Evan Weber

I appreciate @punchbowlnews.bsky.social noting something that's objectively true and necessary context, but routinely elided over:

The House GOP is not away because of the shutdown, but to avoid taking a vote on releasing info about a notorious pedophile because that info implicates Trump.

Unprecedented corruption

“If you can beat the oligarchs here…that will send a message to every community in America that real change is possible.”

More of my conversation with Bernie Sanders on democracy, oligarchy and his time as Mayor.

NEW REPORT from Forbes has revealed the Trump family has doubled its fortune—to a total of about $10 billion.

For Donald Trump, his White House comeback has been “the most lucrative year of his life,” with POTUS raking in $3 billion, two-thirds of which came from cryptocurrency. trib.al/U2Sm4vo

the right move and he should do more things like it

Child mortality used to be 50%. As recently as 1950, 25% of children died globally. Now it’s 4% globally, and 0.3% in some rich countries. A large part of that is better public health and vaccines.

Republicans are trying to take us back to the past.

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a cartoon cat with a bottle in its mouth and the words `` i 'm baby '' . ALT: a cartoon cat with a bottle in its mouth and the words `` i 'm baby '' .

On the bus this morning after the long weekend on my way to work. It’s cold, I’m hungry, I need a coffee, wish I were back in bed. Basically feel like a teenager on the way to school again.

Making them wear high-visibility vests over camo is such a good joke you couldn’t write it

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Very proud of my good friend @wewill2026.bsky.social who launched his campaign for Congress today.

Will's one of the smartest, most principled, hardest working people I know. Michigan'll be lucky to have him—and Congress won't have a clue what to do w/him.
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protect Americas workforce act

Trump is trying to destroy unions so that billionaires can have free reign to exploit workers. Congress must push back against these attacks.

Join @aflcio.org and urge your Representative to sign a discharge petition and pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act: 844-944-4554.

im shocked the guy who said his "investigators" in hawaii looking into obama's birth certificate had found some amazing things is having trouble keeping his base satisfied when one of his biggest conspiracies is fizzling. nobody could have predicted.

We cut child poverty in half with the child tax credit in the American Rescue Plan. We know it worked. We could have made it permanent for about half the cost of Trump’s tax cuts for the rich.

If it took 8 days to build a massive concentration camp in Florida then it means they could build and house the homeless at any point but choose not to

I just forced Republicans to stop calling me Pee-Pee Boy while they urinate on my face, so I guess you could say we both won big here

Zohran looking out on a victory night crowd.

In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done.

My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it.

I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.

Hope and solidarity won tonight, and will win again in November.

Congratulations, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social

As he wrapped up his speech, Brad Lander again congratulated Mamdani, whom he cross-endorsed. And Lander, who is Jewish, declared, “We are not going to let anyone divide Muslim New Yorkers and Jewish New Yorkers.”

I am weeping

Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown Iran S04 E06 Dailymotion video by L3arnTV

If you’re an American should watch the Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown ep on Iran. A deeply humanizing look at a country full of people just like you and me. I watched it after Anthony died and it moved in ways that are hard to relay. I also immediately ran out to try kabob koobideh and tahdig.

Maui Takes 1st Steps Toward Restoring Historic Wetland In Lahaina Moku‘ula, the royal compound where Native Hawaiian nobility resided for centuries, is buried beneath the burned remnants of a ballpark. Maui County officials hope to restore the Lahaina landmark over the next several years.

"Both the island and the fishpond were considered sacred and culturally significant spaces.... Mokuhinia began to dry up [after] sugar plantations diverted the area’s water."*

Maui Takes 1st Steps Toward Restoring Historic Royal Site In Lahaina @civilbeat.bsky.social #Hawaii #HInews

This is the kind of thing that would happen if the Secretary of Defense was a neo-Nazi (the secretary of defense is a neo-Nazi).

Unbelievably horrified by this attack in Boulder. We don’t know the full story of the attacker, but no matter what it is, let me be clear: Senseless, antisemitic attacks do not help Palestinians, Jews, or Israelis.

Committing terror attacks against people standing for hostages is disgusting.

#🌺news, a pretty insightful piece however you feel about either Awa or Kahele.

The Creep of Political Regression: Why Hawaiʻi Democrats Can’t Ignore Brenton Awa

Great piece from Kai Kahele, for those of us in Hawai'i politics. must-read.

open.substack.com/pub/kkahele/...

Me, a dummy: “Let’s build clean energy to save the planet!”

Utilities, government: “No”

Very smart tech bros: “Let’s have a digital arms race w/China over tech we don’t understand! Btw we need energy”

Utilities, govt: “How fast can the panels and batteries be built and where should we put them?”

Gerry Connolly Dead at 75 Congressman becomes third to die in office this year and sixth in just over a year

Gerry Connolly is the sixth congressman to die in office in just over a year. All were Democrats.

Let's go there: www.kenklippenstein.com/p/gerry-conn...

Alt text: A circular infographic titled “Death Spiral: Republicans’ Medicaid cuts threaten the health care of all Americans—even people on private insurance.” The cycle is illustrated in five steps: (1) Medicaid cuts cause millions to lose health care, (2) People without coverage can’t pay for the care they need, (3) Rural hospitals lose significant revenue, (4) Health care workers are laid off and rural hospitals close, and (5) Entire communities lose health care services. Each step is accompanied by a small icon representing its message, and arrows connect the steps in a looping cycle. Source cited: CAP and Getty Images.

Welcome to the Death Spiral—aka what happens if Republicans succeed in cutting Medicaid.

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