Pritzker vs. Newsom as Presidential candidates, yes Pritzker IS the better choice. Neither should leave their current gigs, though ... not now. I write this from a selfish perspective as resident of occupied DC. 😬 There's a lot coming.
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Pritzker vs. Newsom as Presidential candidates, yes Pritzker IS the better choice. Neither should leave their current gigs, though ... not now. I write this from a selfish perspective as resident of occupied DC. 😬 There's a lot coming.
Okay. I just came back to this and you aren’t calling these efforts resegregation yet, you absolutely should be
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ive got no idea what's going on with Trump's health. But the 'biden precedent' is just so glaring and hilarious. half of 2025 has been taken up with elite press shaming of how no one ever talked abt Biden's age which was actually their main topic in 2024. Ok. Set aside that his party literally ...
The medal is meaningless for now. Big difference.
That's a BIG IF! It seemed there was (social media) momentum against Collins winning and the grounded her opponent. If I remember correctly, it was initially funding *any* Democrat to run against her. Then, there was an actual candidate with money. Where did the wheels fall off? Maybe start there??
RIP. Canadian First Nations actor Graham Greene. ( 1952-2025 )
Nine former CDC directors basically said RFK Jr is a threat to public health.
I see what you did there. 😇
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Mid cycle gerrymander when they drew the original maps. Every article should have that front and center.
Dying? It's the end of summer, labor day weekend, and the nation's capital is under seige. Maybe folks have other things to do. 🤔
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9 CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nation’s public health system "should alarm every American." It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Navarro is a racist felon. Lisa Cook is over-qualified. B.A. in Physics & Philosophy (magna cum laude) from Spelman College. Harry S. Truman Scholar. Oxford,UK (yes, Oxford) as Spelman's first Marshall Scholar, where she earned yet another B.A. in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics in 1988.
Told my son that #HeadsofState reminded me of the #RushHour movies he and my mom used to devour. He was her permanent movie date for years and for some reason, the buddy comedy/action was *their* jam. 😂
They *will* shoot a dog, without hesitation, unfortunately.
Uh, no.
Folks have been giving him a lot more power than the office holds, ever since November 6. 🤨
If you don’t believe that Trump’s authoritarianism can be defeated, look at how scared MAGA is of chalk:
Working on an event for students / families to help people understand what IDs are available and how to get them (among other things). If you have any experience (e.g., getting your kids DC One Cards or passports) and are interested in supporting lmk. Think community skills share.
US Park Police putting DC resident lives at risk by unnecessarily pursuing suspects on city streets. Of course, the do this to please Dump, who doesn't give a shit about the lives of DC residents. This federal occupation of DC cannot end soon enough. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Yeah. It would be a hard pass for me. I can't deal with moths, mosquitoes, gnats, or crickets. Lightening bugs are the only night-time critters I can live with in a peaceful fashion.
That part. It's as if "despicable" was the absolute bare minimum qualification in the upside down list of character traits required for positions in the administration. 😬
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I'm with you on that. "Picnic" definitely implies daytime. That's where my knowledge ends. 🫢
Those ppl are *not* all gone. Many, simply, are no longer in those offices. They still have the knowledge to keep this ship afloat.
New Mexico is overriding the federal government on the topic of COVID19 vaccines to ensure their residents can access them. States hold a tremendous amount of public health power. They should use it.
I hope the District of Columbia adopts the same approach. 🙏🏽
I dunno. I'd just call it eating outside on a blanket at night. Or, a picnic. 😂😇
Times change. People change. I bet if you'd told *him* this is something he'd say in the future that reaponae would've been nah, not me. Yet, here we are.
Just finished it! Not bad. The first 15-20 minutes were eh ... it definitely got better as it progressed. Absolutely loved the safe house dude! 😂
I believe it's fair game to ask if they'd please lower the volume. However, ppl being completely uncouth and downright rude and, sometimes, prone to violence, I'd opt to keep my yap shut. 🫢
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📌In the last month, Trump has posted a fake video to the world of a kneeling Barack Obama being placed in handcuffs, pulled Kamala Harris's secret service detail, and doesn't want our museums focusing much on slavery. I mean, just in case you still don't understand his appeal to Republicans ...
Lord, let us have an alternative to Newsom. 🙏🏽
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For the love of all that is holy, let us all survive this administration's blatant attempts to kill us, one way or another. 🙏🏽
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“Texas Democrats lost. But they drew attention to Republicans’ efforts to put their thumb on the scale, and demonstrated a valuable tactic for galvanizing their beleaguered party. They lost, but they lost loudly. Losing loudly has been a crucial feature of successful political movements.” Gift:
A picnic? 🤔 Is this a trick question? 😂
Oh! That's on my list to be watched. ✔️
Children and adults are going to die! 6abc.com/post/cvs-hol...
Grandparents must lead on vaccines. We remember the dangers of vaccine preventable diseases. Our message- it is crucial that every child be vaccinated following the AAP childhood immunization schedule. @donnagaffney.bsky.social and my op-ed is here: www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/us-v...
