🤨🧐 I cover the Nazi rise to power in 1933 in this week’s episode of Democracy & Destiny which is sadly relevant today in the USA. m.soundcloud.com/profciara/de... #beans #blacksk #booksky #history #podcasts
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🤨🧐 I cover the Nazi rise to power in 1933 in this week’s episode of Democracy & Destiny which is sadly relevant today in the USA. m.soundcloud.com/profciara/de... #beans #blacksk #booksky #history #podcasts
Florida is going to cancel vaccinations for school age children, and I think we should begin quarantining them now. Don't be spreading diseases resurfacing from the Ice Ages to Americans that know how to read and appreciate science. If you want to kill your children and families, keep it contained.
Notice ICE recruits aren’t hiding their faces. Disgraceful way to make a living! We’ve got money to hand ICE fat salaries, signing bonuses, even student loan forgiveness (no college degree required). But we can’t afford to pay teachers, fund better healthcare, or keep Social Security alive.
TODAY’S ACTION ITEM: Every damn dem better sign the Massie-Khanna discharge petition to release the Epstein files! Wtf. Please call all 10 of these ALL MALE dems and tell them to sign NOW! Call the House switchboard and have them connect you to each Rep’s office. ☎️ 1-202-224-3122
A cop who fatally ran over a guy in Flushing Meadows Corona Park wasn't looking at the road, according to eye witnesses. The victim's family also said the NYPD left them in the dark about the deadly crash for days. nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/09/03/c...
BREAKING: A huge crowd has developed outside the Capitol in support of Epstein survivors and to demand the Epstein files receives a full vote in the Congress.
When you stand up and fight; sometimes you lose and sometimes you win. But do you know what happens if you don't fight at all? Nothing.
Message from Harvard president Alan Garber following the university’s legal victory against the Trump admin: “..[W]e will continue to assess the implications of the opinion, monitor further legal developments, and be mindful of the changing landscape in which we seek to fulfill our mission.”
We wouldn’t have Labor Day without the Chicago labor movement. And as the military is deployed in our cities, it’s more important than ever to remember our predecessors’ courage in our own fight against fascism. Watch the full video here: youtu.be/9EYC75wtwCM
Just listened to an interview with The New York Times' Sheryl Gay Stolberg. Someone who attended prep school with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recalled watching him place metal cutlery under the dining hall table and holding a lighter to them. This was so the boy clearing the table would burn his hands.
An amazing editorial comment thread for my next The Progressive article, in which all the editors are asking, and answering, "What is a Reek?" Finally, one editor tells everyone it appears as a Game of Thrones reference. None of them has seen Game of Thrones. Meanwhile, pure comedy for me.
Massie (R-KY) is just on fire: "I don't know if that's precedented in this country to have a president call legislators to say that they're engaged in a hostile act, particularly when the so-called hostile act is trying to get justice for people who've been victims of sex crimes." #TrumpEpstein
Jasmine Crockett GOES OFF on Ghislaine Maxwell "She's a Monster"
If you're an indie developer, you should hang this screenshot on your wall and use it as inspiration to never give up
Google won’t be forced to sell its Chrome browser and can keep paying companies to keep its search engine as the default on smartphones, thanks to a federal ruling. In other words? Google gets to remain a monopoly and keep its harmful, anti-competitive practices. Shameful.
abcnews.go.com/US/man-charg...
NEW: 48 baristas for local coffee chain Verve Roasters in SF and Santa Cruz are unionizing with UFCW local 5. Verve is apparently under investigation by the city of San Francisco for allegedly violating its Health Care Security Ordinance
Breaking: Peaceful activists, many with disabilities, are being arrested at the Capitol right now. These individuals are putting themselves on the line to do all they can to save healthcare for millions of Americans.
Rand Paul: "The reason we have trials & we don't automatically assume guilt is what if we make a mistake and they happen to be people fleeing the Venezuelan dictator? ... off our coast it isn't our policy just to blow people up ... even the worst people in our country, they still get a trial."
