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Miller once again tarring domestic political opponents as “terrorists.” Under this administration, that label has taken on a particularly ominous connotation since the U.S. military lawlessly killed a bunch of civilians on a boat on the grounds they were purportedly linked to “terrorists.”
going from "transgender ideology" to "look at the poor misguided white kid" without even taking a breath, unconscionable
the person behind this unhinged, anti-factual editorial is set to decide coverage at one of the nation’s major news networks
They won't learn any of this. What media outlet is going to cover this besides niche outlets like Wired? CNN sure as shit doesn't cover this.
There is literally no Western politician alive that I can think of that has incited more hate, bigotry, and violence than Donald Trump. That so many in our public life, in our 'liberal' media, have just memory-holed 10 years of nonstop incitement and abuse from him is shameful.
An antisemite shot two kids in Colorado, at least one of whom is Jewish. The White House “fighting antisemitism” doesn’t care, because the shooter was a student radicalized online into far right beliefs, which the regime is cool with, rather than a student verbally criticizing Israeli govt policy.
Too bad the GOP effectively criminalized studying how information moves online and news orgs laid off and demonized all the reporters who covered the burgeoning online accelerationist performative death cults. All of that work was somehow "censorship" that needed to be stopped. Now we're here.
With the lone exception of Rep. McIver
Not even elected yet and already doing more than sitting members of Congress.
To mourn Kirk’s horrific killing as a wound to democracy is right. To recast him as democracy’s patron saint is dangerous delusion.
An instantly-leaked internal bulletin at the politicized federal law enforcement agencies just so happens to say what the Trump admin and its allies want it to say. This is how it works in authoritarian regimes, the cops are too busy with propaganda and repression to actually solve crimes.
they fired the guy in charge of the 2004 Bush campaign for saying what everyone is thinking
The asymmetrical media response to political violence in America is, in itself, one of the most important contributing factors to how we arrived at this place of escalating political violence.
The most alarming news story of the day is hardly being discussed: 'Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk told parliament it was "the closest we have been to open conflict since World War Two"'
Sen. Ruben Gallego: "Ashli Babbitt was a traitor. She was a traitor to this country. She was part of a violent mob that tried to overthrow our democracy...She didn't die protecting our country. She died trying to turn it down...She wasn't a martyr. She was and is a traitor."
I condemn political violence. That's not demanding anyone mourn strangers they dislike. That's not condemning violence used in self-defense/wartime. That's not denying that pre-WWII Nazism was dangerous, just as some MAGAs' emulations of pre-WWII Nazism are. It means condemning political violence.
I'm already seeing "Trump had Charlie Kirk killed as a distraction from the Epstein Files" and all I can say is that Trump can't walk across the street and get dinner without it being a fiasco, so let's slow down on the conspiracy theories.
We must stand resolutely against political assassination and political violence of all kinds, and just as resolutely against everyone who exploits acts of violence as the pretext or excuse for political repression of political opponents.
And the Governor just said a person was in custody. What the fuck is actually going on?
It’s not simply important to denounce political violence because it looks bad not to. It’s the right thing to do on the merits. Even more specifically to this moment it’s important because the forces of fascism are inherently better at political violence than the forces of civic democracy.
If I have any credibility with you from 20 years of reporting on rightwing & fascist movements, please listen when I beg you not to celebrate Charlie Kirk getting shot. Leave aside morality: this isn’t a match in dry grass, it’s a torch. We do not want what this could ignite & we would not win.
I'm horrified by the news coming out of Utah about the attack on Charlie Kirk. Political violence has no place in our country. Not now, and not ever. Praying for him and his family.
The party is a bag of cats, full of factions more focused on intramural fighting than f'ing fascism. They don't push a common message and in fact all of media is constructed to *prevent* the emergence of a winning message, to *amplify* infighting.
But here's the thing: whether some imaginary united Dem Party with some imaginary unified message could win a shutdown is neither here nor there. We don't have that Dem Party. The party we have crumbles under the slightest pressure. "Prominent Dems" back bite each other with anonymous quotes.
getting fired from your job because some dipshit student who missed their calling in the Stasi filmed you talking about gender in a class about gender
Don't understand how any respectable journalist could continue working for the Washington Post.
The White House Press Secretary, the official spokesperson for the Trump administration, told reporters in an official briefing that the president wants to invade "every Democrat-run city" with troops. Any media still pretending that this is about "crime" is making a conscious choice to lie to you.
When govt loses in court and appeals, should they be allowed to continue the allegedly illegal activity until a higher court says they can’t, or should the lower court order stand unless a higher court rules they can? No answer in statute. The Roberts court answer is whatever enables Trump’s abuses.
Nearly every progressive politician, journalist and organization in America continues to use the website this man controls as a primary means of communication.
