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NEW: Huge anti-Trump protests happening across the US for Labor Day. This is the current scene in San Diego. A seemingly endless line of thousands of people on the streets! @50501movement.bsky.social #workersoverbillionaires #NoKings (🎥 10-97 News)
California stepping up.
Donald Trump can't win the 2026 midterms fair and square - so he's trying to cheat by calling up his cronies in red states and asking for seats. California: YOU have the power to stop him. Vote YES on Prop 50 to defend fair elections and STOP Trump's election rigging.
Donald Trump is once again threatening to issue an executive order targeting voting. This is an effort to subvert the Constitution and the 2026 election, which grants states and Congress but not the president power to regulate federal elections. If he does this, we will sue and we will win (again).
This is awesome...Scientists breathe new life into climate website after shutdown under Trump
Yes well nevertheless?
What’s wild to me: NOW, media outlets & medical organizations are “stunned” by the damage RFK Jr. is doing to CDC, other health agencies, & public health. Me & my colleagues have been screaming about him for years. Years. Even more so in the last year. We were called hyperbolic. 1/
GOP responses to mass shootings: Step 1: Blame it on mental health, not guns Step 2: Vote to cut funding for mental health Repeat I live outside the US, and I can assure you: the rest of the world has people with mental health problems. What they don't have is easy access to unlimited guns.
Trump said tonight he is going to issue an executive order purporting to require enforcement of voter ID rules: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/u... The president has no such authority to order how elections are conducted.
Trump is again threatening Chicago with a takeover on social media. We will again say those who trade liberty for the illusion of temporary safety deserve neither. We are not, and will not become, a military state. Remember freedom is something they can never take away, no matter what they tell you!
No student should fear going to school. The Safe Schools for Every Student campaign works to ensure school boards pass policies that keep every child safe, regardless of immigration status. http://indivisi.org/...
Media should hound him at least half as much as they hounded Biden. But they won’t.
Dearest Martha, The National Guard stand solemn watch at the Krispy Kreme tonight. I cannot tell if they defend the people from the donuts, or the donuts from the people. Powdered sugar hangs in the air like cannon smoke. Jensen took a hot coffee to the face, he may never recover. Yours in glaze,
(Pause. Wait for laughter)
"The mainstream press is still in self-flagellation mode over how they purportedly 'ignored' Biden’s decline. (In reality, they never stopped talking about.) But this soul-searching is apparently only backward looking and exclusive to Democratic presidents." — @playtyperguy.com
If you're fighting for the next unstable 20something mass shooter to have easy access to AR-15s, bc "personal freedom" means more to you than the bodies of dead American children, then maybe the problem is *your* mental illness.
Only the tiniest violin will do.
Let’s f-ing GOOOOOOOOO!!!
I’m not coming at this from the position that every ChatGPT user or function of the technology is the problem but that the specific intersection of the Trump administration, the people leading this industry, and all the complicit institutions are going to make our collective lives worse and worser
I will never get over how a handful of tech bros set billions of dollars on fire to build a plagiarism machine that doesn't work and will destroy human society when they could have used a fraction of that money to fund a new golden age of creativity and knowledge.
This does not bode well.
Guess it’s time for your periodic reminder that mentally ill people are actually statistically less likely to commit violent crimes; more likely to be victims; and more at risk of hurting themselves than others. If you want to curb gun crimes curb guns. Threading some studies here!
If we know what’s coming and prepare, we can keep our elections secure. cyberscoop.com/trump-admini...
the harsh realization that every single administration hire is one of the shittiest unqualified mediocre people in the world
America: Great Again.
Trump’s Border Patrol raided a Washington wildfire camp, forcing firefighters to pause their work for hours. "Donald Trump, JD Vance, and Stephen Miller and their ilk are going to burn the country to the ground if that’s what it takes, so they can rule over the ashes," says Chris Hayes.
If you've been thinking about taking steps toward home electrification/efficiency, take advantage of federal tax credits that expire soon - EV credits end Sept 30, most others Dec 31. "We could cry, or we could electrify. Maybe a bit of both."
