JON KARL: What do you make of Pam Bondi saying she's gonna go after hate speech? A lot of your allies say hate speech is free speech

TRUMP: We'll probably go after people like you because you treat me so unfairly. You have a lot of hate in your hate. Maybe they'll have to go after you.

Tim Walz: "I'll tell you what doesn't make people feel safe -- a tank next to Chipotle. It's stupid and it's for the cameras ... where are the 'don't tread on me' people?"

The Army turns 250. Trump turns 79. Cue funnel cakes, festive bling, military might — and protest There were funnel cakes, stands of festival bling and American flags aplenty. Also, the spray of tear gas against nonviolent marchers in Atlanta, rolling waves of anti-Trump resistance coast to coast ...

The 10th photo in the gallery is priceless. apnews.com/article/para... 
The Army turns 250. Trump turns 79. Cue funnel cakes, festive bling, military might — and protest

The correct way to connect the authoritarian presence in LA and the Big Beautiful Bill is that the bill gives the government the resources to do this in dozens of cities at once. So if you don't like what's happening in LA, it's coming to your town if the bill passes.

Language conceals reality | Nick Enfield We normally think of words as a tool for describing the world around us. A helpful shorthand or label for expressing meaning. But words have power. The way we describe things affects how we see them. ...

Something very interesting to consider in these fraught times. It's impossible not to be swayed by framing, but awareness of it is still useful.

Qasim Rashid, Esq. on Substack I’ll tell you this. When Black people seek reparations for centuries of genocide, slavery, and Jim Crow they’re told to stop asking for handouts. When I, a non-Black person, demand reparations for B...

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I will never understand how anyone could think he was an appropriate choice for someone who professes to be religious.

Carolyn Tate on Substack Meanwhile over here in Australia, you know, that big ole country down under…hello anyone? Can you hear us? We, the Australian people, elected a Labor government for the second term yesterday. This i...

Hurray for Australia! substack.com/@carolyntate...

happy bruno mars staring at pete wentz day to all who celebrate

This is useful for anyone who doubts what is happening.

Yes — but I hate that 81% are willing to deport people because they “have been accused” of committing a violent crime. Accusations are easy.

This event was great, and packed! I came from the downtown event and by the time I got there cars were lined up on the streets, so I drove around to the north side and managed to make it to the bridge. Thanks for setting it up! Great to talk to others who share my worries.

Join me on April 5th

On April 5, we’re uniting to say Hands Off! Join me to fight back against Trump’s unprecedented power grab. app.sosha.ai/s/RYTsl3Ql

Restoring Sanity We will prevail. We need to talk like it.

This is an amazing and inspiring article about how the way we frame our comments makes a difference: open.substack.com/pub/reframin...

Brutal how many farmers convict moron bankrupt last time with his tariffs on other countries, this time he went right to the source with the USAID shutdown. OUR farmers supply the food aid. 2 billion dollars worth. He gets to bankrupt them and starve some brown kids to death. It’s a two-fer

I’ve seen a few of his videos and he breaks things down in a layman-friendly way. I mean, l “horrifying,” but friendly as far as aiding understanding!

The stock market is tanking so badly it almost feels like we are being governed by someone who went bankrupt six tim—

Oh wait.

As they do, haha

I was hiking the other day, and thinking that I wanted a shot of me with Red Mountain in the background. Unfortunately, I neglected to notice the much more obvious dead cactus in the foreground!

I know several vets who did not. Thankfully. (Many more did support him, though.)