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The cosplay dudes do not understand nuance.
The UC Regents should have better moral clarity on this issue. There should not be a situation where universities need to “reach a deal with the White House”. It’s a shakedown. Newsom- please proceed.
I’ve seen so many people spreading the misinformation that PBS is shut down or is shutting down. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been shut down and PBS has been defunded. HOWEVER!!! PBS still exists. It is more important now than ever that you donate to PBS if you can.
This is how far he's going to get us off the Epstein files?
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Why do tents cost so much?
This kind of rent free would solve the country’s housing crisis
Important.
Time to ramp up the malicious compliance
Fire the consultants
i want to see democrats on cnbc absolutely ripping into our titans of industry for backing the worst economic president of our lifetimes and refusing to break ranks
Donald Trump and Republicans are pushing illegal maps that violate the Voting Rights Act. Instead, Congress should pass fair, independent maps nationwide. Without that, Democratic states must consider all the options to protect our constitutional republic.
Delay the inevitable what? Allow the Texas GOP to gerrymander? This is not a foregone conclusion. Why write it as “inevitable”?
Yep 💯 He needs to dig in and fortify himself. I wonder why.
“Indiscriminate” is the wrong word here. There is nothing random or without careful consideration about this. Seems more like a feature.
I hate learning about economics empirically. I hate being on this learning curve bc a bunch of voters couldn’t do a little critical thinking.
Carbon dioxide removal research should be government funded and government led, like the Manhattan Project.
Both these guys are such good eggs.
My petty heart enjoys anyone making Lawler look bad. Repeatedly. He deserves it.
Despite what Trump claims, there’s no manufacturing boom—we’ve lost 11,000 manufacturing jobs in just the last month alone and the industry contracted at its fastest pace in the last nine months. The hundreds of billions in investment? Just an “intention”
Republicans drew that map
Now that Dan Rather has recognized this, does it make it so? **waves arms around frantically like the day they rolled back Roe**
The annoying spam texts destroying the Democratic brand: $678M raised through those spam tactics $282M to one consulting firm: Mothership Strategies. $11M to actual campaigns (1.6%) The party isn’t just treating donors like marks—it’s being fleeced itself yet continues to back Mothership.
The story of how Trump sells access to the White House - to benefit himself and his family financially and to benefit his political operation - is shocking and sordid. No President has ever monetized access like Trump has. 1/ It's a story you need to know.
*last
No cheating. Your lady saved celebrity photo is your therapist. Who is it?
Pressure works. wapo.st/3UbXyrU
Trump’s tariff wars mean higher prices for you. Don’t take it from me. Take it from what the companies told their investors:
one of the single best deals in streaming. i've been paying for PBS Passport for years. it rules
This is some real sinister sh*t
This is an honest question. I’m childless by choice so I’m out of the loop.
Where are their parents?
Gold star comment 🌟
He’s planning it but it’s up to us to make sure that doesn’t happen.
“The president cut your health care so he could build himself a golden ballroom” is a pretty easy message to sell
Blue-state Dems want immigration agents to show their faces— laying the groundwork for all-but-inevitable court battles over their ability to rein in the Trump admin’s deportation tactics.
"Trump’s hyping of a fake crime wave should be central to all reporting about his anti-immigrant policies, and it isn't." Read @pkrugman.bsky.social on media's failure to convey the most basic truths about Trump's policies, building on our pod chat: paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-media-...
How?
The book tour heckling and scorn is gonna be off the charts 🍿
i.e. this should have consequences… yet again
Does he know he’s POTUS vs cosplaying POTUS?
I’m here for the recommendations
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Let him cook
“Wikipedia is this economic anomaly. In many ways, it’s sort of magical that people will just volunteer without explicit economic incentives to create artifacts that are meant to share knowledge with everyone in the world”
We said release the files not the accomplices, idiot.
omg shots fired!
Um, yep 🎯 - at least they aren't trying to hide it anymore (not that I think they did before)
No kidding 🙄
“Americans are mostly paying for the tariffs,” says George Saravelos, global head of FX research at Deutsche Bank: Here’s your Evening Briefing.
What if public networks became a platform for communities to create their own local media, not just consume it? After the federal funding cuts, here's one idea for rebuilding NPR and PBS around community co-creation, open platforms, and human-centered, prototype-driven design.
