Sooooo many people are complaining about owing taxes this year. This is why:

I rarely praise the Guardian but this is a extraordinary visual investigation of the sheer level of destruction in Gaza: theguardian.com/world/ng-inter… Absolutely crystal clear when you look through it that the objective is to render the place utterly inhabitable, and destroy

“Teachers knew what they were getting into!” Actually, I didn’t. I didn’t know that my teacher paid for the supplies I was using in class. I didn’t know that my teacher was working extra jobs to survive. And I didn’t see all of the unpaid hours of work they did at home.

It seems to me that this is a nation mediated by fear—by who is permitted to feel it and who is permitted to spread it, and who gets to claim they are frightened or threatened, and who gets to define those parameters. To explain, let me tell you about the trails I run.

A message to young, radical feminists who have some strong negative feelings on prostitution: my name is Lydia. I’m a hooker in a brothel in the UK. I want my work to be decriminalised, and I think we agree on a lot more than you would think.

READ: Justice Sotomayor's warning in her dissent: "When [the president] uses his official powers in any way, under the majority's reasoning, he now will be insulated from criminal prosecution. Orders the Navy's Seal Team 6 to assassinate a political rival? Immune. Organizes a

I really need people to stop downplaying this SCOTUS immunity decision. This isn’t a small matter. It’s a big fucking deal. Like, a potentially Republic-defining big fucking deal. The GOP should be just as outraged — because this shit applies to Dem POTUS as well — but

This ain’t G@za… this is occupied West Bank

Let’s be very very clear. This was a surgical strike on their apartment. No other unit was struck. Israel knew he was not home & knew exactly who was in the apartment. This family was targeted and killed.

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“Show me where the Bible says the government should use my taxes to help the poor.” This is said to me quite often whenever I post about how I believe every institution should prioritize the needs of the poor and most vulnerable among us. So let me post a response here. (🧵)

...the worst person you know makes a good point. >_>

My cat, ladies and gentlemen.

I didn't realize that a two-sentence tweet would get so much attention, so here is a longer explanation of why Social Security doesn't add to the national debt: 🧵