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when you want to join the fun but can't quite get down with the nomenclature (ht @davelevitan.bsky.social)

some important tesla news you may have missed on a very busy news day www.cnbc.com/2025/06/13/s... swedish pension fund ap7 blacklists tesla & has sold entire stake

BREAKING: Four detainees at Newark immigration facility have escaped, DHS says. The suspects are said to have done nothing wrong and are hard-working. More details to come.

"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command" - 1984

the entire chain of command has to be investigated and thrown in jail, its the only way to prevent this from happening again

The point is to create a world in which the authoritarians can simultaneously inhabit a position of victim and abuser, creating an imagined threat of persecution and violence in order to persecute and carry out violence. This is how this always works. We cannot allow this to continue.

As we can now see pardoning the J6 rioters was just the first step in legalizing Trump based crime, it belatedly occurred to me how much more press hand wringing there was over Biden pardoning his son from minor and obviously politically motivated charges than freeing a pack of cop beaters.

Judge Breyer pointed out another problem with Trump's unjustified mobilization of California's National Guard: It leaves thousands of troops unable to respond to REAL emergencies on behalf of their true commander-in-chief, Gov. Newsom—a constitutional affront to the state. slate.com/news-and-pol...

Asshole worries "no-assholes" rule limiting overall experience at the No-Assholes Club. fortune.com/2025/06/12/b...

“mass deportations” are an unworkable, racist fever dream that the press played along with and the dem party was too spineless to offer a humane alternative to

Speaking as someone who spent their childhood fearing ICE raids: please refrain from spreading rumors about ICE raids. If you cannot /personally/ vouch for the source or confirm the veracity of the claim, then please don't post it on social media. Please, and thank you.

"Since immigration agents detained his wife ... a U.S. Marine Corps veteran has ferried the couple's 9-week-old daughter to a north Louisiana detention facility so she can nurse and visit her mother while the family waits to learn if she will be deported." www.military.com/daily-news/2...

this entire news cycle was driven by a single billionaire, upset because he was justifiably criticized for saying ignorant shit about AI and crypto

I’m not sure what’s worse, Republicans denying what everyone can see on video or Democrats saying “we need immediate answers” about what everyone can see on video.

ChatGPT once informed a friend that I was a professor of literature at both UC Berkeley and Princeton University, and that my novel “I Am The Violence,” which does not exist, had been shortlisted for the national book award. Also, I was apparently a lady. Exciting life for alternate reality me!

“how much can possibly happen when I’m on parental leave” I asked in January of 2025 anyway uh I have a new job just in time for President Trump’s tank parade www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

“Liberating” the city from its democratically elected leaders = liberating it from democracy. The blunt and ugly truth.

Tesla faces protests in Austin over Elon Musk's robotaxi launch plans... www.cnbc.com/2025/06/13/t...

For fuck's sake do not sit down during a protest that gets out of control. DO NOT SIT DOWN. Please, stop telling people to do this.

I remember when this place was still invites and a big % of the TL was users complaining about Twitter like an ex that was still processing a breakup. These days we're living our lives & it seems X users are doing the same about Bluesky. Sorry boo we just don't think about you that much these days.

Accounts are circulating protest advice that’s going to get people maimed or killed I made a primer going over what to expect, how to navigate the environment safely, your rights, what to bring / not bring, and how to be prepared should things get ugly jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/protest-pr...

Republic Restoratives, our excellent queer-owned distillery in D.C., has created this "know your rights lockscreen" to help remind you of your legal rights as you protest.

Being — or pretending to be — naive about Republicans has always been central to Ezra Klein’s highly successful strategy of branding himself a thoughtful, wonky moderate. It’s why he endorsed Paul Ryan as a serious thinker. It’s bad for America but great for Ezra Klein.

Please. I’m begging people to stop sharing memes and posts telling people to sit down if a protest gets escalated. This is going to get people seriously hurt or killed.

"There's no precedent for a nationwide preemptive deployment of the military [to police protests]. That's not something that happens in the United States of America." - @lizagoitein.bsky.social www.nationaljournal.com/s/728762/qa-...

Complications from a Covid infection can harm the heart, brain, lungs and kidneys. A new study finds that patients hospitalized for Covid were less likely to suffer severe kidney damage if they were vaccinated.

A source familiar tells me that the USAGM is calling back Voice of America Persian network's full-time employees after war broke out in the region. Kari Lake had slashed the workforce to just 2 Farsi speakers. They're also bringing back the Dari and Pashto staff -- a total of roughly 75 staffers.

