I wonder what the venn diagram is of parents who listen to James Dobson‘s parenting, advice, and parents whose kids have gone no contact with them.
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I wonder what the venn diagram is of parents who listen to James Dobson‘s parenting, advice, and parents whose kids have gone no contact with them.
Beef prices have hit record highs this Labor Day Weekend — in part thanks to Trump's tariffs. Remember when Trump said he would bring down the cost of groceries? https://youtu.be/9EXi6xyOXSk?feature=shared
This Labor Day (and all other days): Thank the workers who serve you. Appreciate the workers who care for you. Respect the workers who pick up your trash. Salute the workers who get you your mail. Honor the workers who teach your children. Pay all workers a living wage.
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"A respected network of hospitals and cancer centers is halting enrollment in clinical trials for children with brain cancer after the federal government said it would no longer provide funding to the group." www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/w...
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+Time to give their chaos back to them.
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If it wouldn't hurt the victims and families more I'd say he needs to be the first first responder. Experience what this is like personally.
I dare you to go to Annunciation School and tell our grieving community, in effect, guns don’t kill kids, antidepressants do. Just shut up. Stop peddling bullshit. You should be fired.
70 years ago, on this date, Emmett Till was kidnapped and brutally murdered by white men. His family, including his cousin who was with him at the time, is repeating the train ride he took from Chicago to Mississippi in 1955 to mark the anniversary
This interview, which is also available to listen to as a podcast, provides a useful overview of some of the dangerous trends we’ve been seeing in recent months regarding federalization and militarization of state and local police functions.
Americans love their national parks. There’s a reason why they were once described as “America’s best idea.” So why are Trump and Republicans taking an axe to the National Park Service’s budget? Follow the money. youtu.be/HS7IJaB5NDc?...
Under Trump, FEMA: -Lacks a Senate-confirmed leader -Has seen drastic cuts to mitigation, disaster recovery, and training programs -Is unable to make quick decisions under a new expense approval policy Its own staff are warning this could lead to a Katrina-level disaster.
Attempting to rig elections on his behalf. Turning the military on citizens. Toying with the idea of declaring martial law. Attacking political enemies and punishing those who speak out against his regime. If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?
And the so-called "party of small government" sits idly by... Hello?
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.
Like Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center board and its choice of honorees, Pompey’s construction of an opulent, permanent theater in the center of Rome was less about public appreciation for the arts and more about telegraphing his own magnificence while attempting to craft his legacy.
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Fuck Racist Potato Head Charlie Kirk!!! 🤬
Say what you will about Charlie Kirk telling Taylor Swift to submit to the man in her life, but don't call him a hypocrite. He walks the walk. He's been Trump's faithful and submissive bitch for years.
this point—that this era is not forever and accountability can come in many forms—has for some reason proved bizarrely elusive for democrats
Statement from Fed Gov Lisa Cook: “President Trump purported to fire me “for cause” when no cause exists under the law, and he has no authority to do so. I will not resign. I will continue to carry out my duties to help the American economy as I have been doing since 2022.”
all federal law enforcement of all kinds — from fbi to dea to hsi to irs to ice to diplomatic security to everything else — deprofessionalized and combined into a single amorphous and untrained federal “police” force for use in the streets. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
I analyzed and did interviews on Trump’s Putin and European meetings. Discussed all the details and manipulations. Then realized there was a deeper truth: Trump has absolutely no clue what he is doing. joecirincione.substack.com/p/the-idioti...
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Masked immigration raids don’t protect us. They hide abuse and strip away our dignity. Stand with me in demanding transparency and accountability by adding your name to this petition.
Meiselas: Stop both-sidesing it, media. Stop trying to sow division within the Democratic Party when we literally have military invasions into American cities, aided and abetted by red state governors, who, again, are the takers who wouldn't exist without the blue states
one sign that the “unitary executive” is less the restoration of an older constitutional order and more the imposition of a radical new one is that allowing the president to act untethered from most legal or congressional limits has largely just served to plunge the country into disorder
Constituent: You talked about abuses in the medicare and medicaid system and I found interesting that the president pardoned someone that defrauded the medicaid system for $1.3 billion
🚨BREAKING: In a landmark victory for voters, a Utah judge struck down the state Legislature’s gerrymandered congressional map and reinstated the citizen-led redistricting reforms voters approved in 2018. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Not to me, dude. They don't bring this kind of stuff down the dirt roads, where it could be a help.
