A statute may "enshrine a tradition," but that is not the only thing it does. A statute codifies law, just the same as statutes criminalizing homicide and bank robbery, and it is just as "clear" that violating the statute is unlawful.

God damnit NYT, cite the statute! People should read the laws their government is breaking. 31 USC 5114(b): "Only the portrait of a deceased individual may appear on United States currency and securities."

JD Vance calls Joy Reid uppity.

"a tradition"??? It's literally the law. This matters because the law is not self-executing. If we treat it as non-binding, its constraints grow even looser.

Federal officer blasts chemical spray into vocal but nonviolent Portland protester, video shows The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.

*A Republican lawmaker objected to reference to Charlie Kirk holding “often racist and controversial views” in local Alaska news *The corporate owner took down the story and edited it *The journalists resigned This feels like more and more of our media now. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/u...

In lieu of sleep, I've decided to travel to a small logging town & investigate a series of strange disappearances.

I have to say, this is a pretty impressive record.

“Our opsec is clean”

$200k to hang out with dogs. amazing IG gabriel.desanti, barkandburn

Mirrored Room (1966) by Lucas Samaras: Inspiration for the cover art of Fripp & Eno's 1973 album No Pussyfooting? #BrianEno #RobertFripp

Federal agents are overtly abusing their power to try to intimidate advocates and elected officials. We need ICE out of Illinois immediately and justice for people like Ald. Jessie Fuentes who are defending their communities. blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/03/f...

What the fuck do you mean I got a longer prison sentence than Diddy

I was a burglar who discovered a horrific sex crime against a child and helped the police catch the man. My sentence was more than three times longer than Diddy’s.

Gov. Pritzker has said all the right things, but now he needs to act and get these state troopers out of there.

“President Trump is practicing authoritarianism the right way (?)”

Journalist Mario Guevara is reporting that he will be deported to El Salvador today, after spending more than 100 days in detention after he was arrested on June 14 while covering a "No Kings" protest near Atlanta, GA. The charges against him were dropped, but DHS pursued deportation anyways.

Last year, CNN ran a “fact check” of Kamala HQ that claimed we were lying for saying Trump’s plan is Project 2025. Now Trump is outright admitting it’s his plan. Legacy media failed the country.

I always pay attention to what stories People Magazine and other consumer media outlets cover. That's how you can tell that something has broken through the usual political and news bubbles. This horrific Chicago story has broken through. people.com/ice-agents-o...

BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador. Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.

Colorado Public Radio: Department of Energy cancels more than $608 million for projects in Colorado https://www.cpr.org/2025/10/02/energy-department-colorado-projects-canceled/ #colorado #Climate

ICE rappel from Black Hawk helicopters—detain U.S. citizens. Grab everyone at apartment complex—even zip tie the children together. "They had the Black people in one van, and immigrants in another van," said witness. "One agent literally laughed... He said, 'F them kids.'" Chicago, Illinois

"Why do we wait for those carrying the batons to confess when our bruised bodies tell the whole truth?" Perfect Victims by Mohammed El-Kurd Book 25 of 2025

A new kind of bone glue that “mimics how oysters stick to underwater surfaces” can bond bone fragments together in 2-3 minutes, “even in blood-rich areas where most adhesives fail”. [interestingengineering.com]

My god. “Watson said she saw agents dragging residents, including kids, out of the building without any clothes on and into U-Haul vans. Kids were separated from their mothers…’It was heartbreaking to watch…seeing kids coming out buck naked and taken from their mothers, it was horrible.’”

"I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, for vengeance, for desolation." ~ William Tecumseh Sherman #QuoteDiem

Ted Cruz just posted a video montage with photos of every Democratic senator altered to make them wear sombreros and mustaches. It’s set to the song Macarena. What the fuck are we doing here?

Nearly 10% of humanity (~800M people in 2025) struggles to live on less than $3 a day. It’s important for Americans to appreciate that reality — and the growing gap between the extremely poor & the extremely privileged — because, as USAID demonstrated, our nation has the power to change it. 🧵 1/8

run easily and swiftly

Can you guess which buttonhole is handmade? 🧵

Random #coffee question for folks: What's your favorite place to buy green coffee beans? (Currently buying small amounts from Sweet Maria. Good stuff, but can be pricey. Is asking for "decent but not special" green coffee in bulk a strange request?)

#JaneGoodall 💙

MADELEINE DEAN: The president is unhinged. He's unwell JOHNSON: A lot of folks on your side are too D: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals? J: I didn't see it D: It's so dangerous! Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing. You have a POTUS who's unwell.

The Dubliner Cheese logo cargo bike has a fascinating kickstand for its front rack that I’ve never seen before

Quite a Kinsley gaffe from the Speaker of the House

Seems important that the Speaker of the House does not even try to dispute that the president is unwell.

My man, August Landmesser. Crossed arms.

They zip tied children.

Make sure to remember this 21st night of September

#JaneGoodall 💙

ER doc here! This is a lie. Wait times are up because the American healthcare system is an unsustainable business model and a for-profit national healthcare system just doesn’t work. These problems will continue to get worse until we change that system. It literally has nothing to do with immigrants

#JaneGoodall 💙

#JaneGoodall 💙

I think President Trump is brave to shut down the government instead of releasing the Epstein files

There we are.

NEW: Sen. Tammy Duckworth is calling for Pete Hegseth to resign. "If this PR stunt proved anything, it's that the best thing Pete Hegseth can do to strengthen our military is resign in disgrace immediately."

SCOOP — The White House instructed all federal agency leadership on Tuesday to send out a mandatory message to workers blaming the impending potential government shutdown on House Democrats, The Handbasket was first to learn. Absolutely no modifications to the email were permitted. My story:

"Republicans run the entire government but can't keep it open" That's it. That's the whole story.

before and after hegseth's directive