I canโt stress how dead DC is right now. Walking down U Street before and after a movie on Labor Day weekend, and itโs about as close to a ghost town as it was during COVID.
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I canโt stress how dead DC is right now. Walking down U Street before and after a movie on Labor Day weekend, and itโs about as close to a ghost town as it was during COVID.
When the day comes that the Dictator in the WH is no longer on this earth, I will forever remember those who supported him, and/or failed to loudly oppose him. Accountability is a prerequisite to our societal healing and evolution.
I mean that literally - no one is discussing the massive loss of rights trans people have experienced throughout the country. When Dems talk about trans women in sports, they're not just giving ground on sports. They're giving ground on everything, bc sports bans were the big issue 3 years ago.
Portland, Maine crowd as Democratic US Senate candidate Graham Platner takes the stage today.
I dunno who needs to hear this but the sad reality is that Islamophobic-inspired racism against Arabs is so fucking normalized that both major parties openly cheerled the massacring of Arab children in a genocide and turned a blind eye to a nonstop global terror campaign against them
Nadler โsaid that under the leadership of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel was committing mass murder and war crimes in Gaza โwithout question.โโ
No point compromising with criminals who see compromise as permission to commit more crimes flip.it/OeWTPM
Homework is basically just teaching kids to have a shitty work-life balance and to work for free outside their contracted hours.
Anyway, Iโm glad to know the president is still technically alive so he can watch this tomorrow www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
There have been two weird things I keep hearing over and over again from people that make zero sense. 1) Oh if we play hardball against Trump than that will be doing what he wants. And its corollary, 2) Oh if we go out in the streets and protest against Trump than we are giving him an excuse.
I still don't understand how the Democrats have convinced themselves that not giving Trump money will make him stronger.
He gave one to Rush Limbaugh so it has been trash for a while
In our town of 43k, an estimated 7k cars passed by us today. They heard us, they saw us. Lots of them honked in agreement. WE are showing them the way. Join us. #socialproof #powertothepeople #LaborDay
There is wisdom in knowing when to get the fuck out the way
You can't build a sustainable society that functions for all without supporting the makers and caregivers who make things work. #laborday reflections and sounds and ideas from Downeast Maine. revkin.substack.com/p/which-side...
Graham Greene, Dances with Wolves actor, dies aged 73
Take a look at what Columbia SC did today! #workersoverbillionaires #scpol
๐ Nice to see D.C. show up day after day. โ๐ผ Power to the people!
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s... www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s... LEAKED PLANS FOR GENOCIDE TO BUILD HOTELS AND CASINOS. Is the world going to let this happen??
More of Chicago protests ๐ชง ABSOLUTELY INSANE TURNOUT AT TODAY'S 'WORKERS OVER BILLIONAIRES' PROTEST IN CHICAGO! #RESIST
While the U.S. spent a half a billion dollars painting a fence black on their side, Mexico invited artists to paint their side to express their artistic talent. ๐ The contrast between the two countries highlights each countryโs priorities.
"[I]t was funny."
Actually Transmisogyny is also a fundamental component of the Nazi worldview. www.versobooks.com/blogs/news/4...
Richard Neal, Doris Matsui, Steny Hoyer, Jim Clyburn, Nancy Pelosi, who else?
my niece taking me to Super Duper weenie for that one final Chicago
Itโs going to be so cool when he wins the primary and all the DSCC under Gillibrand gives him is a pack of gum and a few Canadian quarters.
Young people love #RankedChoiceVoting! It's surging across college campuses for their internal elections! "This surge reflects a generational demand for more voice and choice, not just a procedural change." Read more: expanddem.substack.com/p/best-of-th... #instantrunoffvoting #MoreChoiceMoreVoice
Fuck yes Out the olds No oaths after 70
@50501movement.bsky.social #WorkersOverBillionaires #LaborDay #AFSCMEStrong #Resist Thousands march across the Burnside and Morrison bridges in Portland.
The fight goes onโฆ ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ Thank you to the men and women who protested today..you are all ROCK STARS! time.com/7313755/labo...
