D.A. Bullock

Yall do know the reason this is a non-starter in the US has nothing to do with this being sensible and affordable for us as a nation and everything to do with the American racial imagination regarding every mutual benefit in this country

Goes w/o saying that if Joe Biden ever showed this level of dismissiveness toward the financial suffering of Americans, the entire media industrial complex would have collapsed on itself like a dying star in outrage but it's Trump, so this won't even be remembered by the weekend.

Price Increases over last 5 years... New Cars: +20% Groceries: +26% Family Health Insurance: +27% Shelter: +29% Restaurants: +30% Home Prices: +37% Electricity: +39% Dozen Eggs: +39% Gas Utilities: +42% Gasoline: +42% Transportation: +43% Auto Insurance: +58% Fuel Oil: +63% Ground Beef: +68% Coffee: +105%

BREAKING: Mayor @ZohranKMamdani has announced a balanced budget with no cuts to essential services, no property tax increases, $4 billion more from the state government, and a new tax hike on the ultra-wealthy. prospect.org/2026/05/12/mam…

Reporter: “To what extent are Americans’ financial situations motivating you to make a deal? [with Iran]” Trump: “Not even a little bit…. I don't think about Americans’ financial situation”

this is a pretty staggering stat I’ve never seen And we know those labor force exits are not all from parents (moms) who wanted to

Trump: "We're getting drug prices down by 400, 500 percent. Or depending on the way you want to phrase the question, you could say 600 percent, and you could also say 80 percent, 70 percent, etc. It all depends on the way you phrase the question. I like the 500 better."

It's not just gas prices going up... Grocery prices and electricity also jumping. These are the basic costs for most Americans.

Trump's disapproval rating on the economy has hit a whopping 70% in the new @cnn poll. It never even reached 50% in his first term.

For the first time in three years, Americans' wages are no longer outpacing inflation, further compounding affordability concerns. cnn.it/42uMxWF

JUST IN: U.S. inflation jumped to 3.8% (y/y) in April--> the highest in three years. This is painful for Americans, especially moderate-income households. Inflation rose 0.6% in the month of April due to soaring gas prices that accounted for over 40% of the increase. Rising shelter and food prices also pushed up inflation. Core inflation (which excludes food and energy came in at 2.8% (y/y) in April

🔥 @Timodc: “Courts canceled TWO elections… and what’s happening in Tennessee is unbelievable. An affront to the law… they just happened to cut the Black voters of Memphis into thirds. Now Nashville & Memphis have no representation.” @GovBillLee #JimCrow

This is a hard article to read, but I hope you'll do so. I've spent some time reporting on widespread rape and other sexual violence of Palestinian male and female prisoners by Israeli authorities, and the article is now published. The assault victims were warned not to give speak of what they endured -- they were sometimes told they would be killed or raped if they gave interviews -- but they found the courage to do so. One man described being raped three times in a single day in Israeli prison, the third time after he tried to protest. A young woman said the guards would come in at the beginning of each shift and strip her naked and abuse her. Another reported that she was shown photos of herself being raped and warned they would be released unless she cooperated with Israeli intelligence. Even three children who had been detained told me they had been sexually abused. Look, whatever our position on the Middle East, we should be able to agree on being anti-rape. Sexual assaults were horrific when Israeli women were targeted on Oct. 7, and they're equally horrific when Israeli authorities use them against Palestinians day after day after day. We should be able to find common ground in opposing rape. Here's a gift link to the article: nytimes.com/2026/05/11/opi…

"Officials discovered two industrial-scale water hookups feeding a data center campus located 20 miles south of Atlanta. One water connection had been installed without the utility’s knowledge, and the other was not linked to the company’s account" politico.com/news/2026/05/0…

It’s legally impossible to defend yourself against a cop, on or off duty. You will be killed or charged and imprisoned if you survive, the cop will face no consequences and they can effectively kill whoever they want.

What Clyburn is saying here is actually very important. The court found a way to rule that a 75% white district (higher than SC’s total non Hispanic white pop.) is legal if you call it a political gerrymander, but a 40 or 45% Black district is an illegal racial gerrymander.

I think it’s more powerful without any words from me…

Non stop honks under protesters on the Irene Hixon Whitney bridge over Lyndale/Hennepin today outside the Sculpture Garden Art Fair. Minneapolis, May 2026

Fished for years, finally learned why hooks always twisted 🤣