Naked Gun was great, I hope we get some more. More comedies, please.

Jesus Christ I just realized Trump’s orange tan is a way of making him look golden.

So far today, Chuck Schumer has said his strategy for preventing Trump sending troops into blue cities is to win over Republican senators (!) while Hakeem Jeffries praised Eric Adams's courage and authenticity (!!) while refusing to endorse Mamdani. Again. These two gotta go.

When authoritarianism is on the rise, you can count on the richest, least vulnerable men on the planet to be the biggest cowards.

*Youth pastor voice* You know who else was believed to be dead for a few days…

I wake up to my timeline full of people hopeful that the thing finally happened. How did this start? I don’t see anything seriously posted by any real news source indicating anything is amiss. It’s not the first time he’s disappeared for a few days.

Just heard on NPR to a guest: “What’s it like to be fired by Trump? Is it as theatrical as on the Apprentice?” What the fuck?

We are outraged and deeply distressed that armed federal agents came onto our campus—making arrests on the very ground where, in 1942, Japanese American families were forced to board buses bound for concentration camps. It was a deliberate act of provocation and intimidation.

I think an important thing for the nation is to know how many teenagers the President has raped

So how big are the protests and mass surroundings of FBI agents in DC? I haven’t heard anything.

If you’re an immigrant with legal status who’s committed 0 crimes you can be sent to a torture prison where you’ll be raped and dehumanized. If you’re old pals with Trump and ran a pedophile ring you get sent to a cushy minimum security prison despite being ineligible because you’re a sex offender.

So with the politicization of labor data, the whole economy is just a meme stock now, right? Nobody can trust the data moving forward so it’s all just vibes based, right?

I’m confused. Why did they respect his rights and get a warrant and all that? Did they even abduct him while wearing masks? tucson.com/news/local/b...

Every video of Stephen Miller talking is like watching Derek pontificate in American History X.

America: where someone suffering from homelessness or schizophrenia gets thrown in prison, but someone who openly molests children is elected president

G-uarding O-ur P-edophile

Just rewatched American History X for the first time in damn near 15 years and holy fuck those scenes everyone remembers still hit insanely hard.

What’s the best atheist group to join in Michigan? I really want to join or build a community near me but there’s a few choices. I’ve always been hesitant to join groups because I don’t like being linked to the gaffes they can commit sometimes, so which atheist group has the cleanest operation?

Surprise, surprise. They could’ve picked anything to represent this and they chose young white colonizers.

So Democrats are being smart and building model legislation to immediately get to work if they win next year, right? So they don’t waste time and capital figuring out what to do then? Like laws to claw back Congressional prerogatives and reforms? …right?

It took 20 years despite being a fan of the books, but I finally watched Master and Commander. It’s remarkable and it makes me sad we didn’t get multiple sequels.

Listened to a podcast with Kevin Smith and my god that man’s enthusiasm is always infectious.

I never had Medicaid so it blew my mind when I learned health care providers can just…not take it. We make getting good health care so hard for non-rich people.

It’s cool seeing all the little side hustles people get up to when I’m out and about working. I wish I could find a hobby or skill like these people. I tried guitar for a bit but couldn’t make my fingers work well enough. Every time I try to come up with something—nothing. My imagination is a void.

crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their consultants

Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them theonion.com/democra...

Anyone else get email updates from America250? I was curious how it was going to be transformed and I think they’ve abandoned any pretext of doing history. The latest email is full of Trumpist exaggerations. Pretty disappointing. Anyone know of any serious history group doing events?

"The only way to make the Fugitive Slave Law a dead letter, is to make a few dead slave-catchers." -- Frederick Douglass (1861)

Which seven Dems voted to confirm Kristi Noem? Here they are: Sen. John Fetterman (Pa.) Sen. Maggie Hassan (N.H.) Sen. Tim Kaine (Va.) Sen. Andy Kim (N.J.) Sen. Gary Peters (Mich.) Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.) Sen. Elissa Slotkin (Mich.)

Reposting

Just like in the parks, safety comes first. - Stay with your group - Follow the signs (or in this case, the facts) - Leave no one behind - Document everything - Don’t engage alone

Just finished How the Word is Passed by Clint Smith and I thought it was an exceptional exploration of race and memory in America. Highly recommend it.

I'm just glad one of these men has the nuclear codes and the other has all our personal data.

Remember when Democrats announced they would be creating a shadow cabinet? Whatever happened with that?

San Diego neighborhood makes ICE agents retreat

I want to talk Severance with someone so bad but a) no one I know watches it and b) I’m not quite finished with season two and absolutely do not want to be spoiled. What a fantastic show.

Yeah. It’s like “how do we talk to Joe Rogan fans” have you considered activating new and lapsed democratic voters who care about universal healthcare and trans issues and maybe even Palestine instead of ice skating uphill to convert a handful of unreliable flat earthers

The reality that masked men without proper identification are confronting and arresting and taking away people should be intolerable to anyone who calls themselves American.

Just finished Righteous Gemstones and while the final season isn’t as strong that ending got me. How the hell McBride puts so much heart into his ridiculous shows is beyond me. 10/10 ending.

A better solution, suggests Webbon, is to allow only men like him to vote while everyone else gets to live under their "federal headship."

HOLY SHIT. The ban on any federal funding gender-affirming care includes stripping ACA plans of covering it as the essential care it is. I have an ACA plan. I live in a blue state, but I am about to lose access to treatments I need. We told you this was coming www.advocate.com/politics/ant...

Just received the incredibly sad news about the planned opening of the African American Civil War Museum in DC. We've been waiting for this opening for so long, but it looks like it will remain closed indefinitely. You guessed it. Cuts in funding. afroamcivilwar.org/event/grand-...

I’m nearly 40 and between stress and blue collar work my brain is grinding to a halt. I’d like to learn Spanish and force my brain into retaining new information, but don’t feel like popular apps really do anything for that. Can anyone recommend a course or program that isn’t Duolingo or Babbel?

I think a reason that right-wingers--particularly American right-wingers--hate refugees so much is that refugees are a very clear reminder that war is real and miserable, and Brandon, 49, cabinet installer from Pocatello with 56 AR-pattern rifles, is not in fact the hardest motherfucker on earth

I need a “thing” like a hobby, skill or business. Floating through day-to-day life with chores and tasks that take me nowhere is boooring.

Your kids get a max of two toys and then grow up to work in the same factory as their father and grandfather screwing in tiny screws. It’s called The American Dream.

What an image! Venezuelan men who narrowly avoided being imprisoned by Trump in El Salvador without trial (saved by the Supreme Court) spelled out an SOS to a @reuters.com camera drone observing the Bluebonnet ICE facility. 11 days ago, buses to the airport were turned around at the last second.

I’ve been making myself crazy over wanting to start writing again, but haven’t found anything to write about. I’ve lost my voice, I guess.