Such an odd thing to read in the newspaper www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...
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Such an odd thing to read in the newspaper www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...
Cartoonist: Mike Luckovich
really appreciate that JB Pritzker's response to Ted Cruz saying 'you're fat' was like 'and you're a sorry excuse for a public servant, so.'
Yes. Even in this political environment, if the U.S. Navy illegally killed the people on that boat, there are still avenues to seek justice. Between the JAG Corps and NCIS alone, there are mechanisms to apply tremendous pressure on Congress and senior leadership to pursue charges.
NEW: The City of Seattle regained full local control of the Seattle Police Department Wednesday after U.S. District Court Judge James Robart sided with the city’s motion to terminate the Department of Justice’s longstanding consent decree. The ruling brings to an end 13 years of federal monitoring.
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Ossoff: "It's been extraordinary to see the Speaker of the House reduced to lying in order to cover up sex crimes"
Summary execution is a war crime, even in a war.
Creating a force that can kill people at will almost anywhere on the globe and then giving control over that force to one person with no operable constraints is a way to make very bad things happen. Intentionally killing non-combatants without trial is one of those.
National Guardsmen now stationed outside our DC building confirmed that the only thing they can do if they witness a crime is call 911. The have no more authority than my office mate to intervene. Despite the handcuffs, they can't make arrests. They are very expensive mall cops.
To be perfectly clear, the President has now crossed a line in my opinion into outright murder of foreign nationals on the high seas. Alleged drug smugglers. Not many lines left before he is ordering the murder of American citizens for crimes, real or imagined.
I guess business must be slow.
🙄🤡 Trump "worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize" for COVID vaccines, Pfizer CEO says - Axios www.axios.com/2025/09/03/c...
Epstein survivor Jena-Lisa Jones: Please recognize how important it is for transparency relating to Jeffrey Epstein. We are the Americans that you promised to protect, and we need your help.
We will NEVER FORGET this clown.....
Rand Paul: "It might be ironic if in the end the protectionist flavor of the day - the tariffs we're putting on - brought together our enemies & ultimately led to the collapse of the reserve currency of the world... if you put a 50% tariff on Indian goods, India will become closer to China & Russia"
PSA: Go easy on people, today...Guys, and Gals, alike. There is a lot of C-PTSD being triggered by all the abuses surfacing. Whether you realize it, or not, someone in your life is likely a survivor of sexual assault. Listen to survivors. Stand with them.
This looks like a good yarn. A pleasant surprise. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
MTG, I am surprised, but this is good www.axios.com/2025/09/03/m...
"Go to an old cemetery. See all the baby graves from before the 1950s & 60s? After that, hardly any. That's when people started vaccinating their children. If you're unsure what to do to protect your kids, the answer is literally written in stone." — Michael Okuda How quick we forget.
Summary execution, not allowed even in war battles
DHS ends temporary protected status for over 200,000 Venezuelans in the U.S..
Isn't saying the Epstein files is a Democratic hoax admitting he'd be hurt by them coming out? As cover ups go, this is like a kid with chocolate smeared all over his face claiming he didn't eat the candy.
via @macfarlanenews.bsky.social Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) about Epstein case files "It's not a hoax" He notes the only House GOP members to join his effort so far... are women
This isn't the storming of Fallujah. It's downtown LA this week. The same scenes are playing out in DC and soon here in Chicago. Anyone who thinks this is a 'crime crackdown' and not an authoritarian power grab is fooling themselves. Photo by @melbuer.bsky.social
David Lammy 🇬🇧 As Russia bombards Ukrainian civilians, Putin is also deporting Ukrainian children and trying to erase their heritage through lies and disinformation. Today we are sanctioning those linked to the Kremlin’s policy of forced deportations and indoctrination of Ukrainian children. 💙💛
Just listened to an interview with The New York Times' Sheryl Gay Stolberg. Someone who attended prep school with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recalled watching him place metal cutlery under the dining hall table and holding a lighter to them. This was so the boy clearing the table would burn his hands.
Yeah but has Trump sued any of these women? No. He has not. Because he cannot. But he's still called #teflondon Only way he's paying is: 👉🏼 #DEADDON Wanna bet me?
When you stand up and fight; sometimes you lose and sometimes you win. But do you know what happens if you don't fight at all? Nothing.
The most beautiful statement I have heard for at least the last 6 months...was this morning, when one of Epstein's survivors said the group will be creating their OWN list of powerful people who do REALLY BAD things.🔥 You could hear all of the guilty...and terrified sphincter's slamming shut.
Breaking: Peaceful activists, many with disabilities, are being arrested at the Capitol right now. These individuals are putting themselves on the line to do all they can to save healthcare for millions of Americans.
