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… but talking to adults is just fine?
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… but talking to adults is just fine?
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“Thank you for your attention to this matter.”
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Maybe they can rake the forest floors next
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He knows they won’t award it posthumously … maybe the urgency is because he knows this is his last shot
From LBJ to George W. Bush, Austin tailor Ghassan Karim dressed presidents. Now his brother-in-law keeps the shop running while honoring his legacy. The story of Gassane Tailors is also a story of immigration and family resilience.
my roommate was trying to find the menu for a nearby bagel shop and instead found some of the most iconic slop I've ever seen. thanks food! :)
Dites, c'est quoi votre top 3 totalement subjectif des villes de France, toutes tailles confondues ?
The worst single-day crime spree in modern Washington history, of course, took place on Jan. 6, 2021. Trump issued no order to the National Guard to intervene -- Mike Pence did -- and later pardoned the perpetrators.
Gov. Abbott and the Texas GOP failed to take preventive action before the floods that could have saved lives. They failed to prioritize flooding in the Special Session, and now are wrongly using flood victims as political hostages to urge Democrats to return for approval of Trump's crooked maps.
BREAKING: Texas legislator STUNS with MAJOR NEWS about Texas walkout youtu.be/N5FO81TQ48A?...
“With a few social media posts, Holler gathered a group of a dozen or so like-minded Catholic moms to meet online, and in July they took their first action: a letter-writing campaign to U.S. bishops, urging them to speak out publicly and advocate politically for mercy in the treatment of migrants.”
This is one of the most important pieces I've written and I hope you'll read it. Politicizing the military is dangerously destabilizing for democracy-learn more from the vantage point of people who have served. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
What does the wannabe king want us to do? - give up on each other - excuse his crackdowns - choose comfort over courage - stop persuading new people to join - fight each other - forget the stakes - believe we're alone #onemillionrising
NEW: Metadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips. The cut starts right at the “missing minute.”
I wrote about reactions to the Texas flooding and the (conscious and unconscious) acceptance of fascist logic. badfaithtimes.com/in-the-absen...
A quick🧵about the devastating Texas flooding -- and how it connects to climate change. ⬇️ (Photo cred: @nytimes.com)
I got permission to share this, and I'm extremely grateful for that. The Onion got this letter from one of our subscribers in Alaska. She works with dementia patients and decided to leave a copy in the car for each one. This email made my year. Read it and you'll see what I mean. People are good.
LENOIR CITY, TN — pregnant fiancée of an American lost her baby in ICE detention after they denied her prenatal care after pleading for help for days. (@ltgovmcnally & @lowellrussell21’s district) Unimaginable cruelty. @MarshaBlackburn @SenatorHagerty nashvillebanner.com/2025/05/27/i...
In Baltimore for Juneteenth weekend. And the release of The Black Papers. stateoftheppl.com/blackpapers/
Thanks to investors at Elliott Investment Management, the Southwest Airlines of today is just as soulless as its competitors.
REVEALED: A Daily Puzzle Game Guess the topic using the fewest reveals and hints! www.britannica.com/games/revealed
Monday is the last day to vote in the final round of our Best of Austin poll. Choose your favorite local people, places, and organizations before it's too late! vote.austinchronicle.com
Let's talk about the Balcones Escarpment & how it shaped Texas history. 300 MYA, two continents collided & formed the Appalachian & Ouachita Mountain Ranges: the latter ran from Arkansas (Ozarks) down to the Texas-Mexico border. Those mountains changed weather patterns...
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Throughline just did an excellent podcast about this very topic
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Legal weed
Love this!! Karen! You are brilliant. Is there a freedom / resistance school scholarship fund to contribute to?
cis folks, i'm curious for you to share answers, if you want: what made you start caring about trans rights? who'd you know/what happened? tell me the story.
AOC: I saw on Fox, Jeanine Pirro says that they found so many babies and two year olds and four year olds receiving social security. I got a notice for you Jeanine Pirro: those babies receive social security because their parents died. That’s not a waste. That’s humanity. That’s America.
NEW: Yesterday, the Justice Department sent armed marshals to warn former U.S. pardon attorney Liz Oyer not to disclose internal DOJ information during her Senate testimony. Today, Oyer is speaking out to condemn the DOJ’s actions and defend the rule of law.
“Sewing your own clothes to avoid tariffs” seems like a good idea until you realize it’s very expensive, takes a ton of time, and just about every component — from fabric and thread to sewing machines — are made abroad. I do think this is a great time to learn how to mend clothes, though!
Boris Johnson was ousted by his own party after months and months of constant complaints. Every time he did something, we complained to our MPs: 1 call and 1 email. And then again. And again. They got mad at us. We didn't stop. Then they got mad at him.
🚨🚨Calling all North Carolina voters!! Here is a list of every voter that Jefferson Griffin is trying to disenfranchise, please if you are a NC voter check to see if your name is on here, you have 15 days to cure your ballot to make sure your vote counts. thegriffinlist.com/assets/griff...
