NEWS --> Dems are planning novel ways to wield power of the purse against Trump's corrupt prosecutions of critics like Ilhan Omar if they win House. Reps Pramila Jayapal and Jamie Raskin tell me a range of aggressive tactics will be deployed.
Details in my new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2171...
David Axelrod and David Brooks clutching their pearls because El-Sayed didn’t roll over for a racist is such a perfect example of America’s white guy politics that it would sound made up if you put it in a novel
tired: bluesky is dying
wired: bluesky is slowly turning into a minnesota-only social media network. Soon it will become another local curiosity like saying "parking ramp" instead of "parking garage" and playing duck duck gray duck
Gotta admit that I don't really think it's coincidental that suddenly all the knives are out for Talarico the moment polling has rather decisively turned in his favor.
One of the more insidious phrasings I've seen with the Dems/trans rights discourse lately is the idea that trans people are being greedy and demanding a "maximalist" approach to trans rights.
No, you cannot call the state of rights American trans people had as recently as 2023 "maximalist," sorry.
Democrats need to get their shit together. I'm tired of hearing about Hasan.
Whatever 3D chess you think you're playing is only pushing away real people...
Stop obsessing over a streamer. We’re fighting authoritarianism here.
The Trump administration has been quietly selling thousands of wild mustangs to slaughterhouses for as little as $25 a horse — more than doubling sales since taking office, according to a Times analysis of government records
Recently learned about this scene from a British Anti-Bullying PSA. Idk why my British moots were hiding this from me bc this is peak reaction gif material.
Happy 8 years of Hell World. Here is a 50% off discount for one year of fantastic reporting and essays from an extraordinary array of contributors (and also my brand of horse shit.) What a gift for one and all! Thank you to everyone who has supported us.
www.welcometohellworld.com/8-years-of-h...
“I fucking hate him; I think he’s a scumbag, and you can quote me on that,” one progressive said about Richard Hanania. And yet, “I think, bizarrely enough, that he and I probably share the same broad overall analysis of the American right.”
Read my piece here:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
i have seen several “i won’t root for the spurs because Texas is evil” posts and i’d like to remind you they are the San Antonio Spurs, not the Texas Spurs
greg abbott is not our governor, greg popovich is
The MN GOP opened their convention with a moment of silence for Derek Chauvin.
Not for those we lost to gun violence.
Not for soldiers killed overseas.
To a literal convicted murderer. Disgusting.
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 May LibCurrents
If you read nothing else today, check out Toby Buckle's penetrating long-form analysis, "The End of Trans Rights in the UK Is the Start of Democratic Collapse"
Transphobia has no place in the DFL Party. Actions taken by the DFL Code of Conduct Committee undermines 2SLGBTQIA+ participation in the party and seeks to punish those who speak out. This is unacceptable.
Read the MPLS DFL Chair and Vice Chair statement: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Hey, look at Substack promoting Andrew Tate as the #1 new bestseller. The company's amoral leadership & backers will platform anyone, even ludicrously toxic rapists & human traffickers.