The US president trafficked & raped underage girls, the evidence is overwhelming, everyone knows it, and this country's elites & institutions are so broken, so insular, so decadent that we can't even bring ourselves to state it clearly, much less do anything about it. Contemptible & pathetic.
Real sick shit when you look at Epstein's birthday book. The amount of people who CLEARLY knew what was going on, and who most likely took part, is incomprehensible.
The president is a rapist authoritarian who is destroying US institutions & literally invading US cities, quick ... restore healthcare subsidies!
I've been pretty tepid about radical solutions for SCOTUS because it will probably destroy it for a generation or so, but when you have a majority that refuses to write opinions or sign their names to decisions that endorse using race and ethnicity to detain people, what are we trying to save
Ghislaine Maxwell also maintains that she did not engage in any “wrongdoing” herself, despite being convicted of multiple felonies. Maybe Ghislaine’s judgment is not worth shit, just something to consider
Once again, I’m so disappointed in the conversation on Morning Joe about policing. There’s just no nuance and no policing experts to pushback against the “more police = always good” narrative. It’s just recycled 1990s policy rot. Today felt like @esglaude.bsky.social was the only voice of reason.
What @joe-scarborough.bsky.social and @mika-brzezinski.bsky.social should be asking isn’t “do people like crime?” but (1) what’s the trajectory been (2) what policies have led to downward trends (3) how do we continue that? DJT manufactured an emergency and they took the bait hook line and sinker.
He literally had to have his wife come in and defend him while he took a breather. He came back on and his face was beet-red
Of course, people don’t like crime. Let’s remember crime in many of these cities have been on a downward trajectory because of a blend of policy prescriptions— but it isn’t policing alone— it’s police, social workers, job opportunities, education, housing. Focusing on raw numbers of cops is tired.
Joe is now red in the face, "people are begging for cops!" Suggests Eddie Glaude is acting like a "rich, white person" for suggesting that the military shouldn't conduct law enforcement.
Despite what @joe-scarborough.bsky.social said about @esglaude.bsky.social not having watched @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social for the 3 weeks, I watched Joe press the mayor of Chicago to get him to say 5,000 more cops was objectively good— even when the mayor tried to explain that wasn’t a solution.
Morning Joe is just absolutely unwatchable.
@esglaude.bsky.social making the sensible case on Morning Joe as for why the military shouldn't patrol American streets. And @joe-scarborough.bsky.social for whatever reason is baffled at the idea that people wouldn't want armed troops in their neighborhoods. People just want to be safe! he screams.
I dunno, maybe the Supreme Court majority could have the decency to bestir themselves to write an actual, you know, opinion, with their names on it, explaining their endorsement of using race and ethnicity as part of a national policy of harassing and intimidating non-white Americans.
it is always worth remembering that vance made a conscious decision to be a person of low character. he has eagerly contorted himself into evil for the sake of what amounts to a whiff of power.
Pure racism. No other way to explain this.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/o...
Once again, I ask sincerely & without trying to be overly alarmist, what anyone has seen since January to truly believe the 2026/28 elections will be free, fair, & democratic by any meaningful conceptual or historical benchmark.
Whole thread. We’re in an up-in-the-air moment now: one hand, Trump threatening civil war; other, ICE being turned back by civil disobedience. Moral: fascists don’t know yet how far they’re willing to go. My belief: more moments like this now will prevent the war that’s been threatened.
I know we call a lot of things Nazi shit these days but this is pure Nazi shit. "Don't show the Fuhrer in an unflattering light!!!"
The lack of mainstream coverage of regular huge protests reminds me of a talk from a Twitter employees who explained that they had to drop BLM off the Trending Tags section because otherwise it would have been there permanently. The modern media environment has no appetite for sustained movements.
Fascism.
The president of the United States just declared war, actual military war, not a metaphorical one, on a major American city, and one governed by his political opponents. In any other period, this would be impeachment-worthy.
The US has been the de facto world leader for 80 years since WWII. In just a few months, Republicans have made the US far weaker and less relevant than at any time in living memory.
There have been a lot of invocations of the Niemöller poem this year, but the strike in the Caribbean should really be a wake up call. If POTUS is ordering the premeditated killing of people simply because the USG claims they're narcos, we're working our way through the list.
The last two months in which American economy lost jobs were June 2025 and December 2020 -- both while Donald Trump was president. Never happened under Biden.
I'm so tired of this idea we're on the brink of something. What is democracy? Gerrymandered voting is not it. SCOTUS is anti-democratic & so is the Senate. Worst though, the Executive's refusal of checks & balances. Straight up m**der, abduction, camps. We are in the thing. The thing is now
Just noting that Gorka here suggests that anyone who believes Kilmar Abrego has basic due process rights is an enemy of America who they can kill. Normally, that would be a story.
THE ICE AGENTS ARE WEARING FUCKING NAZI STAHLHELMS WHAT THE FUCK COME ON, YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS SHIT UP
The president is sending troops to American cities, is preparing to go to war with Venezuela, is waging an illegal tariff war, and is clearly setting up plans to stay in office past 2028. Why are you governing like normal?
