remember folks, we cant have gun restrictions because if we do the federal government will occupy our streets, imprison people without due process, ship dissidents to foreign gulags and things of that nature
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remember folks, we cant have gun restrictions because if we do the federal government will occupy our streets, imprison people without due process, ship dissidents to foreign gulags and things of that nature
Trusting the experts Is a feature of religion and totalitarianism…? Is that directly lifted out of “1984”? I can’t get over how they keep saying this sh** with completely straight faces. You think I’d be used to it by now. Nope. Not even close.
There are too many Democrats who are afraid to bite the corporate hands that feed them. It's time for the party to reject Big Money.
If Obama or Biden had said this, it would be rightfully understood as them arrogating dictatorial authority to themselves, it would be the only thing anyone in the media or opposition would talk about for a year, and it would probably end their presidency. For Trump, it’s literally just Tuesday.
🇺🇦 Re-upping this one in the name of decency and democracy. Slava Ukraini!
The most important thing to know about Trump’s manufactured crisis in DC is that his administration is still covering up what’s in the Epstein files.
Lift this up!!!
Bowser: "I think I speak for all Americans -- we don't believe it's legal to use the American military against American citizens on American soil."
PRO TIP: Don't take moral advice from a nation that once allowed its citizens to own other human beings as property and is currently kidnapping human beings and trafficking them to foreign concentration camps to be tortured. Evil makes a rather unpersuasive scold.
This is now officially a massive scandal with a coverup that includes the President, the Attorney General, the FBI Director, and the GOP Congress messagebox.substack.com/p/trumps-eps...
What a biker actually hitting a pedestrian looks like
This is just kidnapping.
Grosse Pointe Blank
Decoration Day, Drive-By Truckers
WBCN in Boston
Medicaid covers... -40% of births nationwide -50% of kids with special needs -72 million people in total Remember this as Republicans gut the program to finance tax cuts that will overwhelmingly go to the richest 1% of Americans. "Party of family values."
Sure, shitting on both parties is easy. You may feel superior saying both parties suck. But you're wrong. Only one party - the Republican Party- is a threat to our founding principles. I don't have time right now to dream about a third party. I've got to help defeat that threat.
In a political moment defined by cowardice, Zohran Kwame Mamdani is standing his ground, he’s gaining momentum, & he’s showing us how to win by unapologetically fighting for the working class. But will the Democratic Party come to its senses and follow his lead? www.qasimrashid.com/p/why-the-po...
My only follow-up question is, didn’t you fucking think about that first?
this is like drake and kendrick lamar but they're both drake
Is it, though?
My Saturday PSA: Joe Biden isn’t the president anymore. Instead, we’ve got a mentally deranged and ethically compromised old man with the nuclear codes trespassing in the Oval Office. Stop talking about Joe Biden. Start talking about the Convicted Felon, Donald Trump.
Write you a letter tomorrow, tonight I can’t hold a pen.
15 years ago the Supreme Court decided corporations are people under the First Amendment. Today, billionaire political spending is up 160-fold since that ruling. Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day.
Tomorrow El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukeke will visit the White House - no doubt to advance plans to imprison incarcerated U.S. citizens in El Salvador.We need to stop this before it happens. Call both your Senators and your Rep. & tell them NO! 202-224-3121 open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
What kills me is that like Literally for what. Paying for what. The federal government just denied my state more FEMA. They want to cut my sister's medicaid. They want to take away public school grants. I dont want to give yall a dime?
Janice Voss wasn't on tv or married to a billionaire; she went to space 5x because she had advanced engineering degrees and years of specialized training. This is what an astronaut role model looks like.
The Wire
The best case scenario is that this is a stock shorting scheme, and in a week, there will be masterful (non-existent) "dealmaking" that removes the tariffs after the billionaires buy the dip causing a massive transfer of wealth. That's the *best* case scenario.
It's not just granny. I'm not rich, but have had a great career. I've worked & payed into Social Security every year since age 14, up to the max. I've counted on & consider my benefits in my financial plans. I'm older than I look, thanks, mom. The richest man in the world calls me a vampire. 😡
How many signs of democratic collapse do we need? A push to impeach judges not for misconduct but defying Trump? Refusal to honor a court order to turn around planes? Trump invoking the Alien Enemies Act outside wartime? A budget clearing him to ignore Congress? Jailing students? The list goes on.
Gutting the Department of Education will impact everything from internet access to school buses. Let’s not make it harder to learn.
