“If Democrats win, Congress will do its job again” is a wild message from the current Speaker of the House

My not-so-hot take is that what Mamdani is doing *IS* incrementalism, and the bar is so deeply in hell that a politician just doing *anything* good consistently is a total anomaly for people. And I think for now that is good and fine, because it is restoring people’s faith that better is possible.

The inevitable conflict between people who want to get into politics to solve problems and serve the populace versus career politicians who got into it to join a ruling cadre, and basically coast through a Lobby-funded Retirement until they literally decompose in office.

We are in a full on dictatorship, rivaling the most entrenched ones in the world. Anti ICE activists, who printed a zine, are labeled “terrorist” and sentenced to 30-100 years in federal prison. By this metric we’re all targets. Genuinely chilling. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

The people SCOTUS so callously cast aside today have families, jobs, homes, friends, pets, cars. Responsibilities. Full, complete lives. So many here for years. Students, nurses, elder care workers. List goes on. So many contribute hugely. www.huffpost.com/entry/suprem...

lol does this article really not mention that Clarence Thomas was in house counsel for Monsanto, the Roundup manufacturer?

Supreme Court opinions at 10am today. The final countdown.

this is his gofundme btw. would encourage everyone else who can to chuck this fella a couple quid www.gofundme.com/f/get-artist...

Love to catch up with my buddy, the heir to an international manufacturing conglomerate, during my meetings with foreign diplomats.

I am often saying this

Two ICE agents tracked down a woman *inside a polling place* yesterday. Why? They demanded that she take down an Instagram post in which she named Jonathan Ross as the man who shot & killed Renee Good (after the Star Tribune identified Ross). www.syracuse.com/news/2026/06...

Last night, I was very tired while waiting to pick up my wife at the airport and briefly thought Grogu was real.

Technically, they’re Remains now.

An Orlando green card applicant was given permission to travel to Egypt after his father’s death. When he returned, ICE sent him to a PA concentration camp for six months. During which he suffered vision loss and lost 45 pounds. He wasn’t informed of kidney disease diagnosis for 2 months.

Musk says not a single person has died due to him axing USAID. Sadly, part of my job involves tracking aid spending. So here’s a thread with just some of the people who lost their lives because of USAID cuts

Donald Trump hates making things more affordable for average Americans and every single voter is gonna have that point drilled into their brains by Dems between now and election day.

I don’t know man, who is “the Democratic Party” if it’s not the voters?Democratic voters choose candidates, not party leaders. And party leaders need to listen to what voters are telling us - and right now they are demanding our party be bolder.

Stephen Miller was reportedly the driving force behind the DOJ's recent memo authorizing states to institutionalize people with disabilities rather than fund community-based care

It seems somewhat bad that the richest man in the world can use his money to bankrupt individuals or organizations -- including officials who are tasked with holding him accountable -- that accurately point out that his actions plausibly facilitated the deaths of millions.

Antisemitism is structurally necessary to Elon Musk’s politics, because he is desperate to brand himself an insurgent against the powerful elite, but as the world’s first trillionaire, he needs a definition of “elite” not rooted in wealth or corporate ownership.

The silly little ritual of Supreme Court opinion days is a perfect illustration of the justices’ self-absorption. “We’re gonna decide cases but it’s a SURPRISE which ones, so just keep refreshing this browser tab to find out who still has civil rights!” Profoundly stupid institution. I loathe it.

The Cedar Waxwing festival in Central Park continues! I captured this beauty as it sped off to snag another bug! ❤️💛🖤 #Waxwings #CentralPark #birdsinflight

I saw this referred to as the Strait of Warm Ooze. Very good.

from the description in NYT, this looks a lot like transnational repression of a Colombian immigrant by the US on behalf of the far-right Colombian presidential candidate

The feeling when a Cedar Waxwing takes direct aim at you first thing in the morning! Spotted early today at Central Park's Pool. 🥰🥰🥰 #Waxwings #CentralPark #birdsinflight

"i'm a committed catholic. also i waited six years to baptize my child"

The NYT photo is from 2002. If you’re wondering “Has this guy been turning more into Paul Bearer since then” you better believe the answer is yes

After spending $14 million in taxpayer funds, Trump's renovations to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool are peeling off and floating to the surface

“A major flu outbreak has sickened nearly 160 troops at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas” ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Please join me in supporting this Legal Defense Fund for MN Anti-ICE Organizers! Just like in Chicago, the DOJ is trying to make examples of people who LEGALLY resisted this administration’s reign of terror. (See their story.) Let’s fight back!! chuffed.org/project/1865...

Just a friendly reminder. If the US had taken only a small fraction of the money and military equipment it has squandered fighting and losing to Iran, and instead helped Ukraine, the Middle East would be more stable and Russia would be facing defeat.

bro thinks he's on the team 😂😂😭😭😭

What makes my heart heavy is that 13 servicemembers and a school full of girls died for no reason except to attempt to boost a sad old man’s ego

They are hopping mad but they destroyed the party of Reagan to please Trump and are now living with the consequences. Hell, Cassidy himself has had a central role to play (e.f., his confirmation vote for RFK). So spare me the histrionics, this is the grave you dug, Senator.

Every June, Cedar Waxwings swarm Central Park's Pool snagging insects. I love Waxwings, and this gives me a chance to capture them in flight! I don't want to tell you how many photos it took to get one or two I liked...😂😂😂 #Waxwings #CentralPark #birdsinflight

“The President owns and operates a bank” is satire-level corruption

Impossibly white! A Great Egret takes off from Central Park's Pool on a brilliant, sunny morning. 🌞🌞🌞 #Egret #CentralPark #birdsinflight

They hate gender studies for the same reason they hate legitimate journalism: They don’t like people pointing out what they’re doing.

DOJ announces list of Minnesotans who will never pay for their own drinks again

It is now illegal to post this image with the caption “become ungovernable.”

Iran hawks got the war they wanted, it went as badly as critics warned, and now the question is if they'll admit it. Admit they were always wrong and in reality JCPOA diplomacy checked Iran a lot more than military force? That'll never happen. But at least admitting Trump's war left Iran stronger.

BREAKING: A federal judge temporarily blocked a bathroom ban in Idaho that threatened transgender people with up to 5 years in prison for using a bathroom that aligns with their gender identity. This is a win for trans rights.

Quintessential Trump: In 2025, Trump axed the program to combat New World Screwworm, stating that they had "saved" $1.5 million a year. In 2026, the Trump announces a $1 billion emergency program to combat the Screwworm outbreak. $1 billion would have funded the old program for 667 years.