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I am honestly quite worried about Chicago, and begging the national press to report it as what it is: an invasion of a US city by the national guard of another state at the behest of a fascist president for purposes of terrorizing the people into submission. There is no legitimate debate about it.
I know, I know, but: The president of the US saying, literally, "we're going in" in reference to sending the military to an American city for no reason beyond terrorizing the local population should be the most immediately impeachable shit imaginable
Drug trafficking is not a capital crime; it doesn’t carry a death sentence. I genuinely cannot think of anything under U.S. law that would permit premeditated government assassination of people suspected of drug trafficking.
And now I just learned our president ordered the murder of 11 people. Every day a new low.
I feel like in the 1980’s/90’s this would be a major plot point in a Tom Clancy novel, and the operation would be carried out as an off-book, illegal black op, with various characters trying to cover it up lest they face congressional hearings. Now the President just announces it.
Here's the video Trump just posted to Truth Social, with the claim that 11 people aboard the boat were killed. There is zero evidence of self-defense here. Looks like a massacre of civilians at sea. Even if they had drugs aboard, that's not a capital offense.
@benwermund.bsky.social of the @houstonchronicle.com reports today: "Gov. Greg Abbott's office disputed a claim from Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday that the Texas National Guard was preparing to deploy to his state as part of a law and order crackdown by the Trump administration."
The president is sending the military to control American cities and if you're a reporter who's framing that illegal power grab as "pushing the boundaries of constitutionality" or "acting boldly to fight crime" or whatever, please go find another line of work where you won't get us all killed.
These problems are even bigger. As a constitutional matter, the deployment of unfederalized Guard personnel into a nonconsenting state can never happen. Never.
Spoiler: you will not find common ground and any attempts to pretend you might burn time and disenchant the allies you need to push back.
the democratic party's bias to normalcy is gonna kill us off. the gop is literally talking about a military junta and the democratic leader is operating like he can just cut a deal with republicans like its normal times.
Today, September 2nd, is the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the surrender ceremonies on the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. As we remember the end of that horrific war, I wrestled with the question I've gotten more than any other on my book tour. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/were-the-a...
1. Denver Public Schools is doing what some prestigious universities and hospitals refuse to do: Standing up for trans students and refusing to capitulate to Trump's anti-trans demands. "We will fight," says the superintendent, despite funding threats. Subscribe to support our journalism.
"They were born to be criminals." Jesus. Trump is talking about Americans this way. And let's be clear - he's talking about Black and brown people in Blue cities.
I am hesitant to celebrate any law/ruling which effectively restrains only poorer people. Beyond walking distance of their homes, this is essentially a complete ban on poorer transit-dependent people exercising the same right as everyone else. Richer people with cars will have alternative options.
'Los Angeles (1937)' www.commondreams.org/views/2018/1...
also, what do you think people conclude when they hear you say Donald Trump is a "wannabe king" who is "attacking the American people" (both true things Jeffries has said) and also that you want to find common ground with him? Probably that your criticisms are insincere or that you're weak or both
KASIE HUNT: Over the summer you said, “There’s no vaccine that’s safe and effective”. Do you still believe that? RFK JR: “I never said that.” KASIE HUNT: “Play the clip.” RFK JR (clip): “There’s no vaccine that is safe and effective.” (March 2024) ht: @cwebbonline.com
We're in an existential battle for the Constitutional order, and we're losing it, badly. Yet the general putatively in charge of that battle likes to talk about how we need to find common ground and resume business-as-usual with the hostile forces trying to kill us. Fucking unreal.
Oof. The Dems need to stop pretending, based on some imaginary focus group, that there’s some common ground with Trump. The key is to fight everywhere. You should go study Neville Chamberlain’s attempt at “common ground.” It didn’t end well for his historical reputation. Or the world.
oh hey it's a cartoon that sadly did not become immediately outdated on friday www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
The basic rights of our allies are not luxury beliefs but the core of any solidarity movement. If you can’t see this, you have bo business trying to take the lead in this moment nor do you have any business telling us what to do with our political power.
Giving descendants of chattel slavery land from the plantations they enriched was the right thing to do. And breaking that promise created the racial wealth gap we're still reckoning with today.
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“Get it all on record now. Get the films. Get the witnesses. Because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.” Dwight D. Eisenhower
The United States had one of the worst COVID outcomes in the entire world from a body count standpoint. Anyone who argues with a straight face we were TOO cautious is an unserious imbecile.