Bombshell in North Carolina: the state's GOP-dominated Court of Appeals just sided with the GOP candidate in last year's supreme court race. Their decision would toss roughly 60,000 ballots (!) that have been counted, & likely hand the election to GOP instead of incumbent Dem Justice who won it.
I have tariffed the penguins that are on Heard Island and which you were probably assuming did not export goods forgive me they were taking advantage of us so cunning and so cold
I'm watching CNBC. These anchors are so angry. They really didn't believe he'd do it. They're actually just now, 10 years into this shit, realizing he's a maniac hellbent on revenge and there's no grand plan for the markets. Better late than never but holy shit.
4/ British kings used taxation to reward loyalty and punish dissent. Our own revolution was spurred by the King’s use of heavy taxation of the colonies to punish our push for self governance. The King’s message was simple: stop protesting and I’ll stop taxing.
Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive. No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief. 1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
Good day to remember that a US President has no inherent power over tariffs whatsoever. It’s not like war powers or pardons. It’s entirely delegated by Congress to deal with emergencies. GOP Congress cld modify that law tonight and bring this to a screeching halt.
Musk ‘Stepping Back’? Don’t Bet on It. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/musk-...
My advice is if your law firm can't say this, get yourself a new law firm. "Elias Law Group will not be deterred from fighting for democracy in court. There will be no negotiation with this White House about the clients we represent or the lawsuits we bring on their behalf."
Anyway, he just lost.
I have been hearing from people that they have been having issues accessing their Social Security accounts. INSTEAD of going to a branch which may be hundreds or 1Ks+ of miles away from you, call your members of Congress. They have constituent services that will help you regain access. Please share!
As Mariam Kaba said, "hope is a discipline." As Václav Havel said (well before he helped liberate his country from totalitarianism), “Hope is … is not the conviction that something will turn out well but the certainty that something is worth doing, regardless of how it turns out.”
Gift link for the non-Atlantic subscribers in which the Atlantic publishes the war plans Hegseth insisted they definitely did not send over this unsecured channel - and confirms this wasn't the first time they did this
It’s worth stating this simply: For literally anyone in the US Govt from 1945 to 2025, Signalgate would require an instant resignation—and a criminal investigation. It would be a matter of personal *honor* to resign. The fact Mike Waltz & Pete Hegseth are choosing to fight it out is a terrible omen.
When there are no more lawyers able or willing to take on matters challenging this administration, there will be no legal check on the lawless actions of the Trump administration. It doesn't matter if its unconstitutional if no one challenges it in court.
Rep. Jackson (D-IL) calls for the resignation of Hegseth and other top cabinet officials: “The careless mishandling of sensitive information has not only compromised national security but also put the lives of US service members and our allies at tremendous risk." www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
treat the signalgate story like fox news would - what other secrets are they hiding - are there payoff backchannels - release the long form text transcripts - this requires a criminal investigation - what other backchannels are they leaking classified intel on? members of congress? fox news? russia
there are like three overlapping scandals with signalgate — illegal distribution of sensitive government materials by top members of the administration, illegal attempt to circumvent records laws and possible unlawful use of military force — and democrats should be screaming about them all
Jeffrey Goldberg thinking he was being pranked and then realizing he was actually just in the war plans group chat is such a good microcosm of how it feels to be alive right now, everything seems fake until you realize it’s actually real and incredibly stupid
If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.
Every single Democrat in Congress should be demanding the resignation of Waltz and Hegseth. Every single one. This is a massive scandal. There should be a serious price to pay. AND THERE IS ZERO DOWNSIDE FOR EVEN THE MOST SCAREDY-CAT CONGRESSPERSON.
In 25 years of covering national security, I’ve never seen a story like this: Senior Trump officials discussed planning for the U.S. attack on Yemen in a Signal group--and inadvertently added the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
I believe the firings and the AI have the same purpose: to get humans out of the loop of evaluating contracts. To automate the process of spending government money. To rig up a computer that sends taxpayer dollars directly to the broligarchy.
Tomorrow, we expect Trump is going to sign an Executive Order claiming to dissolve the U.S. Department of Education. Reminder: Trump does not have the legal authority to destroy a cabinet department; reporting on the EO as if he does have that power is both inaccurate and unethical.
"I had a Canadian passport, lawyers, resources, media attention, friends, family and even politicians advocating for me. Yet, I was still detained for nearly two weeks. Imagine what this system is like for every other person in there." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
A History Professor Answers Questions About Dictators. “Why do people support dictators? How do dictators come to power? What’s the difference between a dictatorship, an autocracy, and authoritarianism? How do dictators amass wealth?” [kottke.org]
You're officially declared dead and you lost your social security benefits and your savings are stolen from your bank account ... all apparently because one of Elon Musk's junkies at DOGE was playing around with a social security database he doesn't understand. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
this interview is incredible www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...
I got you fam : www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
This is what many cities in the U.S. looked like before the EPA. Why the heck would anyone celebrate deregulating it?
