Breaking news: Barney Frank, a Massachusetts Democrat who brought his sharp intellect and irrepressible wit to the U.S. House of Representatives and was one of the first openly gay congressmen in history, died on May 19. He was 86.

The modern United States has experienced 11 recessions. Ten have happened under Republican presidents. This isn’t a coincidence. They screw things up because they try to impose a fairy tale on the country. trib.al/6lz7qQx

I’m sure the MAGA crowd will have a justification for this www.snopes.com/fact-check/t...

What’s the point in refusing citizenship to refugees who have ‘made a dangerous journey’? What’s the point in publishing footage of people being deported? I’m sorry to say that this is simply a continuation of the performative cruelty we saw from the Conservatives.

Trump plans to roll back Biden's student debt relief! This move threatens the financial stability of millions of Americans who are already struggling. www.politico.com/news/2024/11...

Pretty much, huh.

“He’ll start throwing people in jail, and I’d be at the top of the list,” said Gen. Mark Milley, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff—a man not given to hyperbole, who understands how autocrats operate. newrepublic.com/article/1812...

The Mexican president has responded to Donald Trump’s tariff threat with one of her own. “To one tariff will come another and so on, until we put our common businesses at risk,” Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said. newrepublic.com/post/188829/...