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Because the usual gardeners were all deported?
The National Guardners
If you enjoy… Weekends Safe working conditions Retirement benefits Paid vacations Breaks at work Sick leave Paid holidays … then you’re part of the labor movement. Happy Labor Day.
As we begin a new month, my law firm is litigation 51 voting and election cases in 25 states. 6 in Arizona 6 in Georgia 4 in Florida 4 in North Carolina 8 involve redistricting
Who voted for war with Venezuela?
Narrative is spin. When there is more than one way to see a situation, our media culture goes for the slogan & the 10 second sound bite. If there is more than meets the eye, an underlying set of facts, too bad. As AG Bill Barr knew-the first to the spin mic wins the narrative.
Television legend Stephen Colbert has just signed a $13.5 million deal with Netflix for a 7-episode series.
“Do not equate nationalism with patriotism... Nationalism is the first step on the road to Fascism.” ― Kate Atkinson, Transcription
Again, I am happy to amplify this.
Where are the Epstein files? Also, where are those lower prices?
@nealkatyal.bsky.social: “You’ve got the president who's imposed the largest tax increase on American consumers since 1993 … and he did it without Congress saying one word. That is not our constitutional structure.”
He is a proxy for Peter Thiel-the gay billionaire who is his mentor, and who is actually already the de facto President.
Nope. We have Trump because fascist billionaires used their filthy lucre to conduct a coup against our US Democracy. They plotted, & over decades gradually bought SCOTUS, which allowed them to change campaign finance laws so they could buy Congress, and finally closed the deal by buying the media.
"A mural of the Statue of Liberty in shame" by JDL Street Ar in Lille , Roubaix France 🇫🇷
The damage this man has done is incalculable.
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The CDC is gutting a program that monitors foodborne illnesses. The program will now only track infections caused by two pathogens, rather than eight. Hello? How does this “Make America Healthy Again”?
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.
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.
🚨BREAKING: Hours after Texas passed its new map, my law firm has challenged it in federal court. In addition to violating the VRA, HB 4 violates the 14th Amendment because it unjustifiably considers race and partisanship as part of a voluntary, mid-cycle redistricting. @redistrictfdn.bsky.social
I promised Texas would be sued. And I don't bluff. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Former National Guard Vice Chief Major General Randy E. Manner says deploying the Guard to D.C. will ruin how the average American views the military.
"Massachusetts has collected about $1.8 billion from a voter-approved surtax on the state's highest earners through the first nine months of the fiscal year." It's going to be used for education and transportation. See? Equitable taxation benefits everyone. www.wgbh.org/news/politic...
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Can you describe the president's perspective on taking a stake on Intel in exchange for federal grants? Are we expecting to see the white house make similar arrangements with other companies? Leavitt: It is a creative idea that has never been done before China, Russia, NK… all are cry-laughing
Because nothing says “you should feel free to come visit Washington” like standing in front of dozens of armed soldiers next to a guy who thinks women shouldn’t be able to vote 🙃
If they’re helping ICE @Marriottbonvoy.bsky.social just lost my business! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Yes. Yes, it does.
Trump changed the political paradigm from civility & discourse, to brutality and bullying. Republicans are naturals at it. Democrats are still resisting. They are Roberts rules, Trump is WWE. Democrat have to oil up and climb in the ring. Even if it’s wrong. Newsom gets it.
Trump changed the political paradigm from civility & discourse, to brutality and bullying. Republicans are naturals at it. Democrats are still resisting. They are Roberts rules, Trump is WWE. Democrat have to oil up and climb in the ring. Even if it’s wrong. Newsom gets it.
The entire Trump cabinet is deliberately absurd. Specifically chosen for peak sabotage to every institution. How is this not treason? #Sabotage
There’s more inflation now than when he ran for office incessantly bitching about it.
Is that really the tape he saw? Or did he do a Bill Barr (like he did the Meuller Report) and lie about it before disappearing it forever?
Photo op. He’s using the military to make Trump ads for his assorted business ventures, isn’t he? All the free airtime, courtesy US media, and now the US Military as a prop for his Meme Coin ads. When will they ever learn?
📌NOTE: The reason fascists want to rewrite our history, and things like the abomination of slavery, is so they can repeat them again.
Whilst fascist republicans in Texas are illegally gerrymandering in order to solidify their destructive control of the House, fascist republicans in California are trying to block Democrats from passing a new Congressional map. The assholes are literally trying to have it both ways.
That makes sense 😵💫🤪 newrepublic.com/post/199406/...
Dismantling key National Defenses-exposing us to attack. Like disabling the alarm and opening the safe. Aiding and abetting our adversaries. How is this not treason? #TraitorTulsi
We are very far off the cliff, folks. 🇺🇸
Preach your Ossoff, Senator!
Dismantling key National Defenses-exposing us to attack. Like disabling the alarm and opening the safe. Aiding and abetting our adversaries. How is this not treason? #TraitorTulsi
The “cull” is coming from inside the house.
Now is not the time to argue about Newsom in 28. He's doing what we need right now, and that's all I care about. We can cross the 28 bridge when it gets here.
