Honored that Mark is now a Democracy Docket member.🙏 The force of democracy must be with us!!!🥳
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Honored that Mark is now a Democracy Docket member.🙏 The force of democracy must be with us!!!🥳
Phew
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested John Shin, who has played with the Utah Symphony and Ballet West. The Department of Homeland Security cited his 2019 DUI conviction as the reason.
But *we’re* the snowflakes… Christ alive this is stupid.
On Labor Day, we rise together. While billionaires buy up our government, we’re coming together to demand a country that puts workers first. Find an event near you: www.mobilize.us/mayd...
"Congratulations to President Donald Trump and his whip-smart administration on turning America’s brave National Guard troops into the most expensive gardening crew in human history." https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/08/28/trump-national-guard-picking-up-trash-dc/85853498007/
I really hope this becomes the black eye it deserves to be www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
For those asking, this is an ammosexual.
I do not understand why government officials resign when asked to do something bad. The resignations will no longer be treated by the public like a scandal. It’ll be out of the news within 24 hours. People should stay and force the White House to fire them. Do not make it easy.
In another instalment of: “Didn’t Age Well” This video was deleted from Twitter. So you know what to do. 😏
If someone tells you there's nothing we can do about gun violence beyond thoughts and prayers, remind them: —Gun laws in other countries have prevented mass shootings —More guns don't make us safer —A majority of Americans want gun reform We don't have to live like this.
Won’t happen Professor!
Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024. This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500. Remember this before you order your next pumpkin spice latte.
Omg conversion therapy??!! Ass backwards.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
😂: Gavin Newsom is getting under Trump’s supporters orange skin every second of the day 😂😅🤣
“Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.” ― Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
Rangappa: Do you believe that Ghislaine Maxwell is guilty? Ferguson: Yes Rangappa: She denied her guilt the interview. Ferguson: Most criminals lie, newsflash. That's, like, not shocking. Rangappa: Then why on Earth would you believe anything she said?
At 2:00 a.m., Texas Republicans passed their gerrymandered congressional map. At 8:00 a.m., with the support of the National Redistricting Foundation, my law firm sued. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users. While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
The DOJ released the security video of Epstein's jail in parts so they could take out anything inconvenient. The DOJ released the Maxwell/Blanche transcript in parts so they could take out anything inconvenient. Such an obvious cover-up.
CW: Sexual assault Women are being kidnapped and assaulted by men who impersonate ICE agents. This is one of many reasons why we can’t have a masked, unaccountable secret police force roaming the streets. Urge your elected officials to take action today: www.bluestatedefiance.org/no-secret-po...
Daily "aww" for today... 😊 #dog #dogday #bluesky
Newsom’s Twitter troll is genius because pleading and crying in front of an authoritarian does nothing, but pointing and laughing enrages the authoritarian.
Samuel Kangethe has lived in the U.S. for nearly two decades, but an unresolved immigration case has made him deportable. He's decided to return to Kenya, leaving his wife and three children behind.
Private prison and surveillance companies like Geo Group, CoreCivic, and Palantir just reported massive profits last quarter thanks to lucrative government contracts for Trump's mass deportation machine. All of course donated to Trump's inauguration. They're getting rich off cruelty.
When people ask me what gives me hope, my answer is simple: you do. Every person who refuses to look away. Every lawyer who files a brief. Every protester who shows up. Every voter who refuses to surrender their rights. You give me hope—not because victory is certain but precisely because it is not.
🚨BREAKING: A new lawsuit filed Tuesday aims to stop New Hampshire, already one of the most difficult states in which to vote by mail, from enforcing even more extreme restrictions. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Meet the Maine oyster farmer looking to challenge Sen. Susan Collins.
Group photo! Check out this incredible image of Earth and the moon taken by the Pysche spacecraft from 180 million miles (290 km) away 🤯 I just love anything that reminds me of how small and inconsequential we are and this ABSOLUTELY accomplishes that 🔭🧪 📸: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU
🚨NEW: Stewart Rhodes, founder and former leader of the far right militia group the Oath Keepers, said that it’s time to get the group 'back up and running' — and Donald Trump should 'call up' the militia.
UPDATE: A Fulton County judge has ordered commissioners to seat two GOP nominees with ties to election denial on the county election board, Unless the Georgia Supreme Court intervenes, the Board is required to move forward with the appointments or risk being held in contempt.
WH correspondent: "This display, especially in front of foreign leaders, is so embarrassing. Many of the questions aren’t designed to get answers, but to create another confrontation or make Trump look good. That's not journalism. High schoolers could do a better job than some of these people."
The phone number for the U.S. Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121.
In 2020, when I told people that I was building a pro-democracy media outlet, people thought I was kidding. When I told them that the fight for democracy was the fight of our time, they thought I was being overly dramatic. Well...here we are. Subscribe to Democracy Docket now. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
🔥 “If I’m willing to drive three hours to come here and talk, I’m gonna ask you to get off your phone and listen to what I have to say.”
Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Wholesale inflation up .9%. Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Strikes out with make-believe peace meeting. Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein $60 million taxpayer money on golf outings. Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein
😂🤣😅
Yes, I think he's trying to steal the 2026 election. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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An unarmed veteran was attacked from behind, sustaining injuries and being dragged into a Portland ice building.
