SHOCKING NEW DETAILS: •⁠ ⁠Hamas tried to improve the physical conditions of Or Levy, Eli Sharabi, and Ohad Ben Ami just a week before their release. •⁠ ⁠They began to receive more food and water to make them look better on Saturday, which can come with serious health consequences for those who have been starved for a long period. •⁠ ⁠The three of them were held underground for almost all 491 days without any sunlight. •⁠ ⁠Or told his mother “We couldn’t feel whether it was summer or winter” while being held in the tunnels. •⁠ ⁠Or’s mother also said, "He was convinced that Hersh and Almog had returned." Every testimony from the hostages unlocks a new level of depravity that we didn’t know Hamas could reach until they did. I am praying for the 76 souls still trapped in this hell.

No man has ever carried a group project

I’ve got some news: I’ve decided to run against Nancy Pelosi to represent San Francisco in Congress. I know some of you might be surprised that Speaker Emeritus Pelosi is running again, but she is — for her 21st term! Watching Trump and Elon freely unleash chaos in their illegal seizure of government, it’s become clear to me that the Democratic Party needs new leadership. I don’t understand how DC’s Democratic leaders are so paralyzed and unprepared for this moment after living through President Trump’s first term — and after Trump and Elon warned us exactly what they planned to do. I respect what Nancy Pelosi has accomplished in her career, but we are living in a totally different America than the one she knew when she entered politics 45 years ago. In an interview with Ezra Klein after Trump’s victory, Pelosi said the Democrats don’t need to change. I disagree. When Democrats were about to appoint their star communicator — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — to chair the powerful Oversight committee to hold Trump and his cronies accountable, Pelosi personally intervened to block it. When Nancy Pelosi was first elected to Congress, you could buy a home on a single income. A summer job could pay for college. Republicans believed in climate change and respected election results. Now, the things that defined the American Dream — being able to afford health care, education, a home, and raise a family — are impossible for most people. And the Republican Party is overtly conspiratorial and anti-democracy. The Democratic Party needs to stop acting like it's competing against a normal political party that plays by the rules, and it needs a bold vision for how to raise living standards, quality of life and security for all Americans. America is stuck, and Americans want real solutions that are as big as the problems we face. After a career in tech, I joined the Bernie campaign in 2016 because I wanted to be a part of solving those problems. I launched a project to elect a new generation of leaders, and one of them was Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. After serving as her campaign manger and first chief of staff, I returned to San Francisco where for five years I’ve led a policy think tank that develops comprehensive solutions to the problems that both America and San Francisco face. Now, I want to bring those solutions to Congress. I’m going to run a very different kind of campaign than most. Instead of spending hours each day doing “call time” with big money donors — I’m going to spend every day talking with voters. I know! What a radical idea! You can sign up for a zoom call on my campaign website. You can also sign up to volunteer or organize a house meeting in San Francisco. I promise never to share your data with anyone, or spam you with breathless pleas for money. In this campaign, I’ll be talking about the problems we need to solve for San Francisco, for America, and also about the future of the Democratic Party — and how it can provide an alternative vision of change from Trump and MAGA. In addition to daily conversations with district residents, I’ll also be holding weekly Zoom calls open to anyone to talk about national issues and the future of the Democratic Party. I know it might seem it’s a little early to start running. But the fact is, it’s almost impossible to defeat incumbents in our system — even at a time when both Congress and the Democratic Party stand at record-low approval ratings. Winning this campaign will require months of organizing — online and on the street — to connect with every single voter in San Francisco. I’m excited for the work. And I hope to see you in person or on a Zoom call soon!

Klobuchar: What is the difference between Greenland and Donald Trump? Greenland is not for sale. *boo* Klobuchar: Ok. For any Republican Trump Administration person who wants to throw eggs at me because of that joke. You can’t because they’re too expensive.

we simply cannot continue to alienate, sneer and belittle the voters we lost, that get hurt by this admin’s actions resist the urge to say “i told you so” or we will lose the math does not math to win in 2026 or 2028 (if we make it there) without winning some of them back

Kanye West tells The Download podcast he has autism: "My wife took me [to the doctor] because she said, 'Something about your personality doesn't feel like it's bipolar, I've seen bipolar before.’ And come to find out, it's really a case of autism that I have."