I see tomorrow is Friday. Is Friday going a tariff day, or a some-tariffs day, or a no-tariffs day? Or will it be some other kind of day, like an annex-Greenland day, or a Hannibal-Lecter-wants-to-have-you-for-dinner day, or an Arnold-Palmer-size day, or something else? I just can’t keep track.
I want the t-shirts, the posters, the sepia prints, the velvet portrait, the trapper keepers, the lunch boxes, the I-phone covers. Rep @algreen.house.gov is an American patriot.
He’s doing it for free? Nope. Follow the money and see where it goes. Elon Musk is spearheading the overhaul of the $42 billion broadband program—directly benefiting himself and Starlink.
personally would not describe the myth of a man cursed to roll a rock uphill FRUITLESSLY FOR ALL ETERNITY as “a reminder that you can overcome anything” but you do you, meta ad
FACT - Trump Republican tax cuts are ONLY for people making OVER $360,000 a year FACT - actual House Republican budget unveiled last week did NOT include removing taxes on tips, overtime, or Social Security FACT - Republicans are planning to KILL the tax deduction for mortgages
This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell. This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
Pass it on. #StandWithUkraine
"History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."
I wrote about Mitch McConnell’s retirement, and how his career eroded American democracy. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This is why you fight these cowards. The moment you stand up to them, they crumble. Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights. He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.
I repeat…
An amazing resignation letter to Bove from an AUSA who worked on the Adams case. Money quote: “I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.”
Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.
(extends arm in a long sweeping gesture)
If you can afford $97.4 billion to buy OpenAI, you can afford to pay your fair share of taxes.
Hey NYTimes — *now* you’re lighting the beacons? NOW?!? After months of “Sauron: Avatar Of Evil… Or Extreme Uniter?” thumbsucker reporting you’re screaming what we’ve known since 2015? Fuck all the way off.
Reminder: this is completely lawless
In the 20th century, they were known as "concentration camps." Now, they are simply called "housing." Doesn't that sound so much more humane? Voila, problem solved!
To recap, Trump: -Forced out the FAA chief at Musk's insistence -Imposed a hiring freeze that reportedly included air traffic controllers -Fired the TSA head and gutted a key aviation safety committee -Blamed the DCA crash on DEI This is disastrous leadership.
America truly is the land of opportunity.
If you are a federal worker being offered a buyout, I would advise against taking it. Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice. But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word. They aren’t firing for a reason.
I love when people say stuff like "the biopic about this administration is going to be SCATHING" brother at this rate the biopic is going to be called "The Great Patriot: Rise Of A Ruler" and they'll make our kids watch it in school
Once they normalize breaking the rules to go after people who are not citizens of this country, their next phase will be to go after people who are "not the right kind of citizens". By then it will be too late to stop them. Don't let them normalize any of it.
BREAKING: The Department of Veterans Affairs has CANCELLED SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING because it includes considerations for the LGBTQ+ community. Veterans suicide.
No thanks, I’m having a hard time imagining the actual hellscape we’re currently in.
If Mariann Budde’s sermon earlier this week—in which she addressed Donald Trump, personally and directly—came across as radical, that just says something about the times we are in, the bishop says. nyer.cm/r38o35C
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So far here’s a list of companies reinforcing their commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Apple Costco Bank of America Delta JP Morgan Marriott Microsoft Procter & Gamble Goldman Sachs American Airlines Southwest Airlines United Airlines Catholic Health
Want a great slogan for midterms? "If you FAFO and are struggling because of Trump policies, we understand. The Dems are here for you. Tell us how we can help you " You get the point. FAFO will be the theme. Be the solution.
On today’s episode of “if Obama” If Obama fired over a dozen inspectors general in the middle of the night, the media would have (appropriately) excoriated him over the illegality and absolutely tanked his approval ratings Trump does it, and CNN calls it a “shakeup” Shameful.
Yes, exactly. Thanks, Bernie. Let’s stay focused. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
'Don't Let Bishop Budde Stand Alone: A Challenge to Every Minister in America.' READ AND SHARE POST: johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/dont-let-b...
SHARE WIDELY. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS. With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights. You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one. (1/3)
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” ― George Orwell, 1984
“Accidentally”
Finally! We now know the backstory to this classic "Planet of the Apes" ending.
Aren’t they going to need a ramp and handrails?
Yes! 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
Pass it on please.
Watched this sunrise the day after my dad passed. I’m going to refer to it regularly over the next four years.
Hi, I’m new here. Glad to shake the dust from those other places off my shoes.