Twelve thousand souls. I’m struggling to wrap my mind around it. Lives destroyed, families shattered, futures erased in an instant. There are people I should reach out to—friends who haven’t heard from loved ones in days. And yet, words feel so catastrophically inadequate.

I’m afraid to go to sleep—I don’t want to miss anything. :/

Is a dumber timeline even physically possible?

We wanted to understand what's going on in Iran. So we talked to three unvaccinated Joe Rogan listeners at an Arby's in Scranton.

I’ve never been an “abolish ICE” guy, but f*cking abolish ICE.

The things you end up doing for your kids…

What does it mean when your doctors keep insisting you redo the cognitive exam

I didn’t achieve everything I hoped to in 2025. That’s okay. It was still a year grounded in family, curiosity, and wellness. I’m deeply grateful for the beautiful people in this extraordinary life I’m blessed to lead. Wishing everyone a happy and healthy new year.

New year, new mayor! Congratulations, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

Not sure how I possibly could have missed this one. Talk about cuteness overload. 😍

This is a trying time for our nation, yet I am encouraged by the words of John 1:5: “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” May you be surrounded by love and warmth this Christmas season—and may our resolve for justice and peace be strengthened.

My family had a wonderful time in Leavenworth. Stepping away from work and the rush of the Christmas season was badly needed—a chance to slow down and focus on what truly matters. Unfortunately, we were rear-ended during the trip home, but it could have been a lot worse. 🙏

This is a really bad day to be a Trump supporter.

Bari Weiss apparently "paused" a CBS segment on how those Trump deported to the Salvadoran Gulag were treated because his administration wouldn't offer an official comment. This is the damning stuff she doesn't want her viewers to see: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/p...

@bsky.app Please, for the love of God, add support for right-to-left scripts.

Yalda ra be dustan-e Irani-ye azizam mobarak! 🍉🕯️📖

Snow! ❄️

Walk me through how we’re supposed to survive another three years of this lunacy.

Breaking News: According to reports, several U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors took off from Virginia, along with at least one refueling tanker, heading toward the Caribbean. All of this, because the Epstein Files are set to be released on Friday.

I’m primarily of Irish, English, and Chinook heritage. I’m fortunate to be free to visit the lands of my ancestors at any time. My heart grieves for those who long to see their homelands but don’t have that freedom.

When Trump says “jump,” Republicans used to ask how high. Now many simply ignore him—and a courageous few even swat him away like they would a housefly. MAGA is coming apart at the seams, and it’s a beautiful thing to behold.

tonight’s combo of -2022-level turnout -unexceptional Dem candidate -Dems outspent simultaneously means that Behn was unlikely to ever pull it off *and* that her single-digit loss is *even worse* for republicans than it looks at first glance. this result indicates the senate is in play imo

It’s officially time for Republicans to start panicking.

My prediction: Van Epps 54, Behn 44

When Biden gave the worst debate performance in history, my job as a neutral reporter was to write about it incessantly until he dropped out. When Trump gave the second worst debate performance in history, against Harris, my job was to lend credence to his claim that immigrants were eating pets.

And this guy says he wants to close the gun show loophole smh

We ran into our city council member at a holiday event in town and I congratulated her on her reelection. I almost said she won by an “Assad margin,” and I’m very glad I caught myself. I often forget that most public servants aren’t terminally online weirdos like me.

Hey so as someone who has a degree in global politics and spent a significant amount of time studying international law — this is a textbook example of a war crime.

The Polar Express is basically a horror film, but my son loves it and watching it together is one of my favorite newer Christmas season traditions.

On the off chance you’ve ever wondered whether traditional Christmas songs have been recorded in Persian, the answer is yes—there’s at least one album I just discovered. And here I was thinking I couldn’t love this season any more.

It's pretty interesting that Marjorie Taylor Greene chose January 5, 2026, as her last day in office. January 6th would’ve been awkward, huh?

Trump liberated Americans from their jobs!

Trump calling for members of Congress to be hanged is not great, in my humble opinion.

Our four-year-old just now: “Scorpions don’t wear clothes.” 😆

Whoever came up with these tariffs in the first place should be fired.

Why does pumpkin pie even exist? Terrible stuff.

My brother is on the same flight to São Paulo as Gov. Newsom!

I genuinely believe we are approaching a point where the right would rather kill people than build more houses.

WE ARE SO BACK Y’ALL

Last week, I had the honor of attending my first ISC2 Security Congress, and it exceeded my expectations. 🧵

Five years ago, the right was calling for Andrew Cuomo’s imprisonment. Now they’re portraying him as the savior of western civilization. What a time to be alive.

Zoo day!

Mainstream Republican politicians are openly attacking the patriotism of the millions of citizens protesting today, branding them “America-haters” and “communists.” This is NOT normal.

He supported America’s war, escaped Afghanistan and started a family in the U.S. Then ICE arrested him. If he is deported, he expects the Taliban to kill him. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

1/3: I am excited to share that my digital and media literacy project, which will be implemented under my organization, Do You Know What You Know? (DYKWYK?), has been selected for the Institute for Citizens & Scholars Carnegie Young Leaders for Civic Preparedness program. bsky.app/profile/dykw...

If we’re being honest, both parties often get Iran wrong. They’ll amplify communists, terrorists, and Israeli-funded monarchists—anybody except actual Iranians in Iran. It’s so typically American to believe we know better than the people living under tyranny every day.

With his declaration of Antifa as a terrorist organization, Trump is preparing to wage, and very likely lose, a war against an organization that doesn’t exist.

BREAKING: Oklahoma Education Superintendent Ryan Walters says he is resigning. (Of course, he announced this on Fox News.) www.koco.com/article/ryan...

John Thune voted to confirm RFK Jr. He knew RFK Jr. had these types of beliefs. He knew that Donald Trump had spent years talking about the debunked link between vaccines and autism and he endorsed Trump anyway.