The president’s executive order deploying troops to Los Angeles poses long-term constitutional risks. Learn more by subscribing to The Briefing, our free weekly newsletter:

This holds true for events in Minnesota today. Violence against legislators is a clarion call of weakness. It advertises the fact that the attackers are weak, desperate, and in the minority. It is an open attack on democratic governance, grounded on free and fair elections by We the People.

This guy threatens to kill civilians he is sworn to protect over stuff made up in the heads of far-right fantasists.

… he smelled flammable… you know, different.

For anyone for whom this information might be useful: I found a combination of a regular paper surgical mask, a cloth neck gaiter pulled up over my nose and ears, and cheap shatterproof goggles to be unexpectedly effective when I was at a hot protest where CS and OC gas were both deployed.

remember mainstream journalists: you shouldn't participate or otherwise express support for tomorrow's protests because it will somehow harm the nonexistent objective credibility of your billionaire-owned employer whose feckless editorial standards helped create this moment in the first place 💏🗽

Wow, I didn’t know how much I needed to see an enjoyable headline in these woeful times. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/n...

We’re dealing with the type of shit that has caused genocides and rampant sectarian violence, only more advanced. Really, really hard to overstate how dangerous and insidious this is.

remember when Matt Stoller types told anybody who'd listen that the Trump 2.0 FTC would be a natural "extension of Lina Khan's legacy" and a serious player in antitrust reform?

ICE making lawyers literally do the trolley problem is a special level of evil.

My POS MAGA governor is also using phantoms of violence as a pretense to clamp down on the First Amendment. Well, that won't work, Youngkin. I'll be in Charlottesville waving an American flag at the protest.

Chip Walter, a veteran, protests the Trump administration in Jackson, Mississippi. 📸: EOS-3 🎞️: Fuji Superia 400 (expired) #believeinfilm

Xi Jinping reading the New York magazine piece on Pete Hegseth, eyes darting to a map of Taiwan and back again.

Billy deBlaze just told the NYT Cuomo has daddy issues I love this feud www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/n...

“Why don't you buy a nice Scottish island or a farm and start a JK commune for traumatised Terfs” Howling

Guarantee Hegseth has been more preoccupied with the birthday parade than the Middle East.

Do you feel safer yet?

Where are the Dem politicians RAGING against what Kristi Noem did, forcing themselves on every cable show, and taking action (not just saying things or writing letters)?

Shorter version: This is as transactional and as corrupt as everything else.

Truly every sane and good thing they trash with malice

If Moran had heaped lavish praise on some virulent Nazi influencer with a history of date rape as a "beacon of insightful conservative thought for the intellectual dark web" he would 100% still have a job

wait I'm sorry is Stephen A. Smith criticizing someone for shouting questions

Announcement: I will be on Carney’s neck www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

why it's almost as if he's an ignorant, self-serving asshole who runs his mouth constantly but has no idea how anything works and should never have been allowed within 100 yards of governance

What more could Trump do to avert a war than send his real estate developer friend with no diplomatic experience?

There are many ways to protest and in my opinion almost all forms are needed, but they won’t/shouldn’t all happen at the same time. Today is about showing the massive numbers of people who stand in opposition.

I knew today would end up feeling like we're starting a new phase in the struggle, I didn't think it would start like it.

"The Republican Majority is anti-legal immigration in the United States, and I want to make that very clear." —Rep. AOC We have come a lonnng way since the fabled "Gang of 8" (which included Rubio." www.npr.org/sections/its...

Glad he was clear about what this is. Politicians and journalists who can't call things what they are should find other professions.

Past presidents have faced dissent. They haven't responded with force. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...

The press looks for one glimmer of presidential behavior from Trump with the dogged zeal of Indiana Jones seeking a legendary idol.

i want to know how much war accelerates the climate crisis.

things were far from perfect under presidents obama and biden but the constant chaos that fills our collective lives under trump really highlights what a shitty leader he is.

Since immigration agents detained his wife in New Orleans last month, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran has ferried the couple's 9-week-old daughter to a north Louisiana detention facility so she can nurse and visit her mother while the family waits to learn if she will be deported.

It’s not an arrest it’s just armed agents of the state holding you captive for as long as it takes for other armed agents of the state to arrive to arrest you

u know who has a worse track record at beating trump than the democrats? "never trump" republicans. at a bare minimum dems beat him in the popular vote in 2016 and outright in 2020. the "never trump" right lost to him again and again, so def ask them for advice on "how to beat trump."

