"Rich idiot breaks all the rules. Creates a death trap. And everyone hears the popping noises signaling that it’s all about to implode." @jvl.bsky.social on OceanGate and the Trump economy, only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/oceangate-...
"Rich idiot breaks all the rules. Creates a death trap. And everyone hears the popping noises signaling that it’s all about to implode." @jvl.bsky.social on OceanGate and the Trump economy, only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/oceangate-...
elderly white hippies > young white fascists
One quarter of Israelis protested.
New in PN: The slide toward "competitive authoritarianism" "Orbán subverted Hungary’s democracy with gerrymandering and by creating a nationwide right-wing media network. He put loyalists in the public prosecutor’s office, ensuring the judicial system would go after his enemies. Sound familiar?"
“Now, I feel a little differently”
Mic drop.
HUGE: Senate Parliamentarian says that Mike Lee's public land sell-off violates the Byrd rule, requires 60 votes in the Senate. A bunch of other terrible anti-environment provisions do too. This isn't over, but this is a huge win. www.budget.senate.gov/ranking-memb...
This is awesome. LAPD and Dodgers Pushing back against Trump's ICE! Who supports this? ✋ krassencast.com/p/breaking-l...
Peter Sean Brown, a Philly native, should have never been held on an ICE detainer by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office nor should he have faced deportation to Jamaica.
Let's be clear: this is a red state healthcare executive telling people that rural red states will be gutted. “The further the cuts that are made, the more devastating it is,” said Shantel Krebs, president and CEO of Avera St. Mary’s, a hospital in South Dakota. www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
Articles I've written on these shocking acreage totals have so far been pretty rushed and lacked analysis and context. I tried to fix that here, while also breaking the news that the total acreage is now even larger. Have you subscribed to my Substack yet?
Wag the dog!
That’s exactly what this is about. Distraction. For all of this and that lame duck, low energy spectacle
BREAKING: 87 year old veteran was released from the D.C. jail after being arrested Friday on the Capitol steps while protesting the Trump parade. Asked how it felt to be arrested at 87, he replied, 'I'm just beginning, my friend.'
That would be a beautiful thing!
Best image of the day:
"No Kings must break through to normies, independents, and Trump voters feeling remorse...Size is persuasion...If 100,000 people show up for Trump’s parade, but 5,000,000 people turn out across the country for No Kings rallies, who looks strong and who looks weak?" www.thebulwark.com/p/no-kings-n...
Truth! You could say this about so many things the Republicans have done since Trump was elected!
Yes, just imagine.
Fox hosts, parroting DHS, claimed Sen. Padilla "ran at,” "lunged at," and tried to “bum-rush” Kristi Noem. Video disproves their claims, showing Padilla standing calmly across the room asking his question as security grabs him.
Gov. Mike Kehoe has activated the Missouri National Guard, declaring a state of emergency due to civil unrest, even as no evidence existed of riots or other widespread violence in the state.
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Still willing to die on this hill, @TheHill.com?
Yes and we’re protesting in every state
I fear this is going to happen Again…
What will it take to wake you up? They’re turning the military on civilians. They’ve stolen your data. They’ve hijacked the courts. We don’t need another post—we need millions in the streets. On buses to D.C. To the White House. To the Supreme Court. This is the moment.
You are not Moses, Johnson — you are not a prophet! You are a far-right wing religious extremist who has branded your own version of Christianity that starves children, removes rights for women, is pro Israel and antisemitic, promotes whiteness and nationalism. Your ‘God’ is a monster.
Russell Vought, acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has canceled plans to introduce new rules designed to limit the ability of US data brokers to sell Americans’ most sensitive data, credit history, and Social Security numbers.
Turned on CNN three times yesterday while running errands. First time was in the middle of a segment about Biden's age. Second time they were airing a promo for Tappers book, which is about Biden's age. Third time was during a panel discussion -- about Biden's age. Meanwhile . . .
You see it right?!
In 2024, Biden signed into law a $105 billion measure designed to end a shortfall in air traffic controllers. In 2025, Trump came in and instead began firing hundreds of them. So you can see how *clear* it is that Biden is to blame for the shortage now.
Nothing Donald Trump could do at this point will reveal anything further about his weakness of character. But the character of the Republicans who go along with him? Who refuse to speak up amidst the unrelenting corruption. More is being revealed about them every minute.
Paid actors!
Thank you to everyone who shared their story today on the Capitol steps or online. This is how we will stop cuts to Medicaid, this is how we will stop Trump and congressional Republicans devastating agenda, this is how we will rise.
The worst thing you can do right now is hide or go quiet. Stand up and talk back.
