An anthem for our times.

This illustrates how Ds are allowing Rs to control the narrative, and you simply can’t win that way. It’s Don Draper 101 by both sides — if you don’t like what’s being said, change the conversation.

Hate to see this. Fabulous show.

On the left is a post today from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. On the right is literal Nazi propaganda from the 1930s.

Recently, my book THEY CALLED US ENEMY was banned – again – in Tennessee. Book bans are out of control. Huge parts of American history are being restricted. To join me in standing up for the freedom to read, go to pen.org/action. @penamerica.bsky.social @topshelfcomix.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com

Autocrats and fascist movements attack journalists and news orgs for being truth-tellers and maintainers of reality. We stand fully in support of @adamzyglis.bsky.social for his body of work of powerful editorial cartoons including this one that has triggered the right wing outrage machine. 1/n

Be a MacKenzie Scott not a Bezos.

Republicans may lie about what's in their budget bill but the numbers sure don't.

Republicans expressing concerns about Medicaid cuts in the spending bill is akin to Tony Soprano expressing concerns to Dr. Melfi. No matter what they say, by the end of every episode, they are going to kill somebody.

Today marks five years since George Floyd was killed by police. Our June 22, 2020 cover “Say Their Names,” by Kadir Nelson, illustrated how Floyd’s murder embodies the history of violence inflicted upon Black people in America. nyer.cm/UmfefJw

@sulliview.bsky.social always says it better than anyone

Wow. Listen to Bruce Springsteen kick off his European tour, talking about what is happening here.

JD Vance on a peace deal for the war in Ukraine: “The Russians are asking for a certain set of requirements, a certain set of concessions in order to end the conflict. We think they’re asking for too much." Uh. Maybe you and Donald shouldn't have repeatedly done Putin's bidding then.

Once called the “most influential journalist in Philadelphia,” the late Chuck Stone was a legendary figure first to his readers, then to fellow Black journalists and later to college students. On Monday, the Pulitzer Prize Board awarded him a special citation. www.poynter.org/business-wor...

Interesting dissection of the difference. We may be optimists, but we still need hope to make change happen.

Joining “I didn’t know the leopard would eat my face” and “Hostile govt takeover” on the new America’s Top 40

Today marks the 250th anniversary of the battles of Lexington and Concord, which began the American Revolution. Our nation was founded on resistance to arbitrary authority and monarchical power. We built a democracy in the face of impossible odds. We must continue to protect it.

In a world of jackals, be an elephant

Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.

Slept in my Ramones T-shirt and still want to be sedated

“This one’s for my brothers and sister who cannot fly — the penguins,” the bird said as he flew off.

Donald Trump wants to spend $92 million on a dictator parade for his birthday. Can some of the DOGE cheerleaders calculate how many federal workers salary that would pay for?

Among the casualties of the student arrests and threatened deportations: press freedom. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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“Let them eat cake.”

It may be breaking, but @booker.senate.gov's voice has never been more powerful. Thank you, my friend, for speaking out for freedom, justice, and the country we love.

The best thing I did today was listen to @booker.senate.gov unfiltered. “Redeem the dream.” #resist

America’s senator

Jersey strong

You have to see this. PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.

Wow … I really had that lyric wrong all these years #slylives

Former Assoc. Atty General Vanita Gupta re: law firms standing up to Trump "The only way through this attack on the very foundations of our legal system is by fighting back. If firms want to be trusted to fight the biggest fights, they must not cave to blatantly unconstitutional government actions"

Leopard needs meat …

If you don’t reach people where they are, you don’t reach them

Spot on

They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.

Just sayin’, look who’s *not* canceling public appearances

Well done, humans!

Whitewashing history

For those folks who have been waiting to climb the pole and ring the “constitutional crisis” bell, it would appear we have arrived. Neither Judge Sorokin nor Judge Boasberg believed that he was signing a meaningless order, and both judges demanded compliance that never came.

Outstanding BBC series via @pbs.org called “Julius Caesar: The Making of a Dictator.” Past is prologue.

As Mandela said (paraphrasing): courage isn’t absence of fear, it’s doing what’s right despite it. Good on ya @marcelias.bsky.social

People are afraid of dissent when they know they are wrong. Never back down.

“There’s something happening here ….”

Trump’s team is already saying they will not spend funds that Congress has authorized and appropriated.  There is no point in Democrats voting to fund the government only to let Trump and Musk do whatever they see fit with those funds. Call your Senator: (202) 224-3121