I got some rainbow pics too!
Former Christian Republican (40+ yrs). Grateful for the Information Age. Still finding my way in a world I wasn't raised to understand. Poorly educated but not an idiot. Mom to grown kids who I made sure were not poorly educated. I value kindness.
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Everything this man says here is correct. The only thing Iād add is that I saw Republicans (many in my own family) actively worked to make SURE every effort to slow the spread failed. Then they hollered, and still do to this day, āSee what a stupid idea that was!ā
He didnāt write that, but the ideas expressed are in line with his thinking, and theyāre stupid. Thereās no such thing as a one-sided business relationship. Buyer and seller are both doing business with *each other*. Each receives something from it. āDoing businessā doesnāt mean āselling to youā.
Omg itās September how did this happen
Update: sheās still not off work. My god the woman is a legend š„š„š„
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Letās all toast the incredible Judge Sparkle Sooknannon and her clerks for being up since 2:30 in the goddamned morning to ensure this absolute dumpster fire of an administration didnāt deport 600 unaccompanied Guatemalan children. On a Sunday. On a holiday weekend. My god. #AltCitizen for real šššš
I have so much respect for this judge.
This is the second judge in a week that has brought up the fact that the government can't be trusted with clear instructions - likely because the government ignored Judge Boasberg's order to turn the planes around last March saying "verbal orders from judges don't count."
It isnāt tho. Itās literally the least surprising thing Iāve read yet this morning.
If you say 'heteronormative' or 'unhoused person' or 'food insecurity' you're basically talking gibberish and nobody can understand you but if you say you can see inflammation in children at the airport and that vaccines lower IQ or that germs are a myth you get to fire all the scientists.
The plan is completely illegal; itās openly in violation of black letter law. Nevertheless, the Trump admin is trying to claim that the budget bill effectively amended the law; even though it was a budget bill, and cannot by definition amend the law.
Not a very long path from "Why wouldn't you want the regime to deploy federal troops in your city when it reduces carjackings?" to "Why would you be opposed to the erection of internment camps for deviants when it reduces crime?" And a good chunk of mainstream media will just follow along.
I canāt.
We're ready to accept you're surrender, and your refusal to surrender is an absolute betrayal of our generosity.
Good morning! Just woke up and I couldnāt be happier that this was the first thing I saw when checking in here. So much nicer than what I usually wake up to. Good to start a day with a little joy. š
Donāt. Print. Lies. In. The. Newspapers.
Is this what people mean by āhigh on your own supplyā?
The capitalization here is, of course, incorrect, but not in his usual incorrect style.
Oh
Blue cities that are overtaken by masked federal goons should install outdoor loudspeakers to continuously blast things that are tolerable to the rest of us but not to MAGA or ICE. Like decent music, scientific facts, podcasts about the Night of the Long Knives or the Nuremberg trials.
This firefighter arrived in the US at age 4, has been here for 19 years, was on track to legal status, and was on a crew trying to contain a major blaze (in Washington state, vs Oregon, fwiw.) h/t @joshuajfriedman.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Might explain the smell.
What in the actual everloving fuck
you misspelled "I will be holding public hearings immediately on RFK Jr.'s mismanagement of HHS, and even though we do not have the power of the majority, these hearings will be televised live and Republicans are welcome to join if they care about Americans' health even a tiny bit"
We wonāt notice it at first Maybe an outbreak of cholera in southwest Kansas goes undetected Perhaps the number of flu related deaths ticks up just a bit each year But-ultimately, inexorably-the destruction of the CDC will lead to countless deaths All because of two men Trump and RFK, Jr
The Dems are saved! šš¤¦š»āāļø Somebody help this man. A partyās need for new leadership has never been more obvious.
If there's any question about what Trump was and what he's dragged the country into becoming...
we were all happy for an evening and thatās not nothing
ICYMI ā JUDGE: āThis case represents the consequences of a decades long drumbeat of anti-immigrant sentiment and misinformation being broadcast & broadcast & broadcastā¦ā 2 immigrants shot in Washington, gunman sentenced in June. Barely even a story. š¤·š»āāļø www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/g...
okay my friend in the White House press pool says heās going golfing today, everyone stand down, good practice run great job team we can get a few more drills in before the big day
Well, thereās this though. Anyway I gotta go to sleep. Fingers crossed. bsky.app/profile/chri...
Oh I didnāt even know her lawyer said that.
Falling asleep. You guys be good and remember the heart attack fairy wonāt come unless you go to bed. Anyway, whatever happensā¦ I hope he suffers.
Me scrolling through all the posts tonight.