They can’t stay on vacation forever. Demand the release the moment y’all are back in session.
Let that sink in for a sec.
Each day, they could just discuss the details of one (1) former Republican who was arrested for sex trafficking, pedophilia, or some related scandal. If they're going to shut down Congress for this, fill the silence with these news stories. Make it unavoidable.
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Anyone know what "wellness" means anymore? From TikTok hacks to those in key US government roles using their authority to wreak havoc on the lives of Americans, WIRED decided, ye, let's dive in. From Bryan Johnson's longevity quest to AI drugs, here is Beyond Wellness: www.wired.com/beyond-welln...
Whenever you feel small, scared, or powerless—remember this: There’s a tiny desert mouse that hunts scorpions, eats snakes, and howls like a werewolf to declare dominance. Sí se puede. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K9m...
I have said before, and will say again, one of the Cardinal rules of any political party is: no friendly fire. Mamdani is the Democratic nominee and the leadership is currently shivving him, just an abject failure of party discipline
YouTube is now the king of Hollywood’s home turf: the TV in your living room.
“This is the Biggest Threat to Our Democracy That Nobody’s Talking About” Congressional Progressive Caucus chair Greg Casar of Trump’s scheme to gut the Voting Rights Act and gerrymander the 2026 election.
Hmm
May everyone who voted for this lose their seat.
'Democrats must organize urgently for the 2026 midterm elections and avoid a “it can’t happen here” mentality to stop Donald Trump from staging a full-scale autocratic takeover, a Hungarian opposition parliamentarian has said.' www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
As much as I would like this, I think this moment is going to require a wholesale rebuild.
No apologies necessary. I'm in NYC. Been dealing with this guy for so long. Stopped being polite about it back in 2008-2010ish - ha!
Just sometimes? My head spins with the daily word salad.
I love this for him
Elite
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Yep - as soon as I saw the Winklevoss brothers made a donation to his campaign in 2024, I realized this was where it was headed.
“Americans have grown markedly more positive toward immigration over the past year, with the share wanting immigration reduced dropping from 55% in 2024 to 30% today. At the same time, a record-high 79% of U.S. adults say immigration is a good thing for the country.” news.gallup.com/poll/692522/...
State of the art prisons vs. crumbling schools… not a future I want for the kids.
Isn’t that a Sicilian proverb? I asked God for a bicycle, but he never gave me one. So, I stole one and asked for forgiveness.
new civil war dropped
This
Wait, the same James Carville who said to play possum? I don’t doubt what James Carville says here but let’s rally behind leaders (thought leaders and action oriented leaders) who are in the trenches rather than pontificating from their living rooms. Someone please take the mic from JC.
Rep. McGovern: "Why does Jeff Bezos get a tax cut when all of this other stuff is being cut?"
Name them
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This is so on-brand it’s painful. Ick.
“We’ve got about 26 Republican targets. We need four of them. This is not a done deal.“ @ezralevin.bsky.social highly encourages you to stop doomscrolling and start contacting your representative. We can still defeat Trump’s Tax Scam and save Medicaid and SNAP: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
People are just not understanding how effective Trump is being in helping Putin fight his war. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/u...
No lies told here.
Update: We have now been at this for 22 hours and Republicans are still hard at work trying to kick 17 million Americans off their health care to pay for tax cuts for billionaires.
*retell the stories as if they were there
Oooph that sounded like a threat
w OMen ArE tOo EMotIoNal
I wanna be super clear. Absolutely do not let up. Calling matters, and this bullshit murder budget needs stopping. Not just because they're spending money on bad things but because they're taking away our good stuff to do it. They're saying we can't have anything and fuck that.
BREAKING: Thom Tillis just announced he won’t seek re-election. That means that there will be an open North Carolina Senate seat in 2026. Let’s flip it. secure.actblue.com/donate/votse...
public pushback, refusal and resistance remains the main avenue of change so yea... counting on it www.wired.com/story/genera...
Today is Elon Musk's 54th birthday. Let's wish him a crappy one at a #TeslaTakeover near you. I wrote about how the Takedown has shaped our opposition for the better, why it must keep growing and why it is expanding to @purgepalantir.bsky.social.
Um…. This! *waves arms around*
Pennsylvania: come get your guy
I’m here for the comments haha
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