Caroline Behringer

Remembering my friend Brian Sicknick today. The world is a less fun place without him. #January6

Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."

SAY. THAT. SHIT!

It's too much liquid

Germany’s €80B rearmament plan sidelines US weapons A procurement plan obtained by POLITICO shows Berlin’s rearmament spree will overwhelmingly benefit European industry.

European governments voting with their money. Only 8% of new German defence procurement planned to go to US companies. Wise move.

Headline and lede from Time magazine (did not make the magazine cover) with a generic headshot of Minnesota House speaker Melissa Hortman that reads Minnesota Lawmaker Melissa Hortman Killed, FBI Hunt Suspect Jun 15, 2025 — Democratic state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were killed by an individual impersonating a police officer. -- Hortman was assassinated by a far right extremist along with her husband and dog. The man had a long list of Democrats he planned to kill, and was caught after shooting Minnesota Democrat John Hoffman and his wife Yvette who thankfully survived

Headline from time with a photo of Charlie Kirk at the event where he was murdered, smiling and waving at the crowd. The preview time has shared indicates that this will be the cover story of the next magazine. The headline reads The Killing of Charlie Kirk and the Political Violence Haunting America

The asymmetrical media response to political violence in America is, in itself, one of the most important contributing factors to how we arrived at this place of escalating political violence.

Legal Industry Responses to Fascist Attacks Tracker (Public)

🚨Georgetown University Law Center students are detailing which law firms have caved and which have stood up to the Trump regime. They have created this spreadsheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... Please share widely.

Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing

20 lessons

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Not usually a Kara Swisher fan. But this is spot on.

YouTube video by ProPublica How DOGE Cuts to the IRS Could Cost More Than DOGE Will Ever Save

A 2024 GAO report found the IRS netted a savings of $13,000 for every additional hour spent auditing wealthy individuals’ tax returns.

Watch reporter @andykroll.bsky.social break down how DOGE cuts to the IRS could cost more than DOGE will ever save ⤵️

📽️: @josesepulveda.bsky.social

The Netherlands has a super easy visa for Americans looking to move over. It’s called the Dutch American Friendship Treaty (DAFT). It’s also a delightful place to live.

So it turns out the road to authoritarianism is paved with Chuck Schumer.

I’m so moved by the many heroes working behind the scenes in government roles everyday whose service and sacrifices will never be recognized. I see you. We’re with you.

The disaster is also global.

In less than two months, Trump has completely wiped out the economic gains of the last four years. And he’s showing now signs of stopping.

Donald Trump Amplifies Stunning Message amid Looming Recession Fears: 'Shut Up About Egg Prices' Donald Trump shared a headline that said 'Shut Up About Egg Prices' as poultry costs continue to climb and his controversial economic agenda sparks talk of a recession

Man who runs on lowering egg prices drives up egg prices and tells voters to “shut up” about it.

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It’s just wild that it’s commonly accepted that it’s the left that’s restricting speech.

Meanwhile we’re over here not allowed to acknowledge that women exist.

Resharing for my nonprofit friends who are frantically trying to figure out the words that will/won’t cause them to lose their tax exempt status. Probably start here:

That’s factually incorrect. Medicaid i a major insurer for children, and to get the savings Republicans are trying to get they’ll have to cut Medicaid. Hence, cutting health insurance for children. Https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5178944-republicans-medicaid-trump-tax-cuts-cbo-finds/s

People said they cared about the price of eggs. So talk about the price of eggs.

Maybe I’m daft, but how are we still talking about Trump giving *tax cuts to billionaires* (who most Americans envy) and not that Trump is *driving up the price of eggs, stealing your data, and cutting health insurance for children, all to feed his ego because he doesn’t actually care about you*?

HEY EVERYONE REMEMBER WHEN TRUMP WAS IMPEACHED FOR DENYING AID TO UKRAINE BECAUSE HE WANTED ZELENSKY TO LIE AND SAY BAD THINGS ABOUT BIDEN AND ZELENKSY WOULDN’T DO IT?

Maybe literally one fucking American newspapers could mention this in their, “think pieces,” about what happened yesterday.

Joint statement from Democratic Govs. Kelly, Beshear, Evers, Ferguson, Healy, Hochul, Lujan Grisham, Mills, Murphy, Pritzker, Shapiro, Stein, Walz and Whitmer:

“Donald Trump and JD Vance used the sacred Oval Office to berate President Zelenskyy for not trusting Vladimir Putin’s word.”

The president of the EU making clear whose side Europe is on. What a shameful day for America.

I see people on here trying to reassure the Dems about not folding on a government shutdown. The party in power always gets blamed, and last I checked that’s not us. It’s time to put on our big girl pants and stand up for the country.

Don’t worry, they’re planning to cut Medicaid to cover the costs.

Hey NYTimes — *now* you’re lighting the beacons? NOW?!? After months of “Sauron: Avatar Of Evil… Or Extreme Uniter?” thumbsucker reporting you’re screaming what we’ve known since 2015? Fuck all the way off.

They’re going to cut Medicaid. To give tax cuts to the oligarchs.

In 24 hours, you made over *100,000* calls to your reps to make your voice heard. Let's keep up this momentum! 🎉🙌🔥

To everyone shouting “do something” — who are you waiting for? It’s up to every single one of us. Stop yelling and start organizing.