So many netizens tonight seem to be indulging in the kind of hopeful flights of fancy typically reserved for kids on Xmas Eve. Itās all silly, of course. But seeing the joy it brings warms the heart. We havenāt lost the capacity to dream.
i trust there'll be newspaper cartoons of him begin reunited at the gates of hell with roy cohn while satan looks on beneficently
I just hopped on here, so Iām not sure, but I saw this a little while ago and I suspect it might be the topic sheās referencing. youtu.be/JfgNMWQIyCw?...
I donāt understand why people are like this.
Itās not the voice (Iāve never heard the voice so I have no idea). Itās thatā¦ Well, I may not have the philosophical vocabulary to express myself properly here, but this thing weāre doing where we interact with machines like humans is devaluing to humans. I wonāt be part of it. Slippery slope.
Iām almost 57. My kids are in their 30s and I have no grandchildren, no children in my life at all. I watch Bluey every day. I enjoy it, Iām not ashamed of it, and I still do lots of adult things. Life is too short to argue about this stuff.
Oh, then Iāve decided not to pay my taxes as an āend-run aroundā the law requiring me to do that. What? No, itās not āagainstā the law. Were you not paying attention? I went around the end of it. Thank you for your attention to this matter
If you know someone who works for ICE, or works as any of these masked thugs from various agencies, you have a moral duty to doxx them. Friend of a friend, parent of your kidās classmate, family member, doesnāt matter. Citizens have a right to know who they are. If it was my son I would doxx him.
Timeline cleanse.
I hope folks do realize that this administration has now broken the law so many times, they have no choice but to attempt to hold power past established limits. It's this example and hundreds more.
An SSA source tells me chief data officer Charles Borges sent out his involuntary resignation email to select offices within the agency a short while ago, but then a few minutes later the email disappeared from the inboxes of those who received it with no explanation.
BREAKING: Social Security Administration chief data officer and whistle-blower Charles Borges has resigned after bombshell report that SSA put highly-sensitive data at risk. He sent out an email to colleagues moments ago. Here is the text of his email shared with me:
Hearing the the Social Security Admin whistleblower who whistleblew a few days ago has now āresignedā involuntarily. Trying to get additional confirmation. This is the chief data officer of SSA.
Ship has sailed bitch www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
No
Art depicting āSandwich Guyā now at the scene of the alleged misdemeanor.
I didnāt even know they were rolling out AI order-takers in the US. I will miss Taco Bell. Iāll probably end up missing other restaurants as well. š I only talk to humans. I will die on this hill.
Over a dozen states, including Arizona, have won a lawsuit against the Trump administration, preserving funding for a federal agency that focuses on national service and volunteerism.
HEDY LAMARR escaped from her Nazi husband by disguising herself as her own maid, became a top actress in Hollywood, then co-developed a radio guidance system for Allied torpedoes - the principles of which are incorporated into today's Bluetooth and GPS technology. What a gal.
Remembering the late great GENE WILDER - who left us 9yrs ago today.
This is good: With Trump/RFK destroying CDC, JB Pritzker's officials are exploring the possibility of buying Covid vaccines from manufacturers and distributing them in-state themselves, source tells me. Dem govs must step up and fill the void. New piece from me: newrepublic.com/article/1998...
Death toll in Kyiv from Russian attack on night of Aug 28 rises to 25 people #Ukraine
Good. For now, anyway.
DOJ always does this now, and honestly it's been working for them so far. Take the most extreme position, still get 80% of what they want.
Worth reading CDC's Pledge to the American People from 2024. It is, put simply, the antithesis of RFK Jr.'s actions in office to date. www.cdc.gov/about/pledge...
Iām not sharing this to scare peopleāthough itās fucking terrifying. Iām sharing it because we all need to be on guard. We wonāt be getting reliable data from the CDC anymore. Worse, the guidance could be harmful. RFK Jr. has no medical training, no scientific backgroundā¦
This was months ago. It did not take place on the day you posted it.
A story in three 2025 headlines
Trump doesn't know squat about pocket recissions. This is more proof that the evil ones behind him are calling the shots. The funding is going to be cut from the State Department and USAID.
So, about Stephen Miller and Laura Loomerā¦ Iām a little confused. Which one is the president and which one is the vice president?
Something to ask as Trump seizes the Fed: What happens when you pump money into an economy while constricting its capacity for growth through high tariffs, unpredictable policies, and shrinking the workforce and population of consumers with draconian immigration policy? Anybody? Anybody?
If you're a Capitol Hill journalist, you have a moral and ethical responsibility to ask every Republican you interview what they think about the blatant racism in this tweet by one of the President's closest influencers.
The new CDC director is trying to kill you. Not just āthe most vulnerableā; you, me, everyone. This is a comic book-level evil scenario.