Rep John Larson - Connecticut:
the people who can't keep a social media platform online are now also responsible for keeping airplanes in the air
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@planetmoney.bsky.social Can you do an episode about contractors of the US government who are no longer able to collateralize their invoices to make payroll, and the impact this could have on the economy as a whole? It was raised on episode 113 of @lawandchaospod at about 33:00 minutes
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Except now Tesla will be able to claim an insurance loss and get money for vehicles that otherwise would have sat as unsaleable inventory. (Are we sure someone from Tesla didn’t set the fire?)
Listen this IS in fact how it’s done. Georgetown Law Dean William Treanor responds to Acting U.S. Atty Ed Martin’s threat to refuse to hire Georgetown graduates who have taken “DEI” courses in their curriculum. Treanor is a brilliant lawyer & constitutional scholar. Embarrassing for Martin.
HEY EVERYONE REMEMBER WHEN TRUMP WAS IMPEACHED FOR DENYING AID TO UKRAINE BECAUSE HE WANTED ZELENSKY TO LIE AND SAY BAD THINGS ABOUT BIDEN AND ZELENKSY WOULDN’T DO IT? Maybe literally one fucking American newspapers could mention this in their, “think pieces,” about what happened yesterday.
Just learned that Dr. Seuss drew this in 1941 www.artsy.net/article/arts...
Trump’s disgusting behavior in our Oval Office in the company of a genuine hero and defender of democracy like Volodymyr Zelensky may be the most disgraceful public behavior by any president in our history.
The People's Union USA, a grassroots group, is calling on Americans to join a national boycott by not shopping for 24 hours on Friday.
If you see the Gospel being used for power, wealth or exclusion, that’s Fascism with a Christian mask. Jesus taught gentleness, humility, poverty and excluded no one. Read the Gospel for yourself😎
Random foreign actor: send us all your deets by tonite. Military leaders: Who the fuck is this guy? Don't do it. Obey the chain of command. Random foreign actor: Have you ever witnessed such INCOMPETENCE and CONTEMPT for how YOUR TAXES are being spent?
Rep Raskin has been great. Rep Ocasio-Cortez has been great. And Rep Frost and Rep Crockett. Senator Murphy. Maybe no one knew exactly what to do. But such people laid down a clear marker. Let’s respect these and other elected federal representatives who stood out these first few weeks.
This piece by Oaxacan street artist Yescka captures our current moment perfectly. Helluva metaphor! Arte by Yescka. www.instagram.com/yescka_art/?... 📸 by @dfenton.bsky.social
Spending isn't a “conspiracy” just because Musk doesn’t know how to read usaspending.gov. A program isn't waste just because it doesn’t help the richest man in the world. It isn't fraud just because he doesn’t like it. A law is not illegal just because he disagrees with it.
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I am a Gulf of Mexico American
Big crowd at the SF Tesla dealership protesting our unelected overlord. A tiny sign hangs from an upstairs window
MAJOR BREAKING: Pope Francis has written a letter to US Bishops saying he’s following “major crisis” of “mass deportations;” takes on Vance saying “The true ordo amoris that must be promoted is that which we discover by meditating constantly on the parable of the “Good Samaritan”
I want to tell you the story of Vivienne Malone-Mayes, Texas-born mathematician and professor, but I don't think you can understand her journey without talking about the academic racism in which she existed.
A Primer on Indirect Cost Rates
However, if Tuberville for military promotions held them up for months, why can't Democratic Senators puts holds on Cabinet nominees and stop the process dead in its tracks, at least long enough for Republicans to have to vote for cloture? Isn't that majority cloture practice new?
There appear to be at least three separately operating heel factions breaking things within the government in wholly different ways right now. There's the Miller-headed immigration one, the DOGE/Elon one, and a Project 2025 OMB one. This dynamic hasn't showed up in mainstream reporting at all.
I guess basically I think Jefferies and Schumer need to take a page from AOC and Chris Murphy.
This comments section is the first time I've felt even a shred of hope in eight days.
Pete Hegseth should be asked how sobriety is going for him every time he’s near a microphone; he has the opportunity to be a shining example to millions
I'm writing a piece on Trumpite intellectuals making the "spiritual case" for the conquest of Greenland, that it will spur a rebirth of the "pioneering frontier spirit" in America lost in the 1890s. And seeing now they're moving Inaugural inside because it's too cold. So yeah, not so sure abt this.
I love this poster, damn shame it isn't more widely posted
Ending 2024 by rereading Mary Oliver
Just read the response from Costco to shareholders requesting it back down from DEI. It was glorious. It begins "Our Board has considered this proposal and believes … an enterprise rooted in respect and inclusion is appropriate and necessary." and gets better. A happy investor #diversityandinclusion
Please arm yourself with knowledge. Birthright citizenship is not a policy choice it is a constitutional imperative (14th Amendment). It can no more be signed away by Executive Order than the First Amendment.
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#HaiCoup was right there
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Only fair given how quickly he forgets his most loyal supporters when they fail
I think a lot of men do not understand this: what if there was medical science available to save your life and you just weren't allowed to have it, like no amount of money could buy it? Bc that's what the abortion ban is to women. We feel it in our core, no matter our pregnancy status or intention.
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Obama won Iowa twice, he would be very effective there