Whether it’s Michelle Obama suggesting kids exercise instead of watching tv or RFK Jr. telling kids to drink raw milk instead of taking vaccines, both figures took a controversial approach to children’s health.
hell i wish brands would post garment dimensions rather than vague sizing charts
Through its work in disease prevention, the CDC has saved millions of lives throughout the globe. Some of Trump's partisan critics question his plan to dismantle it.
He’s not traveling to NJ like they had announced. Not even to Florida. Sure does seem like someone is staying awfully close to Walter Reed, doesn’t it?
Good to see a bipartisan group of former CDC Directors raise alarms in the NY Times about RFK Jr. dismantling US public health. And I can’t help but feel frustrated that they didn’t do this last year when public health was on the ballot—nor did NYT frame it that way—when we had a chance to stop it.
This says it all.
If you’ve ever worried whether art matters. It does.
If you’ve ever compared unvaccinated kids to vaccinated kids, you’ve seen the former are more likely to die.
There are around 18,000 law enforcement agencies in the USA. Everything is carceral. You cannot interact with the government without interacting with police; this includes walking outside.
The US Park Police are one of the worst of the way, way, way too many police departments in the DC area.
NEW: A week or so ago, one federal agent kept popping up in videos from Trump's violent DC crackdown—so @jsweetli.bsky.social and I investigated. Turns out he's a 26-year-old US Parks Police officer, a lesser known law enforcement unit currently championed by Interior Sec. Doug Burnum. Our report:
Fifty-one of the 85 Federalist papers were written by a guy born in Nevis.
I want people (nonmaskers) to note the “just asking questions” to being provided with numerous studies to “actually I just don’t care about others” pipeline and tell me, how is this refusal to take in facts and adapt to them distinguishable from Republican rhetoric, and are you also doing it?
Executive orders are not laws and not binding to the public at large but only to the federal agencies and officers that report to the President. He’s not a king. We have no kings.
It’s a little weird to demand people vote for a candidate as a necessary lesser evil three years before you even know if they’re going to be the candidate
Pure fucking evil. Everyone involved in this shit needs to be held accountable.
its genuinely fucking insane how much water the press carries for Trump
For the full report, go here. davidlingenfelter.substack.com/p/the-multis...
I'm going to block him now too, but I wanted the satisfaction of him experiencing the mute first. Yes, I know I know this is petty. But he really deserved it.
Speaking as someone who used to spend time in their chats, SO much of US contemporary fascism is a function of men assuming that the way adulthood worked was, you got a job and in exchange you got a woman to be your mom plus your sex toy. They are ENRAGED that they have a job but no sex mommy.
the story is not just "Jon Gruden wrote emails about how Black people are stupid," it's "Jon Gruden wrote emails about how Black people are stupid, a belief he backed up by refusing to play Black QBs/hire Black coordinators for 15 years"
I believe we could dramatically reduce dis/misinformation if we collectively agreed to ignore any news article with a headline or lede following the general template of "[name of individual or organization] says" "Elon Musk says ..." "Experts say ..." "Trump official says ..." "Critics argue ..."
RFK not believing in germs and now being in charge of public health is one of those things that the writers would nix from VEEP for being too outrageous.
New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!
Please, let's not make measles and polio great again!! Cartoon by @mluckovich.bsky.social
Don’t. Print. Lies. In. The. Newspapers.
This whole thing is great but the highlighted bit made me laugh out loud. 😂 Marlon on Snoop:
Donald Trump’s rumored death raises new questions about Joe Biden’s health
"But you cannot force me to wear a mask." WTF? I have no desire to force you and never came close to even suggesting I did. That's BS attempt at distraction. And just wow: "Not my job to keep anyone safe but myself"? If you want to be a selfish jerk then you do you, but I'm going to mute you now.
You make a very good point. On the other hand, it's exhausting to have to coddle leftists/progressives/liberals like they are toddlers when it comes to something like masking where they should be leading the fight. (At least the fascists are honest about trying to kill us.)
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Ummm... They're right behind me. Aren't they?🐼
I'm amazed at how many people--especially leftists, progressives and liberals who say they care about the vulnerable--have chosen to forget "My mask protects you, and your mask protects me."