Home decarbonization steps to-date (in order): ✅ Rooftop solar ✅ Electric vehicle ✅ Induction stove ✅ Hot water heater Each of these has been an overwhelmingly positive experience. Even in rainy Seattle, our rooftop solar covers 2/3 of our household electricity needs, including EV charging.
Seriously. Long Past time for a new leader.
Don’t forget!
Every Republican senator voted to confirm RFK Jr. as health secretary except for Mitch McConnell, who is retiring and thus was under no re-election pressure. The entire Republican Party has embraced anti-vax policies. It is pro-polio, pro-measles, pro-Covid. It's a death cult.
Jim O’Neill is a tech investor, former CEO of the Thiel Foundation, and co-founder with Peter Thiel of the Thiel fellowship. He has no direct medical education or experience. It’s hard to get away from the feeling that they really are trying to kill us.
"Literally no one thinks prayer is a substitute for action." Then why is prayer, literally, *always* the substitute for action, you willfully obtuse asshole?
Ah but do they? Add that answer to the headline.
The idea that he actually believes what he’s saying are of these as well…
Arresting firefighters putting their lives on the line to protect our communities doesn't make us safer. This evil stunt is putting families in harm's way just so Donald Trump can score a Fox News hit.
Here's the phone call I just made. It doesn't have to be perfect - you just have to do it. AND: If you show me a screenshot of your call history showing you made the phone call, I'll tell you one (1) embarrassing fact about myself over DM. It's a really good one. It honestly makes me un-dateable. 🪂
I think it is difficult for lefties -- ok, has been difficult for me -- to really, truly absorb, on an affective level, that people like this are not mistaken about the facts. They're not confused. There's no "false consciousness" waiting for liberation. Their zero-sum values are deep & sincere.
More of this, please. #resist
Good freaking Lord this guy.
On Monday Trump spoke to the American public about how a Supreme Court Order invented the toughness test and how flag burning results in DEATH. - You won't have to listen to his voice or see his face - It's Trump Without Trump - The quotes are 100% accurate.
House Democrats could force a vote on impeaching RFK any time they want. Of course it would fail. But do you want to make an issue of it or not?
Dr. Demetre, in his resignation from the CDC, said this: “I have never experienced such radical non-transparency, nor have I seen such unskilled manipulation of data to achieve a political end rather than the good of the American people”. It is an outrage that RFK Jr. remains as head of HHS.
RULE ABOUT AMERICAN FLAGS: If you burn the fabric part, you're looking at jail. But it you use the pole part to assault a police officer, you get a presidential pardon, praise, and some cash.
Trying to picture where we would be right now under the Harris administration and it’s far, far from this.
Yes…that should solve this problem. Jackass.
Don’t forget the vaccines!
OHMYGOD
It's important to know what we're dealing with. Though some in the media still try to horse-race, both sides this, we're faced with psychopaths at the helm of our nation's public health, scientific and healthcare efforts. They want to inflict pain and suffering. It's a goal, not a by-product. 6/
News flash: their reality is different than ours. Ours is the real one, but theirs is just as real to them (at least the non-nihilists in the room). What will make them see?
Because…meh, I got nothin.
Should we take a wild guess on which side will back down?
Ohhhhh this’ll be good.
Yes!
every time someone says “fuck you, make me” an angel gets its wings
“The less they vote, the better our chances.” -GOP strategist
Oh yeah, that’s exactly what happens. Just laying out the facts. White folks can’t set foot here without immediately getting killed. It’s happened to every single senator and representative, as you know, and all employees of the federal government based here. Tragic.
Pay attention to this.
The Trump administration just halted construction on a nearly completed wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island. We can't let this outrageous attack on renewable energy go unopposed. I just added my name to 350.org's petition — will you join me? act.350.org/sign/aug-25-...
