I do not deserve her, honestly

Every pundit who pearl clutched when Democrats warned of ascendant fascism should have to go live in an immigration detention facility until Trump and Vance are out of office.

Yep, I've got a History degree and the lessons from it are far less predictive of what will happen in contemporary society than Gender Studies and Critical Race Theory, which are like that sports almanac in Back to the Future II.

We warned, warned, and warned again, but the journalist and political class kept maintaining the U.S political institutions were sufficient to constrain this megalomaniac.

The end goal of Grok sexual harassment is to make women afraid to be visible. It’s a punishment for daring to exist in a way the perpetrators can’t control. There’s no one solution to this, because the problem isn’t just technological. It’s cultural. It’s misogyny. This is just one expression of it.

I have 3 books I MUST read this year. @juliaazari.bsky.social, @mirandayaver.bsky.social, and @sgoodyear.bsky.social & @brooklynspoke.bsky.social.

I am so fucking tired of being governed by these sadistic freaks

Someone tell the Republicans that the Emperor is not wearing any clothes.

So Dry January is canceled this year, right?

Just woke up even angrier. Impeach, convict, remove. Draft articles now. Either we have a representative government or we don’t. Do not shut up about this until there’s a vote.

1. Yes, Trump launching a new military operation overseas without Congress’ prior declaration of war or authorization of force is almost certainly unlawful. 2. No, there is no real chance the courts will stop it. Unfortunately our Constitution means little when the judiciary won’t enforce it.

By treating constituent problems as urgent and solvable, Zohran Mamdani's incoming government is answering a surprisingly radical question: What if every day, government services actually worked?

day one in mamdani’s new york

Imma stop after this …. but it’s just odd for the only indication, two days later, in the biggest print newspaper in the state, that the federal government saying it has “frozen all child care payments to the state of Minnesota” is a mention, five grafs in, in an article reprinted from The NY Times.

You sucked 2025.

No, really, people like Robin Vos in WI have been saying this, out loud, for years. They think we are less American than citizens in "red" parts of the state/country, & they think we should be punished & have fewer rights & state power used to make our lives worse. www.nytimes.com/2018/12/06/u...

As 2025 comes to a close I keep thinking about something Mike Royko wrote in 1968: “We have pointed a gun at our own head and we are squeezing the trigger. And nobody we elect is going to help us. It is our head and our finger.” Still true today.

This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)

video of my therapist looking for the intrusive thoughts in my head

Ok all sarcasm aside, what these white supremacists are really talking about is when they are asked to apologize for doing racist things. Which happens. Because racism is something to apologize for. What they are saying is that no one should have to apologize for racist actions or statements.

Hardly new or surprising at this point, but it's still so crazy how the US president goes to bat for Russia, aping the Russian government's propaganda, lying to the world on a Russian dictator's behalf, and trying to help Russian military aggression succeed against a US-partnered European democracy.

This is legit what every person who opposes traffic calming and protected bike lanes in Milwaukee sounds like.

December was sort of a lost month for riding this year, but today is my 3-year anniversary with Celeste, my Tern GSD cargo ebike. Buying this was a top 5 life decision.

"If the city’s goals are fewer car trips, more transit use and safer streets, winter pedestrian access is not optional. It is the point."

If it “drew a strong backlash” from people, those people are not “less attuned.” That would imply they don’t think about environmental issues one way or another. If they care enough to lash back, they are attuned *and opposed to* environmental issues. Just active brainrot over at the Gray Lady.

I have to hand it to Reagan National Airport. They are exactly as awful as Ronnie was.

Yeah stop calling them deportations they're kidnapping people

I am so tired of the way the New York Times equivocates. “People less attuned to environmental issues.” The NYT will do anything except criticize conservatives. It’s embarrassing. And they deserve some blame for the mess we are in.

I will vote for whichever candidate runs on (a) dismantling ICE (b) leaving trans kids alone and (c) developing the North American high-speed rail system we deserve. In that order.

Honestly I don’t think Taibbi was concealing anything. He’s always been a hack and a grifter.

Flying is pretty high-up on the “most miserable way to travel” list. Second only to driving.

I think this is called a robbery.

My father’s family arrived in Maryland in 1649, fleeing a civil war in Scotland. America has always been the home for those dreaming of a better life. If it was good enough for my family, it’s good enough for everyone else making that same journey as my distant grandfather William did.

I never again want to hear about how the Republican Party is the party of national security. You don’t incinerate our diplomatic capacity & violate all of our treaty commitments if you care about national security.

Can someone please respond to Stephen Miller with this message from Frank Sinatra?

NYT when a trans man wants to take testosterone: 😡😡😡😡😡 NYT when a cis woman wants to take testosterone: 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

I gave a campus talk last night on Trump's first 100 days for the WUD Society & Politics group. A student asked me if I thought that, at some point, we might start to describe the US as a competitive authoritarian regime. I said that we were already there, it's just that most folks haven't noticed:

Local recreational cyclist constantly being yelled at that "it's not the Tour de France" considering taking his shot at the world renowned 23 day bike race after all this encouragement from local drivers. creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorecord

Adapted the data from this article into a couple charts. Sure looks like building more housing lowers rents, even when construction is driven by "luxury" housing! And as an Austinite I am delighted to report the effect persists minus Austin. finance.yahoo.com/news/luxury-...

This Christmas, it’s pretty hard to not feel doomed.

shut the fuck up. they've had 50 years to catch up and won't pay workers the compensation we're worth. don't piss me off.

“If the Christian world is to honour the meaning of Christmas, it must turn its gaze to Bethlehem — not the imagined one, but the real one, a town whose people today still cry out for justice, dignity and peace.” A powerful reminder of what is at stake for Palestinians and other oppressed people.

Love these cities. Wish we did more together. High-speed rail exists that could make 20m trips between the two. Think of the economic windfall that would be for Milwaukee. We could have this, if our leaders made it happen. The current set won’t though.

Every time someone cries "You can't just make buses free! That's a socialist government giveaway!" they should be asked if parking should be free then

Woman who starts riding a bike not sure if she should be a poor unemployed loser who can't afford a car or an elite smug entitled asshole with a toy, asks neighbourhood Facebook group to help out.

What can we do in Milwaukee to achieve similar results?

Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan… * Vehicle traffic: -11% * Foot traffic: +3.4% * Storefront vacancy: -0.9% * Pollution: -22% * Revenue for mass transit: $548M So YES this has been a huge success.