Controls Eng, ex-pat NZ, MN is home; former commercial Nuke; kiddo/doggo dad; #LoveAmerica #VoteBlue #ClimateChangeIsReal #DemocracyFirst; #14A3 #GOseditionP; #SlavaUkraini Acosta: "I will not give in to the lies. I will not give into the fear." No DMs.
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Thanks for sharing- we can choose with whom we would do business
By far my favorite part of January 6.
Alex Skuby
Platner: No one cares that you pretend to be remorseful as you sell out to lobbyists. Symbolic opposition does not reopen hospitals. Weak condemnations do not bring back Roe V Wade. Maine deserves better than Susan Collins.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6GvjPcr/ How in the HELL does any government lawfully deport 600 unaccompanied minors? Who does that? Who the fuck are we? What are we? What have we become?
AP: “Florida could be on the hook for $218 million… Alligator Alcatraz may soon be completely empty as a judge upheld her decision late Wednesday ordering operations to wind down indefinitely…” apnews.com/article/flor...
The world is moving on without Trump.
j.lulu_photography ..Lulu🦋 "Shelf cloud and sunset, Gulf of Mexico"
I like the rebrand.
Can the media STOP referring to Jeffrey Epstein as a “financier”? The money he made came from SEX TRAFFICKING MINORS, RAPING CHILDREN, and BLACKMAIL. He was NOT a financier. I’ve seen at least five stories from three outlets refer to him this way in the past week. This is the latest from the Times:
California stepping up.
… nice one …
silentmiddlechild
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In being the Voice, you take on the stress, the emotion, & the horrors of this reality - observing first hand what is happening, taking the onslaught directly - you are, collectively, allowed your moments, which is part & parcel of heathy strength, ultimately.
Mitigations: Fairness Doctrine restored, section 230 exemptions revoked, NewsCorp removed from basic cable/content packages & its the media outlets sold, Murdoch citizenships revoked & themselves kicked overseas in a manner befitting an ICE detainee: b/c of their monied anti-American subversion.
“I think many Americans wrongly believe there would be one clear unambiguous moment where we go from “democracy” to “authoritarianism.” Instead, this is exactly how it happens — a blurring here, a norm destroyed there, (…) Then you wake up one morning and our country is different. ”
Current, continuous mood:
Phillip: The final point from my conservative friends at the table. Since when are conservatives cheerleading for tax increases? Since when is it okay for one man to decide that every person in the United States has to pay a higher tax, and he never has to go through congress to do it?
…. Nice ….!!
Just Dance, Vance …. just dance…
Sorta weird that Tapper and Thompson stopped reporting on the health of the sitting president on January 20, 2025
Welch: As someone who lives in a red state, let me just tell you what MAGA supermajorities get you. We're 50th in education. The worst in the whole country for women to live. We're poorer, worst health care. And if you look at the bottom ten states, they are all MAGA supermajorities.
They are on the right path, it’s a good start, but we need more
Sand batteries are literally just silos of sand that retain heat exceptionally well -- so well that they can be tied to heat exchange systems to serve as proxy *electrical* batteries. Finland's new model can store enough power (100 MWh) to heat an entire town for a week. newatlas.com/energy/large...
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.
Alas current president impeached extort #Ukraine nymag.com/intelligence... HunterBiden nonsense used as cover while trump was impeached using a foreign government for political advantage Now throws Zelensky under the bus for war criminal Putin whose killing innocent civilians for land grab
It would be ironic if World War III were to commence in Poland.
Thanks Neil. We all need to do this. www.cbc.ca/music/neil-y...
White supremacy Is the enemy Of democracy White supremacy Is the enemy Of democracy White supremacy Is the enemy Of democracy White supremacy Is the enemy Of democracy White supremacy Is the enemy Of democracy White supremacy Is the enemy Of democracy White supremacy Is the enemy Of democracy
I can only hope the same for Trump. And soon. And that he's forgotten even more than Rush. Both are pieces of shit. They won't be missed by anyone with a damn.
This last paragraph in @jimacosta.bsky.social tonight’s newsletter: 🔥 In short, Newsom is saying “fuck it.” And for now, so should the rest of the Democratic party, until there are no fucks to give, while there is still a democracy to give a fuck about. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!
Excellent information… thank you
Journalism is not a crime
The damage this man has done is incalculable.
Huge news - appeals court rules that a majority of the President’s tariffs are illegal. The President is wreaking havoc on our economy, and he is breaking the law to do it. We must right this ship. We need sane trade policy again.
Minnesota can’t do this alone. We need action at the federal level - now.
Once, when I ran into him at a Maryland event, Gov. Wes Moore shook my hand and told me I was the greatest TV writer or all time, while adding that had I been inclined to politics, I would have been the best U.S. president ever. He also said I was the smartest and prettiest person at the event.
…. nice Andor/real-politic lead-in to this … Platner is the real deal ….!
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Psaki: Comer was a little slow to move forward with the subpoenas, at least in my view. Moskowitz: That’s actually his regular speed. He’s just a little slow in general.
“You cannot argue with stupid people. They will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience” -Mark Twain This is why the medical experts are leaving the CDC.
