The older I get, the more my politics mature from childish, naïve beliefs like "the world is complicated and leaders have to make hard decisions" to more serious, adult principles like "hurting people is bad and helping people is good."

"A horrific thing happened today. Want to know what the worst person in the world thinks about it?" is what you look like when you post trumps truth social posts on here.

The ACA isn't just "health care for people who don't have a conventional employer." It also disallows something that was incredibly common 20 years ago, which I fear is getting lost to generational memory: insurance companies could deny you health care for essentially any previous health problem.

the good that you do persists in this world

i don't think it's an exaggeration to say that rob reiner is a meaningful part of the reason i have the federal right to marry today

BREAKING: Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar says her son was pulled over by immigration agents and asked to prove his citizenship.

NewsNation, Nexstar's right-wing "unbiased and neutral" news network, is now doing sponcon for Qatar

a good and necessary read for many

Armed ICE agents trapped US citizens in a restaurant and demanded their papers. Federal agents walked into East African restaurants in Cedar-Riverside, MN. They closed and blocked the doors. Then they demanded to see everyone’s papers. Every person present was a US citizen.

be aware there is a an absolutely massive disinfo campaign going around trying to say that the dude who disarmed this sicko was not named Ahmed al Ahmed but "Edward Crabtree" the site, article, & all articles it links to appear to be all created/registered today & AI generated archive.is/K5eSI

it's actually worse. not only are AI aggregators (including Musk's lobotomized Grok) spreading this myth, it's entirely based upon an 'article' written by AI originally posted by a website with an Icelandic ISP

This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites. The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.

This is what they've done.

I love The Onion. Go buy a gift subscription for loved ones this holiday season. membership.theonion.com/gifts/ #gifts #holiday #theonion

Just for those who may be a little confused: “Pro-life” would be 20 Sandy Hook students being college sophomores this year.

This is really solid investigative reporting from the Sun-Times. And a brutal expose of Greg Bovino, the cosplaying tough guy who has terrorized so many immigrants in Chicago. Read it all. chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

The fact is no presenter has ever had to leave the BBC for expressing conservative views, or even explicitly endorsing a right-wing party. Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar

Reminder: Only a few weeks away until California’s mask ban for law enforcement officers goes into effect— Beginning January 1st, #ICE & other agencies operating in the state will no longer be allowed to use face coverings that hide an officer’s identity

once again the best trump rejoinder is “fuck you, make me”

Because this has already been shown to be a complete fucking disaster in Australia where the same policy went into effect 3 days ago... John Cornyn wants to bring it to America.

Dorothy Day with her prison dress. In November 1917, Day went to prison for being one of forty women in front of the White House protesting women's exclusion from the electorate. She's one of the reasons why you can vote, and a reminder that voting shouldn't be taken for granted.

I got to the part in this story where someone SYNTHESIZED A DRUG THAT GIVES SOMEONE PARKINSON’S OVERNIGHT and went 😮 😧 😮 😧 😮 😧 😩

For anyone that missed it...This was the last interview BURIAL conducted before he stopped doing them..A good read : danhancox.substack.com/p/burials-la...

utterly depraved

For 1.5 million Palestinians living under plastic sheets, Storm Byron means more than bad weather.

Another handbag for justice. Another purse against fascism. The famous clobber-a-Nazi image from Sweden 40 years ago.

A good recap of the NYT piece which is the day's best read.

i stand by this statement every year

And just a reminder: this is everyone’s health care who goes up, not just the people with subsidies. We all lose when our payer mix becomes sicker, which is what they does.

Maybe I get Trump’s attacks on Ilhan Omar. She came on a rare Einstein visa, had an anchor baby & has no public service record since 2006. Wait. That’s Melania. Ilhan Omar became a citizen in 2000 after 8 years of vetting and has decades of public service fighting for working people and democracy.

These ridiculous mega-projects like "datacenters in space" (doomed by thermodynamics) make a LOT more sense when you realize they're massive Ponzi schemes designed to transfer wealth from pension funds to VC's through "fee stacking." It's the old Assets Under Management con. It should be illegal.

Democrats would be crazy not to make this comment super-famous tomorrow when the Senate debates health care. Republicans don’t want you to be cared for as a patient when you’re sick. They think of you as a “consumer”—and tough luck if you don’t have the money for the care you need.

MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”

Seriously, just do not come to visit the U.S. under any circumstances.

Jeez it’s like the Avengers of awful media people.

I am addicted to Promise Mascot Agency It has definitely been awhile since a game has delivered this much joy It’s simply delightful

Days after FIFA awarded Trump a fake peace prize, DOJ moves to drop charges in FIFA corruption case www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/n...

JUST NOW: Trump now openly says he is trying to force CNN into the hands of his allies to stop the network from criticizing him. 🇺🇸 Welcome to authoritarianism. ‘1984’ is here. (Imagine Biden saying this about Fox)

Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.

American Classmates Having Difficulty Understanding Better Educated Foreign Exchange Student https://theonion.com/american-classmates-having-difficulty-understanding-bet-1828551698/

An experimental vaccine against IgE induces neutralizing anti-IgE antibodies and protects against anaphylaxis in humanized mice for as long as one year, supporting its potential as a long-term anti-allergy treatment. scim.ag/48gqGGb

if you're into AI "advisors" and find their insights helpful, may I non-ironically recommend seriously considering: tarot - connection to your subconscious - therapeutic or confessional as need be - patterns of meaning - self-determined takeaways - no need to google facts afterwards

"According to the Illinois Sunshine Database, Scott, Ald. Emma Mitts (37th Ward), Ald. Anthony Beale (9th Ward), Ald. Stephanie Coleman (17th Ward), Ald. Pat Dowell (3rd Ward), and Ald. Greg Mitchell (7th Ward) have received thousands of dollars in donations from the Sacks"

Listening to the Skate Story soundtrack and it’s definitely a vibe

Important detail on Paramount's hostile takeover bid to buy WBD: Paramount's financing partners include Jared Kushner's private equity firm, plus Saudi Arabia's, Qatar's and Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth funds. Kushner's involvement was NOT publicized by Paramount. www.axios.com/2025/12/08/p...

I feel like my humor mask has fallen off, revealing the hostile over-explainer underneath

UPDATE: Trump’s Paramount allies the Ellisons are trying to block the Netflix-WB deal and take over Warner Bros (which includes CNN) with a hostile bid. (Trump signaled he may help them so his allies control more of what you see… paying attention yet?) www.bbc.com/news/article...

Fan Ho

Key thing to remember is: They want these fascist fortress cities because *they believe existing nations are going to collapse* These are escape hatches for a post-democracy world they seek to create. I would argue that they have gotten much farther than they should have. See: DOGE, crypto, etc