𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 (@sundaedivine.bsky.social) reposted
If you're 60, 69.1% of all job growth since your birth occurred under Democratic administrations. If you're 45, that number is 74.7%. If you're under 28, the number is 100%. Happy Labor Day.
𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 (@sundaedivine.bsky.social) reposted
If you're 60, 69.1% of all job growth since your birth occurred under Democratic administrations. If you're 45, that number is 74.7%. If you're under 28, the number is 100%. Happy Labor Day.
Tom Joscelyn (@tomjoscelyn.bsky.social) reposted
Charlie Kirk is an imbecile. But thanks to social media and grass roots organizing, he’s an influential one. This is the type of nonsense his followers love. And that says a lot about where we are. www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk...
Kate Ross (@kateross.bsky.social) reposted
White woman puts Mexican flag on her truck to waste ICE’s time.
Joe (@joesart.bsky.social) reply parent
That's the base. Those are the ones who have ingrained supporting Trump in every facet of their life. It's never really gone below that number.
The Lincoln Project (@lincolnproject.us) reposted
GOP Rep. Doug LaMalfa tried to defend Trump Big Bullshit Bill onstage in his home district last night. Let's see how that went:
Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan.bsky.social) reposted
Piers Morgan: "Do you think the [GHF] is a force for good in Gaza?" Me: "No, it is a force for evil. That is not a word I use lightly. But what we have seen is evil...people coming for food, starved by Israel & they are then shot at, killed. 100s of them. It is the most evil thing I have seen..."
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Talarico owns Will Cain so hard that he has to tap out of their interview based on "time"
Brant Reeves (@bireeves95.bsky.social) reposted
So Many Amendments Should Have Already Been Made To Our Constitution….
Joe (@joesart.bsky.social) reply parent
Diddler on the roof
Jen Taub (@jennifertaub.com) reposted
Keep in mind that if the most powerful leaders and members of the press will coverup the rape of children, they will lie to us about anything and everything. Sorry for the direct and depressing commentary, but that's where I am at the moment, and it's not a good place
MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) reposted
South Park holy sh*t
Joe (@joesart.bsky.social) reply parent
Let's go WSJ!! keep em coming
Zach Kahn (@zkahn.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Hello Mueller, She Wrote, I’m Zach, a high school journalist. I just published an exclusive investigation into how 193 Trump donors funneled $2M through Guam, raising quid pro quo and campaign finance concerns. Would be grateful if you gave it a look or shared it: open.substack.com/pub/zachkahn...
Joe (@joesart.bsky.social) reply parent
Keep up the great work, the world will need people like you
Joe (@joesart.bsky.social) reply parent
I'll believe it when I see it. Sorry to sound cynical, but who would actually drop anything. Trump owns everyone in positions of power
Joe (@joesart.bsky.social) reply parent
Other than that, I've got nothing. He has the supreme Court, the house, Senate, FBI, DOJ, military, and now ICE. If it wasn't for Elon's Wisconsin supreme Court pick losing, I would believe he had control of the ballot box too.
Joe (@joesart.bsky.social) reply parent
It's disheartening that at this moment my greatest hope is that somehow his base turns against him with all of the Epstein crap, or that he just drops dead
Joe (@joesart.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm not trying to be pessimistic here, but what else can be done?
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
Here’s the real danger for Trump with the Epstein client list and his MAGA base: They’re starting to think, if he lied about this, what else did he lie about?
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Conway: That’s the problem we have: the courts can’t save us, and Republicans refuse to do their duty—as we saw through two impeachments. At the end of the day, it comes down to whether people like us care enough to say something about it, to stand up, to march, and to vote.
Joe (@joesart.bsky.social) reply parent
Even if they find corruption, who is left to uphold the law and enforce consequences? I feel sad writing this, but I have no faith in anyone to look past their own interests and do the right thing.
Wajahat Ali (@wajali.bsky.social) reposted
Clinton, Clyburn, Summers, Palantir, Bloomberg, NYT, Wall St, AIPAC...all tried their best. The entire establishment went full racist and Islamophobic in the end. Still Mamdani won. Biggest F U to the Democratic Establishment and 1% since AOC win. Wow.
Jen Taub (@jennifertaub.com) reposted
Wake up Democratic Party old guard establishment. This isn’t about New York City. This is the way the wind is blowing. Step aside for young people who this country will need over the next several decades long after you are gone. Enough with your egos and the big money interests.
Anonymous (@youranoncentral.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
The revolution was not so you could stuff your face with barbeque and wave a flag, it was to break away from tyranny and repression. In a time of crisis filled with repression and tyranny, it is your duty to protect what was fought for and the revolution of your forefathers that is being erased. #3E
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
Medicare for all, paid leave, universal childcare. Busting up big corporations and tackling Wall Street’s greed. Getting big money out of politics. Supporting unions and fighting for higher wages. If Dems want to win back working people, this is the agenda they must support.
Joe (@joesart.bsky.social) reply parent
Can't say the same for Home Depot. They notified all of their managers at their stores across America to give ICE everything they need. Including access to employee information. Shame on them!
