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 · 5d 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

This is really sad, obviously, but also extremely well done. Unreal how much stupid, useless suffering this regime has created.

Mr. Dan Zak@mrdanzak.com · last wk.

A Haitian man legally immigrated to Ohio, then was given an ankle monitor bc Trump withdrew his status. He threw himself in front of truck. The trucker, who voted for Trump, is haunted. “Pierre was doing what he was supposed to do. We did not do right by him.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

oh my god, this is such an absolutely delightful piece, maybe my favorite article i have read this entire year, god this is great

Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Every so often I get to think of something that is not awful. I interviewed Henry freaking Rollins about his quest with Ian MacKaye and a few other schemers to revive Vengeance Records, The Cramps’ record label: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

This is one of America’s greatest ideas, told by one of our greatest actors. Again: 250 to 250 is tremendous.

250 to 250@250to250.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Harrison Ford is an award-winning actor whose iconic career spans more than six decades. Ford looks back at the Civilian Conservation Corps, a New Deal program that put thousands of unemployed men to work improving America’s parks and natural lands. #WeAreAmerica250

@btarrington.bsky.social is a historian, writer, veteran, and Executive Director of the Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation. He's the former Director of the Eisenhower Presidential Library. Arrington tells of the message Eisenhower drafted before D-Day, should the invasion have failed. #WeAreAmerica250

As a member of Cannibal Ox, Vordul Mega was one of the most adventurous rappers of the 2000s—until he all but disappeared. After nearly two decades of struggle, he's back to claim his legacy. Read our profile of the underground icon

The Return of Vordul Mega, Underground Rap’s Missing Link

As a member of Cannibal Ox, Vordul Mega was one of the most adventurous rappers of the 2000s—until he all but disappeared. After nearly two decades of struggle, he's back to claim his legacy.

hearingthings.co

We are going to savor this one. Our client, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, is freed of these outrageous, vindictive charges. It’s a good day.

Liz Dye@lizdye.bsky.social · 5mo ago

BREAKING: Judge Waverly Crenshaw dismisses indictment of Kilmar Abrego Garcia based on selective and vindictive prosecution. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

However appalled you are by this, it’s not enough. It’s a frank statement that Trump and Trumpists are above the law and need not even plausible excuses to loot your tax dollars. It’s a total failure of our civic institutions.

Scott MacFarlane@macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 5mo ago

And then there's this: The settlement gets sweeter for Team Trump In a newly-posted, one-page document, the Justice Dept details that it is now prohibited from pursuing tax claims against Trump or his family in the future Signed by Todd Blanche

Sorry to be overly sincere for a second, but here's why we decided to persevere through all of the bullshit and take over InfoWars. There's just gotta be a line somewhere. Thank you @pablo.show for letting me talk so openly about this.

Let’s be clear about what’s happening here. President Trump launched an unauthorized war against Iran. Gulf countries are now under attack and desperate for protection. And Trump’s sons just signed a deal with a drone company actively trying to sell weapons to those countries.

Company backed by Trump sons looks to sell drone interceptors to Gulf states being attacked by Iran

A drone maker backed by President Donald Trump’s two oldest sons is trying to win contracts with Gulf countries under threat by Iran and protected by the U.S. military led by their father.

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We didn't clear house following Reconstruction or following the Civil Rights Movement and we absolutely have to do it next time.

Wendy Thurm@wendythurm.bsky.social · 6mo ago

From new Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar's acceptance speech tonight. This is the absolute BARE MINIMUM platform for any Democrat running for President in 2028.

As a result of Trump & Hegseth's re-segregation, all five service chiefs, the JCS chairman and vice chairman, and nine of ten combatant commanders are white men. Also, the U.S. military is back to zero female four-star officers for the first time since 2008; there were four in 2024.

NBC News@nbcnews.com · 6mo ago

NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has taken steps to block or delay promotions for more than a dozen Black and female senior officers across all four branches of the military, according to nine U.S. officials familiar with the process.

Hegseth purge of Black and women officers larger than previously reported "Hegseth has taken steps to block or delay promotions for MORE THAN A DOZEN Black and female senior officers across all four branches of the military." www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

Hegseth has intervened in military promotions for more than a dozen senior officers

The defense secretary’s efforts to block or delay promotions to general or admiral for some officers has raised concerns that he may be targeting them because of race, gender or affiliation with the B...

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Seriously it’s like there is a giant chunk of tech people who don’t understand that when you’ve learned how to write, you feel proud, you look forward to doing more of it, you cheerfully neglect your other work just so you can write more

San Diego just gave us the best reveal of No Kings Day. #NoKings

"On the field, out on the grass, my most important role as a coach is teaching players how to use freedom. Fly-soar-create-connect-combine-learn rules break rules-be brave-get knocked down-get back up-discover an all new magic-CHOOSE." 📖 New long read on LTAD ⤵️ coachsvision.com/teaching-fre...

Teaching Freedom: A How-To Without the How

Taking the concepts of being, having, and belonging as a jumping off point, Coach Nate Huffstutter lays out his process for player development and team building with the end goal of teaching player…

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There will be more protests on March 28 than any previous day in American history. Find your local No Kings event and join us in the streets again next weekend: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

Last year, this guy (left) from DOGE used ChatGPT to find NEH grants that were too “DEI” for Trump, and canceled them, including mine, as shown by the letter I received last April (right). Huge new NYT article on the back story link below

In the 1980s they called us "Latchkey Kids." We had two parents working 9-6 professional jobs, we got ourselves to/from school & afterschool sports and let ourselves into an empty house. That was a middle class upbringing. Families w/ one working parent were either wealthy or struggling to get by.

Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 7mo ago

This is nonsense. In 1976, studies showed that less than 40% of jobs in America paid enough to support a family of four on their own.

Now now, let's be reasonable, we cannot expect a prosecuting attorney at the United States Department of Justice who is trying to indict Members of Congress to answer difficult gotcha questions like, "what is the theory of criminal liability?"

Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Appalling: During Trump's effort to indict Dems for the video warning against carrying out illegal orders, one of their lawyers asked prosecutors to say what statute was allegedly violated, I'm told. They failed to name one. Then they tried to indict anyway. New: newrepublic.com/article/2066...

"...For the circle is but a single, seamless line, whereas your polygon seems to be breeding more & more lines, more & more angles, becoming less & less seamless." — seeing is forgetting the name of the thing one sees Simplicity. Is what you know taking you closer to or further from the object?

Pam Bondi Thought That Went Pretty Well

It will very much be worth your time to read this.

MdDoogie3@mddoogie3.bsky.social · 8mo ago

I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it. I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.” 1/

“Collection of Handwritten Letters from Children in Detention Center” sounds like an exhibit in the Holocaust Museum.

ProPublica@propublica.org · 8mo ago

1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken. Hundreds of kids are still detained. We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵

Key quote from the judge's order releasing Liam Ramos & his father: "Observing human behavior confirms that for some among us, the perfidious lust for unbridled power and the imposition of cruelty in its quest know no bounds and are bereft of human decency. And the rule of law be damned."

Tiffany C. Li@tiffanycli.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Federal judge has ordered the release of Liam Ramos (the bunny hat boy) and his father. A brief and rather remarkable order. Clearly written to be shared widely, so please do. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

This is correct. And note, WSJ, NYT, WaPo and the major networks simply ignore what is batshit crazy, thinking you don't need to know about it.

The senseless murder of Alex Pretti is finally showing everyday folks that the Trump regime is beyond any redemption. And in an anti-religious age, it's sparked a quest for a new American morality It's beyond politics now. This is about good vs. evil My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/minn...

Alex Pretti’s ICE murder is beyond politics. This is about good vs. evil | Will Bunch

Trump's inhumane immigration raids and two ICE murders has triggered an American yearning for a return to morality.

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When the Secretary of Defense celebrates the murder of a man who took care of veterans, I'd say he lost the plot but I'm not sure he ever had a grasp on it in the first place.