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Collection of headlines after the Federal Indictment

This is an unprecedented historical moment that demands an unprecedented public response.

I’m incredibly thankful for the solidarity shown by elected officials, public figures, constituents, and others over the past few days.

Honestly @katmabu.bsky.social is INCREDIBLY brave. This is fascism.

I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice.

This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.

Israel kills 28 in Gaza since ceasefire, Hamas urges accountability Israel targets bus in Gaza City's Zeitoun, killing 11 family members, as Palestinians wait for Rafah crossing to open.

Israel targets bus in Gaza City's Zeitoun, killing 11 family members, as Palestinians wait for Rafah crossing to open.

Why Shame No Longer Works in American Politics While it once played a role in binding society, shame has lost its power—and so have the liberal tools that depend on it.

The celebration of Charlie Kirk exposes a fundamental shift that defines our era: While shame once bound society together, it has lost the ground that gave it power—and there’s no going back.

In conversation with @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social & @ezraklein.bsky.social:
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And everyone was so furious about it when you mentioned

While using Black cultural ( “Notorious RGB”) to hype her while she was racist as hell but considering the authors…….

If I see another “ AI summary” that’s just an SEO optimization , or just THE TITLE

When we write or draw porn or erotica, we get banned from having a bank account and our livelihoods get seized even if we give it away for free.

When billionaires steal what we've written or drawn to churn out a slop-approximate of porn, they're allowed to charge for it.

The thing about drugs policy in the UK is that damn near *everyone* in the political class *knows* that prohibition doesn't work, that it does more harm than good, but they think the public are stupid and can't comprehend the very simple reasoning against prohibition, so they carry on with it.

I'm going to try to write the newsletter this week on my deep sense of commentary fatigue. A little ironic I suppose, but I feel we're spending too much effort trying to interpret and explain our time to one another and not enough effort accepting it and meeting the moment on it's own terms.

If you can't come out right now, please don't hate yourself.
One day, the meaning of labels will disappear.

Please love yourself as you are.
The one who can cherish yourself the most is yourself.
Because that is your strength and beauty.
Chiitan loves you

I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.

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I think you’re the target of the original skeet.

The single most important lesson for Dem politicians

oh hahaha no, I'm sorry apparently a full half of the 3000 settlement per book goes to the publisher, so I think my total share is $3750 for stealing my work in an attempt to replace me

Trump’s order to deploy Texas National Guard troops to Chicago is illegal, immoral, and must be stopped by the courts. ICE is already wreaking havoc in our communities. Let’s call this what it is: an invasion by out-of-state troops coming here only with the purpose of tormenting Chicagoans.

"just upload a scanned image of your drivers license no big deal"

I said what I said.

I hate the religious belief that faith is more important than being a good person. My coworker told me yesterday that it’s pointless to try to improve /lead because humans cannot be good without god, and it took everything for me to not shout that is the attitude that’s doomed us.

And this is the problem.

Because antisemitism is always, always wrong.

This was an attack on British Jews, praying in their shul on the holiest day of the year.

If your response to hearing of their murder starts with “but Gaza” you are missing the point.

This should be getting as much attention as Jimmy Kimmel

Apple did something very similar to the people of Hong Kong in 2019, removing an app that allowed protesters to track police movements via crowdsourced information:

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They will not stop until they face consequences for their rampant, unhinged bigotry.

just more proof that the cancel culture grift was only about self-enrichment.

Tracking the Use of Open Educational Resources Sounds Simple. It Isn’t. We set out to determine whether open monographs were being used in teaching and learning and fell down a very deep hole. Here is what we learned.

Danny - OAPEN books are by definition not textbooks, but we know they are being used for teaching & learning. Conclusion (in Katina article): need a system like COUNTER for eBooks. katinamagazine.org/content/arti... #OASPA2025

It's fascinating and revealing how many centrists think refusing to compromise on human rights to gain the support of bigots represents a "political purity test," yet also think that a bigot saying "I won't join you unless you accommodate my bigotry" does NOT represent a "political purity test."

Hey why haven’t I seen an all-hands press conference from democratic leadership saying the president must be impeached for threatening to use troops on US citizens? Like why aren’t 25 key Dems in a room right now with every camera in the country?
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social ?
@schumer.senate.gov ?

An FBI Counterterrorism Vet Explains How To Use Trump's New Orders Against The Left 'Recognize that you are going to be targeted'

There's a lot of speculation about what Trump can & can't do against the left with his new executive orders. To cut thru it, I spoke with FBI counterterrorism veteran turned whistleblower Terry Albury about how he & his old colleagues use the powers they have – and what the average citizen should do