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Lol - Writer (The Atlantic).
That’s “redact every Republican”. In other words, commit felonies to protect the GOP.
Yeah, he does.
@cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy will now air every Trump administration lie during interviews, effectively aiding and abetting the administration in its lies. CBS News is no longer worth watching.
This post is inaccurate in several ways. You need to correct.
Agreed. (And I had meant “up to the point and including”.) I hope I’m wrong.
Note this well, @ammarcampanajjar.bsky.social and @marnivonwilpert.bsky.social. youtube.com/shorts/GT7hn...
“Precedents are being set”
That’s some Soviet-era-grade d— sucking.
This is an absolute must read by Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley.bsky.social - federal judges spoke to him about their frustrations with the Supreme Court (how it's enabling Trump's attacks on them, how it's making a hash of the law on the shadow docket, etc.) www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
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1/ I worked at DoD. I literally cannot imagine lawyers coming up with a legal basis for lethal strike of suspected Venezuelan drug boat. Hard to see how this would not be "murder" or war crime under international law that DoD considers applicable. Read expert analysis by @bcfinucane.bsky.social⤵️
This is what In was most afraid of. Yes, our military will “just follow orders” right up to the point of murdering anyone who gets in the way of Trump’s insane orders.
Just going to re-up this, for no reason at all
Some folks worry too much about precedent when the alternative is a president currently setting a precedent for turning the country fascist and dismantling the government, and wrecking our standing in the world. Prevents are being set and they are devastating ones.
Texas, where you can watch police let a whole classroom get slaughtered but don’t you dare think about using Plan B.
Sounds like a plainly illegal strike. They used to call those “acts of war”.
(Asked with regular fundraising texts, to be clear.)
Both @ammarcampanajjar.bsky.social and @marnivonwilpert.bsky.social have announced a run for the CA-48 House seat, and both have asked me for money. Neither, however, has given any indication as to how they will tackle the most dangerous administration in US history. I’ll reserve $ until they do.
Prominent far-right influencers have been attempting to rehabilitate Hitler's reputation. That's not an exaggeration; it's easily documented. I wrote about why they are doing this, what they hope to gain, and what it means for America.
I spent two hours listening to four of the right's leading thinkers debate topics such as: -should Black men in Baltimore be indentured to churches? -should Ron DeSantis create a youth militant organization in Florida? -is the American public crying out for purges? www.vox.com/on-the-right...
It’s not safe to raise a child in the state of Florida any more. apnews.com/article/flor...
RFK Jr. is going to release a report on what he thinks are the causes of Autism Spectrum Disorder. There is reason to believe it won’t be trustworthy, so @defendpublichealth.bsky.social has released our own evidence-based report of ASD risk factors to the public. Vaccines aren’t one of them.
“Please give my warmest regards to Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong Un, as you conspire against The United States of America. PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP” What the actual f — www.mediaite.com/politics/tru...
A deeply white nationalist image, at that. Grok is not to be trusted.
Concern over low birth rates was what the theocracy in Margaret Atwood’s Handmaid’s Tale used to come to power.
Huge.
Primarily because voting is almost literally the only thing most Democrats can do while they watch leadership do a whole lot of not much to throw sand in the gears of the changes Trump and his henchmen are making. Even judges are doing more.
According to a poster on the other site, the windows are sealed bulletproof glass (post-9/11 security) and they can only be opened if removed. And they can only be removed (say, by contractors) when the president is not there. Still odd.
This is pretty good advice for anyone, really. 👍
Pretty compelling thread over in the hellsite that over the last few weeks Trump has been experiencing transient ischemic attacks (TIAs, a form of stroke), and a more significant stroke this last week when he essentially disappeared, prompting speculation about his death.
Deep racism is taking hold in the US again, like a cancer that slowly strangles its host.
But, perversely, highly influential amongst the tech billionaire elite.
Our deeply stupid president has wrecked US policy towards India and given China the opportunity of a generation. Were this anyone else it would be treason. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/b...
And that, when the American people see the National Guard and military turned AGAINST them, how rapidly that support and power will fade? How widely they will become reviled instead of revered? How thoroughly the American people will turn against a standing army? 2/2
I wonder if the various National Guard units, and the branches of the US military, understand that much of their power in this country is reputational? That is, that their power derives from support of the American people, who believe they are defending them? 1/2
Attn: Tom Nichols
For anyone who works with the public, thanks for all you do 😀 youtube.com/shorts/R5JNt...
The fact that Republicans have embraced authoritarianism is the best proof they know Americans have rejected their ideas, their philosophy, their morals and their beliefs.
Really not helpful.
Plainly is.
Ashli Babbitt deserved what she got. And the January 6 criminals deserved what they got. Now traitors are trying to reward them for their criminality. But the stench of their crimes can’t be erased. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/u...
You’re the kind of person that shouldn’t speak up to defend the DNC - all you do is convince people that yeah, they’re toxic because you’re toxic.
I think you’re not quite getting what I’m suggesting. Dems have to communicate, first and foremost. Fundraising without communicating what Dems are doing, particularly against the Trump admin’s actions, is just pissing people off. It’s actually hurting fundraising.
Then they really, seriously need to re-task. That, or develop an organization specifically for marketing and NOT fundraising.
Keep telling people. Make a bunch of TikTok videos with younger voters explaining what Martin is doing. You could even text this to people WITHOUT ASKING FOR MONEY. Dems just need to reach out and inform people. And stop wasting time on mainstream media interviews, etc. Waste of time.