📌GET THIS: The Florida surgeon general who put his state's vaccine death plan in place associates with a group of whacko militants called “America’s Frontline Doctors” which is led by a nut, who believes that sperm from alien or demon sexual visitations are responsible for much of what ails us.
#ResistanceEarth #BlueEarth I don't know about y'all, but I'll believe 400 pages of public comments by noted climate researchers over a "science-y" but misleading "report" by climate change contrarians who were hand-picked by this corrupt "administration." www.cnn.com/2025/09/02/c...
The 100 lowest-paying US corporations spent $644B on stock buybacks from 2019 to 2024. Buybacks artificially boost share prices and inflate CEO pay. The typical worker at these companies earned $35k last year. Meanwhile, the average CEO was paid $17.2M See the problem?
Rand Paul: "The reason we have trials & we don't automatically assume guilt is what if we make a mistake and they happen to be people fleeing the Venezuelan dictator? ... off our coast it isn't our policy just to blow people up ... even the worst people in our country, they still get a trial."
Doesn't want to acknowledge the history of America turning away Jews during the holocaust.
Next they'll be rewriting textbooks to say Japanese American internment camps were delightful summer resorts.
Another attempt to deflect away from the Epstein Files bc HE IS IN THEM #pedoPres #remove47
To the brave women who spoke today about the horrors of Epstein/Maxwell, I say this: For any legal concerns about speaking the names of people who sexually abused you and others, have no fear of legal expenses; I'm sure plenty of angry Americans will help fund you. Count me in. Get it done.
🚨 The House Oversight Committee has just released 33,295 pages of new files, including the ‘missing minute’ video from Jeffrey Epstein’s jail cell before his death. The footage shows a correctional officer approaching Epstein’s cell at 11:59:40 PM—previously claimed to be missing.
Mitch Brown's bravery can change the score for LGBTQIA people—and the AFL's fight against homophobia phys.org/news/2025-08... via @physorg_com
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The victims deserve justice. Americans deserve transparency. If two more representatives sign the discharge petition filed by Reps Massie and Khanna, the House will have to vote, for the first time, on releasing the unredacted Epstein files. Call your Rep NOW. ☎️ (202) 224-3121
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rumpT asserts that the Epstein Files are a distraction from all the great work he's done in Govt. 🤪
Republicans are preparing to change the Senate rules to confirm most of Trump’s nominees a lot faster.
DC residents and allies across the country will rise up on Saturday to demand an end to DC's occupation. BE THERE! Get your friends, neighbors, congregation, and community to join the national event this Saturday at 11 AM in Malcolm X Park. Sign up at bit.ly/we-are-all-dc
Let’s fight back, California. Yes on 50!
Shouldn't there be penalties for breaking the law?
Each wave of migrants find their place. Years ago Vietnamese featured strongly in Australia Post, some of Arabic descent seemed to find a place with the railways. It's not unusual to find some areas of the public service stacked with Catholics, for example.
Susan Ley reminding Jacinta Price, it was the unhinged conspiracy over-reach that cost them a gizzilion seats last time.
Something not quite right with JNP, I find her position very disturbing.
A week ago after hearing a string of sirens I text from a friend asking if we knew what was going on at our kids' school. The rest of what took place you likely know by now If you’d like to help this community, we ask you give to Annunciation Hope & Healing Fund: www.ccf-mn.org/support-annu... Thx
1000+ current and former HHS staff speak out: "Should he decline to resign, we call upon the President and U.S. Congress to appoint a new Sec. of HHS, one whose qualifications and experience ensure that health policy is informed by independent and unbiased peer-reviewed science." www.savehhs.org
That is exactly my kind of food. I guess there will be leftovers and take homes. 😀
It’s absolutely wild that the U.S. government straight up murdered a boat of people who presented no threat and were charged with no crime in international waters yesterday and the national media doesn’t seem to be up in arms about that.
They paid out a billion dollars in settlements for knowingly lying to intentionally deceive their own audience. As their own internal emails/texts showed in discovery, they have nothing but contempt for their own viewers and laugh at them all the way to the bank. bsky.app/profile/acyn...
It worries me that this is the tip of the iceberg www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
I agree. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Canadian medical associations ‘relieved’ as school accreditation splits from U.S. #Canada #MedicalSchoolAccreditation /1 thread halifax.citynews.ca/2025/09/02/m...
A new specimen of “infostealer” malware offers a disturbing feature: It monitors a target's browser for NSFW content, then takes simultaneous screenshots and webcam photos of the victim. www.wired.com/story/steale...
The ad campaign criticizing the use of masks by federal agents working in Washington, D.C. has expanded to 115 bus stops, per organizers
Last night I signed Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie’s discharge petition to force a vote on the release of the Epstein files. Time to see who fights for the people, and who fights for the corrupt elites.
