Huge plumes of smoke blanket swaths of the Southeast as crews battle rapidly growing wildfires that have destroyed more than 50 homes in Georgia and forced hundreds to flee the drought- and wind-fueled flames.
Trump launched a war of choice and ignited a global energy crisis.
Instead of helping Americans struggling at the gas pump, the Trump admin is considering bailing out the UAE—whose sovereign wealth fund is worth trillions of dollars.
SPLC Union Logo: Yesterday, the Department of Justice leveled outrageous allegations at the Southern Poverty Law Center. In so doing, they maligned the integrity of the SPLC workers who have labored tirelessly for decades to expose the dangerous cruelty of extremists and hate groups in the United States.
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Today our colleagues are facing abuse and harassment from the far-right figures emboldened by this attack. But we will not be deterred, we will not be intimidated, and we will continue to name racism, sexism, antisemitism, Islamophobia, homophobia, and all hate for the blight that it is.
Below is a statement from the unionized workers of the Southern Poverty Law Center.
PabloReports: Donald Trump is complaining about the results in Virginia. He seems to be very distressed.
AOC: I’m sooo sorry for his heartbreak at this moment, and I look forward to adding ten more Democratic colleagues in November.
A recent study about access for servicewomen couldn’t be completed because only 3 people agreed to participate, reports @kelciemmorris.bsky.social.
It’s a perfect fusion of laziness and cruelty: Actual dangerous criminals tend to be difficult and risky to catch, whereas law-abiding taxpayers who are trying to work through the system are easy to find and cage.
Screenshot of an article headlined “Liberation Theology Combines Religion with Radical Politics,” with the subhead, “The movement, which originated among Catholics in Latin America, approaches Church teachings through a Marxist framework.” Below the byline and date is an illustration of a masked armed guard pointing while a man in a cap crouches and carries a large wooden cross on his shoulders in front of a chain-link fence and a watchtower against a bright pink background.
“Solidarity, this word that frightens the developed world. Solidarity to them is almost a bad word... Serving means recognizing and accepting requests for justice and hope, and seeking roads together, real paths that lead to liberation.” —Pope Francis
inthesetimes.com/article/libe...
I will never forget the experience of seeing LEAVING NEVERLAND at its Sundance premiere. For @avclub.com I wrote about a devastating, definitive documentary about surviving sexual abuse that cannot be erased.
Ossoff: "You were talking earlier about Jared Kushner. The guy leading our diplomacy in the Middle East is bringing in billions from Middle Eastern princes and sheiks and going around the region asking for billions more while he conducts nuclear diplomacy on behalf of the country. It's obscene."
Got to say "one enema away from solving world hunger" on cable news' most watched show last night. InfoWars is already paying off.
The California Assembly has killed the CalCare single-payer healthcare plan (AB 1900), despite CA Dems’s veto-proof supermajority in both houses & the majority of CA voters supporting it.
My fellow Californians, consider each rep & gov candidate’s CalCare stance when you cast your vote!
Mayor Mamdani and a group of children hold hands while running through red tape in a hallway.
For too long, bureaucracy kept 7 child care centers across our city empty — spaces that should have been alive with laughter instead collected dust.
We've run through that red tape. This fall, all 7 will open their doors, bringing an additional 240 free 3-K seats & real relief to working families.
This is monstrous. Just profoundly shameful behavior by our government.
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/w...
This is a Christian nationalist circlejerk featuring a huge number of politicians and it's super fucking problematic and I am so mad that I know about it and have thoughts.
No one is ever going to trust us again. Gravely immoral, and gravely damaging to our national security.
At a Memorial Day ceremony in Israel today, one sign read: "I refuse to hear words of comfort from a government of criminals."
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
For fuck's sake, sign up for The Onion, and get a free limited edition IW tote.
A share of merch sales will go to the Sandy Hook families, which will be the first time they get any money since they filed this lawsuit eight years ago.
Legal fees have been insane. Please sign up and help us out!
Gonna spend the next two years spamming every elected Dem about the concept of "damnatio memoriae." Chisel his name off every inscription. Build over the various Trump Towers like they're Nero's Golden House. Remove him from physical memory, not to forget but as a sign of disrespect to the man.
“Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial. Scientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later.”
This is why we should fund science. 🧪
If you watch and share one thing today make at this. Why is every democrat in the country not talking like this?
The contiguous United States is experiencing record drought levels for this time of year, according to weather data.
Breaking: HHS’s ban on gender-affirming care is struck down. Rarely have I read a ruling this sharply worded.
“This case is one of a long list of examples of how a leader’s wanton disregard for the rule of law causes very real harm to very real people.”
www.advocate.com/politics/nat...
We really need to kill the “we talked to two evil weirdos and decided to write an article about it” genre
"Those taxes you just paid? The money is going straight into Trump's pocket" would be good messaging
EXCLUSIVE: Attorneys for Rep Jamie Raskin are asking appeals court to halt Trump Admin effort to vacate convictions of Jan 6 seditious conspiracy defendants
Raskin is trying to serve as firewall as Justice Dept & defense join forces to vacate the cases
After Dobbs & state abortion bans, some predicted doctors would be slammed between the hammer of the law & the anvil of professional medical expectations.
Whelp, here we are: 3 doctors sanctioned by the TX Medical Board for substandard care of miscarrying women who died.
Cool interview about my latest work conducted with my "co-collaborator and husband, RTI International research analyst @chrisbennettedu.bsky.social." (never gets old)
We talked about why this work matters, some of potential solutions, and what's next. 1/
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
A tweet from Representative Thomas Massie that reads: I just viewed 2 Top Secret FISA docs. 1) FISA Court opinion that raises serious concerns about FBI implementation of FISA 702. 2) letter by Senator Wyden describing a secret government interpretation of FISA law. The Constitution requires I vote No on FISA 702 reauthorization.
I sent a classified letter to House and Senate colleagues about a secret interpretation of surveillance law that every American should be concerned about.
Representative Massie is right. The Constitution requires EVERY member to vote against a clean reauthorization.
