Amy McGlothlin

As Toni Morrison said, "the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work." But she also reminded us never to lose our capacity to be shocked.

Part of my conversation on @ayman.msnbc.com earlier today.

After being released from jail and facing months of legal issues ahead of her…

Q: Do you plan to continue with the band and play…

A: I think this has only strengthened my commitment to social justice. And yeah, I feel even more committed to what people are protesting at the ICE building.

The Last Days of the Pentagon Press Corps I’ve been evicted from a building I’ve covered for 18 years. I’ll keep doing my job anyway.

Gift link:
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

🩸🩸🩸 I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what the 34x POS convicted felon who incites political violence, adjudicated rapist & pedophile Trump did 🩸🩸🩸

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Long live the amphibian uprising!

I love this image.

The Virginia Senate just told UVA it’s not getting state funding if it accepts the compact since UVA exists to serve Virginia, its residents, & their interests—not be a tool of the federal govt. Scoop from our student newspaper, who’ve been doing vital reporting www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...

If we are taking in “trillion” of dollars in tariffs:

1. Why haven’t we paid down a cent of the debt?

2. Why can’t we afford to not fuck millions of people over with expiring insurance subsidies?

3. Why is none of it being used to help the abysmal job market?

I think the Trump admin assumed no one would try to find out who the people on the boats they blew up really were

Members of the US Army band, Pershing's Own, taking a moment to spread some joy.
Music is good for the soul.

Repost ad infinitum.

R.I.P. the First Amendment, Killed by Cowardice and Greed We will all mourn eventually. Even the long list of those who murdered our foundational freedom.

Periodically, throughout our history, the first amendment has been abused. But never like it is now. In fact, the freedom of expression we once took for granted is, for the moment at least, gone. It's future depends on us. My latest. www.thedailybeast.com/rip-the-firs...

Pritzker: "I refuse to pretend that any of this is normal ... I refuse to fall into the pundit trap that demands we sacrifice vital constitutional rights if it's being done in the fake guise of fighting crime."

White House

Trump is more than 30 minutes late to his "Presidential announcement"

Analytical method provides fresh insights into agriculture's impact on insect decline Agriculture's impact on insect diversity is more severe than previously thought, according to a new study from the Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg.

Agriculture's impact on insect diversity is more severe than previously thought, according to a new study from the Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg.

phys.org/news/2025-05...

MEEKS: Does trade deficits constitute a national emergency?

BESSENT: Yes

MEEKS: Do you know that for the last four decades we have trade deficits and nobody said it was a national emergency?

Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.

What you can do Revised and expanded

Robert Reich's helpful guide re. what you can do to fight back.

Unless due process
is protected for everyone – you, your children, and your neighbors are ALL Venezuelan gang members.

You dipshit. Did you really think that any of these amendments would get proper consideration? Thanks for nothing.

Do not hand over these cuts to social security, Medicare, and more. Hold the line and quit being a coward. Vote no on Cloture. Make them work. Everyone is going to blame you when this goes through and you better be ready to retire.

NO on cloture or it doesn’t matter.

Period.

When is Maine actually going to elect some people with balls.

The Farm Service Agency (FSA) has notified pantries & other food distributors that they are to cease using FarmShare funds to acquire fresh foods from local farmers
FarmShare is/was funded by USDA's Local Food Purchase Assistance program
This immediately affects both farmers & lower income families

I have missed Luna's goats.