The history behind Labor Day, the importance of unions and worker's rights. If you don't know who Kat Abughazaleh is, this is an excellent place to start www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EYC...
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The history behind Labor Day, the importance of unions and worker's rights. If you don't know who Kat Abughazaleh is, this is an excellent place to start www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EYC...
Dear MAGA, if you haven't realized it yet, the people that RFK Jr and Trump are trying to get rid of include you Listen to their "beautiful bodies are healthy bodies" talk for a little while and you can see the crazy eugenics ideas underneath it www.salon.com/2025/09/02/t...
You really need to listen to this young woman. She was born into a Mormon, white nationalist, community and struggled for years to find her true self. Her journey is incredible and happened because of a tremendous inner strength that she didn't know she had www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXQa...
Nice shirt!! đ Correct answer: d
A den of thieves and rogues it is.
Ray Mayhew, former drummer for British new wave band Sigue Sigue Sputnik, has died at 60 www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
"Rudy Giuliani nursed an injured crow back to life with warm milk, then drove to a place not a liquor store, and then got in a car accident. After this, an unscrupulous stranger littered the backseat of his car with scores of emptied airline-size bottles of Gilbertâs vodka. Two may have been gin."
Overheard: I'm surprised the nickname âPedofuhrer" hasn't caught on yet.
Are vaccines safe? Let's ask this guy who sounds like a dying refrigerator compressor
That is a fascinating question, never thought of that before. It might be something like how one wolf becomes the pack leader and the others respect him. Or like lions. Great question though
Trump is using a loophole to avoid paying national guard troops benefits of deployment. Trump does not care about the troops, he sees them only as a means to get what he wants, absolute power www.rawstory.com/trump-infuri...
A fascinating episode of Gutsick Gibbon. What are humans in relation to all the rest of the animal kingdom? www.youtube.com/watch?v=TguG...
Reasons Republicans Support the 2nd Amendment ⢠Protect profits of gun industry ⢠Fear of a âliberal dictatorshipâ ⢠Bloodthirsty desire for a ârace warâ ⢠More gun violence = more cops = more control of the population = but mainly control of minorities www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...
Republicans talk a lot about free enterprise, law & order, family values & Christianity. The truth is they don't believe in any of those things, they are just window dressing What they really believe in is wealth & power...that's it. How to get it & how to keep it www.salon.com/2025/08/30/d...
I've been reading Thom Hartmann's essays for years and his work is always excellent. But this one is by far the best he has ever written. This is a 'must read' article www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...
The Republican Party are basically Nazis. They have made their whole identity one of white supremacy (might as well call it Aryan superiority). They truly believe that they have superior genes & deserve to rule over the rest of us. It's how they justify their racism www.rawstory.com/rfk-new-accu...
PSA - Don't fall for this scam www.yahoo.com/news/article...
I know this is going to be hard to hear but it's the truth. It takes less than 20 minutes to show us just how close we are to the brink of collapse. I don't like to say this anymore than you don't want to hear it, but please listen www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_1c...
Triple Crown winner: Pastor, Predator and Not a Drag Queen
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
Agreed
In a national poll, 9 out of 10 American flags prefer Governor Gavin Christopher Newsom.
And I am the world's foremost astrophysicist ballerina who invented the piano, aspirin, and appetizers.
There is a reason why the GOP is often called "The Gay Old Party." It is an open secret that many of the most anti-gay Republicans are closeted gay men. They are unable to reconcile their sexuality with their beliefs & suffer from severe self-loathing & anger www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1C3...
MAGA, we need to talk... www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vEo...
If you haven't had a chance to catch some of the 'highlights' from Trump's cabinet meeting, you have to see this. The appalling Trump worship in these clips must be seen to be believed www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Sua...
Dear MAGA, Have you realized that Trump was lying to you all along? He was never going to help you because he only helps himself. I'm sorry you had to find out like this but we tried to tell you & you didn't listen because a black woman scared the shit out of you www.rawstory.com/trump-work-r...
It was never about eggs and groceries. In my rural redneck area they all have their own chickens and shoot or run over their entrees. It has always been about dear leader assuring them they wonât have to share society with Blacks, gays, women in authority, Hispanics, anyone not a white male.
You need to listen to this right now. If he's wrong, great, we can all breath a sigh of relief If he's right...well, it's gonna get real bad real quick and the only people prepared for it are the billionaires www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTIB...
I have a sinking feeling that Dollemore is right www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ9K...
Repeat after me
Frey: I think the impetus has to be on all of us to recognize that we've got more guns in this country than we have people, and it's on all of us to recognize the truth and the reality that we can't just say that this shouldn't happen again, and then allow it to happen again and again
A good question
This is hilarious and actually does reflect Republican values (in the closet)
Elon was running a scam? Say it isn't so!
"'Trumpâs rhetoric is incredibly damaging to tourism,' one D.C. restaurant owner said, asking for anonymity to speak candidly. 'People are too scared to put out numbers, but the tourism industry in D.C. is hurting.'" www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-s...