Bet Stephen Miller’s phone is drowning in spittle.

I have yet to encounter a San Francisco Chronicle article headlined "What officials plan to do if the cops turn a peaceful protest violent" but I will let you know if that changes.

but are the waymos safe?

These soldiers deserve so much better. This is a national disgrace.

[youth pastor voice]: ya know, there was another Carpenter who was mans best friend

one thing i think the trump regime hasnt factored in to their campaign to squash dissent in america: americans are fucking crazy. sometimes, most times, this works to our disadvantage. but in situations like this, its a plus. its in our blood. they're trapped in here with us.

The Honolulu No Kings protest starts right after the King Kamehameha Day parade, about a block from the parade start point.

Urgent problems: NYT juxtaposition edition.

Kamala Harris: For The People Kristi Noem: For The Gram

All of those stories about politicians fearful of defying the fascists suddenly take on a different weight.

Or, I'll be under a giant canopy and behind glass, you'll be wet and miserable.

"Five days or five weeks or five months, but it certainly isn't going to last any longer than that" - Donald Rumsfeld predicting the length of the Iraq War in 2002. the war lasted more than 8 years

There are so many things to be angry and scared about right now and I’m looking forward to screaming about it in the rain with thousands of others.

of course this ends with Moran joining substack, a website that openly embraced white supremacists to goose engagement (and likely pays guys like this big cash advances to pretend that scandal never happened)

If you’re nervous about protesting, you’re not alone. I’m nervous, too. But I’m going — because mass protest is essential to drive change. If you’re not sure about going tomorrow, ask yourself this: Will it be safer to protest in a week? In a month? In a year? Will it even be allowed? #NOKINGS

Womp? Womp. www.cnbc.com/2025/06/13/a...

On this day of nationwide #NoKings protests against Trump, a reminder that Senate Republicans put language in the fast-moving GOP tax bill to make it too expensive for anyone to sue the Trump admin for lawlessness. They are trying to let him rule as a king. www.huffpost.com/entry/senate...

I'm starting to think there's nothing more cringe than people who are afraid of "cringe." This revulsion to sincerity and authenticity and the possibility of embarrassment that has seeped into the discourse in recent years has got to go.

"Iran has launched another wave of missiles toward Tel Aviv, with explosions seen on the ground despite Israel’s Iron Dome defense system intercepting many projectiles." www.nbcnews.com/now/video/fo...

Trump promised ‒ over and over and over again ‒ that under his rule, there would be peace, that wars are the kind of thing that never happen on his watch. And now Israel has struck Iran and all hell is breaking loose. Trump's not good at this - or anything. www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

something the right understands that the left doesnt yet is the value of making noise. most of the right wing noise machine isnt funded by murdoch and the rnc. most of it is delusional psychos amplifying each other. it ends up taking up all the space and sounding like the norm. it works.

this is like reading DISNEYLAND OCCUPIED

Looking back and recalling ignored warnings is going to be a regular thing now.

Under Trump, all the turds float to the surface. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

I go to a lot of cons so I have a lot of these, but one of my favorites is that I once sat on Evangeline Lilly's sandwich.

On the pod this week—People are turning to chatbots to figure out what is really going on with the protests in LA. It's not going well: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

this performative ethics would be less of a problem if corporate media adhered to standards of objectivity the rest of the year (instead of parroting every Sam Altman claim with zero skeptical context, turning their websites into amazon prime day affiliates, normalizing fascism, etc.)

one of the things we can do is poast. poast the truth. poast the real news. poast video, audio, whatever shits on the regime and lifts up the good guys. it isnt meaningless. it does matter. your poast is another crack in their glass leading to a collective shattering of their bullshit. poast.

So, about that...

President Deals told American voters prices would go down, everyone would be getting rich, the economy would boom, unity would prevail and peace would envelop the world. None of those things are happening. Not one. www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

Whisky got a little too cocky with the older, wiser, and above all else much much larger Moxy earlier.

FL is trying to prosecute a person with a felony conviction for making a mistake about his voter eligibility. This would "chill voting among eligible returning citizens in Florida, who are disproportionately Black," our brief quoted in @sunsentinel.bsky.social. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/06/12/a...

The AI summary of the comments on this WaPo story is 🧑‍🍳😘

Will the media force Republicans to speak on the political killings in Minnesota? The president? This should be the only story.

Draping the Kamehameha statue in lei for King Kamehameha Day

The U.S. is complicit in these evils. We fund this.