No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"Hell is empty and all the devils are here," means that the world is filled with evil, malicious & corrupt people, suggesting that hell has emptied its inhabitants onto Earth. It reflects that true horror and wickedness exist within human nature rather than as a distant, supernatural force.
GOP Rep. Thomas Massie: “How will we know if this bill has been successful? We will know when rich men are being perp walked in handcuffs to the jail. Until then, this is still a coverup.”
#EpsteinFiles
The first thing Virginia Spanberger did after being sworn in as Governor of Virginia was repeal Youngkin’s executive order requiring state and local law enforcement to cooperate with ICE.
This is the kind of leadership Democratic governors nationwide should be emulating.
Eric Swalwell answering a question on how the next governor of California will protect Californians from ICE.
“They're going to lose their immunity. They're not going to be able to drive. I will take your driver's license. Good luck walking to work, assholes.”
Steve Kerr on the murder of Renee Good:
"It's shameful that the government can come out and lie about what happened when there's video and witnesses who have all come out and disputed what the government is saying."
“In one of the most astonishing political transformations in the history of democracy,” Hitler destroyed “a constitutional republic through constitutional means,” Timothy W. Ryback wrote in January.
Revisit one of The Atlantic’s most-read stories of 2025: theatln.tc/wPdKTofM
🚨 Adam Kinzinger is right. The GOP has a choice to make: Stand up against child trafficking — even when it involves their own leader — or admit they’re willing to look the other way as long as he hates the same people they do.
There’s no middle ground. Silence is complicity.
ICE spent $800K on vans with stingray tech that collects data from all nearby phones, even yours. These devices mimic cell towers to track locations and intercept communications. Oversight and transparency are needed now.
Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.
The economy is crumbling, experts are warning global terrorism threats are rising with no one listening and Republicans are bumbling through the shutdown incapable of governing. All while Trump's mental decline is on full display. Today's Coffee With Texas Paul, JOIN US at 11 AM Eastern.