Thoughts and prayers are not working, also does not make people bulletproof www.rawstory.com/minneapolis-...
Notes on Flag Burning: 1) It is LEGAL to burn the American flag & it's protected by the 1st Amendment. But I would not recommend doing it these days, it might get you shot 2) You can burn the "Pride" flag all day long every day and it is perfectly LEGAL provided it's YOUR Pride flag tu4urattn2thmat
Is there some kind of 'American flag burning epidemic' going on that I was not aware of? Or is this just another battle cry to rally the base? www.wonkette.com/p/free-speec...
Jeanine Pirro seems to have pissed off this judge "We don't just charge people criminally and then say, 'Oops, my bad,'" [Judge Faruqui] said. "I'm at a loss how the U.S. Attorney's Office thought this was an appropriate charge in any court, let alone the federal court." www.npr.org/2025/08/26/g...
The only explanation for the absurd Dear Leader-style over-the-top lavishing of praise on Trump by his cabinet is a collective awareness that he is nuts. Any decent human in his position would demand they stop. But he is indecent in every respect.
Of course Elon stole sensitive information, other people mean nothing to him, they are merely tools he will use to get what he wants www.rawstory.com/doge-social-...
Get your vaccine shots early if you can. There is a good chance that Trump will pull ALL vaccines off the market There is no scientific reason to do this, it's all based on misinformation & conspiracy theories coming from the Anti-Vaxx Quacks like RFK Jr www.rawstory.com/donald-trump...
Folks, listen, I know that it doesn't seem that bad yet. But everyday Trump pushes a little further to achieve his goal of becoming a dictator. One day, very soon, it will become obvious to everyone and by then it will be too late www.rawstory.com/trump-vance-...
Trump became president and treated himself like a king. Is he trying to change fascists?
Lavrovâs response 3 times is to insist that Russia has ânever, ever targeted civilian sites.â So the apartment buildings and hospitals we see in flames every day and bodies of civilians is all made up apparently. This is who they are - liars and barbarians.
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I've been looking for the right terms to describe the Trump "makeover" of the White House. "Trash Palace" is already taken by Mar-a-lago so I am leaning towards either "Low-Rent Versaille" or "Hillbilly Versaille" Which do you like the best? www.rawstory.com/trump-oval-o...
You know, I decided to watch a documentary on the Nazis and the Holocaust today. No particular reason... www.ushmm.org/teach/fundam...
Today's History Lesson: The Budapest Memorandum of 1994. Ukraine agreed to give up the Soviet era nuclear weapons in Ukraine, in order to get assurances of sovereignty & non-aggression from Russia. It was signed by Ukraine, UK, US & Russia cisac.fsi.stanford.edu/news/budapes...
You're never going to guess who else hated museums... www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqWH...
Musica Obscura Episode 1171: Peter Gabriel - Biko (for reasons that should be obvious by now) www.youtube.com/watch?v=luVp...
Musica Obscura Episode 1170: Maroon 5 - Harder To Breathe www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV8N...
Who knew ending wars would be so difficult? Not Trump apparently, who now claims to have ended seven of them though no-one seems to know what seven wars he is talking about. Perhaps he just watched a bunch of war movies & is taking credit for those www.rawstory.com/trump-russia...
Let's say I was a Russian asset and let's say that my orders were to weaken America by destroying all of the US intelligence services How would I be acting any different than Tulsi Gabbard? www.rawstory.com/tulsi-gabbar...
The Supreme Court makes yet another terrifyingly stupid decision Basically the far-right fanatics on the court decided that only white males health should get research funding. Apparently, researching any other group, is racist against white men This is insane www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Trump is not "winning" the trade war & he still believes that imposing a tariff means the other country pays the bill What tariffs ACTUALLY do is RAISE the cost for Americans while he thinks he is punishing other countries The tariffs are stupid & hurt everyone www.rawstory.com/trump-eu-tra...
Gee, I wonder why? "Gabbard's main target is the Foreign Malign Influence Center, which monitors attempts by hostile foreign powers to sway public opinion in the U.S., as well as the Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center." www.rawstory.com/tulsi-gabbar...
If you use a VPN, here are some important things you need to know. Addie Lamarr goes thru what VPN's can do, what they can't and what some of them are doing to your data The video had sound yesterday but it's gone today. You can follow by CC or the transcript www.youtube.com/watch?v=1opK...
Trump calls himself a "war hero" because he sent the planes to bomb Iran. Donny Bonespurs thinks he is a war hero and never served anyone or anything in his life but himself www.rawstory.com/adam-kinzing...
I am sure we can find someone from The Heritage Foundation that can explain how wonderful slavery actually was. They should also be able to explain how the slaves actually benefited far more from being slaves than the slaveholders ever did... www.rawstory.com/trump-slaver...
If you need a laugh today, try watching Velocipastor (available for free on YouTube). You won't regret it www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kDw...
WTF?? www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
An alarming conversation with author Tim Weiner www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXnE...
