"The charges against [Mangione] make clear that the criminal legal system’s response to murder has everything to do with who is murdered—and who does the murdering." Political scientist @ch4rlotte.bsky.social on the workings of racial capitalism.

Everyone should listen to Chris Murphy's extraordinary warning about Trump on our pod. First, he says the logic must be that the more lawless he gets, the stiffer the resistance.

"If I give in and consent to these kinds of tactics then it just normalizes it all." 1/

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ICE Nazis in Chicago tried to kidnap a food delivery worker but my man was too fast for those slow bastards

It looks like Dinosaur Field Station of NJ is closing and selling their Dino sculptures

Corruption requires explict quid pro quo. It is not corrupt to take an action that aligns with the interest of a person who gives you a gift, unless the official action was in direct response to that gift--a bribe. Terms matter. Accuracy and fairness matters. Regardless of what social media wants.

Opinion by Haines Eason: Grappling with America’s nascent authoritarian era? This Kansan started a family garden. #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/04/30/g...

It’s critical yall understand why MAGAs are so hell bent on passing the SAVE Act. They’re suppressing women’s votes for a very particular reason. We cannot let them win.

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Call your Senators NOW to prevent this passing.

Maybe remind them that when people lose the ability to have a voice in their own lives their only recourse tends to involve guillotines.