MBR

This video needs to go viral.

A really splendid film

Senator Warnock just broke it down: health care is on the line.

A Chatham County family once paid $559/month for coverage—now it’s $2,100 after GOP subsidy cuts. Quadruple the cost just to stay insured.

#TrumpsHealthCareShutdown

That’s only when a Democrat is in charge. When a Republican is in, it’s lick the boot time.

Perimenopause or Fascism? Why I Want To Murder Everyone by Ami Berger

But they once caught most of All the President’s Men during a Netflix and chill session. Isn’t that enough?

Totally understand but I can’t help but feel disappointed. What will save American democracy is not elites’ smarts but your courage. SPEAK ON THE RECORD, folks. Yes, you have a lot to lose, but you also have a lot. You will be fine. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/m...

Bill Nye on Capitol Hill

Bill Nye is currently on the Hill to advocate against a proposed 47% cut to NASA science from the Trump admin

Tales from the Golden Age

My 10 cents is that other blue states (and maybe even some red states) need to start supporting Illinois, California, and Oregon in their legal arguments BEFORE the spotlight turns to them.

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival to all the political prisoners in China and Hong Kong who cannot celebrate the festival with their families because they want to build a society where all families can live with dignity and freedom. 中秋节快乐！

God this made me think of that legendary twitter thread with Milo in various guises…. I hope that is preserved somewhere

I’ve said before that if I could instantly teach people how one thing actually works it might be the U.S. immigration system. It’s of course far worse among my conservatives relatives but even progressive folks I know were shocked to find out my wife didn’t become a citizen the moment I married her.

Read the full thread

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

I feel similarly although I guess I think the chances of an American Gwangju at some point in the next 3.5 years may be more like moderate than small…

The Golden Age of Transnational Repression | Journal of Democracy Authoritarian regimes are targeting exiles and diaspora communities in more places than ever before. Activists, journalists, and regular people living abroad must watch their backs…

Great piece and grim read by @nateschenkkan.bsky.social. The expanding practice of transnational repression has made the world increasingly dangerous for anyone who dares to speak their mind, anywhere. www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/the...

FACT FOCUS: Democrats did not shut down the government to give health care to 'illegal immigrants' This is false. Democrats say they are pushing for the inclusion of key health care provisions in the next congressional spending package.

President Donald Trump and other high-ranking Republicans claim Democrats forced the government shutdown fight because they want to give free health care to immigrants in the U.S. illegally. Here’s a closer look at the facts:

how many times have I had that convo ? too many

ICE admits that up to 50% of arrests in its Chicago raids are "collateral.” These aren't statistics. They are parents taken from their children, neighbors taken from our communities. When does a "collateral" U.S. citizen child's trauma matter? This isn't law enforcement; it's a campaign of terror.

There was clearly no physical threat. He just didn’t like what she had to say.

They largely want the studios & sports and don’t care about the news org. In fact, they would love it gone. Why? Because rich men, especially tech men, think they deserve no criticism and also need constant fluffing. They value a mirrortocracy over a meritocracy and welcome a mediocrity.

I visited the apartment building ICE raided on Tuesday today. Story to come, but you can walk right in. Half of the apartments have no doors on them. Children's stuff abandoned in some flats. *Citizen* residents told me they were arrested and held for hours in zipties. This is America

Does his name start with a B?

Mark Kelly: “lf you are undocumented in our country, you cannot get healthcare from the Affordable Care Act exchange. You are not eligible for Medicare. You are not eligible for Medicaid. They’re just making that up. They just like to blame brown people.”

Competitive authoritarianism

I predict that the people calling Dems fanatics & terrorists are going to make sure the big SV companies (all loyalists) don't share data with Dems for elections. That's the deciding factor in modern elections and only the GOP will have access. Private companies may not even let Dems buy ads.

This morning, the Trump Administration’s Department of War gave me an ultimatum: call up your troops, or we will. It is absolutely outrageous and un-American to demand a Governor send military troops within our own borders and against our will.

@ryanahunt.bsky.social