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BREAKING: The Hennepin County District Attorney's office says they have jurisdiction to charge the ICE agent involved in the fatal Minneapolis shooting.
January 8, 2026 at 8:58 PM
BREAKING: The Hennepin County District Attorney's office says they have jurisdiction to charge the ICE agent involved in the fatal Minneapolis shooting.
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It’s past time for Dem leaders with massive social media platforms like @aoc.bsky.social @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social @barackobama.bsky.social @sanders.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov @chrismurphyct.bsky.social et al to leave or wind down on X.
Show some freaking moral leadership.
Show some freaking moral leadership.
I'm a huge @aoc.bsky.social fan. But I'm so disappointed and furious that she's fundraising off Grok's kiddie porn spree while still using Twitter. Quitting Elon's csam production and distribution channel should be a no brainer. I'm cancelling my recurring contribution until that happens.
January 8, 2026 at 12:17 AM
It’s past time for Dem leaders with massive social media platforms like @aoc.bsky.social @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social @barackobama.bsky.social @sanders.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov @chrismurphyct.bsky.social et al to leave or wind down on X.
Show some freaking moral leadership.
Show some freaking moral leadership.
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Who will be the first member of Congress to introduce legislation named after Renee Good that abolishes DHS?
January 7, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Who will be the first member of Congress to introduce legislation named after Renee Good that abolishes DHS?
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Wrote up my thoughts on all the nonsense replies I've been getting falsely claiming that @schumer.senate.gov can't do anything and I should stop telling him to do more.
There's a TON that he can do, as I outline in the piece. And he's doing basically none of it.
There's a TON that he can do, as I outline in the piece. And he's doing basically none of it.
Chuck Schumer’s Ridiculous Strategy For Trump’s Illegal War: Hope Republicans Come To Their Senses
I've criticized Chuck Schumer plenty over the years, generally for being bad on tech policy, but also for not understanding the moment we’re living through. Yes, he’s the leader of a minority party…
I've criticized Chuck Schumer plenty over the years, generally for being bad on tech policy, but also for not understanding the moment we’re living through. Yes, he’s the leader of a minority party…
Chuck Schumer’s Ridiculous Strategy For Trump’s Illegal War: Hope Republicans Come To Their Senses
I've criticized Chuck Schumer plenty over the years, generally for being bad on tech policy, but also for not understanding the moment we’re living through. Yes, he’s the leader of a minority party with zero power, but that doesn’t mean he’s powerless. Yet he acts as if he is. And if he can't figure that out, it's time for someone else to do it.
www.techdirt.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Wrote up my thoughts on all the nonsense replies I've been getting falsely claiming that @schumer.senate.gov can't do anything and I should stop telling him to do more.
There's a TON that he can do, as I outline in the piece. And he's doing basically none of it.
There's a TON that he can do, as I outline in the piece. And he's doing basically none of it.
Remember: Just a few Republicans in Congress could stop this at any time. They are choosing not to because they like what Trump is doing.
January 5, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Remember: Just a few Republicans in Congress could stop this at any time. They are choosing not to because they like what Trump is doing.
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“Oh but if Democrats did that Republicans would just vote it down, wouldn’t convict and would rally their base to defend Trump’s crimes.”
Yeah, okay, make them do that then.
Yeah, okay, make them do that then.
January 4, 2026 at 4:41 PM
“Oh but if Democrats did that Republicans would just vote it down, wouldn’t convict and would rally their base to defend Trump’s crimes.”
Yeah, okay, make them do that then.
Yeah, okay, make them do that then.
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My position on impeachment is the same as it was six months ago: Impeachment is first about driving public attention to Trump’s crimes and corruption.
Democrats should introduce impeachment articles and force votes to boost their parallel media effort.
Performative public investigations matter.
Democrats should introduce impeachment articles and force votes to boost their parallel media effort.
Performative public investigations matter.
Why push for impeachment?
Because politics is an exercise in moving public opinion as much as counting votes in the senate.
The Jan 6 Hearings were not a criminal proceeding against Trump that would end in jail, but they focused public attention.
Performative public investigations matter
Because politics is an exercise in moving public opinion as much as counting votes in the senate.
