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18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people: 18f.org

Heather Cox Richardson’s “Letters from an American” heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/february-2...

*he laughs*

I was recently leaked a document that was written by and for think tank and DNC affiliated policy wonks and circulated in private chats. It describes in unsparing terms the threat Curtis Yarvin, Neoreactionary tech founders, and Elon Musk pose to democracy. shatterzone.substack.com/p/democratic...

If you support this, you’re an awful human being

first they came for the communists…

this👇

things are happening at a dizzying pace. that’s by design to keep you off balance. get rest. stay hydrated. remain watchful.

Trump: "I would own this [Gaza]." Brett Baeir: "Would the Palestinians have a right to return [to Gaza]?" Trump: "No, they wouldn't." Trump plans on committing multiple, and unprecedented, war crimes.

i’m not a math guy but it seems like they could’ve paid the rent for 100 apartments for close to a decade for the same price and with none of the atrocities, civil rights violations, etc.

the orange one isn’t going to like this

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“In famine-stricken Sudan, soup kitchens that feed hundreds of thousands of civilians trapped in a war zone have shut down. In Thailand, war refugees with life-threatening diseases have been turned away by hospitals and carted off on makeshift stretchers.” www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/w...

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

"Sir, the House Democratic Caucus is failing to meet this moment. By a lot. There were ten weeks between Election Day and Inauguration, and it’s not as though y’all didn’t know in advance the rough sketch for what’s occurred over the past eight days." charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/leader-jef...

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

“The media’s failures are made worse by the feeling that we’re all helpless and hopeless. Four long years loom ahead — maybe more, considering that Trump allies are already making moves to legislate a third term.”

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

me in the morning once trump imposes a 50% tariff on colombian imports

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.p

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Pasadena Humane Society needs emergency help. Please help if you can pasadenahumane.org

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

For SoCal friends, Here is a list of resources for shelter, animal boarding, free items, and distribution hubs. These places can also use donations (e.g., food, water, masks, and blankets). Please consider donating if you can. For more info, visit Instagram: mutualaidla

no offense to Kendrick Lamar but the best diss track of all time is still “You’re a Mean One Mr Grinch”

this is Charlie Boy. Charlie Boy is the sentry of our home’s murder of crows. we think Charlie Boy is a she. she always eats last #crows #crowlife #crowlover

Billionaires have more money than they could ever need but never enough to fill the holes in their souls. They would send every last one of you into an early grave if it meant paying one cent less in taxes.

We’re thrilled to reveal the #BookerPrize2025 judging panel.✨ Roddy Doyle will act as chair of judges, and will be joined by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, Sarah Jessica Parker, @chrispower.bsky.social and Kiley Reid. thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...

absolutely this