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Vance said he planned to warn his children—“especially my boys”—to be cautious about what they share in group chats or online, advising them to assume “some scumbag is going to leak it in an effort to try to cause you harm or cause your family harm.”

It's telling that Vance's first instinct following the Politico leak was to tell his sons to be wary of what they write in group chats--to assume “some scumbag is going to leak it in an effort to try to cause you harm.”

His message here is basically--be racist; just don't get caught.

Swearing in isn’t some ceremony. You aren’t a member of Congress until it happens. He knows that.

No phones, no staff, nothing.

I had to escort her into the Capitol on Wed bc Capitol police must treat her as a public visitor until she’s sworn in. And solo visitors aren’t allowed during shutdown!

The Supreme Court Left No Doubt: It Will Gut the Voting Rights Act The ruling, when it comes, will be disastrous for Black voters and for Democrats.

Here's my full breakdown of yesterday's voting rights case, where the Supreme Court will likely say that overrepresntation of whites in Congress is constitutionally mandated.

My latest in @thenation.com

www.thenation.com/article/poli...

The Devastation of DOGE: Abigail Spanberger on How Trump's Policies Make Virginians Suffer "The impact is dire."

Democratic nominee for Virginia governor Abigail Spanberger @abigailspanberger.com shares how the rapid-fire, careless DOGE cuts have led to dire consequences across her state. Watch her full interview.
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/the-devastation-of-doge-abigail-spanberger

Unless and until some kind of compelling legal and moral argument is presented as to why this is a legitimate use of deadly force, this is just…mass murder.

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

Brett Kavanaugh: “The Govt sometimes makes brief investigative stops …”

Incredibly clearly written deep dive into the appalling views and behavior towards women (and Muslims and Iraqis and really everyone) by Pete Hegseth, one of the worst of Trump’s cabinet of villains and fools.

In some parts of polite society, it now holds that if many of Kirk's views were repugnant, his willingness to calmly argue about them and his insistence that people hash out their disagreements through discourse at a time of such division made him a free-speech advocate, and an exemplar of how we should engage politically across difference. But for those who were directly targeted by Kirk's rhetoric, this thinking seems to place the civility of Kirk's style of argument over the incivility of what he argued. Through gossamer tributes, Kirk's cruel condemnation of transgender people and his racist throwback views about Black Americans were no longer anathema but instead are being treated as just another political view to be respectfully debated - like a position on tax rates or health care policy.

This is exactly what was horrific about Ezra Klein saying Charlie Kirk did politics "in the right way."

Read the whole @nytimes.com essay by Nikole Hannah-Jones.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/m...

SCOTUS's Republican appointees let Trump ignore Congress, cut foreign aid Justice Kagan, dissenting for the Democratic appointees, noted the majority's "preliminary" order means $4 billion in aid allotted by Congress will be blocked "for all time.“

This morning's Portland post from Trump, finally, came less than 20 hours after the Supreme Court, yet again, gave Trump still more room to do what he pleases.

Telling a tyrant he can take lawless steps, unsurprisingly, will lead that tyrant to take more lawless steps.

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American Academy of Pediatrics statement on the 9/22 WH autism press conference:

“Today’s White House event on autism was filled with dangerous claims and misleading information that sends a confusing message to parents and expecting parents and does a disservice to autistic individuals."

“Major medical groups still recommend acetaminophen during pregnancy. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists says there is “no clear evidence” that prudent use causes fetal developmental issues and cautions against leaving maternal fever or pain untreated.”

“A study of fatal mass shootings, incidents in which 5 or more ppl were killed, from 2014 to 2019 found 59% were domestic violence [DV]. In 68% of cases, the shooter was committing or had a history of DV. Fewer victims survive mass shootings tied to DV than ones where that dynamic isn’t present.”🧪🛟

'The New Age of Sexism' explores how misogyny is replicated in AI and emerging tech Artificial intelligence and emerging technologies are already reshaping the world around us. But how are age-old inequalities showing up in this new digital frontier? In “The New Age of Sexism,” author and feminist activist Laura Bates explores the bias...

Artificial intelligence and emerging technologies are already reshaping the world around us. But how are age-old inequalities showing up in this new digital frontier? https://to.pbs.org/3VIm2cR

The right wing billionaires are soon going to control almost every single major media outlet.

Graphic showing voter registration deadlines for New Jersey, California, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and New York. Text on the graphic reads: VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINES New Jersey: October 14 California: October 20 (Last day registration can be postmarked) Pennsylvania: October 20 Virginia: October 24 (Last day registration can be postmarked) New York: October 25 (Last day applications can be received) *California and Virginia voters: If you miss the deadline, you can register to vote in person during early voting and at the polls on Election Day" Text under the graphic shows the link to IWillVote.com

There’s so much at stake this November.

With the governor’s race in VA and NJ, State Supreme Court elections in PA, the redistricting measure in CA, and the 100,000 local elections on ballots across the country, it’s time to make your voice heard: IWillVote.com.

Exclusive: Fed Governor Cook declared her Atlanta property as “vacation home,” documents show A loan estimate for an Atlanta home purchased by Lisa Cook, the Federal Reserve governor accused of mortgage fraud by the Trump administration, shows that Cook had declared the property as a “vacation home,” according to a document reviewed by Reuters.

The mortgage fraud claim against Lisa Cook is false, per documents obtained by Reuters.

Bill Pulte's accusation, the sole pretext Trump used to fire her from the Fed, was that she claimed two homes as primary residence.

These docs show she did not.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fed...

Almost every single HBCU is under a bomb threat

There have been almost no announcements about civil discourse and safety regarding the students there.

Potential threats trigger lockdowns at several HBCUs across the South | CNN Multiple historically Black colleges and universities in the South were on lockdown or cancelled classes on Thursday over potential threats.

Multiple Historically Black Universities and Colleges in the South were on lockdown or have cancelled classes on Thursday over a potential threat.

For reference
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getting fired from your job because some dipshit student who missed their calling in the Stasi filmed you talking about gender in a class about gender

Again let's repeat: "it would take only 4 GOP Senators, or 6 to 7 Representatives, to save the country"

Fine, with filibuster/impeachment hurdles, say 30

Why is everyone in the media laser-focused on What Democrats Must Do? Stop giving those 10-30 Republicans free passes:

bsky.app/profile/mcop...

And if you do find your name, you can go here to file:

www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com

Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.

Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.

OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.

a woman in a blue shirt is looking at a man in a pink shirt . Alt: a woman in a blue shirt is looking at a man in a pink shirt , scene from Notting Hill

I’m just a girl, who did a spinal tap on a preschooler last week, asking you to fire RFK Jr.

@murray.senate.gov on RFK Jr.: FIRE HIM. Yes. Please. Listen to her. GOP senators, do you want your constituents to die?

Cowards.

Our constitutions are not the same. We have been very proud of always holding elections, no matter what else was going on. I am so tired of Trump shitting on the United States of America.