Ben

My 14yo son and I have really bonded over music. This summer, I took him to his first concert -- Black Keys at the Stone Pony -- and he had a blast.

He just unwrapped his big present for Christmas, tickets for us to go see his favorite band AC/DC in concert, and just immediately burst into tears.

When it comes to Christmas, our beautiful city understands the assignment. #frederick #maryland

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

Abrego Garcia released from ICE custody following judge's order "We remain hopeful that this marks a turning point for Mr. Abrego Garcia," his lawyer said.

NEW: Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man the Trump administration wrongly deported to El Salvador earlier this year, was released from ICE custody following a federal judge's order.

Justice Department again fails to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James The Justice Department also tried and failed last week to secure a new indictment against James in Norfolk, Virginia.

“According to a source Ms. Halligan became enraged when a grand juror told her that the word ‘indict’ is pronounced ‘in-DITE,” not “in-DICKT.”

People keep wondering why they're going after Venezuela. It's because they want to do regime change and control its oil, then use a big tract of land there to keep a tax free "network state" that looks like Dubai but operates like Rhodesia. They are saying this out loud! Believe them!

It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.

Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.

Ian Miles Cheong: Everyone must go back to the country where they are born. Please don't tell people I'm living in Malaysia, where I was born, but spend my entire life complaining about America.

Ian Miles Cheong: *has been secretly living in Dubai this whole time*

If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”

Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.

DC J6: 1.500 arrests
DC No Kings: zero

Tell me again which side is violent?

Sanders: Saturday, millions of people are going to come out on a No Kings day. Speaker Johnson said this is a hate America rally because people are coming out expressing their concerns.. It’s not a hate America rally, it's a love America rally.

AOC: You're damn right that it's a Democratic priority to keep people from getting poisoned, from dangerous chemicals 

You're damn right that it's a Democratic priority to bring down the cost of housing


If they want to say that that's a Democratic priority, they're right,

I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane

Hard to blame the Democrats for the shutdown when you're in charge of all 3 branches of government, plus the Supreme Court.

This government shut down is all about whether Republicans will get away with raising health care premiums by 75% for 20 million Americans and throwing 15 million people off their health care.

We can't allow that to happen.

This is wonderful 💚

Real Betis invited 11 of the club’s oldest members to be mascots this weekend, celebrating their long-held support and International Day for Older Persons 👏

SCOOP / UPDATE — Disney saw more than 1.7 million total paid streaming cancelations during the period 9/17-9/23, a Disney source confirms to me. The total includes Disney+, Hulu and ESPN.

Al poses with Elijah Wood

Always wonderful to bump into my old friend Daniel Radcliffe!

Sinclair is caving and bringing back Kimmel.

Money, folks. Public pressure. They dont have the numbers. Remember this and increase the efforts.

If a government tells you that you can’t call it authoritarian, it’s authoritarian.

Kimmel: "This show is not important. What is important is that we get to live in a country that allows us to have a show like this."

It IS NOT ENOUGH to simply be anti Trump. All the data and polling is screaming this.

Democrats must put inspiring, populist, policy and narratives that voters can vote FOR. There’s no other way!!!

i am seriously begging democrats to bring the same smoke to this story that they brought to jimmy kimmel being indefinitely suspended

a big reason the Disney thing is important is that in the most visible fight the administration has picked, a fight they celebrated winning, ended up as a loss. it's embarrassing and demoralizing. it also shows non-political folks that the pendulum can swing back.

that emboldens all of us to fight.

ben smith, boy, i dunno

Jon’s a freak

Rock Looked Way Cooler Wet

Rock Looked Way Cooler Wet

shoutout to all the boomers who inherited generational wealth which allowed them to retire early and live off it, but never planned for their future long-term care, and are now slowly destroying their children (and their spouses) financially! way to punt it you selfish fucks

Saying we’re going to have to learn to live with each other and debate in the marketplace of ideas while the president is purging comedians off the TV is why people are not reacting positively to Ezra Klein.