What Arlie Hoschild found was that when women entered the workforce en masse in the 20th century, men functionally went on strike from domestic labor—forcing women to take on a double day of wages and caretaking work.

Unlike most states, Virginia law permanently strips citizens of the right to vote unless the governor restores it—as many as 300,000 in VA alone. This week a federal judge signaled that he will likely rule to weaken that law. It's never too late to right a wrong. @lwvva.bsky.social @nolefturns.org

“This Is Ethnic Cleansing”: Civil Rights Icon Dolores Huerta Decries Trump’s Targeting of Immigrants Immigrant rights and labor icon Dolores Huerta, now 95 years old, is continuing her lifelong activism as immigration raids intensify across the country. She addressed the No Kings rally in Watsonville...

“This is ethnic cleansing,” civil rights icon Dolores Huerta says of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. “We have never seen such horrific, horrific attacks on our people.”

Everything matters and yes this does too.

They abolished the House of Representatives ... solely to prevent the release of information about the president's best friend, the pedophile who ran a sex trafficking ring.

Everyone’s talking about Steve Bannon saying Trump will be president in 2028. But here’s the point most are missing: He’s openly floating treason and civil war.

“Seizing institutions and purging them.” Isn’t rhetoric, it’s a test to see how far Trump’s followers will go.

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SNAP benefits are about to expire for millions.

Health insurance costs are about to skyrocket for millions.

Food prices are rising.

The government has been shut down for 25 days.

What is Trump focused on?

Tearing down a section of the White House to make way for a billionaire-funded ballroom.

7 of 10 When did all women get the right to vote? A. 1919 *B. 1920* C. 1925 D. 1931 Correct! This question is new on the 2025 test. The 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote, was ratified in 1920. The previous test included a question about women's rights activist Susan B. Anthony.

8 of 10 Why did the United States enter the Persian Gulf War? A. To defend the U.S. from Iraqi threats B. To secure oil in Kuwait *C. To force the Iraqi military from Kuwait* D. To defeat Saddam Hussein Correct! Several new questions ask why the U.S. entered wars, including World War I ("because Germany attacked U.S. ships") and the Korean War ("to stop the spread of communism"). This is the only correct answer given for the question about the Persian Gulf War, the most recent conflict that USCIS asks about in this way.

10 of 10 What is Memorial Day? A. A holiday to honor military history *B. A holiday to honor soldiers who died in military service* C. A holiday to mark the beginning of summer D. A holiday to honor veterans Correct! There are new questions asking applicants to explain why the U.S. celebrates Independence Day, Memorial Day and Veterans Day.

idk exactly how the Washington Post put this together, but if it reflects the actual questions on the new citizenship test, it’s really quite bad.

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At what point when you’re paying troops with your own private money do they not just become mercenaries

The Absurd Prosecution of a Man Who Posted a Charlie Kirk Meme Larry Bushart Jr. posted trolling memes on a Facebook thread about a vigil for Kirk. He’s been in a Tennessee jail ever since.

In the wake of Charlie Kirk's death, a TN sheriff had a 61-yr-old man arrested for posting a meme on Facebook, which the sheriff absurdly construed as a threat. It was pretty clearly bullshit but I dug into the case using FB & public records and now it looks even worse. My latest @theintercept.com:

In Earnings Calls, Private Prison Executives Revel in Profiting Off ICE Arrests “Our business is perfectly aligned with the demands of this moment,” CoreCivic CEO Damon Hininger said on the call.

Private prison executives casually discussed the "3,000 arrests per day" quota in earnings calls—despite the Department of Justice previously denying any quota exists. This is fueling immigration raids nationwide while companies rake in record profits.

WH allows criminal bribe anonymity

I love the bit on synesthesia in the new Patricia Lockwood

More on why you should cancel your Spotify subscription:

And another professor fired.

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I will repost this forever.

Trump Is Demolishing the Entire East Wing to Make Way for His Ballroom President Trump initially said the construction at the White House would not touch the East Wing or "interfere with the current building." See more updates › ACECO

I am kind of astonished at how muted the reaction has been so far in a country were people try to get, like, gas stations declared as historic landmarks. Can we at least get Mike Johnson on camera claiming he hasn’t seen these pictures? Or doesn’t know where or what the White House is?

"Construction plans have not yet been submitted to the National Capital Planning Commission but will be soon," the official said, adding that the NCPC does not have jurisdiction over demolition work.

Reuters gives someone anonymity tonight to say that plans will be submitted “soon” to the National Capital Planning Commission. (I cited and included Engineering News-Record’s reporting on the lack of such plans having been submitted in my report earlier today.) www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...

the president has destroyed the east wing of the white house without so much as a word of input from anyone else to build a royal ballroom paid for with bribes

Fascism is built by overwhelming our ability to fully see its scope.

Amazon Cloud Outage Reveals Democratic Deficit in Relying on Big Tech | TechPolicy.Press The AWS outage demonstrates the need for a fundamental shift in how we think about digital infrastructure, write Corinne Cath and Don Le.

Today's AWS outage, which affected a range of websites and applications—from Signal to Fortnite to key UK government services—reveals the dangers of relying on a handful of Big Tech firms, write Article 19's Corinne Cath and Don Le. These are not glitches; they are democratic failures, they say.

Exclusive | Treasury Tells Employees Not to Share Photos of White House Ballroom Construction Images of the demolition of parts of the East Wing went viral on Monday, and Treasury’s headquarters next door to the White House has a front-row seat.

The Treasury Department instructed employees not to share to share photos of the demolition of parts of the White House’s East Wing

future grandchild: like shit, from an ass?

me in 30 years: Swear to God. Then he demolished the White House

A giant corporation wants to seize people's private property by force up in Rockingham county to build a big new 31-mile natural gas pipeline. But even if you don't live in Eden, this still matters to you - because these guys are part of the reason our power bills are going up.

Here's how it works.

The Onion: How to Join ICE

STEP 1 Be born with something just…missing STEP 2 Try deporting a few neighbors without the constitutional authority to do so, to see if it’s for you STEP 3 Unlearn any secondary languages you may know STEP 4 If filling out the application form presents a challenge, candidates may instead demonstrate how hard they can punch a dog

How to Join ICE

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"Anna, Lindsey Halligan Here." Anna Bower Monday, October 20, 2025, 5:40 PM Share On: f X inK My Signal exchange with the interim U.S. attorney about the Letitia James grand jury.

EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.

I glanced down at the message.

“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.

So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.

www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...

While we spectate on The East Wing being torn down, it isn’t just another hallway, it’s where Eleanor Roosevelt built the modern Office of the First Lady, where WWII bunkers were hidden, and where the public enters the People’s House. Erasing it is rewriting history.

We made an archive of town council meetings, complete with votes and transcripts.

seems that RFK is clearing the path for his CDC to do tuskegee syphillis experiments as a matter of course. in other news, RFK is a genuine monster who relishes in the pain and suffering of those he feels he has control or dominion over