The Jan 6 Hearings were not a criminal proceeding against Trump that would end in jail, but they focused public attention.
Performative public investigations matter
January 4, 2026 at 9:14 PM
My position on impeachment is the same as it was six months ago: Impeachment is first about driving public attention to Trump’s crimes and corruption.
Democrats should introduce impeachment articles and force votes to boost their parallel media effort.
Performative public investigations matter.
Democrats should introduce impeachment articles and force votes to boost their parallel media effort.
Performative public investigations matter.
Good theme song for the day.
Here's a clip of "I Wanna Destroy You" from my recent show at the Bowery in NYC!
Robyn Hitchcock - "I Wanna Destroy You" (Live at the Bowery Ballroom, November 22 2025)
Robyn Hitchcock + band live at The Bowery Ballroom in New York on November 22, 2025 Band: Robyn Hitchcock: guitar + vocalsRick Lollar: guitar Julia Rydholm: ...
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January 4, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Good theme song for the day.
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Another govt funding deadline is coming up in which Dems on paper will have leverage in the Sen.
If we had a true opposition - Schumer/Jeffries would use that leverage 2 rein in Trump instead of just looking to score messaging points on healthcare, affordability.
Otherwise this is all useless.
If we had a true opposition - Schumer/Jeffries would use that leverage 2 rein in Trump instead of just looking to score messaging points on healthcare, affordability.
Otherwise this is all useless.
On whether Democrats would use the impending government shutdown in 30 days as leverage on Venezuela "Let's first get all the facts out. That's what we're endeavoring to do right now, and our first ability to do that will be the War Powers Act of this week."
January 3, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Another govt funding deadline is coming up in which Dems on paper will have leverage in the Sen.
If we had a true opposition - Schumer/Jeffries would use that leverage 2 rein in Trump instead of just looking to score messaging points on healthcare, affordability.
Otherwise this is all useless.
If we had a true opposition - Schumer/Jeffries would use that leverage 2 rein in Trump instead of just looking to score messaging points on healthcare, affordability.
Otherwise this is all useless.
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The way the press is treating chatbots, like they have agency and they “know” things all of a sudden, crossed the line recently from dumb and obsequious to something else entirely. Treating them as alive and making conscious decisions is an almost religious belief. It won’t age well.
January 3, 2026 at 2:52 AM
The way the press is treating chatbots, like they have agency and they “know” things all of a sudden, crossed the line recently from dumb and obsequious to something else entirely. Treating them as alive and making conscious decisions is an almost religious belief. It won’t age well.
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Katie Wilson sworn in as mayor of Seattle. You really love to see it. Such a great moment for our city. The right person for the job. This is our city!
January 2, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Katie Wilson sworn in as mayor of Seattle. You really love to see it. Such a great moment for our city. The right person for the job. This is our city!
Outstanding context for understanding Zohran Mamdani.
A profound meditation on the meaning of Mamdani's mayoralty by @mollycrabapple.bsky.social - it's a map to the future that runs through New York's radical past. We are so much stronger, so much harder to manipulate, when we know our history.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Outstanding context for understanding Zohran Mamdani.
Note that the newspaper headline says "SEN. BUCKLEY CALLS ON NIXON TO RESIGN"
January 1, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Note that the newspaper headline says "SEN. BUCKLEY CALLS ON NIXON TO RESIGN"
Fight the fascists with everything you've got. They are weak, brittle, and few. We are many, resilient, and strong.
BREAKING: After legal setbacks, President Trump says he's dropping push for the National Guard in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland for now.
Trump says he's dropping push for National Guard in Chicago, LA and Portland, Oregon, for now
President Donald Trump says he’s dropping — for now — his push to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon.
bit.ly
January 1, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Fight the fascists with everything you've got. They are weak, brittle, and few. We are many, resilient, and strong.
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The lesson of 2025: fighting back works.
Not immediately. Not perfectly. It’s a grind.
But don’t let fascists tell you they are inevitable.
2026 is starting off right.
Not immediately. Not perfectly. It’s a grind.
But don’t let fascists tell you they are inevitable.
2026 is starting off right.
BREAKING: After legal setbacks, President Trump says he's dropping push for the National Guard in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland for now.
