www.esquire.com/news-politic... She has the president's ear. We should all be terrified.
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www.esquire.com/news-politic... She has the president's ear. We should all be terrified.
Hey Sen. James Lankford, stop your Orwellian doublespeak. We're not "jumping to conclusions" – RFKjr is a dark tetrad. He knows nothing about human healthcare. He's systematically trying to cull the American public. Remove him from office. Immediately.
I didn’t know it but now I need a baby donkey 😂💗
LISTEN TO THIS look back on Ambassador Caroline Kennedy’s statement to the U.S. Senate regarding her cousin RFK Jr.'s nomination for HHS Secretary: substack.com/@lincolnsqua...
Reminder: Most mass shootings are carried out by cisgender men.
Honored to give remarks yesterday on the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, tragic period not just in Europe but also across Asia under the brutal occupation of Japan. At a time of rising authoritarianism, we must remember that our freedom, democracy, and peace were hard fought and won.
The President of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa called the orange felon a Russian asset in a live televised speech. Well done, this is how you do it. 👏
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Oh, Andy Borowitz. What a gem you are.
Make no mistake, everything that’s happening in the United States is being significantly enabled by the right wing oligarch capture of media. Every other country needs to do everything possible to keep that from happening where they are. Including protecting the CBC from Poilievre here in Canada.
IT’S ALL NATIVE LAND!
He’s as lethal as a loaded AR-15 in a schoolyard.
I'm still waiting for the relentless onslaught of media demands for a press conference and calls to resign.
"There are no nations! There is only humanity. And if we don't come to understand that right soon, there will be no nations, because there will be no humanity." Isaac Asimov
"Flags are bits of colored cloth that governments use first to shrink-wrap people’s brains and then as ceremonial shrouds to bury the dead." Arundhati Roy
"The war between Ukraine and Russia has led to staggering human losses, with estimates placing the total number of dead and wounded at nearly one million." Newsweek Feb 19, 2025
Lately, it has been impossible to miss the purple bruise on the back of his right hand—much like the one seen on the hand of Queen Elizabeth II, just prior to her passing.
Maybe there's fewer car jackings because NO ONE IN DC WANTS TO GO OUT DURING A MILITARY OCCUPATION and the stores & restaurants are deserted....
Daily Reminder: Social Security is OUR money!
An upcoming news conference with victims of Jeffrey Epstein could be “explosive,” one of the congressmen pushing for full release of the files on Epstein predicts. Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna said the victims’ accounts will force lawmakers to vote on a bill requiring DOJ to release its files.
Pritzker: "No one in the administration -- the president or anybody under him -- has called anyone in my administration or me. It's clear that in secret they're are planning this invasion with US troops."
Trump’s plan to rename the Department of Defense as the Department of War shows (once again) that his self-characterization as the “pro-peace” candidate was complete bullshit. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
"The lunatics are running the asylum."
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.
He won’t let the press anywhere near him. This is getting weirder and weirder.
FEMA employee on leave describes "culture of fear “ among agency employee
Media should hound him at least half as much as they hounded Biden. But they won’t.
Who voted for war with Venezuela?
Women with little heart damage after heart attacks treated with beta-blockers were much more likely to have another heart attack or be hospitalized for heart failure + ~3x more likely to die compared with women not given them. Research on the heart only focused on men 😒 www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
Argentinian President Javier Milei faces the greatest challenge to his popularity just as the country prepares for two key polls.
I waited hours for this cloud to come near the lake #lightning strike reflection.
New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!
The Trump administration tried to snatch unaccompanied minors from foster homes, put them on planes and deport them illegally, on the weekend, during the night lawyers worked through the night to prevent it, while kids sat on the tarmac words fail me
Wildfires have burned about 7% of Canada's forests — roughly 27.3 million hectares — since 2023, and the country’s tree nurseries are wondering how they can possibly keep up. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/08/26/n...
South Korean negotiators struggle to close gaps with US despite summit, tariff deal reut.rs/4lTCJN9
Public safety in California is on the rise. Last year, California had the second-lowest homicide rate since at least 1966, decreasing by nearly 12% overall since 2023. We're going to drive that progress forward up and down the state.
Dacara Thompson is missing, perhaps abducted, from Hyattsville MD in the Washington DC area. If you know ANYTHING that might be helpful, please contact authorities. If you are able, please donate to defray costs of the family searching for her. gofund.me/aef06605
I don't think "bet it all on the midterms" is a better strategy now than "bet it all on 24" was in 21, but if we're doing it anyway, I'd like to see the authors of that strategy at least working right now on the question of "how do we protect and encourage minority voting if ICE is at the polls?"
Look at this graph. The share of national income going to the richest 10 percent was lowest (and share to lower 90 percent highest) when union membership was at its highest. As unions have weakened, inequality has widened. This is why we must build back union power.
"RFK Jr: We need to stop trusting the experts... Trusting the experts is not a feature of science or democracy...it's a feature of religion and totalitarianism." Were he not a Kennedy...and wealthy...he'd likely be living his life out in a mental institution. Diagnosis: Dumb-Fuckery.
STEAK Cleveland. 2179 W. 11th St. Cleveland. -August 29, 2025.
Like I said. They aren’t embarrassed by history, it’s their playbook.
