A win! A federal judge has granted Chicago and the State of Illinois a restraining order against the Trump administration, blocking the deployment of the National Guard in Illinois.

Adelita Grijalva won her election fair and square.

Now House Speaker Mike Johnson is refusing to swear her in because she would be the final signature to release the Epstein files.

Mr. Speaker, respect democracy. Obey the law. Swear Representative Grijalva in immediately.

Can the adults be in charge again yet?

Moving Space Command away from NORAD is stupid.

Colorado already has the existing ecosystem to support both the command and the operations.

Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

Working class Americans live 6 years shorter lives than the wealthy. Doctors believe economic stress is a major factor in that disparity.

I asked Americans to describe how stress impacts their lives & well-being. The responses were heartbreaking.

Here are some of them:

Day One was a month ago.

Don’t buy stuff on February 28. Money’s the only thing these dicks understand.
#resist

Makes me sad re-reading this amazing letter from ex-Watergate Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox sent to high school seniors in 1994 after they asked him “What should Americans learn from Watergate?” 20 years later in ‘94.

His answer is remarkable—unfortunately things didn’t work out so well in 2024.

My feed is filled with writers, artists, librarians, beautiful quotes, rational sounding humans, and a lot of cute cats… and I just joined.

What is this sorcery?

Who else thinks that buying banned books as presents is a great idea this year?

Word of the day. Or week. Or next four years.