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This is literally the end of the rule of law. If a President can pardon people committing crimes on his behalf - and the Supreme Court says he himself can't be prosecuted for crimes committed as part of his job - then the government becomes a lawless entity able to violate our rights without limit.

*when a dem is in power* The tree of liberty must be watered with the blood of tyrants *when a republican is in power* criticizing the government is treason actually

Dawkins has been a cruel, bigoted fool for a long time now. Whether his target was Muslims, women, or trans folks, his ugliness is not new. I’m glad some orgs like the American Humanist Association have rescinded the honors they gave him, but he never deserved them to begin with

A good summation of David Brooks and "civility" politics generally: no one on the right-wing can ever be described honestly, while everyone who isn't on the right-wing is always portrayed as a radical breaking cherished norms.

After years of championing "free speech," Texas lawmakers have enabled a dramatic rise of censorship in Texas universities, banning concepts, canceling courses and closing departments seen as "woke," and even using AI bots as censors. All in the name of freedom. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...

Man who won’t give his employees piss breaks claims many piss breaks on the horizon

I think people should listen to what the administration trying to bring back spectacle lynchings, race riots, and middle passage-esque deportation voyages are trying to tell you about themselves. bsky.app/profile/bren...

We're maybe a week away from a Trump official shouting "White Power!" at one of these conferences.

will you people shut the fuck up

This is a big deal for me and, as I've said a thousand times on here, I think the doomer-narrative of nothing being a win bc Trump and his people lie and cheat is dangerous. They lose. A lot. And rightfully so because they're doing illegal things. And taking those wins is important for democracy.

the idea that rufo has, at any point in his public career, been a sincere advocate for “colorblind meritocracy” is brain dead

Punxsutawney Jill is sticking her head out a little early this cycle.

These people make Marie Antoinette look connected to the people and empathetic by comparison. They laugh at what their own voters are going through as they continue to mock them as they enrich themselves and have a great time.

I like that in becoming a nazi, you get glowing coverage as a brave iconoclast, and then when you stop being a nazi, you’re get glowing coverage as a brave dissident. Money coming and going. Only way you lose is having normal opinions like “racism bad” bsky.app/profile/trac...

For my newsletter, I wrote about Democrats coming out against "trans surgery for kids" (which do not happen) and how the myth took over our politics. www.burnsnotice.com/the-trans-ki...

Disheartening to see. The system is failing students *and* school personnel. Dedicated staff are doing their best with what they're given. And what they're given is a pittance and nowhere near what is needed to support students, both in resources and allocation.

"This election is about the threat of trans kids" is the worst possible messaging for Dems yet so many candidates are leaning into it. No voter will flip R->D over it. Low-info voters read this as "you're focused on bullshit that doesn't affect me" while the base reads this as "you're an asshole."

...Assumption #4 has been driving me batshit, yet no one seems to realize it: if you're worried trans ppl might potentially harm your Dem candidate's chances, then YOUR CANDIDATE MADE A BAD DECISION! so why not join us in trying to get them to reverse position? juliaserano.medium.com/on-democrats...

a lot of people act like there's a trade being offered where we give up trans athletes in sports and in exchange fascism is defeated forever

Advocating against Talarico's new rightward tack on trans kids in sports and gender affirming care is not advocating for Paxton. It's advocating against Talarico's new rightward tack on trans kids in sports and gender affirming care.

My latest newsletter is a friendly bit of political advice for Democrats.

the sum total of Sam Alito’s jurisprudence on voting adds up to “You have the right to vote for a Republican and if you aren’t likely to vote for a Republican, then Republicans are allowed to disenfranchise you.”

Have some damn principles, people. Either you'll defend people's rights or you won't. Feeding a right-wing moral panic is just shameful with predictable results. "Don't give ground" seems like a clear moral principle when you're fighting a fascist movement. Yet, here we are...

I remain convinced that the most effective response to a politician or a pundit who's pushing transphobia is "I'm not sure why you're obsessed with other people's genitals but it's really creepy"

It's not hard. It's called having principles Caving on what is ultimately a right-wing moral panic just concedes ground to people that are rabid in their transphobia. They are literally terrorizing *children* There are no "fair questions" or "good points." There is no common ground here

"They"? What? What's fun about Republicans is that they get to smear an entire political group as responsible for one random person's actions, but they themselves will deny any responsibility for the actions of their own deranged president or the racist billionaire who has bought them all.

You can never lick the boot well enough to make them accept you.

The open secret to pedagogy research is that small class sizes/maximizing educator attention per pupil is the simplest, most effective, and unfortunately the least attractive to administration thing you can do to improve learning outcomes.

My man looks like he owns a Hooters-branded Discover Card

you see, no one has standing when it comes time to sue the president because he is a very special birthday boy

Really is striking now many centrist pundits just cannot fathom that their beliefs about DEI and "woke" are solely based on vibes and the work of other reactionaries. It's the "repeat something enough and people will believe it." Glad Bouie took the opportunity to call this out

I clipped this. It’s worth listening to in full. I’m thrilled Bouie brought up polls about maintained support for DEI from 2025. I’m looking at Pew polling about BLM from the same time frame and triple checked it because public support also hasnt declined to the degree some discourse would suggest

All of this tracks. Most white journalists cant conceive of white nationalism as anything but fringe, so they report the open white supremacy of the MAGA movement as something else (economic anxiety!) as they did with the tea party. Tough to admit that it's just the same old basic white nationalism.

It's still Lake Ontario. And the Gulf of Mexico. You're welcome.

I usually wonder why these losers aren't embarrassed that their families will see this shit, but I remembered that White was guilty of abusing his wife and son & ordered to have no contact for fifty years, so they'll probably never see this. Anyway, good luck dying alone and unloved, clown.

Data centers don't create jobs. Sure, maybe initial construction but day-to-day will be minimal. The data center *will* give more credence to your boss to fire you because they, too, fell for the AI pitch (that you're expendable and AI is cheaper)

“if we don’t stand up for the free speech of racists, it puts everyone’s free speech in danger.” - guy who only ever talks about free speech when it’s racism

here is the thing. if you tell me that you believe that race is a biological category and that it is a guide to the objective superiority and inferiority of groups of people, i am not calling you a racist to *insult* you, i am calling you a racist because it best describes your beliefs.