Up first on an emergency #FridayNightZillow to cleanse your brain: New York Gilded Age estate "Belle Terre" at a shockingly reasonable price. We get ~25K sf, ~40 acres, 16BRs, 18BAs for ... $2.995M! We must buy it at once. Follow along... www.zillow.com/homedetails/...

For the record, the law states that "No record shall be withheld, delayed, or redacted on the basis of embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity, including to any government official, public figure, or foreign dignitary." www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

trump sez the dems and their accomplices in congress raided the treasury... well midway through biden term both house and senate flipped to republican - so, guess biden's accomplices were the repubs 🤷‍♀️

The President said some words last night about the economy. I'll help you figure out which ones were true. youtu.be/xtHjvS9yv5g

Two countries. Two tragedies. One huge difference.

The process of drafting a new formula to calculate state aid for Missouri’s public schools became more challenging this week as state officials discovered some federal data sources are likely to disappear. via @missouriindependent.com

STUNNING: Nearly a year since President Donald Trump took office, his education department’s Office for Civil Rights has not entered into a single new resolution agreement involving racial harassment of students, we found.  @jsmithrichards.bsky.social @megomatz.bsky.social @jodiscohen.bsky.social

classic abuser talk

Online casino and betting site Stake emailed customers saying their personal data was stolen in Mixpanel's breach. Stake says usernames, email addresses, dates of birth & phone numbers were compromised. That's OpenAI, CoinTracker, CoinLedger, SwissBorg, SoundCloud, Pornhub & Stake affected so far.

"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future." - @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit. Incredible words. Listen to all of it!

There is actual racial discrimination occurring and people are suffering but sure, let’s focus on the musings of a bunch of elite white men posting from their elite positions about how they are the primary victims of racial discrimination in this country. www.propublica.org/article/trum...

"He eventually obtained legal permanent residence status in September 2017..." 🧐 wonder who was president in 2017?

I was not expecting a guilty verdict. I hope Judge Dugan is successful on appeal. I’m concerned about this emboldening this lawless administration.

President Trump thinks he can intimidate Colorado by shuttering NCAR. It’s political retribution, Senator John Hickenlooper and I won’t stand for it. We are holding up the appropriations package to demand NCAR is fully funded. Read our full statement here:

It should not be controversial to say "I'm anti-child labor" in the 21st century, but here we are. www.thenationshealth.org/content/53/6...

is FL bar nbr mentioned because she has no VA one

Today, French lawmakers unanimously approved a bill exonerating women punished for abortion before it was legalized in 1975. This "is an act of justice toward those thousands of lives shattered by unjust laws," said Aurore Bergé, minister-delegate for gender equality.

JUST IN: Suspected Brown University shooter found dead via self-inflicted gunshot wound inside storage facility in Salem, New Hampshire

This is a pretty good primer www.thefire.org/news/why-rep...

This is really, really bad. This never should have gone to trial, much less resulted in a conviction.

Conservative cold war just went hot at AmFest. Shapiro just came for Candace Owens, Tucker Carlson, and Steve Bannon HARD, not sideways or with caveats but head-on and furious Tucker Carlson speaks in about an hour. I can't believe I get to be here for this

sounds kinda like Montessori method ?

The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.

We now have a bipartisan majority of members of Congress demanding a vote to extend ACA tax credits and keep health care affordable for all Americans. Speaker Johnson, bring this legislation to the House Floor immediately or step out of the way.

Today I received FOUR death notifications for people in ICE custody. That's 30 deaths since Trump took office. It's appalling & unacceptable.   ICE is required—by law—to ensure detainees are safe & their basic needs are met. It's clear this isn't the case. We NEED answers.

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Remember how I said I have it written into my foreign-language contracts that my work has to be translated by an actual human? This shit is why. Those book translations are gonna suck. They'll save money putting out books that are going to be painful to read. That's not a great long-term strategy.

Judge Adelman announces a fateful jury decision in U.S. v. Dugan: They will be ordering a pizza. Buckle in. buff.ly/22R3mFy

When a military helicopter collided with a plane at Ronald Reagan National Airport in January and killed 67 people, Trump absurdly blamed DEI. Months later, the administration is eating its words, as it takes full responsibility for the crash and may end up paying for damages. trib.al/VCIZGVL

It gets even more pathetic— x.com/RepBeatty/st...

Today, Trump declared that the nation will host the first-ever “Patriot Games,” an “unprecedented four-day athletic event” featuring high school athletes, one boy and one girl, from each state and territory. If you think this sounds like The Hunger Games, you're not alone.

While these pricks are dehumanizing trans kids, allow me to proffer a thought: Lip filler is gender affirming care Testosterone is gender affirming care ED pills, hair transplants, lifts… Their use is all to make them something they’re not, where trans folk are seeking to reveal who they ARE!

Uh, according to WPRI, state and local law enforcement are looking into possible connections between the Brown and MIT murders, which directly contradicts what the FBI Boston field office said yesterday?

Melissa Hortman Died in a Shocking Act of Political Violence. This Is the Story of Her Life The Minnesota Speaker’s closest friends and family open up for the first time. Read @stephenrodrick.bsky.social's exclusive: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

🚨BREAKING: The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin and Washington, D.C. Thursday for unfettered access to the states’ voter registration records. The federal government has now filed lawsuits against 21 states, plus D.C. This is a developing story...

It almost goes without saying, but this is illegal. The name "John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts" is established by law and the board doesn't have the power to change it. 20 USC 3 §§ 76h - 76s.

BREAKING: The DC Circuit Court of Appeals denied DOGE's effort to prevent turning over much needed—and long overdue—information to CREW on its structure and operations. This is a huge win for transparency and accountability!

It's quaint to talk about inflation reports and surprising softness on the margins when in 13 days the out-of-pocket cost of health insurance is going to rise for 26 million households by an average of 75%

Good day to reread this story on Trump's very own modelling agency... www.motherjones.com/politics/201...

my kinda AI!

We have the signatures needed to bring a vote to extend the ACA tax credits—but MAGA Mike is canceling votes for the rest of the week, turning his back on the American people. Millions of Americans will soon see their health care premiums skyrocket because Republicans refuse to do their job.

The FDA won't tell you where your generic drugs are made, and good luck trying to figure out the inspection outcomes of that factory even if you know. But at @propublica.org? Well, we took that as a challenge. Grab a generic drug from your cabinet and see: projects.propublica.org/rx-inspector/

The New York Times' David French on Character, Courage, Righteousness, Truth & Kindness open.substack.com/pub/judgelut...

"During one pointed exchange with the committee’s Republican chairman... Mr. Smith accused the president of committing 'affinity' fraud — a scheme to hoodwink his own supporters into violating the law because they felt a special kinship with him." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...

While in Chicago, I took a tour around the Obama Presidential Center. I can’t wait for you all to visit in June 2026. Here’s a sneak peek:

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Oh my god…

Ahhhh… So Trump took billions from troop housing and gave it to them as “bonuses” - Got it. A con artist to the end. www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/...

When ICE agents snatched Andrés Jr., 20, the "habeas machine" kicked into action. Volunteers found a Spanish speaking advocate, coordinated with the man's family + @repdangoldman.bsky.social + submitted required documents. Thanks to their efforts, he was freed. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/how-a-h...