“The Legislature has the opportunity to show voters what representation really means,” writes gerrymandering co-plaintiffs Katharine Biele and Emma Petty Addams. “While we respect our legislators, they now need to earn our trust.”
Curious what the reasoning for this could possibly be. My first thought it that it was a Putin request
I hope people realize how absolutely fucked this situation is. This isn’t normal. People are resigning all over the place because the government is mishandling our data, ruining our public health services, and generally making Americans less safe.
... I very much agree with you - but also that one should try to remain informed regardless if one is not sweating consequences ....
Awesome job Congressman!!
#ProudBlue I agree 💯. RFKjr scares me to death!
BREAKING: Federal Circuit, 7-4, rejects Trump’s tariffs under the IEEPA, affirming the lower court’s decision against Trump. www.cafc.uscourts.gov/opinions-ord...
Lots of right-wing political pastors and charlatans about to get rich from FEMA money.
Petty AF! Trump just stripped Kamala Harris of her Secret Service protection, a detail that Biden quietly extended for her safety. He’s punishing political enemies and sending a message. No matter how you feel about Harris, canceling her protection is reckless, dangerous, and beneath the office.
Garcia: We finally got word from the Epstein estate. They're going to be providing the actual Epstein book… the estate is actually going to actually now get us that book and a bunch of other documents that they have that's actually not been reported yet.
Federal appeals court strikes down major chunk of Trump’s tariffs The ruling will not take effect right away, giving the administration time to appeal to the Supreme Court.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker: "The Trump administration has not contacted me at all whatsoever. Nobody in my administration. They're just looking to invade the city of Chicago, not coordinate with law enforcement … not coordinating with the state of Illinois, the Governor or the Mayor of the city."
Reuters: MOST TRUMP TARIFFS ARE NOT LEGAL, U.S. APPEALS COURT RULES
Good news everyone we can all go back to shitting in the drinking water for freedom
Be wary - these are early days and the govt is watching… m.youtube.com/watch?v=4QUG...
… be informed: it’s worse than we know …
Words to live free by!
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?
Learn to decipher the codespeak.
Inhuman. “I don’t have any choice” is a lie.
"A mural of the Statue of Liberty in shame" by JDL Street Ar in Lille , Roubaix France 🇫🇷
she slayed www.cnbc.com/2025/08/29/b...
🧪 Yeap, this a much better and we scientists voted with our feet. arstechnica.com/science/2025...
Today’s update from Weirdo HQ.
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"Ashli Babbitt was a grown ass adult who made a series of conscious, ill-advised decisions to engage in treasonous behavior, and she got exactly what she deserved. She was a traitor. She was a threat to national security. There is no nuance needed here."
A couple of months ago, the Navy dishonored civil rights hero Harvey Milk by removing his name from a ship. Now, the Air Force is dishonoring itself by celebrating a domestic terrorist called Ashli Babbitt.
FFS
Welch: Everybody's missing the point here. The point is, he's doing this on purpose. He's priming the public to get accustomed to having the military in the streets
The grand jury members that didn’t indict the sandwich thrower are Boston Tea Party level heroes and should be regarded as such.
Starbucks CEO pay: $96 MILLION Starbucks worker pay: $15,000 Coca-Cola CEO pay: $28 MILLION Coca-Cola worker pay: $14,000 CEOs used to make like 20x the average worker. In 2024, the average CEO earned 632x more. The system is rigged.
"Literally no one thinks prayer is a substitute for action." Then why is prayer, literally, *always* the substitute for action, you willfully obtuse asshole?
Between RFK decimating the CDC, normalizing Ashli Babbitt & the umpteenth school shooting... I'm losing the will to post. #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files
Thou shalt not listen to a damn thing that RFK Jr. says.
This man was courageous enough to stand up to Trump and Vance. So it's important to post this message and photo to 27 million people. Don't just "like" it -- that only means that YOU'VE seen it. Postb it, blow it up and get it out there! #SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦
Hypothetically speaking, if the president were to suddenly drop dead from … oh, let’s say, me pushing him out of a window? … I would be ready to take over.”
Neil Young Responds to Donald Trump's Takeover of D.C. With Vicious New Protest Song 'Big Crime' - Rolling Stone www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
I have never seen so many public servants protest the mismanagement of a government. Trumpists will point to this as proof of the deep state, but the reality is that these are professionals who are desperately trying to get the public to understand how bad things are.
These people have the jobs they have by and large *because* they are solid moderate-tempered normies who care about putting their heads down and their shoulders to the wheel and getting their work done, if they are freaking out that says something huge
A year ago, China was globally isolated and its economy was struggling. But once Trump was back in office pursuing his own personal and political gain, the U.S. brand got tossed in the toilet and the view from Beijing got pretty sweet. youtube.com/watch?v=aW8V...
Nice finish!
IMO many Americans don't even buy guns for personal protection or to defend themselves against a tyrannical government. They simply have a shopping addiction
all of this makes total sense when you recognize that “freedom” here means the freedom to dominate those you view as your subordinates and “tyranny” is when someone threatens that “freedom” or worse, when those subordinates try to claim power as political equals
John Shields 