The nominee to head the democracy promotion bureau at the State Dept told us today that his priority was to "tell the truth". Interesting because Secretary Rubio has placed a gag order on telling the truth - banning the criticism of dictators that rig and steal elections.
“The danger in which all men are confronted is the danger of a society of automatons who have lost every trace of individualism, of love, of critical thought, and yet who will not be aware of it because of “doublethink”.” -George Orwell
About this Florida vaccine story: When they were little - 1 yr and 3 1/2 - my two older boys, who’d had all their shots, got whooping cough. We asked their pediatrician what would’ve happened if they hadn’t been vaccinated. “Oh, they’d have died.”
SAVE THE DATE! Indivisibles are working with partners to do this big! We Say No Kings!
There’s a reason the White House is pushing hard against this discharge petition. I’m signing so that the truth comes out. The survivors of Epstein’s abuse—and the American people—deserve answers.
No wonder Trump is so intent on keeping the files from being released.👀
The takeaway from the Epstein survivors’ press conference: the era of silence is over. The powerful men who exploited and protected this network — including those in Congress and the Oval Office — will no longer escape accountability.
DAILY MEMO: Hundreds of New Agents Arrive in L.A. as Chief Bovino Prepares to Take “This Show” to Another City @eltragon.bsky.social
🚨🚨🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Full-price 2026 #ACA premium rate hikes to average 23.4% nationally (semi-final): acasignups.net/25/09/02/exc...
Nunez is accused of towing the federal vehicle during the August 15 arrest of Tatiana Mafla-Martinez, a TikToker who had been documenting immigration raids in Los Angeles. He faces 10 years in federal prison. By @shoton35mm.bsky.social The full story: lataco.com/tow-truck-dr...
They keep losing in court because everything they’re doing is illegal
💊 A cheap diabetes drug may slash long COVID(LC) risk. Metformin cut cases by ~64% in overweight/obese adults. -Without metformin: 1 in 3 got LC -With metformin: 💊 1 in 5. academic.oup.com/cid/advance-... #BlueSky #MedSky 🧪 #IDSky #SciSky #EMSky #EndoSky #NurseSky #FmSky #PedsSky #ObSky
Everywhere I go, I hear from Virginians ready for change and eager to make their voices heard. Come November, we’ll send a message to the rest of the country — that Virginia is tired of the chaos and ready for leadership that will move us forward.
JUST IN: Harvard won summary judgment against the Trump administration with the court finding that the admin violated Harvard's 1st amend. rights. The court has vacated the funding freeze orders and termination letters and issued a permanent injunction. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Vinay Prasad, a former adult oncologist, has moved to disrupt the childhood vaccine schedule by asserting - against all evidence - that administering multiple vaccines at the same time “could blunt their efficacy.” The added burden/delay of separating shots would sharply reduce US vaccination rates.
I asked Teresa J. Helm, an Epstein survivor about the White House saying signing the discharge petition would be "hostile": "The hostility is in the crimes that have been committed against all of us. So there's not hostility in trying to protect ourselves, plus future generations and our own kids."
They always ask rape victims who they didn’t speak out sooner. A) Many of these women DID report the abuse to law enforcement, B) Rape victims are often disbelieved or ignored, and C) People who’ve been a threat to Trump often wind up dead.
The worst fascists, to me, are always the Jewish fascists.
How much did that flyover today cost the taxpayers?
Rep Luna says after talking with Epstein Survivors today, it's clear this thing is ALOT BIGGER than we could have Anticipated - Rich and Powerful People need to Go to Prison
I wish every Dem near a microphone would say: 1. This is fascism 2. He is unfit 3. Anyone supporting him is supporting the destruction of the United States of America
"I have no opinion on it. I don't know" Nigel Farage Farage's response to Rep. Jared Moskowitz as to whether or not the Epstein client list should be released – after he had, only several months ago, demanded it be released.
www.kmvt.com/2025/08/29/n... After hearing her speak, learning her story, and knowing she’s from my how town…well..I’m all aboard. Let’s fucking go, Idaho.
durandforidaho.com November, Idaho goes Independant. Welcome to being a purple state, Idaho.
