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With the tragic assassination of a Minnesota Democratic leader, I’m going to underline this point again.

Lawmakers in Congress should not be buying, trading, and owning individual stocks. Period. It’s long past time to BAN Congressional stock trading.

#Pride

that's little rock, arkansas showing the hell up #nokings

I really think Noem’s plans to “liberate” California from its democratically elected government with military force should not have gotten lost in the news cycle but that appears to be exactly what is happening

I strongly oppose Israel’s attacks against Iran and Iran’s attacks against Israel. Both endanger civilians and risk all-out war. If you’re like my opponents and only condemning one side, I hope you find a spine and some moral clarity.

It is a small but an important tendency to learn to pause when hearing a scary headline about this regime and ask: What gives them the authority to do this?

kind of just endlessly sad and grieving that there are so few voices in the public sphere making the basic principled argument that immigration is an affirmative good in every way and the best way for this country to serve humanity is to welcome people who want or need to leave their homes

“No civil police force could hold out against an irate and resolute population. The trick is not to let them realize that.” - Terry Pratchett, Unseen Academicals

It would be pretty hilarious to greet the 2,000 national guard members descending on Los Angeles tonight by calmly eating tacos on the porch and cranking up the mariachi music.

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Look at me, National Guard. There came a time in my employment with the government when someone asked me to do something that contradicted my training and violated someone's rights. I refused. You can just refuse. Hit the bricks.

If you are National Guard or Active Duty military and you are being ordered to violate the constitutional rights of US citizens then this is the number to the GI Rights Hotline. There is support. You don’t have to go through with it. 877-447-4487

We’re doing this because Paramount helping Trump capture the free press and weaken the rule of law would harm everyone — Paramount, its shareholders and America as a whole. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

Crockett: Right now, it seems like you don’t care about the constitution unless it’s the second amendment and that’s misinterpreted as well. There’s other amendments.. And we don’t get to just change it because our fearless leader says that he doesn’t like it

Palestinian developer disrupts Microsoft keynote: ‘my people are suffering’

Netflix has thrown “Sesame Street” a safety net with a new streaming deal that offers the popular children’s staple a broad reach while keeping it on its long-standing home, PBS, the companies announced.

Project Esther: NYT Details Right-Wing Plan to "Rebrand All Critics of Israel" as Hamas Supporters

I think this guy could make bank.

As Gaza faces mass starvation, a humanitarian flotilla carrying aid was bombed — while governments looked away.

Breaking: Trump announces plans to use federal funds to refurbish a potential Bay area retirement home for himself. Honestly, you can’t beat the views. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

please we are so tired we cannot do all the things ourselves I want really important stuff that might kill me to be in the hands of people who studied that shit their whole life so that mastering the complexities of every aspect of human existence at once is not suddenly all on me, a theatre major

Did you know? Every year, the Supreme Court’s nine justices fill out a form that discloses their financial connections to companies and people. Our database allows you to search for organizations and people that have paid them, reimbursed them for travel and given them gifts.

Harvard released dueling reports on antisemitism and anti-Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim bias. Guess which one the Times emphasized?

‘The ship must leave’ Thousands of Moroccans gathered in the port of Tangier to protest the arrival of a Maersk cargo vessel carrying F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel.

A Mississippi grand jury has indicted two Mississippi Capitol Police officers for manslaughter in the 2022 shooting death of 25-year-old Jaylen Lewis, court documents filed in March show.

I can't emphasize enough that the most important thing journalists can do right now is publish exactly this kind of article