There is wisdom in knowing when to get the fuck out the way
Thousands of San Francisco protesters found this in Dolores Park at the end of today's #LaborDay rally and march. #Resist #StandUpFightBack #Democracy #Constitution #WorkersOverBillionaires @indivisible.org @indivisiblesf.bsky.social @50501movement.bsky.social @50501ca.bsky.social
Banning BOOKS that make people "uncomfortable" but NOT GUNS that make people DEAD the maggot gop
"If [ICE] wants to come back after a day of kidnapping landscapers and want to kick back and have a beer at the Residence Inn, I say no." "Why should they have an easy night when everybody else is scared?" #California #USA #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
โWith Trump signing executive orders that violate the Constitution and violate the law, and with him pardoning January 6 defendants who attacked and injured police officers and committed countless other crimes, welcome to the age of governmental lawlessness in America.โ @glennkirschner.bsky.social
Platner: No one cares that you pretend to be remorseful as you sell out to lobbyists. Symbolic opposition does not reopen hospitals. Weak condemnations do not bring back Roe V Wade. Maine deserves better than Susan Collins.
Congressman Jerry Nadler would more than likely have been reelected to an 18th full term in Congress. He's long had the support and confidence of NYC voters. Instead, he's passing the torch and doing his part to center and strengthen the next generation of Democratic leadership. (thread)
OMG THANK FUCK OUT THE OLDS
1997: the president was born in 1946 2007: the president was born in 1946 2017: the president was born in 1946 2027: weโll see
This should be getting far more attention from the media, and it should be investigated as a hate crime. A 14-year-old Black teen was targeted, beaten, and dehumanized with racial slurs by white teens while people stood around cheering. 1/4
There is no government or rule of law without the threat of force at the foundation The entire point of a Democratic Republic is to leash the necessary force and put it's leash in as many hands as possible, not just the one set of hands that are the strongest
If the child were a dog or a cat, everyone would have donated to him. Many days have passed without anyone donating, unfortunately. Please help the child and save his life. Ahmed, 14 years old, suffers from severe malnutrition. Please donate here ๐๐ป chuffed.org/fundraiser/3... ๐๐ป
Trump continues to hide as rumors swirl; Xi, Putin, and Modi meet and send a message to the U.S.; Trump freaks over a court decision on tariffs; Epstein survivors prepare to speak out; and more. Watch the MeidasTouch Podcast at 8pm ET/5p PT!
"Amid this ongoing genocide, there is no space to mourn, no pause to breathe. Each loss is followed by another, and we carry our sorrow silently, saving our tears for ... when we are allowed to feel the weight of what has been stolen from us."
Imagine firing someone for sexual misconduct at work
Hell yes Hey Fuckup Chuck @schumer.senate.gov time to get the fuck out the way
Platner: Our taxpayer dollars can build schools and hospitals in America, not bombs to destroy them in Gaza.
Wait is this a, "I still love the old man who fucked the republic thru his refusal to do his fucking job or get the fuck out the way when it is clear he was incapable"? post Biden is a Proximate Cause of Trump 2 and the AVATAR of everything broken about the Dem party
IIRC it only takes a handful of senators to challenge him for the leadership Whoever stood up to remove Schumer would become a hero of the party no doubt in my mind
My favorite thing about what we are ALL hoping for is we know it will come, it's just about when, and every day brings that joyous day closer
"Blueskyism" helped make The Onion one of the largest newspapers in the world in less than a year. If we had spent all of our time on Twitter, we'd be poorer, dumber and terminally ill with internet poisoning. He's just angry he's wasting away over there in a nazi agnostic lane that doesn't exist.
Bluesky is now among and often *the* highest referer to @motherjones.com. Thatโs traffic that has been additive. Only Twitter has dipped btw, the rest as fairly steady state (and instagram impressions and video views on all platforms up enormously.)
They gave one to rush limbaugh If I had one i'd send it back
Happy Labor Day!
The people who can invoke the 25th are the ones who were glazing him a few days ago the last time he was seen in public before he died, err before we haven't seen him in days
"Trump is Unfit and Unwell: It's Time For the 25th Amendment" @daniellemoodie.bsky.social and I believe questions of Trump's Presidential fitness, succession, and Democracy can no longer be ignored. We bring the receipts to make our case. open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
If anyone missed my long-form explainers, I have great news!
