Another great hire for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social: Sam Levine, Lina Khan's head of consumer protection at the FTC, will head the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection.

Oooh, they are triggering evac warnings for the Eaton Fire (and Palisades Fire) due to incoming rain. #cawx #eatonfire #palisadesfire https://m.ai6yr.org/@easwatch/115764553185216723

.... does she think CECOT is in Venezuela.....

Via @ulaakuzi.bsky.social: Eritrean imam dies in ICE custody as detainee deaths hit 20-year high —> religionnews.com/2025/12/21/e...

So the sources “risked their lives” to speak with 60 Minutes about this concentration camp we’re sending random people to, and Bari killed the story because the Trump administration refused an interview. Am I missing something??

My god. From Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her ‘60 Minutes’ colleagues, posted by the NYT Michael Grynbaum:

"Babies in the randomized, controlled trial will or will not receive the vaccine at birth... "It is a breach of scientific ethics to withhold an intervention that has been proven safe and effective." www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

I’m sorry ezra but I could swear you told me the cruel folks were doing this the right way

It took so long because Waymo was just going to let it keep getting worse. Apparently the Mayor's Office had to ask them to stop service. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/u...

"effectively unprecedented"

This is my Christmas gift to my homeless neighbors, to the volunteers who get great joy from helping them…and, yes, to myself. Merry Christmas to all! 🧵 9 of 9

It's an invisible need… an invisible center… helping invisible people. Meanwhile, I’m haunted by the invisible impact of the insatiable greed that’s so widespread (and sadly, celebrated) in our multi-millionaire and billionaire class. 🧵 5 of 9

It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans. 🧵 1 of 9

"The suppression of evidence ought always to be taken for the strongest evidence." — Andrew Hamilton, 1734

Canada was their top customer! And thanks to President Deals, we stopped buying bourbon months ago. Billions and billions of dollars in sales, gone www.kentucky.com/news/busines...

A November YouGov poll had ICE favorability underwater by 14 points among all Americans and 37(!) points among political independents today.yougov.com/politics/art...

KPIX: Central Valley produce goes unharvested as immigration arrests keep workers away https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9qb6MddOAg #fascism #ice #hunger #inflation #immigration #farming

A tow truck driver who towed an ICE SUV that was blocking a driveway while the agents kidnapped Angelanos back in September was just found NOT GUILTY on the only charge against him (theft of government property). THAT'S ANOTHER WIN FOR "FUCK YOU; MAKE ME"

ICE whistles work.

Nenko Gantchev should still be alive—home with his family. After 30 years contributing to Chicagoland as a small business owner and taxpayer, ICE detained him, ignored his medical needs, and he died in custody. This system is cruel, reckless, and must be held accountable.

The Block The Bombs Act, which would legally suspend a large portion of American offensive military assistance to Israel, now has 60 cosponsors in the House of Representatives. It is also endorsed by the Congressional Progressive Caucus, the first ever Israel-Palestine related bill to acquire it.

"Company contract records show the North Lake [Michigan] facility was specifically contracted by ICE to house people arrested in the Chicago area because Illinois laws ban the use of private prisons and county or state correctional facilities for use by immigration enforcement."

In a major reversal, Gov Hochul yielded to the legislature and signed the RAISE act, the AI safety law, which sets a new and strong standard. There are some negotiated changes from the original but it's still a significant bill. Hochul tried to gut and weaken it last week.

Hey so, i would encourage my fellow performers to not do any shows at the Kennedy Center until it reverts to it’s original name Thank you for your attention to this matter (yes I’ve already performed there so it’s an easier decision for me)

Workers at Crypto.com Arena built a NO ICE @ LA28 tower outside the venue to protest LA28's ongoing cooperation with the Trump administration, including adding a half-dozen MAGA board members to the organizing committee

My grandfather spent years in the U.S. before returning to Colombia. He used to take us to the Kennedy Center at Christmas to see The Nutcracker. As a kid I especially loved the Hall of Nations, with its flags from all over the world. It hurts to see this place defaced and disrespected by a tyrant.

BREAKING NEWS: Venezuela is also on another continent

Terrifying headline if you don’t realize they are sports teams.

NEWS: They're adding Trump's name to the Kennedy Center building right now. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

“LA has no shortage of places to go — now we need places to be.” PLEASE.

New ballot measure gathering signatures in LA city 👀 A tax on employers with 1000+ employees if the CEO compensation is more than 50x greater than the median employee compensation. “Proceeds from the tax would fund affordable and moderate-income housing projects, street/sidewalk repairs…”

Once again a reminder: We can have trans rights, bodily autonomy, gender nonconformity, and freedom of expression, or we can have none of these things. There’s no third option.

Today I received FOUR death notifications for people in ICE custody. That's 30 deaths since Trump took office. It's appalling & unacceptable.   ICE is required—by law—to ensure detainees are safe & their basic needs are met. It's clear this isn't the case. We NEED answers.

Looks like the Crosswalks Collective @crosswalksla.bsky.social got the job done at 4th/New Hampshire

Schiff voted to confirm yet another Trump nominee yesterday.

When you hold press events that reporters can only get to via cars, you get the types of questions asked by reporters who get to places via a car.

Governor Ferguson is rolling out his proposed state transportation budget tomorrow at a WSDOT headquarters in Lacey, and just for fun I looked up how long it would take for me to get there and back on public transit: at least six hours.

The TikTok algorithm is about to be handed to right-wing billionaires.

It gets even more pathetic— x.com/RepBeatty/st...

it was probably a mistake teaching him to read

Texas widow receives immigration approval letter months after husband's death in ICE shooting The approval letter would've allowed Miguel Garcia to move forward with obtaining a visa or green card

Another very active weather period for Pacific Coast will occur over the next 10 days, with very moist storms and a persistent (atmospheric river-associated) moisture transport corridor bringing copious rain progressively farther south into California by early next week. [Thread]

if tumblr dies I need this video to make it's seasonal rotation here instead just in case, Happy holidays 🎄

It almost goes without saying, but this is illegal. The name "John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts" is established by law and the board doesn't have the power to change it. 20 USC 3 §§ 76h - 76s.

Just when you thought this campaign couldn’t get worse. This is a photo of Bali

They booked a bunch of 14 year old models to come to a Mar A Lago party, told them to dress sexy and tried to ply them with alcohol.

BREAKING: The Democratic National Committee will NOT release its long-awaited autopsy on Trump's 2024 win. The report is completed but Dem leaders decided it could distract from their winning streak, so it will remain secret. Not good. Details here: newrepublic.com/article/2045...

Like @pflax1.bsky.social was saying the other day. The media just parrots what the police write in their reports, which often preemptively exonerate the driver and never mention dangerous street design. Unbelievable that anyone would accept fog as sufficient explanation for a child's death.

the failure to prosecute Trump for seeking to overturn the election is one of the greatest and most consequential bag fumbles in the history of American politics