The fact that every major police union endorsed Donald Trump is under appreciated in our political discourse.

it’s a great day for transphobes to eat shit

Meta just paid the lowest effective federal tax rate in its history.

Thanks to tax breaks and loopholes, it avoided $13.7B in 2025 federal income taxes.

But now it's planning to lay off 10% of its global workforce (8,000 people) by May 20 — with more job cuts later this year.

Trickle down hoax.

It shocks me how many businesses still don’t seem to get that Trump’s cultural revolution did not actually happen

Be sure to read the whole thing.

The Shocking Secrets of Madison Square Garden’s Surveillance Machine Famously vengeful Knicks owner Jim Dolan has long spied on people at his iconic arenas. WIRED goes deep inside the operation that allegedly tracked a trans woman, lawyers, protesters, and more.

Explosive & really outrageous revelations in here about a billionaire's private surveillance network completely run amok.

If we can't stop Dolan from spying on us at MSG, let's at least cancel his sweetheart tax break. (1/2)

Palantir put out the most cartoonishly evil statement possible. They’re so arrogant and self-confident they don’t seem to believe their fascistic plans can be opposed.

We must get rid of Palantir altogether.

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In the same manifesto, Palantir's owners argued that we need a national military draft, that soft power is over, and that we were too hard on Germany and Japan after World War II. I don't think that company should be allowed to exist anymore.

I said it before and I'll say it again:

Giving a pack of Epstein associates a comprehensive list of all children in the country with home address and school listed, sortable by various traits that indicate vulnerability to exploitation, is the literal diametric opposite of keeping kids safe.

Gil Duran tweet: TLDR: Fascism in response to Palantir's long fascists screed on X.

"Your Account is Suspended" Message on X

The CEO of Palantir posted a fascist manifesto on X.

I pointed out that it was fascist—which resulted in a permanent suspension from X (my second time!).

So, when you hear the tweeters complaining that BlueSky is intolerant, remember why many of us came here in the first place.

Infowars/Onion combo logo in rainbow saying “I support the onion’s hostile media takeover.”

It’s finally happened. After 18 months. Finally, a media merger you can root for.

Excited that InfoWars has switched sides in the infowars

BREAKING: We’re launching a campaign to educate voters on where Georgia Supreme Court candidates stand on civil rights and civil liberties issues, including abortion and voting rights.

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Trump said he’ll impose voter ID for the midterms “whether approved by Congress or not” — even as the SAVE Act, which demands documentary proof of citizenship to register, stalls in the Senate. A federal judge already blocked a prior election order, ruling he has no such authority.

(alongside images of the US, megaphones, Liam Conejo Ramos’ bunny hat, and signs that read “NO ICE WAREHOUSE,” “SHUTDOWN DETENTION CENTERS,” and “NOT HERE/NOT ANYWHERE”) NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION STOP ICE WAREHOUSE DETENTION APRIL 25, 2026

The regime is purchasing and converting warehouses to serve as concentration camps for the people ICE and Border Patrol disappear off the street — but local communities are fighting back. Join us at @detentionwatchnetwork.org's national day of action on Saturday: www.mobilize.us/disappearedi...

No Work, No School, No Shopping: May Day Training Call · Indivisible This May Day, we’re calling for a day of No Work, No School, No Shopping. We're flexing our economic power as workers, students, and everyday people to send a clear message to Trump: we will not do...

Find out how you can participate in the nationwide day of economic disruption on May 1 and learn more about the strategy behind economic noncooperation at the upcoming May Day training call.

Mamdani hasn't had time to really think about all that space he now has, because he spends most of his time at City Hall and around New York City. He tries to keep a semblance of his old life by getting around the city on foot, by bike or train. "If you spend every single day driving around in a tinted window security detail, you will have a very specific view of the city," he said. "You actually meet other New Yorkers and you break out of the bubble that so many have come to expect of politics, where politicians only seem to be spending time with other politicians or the people who donated to make them politicians."

I'd say that this applies to anyone traveling in a car in any city. Being in a car versus walking, riding, or taking transit fundamentally changes how you view a place and your relationship to it. I wish more leaders set this kind of example.

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the basic theory of DOGE was that if powerful people said it was fine it didn’t matter what the law said.

I think proving that theory wrong is worth significant effort

Voting on spy powers at 2am will definitely help with trust in the government!

No, Governor. Your bill would require every person in the state of to upload their government ID in order to post online.

That's blatantly unconstitutional and will face an immediate legal challenge.

So it won't turn off addictive features or limit use.

It will just cost MA taxpayers $$$

If Jared Golden is your rep, it's your right to call him up and yell at him. (202) 225-6306

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announces it has found a buyer to keep the newspaper open Owners of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said they have found a buyer who had agreed to keep the newspaper open, less than a month before it was due to shut down.

The nonprofit that runs the successful, Pulitzer-winning Baltimore Banner is going to take over the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Of all the possible outcomes here, this is likely the best we could have hoped for.

apnews.com/article/pitt...

Virginia Governor Vetoes a Ban on Plea Deals That Waive People's Constitutional Rights - Bolts Abigail Spanberger blocked a bill to bar prosecutors from pressuring Virginians to waive protections against unreasonable police searches as a condition of pleas.

NEWS: Virginia's governor vetoed a bill late last night that'd have banned prosecutors from pressuring Virginians into waiving their constitutional rights.

That's right, local prosecutors often get defendants to sign away Fourth Amendment protections to get a plea — for years.

*rubs temples*

It would legitimately be easier to just impeach him than do this. I do not understand it.

This thread. I have been doing this kind of work for a very long time and I know a lot about exactly this. If you want to do misconduct reporting with scared sources going up against very powerful people, and also keep your soul, it takes time. So much time. It’s very difficult. Brain meltingly so.

Stevie Wilson DIY Young Artists Residency — Interrupting Criminalization

I secured some funding last year to revive the Stevie Wilson DIY Young Artists Residency. I’m excited to announce that applications are open today until May 11 for young artists (ages 16-24) directly impacted by criminalization, policing, or punishment.

THESE BANS ARE GOING INTO EFFECT IN PLACES LIKE FUCKING OREGON WHERE THE CHURCH RUNS A SIGNIFICANT PART OF THE ENTIRE HOSPITAL SYSTEM!!!! NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT IT!!!! IT'S ALL JUST BASED POPE MEMES!!!! I'M LOSING MY FUCKING MIND

MOREOVER, ICE MUST BE DESTROYED

U.S. says 5 killed, 1 survivor in military strikes on alleged drug boats in eastern Pacific After the strikes, Southern Command said it notified the U.S. Coast Guard to launch a search and rescue mission for the survivor.

We're bombing more boats. Five more killed, still no evidence whatsoever provided to confirm that they were smuggling drugs.

www.cbsnews.com/news/us-boat...

Wild that Altman is being sued by his sister for repeated sexual abuse and that doesn’t come up in basically every conversation about him. I get that it’s alleged but if that shit was happening to someone else I feel like that would come up, particularly if that person had a history of lying a lot.

one of many reasons i will never accept abandoning my trans siblings or the broader queer community for the purposes of "a bigger tent"