We don't need moderate responses for a crisis. It's the definition of bringing a knife to a gun fight. Or a strongly worded letter to a fascist coup.

Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA): "At this point in time in 2022, a little over 200,000 Virginians had voted. At this point in time in 2026, approximately 450,000 Virginians have voted early.”

Turns out the friction of having to learn photoshop was a crucial firewall protecting society from the terrible taste of small business owners

terra firma, terra eterna 🚱🌉@kavi.bsky.social · last mo.

When I first heard about AI being used for menus and advertisements, my concern was largely that it would be used to idealize the food and make it look better than it actually was. At no point did I imagine that restaurants would willingly put out horrific looking images of their food on purpose

18% of voters pick 52 senators. Democrats won 7 of the last 9 presidential popular votes yet hold just 3 SCOTUS seats. Republicans have a tilted House map and a huge cash advantage, and they STILL want to suppress votes. Imagine having the casino rigged and being afraid to deal the cards.

Low-hanging fruit for reporters and Dem trackers: ask a Republican running for office, "what would you do if you were in a car with your child and men in hoodies charged at you with guns drawn?" Follow up with "do you think it's reasonable for a parent in that situation to use lethal force?"

Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly@rtodkelly.bsky.social · 22h ago

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Billionaires are a luxury that humanity cannot afford.

One day after the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the National Association of Evangelicals came out against the Pentagon’s plan to livestream an execution, Pope Leo has published a tweet reiterating the Catholic Church’s opposition to the death penalty.

Jack Jenkins@jackjenkins.me · 2d ago

NEW from me: The National Association of Evangelicals (along with several other religious groups) are now joining the USCCB in condemning Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth’s plans to publicly execute Nidal Malik Hasan, also saying doing so promotes a “culture of death.” religionnews.com/2026/10/09/h...

He’s mad our country is run by crooks and murderers and so am I. I’m no longer interested in negotiating with these people and neither is he.

Bill McKibben@billmckibben.bsky.social · 2d ago

Figuring out why Ossoff is so effective is an interesting task. I think he's mastering a kind of stern dignity that is uniquely compelling in contrast to the clownish cruelty of the other side. I think the other person who's kind of hit on the same thing is AOC, though in a different register

D.C. VOTERS: Ballot drop boxes open today at 11 a.m.! So if you've filled out your mail ballot and want to do your civic duty really early, go ahead and drop it off starting today. Here are the locations: dcboe.org/voters/find-...

This is apparently happening in multiple areas in the capital. The DC board of elections has been made aware of it and have been in touch with the National Guard to address it. It’s no accident.

I am in Cap Haitien interviewing people deported from the United States. I have been doing this kind of work for almost a decade and it literally does not get more dire than this. People have lost everything they built in the U.S. and are terrified and have no place to go or way to live.

The people who told you that Democrats must Only Talk about Kitchen Table Issues and not the Authoritarianism were deeply unserious (not least because this is a false dichotomy) & we should benchmark this when they give advice now & in 2028.

Cannonball Adderall@echoloop.bsky.social · 3d ago

“Future of Democracy” being second only to The Economy on the list of voters’ most important issues in the election is encouraging

...and now, after the ICE occupation and everything else over the past year, the president is AGAIN saying racist shit about our Somali neighbors, which is both unsurprising and infuriating, and AGAIN not enough people in power are standing up for them

This is Nazi rhetoric, full stop. It's not only a call to instigate a race war in the United States, but it's reminiscent of historic European justifications used to incite pogroms against Jews. People who say things like this are incredibly dangerous, as there is nothing they won't eventually do.

Laura Bassett@lebassett.bsky.social · 3d ago

Trump is desperately trying to incite a riot before the election so he can declare an emergency

This is what ICE is. Firing repeatedly into a car with a baby inside. Whether it was negligence or deliberate, it is absolutely unjustifiable. This is literally the sort of thing that happened in Moscow during the 'Wild East' days of utter lawlessness. This is also Trump's America today.