"This isn't a battle of your choosing. But it is the battle for which you will always be judged. This is the moment you must show the world and history which side of the Edmund Pettis Bridge you are standing on." - Stuart Stevens
Every college and university should do this to remind Americans that attacks on these institutions are actually attacks on all of us.
russia invaded Ukraine. Twice. russia launches missiles at Ukrainian cities. Daily. russia murders, tortures and kidnaps Ukrainians. Hourly. Unprovoked and unjustified. Stand with the victim, blame the aggressor. We are stronger when united. #StandWithUkraine
What we all just witnessed had all the earmarks of a criminal conspiracy to deprive Abrego-Garcia of his constitutional rights, as well as an impeachable offense. The fraud scheme was a phony agreement engineered by the US to have Bukele say he lacks power to return Abrego Garcia and he won't do it.
“A top Goldman Sachs executive summed up the frustration with Mr. Trump succinctly: Someone has to stop him.” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/b...
Cities across America should look like this on April 5th! Show up America!!
Sen. Jim Banks told a laid off U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) employee who approached him that they “probably deserved it” and they “seem like a clown.”
California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Salinas): "there are currently more kids with measles in Texas than there are transgender athletes in the NCAA. That's the epidemic we should all be worried about."
Hi, BlueSky. It's Hillary. I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.
Iran declares its armed forces have readied missiles with the capability to strike US-related positions. This report comes in response to Trump’s threats of “bombing the likes of which they have never seen before” if Tehran does not agree to a new nuclear agreement.
USA to coal miners - Drop Dead. Literally. And take your towns with you www.post-gazette.com/business/pow...
VOTE for @crawfordforwi.bsky.social on April 1st 🗳️💙🗽 Make 20 calls and donate 5 bucks here ⬇️ www.crawfordforwi.com
FACT: Social Security has a fraud rate of 0.00625%, which is far lower than private sector retirement programs.
This is painful, and saddening, and embarrassing. I feel like we're losing a member of the family - and for no good reason other than that some Americans wanted another season of the worst reality TV show in history.
For American readers, this is from one of the UK's leading right-wing newspapers today. The game is up. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/comment/2...
If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.
Big turnout for other "empty chair" town hall, this time for the two AWOL Ohio senators in Columbus www.facebook.com/christinapao...
The news media are focusing on how Trump is abusing federal workers and depriving the American people of vital services as he vandalizes government agencies. But the media need to say more often that these actions are ILLEGAL.
Are there any Dems in Utah who can stand up for the good folks in Ogden ? Their town could soon face their own Great Recession
Does this impact any Republican districts in Maine ? If so, Ask that representative why he is putting Trump ahead of his district ! Canadians to Maine: No, thanks! www.cnn.com/2025/03/20/t...
This is the final step on the road to authoritarian fascism. If the President can rule by decree and cannot be scrutinized or reviewed by the other two branches, then this experiment in democracy is done.
SICKENING—Trump’s DHS just deported a surgeon from Brown—who is here legally on an H1B visa that doesn’t expire until 2027, & committed no crimes. Trained in the U.S. at Ohio State, University of Washington, and Yale as a **transplant surgeon**, she is a highly trained doctor on kidney transplants.
I watched this last night. Absolutely disgusting that this amazingly talented group of KIDS were robbed of an incredible opportunity because they are not white. This is the message this administration is sending. Incomprehensible!
Great interview from @hcrichardson.bsky.social with @benwikler.bsky.social on the upcoming WI Supreme Court Election. For those of us wondering "what can I do?" listen through to the end for actionable steps anyone in the country can take in this moment. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyXb...
If you live in NC, call every Republican politician you know. Call every farmer you know and ask them to do the same When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
Huge march in New York today protesting the illegal DOGE cuts
Trump’s EPA just launched the biggest attack on clean air and water in decades. Slashing pollution rules, gutting climate protections, and undermining basic science. They're trying to Make Pollution Great Again—and we can’t let it stand.
EXCLUSIVE: This just happened onstage in front of 6,000 Bostonians at the Dropkick Murphys concert. "This is America, no kings here!" @dropkickmurphys.com nails it again!!
Hundreds of people gathered at Patriots Park right now in Tarrytown for a Stop the Cuts Rally — holding Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) accountable for his vote to decimate Medicaid.
BREAKING: Senate just UNANIMOUSLY restored $1.1 billion for DC local govt that was eliminated Why? Because Senators of BOTH parties work in DC - and most have homes there - and none of them want to be in a hellhole Now - try applying that same logic to THE REST OF THE COUNTRY
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Sacramento. www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...
Columbus, Ohio. www.dispatch.com/story/news/2...
San Antonio. www.expressnews.com/news/texas/a...
Yall better be both sharing the Stand up for Science posts /and/ figuring out how to get your butt to one of them! @standupforscience.bsky.social
I totally agree!! Unfortunately BOTH Republicans and Democrats have lost their way; it’s clear that most Americans are fed up with the corruption and want something new. We need to harness that and make way for new ideas that truly represent us! I love Bernie but he is getting too old!