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
I’m trying hard not to doom and I remain long term optimistic about the politics and about our ability to rebuild. but it is hard not to notice that every function of the federal government intended to prevent death is currently on fire, except for the ones that are ashes already.
remember folks, we cant have gun restrictions because if we do the federal government will occupy our streets, imprison people without due process, ship dissidents to foreign gulags and things of that nature
Simple, but powerful.
But since we’re non-functional…bygones?
Dave makes the absolutely true point (which he's written about) that the best climate action is to elect Democrats. Stein says something like, so Democrats should just take over everything? The answer is YES. The GOP is a death cult, fascist, and want to take over everything. Stop letting them!
isnt it cool and fun how we make 10year olds live through insane fucking trauma like this instead of regulating the nra's penis substitutes?
Too true.
And quite badly.
It really, really is.
Sigh…
Yes! Keep ‘em coming.
How climate change researcher @rsanta.bsky.social makes FOIA work The challenges are steep, but persistence can pay off, @laurenleharper.bsky.social writes. Read the interview:
This Earth Variant blows…
Strongly worded letter forthcoming. WATCH OUT!
To put a pin on this: They’re being made to pick up trash outside the *White House* Which is well maintained! Because, what, Trump didn’t think his view was “beautified” enough and he’s going to make the troops get on their knees and clean it for him? They do not deserve this. Send ‘em home.
So many, many benefits of clean energy…
Cost of Trump's D.C. Occupation: $1.1M per day. Cost to operate public housing for D.C.'s entire homeless population: $169,226 per day. It's not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities.
Bring it, Dems. Let’s see whatcha got.
Big elections tomorrow: 1. Dems have outside shot at gaining a Senate district in Iowa that went for Trump by 11%. 2. Dems have an outside shot at gaining an Assembly seat in California that went for Trump by 13%. 3. The former police chief in Mobile is running for mayor a year after being fired.
Cracker Barrel announces it is going back to its old logo. Our long national nightmare is ... stupid.
Barely makes a ripple…
Horse race coverage, but the horses are democracy and authoritarianism
Nutlick is just so gross. Oh oops, Lutnick, Lutnick…how DID i mess that up?
JFC! This idiot is going to kill us all.
AI says Leonard Leo has no connection to the Federalist Society He was long-time VP, current Board Co-chair, And largest financial supporter AI is either A: Not Intelligent and should lose the I in AI Or B: Is programmed to purposely give misleading and false information Which is it? (hint: B)
This is what the founders had in mind as the end goal when they cleverly hid the “presidents can do whatever they want, whenever they want” section in the Consitution’s appendices…
i don't really have the emotional bandwidth to engage with this right now so i'm just going to say that we don't have to put up with this as a society. if the rules don't let us make it illegal, we can change the rules. this should not exist.
the fate of the republic rises and falls on the fate of this one man; that is not an exaggeration to say. This is because of how the trump admin has positioned this case, and why they’re not gonna stop terrorizing him. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
What could have been… welp, at least someone’s doing it.
That politician you want to prop up, is not going to be the answer or resolve the inherent problems the country is undergoing, but anyone you elect that isn't MAGA or the regressive GOP is a step in the correct direction.
@runforsomething.net…come on people.
Try again, @housedemocrats.bsky.social. You can do it.
Hitler’s Invasion of Poland Distraction From Important Issues Addressed In Munich Agreement
Thank you.
Reporter: “I’m sorry, Mr. Vice President, but that isn’t true and I’m positive you know that. Would you like to try again?”
Honestly, this may be one of the most important media graphs I've ever seen. The claim: Democrats keep using annoying words. The data: Republicans CLAIMS Democrats use them, which then becomes the narratives. Then centrists attack DEMS for things GOPer CLAIM they say, not GOP for making stuff up.
the reason this discourse will never end is because it is completely untethered from any kind of evidentiary standard. as long as there is a 19-year-old barista somewhere saying “cultural appropriation,” guys like nichols will complain that “democrats” use alienating language.
Donald Trump says he is going to deploy the National Guard to Chicago. This is what weak men do to pretend they’re strong. Stay safe, stand with your community, and most importantly, know your rights: