Probably not great for democracy that the President of the United States is tweeting AI generated videos of him throwing Stephen Colbert in a dumpster.

I am home alone tonight, in control of the TV remote for once. What should I watch? No horror/gore, and no romances, pls.

Attorneys for Brian Straw, one of the Broadview 6, move for a preservation order on USAtty's office "to make sure that all material information related to this scandal is preserved for purposes of the upcoming sanctions hearing." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

“Thank goodness that the ICE agent didn't panic and murder someone” is a weird way to demonize the protestors.

A full* scholarship to seminary in California, that I only knew about because a friend of mine drove one of their professors to the airport after an event. ____ * It was actually two partial scholarships that equaled 100%.

Did I spend a considerable part of my evening reading this transcript? Yep. Here's my favorite part.

Wait, this guy's defense is "someone snuck in overnight and posted it from my phone"??

My dog Jake suddenly took to staring off the end of our deck, and intermittently barking. He usually reserves his voice for demanding to be let in or out, and yelling at barn cats. This was clearly not either of those reasons. After two days of this going on, I figured out why. And now I'm sad.

Reminder: The Associated Press, NPR, and ProPublica are all nonprofit/not-for-profit outlets, and I think it'd be hard to argue that they're…irrelevant. Heck, AP is literally how many people decide when elections are called. (Also, you know, @rns.org is a nonprofit too.)

There's a house I pass on the way to work, right at the edge of town, which had been flying 6-8 maga flags in their yard for the past two years. They'd change some out from time to time, but they were *always* there. Until a couple of weeks ago....

These gerrymandered maps only work if we don’t show up. That is what they are counting on. These maps will break under the pressure of turnout.

woke up wishing that lady who named her dog jabarkus could name all my pets

Worrying about our response to the Hantavirus outbreak isn’t about calculating the odds of a pandemic. We’re not gamblers in a prediction market. We should do what we can do control all such outbreaks, and the earlier and smarter we act, the easier it is. Gift link www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/o...

Chuck Schumer wins yet again. But nobody who endlessly bitches will ever acknowledge any of this. As usual.

Donald Trump’s policies are a complete disaster for Americans just trying to make ends meet. But Dem Govs like DGA Chair Gov. @andybeshearky.bsky.social are working to make life easier and more affordable.

No war but Class War is like saying All Lives Matter in response to Black Lives Matter.

Xi: you can Thucydiddeez nuts

Xi: It would be a shame if your storied nation were to fall into the Thucydides Trap Trump: Burger

"If she has her own house, what will she need me for?" I don't know, dude, maybe be cool and fun to be around and be happy for her success instead being whiny little sad-ass troll about it? www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

This is really bleak.

This, from David French, is indisputably correct.

Nazi-looted portrait found in home of Dutch SS leader's family, says art sleuth. "Portrait of a Young Girl", by Dutch artist Toon Kelder, has likely been hanging for decades in the home of descendants of notorious SS collaborator Hendrik Seyffardt u.afp.com/SRwr

Vatican to Buddhists: “Goodness is truly disarming; it breaks the cycle of suspicion and opens paths where none seemed possible. At their best, our traditions invite us to purify our hearts of hostility, to transcend boundaries, and to recognize one another as members of a single human family.”

Happy Mother's Day

I won't be silent in the face of a continuing record rise of antisemitism in our nation. We've got to push back and speak up against antisemitism, bigotry, and hate in all its forms. We are all stronger when we stand together.

If white people saw the decimation of Black political & economic power as a white problem with roots in white narcissism that they need to resolve instead of a Black problem to empathize with; thoughts & prayers, etc., this bullshit could be over right now.

This is exactly the kind of fuckshit Jaime was talking about.

"Harris lost the electoral vote to Donald Trump in 2024, 312-226, and the popular vote by 1.5 percentage points." This is not telling the whole story and the whole story is Biden was on track to get 135 electoral votes and lose in a landslide. Kamala Harris was able to flip 5 states in 107 days.

I’m trying to tell myself that the pendulum will swing back - but it doesn’t take away from the absolute disgust of the SC gutting the voting rights act - and what GOP states are doing right now to disenfranchise black voters. This cannot stand. It’s immoral & undemocratic. We must protest.

Let me just say as a school librarian… Right now the only task at hand is getting kids to read ANYTHING versus mindlessly scrolling. That battle is won or lost in grade school and no one book, genre, or style wins. What works for one kid, won’t work for another. We need every kind of book.

@joelmrubin.bsky.social is one of the few Democratic strategists willing to tell the truth about the rise in violence against Jews. This is the graph he’s pointing to. Democrats and progressives indulging in inflamed anti-Israel rhetoric are part of the problem. As Rubin says, “Tone it down.”

Imagine pretending to be your mom to get out of fighting Mark fucking Zuckerberg.

The GOP has not flipped a legislative seat in any state since 2024. Democrats, meanwhile, have flipped 5 seats so far in 2026. And that's after flipping 25 in 2025 (which was 21% of all GOP-held seats in play), as you'll recall: boltsmag.org/legislative-...

Much like how knitting (a feminine-coded activity) is relegated to "crafts," while sculptures (a masculine-coded activity) is elevated to the "arts," it's assumed that this sort of stuff isn't "serious" and thus subject to harsher scrutiny.

Everyone saw this coming… Trump said the rich and big corporations would pay for his Costco-sized ballroom. They were pledges, not real money. He took us to war, prices are through the roof… and guess who’s really supposed to foot the bill? We are. I’m so tired of the lies.

Shut them down immediately, don’t approach me with the nonsense, lies and propaganda either. #StandUpToJewishHate

Is it there an actual reason he keeps pronouncing Hormuz with [th]?

This is the discourse we should be having.

I will never forgive him for making me nostalgic about the days when calling half of the trumpers "a basket of deplorables" was shocking to people.

But. Leftists and Progressives 🗣️ AIPAC!!!!

Oh so now it’s illegal to hang out with fake women with tits in the Washington memorial reflection pool?? What has America become?

"No one could stop the US raiding modern shipping, but it doesn't because it knows it benefits far more from unmolested maritime trade than any potential piracy spoils", used to be my go-to example illustrating how international law works. Will need to update with a "fucking idiot" caveat.

Fuuuuuck!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sollomon is the son of a beloved colleague. If you are in the DC area, please be on the lookout. If you are a praying person, his family covets your prayers.

We needed to elect a Black Woman. It was real simple.

“We have come too far to turn around now.” Bryan Stevenson at the dedication of Montgomery Square on March 31, 2026.

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Hi, I found the most cursed corn tortilla chips. They are friend in beef tallow to avoid seed oils. Do you know what counts as a seed oil? Corn Meal corn has fat. That's where the oil comes from. So, if you are eating corn tortilla chips you are eating seed oils.