If you're 60, 69.1% of all job growth since your birth occurred under Democratic administrations. If you're 45, that number is 74.7%. If you're under 28, the number is 100%. Happy Labor Day.
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If you're 60, 69.1% of all job growth since your birth occurred under Democratic administrations. If you're 45, that number is 74.7%. If you're under 28, the number is 100%. Happy Labor Day.
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If you enjoy… Weekends Safe working conditions Retirement benefits Paid vacations Breaks at work Sick leave Paid holidays … then you’re part of the labor movement. Happy Labor Day.
Liberal snottiness has not exactly helped us win many elections, but in this case, the smugness is especially misplaced because “right to work” is not an objective term. It is right-wing framing deliberately intended to minimize its true intent.
Democrats aren’t “pandering or parsing language” if they don’t say “pro-life,” “partial birth abortion,” “school choice” or “death tax,” either.
It is like he doesn't even know what's happening in the country. Just going about his day like this normalizes what is happening in DC. So out of touch or indifferent. Either of those is problematic.
August 31st/September 1st
This is the most compelling case I’ve seen yet that America is no longer a democracy but an authoritarian state. Not a *soon-to-be* authoritarian state—a *current* one.
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“Nothing is more important than stopping fascism, because fascism will stop us all.” - Fred Hampton
you just know somebody’s being called by their full name right now
Trump says museums focus too much on the “negative aspects” of American history, like “how bad slavery was.” And plans to purge cultural institutions. But be clear: he’s not talking about alternately uplifting Black inventors, builders, and leaders we were never taught about…
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A full decade since Tim Wise dropped the knowledge.
Old Soviet joke for today: A man walks into a newsstand every day, looks around, and leaves. After a long time of this, the owner says “Can I help you find something?” “I’m looking for the obituaries.” “The obituaries are in the back of the newspaper, comrade.” “Not the one I’m looking for.”
My favorite evergreen Molly Ivins quote: "I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag."
Chicago ✊
Anyway, gotta get offline and head to my event. We're already living under fascism so we might as well live into our actual values. We might as well take risks and embrace new ways of being and doing. We should reject the status quo whenever possible. We should reject warmed over garbage.
Can't believe that in 2025 we have to be telling people that vaccines are safe and slavery was bad.
there is no question in my mind that rfk jr is the most dangerous person in this administration and that his eugenicist ideology threatens the lives of millions of people www.advocate.com/politics/dem...
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns. The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate. Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care. The list goes on and on. Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
I still think many Americans have no idea how bad this is going to get. I saw President Obama reposting a tepid, mealy-mouthed analysis by Ezra Klein—who's never seen a phenomenon he couldn't be 5 years late in incompetently circumscribing—and I felt like we don't have what it takes to survive this.
Welch: Everybody's missing the point here. The point is, he's doing this on purpose. He's priming the public to get accustomed to having the military in the streets
People are often surprised to learn that Lee was an officer who never made it past colonel. The purported promotion to general was awarded by a treasonous cabal calling itself the "confederate states of america" which was put down by force by the Union army, which also had superior generals.
It’s important that everyone act as if the federal government is occupied by a group of Nazi sympathizing, neo-Confederate insurrectionists who are opposed to multiracial democracy and at war with the constitution—because that’s exactly what’s happening.
If people think you're hyperbolic or over your skis or don't have the favor of big institutions or aren't being lauded by top critics and famous pols, you must be someone to ignore. Even if what you say is sourced and predictive. Corporate media has turned political writing into mere gamesmanship.
Much of the blame lies at the feet of the media. Not indie media—which has been getting Trump right for about 10 years now—but exactly the sort of mealy-mouthed lukewarm respectability-politics jerkoffs like Klein who've been years behind all of their peers but know how to play major media's games.
We are in very dark times. It’ll take an entire political/social movement, an overwhelming rebuke at the polls, and a new vision of governance to unstick this country from whatever this collapse is.
Her tail is up because she's happy with her
Undermining the Fed to get lower rates now is like ripping the batteries out of your smoke alarm because it’s beeping. It’s quiet for a bit. Then your house burns down. Credibility anchors expectations; expectations anchor inflation.
Attempting to rig elections on his behalf. Turning the military on citizens. Toying with the idea of declaring martial law. Attacking political enemies and punishing those who speak out against his regime. If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?
