This week’s BEST PARTY WORST HOUSE: on Young Womanhood, Transactional Sex, and Spanking a CBC Literary Prize winner in front of Kermit the Frog. (Some names have been changed. But not all!) jennieegerdie.substack.com/p/its-not-ea...

So I just got a statement from California AG Bonta's office: "Paramount/Warner Bros is not a done deal. These two Hollywood titans have not cleared regulatory scrutiny — the California Department of Justice has an open investigation, and we intend to be vigorous in our review"

Dem leadership better come out and say that they without a doubt will break up any merger with Paramount once they regain power again including the breakup of current Paramount assets if this goes through.

This guy gets it.

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This, basically:

This is nothing. ICE and DHS need to be outright abolished. Call Schumer's offices and make it known.

“I grab my keys, I grab a coat, and drive over,” Knutson told me. “I barely park my car and I’m running out screaming and crying, ‘You stole a fucking flower from a dead woman. Like, are any of you human anymore?’”

The Washington Post published a clear video of federal agents removing Alex Pretti's handgun moments before he was fatally shot. There's nothing in the video to suggest Pretti even reached for his weapon. wapo.st/49Zqv1L

They murdered Good and Pretti, a poet and a nurse, one whose last words were “I’m not mad,” another whose last act was shielding another. Because of course that’s who they killed. Everyday people.

Minnesota is the best of us.

This poll shows that 74% of Democrats support abolishing ICE, with 53% *strongly* supporting getting rid of the agency. Any elected Democrat who wants ICE to exist is outside the mainstream of their party and the people they purport to represent.

The following is a statement from the WGA on ABC’s decision to pull ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’

Brad Lander at @jfrejnyc.bsky.social awards event: “I have not done enough to speak out against the ethnic cleansing and war crimes in Gaza.” He is here being honored along with @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social

Since @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social is so concerned about @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social housing maybe he should address his own property tax bill of just $213 a year thanks to a sweetheart deal he supported when he served in the state Assembly that will last through 2032. nypost.com/2022/01/23/r...

In @newyorker.com today with @jennieegerdie.bsky.social and our wonderful illustrator Jesse Shamon! www.newyorker.com/humor/shouts...

Bombshell report from The New York Times reveals that President Donald Trump spoke directly to Andrew Cuomo about how to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming NYC mayor. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/n...

This weird column is emblematic of the sort of special pleading that dominates mainstream coverage of trump. There’s a ream of propensity evidence, extensive opportunities, and a growing sheaf of chummy statements from Trump evincing detailed knowledge and winking approval of Epstein’s crimes.

I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE. This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined. It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.

in the history of the 21st century, the Biden presidency will be remembered as a footnote during the long Trump era. Stephen Miller, architect of this hell, will have shaped America more, in no small part because Biden, like Obama before him, left in place the infrastructure facilitating deportation

Imagine if the Democratic Party actually helped Zohran instead of trying to kneecap him at every step. A better party is immediately possible if they stop shoving money into the anti-trans combination Racism Dial/Money Toilet and instead get behind candidates people actually want.

New York City is reminding Americans that you don't have to vote for the accused sexual abuser just because he runs for office again.

Andrew Cuomo was the US Secretary of Housing and is now running for mayor, where one of the largest agencies they manage is NYC's Housing Authority. And yet Cuomo literally had ChatGPT write his campaign housing policy. This is who the media and establishment want you to think is "serious"

NYC 🚨 IF YOU HAVEN’T VOTED, GO NOW FIND YOUR POLLING PLACE HERE: vote.nyc/page/find-yo... RANK ZOHRAN 1, LANDER 2, MYRIE, ADAMS, BLAKE 3-5. DO NOT RANK CUOMO UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. LET’S FUCKING GO.

Cuomo's reemergence has already damaged the party by causing Democratic leaders do outright hypocrisy and cheapen #MeToo. The same people who ousted Al Franken for less than Cuomo's serial harassment, then ousted Cuomo himself, now endorse him. A functional party would coordinate to say "stay out"

really sums up the media’s coverage of the Trump presidency

The smears against Zohran coming from the Democratic establishment are also a sign of fear—they’re more scared of the party becoming progressive than they are of the country already being fascist. If Zohran wins, it signals a reckoning. If Cuomo wins, they can keep the failing status quo intact.

Tonight, I'll go home and sleep in my bed. I have a lawyer, I'll get due process. But Edgardo, whose arm was ripped from mine by ICE agents, has none of those things. That's why I'll keep coming back to court, week after week, to make sure that people's rights are protected.

The comptroller is out!

Hi, this is Meg Barnette, Brad's wife. While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE. This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.

Sen. Padilla: If you thought what unfolded last week was just about one politician, you're missing the point. If that is what the administration is willing to do to a United States Senator for having the authority to ask a question, imagine what's happening in places where there are no cameras

Brad Lander physically put his body on the line to protect a person being targeted by ICE goons, and this was the result. He’s an elected city official and mayoral candidate, but he’s also a good person. If every elected Dem showed that kind of bravery, we’d be in a much different position.

ICE just arrested Brad Lander, the NYC Comptroller and one of the leading candidates for Mayor, without grounds. He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings. He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights. This is political intimidation.

Based on crowd-sourced records of No Kings Day event turnout, and extrapolating for the cities where we don't have data yet, it looks like roughly 4-6 million people protested Trump across the U.S. yesterday. That's nearly 2% of the U.S. pop! Mobilized anti-Trump resistance is exceeding 2017 levels

This should not controversial, but somehow it is. I believe EVERYONE deserves healthcare, no matter who you are, what you do, or where you were born.

"I think it should be controversial to NOT say anything" about Gaza I spoke to YouTube star and children's educator Ms. Rachel about her outspoken support for Palestinian kids in Gaza - and the bad-faith attacks on her in response. Full interview here: zeteo.com/p/exclusive-...

Every book published in the United States is sent to the Library of Congress. Also, if you are under 16 you cannot use the reading room or order books.

I've said this a million times, but I'll say it again: it is truly striking how many Democratic politicians, pundits, and commentators have internalized the idea that the right shapes public opinion and it is the job of the left to respond to it.

"How often do you all hang out and sing without me? This production has definitely had rehearsals. I feel excluded and ashamed. Looking in the mirror is hard for me most days. Mainly because the mirror keeps telling me how much it thinks I smell."

"Before the Beast brought this curse upon us, I had respect. As a member of the royal guard, my peers looked to me for guidance on safety protocols. I kept the castle and all its occupants safe. We were a family. Now you all sing without me."

Reminder that words matter. You can’t “deport” a US citizen. You might be kidnapping, disappearing, exiling, expelling, illegally removing, etc., but you’re not “deporting” a US citizen.

"I can sing! I can also handle a big number. Honestly, that’s a good description of my day-to-day. Sometimes it’s several big numbers. French food is heavy. Loads of bread."

In @mcsweeneys.net with @madelinegoetz.bsky.social talking about the Disney canon www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-a...

Q: "How do you respond to Governor Newsom?" Sen. Van Hollen: "I think Americans are tired of elected officials or politicians who are all finger to the wind...Anybody who can't stand up for the Constitution and the right of due process doesn't deserve to lead."