ICE agent shoots man in New York City with five-year-old reportedly in car

Police say man taken to hospital and mayor says child physically unharmed as he condemns ‘unconscionable’ act

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Live streaming an EXECUTION is deplorable enough. Making it a barbaric firing squad takes this the Admin & Republicans in general to even further LOWS.

I am very proud to be represented in Congress by a Somali-American woman who came to this country as a refugee. But even if I wasn't, Somali people are my neighbors. We already taught the world once: we Minnesotans love our neighbors with our lives.

Doug Mack@douglasmack.bsky.social · 3d ago

...and now, after the ICE occupation and everything else over the past year, the president is AGAIN saying racist shit about our Somali neighbors, which is both unsurprising and infuriating, and AGAIN not enough people in power are standing up for them

We are watching in slow motion the things that happen before ethnic cleansing happens. People get that, right?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d ago

Tom Emmer refers to Somali-Americans as "enemy combatants" and says they should be "rounded up and put in jail"

Anthropic banning “abusive or cruel behavior” toward Claude in its new usage policies is proof to me that tech companies are going to moderate violence against AI before they ever moderate violence against women and minorities

so many prisons & detention centers--"concentration camps"--are being established the US in before our eyes. better hurry to the midterms before a sizable number (of us) are "detained."

Peggy Flanagan@peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 3d ago

Donald Trump's ICE just purchased the Appleton private prison for $496 million, making it the biggest real estate transaction in Minnesota history. I was proud to stand with folks in Appleton to protest this facility, and I'm ready to do the same in the U.S. Senate.

Just the president urging Americans to take matters into their own hands to “fight back” against a small community of immigrants in their midst. No big deal.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d ago

Trump tries to start a race war: "The once Great State of Minnesota is being taken over by Somali Immigrants ... The Somalians should not be allowed to get away with what they are doing. They view you as weak and stupid people. Fight back Minnesota, fight back!"

this is honestly one of the worst and most irresponsible things he has ever posted, and that's really saying something

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d ago

Trump tries to start a race war: "The once Great State of Minnesota is being taken over by Somali Immigrants ... The Somalians should not be allowed to get away with what they are doing. They view you as weak and stupid people. Fight back Minnesota, fight back!"

BREAKING: Willie Nelson endorses James Talarico: “I've gotten to know James Talarico. He's a good man, who will be a good senator for the state of Texas. Please vote and vote for James Talarico.“

Peter Ticktin, attorney for election denier Tina Peters, proposed that Trump seize ballots from across the country and conduct a hand recoun “It’s a good plan, and I do think that something like that is probably going to happen...Donald Trump is not going to relinquish control again.”

August US transit data is in today, & all of the largest US rail networks are growing! Cali leads the way, with ridership up 15% on BART, 14% on Muni, & 10% on LA Metro PATH (NY/NJ) & MBTA (Boston) also have strong growth at 8%, while MTS (San Diego, +1.7%) is the slowest🧵

Private mercenary company now monitoring and enforcing U.S. elections. Very good sign for democracy.

USPS Hires Security Service With History of Human Rights Abuse

Almost 1,000 armed security officers have been sent to at least 55 post office facilities.

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My face when a Democratic governor says accurately comparing ICE to Nazis is offensive

Excited to see that we’re replacing new housing with chatbots that tell you to kill yourself

Jason Furman@jasonfurman.bsky.social · 4d ago

This is what crowd out looks like.

It also helps if someone is going to give Republicans $250 million in campaign cash.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d ago

JD Vance on H-1B recipients: "It's one thing if you were to bring in a person like Elon Musk. I think 99% of American citizens look at somebody like Elon Musk and say, 'if that person wants to come in and build something great in the US, we support that.' But if you're bringing in an accountant... "

"The federal government is lying to you." "The government has said that ICE does not zip tie or handcuff children." "They’ve denied engaging in racial profiling" "They’ve said the government is not wrongly arresting U.S. citizens." *We found the truth* projects.propublica.org/american-cit....