Vaccines help reduce the severity of your infection, but they do not prevent you from being infected or prevent long COVID. You can be infected without any symptoms. COVID is airborne and remains dangerous for vulnerable people. Masking remains the easiest and best way for you to protect others.
“Back to normal” has been an act of panic and trauma and selfishness, I get it. Pretending to be disabled or chronically ill to get something for yourself while actively endangering those who are is flat out despicable, there is no moral argument, it is *horrifically* unethical.
If Covid is a dangerous risk to vulnerable people and that’s true enough to make you protect yourself, it’s also true when it requires you to do something to protect others. *Especially* if you’re going to use our status for your own benefit.
If yall start cosplaying as us so you can be safer while you’ve spent the last 3 years screaming at us to stay home, die, shut up, move on, realize it’s over and CONTINUE TO ENDANGER US I am going to lose my very considerable temper.
COVID is airborne. You can be contagious with COVID at anytime without any symptoms. COVID is still just as dangerous as ever to vulnerable people. If you are leftist or progressive or liberal who cares about the vulnerable but who doesn't at least mask in essential public spaces, why not?
I’m going to say this louder this time: if you are lying about having a high-risk condition to get a Covid vaccine, all good, do what you want to do BUT show some actual goddamn respect for people who *actually* have that condition and start masking.
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They could lose their farms and they’ll continue to vote Republican.
I like the ones who say they care about me, personally, as a person, and then won't mask to keep me safe, even knowing that I am almost guaranteed a very bad outcome from Covid. They're my FAVORITE. (Sarcasm.)
I love the mix of genres.
I hear you. Once people demonstrate even the smallest bit of willingness to consider masking then I will only praise. I am especially exhausted by, and angry at, leftists/progressives/liberals who claim to care about others but in fact aren't willing to accept the slightest bit of inconvenience.
I understand. -and- I am just so exhausted from having to be the one who has coddle everyone else when it come to masking to protect others and themselves.
Writing teacher advice for Democratic strategists: Your audience is NEVER everyone, and acting as though it is will lead to generalities that appeal on average but not in specific. You find your audience through specificities. Relying heavily on polls and consultants leads to tepid messaging.
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.
I’ve heard from a couple of messaging strategists now that people shouldn’t post so much about COVID19 vaccines because it’s “divisive”. I am here to say that I do not give a damn what is popular. I will never ignore scientific evidence for the sake of expediency, and neither should anyone else.
Chicago keeping art alive:
I'm still working on what the carols would be.
I was going to make a joke about how Trump isn’t dead, he is just pining for the fjords…but then I realized that could be interpreted as “he’s plotting the invasion of Greenland.” I hate it here so much.
hot ghoul summer
Heck, we're not even waiting for unsubstantiated rumors to pre-celebrate. There merest suggestion of the possibility was all we needed.
"The Grim Reaper won't come for him unless you are in bed and asleep." "But I'm too excited to go to sleep!"
"The Grim Reaper won't come for him unless you are in bed and asleep." "But I'm too excited to go to sleep!"
Just throwing out there that if Trump is having any medical problems, I sincerely hope he is in full and continued consultation with the top public health official in the United States and listening to and operationalizing ALL advice given by such an esteemed professional.
Hey Firefox users.
There is no party platform anymore. Just the whims of a madman and the agenda of his handlers.
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.”
That's noose to me.
You gotta admit that even the doomers have been really optimistic tonight.
I've somehow ended up included in this really strange Teams meeting where they're talking about shooting cannons during a funeral.
We should just pretend he’s dead. If we say it often enough, we can gaslight his followers into believing it. “That’s not him, he’s dead. It’s all AI. Don’t tell me you fell for that.”
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."
Live your life so that people don’t consider rumors of your death a form of edging.
if we lie enough times that he's dead the new york times has to do a 3 month long barrage of stories over whether or not he's dead
"The Grim Reaper won't come for him unless you are in bed and asleep." "But I'm too excited to go to sleep!"
Whoa, I have been off Bluesky pretty much all day, so I had to dig a little deeper to understand what you are referring to. Now that I do, oh my goodness, hopeful flights of fancy, indeed.
"The Grim Reaper won't come for him unless you are in bed and asleep." "But I'm too excited to go to sleep!"
"Weekend at Bernie's" takes place during the Labor Day weekend.
This whole website right now:
kind of fun to imagine the rest of the world flying their flags at 1.5 mast in reverse mourning though