So grateful the Social Security Administration went to the effort to send this email, especially the opening line, which renders it literally unbelievable. Especially in light of the cuts. www.cbpp.org/blog/new-dat...
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Leopard, face … @ichotiner.bsky.social does it again. The Founder of Arab Americans for Trump Has Some Regrets www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
The Founder of Arab Americans for Trump Has Some Regrets
As the President and his party launch a wave of bigoted attacks on Abdul El-Sayed, Bishara Bahbah, the founder of Arab Americans for Trump, says he may have been naïve.
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"Whatever your first issue of concern, media had better be your second." Sign the @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social letter, and hear more: mobilize.us/s/iukgOl
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Of the Eisenhower globe, which Hegseth’s amateurs tried to move: “They lost control of the artifact and dropped it, sending the globe crashing onto its base.” Sadly fitting. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Hegseth wanted Eisenhower’s globe for his office. His staff broke it.
Photos obtained by The Post show a gash in the World War II-era artifact that resulted from a botched relocation attempt inside the Pentagon.
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And now, a break from the corruption and grift: “The MAGA faithful get a transgressive thrill from hearing a man put into office by Christian conservatives deliver homoerotic stylings on male beauty. Calling women hot would read as creepy…” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...
All the President’s Hotties
Donald Trump is 100 percent behind Jon Husted’s behind.
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I am glad I made the choice that I did, but this is an interesting take from an oncologist. “So should we call DCIS a cancer? A precancer? Or not use the word ‘cancer’ at all?” #cancer #dcis www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...
Column | I’m an oncologist. Here’s what to know about DCIS or Stage 0 breast cancer.
Experts are starting to question whether identifying ductal carcinoma in situ as cancer leads to unnecessary interventions such as radiation and surgery.
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🚨🚨🚨 Meta just took down the No Kings instagram page with 3000 events happening around the country today
I often find @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social interviews thought-provoking, and this with @debbiemillman.bsky.social on design was no exception, but the last of her book recommendations at the end was the best I have heard yet. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Is the World Getting Uglier?
Podcast Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · October 2 · 1h 7m
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“the nation’s worst measles outbreak in the United States in 35 years is ‘going to be a terrible legacy for this administration,’” says the senator-physician who voted to OK an antivaxxer to head HHS 🙄 www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
Sen. Cassidy says measles surge will be administration’s ‘terrible legacy’
Under questioning by Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), Trump’s surgeon general pick Nicole Saphier called a combined vaccine “our greatest tool for combating measles infections.”
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🚨 Turns out your vote is in fact NOT safe at votesafe.org. Operated & funded by Elon Musk’s America PAC with unlimited spending power, this website collects your personal data including IP address, voter registration status, district & ballot info, party affiliation, political interests, & more. ❌
I once found this behavior in a president incomprehensible. But here we are, in the US. “His decrees grew increasingly surreal. He renamed months and days of the week after himself and his family. He banned ballet, opera, long hair on men, lip-syncing, and gold teeth.” www.noiser.com/real-dictato...
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Transparency! “Thursday, a sheet of the pool’s surface … was seen floating in the water on the north side of the pool. … a worker came to remove the sheet … telling a Washington Post photographer not to photograph it, despite being on public land.” www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...
The blue paint is peeling off the Reflecting Pool
An "American Flag Blue" paint sheet was seen floating on Thursday as workers cleaned algae after Trump's $14 million renovation.
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It’s the crime AND the coverup. Pettiest coverup ever. #kencen www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...
Trump’s name is off the Kennedy Center, but a tarp is hiding the proof
Some visitors are reading political meanings into the cover-up, but center officials say that spot is staying shrouded until the marble facade can be repaired.
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Slivers of hope: “‘I thought we’d get about 20 judges, which is still impressive, and instead we got 135,’ he said, adding that the surge of interest was driven by a threat to the rule of law.” www.nytimes.com/2026/06/03/u...
‘Infuriated’ Former Judges Take on Trump
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“I HAVE INFORMED MY AGENTS THAT I WILL NOT BE PERFORMING AT THE FREEDOM 250 EVENT,” the 'Bust a Move' rapper wrote on Facebook. “The artists were never told about any political involvement with the event." www.notus.org/trump-white-...
Blame It on the Reign: Music Acts Exit State Fair
Less than 24 hours after artists were announced for concerts on the National Mall as part of the Trump-backed 250th celebrations, more than a third of the acts had withdrawn or were considering doing ...
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At least most outlets, including the NYT and WaPo, in reporting on the BS slush fund, are rounding it up to $1.8 billion rather than applying the figure Trump & his toadies came up with in a usual act of criminal stupidity. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Senate Republicans Revolt Over Trump’s Unusual $1.8 Billion Fund
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I think the reason I've been a little ambiently mad all day is because January 6th rioters are statistically the most likely group of pedophiles in the world and they clubbed a guy to death and they're going to be rich from the tax money that I give to the country I live in.
“The military and the media serve different roles—one defends the nation, the other informs it—but both have been specifically named in our founding documents and both are essential to the health of the republic.” open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Loose Talk of ‘Fake News’ Is Bad for Democracy
The secretary of defense shouldn’t pit the military against the media.
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I find it cathartic to have it summarized so concisely. “Why? Because he’s insane. Because he’s venal. Because he’s a malignant narcissist. Because he’s a sociopath. Because he has a fragile ego. Because those around him exacerbate and play to those traits.” open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
Living in a Time of Lunatics and Monsters
Let's be honest about the roots, costs and consequences of the Iran War
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Oh, yeh, remember this? "The vast trove of documents released by the Justice Department from its investigations into the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein failed to include some key materials related to a woman who made an accusation against President Trump." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/u...
Epstein Files Are Missing Records About Woman Who Made Claim Against Trump
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Poignant insights about our jarring new reality from @monicahesse.bsky.social “What is the difference between protecting your peace and burying your head in the sand?” www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...
Column | The absurd tragedy of watching a killing on your phone after a makeup ad
The killing of Alex Pretti by immigration agents in Minneapolis was captured on phone video, and now we watch it on our phones again and again. Is this healthy?
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“Minneapolis also offers a compelling answer to the question that democracy-loving Americans have asked for the past year: What can I do?” Nonviolent resistance. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
What Should Americans Do Now?
We need a mass movement for basic decency.
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The people of Minnesota have executed one of the most impressive civil resistance campaigns I can remember: - Organized a city wide general strike - Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence - Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE - Flipped public opinion against ICE
OK, hell is freezing over: "...some Republicans joined Democrats in calling for an independent investigation." www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Minneapolis Live Updates: Demands for Investigation Grow as Trump Officials Blame Victim
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This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.
Reminder: All it would take to end the murder of American citizens by an untrained government goon squad is 16 Republicans in Congress voting with Dems to defund ICE (or 23 to impeach and remove Trump — 3 in House & 20 in Senate). That’s it. 23 Americans can vote for the public and end all of this.