What matters to me: Democracy, our Constitution, civil rights, diversity, equality, inclusion, basic fairness! "Make no mistake, empathy is not weak or woke. And by the way, woke just means you give a damn about other people." - Jane Fonda
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We are in very dark times. It’ll take an entire political/social movement, an overwhelming rebuke at the polls, and a new vision of governance to unstick this country from whatever this collapse is.
Gupta: Here’s why this matters: 1. Because the FDA indications have changed, if I prescribe it to you, I’m opening myself up to a lawsuit. He directly signals that… 2. A pharmacist is no longer able to prescribe and administer a COVID-19 booster that doesn’t meet indications.
There are 400 million guns in this country. More guns than people. In America, we are ten times more likely to be shot in a school or playground than any other developed nation.
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.
We can't allow ourselves to become numb to mass shootings. What happened today in Minneapolis is heartbreaking, and Michelle and I are praying for the parents who have lost a child or will be sitting at their hospital bedside after yet another act of unspeakable, unnecessary violence.
She was a criminal and now they are giving her the honors of an American hero at the same time that the Republicans in the House refuse to hang a plaque honoring the hundreds of Capitol Police that defended them. Just disgusting. thehill.com/policy/defen...
Disgusting. Shameful!!
100%! He's also trying to run the entire world through tariff extortion, with his policy of "do as I say, plan what I like, support the people who support me, or else."
Never before in our history has one man exercised such unbridled discretion affecting the lives of so many of us, while simultaneously preventing others — Congress, the courts, the American people — from having a say or even knowing what he’s going to do next. This is what dictatorship looks like.
Frey: "We need an assault weapons ban nationwide. We need to have a high capacity magazine ban. And if the federal govt and states aren't gonna act, give us the ability to protect our constituents. Give mayors & council members the ability to protect in Mpls 435,000 residents that call Mpls home."
AMERICA: “It’s a mental health issue.” REST OF THE WORLD: “We have those. But don’t have mass shootings.” AMERICA: “It’s video games.” WORLD: “We have those too. But don’t have mass shootings.” AMERICA B: “It’s cause they took Jesus out of the classroom.” WORLD: “God, you’re stupid.”
www.startribune.com/denmark-summ... Is Trump's obsession to acquire Greenland driven by Putin, who would powerfully benefit if the US took Greenland and allowed Russia to create a military base there? Is Trump planning a hostile takeover?
Completely agree. Trump has consistently acted & spoken as someone on a mission to destroy the US from within for the boss, Putin. It is screamingly obvious. Republicans either love that or are paralyzed with fear for themselves, so they do nothing. Putin has something big on Trump, owns him.
When people ask me what gives me hope, my answer is simple: you do. Every person who refuses to look away. Every lawyer who files a brief. Every protester who shows up. Every voter who refuses to surrender their rights. You give me hope—not because victory is certain but precisely because it is not.
Yes, we certainly do!
USAID funded roughly half the world’s supply of ready-to-use therapeutic food. The dismantling of the agency has disrupted the global supply chain that provides the packets, leaving thousands of malnourished children at risk of dying.
We’re not distracted and it’s not going away.
This wasn’t just a security breach, documents obtained by NPR from a hotel guest who found them on a printer revealed something even more disturbing: a planned luncheon in honor of Vladimir Putin. The menu literally read, “In honor of his excellency Vladimir Putin.”
Hope he gives up nothing. Russia invaded Ukraine without cause. 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
they are firing guns on people WITHOUT CAUSE
Anyone can cosplay federal agents when the government keeps agents unidentified and masked. It is the perfect storm for criminals to literally get away with murder. Why would these armed attackers be labeled as federal agents? Who knows who they are? Mayhem and chaos, Trump's gift to us all.
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Pence: "I served alongside the president for four years. I know his style in dealing with these dictators. It's the velvet glove ... Putin only understands strength."
Release the Epstein Files.
Life comes at you fast
Notification about the Kennedy Center Honors:
The President cannot commandeer any local law enforcement. The President does not run the Smithsonian. The monthly BLS jobs report is required by law. Release the Epstein files. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
So she could potentially get out to do her “work” of … sex trafficking? How is it that her completely illegal transfer to a cushy, privileged facility hasn’t gotten the outrage it deserves? Don’t we wonder if Trump had to support this move to protect himself?
Reporter: You said it’s guns on the street that’s causing this problem. Are you concerned that the DOJ’s funding cuts to gun violence prevention programs undermine the— Pirro: Oh stop it!
It’s Back-To-School Month! Remember, reading is fundamental for ages 5 through 79!
Did anyone ever get an answer for why the crimebusters in this administration let a triple murderer back in to the U.S. and walk free?
Ahem
We've reached the point where no reported numbers will be reliable. Some we know will be manipulated, some we don't know. But for all reports now we can't be sure who's in Trump's pocket manipulating data.
So eager to create a police state.