ICYMI: Trump says his administration won't approve any wind or solar power projects. Reminder that Big Oil spent nearly $100M to get Trump elected in 2024. It's a huge payoff for his corporate donors at the expense of a livable planet.
Over a quarter of all homes sold in the first three months of 2025 were bought by real estate investors. If we want to make housing affordable again, we must get Wall Street out of our homes. https://youtu.be/q9TOGxDJ0TE?feature=shared
"True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.” —FDR, 1944
Trump has attacked and undermined vital nonpartisan data, including: -BLS monthly jobs numbers -DC crime statistics -EPA emissions database -NOAA & National Weather Service forecasting Like every dictator, Trump knows the major enemy of tyrants is an educated public.
FEMA has taken the bold step to stand up on behalf of the Americans who rely on their swift, capable response to disasters. The FEMA Katrina Declaration exposes the illegal acts of the Trump administration as they loot this essential agency. Thank you to @rebelfema.altgov.info @roguefema.altgov.info
“Our shared commitment to our country, our oaths of office, & our mission of helping people before, during & after disasters compel us to warn Congress & the American people of the cascading effects of decisions made by the current administration” FEMA employees wrote www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/c...
www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025... Vought took FEMA funds gave them to Miller to build more concentration camps gutted the FEMA staff put incompetent people in leadership roles leaving the US vulnerable and ill prepared for future natural disasters 👿👇🏼🤨
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Who is going to keep us safe FROM HIM?
"Those who bought into his $Trump memecoin after its launch day lost a lot of money—it is down about 90% from its high on the day he was sworn in. One consolation, of sorts: They would have lost even more in $Melania..." www.wsj.com/finance/inve...
"Music blasted from the White House as Trump tested out a new speaker system for the patio [which used to be the Rose Garden]. Trump can play DJ from his iPad, just like he does at Mar-a-Lago..." www.npr.org/2025/08/23/n...
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We all know the goal was always to “own the libs.” And in chasing that, too many have given up their own freedoms just to claim a hollow “win.” What they don’t see is that the monster they fed never stops, it eventually comes for us all. And now their silence is deafening.
The second amendment guarantees the right to a militia to guard against federal tyranny. But if a president can use that force against its own state, against the wishes of that state, then it is no militia at all and a clear violation of the second amendment.
Did you know there’s a special election THIS Tuesday in Iowa that could break the GOP super majority in the Iowa state senate? I had no idea. Just saw it on Tik Tok. Now…just out of curiosity, do you think the DNC should have rallied national Dems to support this election?
F*ck‼️ Fort Bliss Army base used for a WWII Japanese internment is now the nation's largest ICE detention center.
Dems should swap out Hakeem Jeffries with Jasmine Crockett. They need that kind of fire.
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Remember Springfield, Ohio and Donald Trump's racist lies that Haitian immigrants had begun eating their neighbors’ pets? Now, those immigrants (an estimated 10,000-15,000) who helped revive Springfield’s struggling economy are being chased out by Trump’s anti-immigrant policies. trib.al/sxM4xze
It's a genocide. www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
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Whether it’s freaking out about the new Cracker Barrel logo or some other bogeyman, remember this: The GOP’s nonsensical culture wars are meant to distract you from corporate corruption, worker oppression, and staggering wealth inequality.
Every tyrant in history has sought to stifle criticism of himself and his regime. But America was founded on criticism. American democracy was built on dissent. Every institution, group, firm, or individual that surrenders to Trump’s wanton tyranny invites more of it.
History teaches us that the way to stand up to a dictator is to fight back against him, not capitulate to him. Surrendering to tyranny invites more of it. This moment we're in should not be met with a "moderate" response. Luckily, some Democrats starting to understand this.
“When I win, I will immediately bring prices down, starting on Day One.” https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/rising-food-prices-trump-trade-wars-1235410245/
Using threats of violence to gain power. Targeting political enemies. Undermining the free press. Pumping huge sums of money into the police state. Just a few months into his second term, Donald Trump is already following the dictator's playbook to a tee.
