they already were

The U.S. House’s extended recess periods mean that Rep-elect Adelita Grijalva of Arizona has still not been sworn in after winning a special election two weeks ago. Some Democrats have charged there’s another reason Grijalva’s swearing-in has been delayed: the Epstein files.

Folks look at you like you're crazy when you say we're in the midst of the worst, most unprecedented Article I constitutional crisis in American history, & then this guy speaks again

Cervical cancer could be eradicated, experts say. But not with Medicaid cuts and anti-vax politics. Part 3 in our series on repro health care. From @kelciemmorris.bsky.social / @statesnewsroom.com: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/cerv...

“If any of those alderpeople don’t find that incident a violation of our constitutional rights, then I don’t know what they will find a violation of our constitutional rights,”

Horrific reporting from the AP on the Myanmar families watching their kids starve to death from Trump and Musk’s aid cuts apnews.com/article/myan...

This is bull. Also the technosolutionism is bul because they JUST released a paper saying they just realized this was a fail point of their moderation . They could have deescalated and didn’t pfrazee.leaflet.pub/3lz4sgu7iec2...

A new nonprofit provides resources to Black families of transgender and nonbinary youth at a moment of heightened political hostility.

"Morris, former spiritual advisor to President Trump and the former pastor at a megachurch in Texas, pleaded guilty to charges in a child sex abuse scandal on Oct. 2. He faced five counts of lewd indecent acts with a child..." www.kjrh.com/news/local-n...

Using massive Medicaid and Medicare fraud.

PEGGY NOONAN: “.. You know why people say something’s wrong with this guy? Because it appears something is wrong with this guy.” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...

Younger veteran: "How old are you, man?" Older veteran: “87.” Younger veteran: “Out here getting arrested, raising hell at 87.” Older veteran: “It’s just beginning.” 🦅 🦅 🦅 #ResistanceUnited 🔥 🔥 🔥

In light of Judge Immergut's ruling, there's a lot of noise today coming from the President's advisers and supporters about courts not having the power to provide prospective relief against domestic uses of the military. Via "One First," me on the rather significant early precedent to the contrary:

Sen. Ruben Gallego: "We know that Senate Republicans want to make a deal. They understand that 24 million of Americans are going to have their premiums doubled starting November 1...Four million Americans are going to lose their healthcare altogether."

"The far-right strategy is to divide. It’s an old trick, which helps the wealthy and the powerful – but it doesn’t end well for anybody else." ( "Working people,"being a divisive slogan. It divides. )

The biggest whiners about echo chambers spend their time in these very exclusive group chats.

Republicans are telling us we have to wait to even talk about stopping health care premiums from doubling. But billionaires didn't have to wait for the tax breaks they didn't even need? Not OK. We need to get to work to save health care for Americans NOW.

As Trump prepares to deploy the National Guard to Chicago, it's time to revisit the words of Ret. Brigadier General Greg Smith. “I’m watching the military becoming co-opted by politicians," Smith says, "If that happens, the roots of our democracy are in extreme danger."

it’s challenging being a Black-owned newsroom during this time of anti-DEI and political attacks, but we persevere. that’s what our ancestors did. if you can, consider making a contribution — big or small — to fuel our reporting on Chicago. if you know a $$$ person in your life, spread the word.

"Congressman, what do you make of the government shutdown?" "Well, it gives us time to ask ... is the president suffering from dementia?"

“They just see us as little toy soldiers to put on the street to show some muscle.”

It’s reassuring to know that a minimal understanding of history and a functioning frontal cortex are not requirements for being an influential pundit

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram. Community action works. Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

Mark Kelly: “lf you are undocumented in our country, you cannot get healthcare from the Affordable Care Act exchange. You are not eligible for Medicare. You are not eligible for Medicaid. They’re just making that up. They just like to blame brown people.”

stephen miller was not bullied nearly enough in high school

All the videos we see of ICE/police/military assaulting people on camera are happening because they know they will face no consequences for their actions. They're breaking the law because they believe the law no longer applies to them. What kept them in check before was fear. Now they have none.

these freaks think they can still act like aggrieved outsiders when they run the whole fucking government

If you like yelling about misuse of the passive voice, THIS IS IT.

He’s foaming at the mouth to go full Gestapo.

Today, I drove an hour and a half with my wife and a couple friends to pick up a neighbor who was summarily, inexplicably arrested by ICE at a check-in ten days ago and then just as inexplicably released, 100 miles from home today. It was a happy occasion, all things considered, but...

The well organized and well funded "terrorists" that Stephen Miller is talking about.

Thank God the feds have finally shown up to protect us Oregonians from the octogenarian veterans and their wives! Those people have been running roughshod over the community for long enough!!!

Unfortunately true. It is also true of more than a few young police, and some who never grow up. This is different/worse though bc they’re recruiting and selecting for those specific attributes.

every conservative accusation is a confession

More than 450 lawsuits filed by people who say they were sexually assaulted as kids and teens in NYC juvenile detention centers have been tossed by a judge due to a 'flaw' in the City's law. Survivors are rallying right now at City Hall for the law to be fixed.

Considering the accusations, 4 years and $500,000 seem like nothing. People risked a lot for what appears like placation justice (that is, something that looks like "justice" but fundamentally isn't b/c it maintains current power operations and precedents).

watching waffles turn from a light-hearted joke about social media dynamics into a right-wing dog whistle in a few days on here has been wild.

fucking animals

In general, it's f-----g insane that the sitting POTUS and VP regularly single out individual citizens for disparagement using their official gov't accounts. I think there was a pretty strong presidential norm against this sort of thing until, well, about 8 years ago.

(3/4) Indigenous women, femme persons, girls, and Two-Spirit folks comprise the highest percentage of people who go missing and whose lives are unduly taken. Those who engage in sex work, especially street-based sex work, are even more likely to go missing and lose their lives.

Dude what is wrong with you. It is completely and explicitly illegal. The letter of the law can't be more clear.

we store pee in there

“Periods are hard enough,” writes Halle K. Peralta in an op-ed. “And in more traditional environments, they can be even harder — surrounded by silence, stigma and shame.”

Self-talk as a realistic trauma recovery tool begins w/ the absolute commitment to never use our magnificent, but wounded, brain to amplify or affirm the words of our abusers & bullies. They've had their air time. We're not boosting their signal-- not anymore. Not ever again.

Sucks being denied access to bathrooms doesn’t it.

When you're a dictator, they let you do it.

Oh he can just unilaterally pass unconstitutional laws now huh ok

“This is an illegal escalation of force against the city of Portland. This is an attempt to normalize the rising fascism that’s going on.” The “war-ravaged” Portland only exists in Trump’s head.

MAGA star Jack Posobiec says voter fraud is a serious issue—yet he has voted for years in Pennsylvania, despite clearly living in Maryland. slate.com/news-and-pol...