Democrats, this is what I mean. If you’re in an interview and the media bobblehead interviewing you calls Epstein a “financier”, interrupt him or her and say “Stop! Epstein wasn’t a financier - he was a child sex trafficker. Get your facts straight next time.” Media types are morons. Call them out.
Laugh crying.
Take it from scientists: These are authoritarian lies. Trump and Project 2025 are destroying American science. They already have done great damage. American science has been forever changed and diminished. 🧪
Listen, Democrats - It’s time to stop treating the national mainstream media - print or broadcast - as reasonable people who are just trying to report facts. Start treating them like not-too-bright children who need to be guided, even disciplined at times.
Lankford was never very bright. The people of Oklahoma can do better.
If anyone’s looking for some background on what Trump is up to with the warships he’s deployed to Venezuela, I get into it here:
The Art of Rock Balancing I came across the artist David Allen of Stone Point Studio & I've fallen in love with the beautifully simple pebble arches he builds on beaches and in rivers. Rock sculpture by David Allen #HeartsAreArt #HeartsAreEverywhere #ISeeHearts #HeartShapes
Anna Paulina Luna is a US Representative from Florida. Sounds like a Mafia criminal, acts like a Mafia criminal. Proves that crazy can come in a pretty package.
The insane Netanyahu government is well on its way to turning Israel into a pariah state.
On-brand that Trump’s “solution” is to turn Gaza into another one of his land scams. (Not to mention fitting the definition of genocide.)
On 9/11, 2001, Saudi terrorists created an ad hoc, centralized approach to air travel that was a departure from previous U.S. flight administrations.
Right wing stupidity.
We warned you Trump and the Republicans would take away your Medicare. This is one way they will do it.
DOGE wasn’t a cost-cutting venture. It was a data mining operation for private interests. Trump opened the gates to the castle from inside for invaders with bad and greedy intent to plunder and exploit.
If Trump really is dead I’m throwing a block party. I don’t care if no one else in my area comes.
Could be that after Chancellorsville Lee really thought he couldn’t lose against Northern Generals and decided to try to force a peace that would end the war with the South fully seceded.
The damage this man has done is incalculable.
Everyone ‘s having a moment toying with the idea thee as tr Trump is dead. The truth? That fcker is still alive, just spending time at Walter Reed, I’d bet.
Pretty much, yeah.
Really fascinating. pizzint.watch
Well...here's what should be his obituary
Corporations socialize their losses and privatize their gains.
Republicans screwed ripped workers - just like they’ve screwed other workers since the days of Ronald Reagan. youtube.com/shorts/2loSu...
Yep! youtube.com/shorts/ckQvG...
there is no question in my mind that rfk jr is the most dangerous person in this administration and that his eugenicist ideology threatens the lives of millions of people www.advocate.com/politics/dem...
Fantastic ruling - except for the damned stay. Federal courts HAVE to exert authority at the District Court level if they hope to maintain ANY semblance of legitimacy. Meanwhile, Americans get the full-throttle Trump Tariff Taxes.
Celebrating treason is the Republican way.
I’m concerned that Susan Collins is now alarmed. Previously I was alarmed that she was only concerned.
Joni Ernst saw the special election results in Iowa a couple of days ago, and decided to grab her life preserver and abandon ship. www.cbsnews.com/news/joni-er...
Why? Dems are pissed current reps won’t fight the Trump administration. Democrats don’t want a candidate who is going to seek unity; they want one who understands we are in a war with the hard right and MAGA. They want Democratic candidates who will fight for them!
I’m not getting from this interview a strong indication you understand the political environment right now. The Democratic Party in this poll has a 24% approval rating precisely because of the kind of consultant-tested pablum this interview. www.newsweek.com/democrat-net...
No lies detected.
FROM KONSYSE: Individuals with early smartphone access showed declines in protective capacities such as self-image, confidence, emotional resilience, and empathy. These suggest that early exposure undermines guards against distress.
I genuinely think one thing that trips up folks on the left is that they can't imagine not sharing certain core values. Lemme explain. Here's an intuition pump: Say you're in negotiations with counterparty X. And there are two possible deals on the table ...
Terrifyingly excellent. youtube.com/shorts/ClIRG...
When something doesn’t make business sense - like this - we can assume that there is a criminal motivation behind it.
Seems like a good idea. youtube.com/shorts/YKEz2...
Let’s assume RFK Jr. is right and autism rates spiked since 1970. I note that forever chemicals - like the PTFEs that are used in nonstick cookware - came into common use in the mid-1960s. If we assume that several years of exposure is needed for effect, this could cause the (alleged) spike.
Yes, it should. However, that would require an effective mainstream media in America — which we don’t currently have.
Billionaires sht on the rest of us - sometimes literally. youtube.com/shorts/evMrd...
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.
In relationships we have roles, but we should be equals. That is the essential duality to navigate. youtube.com/shorts/m716N...
More evidence Tulsi Gabbard is a Russian tool, and that’s the main reason Trump wanted her.
YES on Prop 50! calmatters.org/politics/202...
I’m old enough to remember when powered bicycles were called “motorcycles”.
Disgusting that the military has allowed itself to be used this way. Utterly disrespectful.
No
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This is a great proposed redistricting map for California. Heavily-red CA48 is now split up with parts remaining and parts going to CA50. Far easier for Darrel Issa to lose in 2026. aelc.assembly.ca.gov/proposed-con...
Reminder: www.reuters.com/investigates...