Today’s post is from guest Michael Wood, a patriot and veteran who bled for this country and now wrestles with a question: Will America remain only an idea? His words are raw, honest, and urgent—reminder of what’s at stake in this moment adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/saving-the...
Votes held by Congress yesterday: 2 on Passage under Suspension, 1 on Cloture https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes 🏛️
So the U.S. military just blew up 11 people on the open sea in an extrajudicial massacre, saying they were dangerous drug traffickers but offering no court prior evidence to claim such. And other military units are patrolling U.S. cities with guns and no training in criminal procedure. Cool, cool.
The president of the United States says that the survivors of the Epstein sexual abuse are all liars, that they should not be believed and that it is all a conspiracy. Spoken like a guilty man who was one of Jeffery Epstein's closest friends.
Unfit.
“Their entire media empires depend on leftist excess being the existential danger, making them professionally invested in inflating threats from the left while minimizing threats from the right.” open.substack.com/pub/mikebroc...
GOP Congressman Massie: “I don't know if that's precedented in this country to have a president call legislators to say that they're engaged in a hostile act, particularly when the so-called hostile act is trying to get justice for people who've been victims of sex crimes."
MTG is comin' at you with all six toes!
Standing in front of the U.S. Capitol, a group of eight survivors shared emotional stories of abuse and demanded more transparency from Congress on the government's investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.
Trump has made $3.4 billion while in office. Thou shalt not pretend he took a pay cut for the people.
When Jerry Nadler announced his retirement, he opted to directly address a question that’s been roiling the Democratic Party: How old is too old to run for office?
More than 97% of workers at Yosemite and Sequoia & Kings Canyon national parks have voted to unionize. A big reason why? To fight back against Trump’s unprecedented attacks on our national parks. Here's what you should know. https://youtu.be/HS7IJaB5NDc?feature=shared
Yep! I was watching.
NEW: The DOJ and North Carolina's GOP-led election board propose a deal that could disenfranchise almost 100,000 voters if they don’t provide additional ID information. The agreement would settle a DOJ lawsuit challenging the state’s voter roll maintenance practices. From: @mattdcohen.bsky.social
This is BEAUTIFUL. 😍
If you can no longer tell the difference between spite and your faith and your patriotism, then spite IS your faith and your patriotism.
In a post on Truth Social, the president suggested that the CDC was being “ripped apart” over a question that was answered long ago — whether Covid vaccines work. (Gift article) www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/h...
i cannot overstate how extraordinary it is for federal civil servants to do this
If you care about housing and service for the unsheltered. There is a meeting on a proposed permanent supportive housing development in Kirkwood, 9/4 7pm. Open to the public.
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Republican-controlled North Carolina elections board teamed up on a proposed deal that could disenfranchise tens of thousands of voters in the Tar Heel State. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Just found out that my former landlord, who to this day is the worst landlord I've ever had, is running in the local elections. @thespinoff.bsky.social I've got a story for you if you'll take it. People deserve to know the sort of candidates they're voting for.
What’s this? Rand Paul doubts Demetre’s medical qualifications because he is gay? Do you really want to go there Rand? Because we have some questions about your qualifications…
Today’s presser with survivors of Epstein and Maxwell’s gruesome debauchery just reinforces that the Epstein files are being covered up to protect RICH and POWERFUL MEN from shame and to keep them above the law. It’s disgusting.
So after the Epstein survivors themselves said this matter wasn't a hoax and told their stories, the President told them they were lying. That's the headline every reputable media outlet should be running.
Emory announces it is closing its DEI offices. And, they put the responsibility for announcing it on Leah Ward Sears, former Georgia Supreme Court justice and the new interim president of Emory as of yesterday. "The standards are clear, and we must act accordingly." Well, not really, but.
