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I am glad the vibes are putrid for Rs right now but I really, really need everyone to be skeptical of anything involving modeled votes.

Its good to know that most people's plans for the midterms involve doing something more than dooming and posting about it.

Like I'm with the employees here right, don't get me wrong, I'm glad they're objecting, but what did they think the horrible robot dog was going to be used for, replacing real dogs? Serving you drinks at a party?? Replacing break dancers at the Olympics?

The internet can be pretty gullible about tech products, but congrats to everyone who called exactly what this was going to be used for from the first moment they saw it.

The Hard Hat Riot is the single most important and consequential independently organized labor action in post-Gilded Age American history but the entire left-of-center has deliberately chosen to completely forget it because of how utterly embarrassing it is to us

The “something” in question was the workers themselves deciding by 1966 that they no longer wanted New Dealer welfare capitalism if it meant black Americans would benefit from it while anti-war protesters were free to burn the flag

I guess that's why he tried to annul the results. He knew he was screwed and he was desperate.

Making sure that large swathes of Biden's non-economic hires never work in a Democratic admin again is going to be a big project but one that needs to happen.

RFK is of course correct, it has been *checks notes* an entire year since an Arab has won a Nobel Prize

They famously discovered pulmonary circulation several centuries before the western world.

the shit they've said today is so fucking far beyond the pale that their careers should be completely fucking over today. They should be grilled by the media for the next WEEK continuously about what they've said. Every mention of them should be prefaced with it, like they do for hasan piker

re: the elon and JFK jr comments today the more these people see heinous statements go completely unpunished and unconfronted, the increasingly fucked up their statements will become. It's the same tried and tested groomer pipeline: every time you do a little worse, pushing a little farther

The NYT is not your friend.

“We should be terrified,” is doing the work for authoritarians

No. This is dooming for nothing. Lula *did* end up cruising to re-election, it was called an hour after polls closed. The fact that he managed to pull that off when everything was pointing to a Bolsanaro win is not terrifying, it's inspiring. Stop looking at things through the worst possible lens.

Wildwood is a movie completely unfettered, in every single regard. It shoots for the stars and becomes them. A story that leaves no leaf of itself unturned and yet leaves a world that could launch 1000 stories. I will be watching this movie the rest of my life to appreciate every little bit I can!

Is all this really feasible? Won't Trump refuse to sign anything like this? Won't he litigate it? Won't it lead to government shutdowns? Yes, yes, and yes. But it's still absolutely doable and necessary. Here's why: newrepublic.com/article/2171...

Dems also planning aggressive investigations into Trump's illicit prosecutions: Subpoenas on internal comms and on mid-level actors carrying out his corrupt orders. “Everybody involved from top to bottom will be subject to legislative investigation," Raskin says. newrepublic.com/article/2171...

Here Reps Pramila Jayapal and Jamie Raskin talk to me about working with Dem Appropriators to target Trump's corrupt prosecutions of Ilhan Omar and others with various defunding tactics. “We will actively and aggressively investigate this case,” Jayapal says. newrepublic.com/article/2171...

Around 175 House Dems just called on Trump's DOJ and DHS to end "weaponization of law enforcement" against Rep Ilhan Omar. The letter is signed by numerous ranking committee Dems, showing depth of support for Omar in leadership and signaling how Dem House will act. newrepublic.com/article/2171...

NEWS --> Dems are planning novel ways to wield power of the purse against Trump's corrupt prosecutions of critics like Ilhan Omar if they win House. Reps Pramila Jayapal and Jamie Raskin tell me a range of aggressive tactics will be deployed. Details in my new piece: newrepublic.com/article/2171...

This is one good example of how appropriations hardball can work if you're willing to not blink first. Another: take your pick for demands and restrictions on funding Executive Office of the President. Yes, literally defund the White House. EOP is the central hub of the assault on the Constitution.

My heart is heavy. Walter Koenig, our Ensign Pavel Chekov, passed away early today. Walter and I met on the bridge of the Enterprise in the 1960s, and we stayed friends for nearly six decades. When Brad and I married in 2008, Walter stood beside us as our best man.

How many articles like this do we need to read before we do anything at all? www.propublica.org/article/draf...

Sure Prohibition was handled poorly, but that doesn't mean that the issues with drinking at the time didn't exist. And right now our handling of online gambling is the equivalent of delivering alcohol directly to a problem drinker's home and not charging them a delivery fee.

First 100 days of the next Dem president also need to involve banning online gambling in all it forms.

Hot take: the Temperance movement was right.

So in a shocking unfortunate twist of news, the secret project Eric Bauza was working on was indeed Bye Bye Bunny being back in pre production all along back in January.

Eric truly was one of a kind. He was the first professional VA I met starting in art college and among the first industry friends i made at the same time. I made this for him for a convention in Burbank today. I never expected it to become a tribute piece. Rest Easy, Eric.

In bittersweet news, we also heard that "Bye Bye Bunny: A #LooneyTunes Musical" was revived and put back into pre-production after it was initially shelved by WBD back in 2024. Variety reported it is now the final Looney Tunes production Eric Bauza is involved in. variety.com/2026/film/pe...

I’m now gonna be sitting here and hoping that Warner Bros will include a dedication to Eric Bauza with this short before sending it to theaters in less than 2 weeks. He absolutely deserves it!

‘Bye Bye Bunny: A Looney Tunes Musical’ was confirmed to be Eric Bauza’s final project during his lifetime. Before Bauza’s passing, the film was put back into pre-production after being previously shelved by Warner Bros. Discovery.

I was sure Eric Bauza was gonna be voicing the Looney Tunes til his 90s. We were supposed to mark his passing with an "aww thank you for all the decades of fun". No this. Unreal. So sad.

Eric Bauza fought for his craft. He was not just a voice actor: He was a fan and a cartoonist to and through. World’s not fair. 🕊️

One person does not want you to see this movie. But everyone else does.

Never forget that fascism lives for aesthetics and attention. They have no depth. Take the stage, take your colors, solidarize with those they hate, don't engage with them, don't give them oxygen, and make fury your dance partner make it shine, laugh, take children, MAKE THE FIGHT WORTH ITSELF

Losing Dolly Parton, Peter Cullen, and Tim Curry hurt. But losing Eric Bauza hits incredibly different. I thought we'd have him for decades more. Like a lot of voice actors he just seemed like he was gonna be around for a long time bringing these icons to life. It doesn't feel right that he's gone.

Eric Bauza advocated so hard for Coyote vs. Acme to be saved from tax write-off hell, and it turned out to be one of the best modern Looney Tunes projects ever. To think it would end up being one of the last Looney Tunes-related things he would ever work on.... DAMN. 😭 #RIP #EricBauza

RIP Eric Bauza....😢You filled Mel Blanc's shoes amazingly