I can't stop thinking about the purported drug smugglers being murdered by the US military. The punishment for drug offenses isn't the death penalty. This is just bloodlust and men in suits playing with lives they don't care about. It's truly grotesque and gravely compromises this country.

Without comment.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

Our democracy is not self-executing. It depends on us all as citizens, regardless of our political affiliations, to stand up and fight for the core values that have made this country the envy of the world.

just thinking about it makes me so angry. the worst kind of open race baiting in american politics since george wallace.

This is a travesty & a nightmare. The US was a founder of @gavi.org. It lowers global vaccine costs, has vaccinated 1B children, & averted 19M deaths. This pull out will cost 100s of thousands of children's lives a year - and RFK Jr will be personally responsible.
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

This is a Hall of Fame reader comment on a very reactionary op-ed about Zohran Mamdani's victory that was published in my local paper today.

there is something truly ugly about a person who knows they cannot win. knows that their actions may make life worse for millions of people. and not only goes for it but it gets indignant if you point it out. “it’s not my fault if they lose!” well, why are you running? at least own your intentions!

Someone about to say the most racist thing you've ever heard: