Great piece by Zadie Smith. When the right talks about classics or "Western" culture, these works are only important to the extent that it demonstrates their superiority, they have no interest in art in and of itself beyond that www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

A Fort Worth megachurch is teaching Christians how to run for office — and may soon take the program national. Go inside “Campaign University,” where faith meets political ambition: txst.us/x0lfoi

what's that phrase again about Michael Jordan?

🍼In a social experiment series, TikToker Nakalie Monore is testing how mega churches, including Lakewood Church, respond to people in need.

It’s funny that Harvard has been a consistent target for reactionary campaigns, and not one has been dedicated to ousting Larry Summers, an openly political figure who was friends with Jeffrey Epstein; meanwhile, it’s a fine-toothed comb for *checks notes* Black women.

Really wish I had gotten a better shot of this but holding a phone that says “who else was just ‘following orders’?” up to a riot cop is hard as hell

lmaaaaaaaaaoooooooo the perfect ending to this game

Phew!!!!!

GO BIRDS 🦅 !!!!

Texas A&M reinventing "prior restraints" www.texastribune.org/2025/11/10/t...

The arrogance of a Senator who is not even running again to take the lead in undermining the Caucus and the voters.

Blame *all* Democratic incumbents for this surrender. Not just the ones voting for it. The others could have voted to remove Schumer long ago and install a leader capable of formulating a strategy and holding his people together. They were content to stay with a proven loser.

Remember when they said the reason they caved in March was so they could get a better deal in September lmao

Ro Khanna calls for Schumer‘ ouster

“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.” aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...

Alongside the British war dead, especially my own family members, this Remembrance Sunday I shall remember all American liberators but especially these African-American liberators.

Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design. news.sky.com/story/the-x-...

I’m outside one of the largest ICE detention centers in the US, where an Episcopal priest has been held for days. The diocese and his family insist he is here legally. I’m asking questions. Join me on Substack: substack.com/@thefrankfig...

Damn, even the cat voting?

Oh — the situation has escalated. Pope Leo has spoken out: says "spiritual rights" of detainees should be respected and calls on the "authorities" to allow "pastoral workers" in. "Jesus says very clearly … we're going to be asked, how did you receive the foreigner?" www.youtube.com/watch?v=taCi...

Former US vice-president Dick Cheney dies aged 84 on.ft.com/3JsCATR

As always, @stevevladeck.bsky.social explains everything clearly and clear-eyed

NEW: A pastor was pulled over for looking lost. A 72-year-old was marched out in his bathrobe due to mistaken identity. Memphis’ mayor welcomed the federal law enforcement surge, but some residents say they feel targeted just going about their lives.

Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching

Zohran is stone cold man. Putting out an ad in Arabic after all the Islamophobic shit that’s been thrown his way? Pure swag. Dems don’t need to copy his politics or even necessarily his campaign strategy, they need to learn how to grow a fucking spine.

The person who is currently running our country has lost his mind and it’s time we start talking about it.

The University of Pennsylvania is investigating after a crude email, falsely claiming to be from the school, was sent out to alumni and students.

Well I know what's going to be all over the UK news tonight...

ABANDONED THE TODDLER IN THE BACKSEAT Arrest these motherfuckers for child endangerment

🧵Thread of cafes, restaurants, bars, bagel joints, etc offering free meals to SNAP recipients, for those who might need it, & so those who don't can give 'em their business. If you know of such offers in your area & don't see them here, please tell us in @'s. Here's one! toastedseattle.com

What a game!! proud of the @philadelphiaeagles.bsky.social 🦅🦅🦅

Beautiful!! TD 🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅

FYI: it’s, uh, *not nothing* that the head of an entire Christian denomination — here Rev. Karen Georgia A. Thompson of the United Church of Christ — issued a statement decrying DHS agents for shooting one of her pastors in the face with a pepper round, adding, “No one is safe from tyranny."

The U.S. is “on a trajectory” toward authoritarian rule, according to a sobering new intelligence-style assessment by former US intelligence and national security officials, who warn democratic backsliding may soon become entrenched without organized resistance. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

DALLAS G!! FLY 🦅🦅🦅🦅

Saquon!!!!!!!!!!🦅🦅

This should be seen as what it is: a huge step towards ending free and fair elections.

Thanks for coming friend. The rest of you should read this thread.

Attended panel on what’s up with US at Oxford featuring my pal @antheabutler.bsky.social, author of WHITE EVANGELICAL RACISM, & queer historian Colin Johnson. Kinda thing that might normally be sleepy, a few history nerds. So packed there was no standing room. People are alarmed.

Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.

"In opposition politics, the loyal opposition does not need to carry around whistles to draw attention to people being disappeared off the street by masked agents of the state." We are not opposition; we are *dissidents*. www.thebulwark.com/p/we-will-te...

NEW: Cardinal Blase Cupich, the Archbishop of Chicago, has issued a new statement declaring that Chicago "communities are shaken by immigration raids and detentions. These actions wound the soul of our city. Let me be clear. The Church stands with migrants."

Shaul Magid posted the video of that event on his FB page today! Here it is:

One of these days/years/decades I'm going to write about all the people and relationships that October 7th destroyed.

I had the honor a few years ago of attending a seder Rabbi Waskow hosted. May his memory be a blessing. The Freedom Seder is an important document from the Civil Rights era.

Classic Trump nominee

If Obama or Biden or Clinton had demolished a significant part of the White House to build a privately funded edition that they commissioned and approved without public input they would have been summarily impeached.

Gift link. TBH,there are barely benches in most outdoor places in America, and it's tiresome.

To me, the story of the Eagles’ day was Hurts. Not just his stats, but clutch throws in tough spots. A 4th-and-4 TD to AJ Brown, 28 yards to DeVonta on 3rd and 15, 13 yards to AJ on 3rd-and-13 on the last TD drive. Then that final 3rd and 10 45-yarder to AJ to run out the clock.