There was once an enslaved man who stole a Confederate ship and sailed his a bunch of families to Union controlled waters & got everyone free. Then he fought as a soldier in the Union Army. Then he was elected to US House of Representatives. Robert Smalls was born 187 years ago today

remember like a decade ago when podcasts started advertising draft kings and at the time it was like well thats a bit weird isnt it. how innocent we were

I didn't save this tweet but somebody did and it feels worth resurfacing

Oh my God.

Here’s some things that can be done by a party out of power - file impeachment articles every day in the House - withhold unanimous consent in the senate and filibuster every nominee - be everywhere with comms saying this is lawless and impeachable

I don't think some people realize what the President already making it plain he considers it a justified shooting is really going to mean.

I don't know who needs to hear this, but cops are not allowed to shoot people just because you didn't do what they said. That is called murder when they do that. Some cops are working hard to convince people otherwise.

“he doesn’t believe that women should have the right to vote but wait until i tell you our quirky meet cute story 🤭”

"The world's richest man, a well-documented drug addict who is a Nazi and a major support and adviser of the President of the United States of America, has created a website that produces CSAM on demand at scale while he demands ethnic cleansing worldwide"

Why do ICE thugs wear masks? A: so they can’t be sued, prosecuted, and jailed later for their abuse.

in your 20s, you'll come across someone who's wrong online. it's very important than you spend the next 40 years of your life learning and arguing about this topic online long after they've moved on, built a career, and raised a family.

'hey do you wanna hear the thoughts of some self-described gen z republicans?' what? no

And he's Nigerian!

Anthony Edwards is a bad man.

Everything ive heard about this fight makes me smile.

Americans There’s been a mass shooting, now is not the time to talk about gun laws Australia There’s been a mass shooting, we need to review our already great gun laws

We can’t let 8 antisocial billionaires dictate the fate of humanity.

I think part of What's Going On with billionaires is that the daily friction of interacting with normal people is part of what anchors people to the real world, and once you have enough money to buy your way out of the friction you can knock down a load-bearing column propping up your sanity.

The U.S. is the only democracy in the world with: - Lifetime terms for high court judges - An electoral college for choosing an executive - A legislative chamber where legislative minorities routinely and permanently thwart legislative majorities - 75% requirements for constitutional amendments

“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to

I've always said this.

This @mcsweeneys.net piece is 10/10 no notes www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/wit...

If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?

waymo ceo: we plan for fatal crashes and society will learn to accept them roblox ceo: kids must be preyed upon and victimized as a necessary consequence of scale WHATEVER HAPPENED TO HEADS ON PIKES

re: roblox dude's interview crashout. the thing he wants to say but can't is "at scale, kids are gonna get hurt. that is the price for scale." the thing nobody wants to say out loud is "maybe scaling to a level where harm isn't manageable is bad, and scale should be contained"

reminded of eric williams's observation about britain's relationship to its history with slavery. "British historians wrote almost as if Britain had introduced Negro slavery solely for the satisfaction of abolishing it."

In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write to a famous author & ask for advice. KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond. His reply was a doozy.

They caved in March so they could get a better deal now. They’re caving now so they can get a better deal in some indeterminate future. The better deal is always just beyond their reach, but continuing to cave will get them there. And if you don’t agree with that, you don’t understand Politics,

I cannot emphasize enough how much Zohran Mamdani's campaign was very much about a platform focused on accountability, but also about having fun, fostering genuine connections with its citizens, and reminding people why they moved to New York City and should still want to live there

NYC Mayoral Debate MAMDANI: I want to make NYC a better place to live CUOMO: I want Mandala over here to admit he can't do anything, because I can't do anything SLIWA: I would drink a $27 Moscow mule from Andrew Cuomo's skull

"Only one thing is certain: the irrationality of society has reached a point where only the gloomiest predictions have any plausibility." - Max Horkheimer, 1932

I feel bad for zohran. Like he'a clearly a bright, energetic, talented, and highly motivated person who has to do these humiliation rituals where his ideas are being put on the same level as two gross weirdass tired old white guys w nothing to offer. It's insulting and embarrassing.

We must adopt the belief that we have a duty to maintain that light by commiting ourselves to our offerings to community.

This is some of the best political news I've seen in a very long time. There's a clear a way to end the Citizens United precedent by changing state incorporation laws - and now luminaries in both parties are forcing a vote on it in the 2026 election.

Damn yo what if the United States empire was collapsing. Just imploding & losing all its function because its white supremacist history culminated in a dictator. That would be crazy, yo. Nah that would never happen.

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Drake’s federal defamation suit against Universal Music Group has been thrown out of court, TMZ reports

Weird thing where people say “no one could have predicted it” when really what they mean is their political commitments and orientation were such that they ignored everyone who was predicting it Sorry but “no one could have“ and you having your head stuck up your ass are two different situations

Hopefully the whole Bari Weiss thing and Ezra Klein thing starts waking people up to the fact that corporate media is mostly populated with mediocre people who have made millions and gained unbelievable influence because they threaten nothing and tell wealthy people exactly what they want to hear.

(For anyone needing a translation: “Especially all of the Latinos and Latinas in the world, here in the US, who have worked to open doors—it's not just a win for me, it's a win for all of us. Our footprints and our contribution to this country—no one will ever be able to take that or erase it.”)

Bad Bunny responds to his Super Bowl critics in Spanish, and then English: “And, if you didn’t understand know what I just said, you have four months to learn!”

The sunlight of your life has just found you. What a joy to live your way into the warmth of your next decade.

The conversation between Klein and Coates showed me that a lot of people who screech about “infighting” on the left aren’t aware of the fact that marginalized people have been forced to learn how to regulate their emotions during conflict, and so, are better able to hear what’s actually being said.

I had no opinion on that talk show host until seeing his monologue after his return. Yikes. That’s who yall rallied for? Thus your cause celebre? This man crying and boohooing and sending condolences for a man who mocks us, despises us, advocates violence against us? Ridiculous