Bradley Whitford (@bradleywhitford.bsky.social) reposted
Tammy Duckworth is a badass. Always has been.
Joe (@joesart.bsky.social) reply parent
Don't be fooled. This isn't a suddenly virtuous Tucker. He simply continues to be a Russian asset carrying out orders. This war is not in Russia's best interests.
Governor Tim Walz (@governorwalz.mn.gov) reposted
I signed the final bills Melissa Hortman shepherded through the most narrowly divided legislature in the county. All of them bipartisan. We debated, we found common ground, and we compromised. That’s how democracy should function.
Joe (@joesart.bsky.social)
x.com/piyushmittal...
Joe (@joesart.bsky.social) reply parent
Lol Bernie
Joe (@joesart.bsky.social) reply parent
Is this true? Man I had a bit of hope for a second there
Serena Fix (@alessandrafix.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Well at least they’re considering the possibility of losing elections which means they haven’t found out how to rig or prevent elections yet
Tim Onion (@bencollins.bsky.social) reposted
Elon threatening to just leave people on the ISS is making a pretty good case for why you nationalize your space program!
Anonymous (@youranoncentral.bsky.social) reposted
Trump is navigating a road paved by a million bad decisions by former administrations, congress, and senates. Breaking that road is how you prevent the next Trump and stop the current one.
Joe (@joesart.bsky.social) reply parent
Seriously, it's unbelievable
Joe (@joesart.bsky.social) reply parent
The rest of the world will flourish in years to come. The next generation will be playing catch up.
Republicans Against Trumpism (@rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social) reposted
Donald Trump on his son Barron: “He can look at a computer... I turn off his laptop, I said, ‘Oh good,’ and I go back about five minutes later, he’s got his laptop, I say, ‘How do you do that?’.. He’s got an unbelievable aptitude in technology." (March)
Republicans Against Trumpism (@rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social) reposted
Republican Senator Ron Johnson slams Trump's "Big beautiful bill": “I couldn't care less if he's upset. I'm concerned about my children and grandchildren. $37 trillion in debt and we're going to add to it? There is no way I'm going to vote for this bill”
Abdelilah Skhir (@abskhir.bsky.social) reposted
LMAO Ron DeSantis showed up at #SNME in Tampa and got the shit booed out of him
Joe (@joesart.bsky.social) reply parent
To the Lions! 😁
Joe (@joesart.bsky.social) reply parent
Thanks for the info
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
🚨 Trump confirms that he offered to send US troops into Mexico to "take care of the cartels"
Joe (@joesart.bsky.social) reply parent
He Bankrupted A Casino
Joe (@joesart.bsky.social) reply parent
The Dems need to focus on this for the midterms. Send out the message that those who have regrets about voting for Trump have a chance to redeem themselves.
Joe (@joesart.bsky.social) reply parent
youtu.be/NhuIU_kXJDE?...
Joe (@joesart.bsky.social) reply parent
Messages like these although made with good intentions, are useless. Corporations are not human. They don't feel guilt. We can no longer trust the media. This is what Trump always wanted us to believe even when it wasn't so. Bluesky needs to grow, we need to spread the word.
Republicans Against Trumpism (@rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social) reposted
WOW. 60 Minutes directly criticized its parent company after the resignation of executive producer Bill Owens: “Our parent company, Paramount, is trying to complete a merger. The Trump administration must approve it. Paramount began to supervise our content in new ways.”
Joe (@joesart.bsky.social) reply parent
youtu.be/qXnlWeY5Gw4?...
Joe (@joesart.bsky.social) reply parent
Hes amazing
Joe (@joesart.bsky.social) reply parent
Amazing!
The Lincoln Project (@lincolnproject.us) reposted
The good news is that the constitution provides ways for Congress and the Judiciary to reign in a power-hungry president. The bad news is those people are all scared of him.
Joe (@joesart.bsky.social) reply parent
Don't ever stop, you're a shining star in this darkness.
Joe (@joesart.bsky.social) reply parent
Reprehensible
Joe (@joesart.bsky.social) reply parent
"seeing your brilliance" 🤮🤮🤮🤮
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Crockett: "If we are gonna talk about efficiency, let's talk about the fact that as of March 30, Trump's golfing has cost us approximately $26 million. And the last time I checked, we're not getting anything in return for that ... he decided he was going to golf instead of receiving four heroes."
NY Times Pitchbot (@nytpitchbot.bsky.social) reposted
Tariffs will be lifted on penguins who agree to be completely white. by Stephen Miller
Joe (@joesart.bsky.social) reply parent
This response is so asinine! Since when does the American government abandon an innocent civilian?
Joe (@joesart.bsky.social) reply parent
Shouldn't he be sitting on a wall waiting for all the king's horses and all the king's men?
Joe (@joesart.bsky.social) reply parent
I hope this man wins.
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
The richest man in the world spent more money than most of us will see in our lifetimes to lose a state Supreme Court race by 10 points. And the fact his $25 million was a drop in the bucket compared to what he's spent on other elections is exactly why we must overturn Citizens United.