"I wasn't sure what number you wanted to go with."
Reminder: congresspeople, we can’t go to war unless you say so, and this cia and palantir operation is the same playbook that made Iran contra, but on steroids. You have the power to stop this criminal madman.
wall street surges as the only jobs left are burrito chauffeur or ice agent
Trump and MAGA are running an ongoing revolution against the constitution and rule by the people. Meanwhile, the Democratic Party and most affiliated media and political elites are not telling the public what’s happening or acting as if that’s what we’re up against.
This is Trump’s choice to run the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Another impeachable offense. During his first term, Trump authorized a covert mission in N. Korea that led to 3 innocent fisherman being killed and their bodies dumped on the bottom of the ocean. The admin chose to break the law & not inform Congress. Gift ink: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/u...
an abundance of bitches
The Trump regime is arbitrarily launching military action against Washington DC, Chicago, Baltimore and Venezuela without any form of Congressional authorization or rational justification. Just an insane and criminal old man recklessly invading places on behalf of oligarchy and fascism.
They are welcome to caucus with Democrats until the lawless authoritarianism stops, to immediately call for impeachment, to grind the Senate to a complete halt by denying unanimous consent, etc. etc. There are all kinds of ways to fulfill their oaths of office. Until then, spare us the uneasiness.
Good God - why does it have to be Rand Paul saying the obvious stuff? Where the F are Democrats?
I wish every Dem near a microphone would say: 1. This is fascism 2. He is unfit 3. Anyone supporting him is supporting the destruction of the United States of America
Seems that way. They said they know, so why haven't they identified who was on it? Out of respect for their privacy? More likely, they had no clue who or what was on it or where it was headed. All we know is they saw a civilian boat and blew it up and bragged about it. That's just murder.
Is there a fund I can contribute to that'll put these up nationwide? This is the kinda stuff democrats should be doing but aren't for some reason.
because polio is freedom
It's not normal for an American president to send troops to American cities in times of peace. Chicago, document what you see and be loud for America.
Again, these are not the statements of a sane person. Trump is out of his mind. It's ridiculous that we are not having a serious national conversation about his clear decline, and the danger it represents to the country.
This is a war crime btw
Its so god damn frustrating watching democrats flounder and spout bullshit like this. All I want is a strong opposition party that won't seek "common ground" with fascists. But, you also have to laugh you know that democrats are burning millions on think tanks telling them to spout this garbage.
Maybe we can find common ground with a fascist?
Any democrat who thinks they can still find common ground with an openly fascist party has no business being in office.
Pritzker: Any rational person who has spent even the most minimal amount of time studying human history has to ask themselves one important question: Once they get the citizens of this nation comfortable with the current atrocities committed under the color of law, what comes next
If you’re a journalist and can’t tell if U.S. democracy is under threat, it’s time to find a new line of work!
Remembering when the NYT went on a weeks-long bender covering a decades-old real estate deal the Clintons were involved in, in which they *lost money*.
CHICAGO IS IN THE STREETS! #LaborDay #DefendHigherEd #WorkersOverBillionaires
COVID was Dems' fault because they acknowledged it. Any societal disruption could've been avoided if only we pretended. First time US media and voting public didn't hold the president responsible for a bad thing on his watch. Even as he messed it up on live TV. Nothing I can think of comes close.
Unprecedented corruption - 1500x what Hunter Biden made from his paintings and going directly to the president.
The 'Discover' page on this app is the left wing equivalent of the 'for you' page on twitter.
Terrific argument to be made that this specific policy cost her the election.
Touch grass
Couldn't of happened to a nicer guy
Not a very long path from "Why wouldn't you want the regime to deploy federal troops in your city when it reduces carjackings?" to "Why would you be opposed to the erection of internment camps for deviants when it reduces crime?" And a good chunk of mainstream media will just follow along.
Raddatz asks how anyone could object to the National Guard in DC because carjackings are down 87%. Brilliant. If they hermetically sealed all DC residents inside their homes, they could get that stat down to nothing at all. Should we do that, Martha?
not just that he has no constitutional authority, there isn't even any particular legal or institutional mechanism by which the president can make anyone treat this as anything other than a weird advisory opinion.
The extent to which ICE is ignoring all civil rights and due process is astounding — and indicative of a culture where they’ve been told they can do literally no wrong. Agency and admin leaders must face sanctions and legal consequences.
We tried parroting Russian propaganda and telling Ukraine to bow down. We tried denigrating European allies and refusing to discuss real security guarantees. We tried rolling out the red carpet for Putin and saying we deserved a Nobel Prize for that. Now we’re “seriously considering stepping back.”
The DeSantis regime will do more to protect sidewalks from chalk than children from bullets.
You're terminally online