Matthew Johnson

Lula has been reelected president, Brazilian media has now called. An extraordinary comeback for the left-wing politician who trailed by 2 points in round 1 but managed to hold off Flávio Bolsonaro, the former president's son.

Still counting. But looking good. For the people of Brazil and for the planet we share, this is such a vital election. 🤞🤞🤞

Go fuck yourself Turek. You don’t deserve to win. Wahls should have won the primary.

Leaks from Putin's office have revealed an extensive influence operation targeting JD Vance, which achieved everything it set out to achieve. Read all about how JD Vance and others fell for a lie about Volodymyr Zelensky concocted by agents of Russia's Presidential Administration. And how the Vice

I’d like every Dem running for office to take notes. “Let people live their lives in peace” is simple and popular. Say that and keep saying it.

wrote on saturday that trump was not going to let democrats avoid the question of impeachment and here we are with an offense that would have had a president impeached, removed and *at least* exiled if it had happened at any point prior to now.

I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced.

Navi Pillay — the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and a former International Criminal Court judge — happened to be at the Nuremberg Court in Germany when she learned that she had won the Nobel.

SC! and NE joining KS, IA, TX, AK, OH . . . And NC and ME . . . On the competitive list is sure something.

The Cook Political Report just moved the Kansas Senate race to TOSS UP. Kansas. Which hasn’t elected a Democratic senator since 1932. 🤯 www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/sen...

The NYT dropped 5 major Senate polls this morning — and they tell you exactly why the GOP is freaking out about the Senate. Alaska: Peltola up 50/43 Texas: Talarico up 51/45 Ohio: Brown up 49/46 Kansas: a 45/45 tie Iowa: Hinson up 48/47.

Latest WSJ poll: "63% want to pause AI development 61% want a billionaire wealth tax 59% want Medicare for All 57% want a $20 minimum wage 58% want to end U.S. military aid to Israel" This is the center of the country politically. it is time all adjust to this political spectrum, esp. media.

Circus Performers, by Walt Kuhn, 1978, 📸 via @marisakabas.bsky.social

Between the Sankey diagram and today’s hearing, BlueSky is giving early Twitter vibes and I love it.

Andy moving up in my rankings.

Israel can call itself the "only democracy in the Middle East," but this is not how any legitimate democracy behaves. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

Dude. The left is popular. Don’t run scared. Be brave.

Why are we letting this Nazi who hates his own child destroy this country?

Reminder: Gavin Newsom should never be allowed to be the Democratic presidential nominee.

Trump is historically unpopular, launching an illegal war no one wants, doing everything he can to increase prices, and breaking records for corruption. Any Democrat running for office who embraces transphobic talking points is acting like a loser in a defensive crouch. Nobody likes losers.

Yep. The way Talerico, Pelota, Acton, and others have thrown trans folks under the bus is embarrassing. I hope Dems win because there will be some check on the evil, but I’m not excited about it.

@aoc.bsky.social just put out a great statement on AI. Refreshing to see a major politician on the left nail this. "Silicon Valley billionaires want us to believe that Al robots will destroy humanity. But the biggest threat to humanity are the tech oligarchs themselves." 🎯

starting the week with an AI annihilation sex cult harry potter fanfic sankey diagram is probably not something that should be a regular occurrence it is just my opinion

This is really informative. Just to add the theological point: the claims of AGI very much resemble pre-millennial apocalypticism ideology. Todays Millerites.

So, um, well, um. I needed to know this. I didn’t want to but needed to.

“It is madness to wear ladies’ straw hats to church;we should all be wearing crash helmets. Ushers should issue life preservers and signal flares; they should lash us to our pews. For the sleeping god may wake someday and take offense, or the waking god may draw us out to where we can never return.”

BREAKING: The House is going home again—this time to avoid a vote on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s impeachment.

Ms. Rachel living her UU values without hesitation.

If the real divide is Team Fight vs Team Fold, and both Dems and independents desperately want Team Fight, then why would you fold?? Throwing trans people under this doesn’t signal moderation. It signals cowardice.

Texas Senate poll: Fabrizio/Impact/AARP Talarico 48% Paxton 44% Fav/unfav Talarico: 42/35 (+7) Paxton: 35/46 (-11) Trump job approval: 43/54 (-11) Generic ballot: 49% GOP, 45% Dem www.aarp.org/content/dam/...

Once you notice this, it's the most obvious double standard in the political press. Democrats have to answer for the smallest voice even if it has no actual tie to them, but Republicans never have to answer for the insanely racist billionaire donor driving their entire party.

As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.

This is the most anti-Christian administration in American history.

I haven’t had beef (with tiny exceptions to not be a rude guest) in 30 years. Not only do I make less methane, I avoid every E. coli scare and this nonsense. Care about the earth? Don’t eat beef.

This is a good ad. Simple, clear.

100 years would be great grandparents. Farmers, farmers, farmers, farmer/soldier and prostitute (among other things.)

Enough “what would you do on the commune questions” If you got sent back 100 years and were given your grandparent’s job, what are you doing?

“HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT MY GOOD FRIEND MARY PELTOLA??”

My peacenik opinions are not fringe. They are held by the majority of Americans. If only our leaders would listen.

Really great article about this vital witness. Lots of UUs showing up.

These aren’t rogue incidents — this is a feature of ICE. We have a responsibility, to Joan and to all of us, to take action and stop further tragedy. Abolish ICE.

There is something wrong with Donald Trump.

Graham Platner must drop out of the race to become Maine's next U.S. Senator. The Democratic Party should continue to stand with all survivors of sexual assault.

Chicago pope got no fucks to give and I love it

Don’t let the door hit you on the way out, you transphobic sell-out.