May this portion of the dissent by Ketanji Brown Jackson haunt John Roberts forever and be the final word on his tenure as Chief Justice.

Former Afghan interpreter for U.S. military detained by ICE after routine immigration appointment Zia’s arrest is the latest case of federal authorities detaining immigrants with legal status during immigration check-ins. Lawmakers call the detainment of those who helped U.S. troops at war a betra...

The man's arrest is the latest case of federal authorities detaining immigrants with legal status during immigration check-ins. Lawmakers call the detainment of those who helped U.S. troops at war a betrayal. [via @wbur.org]

AOC: This bill is a deal with the devil. It explodes our national debt. It militarizes our entire economy. It strips away health care and basic dignity of the American people for what? To give Elon Musk a tax break.. We cannot stand for it. And we will not support it. You should be ashamed

Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski says the quiet part out loud: “We are all afraid… I am oftentimes very anxious about using my voice because retaliation is real.”

a polar bear with a helmet on its head looks at the camera Alt: the Panserbjørne believe VERY STRONGLY in free trade

tariffing Svalbard seems unwise

Rory Stewart is a British politician, television personality, and scholar, so not totally random, but the stupidity of this dialogue remains.

Schumer Is Pushed by Democratic Governors to Fight Harder Against Trump On a call with Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, six Democratic governors pushed him to slow down the confirmation of President Trump’s nominees and to do more to block his agenda.

Senator Schumer needs to step up or step aside. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/u.... @schumer.senate.gov

White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.

Um. Even a brief pause that’s soon overturned or walked back is really going to f*** things up. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

What a chart...
The US share of single moms (19%) is actually pretty similar to many other advanced economy nations.

What is different? = US child poverty (20%) is way higher than other nations.

From @andrewvandam.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

In case it’s of use, the American Guild of Organists’ motto is “passing the organ from generation to generation” (or at least it was about ten years ago—I have a concert booklet somewhere). This feel worthy of sketch inclusion.

First Friday dinner of 2.0 and we went large. It’s been a week that’s been a year.