"We’re creating something even more dangerous to the country: A masked monster of a law enforcement agency, one uniquely unsuited for its new power, authority, reach, and funding levels."
Doesn’t deploy federal troops to stop a Capitol invasion or save children from a Texas flood or clean up debris from a StL tornado. Deployed federal troops to disperse people in sleeping bags. Got it.
Reporter: The president threatened to use not just the National Guard but the military. Bowser: I think I speak for all Americans, we don't believe it is legal to use the American military against American citizens on American soil.
Indeed she has.
So, no national guard on January 6th, but definitely on August 11th. Makes total sense.
When we’re loud—and organized—we’re powerful. Here’s how you can help fight creeping fascism from @jvl.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/how-to-mak...
Cities and states must make plans for absolute resistance, and the National Guard should refuse to obey these illegal orders.
Maybe it's all part of MAGA performance theater, a fake attack on a loathsome DOGE creep to create an excuse to militarize DC. I remember fake attacks on Republicans who falsely claimed they were victimized by a Democrat. Those claims were proven to be false, done to harm Obama's campaign.
A sexual predator lives in the White House and here are the receipts to prove it.
Former model Stacey Williams reminded America that Trump is lying about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein by sharing her experience about the time Trump groped her breasts and backside when Epstein first introduced them. Trump and Epstein are one and the same. No wonder they were great friends.
#92/2025 US Rep. Cory Mills [R-FL] routinely threatened to illegally publicize private photos of his ex-girlfriend, physically assault anyone she dated & incessantly harassed her for years after she left him because of his infidelity. And she has the receipts to prove it.
#93/2025 Mayor Norman Brant [R-MO] was charged with assault after he grabbed and pushed a local business owner following a city council meeting, which unfortunately for him was all caught on camera. Republicans are the party of violence.
The Trump DOJ hired a pardoned Jan 6 thug who hates law enforcement so much he yelled "kill 'em" at officers as they were attacked. Such a disgrace
"Let me be crystal clear: crime in DC is ending and ending today."
Yeah JD, we remember. We will never forget your boss was best friends with the guy who ran a literal child sex trafficking ring. And then that guy was "silenced" forever. And now we will just not talk about anything else until they... #ReleaseThe_EPSTEIN_Files
TRUMP & EPSTEIN ARE SEX TRAFFICKERS!!! I’m gonna post this every day so nobody forgets exactly who Pedophile Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared.
Donald Trump has announced a press conference that will pretend to address a *fictional* rise in crime in Washington DC. In reality, it is just a big barrel of bullshit that will be used as a pretext for an authoritarian takeover of the city.
Is today Ghislaine Maxwell’s spa day or yoga class?
The Department of Homeland Security is holding up more than $100 million preapproved dollars intended to help hurricane-battered North Carolina clean up storm damage and fix infrastructure, according to documents obtained by The Post.
Happy to have you aboard, sir.
Stop the crimes, justice for for all kids. We wont accept less for them.
Did you know Pete Hegseth's little brother is a high-ranking official within the Department of Homeland Security? And now he's trying to get his big bro to implement a plan to use the Pentagon to militarize U.S. law enforcement under the guise of immigration enforcement. And we thought L.A. was bad.
Unfortunately, this is where we are headed... shameful...🥺
The President of the United States went on CNBC today and said: He won the 2020 election (he didn’t). He has a 71% approval rating (he doesn’t). The jobs numbers were rigged (they weren’t). I could say something funny here, but I won’t. It’s just so damn dangerous to have him in the White House.
I’m all for this going forward…. He hates Court room. “F” it…. Pay up! I guess the Grand Ball Room will have to wait ole Donny 👦 Boy!
I see why he bankrupted casinos.
CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%. Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
The man who had his doctor report that he’s 6’3”, 238 lbs fired the person in charge of reporting labor statistics.
1/2 The Trump regime just handed Christian nationalists a new weapon: the federal workplace. Federal employees—including supervisors—can now promote religion on the job, invite coworkers to prayer, and push faith-based views… as long as it’s not called “harassment.” www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
How it started…How it’s going 😆🏴
After 104 days in detention, Mahmoud Khalil is home. On the newest episode of At Liberty, Mahmoud reflects on being detained for his activism, the importance of people continuing to speak out, and how he’s settling back into life in New York.
JOANN Fabrics, Party City, Toys R Us, Red Lobster — private equity drove all of them to the ground. Now, Donald Trump is giving private equity the green light to keep running their destructive playbook. I'm fighting back.
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Trump on Epstein island: "I never had the privilege of going to his island."
😂😂🤷♀️🤷♀️😂😂🤷♀️🤷♀️
@gavinnewsom.bsky.social: "We can, in essence, likely neuter the total number of districts that Trump is looking to get with Abbott in rigging those [Texas] maps, here in the state of California. Hope other governors consider doing similar things. You've got to fight fire with fire."