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Trump was not "played" by Putin. Trump is OWNED by Putin.
Dr. Dmitri Daskalakis, who resigned from the CDC says that RFKJr said he believes that Avian flu should be allowed to "burn through" the chickens and then children and others, so we can propagate a "stronger species". RFKJr believes in eugenics. RFKJr needs to resign or be fired.
Mike Fanone: "There's no justification for using federal law enforcement and National Guardsmen as political pawns...It's imperative that officers conduct themselves professionally—and that starts with showing their faces." @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social abcnews.go.com/Politics/liv...
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What?👏🏽 Is?👏🏽Wrong?👏🏽 With? 👏🏽These? 👏🏽People?👏🏽
Oh, I am so sorry. Those rolling blackout migraines (as opposed to the sparkly aura ones) are really frightening. I deal with migraines every day. This week, I had to take rescue meds 3 days in a row (on top of my daily). I hope you're feeling better, more stabilized, soon.
Good job! 🥊
One thing to understand about America is that our cities have a *million* people of all genders & races who have the energy of the tank man in Tiananmen Square, because they came from communities all over the world that know oppression, that know how to fight authoritarianism, that know solidarity.
That he does.
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Apparently not.
WHO ELSE OUT HERE LOSING THEIR ENTIRE MIND CAUSE NOBODY SEEMS TO CARE ABOUT FASCISM AND THE PLANET DYING AND STATE SANCTIONED VIOLENCE AND HOW ITS ALL BEING NORMALIZED
Name and shame, please and thank you.
NEWS: Iowa U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), who recently told her constituents "we're all going to die" anyway when asked why she supported Medicaid cuts, does not plan on seeking reelection in 2026. (CBS News)
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What more evidence is needed that the #duopoly is serving only the political elite and not we the people?
Hurricane Katrina resulted in nearly 1,400 deaths, according to revised statistics from the National Hurricane Center, and remains the costliest storm in U.S. history at around $200 billion in today's dollars.
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Page One in Raleigh: #SNAP
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As you head into the long weekend, remember Monday is about unions.
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Ugh! Not ugh to the good morning greeting (appreciate that!), but ugh to the WTH new horror is upon us now that's revealed in this article. You're right. It is a real kick in fhe teeth. 😡
"It is without a doubt the most illegal search I've ever seen in my life," U.S. Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui said from the bench. "I'm absolutely flabbergasted at what has happened. A high school student would know this was an illegal search." unreal quote 😭
Every Republican senator voted to confirm RFK Jr. as health secretary except for Mitch McConnell, who is retiring and thus was under no re-election pressure. The entire Republican Party has embraced anti-vax policies. It is pro-polio, pro-measles, pro-Covid. It's a death cult.
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Working people across the DC are unified in our demands: we want these federal forces out of our city now! #FreeDC
Blah, blah, blah, blah,blah, blah, blah, blah, blah is all I've got. 😂
1800 block of South Western Avenue in Chicago
I live in DC. We were just fine without this latest salvo in the propaganda wars. 😝🤮🤨
God help us.
Ah, yes, for all you young people: there was a relentless effort to manufacture a consensus that Columbine was caused by Goth culture, industrial music, and videogames. The neo-Nazism was buried, and anyone who pointed to easy access to guns was denounced as a liberty-hating tyrant.
New in PN: Trump's flag burning executive order flames out "This is a blatant attempt to transform protected speech into criminal conduct, despite decades of SCOTUS precedent barring just that. And it was immediately challenged by a veteran who set fire to an American flag just across from the WH."
I think we have to agree that before the beard invaded JD Vance's face, he made a few good points.
Of course, if we were serious about crime, they'd be cleaning up trash inside the White House.
Yikes!
If Republicans won’t call her to testify, rent a conference room.
Vaccines are safe and effective. RFK Jr. isn’t.
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No shit.
Glad that section will be full when I'm buried there.
There's likely some truth to that.
According to federal data, 13 of the top 20 cities in homicide rates have Republican governors. None of those cities are Chicago. 8 of the top 10 states in homicide rates are led by Republicans. None of those states are Illinois. And yet Trump is sending troops here.
Yup.
Another good question.
"Why would openly thanking him for all to see stop it?" Good question.
What do we teach our children to do when bullied? Stand your ground. What does history teach us to do at this point in the rise of fascism? Do not capitulate in advance. There's a choice to be made: protect DC residents or protect your job.
Some members of the D.C. Council have responded to Bowser's press conference. @cmzparker5.bsky.social said: "We... should be unequivocal that the federal surge of officers in DC and deployment of national guardsmen on our streets are dangerous, unnecessary, and an affront to Home Rule."
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I do *not* appreciate the surge. 🤨
Surpisingly, the weather is much cooler than usual during late August. Crime escalates in most cities, including DC, when the temps gets warmer. We, thankfully, are in the midst of a cooling trend. Dumb luck.