Liminal Space

So, listen, call Schumer’s office no matter where you live, no matter if you’re registered to vote. Leave a voicemail that says if Senate Dems cave without an ACA premiums fix, you will never vote for or donate to another Senate Democrat as long as he is Leader

AI Is Supercharging the War on Libraries, Education, and Human Knowledge "Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another."

"AI maximalism across society is supercharging the ideological war on libraries, schools, government workers, and academics."

"I want to remind us all that art is dangerous... You have to know it before you start, and do it under those circumstances, because it is one of the most important things that human beings do."

— Toni Morrison

San Diego will always have a piece of my heart.

🙌🙌🙌

Nearly 7 million people at more than 2,700 events in all 50 states, which police said were peaceful. Large cities reporting no protest-related incidents or arrests.

Key themes: Anti-Trump, threats to democracy, ICE raids and troop deployments in US cities, cuts to federal programs & health care.

Not "cracking down" They are "attacking"

Trump orders disgraced former congressman George Santos released from prison Trump in a statement late Friday said Santos was “somewhat of a rogue” but did not deserve to spend seven years in prison.

Breaking Trump orders disgraced former congressman George Santos released from prison Gift article

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Head of the U.S. Military’s Southern Command Is Stepping Down, Officials Say

“At a moment when U.S. forces are building up across the Caribbean and tensions with Venezuela are at a boiling point, the departure of our top military commander in the region sends an alarming signal of instability within the chain of command." NYT Gift Article
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...

Judge Goodstein issued a TRO on September 3 blocking the State of South Carolina from handing over its full voter registration database.

I'm sure that's coincidence, though.

going from "transgender ideology" to "look at the poor misguided white kid" without even taking a breath, unconscionable

Until Trump speaks publicly, I’m going to assume he’s incapable.

Way to rise up San Diego
Labor Day ✊

JUST IN: Judge Sooknanan ordered the government to file a status report by 4 pm to address whether the children have been deplaned.

DOJ blew the deadline.

Now she orders them to show cause why they didn’t file the report in time — and sets new 6:30 pm deadline.

Nailed it.

I genuinely think one thing that trips up folks on the left is that they can't imagine not sharing certain core values. Lemme explain. Here's an intuition pump:

Say you're in negotiations with counterparty X. And there are two possible deals on the table ...

If I were an American dictator worried that Congress might do something silly like vote in favor of releasing a bunch of documents that implicated me as a child sex trafficker, it would be super advantageous to fill D.C. with loyal military officers the week before

Presidents don’t own the country.

It doesn’t belong to them.

It’s ours.

Never forget this basic fact.

It’s ours.

Never normalize dictatorial power grabs.

They’re NOT normal.

Collage of pics of Trump & Epstein laughing smiling and checking out (presumably) young women at an event. Quote from Trump: "I've known Jeff for fifteen years. Terrific guy. He's a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side."

Predator-in-chief says what.

Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Who Threatened Police Joins Justice Dept.

"As violence erupted, his charging document said, he told other rioters who were attacking law enforcement officers, 'Kill ’em! Kill ’em! Kill ’em!'

He then raised his arms in celebration after breaching the Capitol in a face mask... and escaped through a window..."

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/u...

NY hates him.

*This* is why they are freaking out about Zohran Mamdani.

Republicans suddenly care about #NYC like they suddenly care about women in Iran, like they suddenly cared about women's sports, like they suddenly cared about antisemitism.

The only use they have for humanity is to weaponize it.

Elon Musk is one of the worst mass murderers of the 21st Century.

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I do love that we’re just re-using plots from the Bush administration now.

“We have to stop Iran from getting WMDs” bro you changed like one letter

Agree. Just the lowest. ❤️‍🩹

Happy Fathers Day. There is deep love & humanity in caretaking. Tenderness, strength, dignity & empathy. To celebrate it, you must strive to be it.

Sending love & gratitude to the men who love life—who nourish the world—who create hope & dreams & wrap their arms around us.

Keep families together.❤️‍🩹

Yeah. Really shows us what we're dealing with.