Something to be analyzed, for a certainty, in the relationship between very clearly dysmorphic public figures who have made obsessive use of plastic surgery, hormone supplements, etc, and the seemingly mindless violence these same people direct toward the transgender community
the thing is that by getting out in front of this instead of waiting for it to happen Pritzker might actually short circuit the whole thing. Texas is already issuing denials.
My latest on how Donald Trump is bringing the authoritarian playbook to America went out to Democracy Docket premium members. Help support DD's 20 person team and its pro-democracy mission by joining today. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0 Here is an excerpt.
A political novice's campaign to unseat Sen. Susan Collins is off to a strong start Graham Platner, an oyster farmer and combat veteran, represents a new pugilistic approach to Democratic politics.
"Has a major world power ever intentionally inflicted so much damage on itself in such a constricted period of time?" www.persuasion.community/p/america-is...
People should never be so close to whales
To be fair, it would be all the usual suspects, men with power and money, sadly not necessarily confined to one side of politics. A lot of this is about men keeping the secrets between themselves, even if they notice a "lecher", a man who doesn't keep his hands to himself, a man who degrades women
They bombed without warning a non-threatening small boat, which is insane and a violation of international law even if it was carrying contraband which we have no way of knowing, and then gleefully shared it as a snuff video.
As we rightfully should be! We are no longer operating as a Democracy. The checks and balance of Congress and SCOTUS are not restricting the illegal and unconstitutional overreach and dictatorial extremism of this regime. There is no legitimate oversight, just repression. time.com/7266334/us-h...
Q: What is your message to President Trump? EPSTEIN SURVIVOR: I don't want to send a direct message to him. I'm already scared enough.
Yes. And a perfect illustration of the rich and powerful drowning out anything that goes against them.
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BREAKING: Sens. DURBIN, WHITEHOUSE, SCHIFF urge firing of insurrectionist JARED WISE, a senior advisor to failed nominee Ed Martin at the Justice Department.
stalling
Absolutely. This makes me wonder if the backlash needs to be better predicted and managed as part of the actual winning of rights. There's been a feminist backlash since the 70's
In US history, when people win rights or visibility, the backlash by white supremos is deadly. We saw it with Jim Crow. We saw it in the Civil Rights movement. We saw it after #MeToo. We saw it after Obamacare. We saw it with George Floyd. We saw it after the pandemic. We see it with Palestine.
No wonder Trump is so intent on keeping the files from being released.👀
Continued driving on the wrong side of the road at 50mph despite being blinded by the sun & his wife warning him about oncoming vehicles. Caused life-changing injuries to the oncoming driver. The sanction: a measly £3k fine & 1 year driving ban What a joke our laws are www.bbc.com/news/article...
More than 97% of workers at Yosemite and Sequoia & Kings Canyon national parks have voted to unionize. A big reason why? To fight back against Trump’s unprecedented attacks on our national parks. Here's what you should know. https://youtu.be/HS7IJaB5NDc?feature=shared
“I’m demanding justice,” Lisa Phillips, a model who was brought to Epstein’s island in 2000, said. “Congress must choose. Will you continue to protect predators? Or will you finally protect survivors?” Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Chilling moment at the Epstein presser in DC: victims described living in fear of retribution from powerful men. Leaving them too terrified to even say their names.
Epstein survivor Marina Lacerda: "The worst part is that the government is still in possession right now of documents & information that could help me remember and get over all of this maybe, and help me heal. They have documents w/ my name on them that were confiscated from Jeffrey Epstein's house"
I’m sure someone is writing it and I very much look forward to reading the big book that explains the science of autism, the politicization of autism, the social mediatization of autism, and the many interesting and sometimes internally inconsistent beliefs and practices of “doing” autism.
One meal a day, no bathing for days: Inside the 'humanitarian crisis' at an ICE field office💙✋🌊
DO SOMETHING 💥
"I thought they were going to make me board the plane like they did with the other kids from the shelter, but they asked me for my name and told me I was not on the list." A terrifying declaration from an unaccompanied child nearly removed to Guatemala straight out of Schindler's List.
Of Ghislaine Maxwell.... The survivors said, "She was a major architect of the scheme"
Yes, along with the summary execution of 11 people.
When will this vile conspiracy end
Man, they REALLY don’t want to hang that plaque honoring the police officers who defended the Capitol on Jan 6. @acyn.bsky.social
Yes it really hits home for those that had experiences of sexual assault. I am so sorry it happened to you. A win for one is a win for all.
I was a victim of childhood sexual abuse. Seeing these women getting the coverage and support they are this morning...brings a smile to my face. I don't see broken women. I see strong and empowered women. They. Will. Prevail.
Massie: I'm calling on my colleagues: be one of the next two who sponsors this discharge petition. I think it's shameful that this has been called a hoax. Hopefully today we can clear that up. This is not a hoax. This is real. There are real survivors.