Angus: Canada is reconsidering that relationship with China. Why? Because we can no longer trust the US. And we know that we have 150, maybe more, Canadians in custody at ICE detention centers. We had two Canadians under Chinese custody and it caused a huge outcry. We now have over 150 in the US.

And so it begins...

Almost every major news story this week is about how the entire economy is now gambling, scams, bribes and theft.

Waiting to do the obvious thing earns you no favors, Exhibit Z

does anyone seriously dispute at this point that Hakeem Jeffries is personally voting for Andrew Cuomo and probably privately telling others to do the same

it blows my mind that anyone is still pretending like trump is anything but a dictator, here is steve bannon talking about how they, in clear and certain terms, intends to install trump as president in 2028

SNAP benefits expire in one week.

man lisa really pissing me off for putting me in a situation where i unequivocally side with HEATHER. like how dare you

41 million people (including 20 million kids) will lose access to food in a few days while a new 90,000 square foot ballroom is being added to the White House. This political moment is profoundly disgusting.

Asked about his tattoo, Platner says he’s “already planning to get this removed.” He claims he didn’t know the symbolism before he “started hearing from reporters and DC insiders” about it.

One of the things that I’ve been forced to face and take the loss on is that all of the people who critiqued Bernie for his dismissive stances on identity politics were largely correct. This is a very bad response from a guy who should know better.

"Mr. President sir the idea is you're constantly flying around in a big jet filled with your own shit in it. Like human shit. Anyways you're wearing a little crown in your little shitmobile and you're dumping the shit out. I think people will like it."

it was so generous of taylor to lend her TLOS bonus track "grind" to the team at snl for sabrina's double duty gig tonight 😗

my read on the Maine governor's race, and I welcome correction, is that labor is backing a Bernie diehard (Troy Jackson) to succeed Mills partly out of frustration with her?

The Department of Homeland Security has purchased two Gulfstream private jets for Kristi Noem, the secretary, and other top department officials at a cost of $172 million, according to documents reviewed by The New York Times.

kevin parker could not give us deadbeat if he hadn't first given us radical optimism send

nice and all but until people start hollering profanities on C-SPAN about Mike Johnson's mother House Democrats are not being mean enough

Hard to think of a more peak ICE behavior than *racial profiling the cop arresting you for driving drunk* ICE is just a government jobs program for the worst people in the country

I feel that some of you need regular reminders of how unpopular this man is. And frankly I see him getting even more so as the economy worsens. Again, this doesn't mean that he will give up any power but it does mean that WE HAVE POWER TOO.

I suspect the MAGA government decided to launch all these Bluesky accounts tonight to try to bait people in advance of No Kings. These people have incurable 4chan brain and this is how they operate. Block them. Do not engage. Do not give them what they want.

Don't engage. Just block. They want to push their rage bait on here. Don't give them the satisfaction. bsky.app/profile/did:...

Leqaa Kordia—not a Columbia student but “a simple Palestinian girl,” as she describes herself—is the last remaining campus protester still in detention from the Trump Administration’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian demonstrators in the U.S.

Swearing in isn’t some ceremony. You aren’t a member of Congress until it happens. He knows that. No phones, no staff, nothing. I had to escort her into the Capitol on Wed bc Capitol police must treat her as a public visitor until she’s sworn in. And solo visitors aren’t allowed during shutdown!

god this is so funny because back when I had my life blown up due to white people tweets I lost exactly zero (0) friends defector.com/free-press-r...

Charli XCX Escalates Feud By Luring Travis Kelce Away With Beef Stick

the coffee shop playlist going immediately from To Be Real to Young Hearts Wild Free

Graham Platner, asked about Janet Mill's age by @jenpsaki.msnbc.com: "It's not about how old you are, it's about how old your ideas are."

the person at cangianos who created that SEC breakfast sandwich with homemade mozz, homemade sausage and broccoli rabe

Wow, wow, wow. This has always been legally possible but the law has virtually never been enforced — and now this is the SECOND case I've heard of in the last month (first involving a person with a green card) of a noncitizen being charged for failure to carry their papers.

woke Marxist pope strikes again

so my very last paper in grad school was a research study on sports betting in nj, since we were the first state to really push to legalize it.....and you'll never guess what happened to incidence rates of domestic violence right after it passed!

I think Zohran is great and inspiring and much needed right now, but all he's doing is like the job as it's supposed to be. Starts with a set of principles and advocates for them. It's like how everyone goes crazy for Chotiner for just doing the job. Not an indictment on either of them but the rest.

IRS layoffs are costly for the U.S., redistributing wealth to the top 1% (who lie on their taxes at jaw-dropping rates). The bottom 99% generally pay their taxes. cepr.org/voxeu/column...

i really like this concept. i think one of the things that could save the democratic party is cohering around a clear shortlist of promises and priorities. this is a step toward that.

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook) Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion. As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

Listen—it's all connected. If you oppose $50B of our taxes to ICE to abuse people in the USA—but support $38B of our taxes to fund Israel's military occupation of Palestine as they abuse Palestinians far worse than how ICE abuses Americans—then you don't actually oppose ICE abusing people in the USA

k is so funny because what if nothing happened to you but you couldn't open anything anymore and also you're sleepy

the background on zohran's colbert appearance is jaw-droppingly disgusting

My career is listening to people who flee places that get increasingly unsafe. A few months of "wait & see" can make a world of difference for safety & prospects. I've lived under authoritarianism myself. Leticia James getting indicted, Mark Bray trying to flee & being stopped. This is not okay.

Virginia Senate Democrats warned there would be significant consequences in future budget cycles for the University of Virginia if the school’s leadership accepts a proposed funding agreement with President Trump’s administration. via @virginiamercury.com

ngl if she wins Katie Porter would lead the fifth largest economy in the world against a fascist dictator and his ilk. maybe we want a massive bitch who takes no shit in that role idk

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer. In his first teaching document Thursday, Leo confirms that he is in perfect lockstep with Pope Francis on matters of social injustice.

This Reuters headline. Oof. Fascism isn't 'coming.' It's HERE. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

bronwyn's mother actually needs to be sent under the jail

I know it's just a pepper ball and not live ammunition, but this feels very, very bad. Look, I went to Jesuit high school, and one of the most formative influences on me was the story of Archbishop Oscar Romero. When the fascists start shooting priests...

I’m caramelizing onions cause I’m a fucking faggot sir