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The Writers Guild on Musk blocking releasee of the documentary "Musk": "A small handful of billionaires now own virtually every major media company, news outlet, and social media platform and are demonstrating how this unchecked concentration over our news and media threatens democratic discourse."

yup. I first noticed this during the 1970 May Day occupation of New Haven by the National Guard, triggered by the protests of the trials of Black Panther Party members including party leader Bobby Seale.

I’m glad alito put in writing that originalism has nothing to do with rigorous historical research and is in fact just him talking to his imaginary friends bsky.app/profile/audr...

It'd probably be more efficient if the government just nationalized the company and took it over directly.

Norwegian humor is on another level. Here's how the Norwegian Consumer Council explained @doctorow.pluralistic.net's concept of 'enshittification':

A righteous rant. and a useful, rare, and accurate perspective.

Trumpism is like climate change: it's already here, it has done irreparable damage, and even if we take action now we'll be dealing with it's impact for the rest of our lives.

Trump is all about loyalty, and Kean has been very loyal in helping him gut healthcare, raise gas prices, and profit from corruption. So now he's rewarding Kean with $3 million. A vote for Kean is a vote for more high prices and corruption. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/u...

The argument against AI should always start with the THEFT of creative labor the technology was built on. The intent was CRIMINAL. CEOs should be facing charges, not class action lawsuits. The devastation these companies continue to inflict on creative communities demands accountability.

Let me tell you a story about how top-end menswear retail transformed over the last hundred years. 🧵

Congratulations Labour for claiming their honourable spot on the lgbt history timeline next to the chemical castration of Alan Turing, the Aids crisis, section 28, and now trans segregation Well done! One of Keir Starmer’s great achievements, finally YOU can be a bathroom gender cop!

And a very happy day to all who believe we are created equal In dignity, rights, and responsibilities to each other.

When reality surpasses fiction! Top: fictional forecast for August 2050, broadcast by French TV in 2014 to warn about the consequences of global warming. Bottom: Real French forecast for yesterday, June 22, 2026.

A 22-year-old just got a $30 million investment valuing his new futures exchange at $300 million. He graduated Stanford, wrote for Thiel's Stanford Review, interned at Andreessen Horowitz. His mom? Pro-crypto Sen. Gillibrand, D-NY. Bipartisan capture in full bloom. fortune.com/2026/06/18/t...

If politicians really want to “save childhood,” they can start by ensuring every child has three meals a day, a safe place to sleep, and safe access to education. Banning social media does nothing to help kids who don’t have basic resources.

I've said it before and I'll say it again -- the kids are all right. They've got more courage and moral clarity than most of the people in charge right now. Get out of their way and let them cook.

Trump yesterday: "I don't think about Americans' financial situation. I don't think about anybody." Vance today: "I don't think the president said that." "The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” ― George Orwell, '1984'

Our society runs on four assumptions: 1. men are better than women 2. the rich are better than others 3. white people are better than others 4. Christians are better than others. When we fight those assumptions, we are fighting a large part of our society's structure. We must keep fighting.

thinking about the gould quote again

If you attend the White House Correspondents Dinner this year, you should be legally barred from using the term "journalist" to describe yourself from that point on.

Donald Trump has done more damage to the United States of America than any foreign enemy accomplished in our nation’s 250-year history.

Reminder: The International Criminal Court, Office of the Prosecutor (“OTP”), may analyse information on alleged crimes within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and aggression), submitted to it from any source otplink.icc-cpi.int

As long as we allow that one person can be better, more deserving than another, the patriarchy will not fall.

Happy St. Patrick's Day, New York.

Killing people and destroying things “just for fun” is psychopathic behavior and even saying it is something only a psychopath would do and every U.S. news organization should be shouting that from the rooftops. Editors: Rise to the challenge of truth-telling or make room for someone who will.

Minnesotans deserve restitution from ICE's terror campaign. The ICE surge cost Minneapolis $200 million in just one month. That’s before overtime, charter flights, and detention contracts. Taxpayers shouldn’t be forced to subsidize their own trauma.

The last few years have made it clear that if you want a technologically advanced society you need to have a population that values and appreciates expertise. Our lives rest on the specialized knowledge and skill of so many unacknowledged people.

Krugman today Krugman talks about "classic right-wing policies, cutting taxes on the rich and benefits for the poor and middle class." To avoid right-wing framing, we could say: "increasing benefits for the rich while eliminating services for everyone else".

It’s all about access.

Thousands of brave patriots in Iran take to the streets to protest the lawless, authoritarian regime riding roughshod over their rights. No, wait. This is thousands of brave patriots in Minnesota taking to the streets to protest the lawless, authoritarian regime riding roughshod over their rights.

yep. i can identify any number of structural issues but at the end of the day the basic problem is the republican party. this has been apparent for at least 20 years. it is also an incredibly unpopular observation to make among “serious” people.

You’re on point with this. Jeffries & Shumer are not the leaders needed at this point. This statement by Jeffries is embarrassing. Weak won’t work.

💜 You don’t stop being family just because you're a Senator. In his first Senate speech, @kim.senate.gov opened up about becoming a caregiver for his father as his dad battles Alzheimer’s. He reminded us that caring is something our country should value. seiu.co/3MtvQWT

My most woke opinion is that the whole point of society is to collectively help each other. My taxes should be going towards housing and feeding everyone. No one should be without food or shelter. Rich people should be contributing more towards this. It shouldn't even be controversial!

People have a good reason to resist acknowledging the male loneliness crisis. They correctly perceive that women are being blamed and told to fix it. But the real cause is predatory capitalists who profit on keeping men isolated and online. www.salon.com/2025/11/17/d...

It would be helpful if national Democrats started promising that they are committed to prosecuting the Republicans in the federal government who are breaking so many laws. And then promising that again, and again. The president's immunity doesn't protect anyone else.

on the topic of dick cheney, one thing i’ve always said is that you shouldn’t kill a million people

Not a hard question, except for the culture that pretends it's not the answer 1) right-wing media lies incessantly, so anyone truth-based doesn't trust it, and anyone who trusts it doesn't trust anything else 2) other media treats those lies as legitimate, for "fairness," getting trust from no one

Here's a gift link to the New York Times' coverage of the initial Tea Party rallies in April 2009 which inspired the media to treat it like a massive movement. Check out how tiny the crowds were: Philly: 200 DC: "several hundred" Boston: 500 Austin: 1,000 Houston: 2,000