We had congressional hearings when parents just suspected heavy metal was leading some kids to suicide.

ICE caught in yet another blatant lie. Glen Burnie, MD

Remember: The oligarchs who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us so they can become more powerful. They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone. Don't fall for it.

Two weeks ago I spent the whole day at the Museum of the Moving Image to listen to New Yorkers. This is what Liam shared with me.

The evidence is clear. We know Tdump’s administration is complicit with horrific child abuse for profit. We also have the evidence of our eyes of the thousands of horrific uses of aggravated violence and intentional bodily harm towards civilians. I think we can drop the pretence that no one cares.

One of my New Year’s resolutions is to use Bluesky for more music recommendations. I’ve been listening to some of the songs that show up on my feed & some people in this space have exceptionally good taste. Another is to see ICE dissolved and prosecuted, with their victims released and compensated.

Since Trump took office

It was reprehensible when people mocked condom usage at the height of the AIDS pandemic. It is just as depraved to mock those wearing masks to reduce the spread of airborne viruses today. Whenever someone takes any kind of step to protect public health, they should be applauded, not mocked.

Let’s bring back common decency.

Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.

Bernie Sanders: "We need to be thinking seriously about a moratorium on data centers. You gotta slow this process down. It's not good enough for the oligarchs to tell us 'you adapt.' Are they gonna guarantee healthcare to all people? What are they gonna do when there are no jobs? Make housing free?"

The US invented the solar panel & wind turbine, notes @billmckibben.bsky.social: "We could have owned these technologies, & instead we’ve just ceded them to our theoretical main rival... I don’t think there’s been an act of national self-sabotage quite like this." www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Billboards have gone up in Florida reminding troops to only follow legal orders. It’s been less than a year and giant ads need to be taken out to ensure service members know not to commit war crimes.

on the vocabulary of the soul: there are deeper, more true things, than what we can see.

Young people know that actual feminism embraces & is inextricable from anti-racism, economic freedom and trans rights. They also know anyone promoting any other version of it (that excludes or limits) is just a cheap fabrication for quick cash at the expense of everyone else’s rights ie full of shit

Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.

“YES: Residents of Takoma Park, Maryland, noticed ICE cars lurking every day in a parking lot. So they showed up early to occupy the space, with coffee, music, conversation, knitting... not leaving ICE a single parking space. ICE stopped coming.” I. S. Democratic Socialists

“People committing human rights atrocities claim people filming evidence of their crimes are the real criminals” will not fly at Nuremberg 2.0, and it’s not flying now, either.

Democrats spy rare opening in rural America Trump's unpopular tariff and health care decisions have created an opportunity for the Democratic Party to court a GOP-loyal bloc.

This message hits hard.

Please speak out for gender affirming care for young Americans. The suicide risk for young people forced to perform a gender they don't identify with because of ideologically driven scientific oversimplifications of biology is heartbreakingly high. Pls submit a public comment, you could save lives.

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Ok I think I'll stop at 2,109 words for the day and also direct everyone to this wonderful Alma Thomas painting The Cosmos is a Black Aesthetic! www.artic.edu/educator-res...

What the f

But that one white guy couldn’t get a job in Hollywood because woke!!!!

We’re just getting warmed up.

I talked to @michellegoldberg.bsky.social about how this was the year when elites folded to fascism and regular people said "fuck no" www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/o...

no will convince me that "Heritage American" is anything other than an heirloom farmer's market tomato name

Everybody is looking forward to the next No Kings Day in the spring. The official date will be announced once we land this with the full No Kings coalition, but trust us that it’s coming. And we can’t wait, either. ❌👑

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Everywhere I go, families tell me the same thing: Paychecks are not keeping up with prices at the grocery store, at the gas pump, or at the pharmacy. We deserve an Administration that is focused on lowering costs, not helping those at the very top get richer.

Reactive attitudes are crucial because they are how people internalize moral frameworks. When a gas station attendant tells ice goons "fuck off and get your wings somewhere else" he is endorsing a moral code that condemns ice. And it's the same with praising the praiseworthy.

we’ve been over this we just did this in Massachusetts they’re not gonna leave, they’ll whine and bitch and moan and eventually this will raise more money than expected because nowhere they go is actually like the place they’re leaving

I can’t imagine what it’s like to be young now—scrolling through social media or reading the news is most alike, for our generation, to the singularly horrific experience of reading Art Spiegelman’s Maus… only its daily, every time, and the horrific images of violence might include someone you know.

It is.

Record-breaking retirements in Congress. That’s not “frustration,” that’s people seeing the building on fire and heading for the exits. Expect more retirements in January.

Remember, the Secretary of Transportation is absolutely terrified of this subway system. Just mentioning the ACE line will reduce him to tears. And yet ...

Not for nothing, but my partner proposed to me at a metro station with good reason. This year we celebrated our 7 year anniversary.

1. End Citizens United 2. Tax the rich 3. Prosecute wage theft 4. Pass Medicare for All 5. Vote out bought, corrupt politicians

At NCAI’s annual conference in November, the Two-Spirit task force returned for the first time in nearly five years, highlighting growing concerns around safety and care for Two-Spirit people in Indian Country. #TwoSpirit #NCAI #2SLGBTQ #AntiTrans www.underscore.news/justice/we-n...

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The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy. My advice, take the first step, start with something small and see what works for you. Here are ten things all of us can do. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/10-t...

When I launched my campaign, I said I wanted to do politics differently… and we’re actually doing it. Thank you to Jessica Washington and @theintercept.com for covering the most exciting and rewarding part of this campaign: theintercept.com/2025/12/26/k...

I had to learn this the hard way, like many of us. We can’t forget, no matter how comforting the lie: if you just find the right words, that person will stop. No—if they want to do nothing but harm, it is vital that we empower communities to become strong enough to resist and overwhelm those voices.

Ending 2025 with the grounded sense of hope I picked up in Chicago, as told here:

Not to be controversial but I think we should use tools and resources to make people's lives less miserable instead of more

In case you need a positive reminder: How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Congress should not let up on contempt for Bondi. They must bring her b4 committee, under oath. Except this time when she starts with her CRAP, they must be prepared to have the Sgt. At Arms, put her in cuffs. Period.

I say his gently, but… There’s something unspeakably shameful The United States letting people go hungry. Not because its government doesn’t fix it — but because tomorrow a few private Americans could, and never notice the cost. That’s the part that sits wrong.