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lol. Of course they did.

submitted 2 days ago • 7 comments

When the beacon of democracy isn’t us. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/w...

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

As a wise friend reminded when I was panicking about the election, we don’t know what’s going to happen. But we know this: Even the bitterest winter doesn’t last forever. Spring is coming. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/o...

submitted 5 days ago • 2 comments

SKEET THREAD: What happened yesterday holds a powerful lesson. We must give it greater attention. LAWYERS HAVE A CHOICE. To obey the rules of our profession or to degrade our oath by putting politics above our ethical obligations. In early 2021 I wrote this piece. www.nytimes.com/2021/02/12/o...

submitted 8 days ago • 31 comments

Bernie Sanders: "They will use the enormous media operations they own to deflect attention away from the impact of their policies while they entertain us to death."

submitted 11 days ago • 991 comments

You know who's actually meeting this moment well? McSweeney's. They've been on absolute fire.

submitted 11 days ago • 26 comments

“Tuning out can feel like the only way to survive. But too many people are in immediate danger and can’t afford to look away,” the author @margaretrenkl.bsky.social writes. “We can’t change what’s already done, but we can let the anarchists know we’re watching now.”

submitted 12 days ago • 5 comments

Courts *ordered* the Trump admin to stop its spending freeze Yet ProPublica found place after place where $ is still frozen -hot meals for elderly and disabled -groceries for those in need -maternal & child health services -a clinic that serves the poor www.propublica.org/article/trum...

submitted 12 days ago • 168 comments

It’s only been three weeks, but already I am exhausted by my own fury. I emailed Kate DiCamillo and asked for help. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/o...

submitted 12 days ago • 10 comments

This is not a story that will cheer you up. It’s a story that will remind you how moral progress tends to work: two steps forward, one giant step back. Perry Wallace was a hero. We honor our heroes by defending the progress they made, at great cost, on our behalf.

submitted 13 days ago • 2 comments

is it woke to want to end cancer?

submitted 15 days ago • 791 comments

It's a start.

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

“I feel for my old colleagues. And I feel for the American public, who are being put in danger.”

submitted 16 days ago • 1 comment

This is not just a "pause." It is an unlawful destruction now. Foreign aid is a cornerstone of national security with diplomacy and defense. USAID's work reaches 100s of millions worldwide and America will be harmed. Here are some of the lives at stake.

submitted 19 days ago • 46 comments

What does yet another school shooting have to do with a voucher scam? It's just more evidence that red-state Republicans don't care about what their own voters want. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/o...

submitted 19 days ago • 3 comments

This is how it’s done

submitted 20 days ago • 7 comments

No one's blaming Democrats for causing this crisis, but yes, many of them are failing to meet this moment. One Democratic senator could bring the chamber to a halt. House Dems can go to fed agencies being gutted by Musk with cameras in tow. Governors can push back. State AGs can bring lawsuits.

submitted 21 days ago • 770 comments

Just in case:

submitted 22 days ago • 2 comments

For your timeline cleanse, here’s 27 seconds of joy.

submitted 24 days ago • 3 comments

Jan 29 1925: dog teams set out from Nenana, Alaska to bring diphtheria antitoxin to Nome, where the disease was spreading. 20 teams & mushers carried the serum over 674 miles in under 130 hours. Jan 29 2025: calling my senator to vote against a guy, so kids can get the diphtheria vaccine next year

submitted 24 days ago • 3 comments

If we won’t make room for the wildness we live within, how can we possibly hope to save the wilderness? www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/o...

submitted 26 days ago • 4 comments