Kellogg was sidelined specifically because he’s a better negotiator. They aren’t actually trying to end this war.
Should DNC take a page from DeBlasio (yuck) and side with Mandami?
That’s simple, actually. They aren’t going after research and healthcare specifically - they’re going after data and verifiable facts period. The entire goal is to keep people dumb and afraid. It’s been their goal to force us into a post-fact society for a long time, and they’re close.
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...
It’s a sick sad world out there. 🙄🫣
OMG 😳 😆
Decades of mass shootings and not a single step taken to prevent them. They’re not even trying.
@nealkatyal.bsky.social: “You’ve got the president who's imposed the largest tax increase on American consumers since 1993 … and he did it without Congress saying one word. That is not our constitutional structure.”
Dear Americans, welcome to the thrilling game of ‘Did this dictator die or just disappear for a day?’ We’ve been playing it with Putin and Lukashenko for decades. Enjoy the suspense.
I really hope this becomes the black eye it deserves to be www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
We need to stop this sh-t now.
Welch: Am American president talks to other American citizens like that, and propagandists come on TV and normalize this behavior. And nothing about this is normal. Nothing
Television legend Stephen Colbert has just signed a $13.5 million deal with Netflix for a 7-episode series.
Every mayor in the U.S. needs to do this ASAP! @justinmbibb.bsky.social
On a serious note, he looks like shit. Why is he so swollen?
The clearing of the rubble in a Kyiv high-rise house bombed by russia — which claimed 25 lives — has just ended, and already a new swarm of russian drones fills our skies, with Tu jets preparing for takeoff and the launch of cruise missiles. This is a never-ending 9/11.
Being shitty about/to unhoused people is such a hardline dealbreaker. It means you’re nakedly motivated by your disgust for a group of people in your community and not at all curious about the material conditions that got them there.
We have a path to win the House AND the Senate in 2026. Fight. Organize. A better country is possible.
Disgraceful.
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Jeffrey Epstein. There have been more inhumane orders, actions & quotes this month by The Felon. Media lost interest in Epstein. WHERE ARE THE PRESS CONF QUESTIONS? Where’s the follow-up on the drawing on the b-day card & strategic signature? Bondi’s files? All else. He’ll skate away again?
Breath of the Wild irl
The penguin with the sandwich will never comply.
“I truly believe we CAN build a system represents working people.” ICYMI — @grahamformaine.bsky.social Platner is a marine and oyster farmer running to replace @SenatorCollins, who should be “concerned” His site: www.grahamforsenate.com
Excellent question.
California lawmakers reach an agreement with Uber and Lyft that will open the door for app-based drivers to form unions. This is a victory for organized labor that could lay the groundwork for similar efforts in other states.
3/ implement the new rules. These restrictions may also make it harder for people to access the vaccines even when they’re eligible." May the odds be ever in your favor. (& in mine - profound asthma, COPD, an MI & cardiovascular condition, & my mammogram just came back bad; same spot as 9 yrs ago.)
2/ everything from outbreaks to data to chronic diseases to injury is in jeopardy.” & re: vaccine access: There's "confusion about whether patients may self-attest to a condition or if they need to provide proof – which may make it difficult for pharmacists and other vaccinators to interpret and...
“[The] CDC basically imploded yesterday and now it’s truly in shambles,” said Katelyn Jetelina, an epidemiologist and former senior adviser for the CDC. “This is a national security risk to Americans. Without steady-headed, evidence-informed leadership, ... 1/3 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
So needed. Thank you!
@julieroginsky.bsky.social and I are excited to announce that we are launching our Fall 2025 Seminar — 6 weeks on info warfare, disinformation & media manipulation. Starts Sept 17, 3PM ET. Registration link and info below ⬇️
someone should put together a "kennedy death count" for everyone who dies of a preventable disease and just plaster it everywhere www.statnews.com/2025/08/28/c...
I know most of us are trying for a relaxing weekend to take care of us. Meanwhile this is waiting for unsuspecting parents. Gifted article wapo.st/4gjYd4R #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy
I hope people realize how absolutely fucked this situation is. This isn’t normal. People are resigning all over the place because the government is mishandling our data, ruining our public health services, and generally making Americans less safe.
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I called my senators and my rep, Cassidy, Collins & Murkowski to demand they fire RFK & reverse every single thing he's done since he started. My senator, Husted, is on that committee. Called him twice.
Must-read thread. Upshot: Very, very bad for everyone and especially women.
You have to fight this. You MUST fight this. This is the first fight in 8 months that you, as a person without a law degree, can personally win against the Trump Administration. We still need a bit more critical mass from Democrats. Keep calling. Demand (1) statements and (2) investigative hearings
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns. The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate. Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care. The list goes on and on. Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
WHOOPSIE DOODLE
Welch: Everybody's missing the point here. The point is, he's doing this on purpose. He's priming the public to get accustomed to having the military in the streets
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Don’t look away
🪬🧿 There is no amount of money, oil, or gold in the world that is worth more than having bees, trees, and clean water.
Welch: He claims that he's the law and order president. But we all know that's a lie because he's a convicted felon. He pardons convicted felons, he surrounds himself with obsequious people that kiss his all day, every day