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New York does not miss. The bleach did it for me. 😭
As Trump attacks unions and occupies our city, we’re called to remember how we got here. Labor Day would not exist without the workers who fought and died at the Haymarket Massacre and the Pullman Strike in Chicago. It’s not a coincidence he’s targeting Chicago:
NEW: Nadler will not seek re-election, citing the need for a new generation of leaders. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/n...
"To pretend that her death deserves the same recognition as that young soldier at the gate is obscene. It is a betrayal of the oath she once swore and a desecration of the sacrifice made by so many who kept faith with theirs."
Remember when people working at Wendy’s were considered essential? And now they’re not worthy of a living wage? What is this timeline?
Thank you on this labor day!!
I’m so confused. And bone-petit? Wtf?
This Labor Day (and all other days): Thank the workers who serve you. Appreciate the workers who care for you. Respect the workers who pick up your trash. Salute the workers who get you your mail. Honor the workers who teach your children. Pay all workers a living wage.
It’s The Heritage Foundation running the show. Could you imagine if this had happened when they first started trying in 1980?
What if his thinking is that he wants the afterlife to be like this life so we have to die with him to make that happen.
Yes. I’m with you, but who is “he” because it’s certainly not dementia Donny.
“Dogs are humanity’s best friend.” - Chinese observation
@albomp.bsky.social Your GOOD FRIENDS WITH ISRAEL are war criminals committing genocide.
BECAUSE HE IS 80 AND BELONGS IN A NURSING HOME. My dad looked like an Auschwitz survivor before he died though. He lost so much weight and had no appetite, so I can’t explain why this guy is instead swollen. It must have something to do with McDonald’s.
We were taught to fear communism & socialism but Christian Nationalism wasn’t even on the radar. Genius.
Kinda like how the president should be presidenting and not engaging in social media wars? Yeah. Funny how that works out.
If/when he does re-emerge it would be fun to insist that it's a clone just to be annoying
Yeah I wouldn’t do that shit.
WEEKEND AT BERNIE’S!!
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Dear Americans, welcome to the thrilling game of ‘Did this dictator die or just disappear for a day?’ We’ve been playing it with Putin and Lukashenko for decades. Enjoy the suspense.
@jasmineforus.bsky.social @katieporteroc.bsky.social @corybooker.com
Welch: Am American president talks to other American citizens like that, and propagandists come on TV and normalize this behavior. And nothing about this is normal. Nothing
@albomp.bsky.social
Dislike when I go to bed early and wake up at 1am, but also when I wake up and I’m still on this timeline.
#WhatIsGovernmentFor⁉️
Yes. This is the worst group of leaders simultaneously in power. The world will struggle to undo the damage.
Agreed.
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.
Like a deadly virus, created in the lab of bad public policy at the Heritage Foundation, Project 2025 has been let loose on our nation with impacts we are all just beginning to comprehend. My latest on Substack: open.substack.com/pub/jimacost...
I love it when this happens.
When a president decides to disregard the will of the American people, you’re right, that’s the mark of authoritarian rule. The White House has notified Congress that it plans to cancel $4.9 billion in foreign aid funding that lawmakers had already approved, doing so without their consent.
This isn’t alien vs predator.
Republicans are trying to redraw congressional district lines to keep their grip on Congress in the midterms and beyond. Voters should pick their politicians, not the other way around. Get involved with the @democraticredistricting.com as they fight back: bit.ly/3HJ1ayW
This is truly one of the best illustrations of what is happening in America.
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What if we established a tax-exempt Church of Democracy and sued the government for infringing on our religious freedoms when it does authoritarian stuff?
Questions that need answers.
It's what dictators do: Display their power over the people.
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Is this what you voted for?
Earnestness and sincerity, now, are the greatest acts of rebellion and your duty is to do them.
What is the point of having a traffic map and traffic reports on tv and radio IF YOU DON’T FIND OUT ABOUT A BRIDGE LIFT AT NINE UNTIL YOURE APPROACHING THE BRIDGE TUNNEL?!?!
Apparently the hardest question for a writer to answer is "Why do you write,"and I have to say this has never been a hard question for me: I write because I like money and all the other ways I might make money are not as much fun www.aol.com/hardest-writ...
This is very bad news. Louisiana won't even defend its own map in SCOTUS. It abandoned its own Black voters. Those of us committed to defending the VRA are now entirely on our own. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Monarez was pressured by Kennedy to endorse controversial vaccine policy changes, including dismantling the CDC’s long-standing vaccine advisory committee and revising guidance on COVID-19 shots. When she resisted, Kennedy reportedly gave her an ultimatum: resign or be fired.
The very same Republicans who said it was “too soon to talk about politics” after Sandy Hook, Pulse, Parkland, Buffalo, Uvalde etc… have been blaming the trans community for the Annunciation Catholic School shooting since the second it happened.
