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richard dysarts nose ring @froggieflips.bsky.social · 2h

I think thats actually a really simplistic take — white supremacy thrives in the people who may not be out-and-out racists but are racist simply because they were born into and molded by a racist culture, which is American (and Western) culture writ large.

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Sam @os725.bsky.social · 5h

An “emergency blockade of aid trucks”. Just like their “emergency hospital bombings” or their “emergency use of sexual torture”

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 4h

Will SCOTUS Rig the House? talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/will-...

Will SCOTUS Rig the House?

I read a group email from Capitol Hill yesterday essentially predicting the...

talkingpointsmemo.com

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DiversityMom @diversitymom.bsky.social · 5h

Thought you'd appreciate this:

Will Someone Please Tell Me When the Celebration Begins?

So maybe integration didn’t quite work out as planned.

open.substack.com

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richard dysarts nose ring @froggieflips.bsky.social · 5h

we aren’t even holding a “most divorced” competition yet these dudes keep going for gold

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The Hearse Whisperer @babadooknukem.bsky.social · 5h

men will say absolutely anything. "my wife left me because of my disgusting truck, who is my therapist" have some fucking dignity man

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Burger Bender (Bargain Blender) @strumphs.bsky.social · 5h

I would've thought that "Black Lives Matter" was also something so obvious that everyone could agree on, but no.

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richard dysarts nose ring @froggieflips.bsky.social · 5h

I feel like you are legit on to something there, as least from a mod-con perspective.

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richard dysarts nose ring @froggieflips.bsky.social · 5h

plus the way they said “BLM” was loud and scary and mean :(((((

richard dysarts nose ring @froggieflips.bsky.social · 5h

basic language to us with humility but BLM forces one to acknowledge that the system DOESNT value black lives, which runs counter to the messaging of “we are all the same” / racial colorblindness, which has been like the mainstream discourse on race in america from like the 70s onward

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richard dysarts nose ring @froggieflips.bsky.social · 5h

Unfortunately anything that implicates racism feels threatening to white people, so you kind of have to coax them in with basic libdem shit before you can talk about “complex” topics “systemic racism” and “intersectionality”… white ego is fragile

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richard dysarts nose ring @froggieflips.bsky.social · 6h

“A cybertruck in every driveway and a baby in every pot”

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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley @pressley.house.gov · 6h

It's been two weeks of this Republican manufactured shutdown.

Two weeks in which real people & real lives have been disrupted.

To our shared constituents: Democrats are fighting to protect your healthcare & your livelihoods.

Our fight isn't over, and we won't give up on you.

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onion person @junlper.beer · 6h

a step in the right direction, but what’s most interesting is it seems FINALLY dem politicians are understanding how toxic AIPAC and israel are for the party. hoping more do this and actively denounce israel

Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 9h

NEW: Seth Moulton becomes the first candidate in a Democratic primary for Senate to officially announce that he will return and henceforth reject donations from AIPAC

Seth for
Massachusetts
I am returning AIPAC donations and refusing to accept any donations or support from them. The FEC filing I made yesterday reflects that we are returning donations. Below is my statement explaining why:
I'm cautiously optimistic that the recent breakthrough in Gaza will move us closer to ending the horrific violence in the region. A political resolution that allows Israelis and Palestinians to live side by side in peace is exactly the kind of framework I've been calling for from the beginning.
I support Israel's right to exist, but l've also never been afraid to disagree openly with AIPAC when I believe they're wrong.
In recent years, AIPAC has aligned itself too closely with Prime Minister Netanyahu's government. I'm a friend of Israel, but not of its current government, and AlPAC's mission today is to back that government. I don't support that direction. That's why l've decided to return the donations I've received and will not be accepting their support.

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SMELL GOOD BABY 🧿 🇵🇸 🧿 🏳️‍⚧️ @hannahjohnspoon.bsky.social · 7h

I am disabled. I have MEDICARE. I live on a very very limited budget in Boston, which has the healthcare I need but also is expensive as fuck.

Last night I went on to do the yearly « reconfirm your healthcare part d provider for the year »

This was the cheapest and nothing has changed on my end.

Your 2025 plan
Cigna Healthcare Assurance Rx
(PDP)
$475.20 Estimated total drug + premium cost

Your 2026 plan
HealthSpring Assurance Rx (PDP)
$12,135.36 Estimated total drug + premium cost

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richard dysarts nose ring @froggieflips.bsky.social · 8h

True though its a shame Dems couldnt get the same fervor with MAGA, but that speaks more to the rabidity of the modern GOP imho

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 23h

15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.

Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.

Map: Governors Public Health Alliance
* Guam is also a member of the alliance
Updated October 15, 2025
Map: @luckytran • Created with Datawrapper

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Joshua Basseches @joshuabasseches.bsky.social · 10h

Add to Brown and MIT, which have already declined.

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 10h

Just received from a colleague: looks like Penn is going to join the universities refusing the extortionary Trump "compact". I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win

screenshot of an email saying:

"To the Penn Community:

For 285 years, Penn has been anchored and guided by continuous self-improvement, using education as a ladder for opportunity, and advancing discoveries that serve our community, our nation, and the world.

Since receiving the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education on October 1, I have sought input from faculty, alumni, trustees, students, staff and others who care deeply about Penn. The goal was to ensure that our response reflected our values and the perspectives of our broad community.

Earlier today, I informed the U.S. Department of Education that Penn respectfully declines to sign the proposed Compact. As requested, we also provided focused feedback highlighting areas of existing alignment as well as substantive concerns.

At Penn, we are committed to merit-based achievement and accountability. The long-standing partnership between American higher education and the federal government has greatly benefited society and our nation. Shared goals and investment in talent and ideas will turn possibility into progress.

I am grateful to the Penn community for your thoughtful input and for what you bring to our University and our missions every day.

Sincerely,

J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD
President
University of Pennsylvania"

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richard dysarts nose ring @froggieflips.bsky.social · 9h

i feel like i need a support group of people who are in their mid twenties and feel like they have no future

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John Leavitt @leavittalone.bsky.social · 10h

There is an actual life-changing conflict between WFH being cheaper and more efficient, an entire layer of middle managers who need to have meetings to feel alive, and the commercial real estate cabal that runs all cities. It’s going to get so fucking weird.

Hell-Raea-ser 🦋✨🏳️‍⚧️🏴 @raea.meangirls.online · 10h

remote work is like birth control or UBI atp where there’s overwhelming research consensus they improve quality of life for people they apply to, yet access is impeded or blocked by the ruling class because the thought of marginalized ppl having rich full lives makes steam come out their ears

Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 10h

2. Rolling Stone is owned by a large media conglomerate, which is ending remote work across its brands.

My home is Portland, Oregon, ~1,000 miles from the nearest office, so this marks the end of the line for me at RS.

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 11h

BREAKING from PP

We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*

The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:

Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer

More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado

www.propublica.org/article/immi...

by @nicolefoy.bsky.social

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

www.propublica.org

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 11h

News story two days ago in @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social .

As far as I can tell, zero mention in NYT, WSJ, etc.

Though there was space for a front-page NYT story last week about Harvard students sometimes skipping class. (I am shocked, just shocked.)

www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

A Majority of Frozen Federal Funding Has Been Restored, Harvard Says | News | The Harvard Crimson

Harvard has now received payments on the majority of funding that it lost since the Trump administration froze its access to federal grants this spring, the University notified faculty this month.

www.thecrimson.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12h

Open enrollment for ACA plans began yesterday in Idaho.

One couple got notice that their monthly premium next year would jump from $51 to $2,232 as subsidies expire.

25,000 Idahoans are expected to be priced out of coverage.

This is what's at stake in Trump's shutdown.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 12h

The notion that crime and the economy were so bad 2023-24 that Americans reacting to objective personal material conditions had to do a fascism does not hold water.

If material, why would it be disproportionately white? Do you think nonwhite people don't experience crime or economic challenges?

Graph of US unemployment rate over time, with a circle highlighting the low unemployment rate of the 2020s

A graph of US price changes, with a circle around the relatively low (in historical terms) inflation in 2022-24

A graph of violent crime rates in the US overtime, showing considerable declines since the early 1990s.

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 13h

Where we stand, in long arc of history:

-Story on left, adding race as a factor when that favors white people.

-Story on right, banning race as a factor when that favors non-whites.

I often complain about NYT headlines and story-play. But these are strong. Including "If Court Guts 1965 Law."

Two headlines on front page of NYT.

First is "Trump Weighs Transforming Refugee Policy. White People Would be Given Preference."

Second is "Justices May Ban Race as a Factor in District Maps. Nation's Political Balance Could Shift If Court Guts 1964 Law."

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