Just for those who may be a little confused: This is how an American president should treat Putin.
Because it’s time for warcoffee and a treat. Life goes on in Kyiv. We don’t need red carpets to feel strong.
"Free D.C.! Free D.C." Chants of protest against Trump break out in the 51st minute of tonight's Washington Spirit game at Audi Field.
Operation “Get him to stroke out” is in full swing.
Big win for stopping book bans: In a major win for intellectual freedom, a judge rules against Florida law that led to removing hundreds of books from school libraries. “None Of These Books Are Obscene.” #booksky bookriot.com/penguin-rand...
As the unhoused are targeted, they rise. We need to stand up with them. They are being kicked while down. The papers say they have a choice. The feds say the choice is jail or shelter. The shelter takes their belongings and most shelters are at capacity. It is no choice.
Today’s summit went so badly that it could serve as a welcome distraction from the Epstein files
That “summit” was the epitome of waste, fraud, and abuse.
🇺🇦 Re-upping this one in the name of decency and democracy. Slava Ukraini!
Imagine if they’d had sandwiches. 🥪
DC Union Station tonight. Unreal.
Want to know what fascism looks like? Masked military thugs positioned outside the press conference of an opponent. Here you go. An open threat.
Newsom on ICE action outside his presser: "It's pretty sick & pathetic. It's everything you know about Trump's America & the authoritarian tendencies of the president. Wake up, America. You will not have a country if he rigs this election. You will a president running for a third term. Mark my word"
Throwing sandwiches is now a felony
Albeit a stupid Tony Soprano
Disgusting
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “Gerrymandering has long been a problem, but this is a new level of insanity that should spur urgent demands for reform,” Roland Fryer writes in a guest essay. “My research suggests one way to do so.”
Very informative
Fleetwood PC
Slightly diminish a band: The Velour Underground
Snowflakes.
Why is not Trump’s letter a federal crime- lying to Congress -given its false claims re DC crime?And why shd he be immune from suit for this when anyone else wd be prosecuted. Read Trump’s Letter to Congress About D.C. Police Department www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Good trouble:
RFK Jr. doesn’t like that a study of every child born in Denmark from 1997-2018 showed no link between aluminum in vaccines and 50 adverse health outcomes. This study included more than a million kids. RFK Jr. wants the study retracted. The journal, which is a very prestigious one, refused.
Note to Kristi Noem: It is far better to be mocked in a cartoon for how you look than to be shoved into the back of a U-Haul and kidnapped for how you look.
Congratulations, sir! Appearing on South Park is an honor, indeed. Not only have you "finally made it", you had the best line of dialogue in the show. Good luck with your love of furniture and your continuing EPSTEIN Cover-Up, Mar🐫
The astonishing thing about Watergate, in contrast to today, is how the President was actually shamed into leaving office. Imagine that: shame.
@marcelias.bsky.social: "I want everyone to pay attention... Trump is laying the groundwork to steal the 2026 election."
Remember: The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich. It’s investment in our people — in health care, infrastructure and education — to build a strong middle class. You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
Damn right!!
@amandaknox.com reminds us that while some good might come from very bad shit, it's not compensatory. We can't know the full truth of that. So let's marvel at how she has emerged from something that would have broken most of us. Unlike so many internet "creators," she has important wisdom to share.
The number of Americans receiving unemployment benefits for at least a week rose to the highest level since late 2021, according to Labor Department data.
#standforwolves #wolfconservation
Each time I’m targeted, the volume of hate I receive — online and in correspondence — spikes. Some of it is deranged. Much of it is antisemitic. And it’s deeply conspiratorial. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/im-n...
Americans are relearning the lesson we learned during the Gilded Age of the late 1890s, when robber barons ran the government and the economy for their own benefit: Oligarchy is incompatible with the common good. I'm hopeful we'll respond with a new progressive movement.
Truth
I stopped watching years ago
How to escape the feeling that we’re in some volatile decade that leads to major catastrophe or even an actual war here in the US (not just political theater war), that the 2020s will one day be seen like the 1760s or 1850s or 1930s. Like when you see those dates: they are prelude decades.
Brazil’s Supreme Court on Monday ordered the house arrest of Jair Bolsonaro, who is accused of overseeing a plot to cling to power after losing the 2022 election.
Here’s a 🔥🔥exchange between me and Mick Mulvaney during @mehdirhasan.bsky.social's brilliant interview of Mulvaney on Al Jazeera's Head to Head. The whole episode is worth a watch, and you can find it on @aljazeera.com's YouTube channel.
Busting up big corporations and tackling Wall Street’s greed. Getting big money out of politics. Strengthening unions and fighting for higher wages. Medicare for all, paid family leave, universal childcare... This is the progressive populist agenda we need in America.
Hochul: "This is a war. We are at war. And that's why the gloves are off and I say, bring it on."
The father of Parkland shooting victim Joaquin Oliver approached me to help them remember their son. Here’s his dad Manny explaining why. His son would be 25 today. It’s his birthday.
I will never use Twitter or X
two things that europe is unequivocally right about: socialized medicine and putting butter on sandwiches
And educating the populace
Congratulations to Kellyanne Conway. She will be providing the new alternative job numbers.
Not painful enough (for them)