In natural sciences, it is often said that a dying creature, while in battle, is often most vicious when it knows it's end is inevitable. The current capitalist system along with the patriarchal cancer infesting the land is coming to a close, perhaps violently, so be prepared.
Trump is gradually testing, stretching and gutting the independence of America's major institutions, leaving few stones unturned in his pursuit of unchecked power.
When my dad, a 28-year Army veteran, turns to me and says, "I don't know if I'm proud to be a veteran anymore." — Shit has gotten really bad.
EXCLUSIVE: Jake Sullivan told Dems to vote against weapons to Israel. Watch the latest Bulwark Podcast with @timmiller.bsky.social now.
NEW: Today, the Republican Party is pushing a judge to jail Fulton County commissioners. Why? They refuse to vote to appoint two far-right election denial activists to the Fulton County Election Board who have a history of undermining elections. Here's what they had to say – video thread. ⬇️
Christian nationalism is no longer a fringe threat—it’s a fast-growing, well-funded movement working to replace U.S. democracy with authoritarian religious rule. From apocalyptic prophecies to Catholic theocracy. This article breaks down 10 chilling ways it’s gaining power and momentum.
Who is Sergio Gor? He's Director of the White House Office of Personnel, with the power to choose the individuals who would design and implement Trump’s efforts to remake the country. But there were rumors that Gor wasn’t who he claims to be. fridainsight.substack.com/p/the-myster...
Both. The answer is both.
It’s continues to be despicable how the media has spent a decade normalizing the orange felon so much so that they are reporting on his authoritarian militarization of Washington DC as if it were a routine military exercise. They deliberately failed democracy for clickbait.
What else can we expect. We need media like Meidas to rise up
I analyzed and did interviews on Trump’s Putin and European meetings. Discussed all the details and manipulations. Then realized there was a deeper truth: Trump has absolutely no clue what he is doing. joecirincione.substack.com/p/the-idioti...
It’s time we all recognized that this is complete nonsense. We have to let go of the idea that he might have some grand strategy in mind. Or a master plan.
Veruca Salt.
Yesterday it was Prizker - today it’s @dalarrykrasner.bsky.social bringing the energy. 👀
I have never seen hail so big.
NEW RESULT: Democrats have flipped a state Senate in Iowa. This was a seat Trump carried by 11%, but Democratic nominee Catherine Drey has just won it by 10.4%. This is the second legislative flip by Dems in Iowa this year. It also means the GOP loses its supermajority in Iowa’s senate.
Socialism? Explain your explosive outrage
"Democratic-led states and select blue-leaning cities fought back in court and saw money for public health efforts restored — while GOP-led states sustained big losses."
Only MAGA allowed
Hollywood actor Richard Gere : “ Netanyahu should be in Jail” Free Palestine 🇵🇸
@albomp.bsky.social @australianlabor.bsky.social Has the light dawned yet? Sanction Israel now
Excellent article on the stealthy burial of Australia's sovereignty. Bonus points for this: "We would also get better value for our defence dollars if Anthony Albanese could find a pretext to shift Richard Marles to a new job that matched his abilities." Marles would be out of Cabinet. #auspol
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US envoy to Syria Tom Barrack on Tuesday sparked outrage in Lebanon after describing the behavior of journalists as “animalistic” during a press conference at the Presidential Palace in Beirut. Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250826-us-...
theaimn.net/from-ignoran...
‘I cannot imagine our coverage without him’: Tributes paid to MEE Gaza correspondent Mohammed Salama - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/mee-gaza-correspondent-mohammed-salama
At least 21 Palestinians killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza since dawn - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/least-21-palestinians-killed-israeli-strikes-gaza-dawn
Moral?
Does this look like democracy? Does this look like “the world’s most moral army”?
I can’t get the image of little Ali Faraj out of my head. Throw from his bombed home onto the roof of the next building, crying next to his dead father and two halves of his sister.
Baltimore is beautiful!!
"There has just never been a president in recent American history who has gone out of his way to free more criminals and accommodate more crimes than Donald Trump," says @chrislhayes.bsky.social.
You think they’d let dementia Donny direct something? 😂😂
The gymnastics one’s mind must do to make these reasons the defenders keep defending make sense are dizzying.
Note date. 2017. Do you really have to be a CIA analyst to come to this conclusion? Bet he’s not working there anymore. Wonder if he’s still alive?
While we were sleeping in our beds, how did the night pass in Gaza?
Thank you New York City for making the #ZcavengerHunt a reality 🙏
Her father died of COVID-19, before a vaccine was available. Now RFK Jr. is taking those vaccines from people, undermining public health and risking lives unnecessarily. www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr...