A superb blend of personal and social history, alive with radical spirit... Brilliant evocation of the anti-Zionist Jewish Bund, a beacon of hope for a renewed left.” Read my STARRED review in Kirkus www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

“This rabble you’re talking about, they do most of the working and paying and living and dying in this community. Well, is it too much to have them work and pay and live and die in a couple of decent rooms and a bath?” youtu.be/U5lSJ5drSuc

I heard someone say that we should be registering voters at gas stations.

Until today “Trump will draw attention back to the Epstein files to distract from his Iran humiliation” was like a B- internet joke.

the 39th Congress that drafted the Fourteenth Amendment routinely used this legal language in the conventional way in other contexts. “[I]n 1866…’subject to the jurisdiction[‘s]’…meaning…is consistent with the conventional understanding[.]…Th[is]…will not be helpful to…Trump[‘s]…case.”

trans day of visibility? how about trans day of AUDIBILITY !!! anyway, if yall wanna listen to some all-trans-zero-ai made alt rock, check out the ep my band made a couple years ago? and then get hype for the record we're gonna make in a month with a budget of "many more moneys than last time" :)

Direct costs of Iran War reached $25 billion on March 26, per figures cited by CAP, not counting indirect. The Blue Dog Coalition were very concerned about a *potential* deficit impact of $15.8 billion a year from the Build Back Better Act of 2021! (Treasury found the BBB would make money.)

Surveys show only half of Republicans identify as MAGA. Trump’s numbers among the other half are cratering. That’s the electoral threat posed by the political fallout over Iran. It doesn’t matter what “MAGA” does, it matters what non-MAGA Reps do. www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-03-22...

Someone tell MAGA there is (and should be) an alternative to blind obedience.

stumbled on this www.nytimes.com/2008/12/20/w...