Jamie Raskin, "They only want to protect free speech that they agree with" JR then demolishes Farage, ending with "You might want to think twice before you let Nigel Farage Make Britain Great Again"
Apparently we’re now making rabies great again. Having lived for a decade where contracting rabies was an actual daily concern, I can tell you it’s a terrifying disease from which, once symptomatic, there is no cure. Seeing lots of screenshots, so tracked down the actual story link:
As a survivor, I can't think of a more fitting metaphor than a rapist creating loud noises with planes as a survivor tries to tell her story. I mean... just wow. Nevertheless, she persisted.
How do any lawyers or legal commentators still say the Supreme Court majority believes “unity executive theory” and rules according to that interpretation? You witnessed years of the same Justices restricting a president only to do the opposite when the White House changed hands. Why help the lie?
Pay very close attention. On the campaign trail, Trump promised to release the Epstein files. Now that survivors are naming him as Epstein’s close friend, he’s calling it a “hoax.” Miss me with that bullshit.
The whole nation must hear their stories. We owe them that, and Trump owes us full transparency.
It sure didn’t take long for Jeanine Pirro to turn the DC US Attorney’s Office into the most incompetent, feckless, and ridiculous prosecutor’s office in the United States.
literal lunatics are in charge of public health right now
The struggle continues. ✊
"Imagine if Texas had a database of everyone who looked at LGBTQ resources, or looked up how to get an out-of-state abortion. Imagine if ICE had information about which users could not provide a form of ID. Anonymity is going to die if we allow age verification to become the future of the internet.”
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Darwinism: Coming to a Red state near you
MASSIVE BREAKING: Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi just revealed that an attorney told them today that an Epstein bodyguard was an intermediary between Epstein and the CIA in 2009. Release the Epstein files now !
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LGBTQ leaders in Washington, DC, and in states deploying their National Guard to a militarized DC, speak out about the dangers to LGBTQ people in DC and to public safety at home. Read what they have to say here: glaad.org/bring-them-h...
Texas loaded busses with desperate migrants and dropped them off in Chicago like trash in the middle of winter. We welcomed them into our communities. Now Texas is sending its National Guard to terrorize them on our streets. In our neighborhoods. What the fuck.
It doesn’t matter if you feed your kids organic foods, MAHA moms. It doesn’t matter if you lift every day, bro. It doesn’t matter how many supplements you consume. When polio, diphtheria, measles, mumps, and whooping cough come a calling, all that matters is if you are vaccinated or not.
West Coast states band together to provide vaccine recommendation after RFK Jr. replaces CDC panel The governors of California, Oregon, and Washington announced a public health alliance to "ensure residents remain protected by science, not politics." nbcnews.to/4lWgxSA
“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.” -Aldous Huxley
Bonta: They tried to rely on this supposed exception to the Posse Comitatus Act. And Judge Breyer, during the trial, rightfully asked: “I haven’t seen that in the Constitution. Can you point it out?” Of course, it could not be pointed out by the witness, because it doesn’t exist.
Planned DC flyovers during the Epstein survivor press conference will NOT drown out their voices. RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES.
Ghislaine transported people from St. Thomas to Epstein's Island and back after their stay using her helicopters. Maxwell was a licensed helicopter pilot and owned 2 helicopters We will never know all those who got transported: Underaged girls. Famous adult males who didn't want to be tracked.
Amy Coney Barrett is such a colossal idiot. It's bad enough to opine that SCOTUS should approach its work as if it existed to bow to public opinion, but overturning Roe was very much AGAINST PUBLIC OPINION, YOU MORON. www.cnn.com/2025/09/02/p...
IT’S HAPPENING
National Teachers’ Union Joins Boycott Against Target in Labor Day Push @karenhunter.bsky.social #KarenRebels www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
I was a victim of childhood sexual abuse. Seeing these women getting the coverage and support they are this morning...brings a smile to my face. I don't see broken women. I see strong and empowered women. They. Will. Prevail.