That would be great to see, but caving at this point is definitely not a good look unless they’re able to get some real guarantees

I’d love to be pleasantly surprised if it works that way, but it’s hard to be optimistic considering everything

I’m only here for your food content

That’s what I figured at the time

"If we throw minorities under the bus, Republicans will stop calling us too woke" is the same logic that got us Clinton's welfare cuts and Obama's immigration crackdowns.

You can't policy your way out of a right-wing propaganda problem.

Yup

Andrew Cuomo for Mayor? His “First Accuser” Says New York City Deserves Better Taxpayers have paid millions defending the former governor and top aides against accusers’ allegations.

Are you disgusted and want to help?

Read this.
Digest how evil it and Cuomo is.
Send it to every New Yorker and person with a platform that you know.
Add a note on top from you.

There are many monsters in the world right now. We can beat this monster now. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/n...

you’re better on a bad day than some of these folks on their best day

the video is excellent tho

I’ve been thinking this all day

Democrats Need A Battle Plan—And A War Room They shouldn't "roll over and play dead"—they should understand what their advantages are, and seize them.

Americans root for people who stand up for themselves, whether they do it in a newsletter, at a press conference, through an influencer, or on social media. But they won’t root for a pushover, just because he happens to be on TikTok. www.offmessage.net/p/democrats-...

YOUR FAVORITE WEATHER APP IS JUST A PRETTY DISPLAY OF NOAA DATA

Ppl seem to think that "NOAA weather forecasts" means climate-, boat-, or "in addition to my app"-weather. But the weather forecasts *we all use* are made from the NOAA data *we all paid for*

Make that part clear when you ⬇️

"to conceive of robots as ‘human-like machines’ (& thus consider their rights)means to first perceive humans in machinic terms: complicated biological info processing machines. Once we see ourselves as machines, it becomes intuitive to see machines as ‘in some sense like us" arxiv.org/pdf/2404.10072

The DOGE Takeover Is Worse Than You Think What’s happening to the US government right now is bad. What comes next is worse.

"It’s worse than you think because by the time the courts catch up, the damage will already have been done. It’s worse than you think because the people running the government seem to have no higher mission than to watch it burn," @brbarrett.bsky.social writes:

As to the substantive goal, if you want Trump to comply with the law, you can't just say "we really mean it" or accept a GOP pinky swear. You have to make him comply at the outset, and then fund the government in short bursts so he knows he can't easily renege. www.offmessage.net/p/its-crunch...

It's Crunch Time To Save The Rule Of Law Democrats have gotten the message, but need a game plan.

To win public opinion, though, it has to be clear Republicans are begging Dems for votes (because they're too dysfunctional to govern alone), without providing any reason to believe Trump will honor a deal (because they know he won't). At least for now, that means dropping the filibuster threat.

Full explanation in the piece. If Dems stick to that line, they'll know and we'll know that they did all they could. If they don't, it'll be a turning point in history. www.offmessage.net/p/its-crunch...

It’s taken way too long for a lot of supposedly smart people to even start to understand this reality

Ta-Nehisi Coates appearing on MSNBC show "AYMAN" and reacting in shock in real-time to a racist take on his new book with, "Wow, that was really racist."

All of us to @msnbc.com

Hey physicians, now is actually the exact time we need to all be talking about racism and health equity. Everything that is happening is going to worsen disparities. Silence is not an option.

Arrests have a cost yall:

- time in jail
- bail
- dealing with lawyers / courts
- no contact orders
- employment
- travel restrictions

Civil disobedience with the intention of provoking arrest has a time and a place. It's best done as part of a widespread, dedicated campaign supported by normies.

Your weather app gets its info because of NOAA.

Your mail arrives at your home because of USPS.

Your plane navigates the skies because of the FAA.

Your food is safer -- and we get alerts when it isn't -- because of USDA.

You hear about earthquakes *worldwide* because of USGS.

The Trump-Musk assault on disability rights is monstrous on its own but also the start of a wider assault on other vulnerable populations. Pay attention.

How to Organize Our Way Out of the Trump-Musk Putsch A plan to harness grassroots energy—and to hold Democratic leaders accountable

Read the op-ed from @leahgreenberg.bsky.social and @ezralevin.bsky.social in @thenation.com. 👇

Organizing spaces and community spaces have said "in person is the only way." Disabled people may not be forcibly institutionalized right now (though RFK has plans for that) but we are isolated because others refuse to keep us safe. 18/20

If you are a cis person *please* take 2 minutes to do this. Trans people with non-updated gender markers, historical gender marker changes, and X markers are terrified to travel right now; rolling back this policy would mean a lot.

Yup. We all rise and fall together

The awkward mentions of her own Bsky account have been real delightful

Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance.

Democracy requires your courage.