Trump says he's dropping push for National Guard in Chicago, LA and Portland, Oregon, for now
President Donald Trump says he’s dropping — for now — his push to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon.
bit.ly
December 31, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The lesson of 2025: fighting back works.
Not immediately. Not perfectly. It’s a grind.
But don’t let fascists tell you they are inevitable.
2026 is starting off right.
Not immediately. Not perfectly. It’s a grind.
But don’t let fascists tell you they are inevitable.
2026 is starting off right.
Lots of good things can happen when you elect people who believe in science and progress.
2026 comes with shiny new policy! Here's what we're excited about kicking in on Jan. 1 (or later in the new year) in Cascadia. 🪩✨
First up: Washington's carbon cap, outlined in the Climate Commitment Act, will tighten about 7% at midnight.
First up: Washington's carbon cap, outlined in the Climate Commitment Act, will tighten about 7% at midnight.
December 31, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Lots of good things can happen when you elect people who believe in science and progress.
We should always expect our city employees to follow the law — especially the city employees whose job it is to uphold the law!
publicola.com/2025/12/31/m...
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Mayor Wilson: Audit SPD's Public Disclosure Office! - PubliCola
SPD has shown they won’t comply with the state Public Records Act on their own. So make them. Erica C.…
publicola.com
December 31, 2025 at 6:48 PM
We should always expect our city employees to follow the law — especially the city employees whose job it is to uphold the law!
publicola.com/2025/12/31/m...
publicola.com/2025/12/31/m...
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"What the current Supreme Court has done is take the proper and constitutional role of the Court and wrench it into something very different," @joshtpm.bsky.social writes. "That very different thing is corrupt, unconstitutional and undermines democratic self-government itself."
The Latest Defenses of SCOTUS’s Corruption Only Make the Case Against It
Chris Geidner flags today an appearance by CBS News’ Chief Legal Correspondent...
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December 30, 2025 at 9:41 PM
"What the current Supreme Court has done is take the proper and constitutional role of the Court and wrench it into something very different," @joshtpm.bsky.social writes. "That very different thing is corrupt, unconstitutional and undermines democratic self-government itself."
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47th and 50th. And governor Ferguson wants to raid half a billion dollars from the carbon tax and use it to balance the budget.
In May, OPB and ProPublica showed that the state ranked 47th in renewable energy growth over the past decade. Washington is 50th. The region's green energy outlook seemed bleak. Since then, there has been a groundswell of urgency in Oregon.
Oregon faced a huge obstacle in adding green energy. Here’s what changed this year
Gov. Tina Kotek has been pushing to make progress on the state's renewable energy projects since ProPublica and Oregon Public Broadcasting highlighted obstacles.
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December 30, 2025 at 4:53 PM
47th and 50th. And governor Ferguson wants to raid half a billion dollars from the carbon tax and use it to balance the budget.
Really important observation from @joshtpm.bsky.social, to which I'd add that not only do we need to be creating accountability infrastructure, we also need to be talking more broadly about what the rebuilding aspect of a New Reconstruction will look like.
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The Trump Opposition Needs Its Second Wind
In a number of recents posts I’ve been trying to make sense...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 30, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Really important observation from @joshtpm.bsky.social, to which I'd add that not only do we need to be creating accountability infrastructure, we also need to be talking more broadly about what the rebuilding aspect of a New Reconstruction will look like.
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-t...
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-t...
Neil Young MC
ruin two bands by combining them:
LCD Soundsystem of a Down.
LCD Soundsystem of a Down.
ruin two bands by combining them:
Fugazi Osbourne
Fugazi Osbourne
December 29, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Neil Young MC
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After Cascades frogs vanished from Lassen Volcanic National Park 18 years ago, scientists are reintroducing them to the park.
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Cascades frogs vanished from Lassen Volcanic National Park in 2007. Now, they’re back. - High Country News
After Cascades frogs vanished from Lassen Volcanic National Park 18years ago, scientists are reintroducing them to the park.
www.hcn.org
December 29, 2025 at 5:06 PM
After Cascades frogs vanished from Lassen Volcanic National Park 18 years ago, scientists are reintroducing them to the park.
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