Mario Nicolais (@marionicolais.bsky.social) reposted
This is glorious. Stop what you’re doing and watch.
Joe (@joesart.bsky.social) reply parent
Until recently, the LPC were led by former drama teacher Justin Trudeau. Now they are led by Harvard PhD economist Mark Carney. He was head of the bank of Canada and held a similar title in the UK. The leader of the CPC party is Pierre Poilievre. He's a phoney and will likely appease Trump.
BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@mmpadellan.bsky.social) reposted
Someone explain to me why it's illegal to give an old lady a bottle of water as she's waiting on line for hours in the sun to vote, but it's totally cool for an ultra-billionaire to bribe voters with million dollar checks in Wisconsin.
Joe (@joesart.bsky.social) reply parent
We'd hear more of the same petty bullshit and micro critiques that Biden experienced. My hope is that Trump and his admin are so inept that he finally melts away and we never hear from him again
Joe (@joesart.bsky.social) reply parent
I hope he wins
Joe (@joesart.bsky.social) reply parent
I feel ya!
Joe (@joesart.bsky.social) reply parent
He's being diplomatic here. If he were to hurt Trump's ego, he will just respond with more idiotic measures trying to screw Canada. Carney is being smart... I hope he wins...
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Carney: "I respect Trump's goal to support American workers. But I disagree with him that this is how to help. With time, it will become apparently that these actions will end up hurting American workers and American consumers ... our response to these latest tariffs is to fight."
Joe (@joesart.bsky.social) reply parent
That portrait will be worth a lot of money one day
Trifid Duane of Canada🍁🇨🇦 (@trifidofcanada.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Canadian PM Carney -PhD Economics from Harvard Trump - Bankrupted FOUR casinos, and every other company he ran. Canada is not scared of him
123simco.bsky.social (@123simco.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Timothy Snyder (@timothysnyder.bsky.social) reposted
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.
Adam Kinzinger (@adamkinzinger.substack.com) reposted
Russia kidnaps Ukrainian children and gives them to Russians to erase their heritage and demoralize Ukraine. Over 20,000 so far. And the US just stopped helping track these kids and likely deleted the database of all the research. Pure evil, right maga?
Joyce White Vance (@joycewhitevance.bsky.social) reposted
This.
Mark Jacob (@markjacob.bsky.social) reposted
Journalists who frame what's happening in Washington as Republicans vs. Democrats instead of fascism vs. democracy are missing the most important story of their lives.
Kirkfrederic (@kirkfrederic.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Imagine: Putin retreats from Ukraine = Peace Trump backs off tarrifs = Prosperity Musk goes home = Stability We're being ruined by rich, delusional men.
Joe (@joesart.bsky.social)
I just want to wake up one day and read some good news 😥
Just Jack (@just-jack-1.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
"I love the farmer" (translation: I'm about to screw the farmer) "...there may be a little bit of an adjustment period" (translation: please hold while my rich friends in large corporations buy up land from desperate farmers)
Joe (@joesart.bsky.social) reply parent
He wont do anything. He's all talk
Adam Kinzinger (@adamkinzinger.substack.com) reposted
“Russia Ukraine is not a proxy for whether you like Trump or not, Russia is our enemy, and paid the Taliban bounties to kill American soldiers”
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
If only Rubio would listen to Rubio 🙁 Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGtcq5W...
Mark Cuban (@mcuban.bsky.social) reposted
If the market continues to trend down, and the Atlanta Fed turns out to be right, the midterms will be very interesting. The battle between republican self preservation and MAGA will be intense
Joe (@joesart.bsky.social) reply parent
😥
George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 (@gtconway.bsky.social) reposted
A+++++++
Alissa (@themstems.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
I kept saying—if you look at a transcript of Trump, you will see you are being duped if you thought he made sense. It’s garbage & filler. He just delivers it confidently & people interpret it as making sense. When you read it, it it stripped of the delivery & you realize it’s meandering nonsense
Joe (@joesart.bsky.social) reply parent
Who's bankrolling then? I'm sure they're doing this for an insane amount of money
brainthink (@brainthink.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Bingo. I keep telling people I know that there’s no grand plan here, or to anything he does. He’s not playing 4D chess. He’s a fascistic sociopath that seeks adoration and applause for everything he does, and he wants to be the focus of EVERYTHING. It’s that simple, folks, don’t overthink it.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@aoc.bsky.social) reposted
This is why you fight these cowards. The moment you stand up to them, they crumble. Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights. He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.
NPR (@npr.org) reposted
The program, which focuses on mentoring and therapy, relies on the idea that most violent crimes are emotional, not rational.
Jen Taub (@jennifertaub.com) reposted
The only savvy move for Republicans now is to work in a group toward an impeachment in the House and conviction in the Senate. Unless they move as a block, they will not be effective. But that is expecting too much of them.
Joe (@joesart.bsky.social) reply parent
How can we ensure that future elections will be fair? Where will the oversight be?