Autopsies show how hard doctors tried to save babies who died after not getting a vitamin K shot: tubes inserted in their airways, blood transfusions. They’re excruciating to read because they underscore how preventable these deaths could have been. By @deldeib.bsky.social

Some thoughtful person provided a link to a non-paywalled version of this article: gcaptain.com/drowning/

When politicians say they can't hold corporations accountable, remember: they can. They just choose not to. www.reddit.com/r/WhitePeopl...

FUCK. NO.

Q: Are there immunity opportunities? SURVIVOR: Yes STORMING THE CAPITOL: Yes.

8 Democrats decided that trans people shouldn't exist in schools

look trump can have his government sign any docs he wants; either the next democratic government throws all the corrupt motherfuckers in jail and seizes all their assets, or it's pointless anyway.

Trump did not reach a settlement with the government. There was no case to settle. He has not created a slush fund. He has colluded with Todd Blanche to steal money from the US Treasury. This is not a “deal.” This is a crime for which Trump & Blanche must be prosecuted. It ia a crime.

horrifying anti-muslim violence stoked by the leaders of this country.

Trump and his lawyers “are figuring out a way to refund the January 6 militia, presumably to get them ready for the next round of battle," says Jamie Raskin in this piece:

The odds are better than normal that whoever's on the ballot as the Democrat in your district this November will win. So it's important this primary season to make sure that whoever that person is, they're committed to an aggressive agenda of reform and accountability once they take office.

It’s VERY IMPORTANT that corporate media NOT frame this as a judicial settlement. Trump DROPPED the suit this morning. There is no lawsuit, and therefore, no settlement. you can’t settle a suit that doesn’t exist. This is just pure theft.

JFC. During an oil crisis, when EVs are a lifeline, Congress is about to *put a tax on EVs*. Spectacularly stupid.

Perfect summary of my life.

THIS IS HUGE: Colorado Supreme Court orders Colorado children's hospital to resume gender affirming care for trans youth. www.coloradopolitics.com/2026/05/18/c...

If you're reading this, my cat and I have boarded a one-way flight out of the United States. The Trump administration wrongfully denied my work permit renewal; after months of demanding that they follow the law, we have run out of legal recourse, and I have no choice but to leave the country. (🧵)

Immigration make Britain brilliant

… we have lost much of the civil rights act, most of roe v wade, most of the EPA, any remnants of a progressive tax code, the voting rights act. I’ll be shocked if the ADA makes it through the next two years. I want to vote for candidates who recognize the scope and are ready to try new things.

I’m gonna post this video every day so we NEVER FORGET what Donald Trump did to the USA on Jan 6th

AOC: “It is time for the North to pull up to the South and let them know exactly what they have uncorked with this injustice. They think they can draw us out of power. They do not know the sleeping giant they just awakened. What they thought was the final blow is actually just the opening silo”

Knox County’s ridiculous censorship will not win.

For my newsletter, I wrote about the killing of Juniper Blessing and ruminated on who the media thinks deserves attention in death. Friday newsletters are usually paywalled, but I have made the mini-essay portion of this post free to all: www.burnsnotice.com/her-name-was...

Our government isn’t broken. It works great for billionaires. For Big Pharma. For Wall Street. For corporations that can hire lobbyists. It's rigged for the wealthy and well-connected. We need to build a better system—one that works for working people.

Reposting to add alt-text for the screenshot in the quoted post. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

Q: Why is it important for you to come & campaign/advocate for, & stump for, progressive candidates? AOC: “I think if we're going to be fighting for a Democratic majority, I think we need the strongest Democrats possible to be taking their seats & winning seats in November”

This egghead Andreessen is also a major funder of substack. A16z partly owns Substack. One of a16z's partners is on substack's board of directors. But I'm sure it's fine if you keep posting there. I'm sure there's no reason Substack is walling a ton of progressive writers in its Nazi garden. 🫠

In this week's Scratch, @maggiemertens.bsky.social asks why writers remain on Substack—as a user of Substack herself—and interviews three writers who've left the platform for Beehiiv and Ghost. We know how hard Substack makes it to leave; we also think writers should still try do so.

The DOJ is reportedly considering dropping any audits of Trump, his family, or his businesses as part of a potential settlement of his bogus lawsuit against the IRS. That’s on top of the $10 billion in damages he wants. This is corruption on steroids — and taxpayers will pay the price.

Here are my top 10 huskies of all time! youtu.be/jVtxefxEqWc?...

The fact is that billionaires DON'T provide enough to the people who work for them. The government subsidizes billionaires through social services to workers. Tax the billionaires mercilessly.

I cannot emphasize this enough: everything we are seeing right now with voting rights, and especially the racist gerrymandering we’re seeing in the South, makes complete sense if you remember it was all in Project 2025. This was part of the plan. It’s white supremacy and too many ignored it.

This is why California’s jungle primary needs to go. We can’t get the right kind of Democrats when they don’t have to be that kind to get elected.

Xavier Becerra is too big of a risk for California.

Maybe hold your ballots until Friday at least.

Don't be the last writer off of Substack! Save money, feel great, build *true* independent media beyond yucky walled platforms and algorithms that *directly enrich the venture capitalists currently murdering our democracy* "Writers Are Fleeing the Substack Tax" www.theverge.com/tech/927294/...

there are like a thousand movies that start this way

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The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns. The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate. Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care. The list goes on and on. Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.

The March 2026 APG Quarterly is live with a new digital design. Explore the updated layout, meet new columnist Rhonda Hoffman, and dive into articles on genealogy, storytelling, and professional growth. Members can log in at apgen.org/ to read the full issue. #APGQ #Genealogy

"Xavier Becerra’s decision to keep police misconduct records secret betrays public trust and the law." I wrote this in ... 2019! www.sacbee.com/opinion/edit...

Some days, it’s really hard to get up.

Yesterday, Trump pointed at Rachel Scott of ABC News and said "she's a bitch" after Ms. Scott asked him about rising gas prices. It will be old news by close of business today. Once again: Trump is held to a different standard by legacy media.

California has a great history of non-Californians serving as governor. Just saying…

Breaking: A physical library containing all 3.5 million pages of the publicly-released Epstein files—bound and printed in 3,437 volumes opens tomorrow in New York. You can get all the details here: trumpsonian.us Brilliant.

Alito flew multiple flags tied to Jan 6 insurrectionists. Thomas just gave a speech on how "progressivism" is destroying the country — plus his wife was involved in the Jan 6 plot. And Roberts has pushed "shadow docket" cases where justices make decisions without explaining themselves. Please.

This is amazing. Brilliant way for people to comprehend the enormity of the files with these visuals. Glad the survivors were acknowledged with the bright light of the candles 🕯️

Jeff Bezos and his wife are the lead sponsors of tonight's Met Gala. Now seems like a good time to remind folks of all the ways Bezos is shafting American consumers and Amazon workers — and how his wealth is putting our democracy at risk. https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/amazon-ceo-jeff-bezos

NEW: DHS subpoenaed Google for a Canadian man's location and account activity after he criticized ICE. The man hasn't been in the US in 10+ years, and DHS used an import law from the 1930s to try to get his data. ACLU is fighting it. @regret.bsky.social w/ the scoop: www.wired.com/story/dhs-de...

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