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This is insane. I don't know how it plays in practice given disengaged voters & all, but damn this fills me with fury for the 12yo girl betrayed by her mother... at least the rapist is dead.

NGL: Mamdani ran as too much of a populist for me, but hearing this response (including correct use of words like purportedly -- especially notable in contrast to national politicians like Trump) would make me feel represented.

If Trumpism isn't defeated at the polls, we'll probably wind up leaving this country. I'd like to fight for the US, but in addition to the personal risk from living under christofascism-- the idea that my government is doing this kind of stupid and self-defeating treachery is difficult to stomach.

🔥 I wish my Senators sounded like this. (Maybe Padilla can.)

Our (humans) powers of self-delusion are hard to understate -- so long as we're given acceptable lies. I have no sympathy for those who abdicated their civic responsibility and voted for Trump or abstained... ... OTOH there but for the grace of god go I. Consequences are often how we learn. :-(

Oh, thank gods.

So Trump's hand-picked board agrees that he is unable to faithfully execute the laws -- i.e. he is unable to fulfill his oath of office.

Unpopular opinion: Kavanaugh should be praised for his explanation of "Kavanaugh stops". They were always a fantasy disconnected from reality, but a concurrence laying out those details allows courts to determine when the decision obviously doesn't apply. ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics... IANAL

Influence operations are now easy to implement. I used to find social media helpful as a way to get exposed to other opinions But if those opinions are mostly propaganda ... it is impossible to emphasize enough: propaganda works, including on people who think it doesn't.

When I see people advocating for riots as a political strategy, I can't help but think of US history like this. (Riots have often been used by the reactionary right as an excuse to seize power or do things they wanted to do already -- such as massacres.)

It's depressing how often people refuse to learn lessons the easy way. (This was expected...)

Rev. Ed King lived the kind of life that reminds us doing the right thing isn't always easy, but it's always worth it. He stood with Mississippians fighting for justice when it would've been easier to stay quiet. Our state is better because he never backed down in the face of hatred and bigotry.

Chief Justice Roberts Legacy To take out every law written, that they fought and died for He is the biggest pos SCOTUS in our history, along with the biggest pos POTUS They both wish to hurt people of color with our laws, and to keep it that way. Somehow it pleasures them both.

Again, please share. In every aspect of American history you will run smack dab into the critical contributions of Black people. It’s not Black history. It’s American history. Trying to erase it is a fool’s errand. We live it every day. time.com/5836444/blac...

It all makes me embarrassed that I voted for Warren in my state's primary in 2020; watching since has made me reflect on my errors of judgment. (My first choice was Klobuchar, who still seems good to me, but she had already dropped out by the time my state's primary ran.)

Tthis take on the Democratic party matches my opinions: Somewhat more wishy-washy than I'd like, but Democrats have attempted to protect trans folks. [Reading about things in the UK (e.g. the Cass Review bullshit)... from afar it doesn't look good. I can't comment with confidence on it, but...]

Are you ready, California? Vote by mail today or in person on June 2nd. Xavier Becerra for Governor.

Both outcomes would be humiliating to Trump if he were capable of feeling shame.

In its latest ruling gutting the Voting Rights Act, the Roberts Court has inverted the Reconstruction Amendments to justify the same racist devices and practices they were adopted to dismantle (🎁) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

RIP VRA, 1968-2026. RIP all of the civil rights leaders who were murdered while fighting for the rights it secured. www.weekendreading.net/p/americas-s...

I read Haaretz for news on this topic, and there's plenty criticism of Israel that I agree with. But social media doesn't seem like a place where that kind of nuance is possible...

Xavier Becerra is my choice now -- and it looks like he's got a reasonable chance of winning. calmatters.org/commentary/2...

You may know the California governor campaign is in flux. Now's the time to take a fresh look at Xavier Becerra. I can't think of a better review of his exemplary character, qualifications & accomplishments than this, from a former colleague in the Biden-Harris administration. Read & share. 1/x

"Vote for experience" #BecerraForGovernor #XavierBecerra2026

I was going to vote for Swalwell; not so much now. I'm on board with Becerra. He was good as AG, and he served in Biden's administration -- I'll be happy to vote for him. :-)

You can’t vote out Trump in the midterms, but you can vote out the people who enable him.

They dragged Black folks halfway across the world to enslave them, and now are forced to contend with their proclamation of “Democracy & Equality" and have to deal with “them N's” on equal footing. That just won’t do. Thus was anti DEI born. #ThePoet www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

I think it's possible for an intelligent person to be in law enforcement with good intentions. Except the DEA; that combination is impossible in the DEA.

Liberals say that people who commit crimes deserve a second chance. So why are the upset that ICE is filled with people who have committed violent crimes?

She wouldn't be my first choice, but I'd prefer AOC over (e.g.) Newsom. I like that she's taken pragmatic positions while still articulating recognizable values. (But I'm not a fan of the populist wing of the party, and it'd depend on how indebted to them she wound up being.)

Please read this thread.

In hindsight -- outside the US, some powerful people are being held to account. My gut fear that no one would was myopic. I'd guess that the DOJ during Biden's term did the same calculus I did; and it seems to have been wrong. We should punish the guilty from the Epstein/Trump files.

Congratulations to my friend and our newest State Senator from Tarrant County, Taylor Rehmet! I met Taylor years ago through labor organizing. Don’t tell us what can’t be done in Texas. When we show up #TexasTough, we change the game. Today we proved what we’ve known all along: Texas is in play.

🗣️🚨Heads up y’all!!! Marly needs this amplified. Can y’all please repost here and maybe some of your other social media sites too? Let’s shine some light on this 💪🏾😤

I'm calling bullshit on the media narrative that Trump is "pivoting" and "deescalating" on his ICE raids. The threshold is this: As long as the military occupations and the treatment of US cities as enemy territory continue, there's no pivot. ICE out. 1/ (New piece) newrepublic.com/article/2057...

Haitians in Springfield, Ohio lose temporary protected status on February 3rd. There will very likely be a major ICE incursion the next day. Haitians in Springfield were the targets of Vance’s lying during the campaign. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/28/t...

It's not surprising that some elections are lopsided -- but from ballotpedia.org/Minnesota_Ho...: 2014: 81.2 : 18.5 2016: 79.9 : 20.1 2018: 84.1 : 15.6 2020: 85.6 : 14.2 2022: 85.1 : 14.7 2024: 83.2 : 16.6 2026*: 95.3 : 4.4 ... looks like folks in Minneapolis and St Paul are pissed.