‼️ The Senate just passed major legislation to tackle the housing crisis.
But now Trump and House Republicans might block its final passage because, according to Trump, “no one gives a (bleep) about housing.”
Temper Tantrum Trump might kill this bill simply because he can't have the SAVE Act.
"Some 1,700 Kansans had their driver’s licenses invalidated last month. It wasn’t for racking up speeding tickets or a DUI charge, but because they are transgender."
Man these DOGE videos are like the parody of the fantastical version of “unelected bureaucrats” Republicans have railed on for years
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Until recently it was universally understood, all across the political spectrum, that giving adolescent boys vast powers of destruction is not a good idea.
30 countries use mail voting
He came to Elon Musk’s DOGE.
Took databases with Social Security private data.
There’s info on 70 million Americans on those databases.
He left DOGE.
Kept the data himself.
Took it to a private employer. (gift link)
wapo.st/4bAFCQZ
🔵 Democrats flip another seat in the New Hampshire State House.
Democrat Bobbi Boudman wins a special election in a Trump+9 district, after losing the same seat by 14 points in 2024. A 13-point Democratic overperformance.
Ex-Trump National Security Advisor Nadia Schadlow: “Congress does not have a constitutional role in the declaration of war.”
@ezraklein.bsky.social : *READS HER THE CONSTITUTION* 🤔
Four images of 10 years of transformation in Paris: 2016–2026.
@annehidalgo.bsky.social will no longer be mayor in March 2026, but this vision of a Paris for life must live on.
Cities are places of solidarity, kindness and well-being in an increasingly authoritarian and brutal world. We need it!
Good thread. I constantly wonder whether Trump supporters don't realize he's uncommonly stupid or do realize it and like it.
He allegedly said "he needed help transferring data from a thumb drive “to his personal computer so that he could ‘sanitize’ the data before using it at [the company.] ... [and] that he expected to receive a presidential pardon ... ." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
In 1972, the US had more metro lines per capita than Canada, France, or Germany. Now, it's below all of them. It only has 50% of Canada's per-capita metros.
In 1990, 4 of the world’s 14 longest metros were in the US. Today, not a single US network sits on that list.
www.urban.org/urban-wire/r...
Multiple news outlets are reporting a US attack on an Iranian #desalination plant.
If verified, this violates international law protecting #water systems during wars, and it sets a dangerous precedent, given intense dependence of Gulf countries on desalination.
timesofoman.com/article/1691...
Wisconsin liberals have a chance next month to go up 5-2 on the state supreme court for the first time in modern history. If they succeed, they'll also block conservatives from earning a court majority through the next presidential election and until at least 2030.
New preview in @boltsmag.org:
"SHIT"
"FUCK"
"NO"
"FUCK"
"SHIT"
"FUCK"
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This piece is referring to SCOTUS*, but:
The Speaker of the House is an evangelical Christian, as is the Senate Majority Leader.
See also:
· Secretary of Defense
· OMB director
· Outgoing DHS sec
· Incoming DHS sec (if confirmed)**
· HUD Sec
· Head of the White House Faith Office
"Cognitive surrender" was a startling phrase I ran into in my reading recently.
“At the end of the day, she didn’t sound any better than some of these ultra-conservative people who were demeaning Black and Brown folk on a regular basis,” said Rev. Rodney Sadler, a Bible scholar and longtime community activist in Charlotte. “It felt like a betrayal of the utmost.” Cunningham’s comments proved so problematic for Sadler that he said he realized that she was “no longer worthy of being our representative” and he had to run against her. “It drove me to a point of saying, ‘She needs to go, and she needs to go now,’” the 58-year-old pastor, who works at Charlotte’s Union Presbyterian Seminary, told Bolts.
this guy challenged a sitting Democratic lawmaker in yesterday's primary, angered by her pro-ICE vote, and he ousted her 70% to 22%.
boltsmag.org/north-caroli...
Seems important:
James Talarico tonight:
"It doesn't matter what happens in this Republican runoff. We already know who we're running against: The billionaire mega-donors and their corrupt political system. Not any one politician ... We are running against the broken system and the powerful people who broke it."
One woman who called the State Department helpline looking for help said they told her to "stop ranting and raving" and hung up on her.
Another woman said they asked her how to spell Oman.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/t...
That is NOT the worst case scenario. Not completely, at least.
This is a first hand report of the cluster F created by the GOP in the Dallas County, Texas primary election. This expresses the general incompetence of this gang. I know this location which I won't reveal. I voted there early when county wide voting was in effect.
#Texas #Talarico #Crockett
Nice!
The White House has helped MAGA influencers escape the Middle East on a private jet while more than a million ordinary Americans are still trapped with no way out.
North Carolina Republicans have only needed a single Democratic defection in the state House to override the Democratic governor’s vetoes this term.
One unreliable Dem already resigned in disgrace a while back. Another 2-3 losing their primaries is a big deal