By continuing to provide weapons to Israel — and bolstering the profits of America's military contractors — the U.S. is complicit in the genocide unfolding in Gaza. There is no moral justification in wreaking vengeance on innocent women, men, and children. www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
“As everyday people put their bodies on the line to face fascist brutality head on, let’s cover these resistors like the heroes that they are.” thetriibe.com/reshape/we-d...
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Masked raids are tools of fear, not freedom. Despite what this administration wants you to believe, they are not about “safety.” They are about letting ICE agents hide from accountability while carrying out inhumane acts.
This 👇🏾 “Why do they need masks? They’re federal officials, they’re paid by the taxpayers. They should be doing their jobs in a way that’s lawful and constitutional, and that’s part of the job.” DC Mayor Bowser questions why so many federal officers in the capital continue to cover their faces.
I deeply resent having to defend John Bolton but “the president sends his goons on a fishing expedition to raid anyone who criticizes him” is in fact very alarming
This is so important… Sharon has been tracking license plates on cars driven by ICE agents, and she’s finding they don’t match the vehicles. In other words, ICE is using secret, illegal tactics—just like we suspected. REMINDER: the DMV is not a federal agency. @governor.ca.gov 🧵
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Pam Bondi fired a top DOJ antitrust lawyer after he objected to a $14B anti-competitive acquisition by Hewlett-Packard. Bondi approved the merger after HP hired top Trump allies to lobby on its behalf. Trump's promise to fix a rigged economic system was always baloney.
I wish more politicians understood how the economy is rigged against regular people the way Bill Burr does.
"Crime is lower in D.C. than it is in the Republican-led states these National Guard troops are leaving..." www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Watch what they do... “Instead of providing this office with more capacity and more resources to do exactly what the executive order says — to make sure that everybody speaks English — they are doing the total opposite,” Garibay said. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
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Trump has made no comment. The White House has found the time to post a video of the arrest of that guy who threw a sandwich at a cop, but nothing about a cop killed defending the government's own employees. Marjorie Taylor Greene, whose district includes parts of Atlanta, has also said nothing.
"People rallied with the doctors, calling for medical professionals to be allowed inside..." www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
"We sign this declaration in our own personal capacities, on our personal time, and without the use of government equipment, as protected by our First Amendment rights..." www.savehhs.org
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They’ve tried to erase us for centuries. Didn’t work then, won’t work now. Black history IS American history.
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I'll second that!
Be warned: Trump’s D.C. takeover is a trial run for something much worse. We break it all down on the latest Coffee Klatch. https://youtu.be/KpT7AGkHAQo?feature=shared
Trump just vowed to ban mail-in ballots and voting machines, citing debunked lies about voter fraud. Anyone that wants to make it harder to vote is sending a clear message: they can't win on their ideas alone. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
During his second term, Trump has surrounded himself with groveling sycophants who tell him exactly what he wants to hear. Trump himself has always valued loyalty over integrity. It may be his undoing. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/why-the-scumbag-in-chief-attracts
94% of teachers have had to dip into their own pockets to buy school supplies. An estimated 1 in 6 have second jobs during the school year to make ends meet. The average Wall Street employee got a record $244,700 bonus last year. Something has gone terribly wrong.
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I want you to watch this and listen to the meltdown that Calley Means has when asked about food deserts. I would like some people who exist in the real world to do work in our government, please.
As he unleashes troops to combat "crime," Trump is simultaneously gutting the cops on the beat that stop corporations from harming us — the EPA, IRS, SEC, Labor Department, FTC, CFPB, Consumer Product Safety Commission, FDA, and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Hello?
Mark Zuckerberg has spent $110M to buy 11 houses in one Palo Alto neighborhood. He's turning the homes into a compound. That's on top of his 30 bedroom, 30 bathroom compound in Hawaii and another in Lake Tahoe. I don’t want to hear that billionaires can’t afford a wealth tax.
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It’s important to see Trump’s occupation of Washington, D.C., as a trial run for a possible military occupation of the United States. Be warned. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-trial-run