sion bell

so in conclusion, the state of the union is actually very bad because a man who tried to end democracy is using the government to personally enrich himself and his buddies while executing citizens and noncitizens alike

This is literally what CURRENT LAW requires. It’s in the Constitution! www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

Four Big Tech Companies Avoid $51 Billion in Taxes in Wake of One Big Beautiful Bill Act Four of the corporations whose CEOs flanked President Trump at his 2025 inauguration ceremony have now disclosed that they collectively received $51 billion in federal tax breaks in 2025, much of that...

I know most of you don't read tax news but you should. The effects of Trump's Big Ugly Bill are starting to show. Mega corporations paid almost no income tax last year. Follow @itep.org for more.

besides the point, but is she wearing a toga?

and he’s stealing the bbc’s idea

every single participant in this should be prosecuted

Former Trump admin DHS lawyer demands president’s impeachment “I am enraged and embarrassed by DHS’s lawlessness, fascism, and cruelty,” John Mitnick said.

More Republicans call for Trump's impeachment. Now the general counsel to DHS under Trump I www.newsweek.com/trump-admini...

absolutely bizarre to see a violent, rogue american regime, which is threatening military attacks on a bunch of major trading partners and close allies, and openly fantasizing about hitler-style wars of territorial conquest, covered in the tone of horse-race political commentary

Im seeing discussions about consultations with congress, authorizations of force etc. I have to say this transcends any of what I would call sub constitutional technicalities. The president has gone to war with a foreign power and, it seems, kidnapped a foreign head of state on the basis of nothing.

the admin's foreign policy goal is the creation of a white supremacist international

MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?

NOEM: We haven't deported veterans

MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea

Stunning admission from Trump in his Politico interview. He confesses he knows almost nothing about the drug trafficking of the guy he pardoned even though he helped bring 500 tons of cocaine into US. Trump also reveals his narcissism makes him easy to manipulate:

newrepublic.com/article/2041...

The public really needs to understand this. Every university system in the world rests on public funding, there has never been an alternative model at any time in history.

We have universities for literally the same reason that we have roads and armies.

Among them:

Don’t. Print. Lies. In. The. Newspapers.

i went to university of kansas undergrad, uchicago MA, and now yale law. my undergrad professors were spectacular, in no way inferior to my fancy school profs

Racial Resentment Among White Americans by Birth Year and Demographics This figure presents the same four-panel layout (education, gender, geography, religion) but for White Americans from birth years 1940 to 2000. Education panel: A pronounced divide shows non-college Whites with substantially higher resentment across all cohorts, increasing sharply for older birth years. College-educated Whites rise more modestly but remain distinctly lower, especially among younger cohorts. Gender panel: Male and female trendlines rise together, with women slightly higher in mid-century cohorts. Younger cohorts of both genders start lower and climb with age. Geography panel: Regional lines separate clearly: the South is highest in resentment, followed by the Midwest. The West and Northeast show lower levels, with the Northeast consistently at the bottom. All regions slope upward toward older cohorts. Religion panel: Protestants show the highest resentment, peaking among mid-century cohorts. Catholics sit in the middle. Non-affiliated Whites show the lowest resentment, especially among younger respondents, with a small rise among mid-century generations. The figure notes CES 2024 data with GAM-smoothed trendlines.

Those claiming Dems should retreat on racial justice aren't hard-headed realists, they're pushing against the electoral tide rather than leaning into it. The story of Gen Z isn't about racist backlash or red-pilled young men. It's the most racially progressive generation in American history. 🧵

Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct

Why would Trump—who allegedly knew of Epstein’s crimes—“spend hours” at a pedophile’s house with an underage victim?

I think we all know the answer.

Here Are Jeffrey Epstein’s Emails About Trump “Of course he knew about the girls,” Epstein allegedly said about Trump.

“Of course he knew about the girls,” Epstein allegedly said about Trump.

As many have pointed out, Mamdani didn't stand apart from our trans brothers and sisters. He didn't play the "Gee, gosh, it sure is complicated," milquetoast moderate card. And he crushed.

The way forward is together, not over the bodies of our own.

Can't overstate how fucked up it is that unraveling what is arguably the greatest achievement in the history of humanity is now a motivating issue of one of the two dominant parties in the U.S.

modern day poor houses

low-hanging froot

We absolutely should not become numb to this

can you expand on point 2? interested in the international comparison

JD Vance is suggesting that neo-Nazis and the descendents of confederate soldiers have more claim to being part of this nation because they're white than immigrants who believe in the Declaration of Independence.

This kind of blood and soil nationalism is indistinguishable from classic fascism.

I'm going to try and communicate with my Republican colleagues in a new way.

Job Garcia’s kidnapping by the Trump administration is the top story on the LA Times website right now.

www.latimes.com/california/s...

kind of just endlessly sad and grieving that there are so few voices in the public sphere making the basic principled argument that immigration is an affirmative good in every way and the best way for this country to serve humanity is to welcome people who want or need to leave their homes

In what might be the logical endpoint of American Zionism, the Heritage Foundation has declared that pro-Palestinian activism is not just antisemitic, but is in fact a shadowy global conspiracy … led by Jews. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/u...