"We are a democracy. But we can lose that democracy." This afternoon, Washington Senator Patty Murray, who has been in the Senate for more than 32 years, rose to condemn the treatment of California Senator Alex Padilla, who was manhandled out of a press ...

Read these words from Senator Murray, who has said it so well tonight. We’re in danger of losing democracy. Don’t ignore what’s happening. joycevance.substack.com/p/we-are-a-d...

Honestly I think if this place was actually irrelevant we wouldn’t have to deal with the same freaking editorial every week for an entire year and a half

every grindset, manosphere influencer is on the phone with their PR team asking whose side they should take

I'm just glad one of these men has the nuclear codes and the other has all our personal data.

In a healthy information environment, this would be front-page news.

the onion predicting the future yet again

Evasion of peer review is a hallmark of pseudoscience.

But even more insidious is the obviation of scientific scrutiny by publishing in pseudoscientific journals that exist to provide an illusion of scientific legitimacy.

There’s nothing new about MAHA’s propaganda tactics.

YouTube video by Democracy Docket BREAKING: DOJ Files Anti-Voter Lawsuit in North Carolina

The Dept. of Justice has filed its first voter suppression lawsuit aimed at disenfranchising voters. This is a critical juncture for democracy.

Paige and I discuss the implications and how it echoes claims made by failed state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin. youtu.be/8XEW-Ga428M

The Free Speech Administration throwing down arguably the biggest sledgehammer against free thought and association in my lifetime.

The biggest endorsement I can make for Bluesky is that replacing Twitter with this app on my phone probably improved my general mood when I’m on my phone by 20-25%. I know there are better reasons but it is what it is!

yes. they literally blame higher education for a social order that doesn’t give unquestioned deference to people like themselves

RFK Jr. threatens to bar government scientists from publishing in leading medical journals The health secretary said the New England Journal of Medicine, the Journal of the American Medical Association and The Lancet are in bed with pharma.

reputable medical journals keep saying that RFK and his pro-disease friends are full of shit and so naturally they must be shunned www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

A small Montana town grapples with the fallouts from federal worker cuts Science is an economic driver in Hamilton, Mont., thanks to Rocky Mountain Laboratories, a federal research lab. Now, layoffs and funding cuts are having an impact in this town far from Washington.

Science is an economic driver in Hamilton, Mont., thanks to Rocky Mountain Laboratories, a federal research lab. Now, layoffs and funding cuts are having an impact in this town far from Washington.

A dog shelter in Kyiv during last night's Russian attack.

I SURVIVED READING BANNED BOOKS ALL I GOT WAS SMARTER AND MORE EMPATHETIC

📚 ¿y tù? 📖

U.S. Justice Department pardon lawyer pledges 'hard look' at plot to kidnap Michigan governor The U.S. Justice Department’s new pardon attorney says he is going to take a “hard look” at two men who are in prison for leading a conspiracy to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020.

Trump pardon attorney taking “hard look” at defendants convicted of plotting to kidnap Gov. Whitmer. The effort to rewrite history and normalize political violence continues.
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

Fetterman, Often Absent From Senate, Says He Has Been Shamed Into Returning

Area Man Hates His Job (But Still Loves Genocide) www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/u...

Wonder how many people Trump is negotiating foreign policy and tariffs with, that have children and other relatives going to Harvard and other Ivy League schools ?

everything means the opposite for these people. freedom
means your freedom to obey. the first amendment means their freedom to tell you what you can read and think.

NEW: Judge Burroughs GRANTS Harvard's requested TRO against the Trump administration, blocking it from revoking Harvard's ability to enroll international students during early court proceedings.

Wall Street Journal headline reads: Ralph Lauren to Raise Prices as Luxury Shoppers Keep Spending Luxury apparel-and-accessories company said it will raise prices more than previously planned in order to offset tariffs

Associated Press headline reads: A rare warning from Walmart during a US trade war: Higher prices are inevitable

New York Times headline reads: Barbie Maker Mattel Plans to Raise Prices Because of Trump’s Tariffs Mattel, the U.S. toy company, said it would increase prices of some U.S. toys, citing levies on Chinese imports.

CNBC headline reads: Nike will raise prices on a wide range of products as soon as this week

Ralph Lauren joins others in saying they will raise prices.

Comey’s “86 47” Post Gets Terrorwashed When did everything become terrorism?

James Comey's post is terrorism, says Senior Director for Counterterrorism Sebastian Gorka.

When did everything become terrorism?
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/comeys-86-...

Analysis: Trump is trying to chill the investigative journalism that holds him to account | CNN Business On World Press Freedom Day, there’s a bleak backdrop as Trump and his aides are actively trying to impede reporting and intimidate news outlets.

This week, in an especially worrisome development, the Justice Department reinstated a rule that allows federal investigators to secretly go after journalists’ records in leak investigations. The DOJ cited "growing concerns" about government employees leaking to the media...

it’s wild you’re just able to openly do bribes for politicians if you use crypto now

I may be the only lawyer targeted by Trump willing to speak on camera, but for me it wasn't a choice. All of us have an obligation to speak out against what Trump is doing. All of us have an obligation to fight for democracy. I am fortunate to be a lawyer and to have a platform -- and I will use it.

Given that most, if not all MAGA merch is made in China, I'll be really curious to see what happens to their pricing and availability 😁

I was among the people interview for this piece. Glad to see 60 Minutes standing behind it.

Harvard Law professor Michael Klarman gave an inspiring lecture about the need for lawyers to protect democracy. I was honored that he noted the attacks and threats aimed at me. His words serve to steel my spine and make me more committed than ever to fighting for democracy.

Thank you professor.🙏

With all the talk of product shortages , I think it should be said that products will first find their way to densely populated areas first and everywhere else, last

This certainly will hurt all those red counties. How they react to their shelves being everything will define the midterms