For folks not in DC: - There are full-on police checkpoints most nights - Gangs of 30+ federal agents roam DC - National Guard folks w/ guns patrolling a Harris Teeter - Every day, multiple friends see ICE kidnapping ppl - Daycares are scared to have kids go on walks due to ICE
You are living through the unthinkable: the president of the United States using the military to seize domestic power. The greatest crisis of executive power in American history, at the hands of the worst, most corrupt, and most unfit president in American history.
“At this point it's become impossible for me to maintain a relationship with Reuters given its role in justifying and enabling the systematic assassination of 245 journalists in Gaza. I owe my colleagues in Palestine at least this much, and so much more.” - Valerie Zink
stop calling everything a distraction youtube.com/shorts/yyFjN...
The prolonged public torturing of a single man because the state cannot admit to its errors is not something that occurs in a free country
Exactly
id be slightly less angry at dem leadership saying theyre only interested in throwing political punches on “kitchen table issues” if they were currently out there landing punches on “kitchen table issues”
We have federal troops occupying the capital of our country, a mostly black city led by black people. It’s not a distraction @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social it’s actually happening.
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Ă€ better measure of the US economy would be how the bottom 33% are making do on their income, rather than how the top 10% are making do in the stock market.
Exactly.
He’s wanted to declare martial law from day one. Bypass all checks and rule as a tyrant. Many have speculated how he’d do it. Now his gambit is clear. DC was a test. He’s using manufactured crime stats to send troops into blue states & cities. This is not a drill. Democracy is at defcon 1.
Black people told y’all that race was the foundation of all of this bullshit. And as usual we were dismissed, condescended to, and told we were wrong. And yet this administration keeps showing us what time it is. Just an observation.
i think one issue is that this approach has proven to be a total failure. a partisan who sees the right as morally deficient will have had a better track record at predicting the events of the last few years than someone who is endlessly trying to demonstrate their nuance.
It doesn’t feel like there will be a next time at this point but if there is, you should listen to the progressives and not the weaklings who got us here. Again.
Well, if I'd been wrong, they wouldn't have censored me, because what I said wouldn't have mattered 🤷 Folks should analyze what, specifically, was censored, because those are the topics that they fear. They didn't censor everything I did by a long shot.
I saw someone write "how else could he make money except by hiding crimes" and I'm like "with the bazillions of dollars he made as a lifelong war profiteer"?! This is why 1) paywalls on old articles need to come down 2) Wikipedia and other HUMAN-made information sources need to be protected.
It’s about racism and pretending it’s not about racism will not magically erase the racism
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Their memorials are history. Ours are political. Because as always, there are two sexualities - straight, and political. Two genders - male, and political. Two religions - Christian, and political. Two races - white, and political.
The only thing I can say about this paragraph is read it. Sit with it. Read it again. @michaelharriot.bsky.social
Democratic Party insiders keep crapping on its new & young leaders, yet wonders why young people are upset with the party & it has 26% approval. This is not how you fight fascism, this is how you enable apathy and stagnation, and shrink your coalition. That strengthens fascism. Just reckless. 2/2
Can we please, please stop referring to this president and his administration as stupid or clowns? They are a cabal of murderous gangsters and just about everything they are cramming through is dangerous and sticking.
You aren't even wrong in a legal sense because if homelessness is a crime and a person can be convicted, then by our 13th amendment, they can be enslaved. It isn't beyond the realm of possibility that that is an endgame for them.
I wasn't overreacting.
Burn in Hell James Dobson, you complete fascist child abusing misogynist homophobic scumbag. Here's a quick 4,000 word obit that really lays out the truth about him. www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/08/jame...
They're not afraid socialism is going to fail. They're afraid socialism is going to be a huge success in the economic heart of the planet, and that's really going to fuck with some trickle down propaganda.
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He instructed his political allies to break norms and give him five more seats to ensure he maintains his power, knowing he will likely lose power without rigging. He also wants to unconstitutionally cease legal voting means. And journos still don’t want to call him anti-democratic/authoritarian?
Would that welcome socialists or ppl from the other end and extend the same courtesy despite many of them actually being honest and have well-formed views? I think not.
If you want to put back statues and memorials and names of Confederate traitors while tearing down museum exhibitions on slavery because they don't show the greatness of the nation... the nation whose history you're celebrating is whiteness. The kind of nationalist you are is a white nationalist.
Fox News and right-wing media is the key. There is no left-wing equivalent that sets the narratives.
The people dominating our political landscape, culture, and economy are just so stupid and full of shit it's almost impossible to describe
You could write a book about this photo. Everything about it is so fucking vulgar.
