“No front-page stories in NYT, WSJ, WaPo. No mention on NBC and CBS Sunday Shows. No stand alone segments on Evening News shows. A death count on par with the OKC bombing is relegated to the back page.” www.columnblog.com/p/corporate-...
every time I see him in a clip online I'm reminded of why it's been years since I watched CNN for more than a few minutes at a time
What just happened in Dallas County is one of the most blatant voter suppression operations I've ever seen—and it happened in a *primary*.
In March. Imagine November.
I broke it down here:
open.substack.com/pub/objectio...
Starting the week with promo in the midst of the hellscape: join me and @annaleen.bsky.social at @booksinc.bsky.social Palo Alto on 4/21 for the launch of THE PHOTONIC EFFECT! RSVP for free here! If you're not local, you can order a signed copy to ship here too: www.eventbrite.com/e/mike-chen-...
CNN put together a montage of the regime's incoherent talking points about Trump's war on Iran
EXCLUSIVE: At more than 30 installations, U.S. commanders told troops the war on Iran is a Christian war.
The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has been “inundated” with more than 110 complaints.
One NCO said they were told the U.S. war is to bring about Armageddon and the return of Jesus…
They spent billions on regime change in Venezuela and left the Maduro's head of torture in charge.
They are now spending billions on regime change in Iran, knowing the most likely outcome will be harder line leadership.
We do not have serious people running our country.
The approach suggested here (such as it is) seems to be:
Bomb Iran
Hope for the best
Come back and bomb some more if needed
the jarring disconnect of having immature boys giving video game fan fiction names on deeply serious, disturbing, reckless and dangerous actions
New — I spoke to eight trans people in Kansas about the new state law that invalidated their driver’s licenses overnight, what’s it’s like to live there right now, plus details of two DMV emails exclusively obtained by The Handbasket that shed light on the law’s chaotic and cruel rollout:
when your news story's useful life span is measured in minutes and seconds
Pleased to speak to @mattduss.bsky.social about a potential US war on Iran.
"There’s no plausible legal basis for the Trump administration to attack Iran."
foreignpolicy.com/2026/02/27/d...
A U.S. official said American military strikes on Iran were underway.
Remember when Congress authorized the use of force against Iran?
Me neither.
Any U.S. attack on Iran would violate U.S. and international law.
Netanyahu has been trying to drag the US into war with Iran for decades, and he finally has a US president weak enough, stupid enough, bloodthirsty enough and compromised enough to blow past all the warnings from both the State Dept and the Pentagon.
BREAKING: Federal judge blocks new DHS policy that would allow arrest of thousands of legal refugees.
"The new policy turns the refugees’ American Dream into a dystopian nightmare," Judge Tunheim wrote.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
The government illegally took your money.
They won’t give it back.
Today in “neither our media nor our political system is designed to deal with a far right authoritarian party.”
"It is now simply a standard, often unmentioned part of our politics that those who the president dislikes, within his own party or outside it, will be the target of stochastic terror."
An official letter from the Kansas Division of Vehicles dated February 23, 2026, with a redacted recipient address. The letter notifies the recipient that due to the enactment of Senate Bill 244, all Kansas driver's licenses and IDs must reflect the holder's sex at birth. It states that the recipient's current credential will become invalid immediately upon the law's publication on February 26, 2026, with no grace period. The recipient is directed to surrender their current ID to receive a new one matching their sex assigned at birth. The document concludes with instructions on how to appeal the notice if received in error, along with contact information for the department.
Kansas is sending letters to trans people telling them that their licenses will be revoked as of tomorrow and that they risk arrest for driving on a suspended license.
This is pure cruelty.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/kansas-sen...
Even if you don't think trans people are worth the fight since they're just 2% of the population, it's vital that you remember that the Republican Party is not merely an anti-trans movement, it is a fascist movement.
They'll perfect tactics on a small minority that will one day be used against you.
In case you missed it…here’s the facts-only version of SOTU
when people talk about AI used in moderation of social media posts, you must remember there is always the human-in-the-loop, often a woman, often in the Global South, always dehumanised and forgotten
1/n
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Letting yourself and your team serve as props to normalize fascism - that's a choice
#SOTU no
#EpsteinFiles yes
Join me live in 15 mins. Tonight at 9pm ET / 8pm CT for the State of the Union. As a human rights lawyer, I’ll break down the speech claim by claim. We already know Trump will rely on the same old strategy of distraction through distortion. I’ll bring the facts in real time.
Watch on YouTube.
Big challenge for political pundits:
Discuss the speech the president actually gives tonight, and not the one you maybe thought you might have seen if you squinted just right.
Compare that real speech to the real world around us.
So. The State of the Union! Whew buddy.
HOW TO NOT CONSUME REGIME PROPAGANDA (unless you're paid to!)
1. Just don't watch (always an option!)
2. Stream the People's SOTU ⬇️
3. Engage with this brilliant event ➡️ bsky.app/profile/erin...
4. Best of both worlds: #2 AND #3! (that's my plan!)
Turning Point USA would like their media team intern back
fascist pedophiles feeling emboldened for sure now
ICE whistleblower Ryan Schwank, a former ICE instructor and attorney, testifies that agents were trained to disregard constitutional rights.