Trump lies again, there are 40 other countries that use mail-in voting. The list includes Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, and Switzerland www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
I didn't know how much I was missing "Bill Nye the Science Guy" until I found this channel. The episodes have been restored and look better than ever. And that's not all, you can also watch Carl Sagan, Beakman's World and nature documentaries www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeBr...
Very interesting... www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oCr...
Please watch and share. Ukraine is winning Ukraine Is Beating Russia: What Putin Doesn't Want You to Know youtu.be/JThTysIZfFc
If you don't know much about crypto or stablecoins, you really need to watch this video. Crypto is only dangerous if you invest in it but stablecoins are far more dangerous to all of us & you need to know why This may be the most important video you watch this week www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4fG...
9/ Maybe now you see why I started with the destruction of USAID. For those on the far-right, the work of aid agencies is pointless. Itâs a waste of resources that could be better spent on rockets for the master race, or private islands, orâŚwell, you get the picture
8/ Rather like a fascist version of Loganâs Run, if the master race can no longer profit from you then you become a burden. And if you are not creating profit, then you are using resources that could be used better elsewhere. See how that works?
7/ And once the unworthy have outlived their usefulness and are no longer productive, they can be disposed of. It wouldnât even be necessary to go to the trouble of killing them, just cut off their pay, their health care, their access to resources & the problem takes care of itself (sound familiar?)
6/ Having explained the far-right & their belief in eugenics, the second part of the equation flows from the first. The next logical step for the master race is to use those with inferior genes to create more wealth for those with superior genes (i.e. the billionaires)
5/ If you follow their logic, it means preserving the master race & eliminating the rest. Curtis Yarvin once wrote about converting people he considered ânot productiveâ into biodiesel. He claimed to be joking but later described the problem to be solved as âa humane alternative to genocide.â
4/ The first reason is based on their belief in & worship of eugenics. To make a long story short, they believe themselves to be the master race & all others are inferior. For examples, look no further than Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Curtis Yarvin, JD Vance, Marc Andreessen and others
3/ The far-right believes that helping others is a waste of time & money. All you need to do to prove this is look at the end of USAID & the mounting death toll this has caused. The far-right are the ones who want to reduce the human population. They want to do this for two reasons...
2/ Liberals value human life, all human life and all life in general. This is why we support programs like USAID & NGOâs that provide health care & aid all over the world. Much of this aid goes to the poorest countries because they need the most help & has nothing to do with race or skin color
1/ For years the far-right has been telling you that liberals want to reduce the (white) human population by various evil means. This is ridiculous and I will explain why in a minute But the truth is it's the FAR-RIGHT who want to reduce the population (see part 3) www.salon.com/2025/08/16/t...
You probably never think about the US highway system unless you are driving. Or that the highway system destroyed communities in nearly every American city; most of them being poor & minority communities This video explains how it happened and how it can be fixed www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MVs...
If you've heard of "The Bloop" then you know it was unidentified for many years. Well, it looks like they finally know what it was, and it's not a giant sea monster (much as you might have been hoping for) www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlTm...
It's been 20 years since Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. Here are the stories you have never heard www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6E9...
Important Note: People who are comfortable with their sexuality are not talking about it all the time www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNvW...
Leeja explains why Trump's chip deal with China is so dangerous. This deal also makes it clear that Trump will sell anything to anyone so long as he gets a cut. This may be in Trump's best interests but it's not in America's best interests www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsJr...
A majority will follow the path toward the rightâŚas usual
I've loved this one... #psychology #meme #bluesky #joke #therapy #nuke #warefare #geopolitics #armsrace #nuclearwarfare #submarine
In the unbroken string of bad, depressing, stupid and dangerous decisions made by the Trump administration...there comes this www.wonkette.com/p/trump-admi...
A view from outside the bubble www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8en...
Devastating column from Brian Karem "The reality show powerhouse American Hell is now the highest-rated network across every platform...producers attributed the networkâs rising popularity to its virtues of fear, anger, greed, consumption, corruption and dysentery..." www.salon.com/2025/08/15/t...
Did the White House really post this?
By now you've seen the video of "sandwich guy" in 'DC. He was later arrested at his home by what looks like at least a dozen heavily armed agents in a video released by the White House. You have to see the video for yourself, they treat him like he's Charles Manson www.wonkette.com/p/heavily-ar...
Before MAGA there was the Tea Party, before that there was Jim Crow and the KKK. The roots of racism in America are deep www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...
In this article, Andrew O'Hehir makes clear that any two-state solution to Israel/Palestine is pure fantasy www.salon.com/2025/08/10/t...
The Medicaid cuts that the Republicans LIED ABOUT not being in the One Big Beautiful Bill are already taking effect. And it's brutal... www.rawstory.com/medicaid-cut...
Republicans beat chests, brag about ginormous penis size but are afraid to walk on street or ride subway Way too many brown and black people exist for white men to feel safe www.wonkette.com/p/pete-hegse...