I realize that "KNEEL BEFORE ZOD" has ascended to a sort of super-cultural status, but for my money, this will always be the best Terence Stamp quote of all time
We need to stop treating law enforcement as politically neutral. They have never been. Their presence is a political statement. Every interaction they have with civilians is political speech.
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The issue is bigger than the survival of democracy. We are living at a time in which many within networks of power are not only reconciled to mass death but see it as advantageous. Psychologically speaking, Thanatos (death drive) reigns. We must embrace Eros and nurture, protect, and fight for life.
This is the map Dems and media need to use. This should always be referenced.
I've gone from "abolish ICE" to "prosecute ICE" to "anyone with ICE ever being employed by a local police department should be immediate grounds for a federal civil rights charge against that department."
Garbage paper
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If you don’t think Trump is compromised, ask yourself how Ghislaine Maxwell got a meeting with Todd Blanche and how Putin got a summit on American soil.
One of the most noticeable differences in Amsterdam (and Europe in general) from the US is how much more relaxed and slower the pace of life is here. It's not unusual for folks to just chill and hang out at a café for hours. In the US is always a rush to eat and turnover the table.
He just wants to protect his power and his wealth. That's why the status quo doesn't bother him to much. Strongly worded letters is acceptable as resistance.
Jeffries isn't the one. He proves it again. The Democratic leadership needs to go. The party has its lowest rating in modern history because of these cowards who bend the knee to corporate donors Mamdani is going to win & they're all gonna look weak. Also he lives in a rent stabilized apartment.
In my opinion the real lesson of Russiagate was that Trump wanted the US to become more like Putin’s Russia: a corrupt dictatorship in which a billionaire used the government to enrich his friends and criminalize his critics. In his second term, he’s making real progress.
What is it a distraction to? What is Trump trying to distract Dems from and how are they dealing with that? They can't seriously believe that the economy is the main thing or only thing that matters with Trump and they are in office to address. How effective is their response.
Current national/federal Democrats are small bore. They just care about affecting the margins because for them most things are fine. GOP have ambitious plans and have moved the country while Dems are focused on nothing aspirational but compromise. Dems aren't serious ppl.
Firing and demoralizing feminized jobs as enemies of the state while brazenly bribing men with violent jobs that almost instantly puts them into the middle of middle class is very basic gendered warfare. Fulfilling the manosphere’s promise.
It is insane to me that the government can find money to pay ICE agents increasingly larger sums of money, yet teachers have to buy their own pencils.
There’s this kneejerk thing with liberals arguing that we need the gop or conservatives. We don’t. They don’t add anything to America. Our country and the world would be better off if the political dialogue was between the center left and leftists. www.oliverexplains.com/p/we-dont-ac...
We have all seen Star Wars. This series of developments isn’t hard to comprehend.
After the felon is gone......
Newsom: “Wake up, America. If he rigs this election, you won’t have a country anymore.”
Newsom: He is a failed president. Who else sends ICE at the same time while having a conversation like this? Someone who is weak, broken. His weakness is masquerading as a strength. The most unpopular president in modern history.
Going on TV to announce that you’re an enormous baby who is scared to go out in public has become a core tenet of the Republican Party.
I guess on a very basic level we need to tell people over and over that watching cable news is not something a smart person does it’s the opposite of that. You can feel free to watch Top Chef or baseball or Mario 64 speedruns, none of them, genuinely, will make you as ignorant as CNN shouty bullshit
America’s one-sided class war is becoming two-sided in a hurry. To the public, Trump’s agenda sounds less like policy, more like theft. A THREAD.
If Dems do not control the House in 2028 Rs will refuse to certify the election in the House. They will claim millions of illegals voted and refuse to relinquish power. Thats why they’re doing the stealmanders. It’s imp you accept this fact so we can stop it D’nile is a river, not a strategy
Keep in mind, she and others were quick to dismiss ppl's concerns about Trump & GOP, demanding evidence for their concern. They dismissed it when they got it, but evidence selectively matters to them, as do vibes.
She is of the group of ppl who are quick to ask for evidence and to dismiss ppl's concerns when ppl complain or express concern about Trump or GOP's racism or positions. Those vibes can be dismissed for some reason.
My father, an impossibly kind and patient man considering both his generation and his upbringing, was still genially brutal about the difference between *feeling* discomfort and *being* unsafe. I don't know how you maintain a civil society in this context.