The GOP is causing all of this chaos just so everyone will stop talking about the Epstein files. Never stop asking where the files are and why they're covering it up.
Bill Barr was never briefed on the Epstein files.
Trump's new book is out:
🗞️ I spent decades in newsrooms, finishing up as Managing Editor of Stars & Stripes. I am telling you our legacy media is not a part of the problem in America. It IS the problem in America. 🗞️ By platforming the most notorious liar on earth, instead of reporting the truth, they have put us in danger.
Again: this is not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities.
California has walked the walk on independent redistricting at the state level for 15 years. But we cannot unilaterally disarm while other states throw out the rules to gain power. With one vote, Californians can punch back and also demand nationwide independent redistricting.
Solidarity!
Sure, we can talk about the pros and cons of mail-in ballots, but what’s really bad is when a guy in office needs 1,000 FBI agents to search for his name in the Epstein files to cover up all of his child raping.
When the Biden-era ACA subsidies kicked in, I was able to buy health insurance. I had been without health insurance for four years by that time. It looks like I will not be able to purchase my health care yet again. Thanks, Trump voters. This is on you. missouriindependent.com/2025/08/18/m...
As of late last month, the investigation—led by US senator Jon Ossoff, a Democrat of Georgia—had unearthed 41 cases of physical and sexual abuse; 14 involving pregnant detainees and 18 involving children.
A United States Senate investigation has identified more than 500 credible reports of human rights abuses in US immigration detention since January, including alarming allegations of mistreatment of pregnant women and children.
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🚨BREAKING: Voting rights advocates fighting Texas’ existing congressional map are preparing to challenge the state’s latest gerrymander as soon as it goes into law. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
I don't know who needs to hear this, but an economy controlled by a handful of oligarchs isn't a "free market."
Rep. Nicole Collier refused to ‘sign away her dignity’ by accepting a police escort…and spent the night on the Texas House floor protesting GOP overreach. A quiet act of defiance…that speaks volumes!🔥
Rebrand by Melania?
What happened yesterday at the WH was an INTERVENTION, but TACO and his minions are too stupid to understand that. They think the global leaders came here to cheer and listen to that asshole. They came her to CONTAIN him.
I don’t see why he wouldn’t.
The Trump press office operates simply on the policies Adolf Hitler expressed in his book Mein Kampf: “Repeat a lie often enough and it will become seen as the truth”. (AKA The Big Lie). As you see, it still works.
ICE, America's first interior police, are not being built up, at the cost of billions, just to monitor immigration www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/u...
Well done, Alaska.
Newsom: "We're asking the voters for their consent to do mid-term redistricting"
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Sweden Adds Extra Security After Nobel Committee Receives “Peacefully Worded Threat” from Mar-a-Lago.
Crime rate dropping didn’t happen in a vacuum: Trump AGAIN slashed funding, and then blamed Democrats. He is an arsonist pretending to be a fireman. AGAIN media is useless-simply regurgitating Trump narratives. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
If you needed another reason to not get or cancel your paramount plus subscription, here ya go :
Mayor Bass reacts to Bovino's raid outside Gov Newsom's Press Conference in Little Tokyo 8/14
Crime rate dropping didn’t happen in a vacuum: Trump AGAIN slashed funding, and then blamed Democrats. He is an arsonist pretending to be a fireman. AGAIN media is useless-simply regurgitating Trump narratives. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
The more you know…🌈🌦️
Trump was sloppy seconds?
I really think Nancy Pelosi should call off the National Guard. That’s how it works, right?
📌The last time D.C. wasn't safe ...
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CARTOON OF DAY (From @dccartoonist.bsky.social )
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The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe. Will we listen to his words today?
Deplorable.
Ohio parents of kids with disabilities are receiving letters from the school board demanding they pay “extra” for their disabled children. This is ableism and discrimination at its finest. They weren’t even given adequate warning. Just 17 days to pay up.
Trump is inextricably linked to Epstein and Maxwell for the rest of his life. In fact...it will follow him..even in the "after-life." Now, try to NOT think of Trump, Epstein and Maxwell with their arms around each other. Do NOT think about Trump, Epstein and Maxwell embracing each other. 😎
I can’t overstate how dangerous this is. ‘White House reviewing Smithsonian exhibits to make sure they align with Trump’s vision’ Translation: Donald Trump and his administration are continuing their assault on Black history, and on any history that doesn’t center and glorify the white man…
They have been actively pursuing this since Obama was elected. Ask Karl Rove.
And increased her net worth by over 20 Million Dollars… how’d she manage that?
NEW: Gavin Newsom announces a "HISTORIC" event this Thursday
The media’s complicity helped crown a predator. @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com delivers justice in words with this #CupOfJoe. #TrumpEpsteinCoverup
I’m not mentioned, but I’m extremely proud that my reporting, sourced from patriots working on the front lines at the bureau of prisons, has helped lead to congressional demands for information on Ghislaine Maxwell’s waivers. democrats-judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
Authoritarian regimes are notorious for making people think what they perceive to be reality is not actually real. Sometimes this is called creating "unreality" sometimes "gas-lighting." It doesn't matter which label is used, the goal is the same: make people doubt what they see with their own eyes.
How do we stop them?