My son, living in China with his Vietnamese girlfriend, telling me this morning how they exchange currency. ššš
Breaking News: President Trump revoked Kamala Harrisās Secret Service protection. President Biden had extended her protection before he left office.
Republicans honors Babbit, gives her family $5million but kids being gunned down parents have to pay for their babies funerals.
she said that āblackā with a hard r
We Should Have Finished Reconstruction: A Brief History Of American Politics, 1865-2025
When Wendy down the street believes what the tarot deck tells her, thatās not hurting anyone. When RFK Jr. decides he can walk through the airport and determine which children have mitochondrial damage just by looking at them, weāre in trouble. michaelianblack.substack.com/p/some-idle-...
This guy gives me the warm fuzzies. Sorry, I meant to say THIS MOTHERFUCKER IS SAYING SOME FUCKING GREAT SHIT RIGHT TO THE FACES OF THESE ASSHOLES.
NEW: Kilmar Abrego Garcia is asking a federal judge for a gag order against Kristi Noem, Pam Bondi and their subordinates. w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
"DHS will continue using every tool at it's disposal..." Okay fine but we just want to know this particular tool's name.
Listen up Arizona @senanaliseortiz speaks. #RiseUp #50501movement #50501arizona #fiftyfiftyonearizona
If you know of an area of government or just society in general that isnāt broken PLEASE donāt say it out loud. The regime will take it as a challenge.
Of all the many many ways I imagined Trump would ruin this country, I have to admit āsealing us off from outside mailā wasnāt in the mix.
Hmmm I donāt honestly know! But using āformer smokerā seems easy because, like, how could they know either way? Besides, he did smoke a lot of weed in high school, so he wouldnāt really be lying. š¤·š»āāļø
If the President stops acting like he's above the law and harming Arizonans, our lawsuits will stop accordingly. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like he's stopping. hoodline.com/2025/08/ariz...
BREAKING: Big moment as CDC staff stage a mass walkout. They have lined the street outside its HQ to greet and salute the four top officials who have resigned in protest at RFK Jrās attack on the agencyās science base. (š„ AP)
the parades will continue until morale improves
Being unqualified is what qualifies you in this administration. Being qualified is disqualifying.
āPrayer does not end school shootings.ā Have school shootings ended? āPrayer does not make parents feel safe sending their kids to school.ā Do parents feel safe sending their kids to school? āPrayer does not bring these kids back.ā Have any kids been brought back from the dead? Fuck off then.
Breaking: BILL CASSIDY is calling for CDC's vaccine advisers meeting to be postponed. "If the meeting proceeds, any recommendations made should be rejected as lacking legitimacy given the seriousness of the allegations and the current turmoil in CDC leadership."
Well, we know how that ends. I wonāt be sad when it does.
You think we werenāt prepared for the last pandemic ā¦.
I think itās a safe bet that most of these thugsā children are small. They wonāt stay small, and theyāll likely hate their parents for this. I think itās good to point that out. My mom used to tell my dad it was unwise to piss off the person (me) who would decide where you spend your old age.
All they do is ask? Okay! I will encourage him to get it taken care of before they figure out how to make it harder!
Listening to this little boy talk about how his friend saved him from the shooter by laying on top of him broke my heart. All the good and bad in humanity in one sentence.
The one person in our household who is exposed to lots of people all day and whose income pays most of the bills is the one who canāt get vaccinated. If he gets very sick weāre all pretty screwed. So thatās great to know.
Because the thing is, this is real but also, it's not real. This image reflects the reality that Trump *wants* a total state in which he is the unquestioned leader, but we do not actually live in that state, at least not yet.
i find this image so fascinating. it is both a literal example of authoritarianism but also a second-hand reproduction of the aesthetics of other authoritarian states. it's like a simulacra of authoritarianism whose purpose is to attempt to make the simulacra real.
When the reckoning comes it must be brutal, the images historic. That is a necessity.
Not another fcking word from Republicans about how school shootings are a āmental health problem.ā Yāall donāt want to fund ANY healthcare LET ALONE subsidize mental health benefits. Pretending to care about mental health problems in order to shield your guns from scrutiny is SO GROSS.
Youāre actually being kinder than where my mind took me. Limiting the scenario to their houses, I mean. My son caught on fire when he was 16. Two weeks in the burn unit. I used to say I wouldnāt wish that on anyone, but I find my thoughts on the matter have changed of late.
Before you know it, there will be black market COVID shots. And polio. MMR. Flu. Back alleys with kids lined up, sleeves rolled up, real quiet like. Parents hoping the masked sky wizard homeopathy police donāt come by & take them to Alligator Alcatraz for breaking the āonly ivermectin for allā law