Heater is curious about the new projector.
As Trump attacks unions and occupies our city, weโre called to remember how we got here. Labor Day would not exist without the workers who fought and died at the Haymarket Massacre and the Pullman Strike in Chicago. Itโs not a coincidence heโs targeting Chicago:
I met this pup at a Labor Day protest. Which reminds meโฆ You should watch my new video about how Chicago workers died for Labor Day and how we can use their struggle to fight for a better future: bsky.app/profile/katm...
Ditto.
He means hesn't the fortitude to have people tell him his ideas suck and then have receipts to back it up
Notably, Blueskyโs fav Mamdani is doing pretty well while Silverโs predictions re appealing to โnormal peopleโ may be a tad off
This Tuesday, Congress goes back to work. This Tuesday, we go to work on them. We will be telling Congress to release the Epstein files, then impeach and remove Trump. Many powerful people don't want the Epstein files to see the light of day. We're going to make things uncomfortable for them.
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Whatever is in the Epstein files must be pretty bad, because the President seems extremely stressed by its content. ๐ค Tomorrow morning, we push for the release of the unredacted Epstein files, and the impeachment of this criminal president. Join us.
Didin;t the rank and file elct them to leadership Can the rank and file not challenge them and replace leadership if they, i dunno, abjectly fail to lead in any way?
The Dems we have are broken Primary Purge Spring 26
Well to be fair, you claimed then and claim now that Harris wouldn't have continued the genocide, even though she was openly saying she was going to and everyone knew that. But I guess you're self-aware enough to understand why people are calling your BS and being right about it. So thats good.
Thank you for proving that Democrats didn't care about Palestinian lives.
She fucking failed
What the actual fuck? Unserious and an asshole Blocking this fuckwit now
It does not look like AI and while I will still never vote for Gavin, i love this level of troll and the codpiece right center stage cracks me up
That is not him no way
Beautiful.
Which issue? All of them the Dems have been failing on for years, of not decades Pretty much since the Clintons slapped a blue paint job on reaganism
Is he dead yet?
theyโre transparently gleeful about the performative occupation of American cities
When they start the FO phase let me know No one is stopping them yet
'No More Conspiracy Theories. Kennedy Must Resign,' Says Sanders Amid CDC Fallout www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
We are in the 'who the fuck gonna stop me' times
Ill say what i want thanks dont police on me please
According to the traditional calendar it is sort of early still Which sucks People would be excited right now for someone who is not a monster to announce against Senator monster
But none are on the other side of the line of, one action, fires and reloads A DA revolver is close to the line but there is the whole revolver reloading is a pita thing I am a 2nd amendment is a civil right kind a guy, but all rights have limits, and rights come with responsibilities
Rudy Giuliani just set a world record in the field of Statement That Invites More Questions Than It Answers.
I'm still hoping for Crockett to run
There is not legit civillian use of firearms that cconnot be well accomplished using other types of repeating firearms Bolt action, Pump Action, Lever action, single action, even double action would be OK Just not the Machine Gun It is a simple bright line
But also it makes many uncomfortable but Iโm one of many die hard believers that if you are a minority itโs time to arm yourself and your community in this country - Iโm far less worried about a mass shooter and more worried about masked kidnappers feeling safe and comfortably taking people away.
One hundred percent agree Everyone should know how to operate a firearm if only to know how to check and clear one to be safe But also being equipped to defend your community is the right thing to do
A 336 is a better rifle and would still be down at walmart
Combined with a couple details that don't fit on the hat: Grandfather in ownership for the guns you have, but you can only sell them with full class 3 paperwork Grand a Gun Buyback, Any Gun, Any Condition, Any Post Office It is simple, it is a clear bright line, it would make a difference
You also can't just take you thompson to Montana without a bunch of paperwork IIRC This is exactly why this 'ban' is a good plan It's the kinda magic bullet, flip the switch kinda solution we love as Americans, a slogan that fits on a hat
Need reps with a message first
๐งต*8/31/2025 noncooperation thread* A daily thread of acts of noncooperation, noncompliance, defiance, & whatnot by individuals, communities, &/or institutions. LET'S GOOOOOOOO ๐ช * Know how I know we're going to win? Because among us are people like Youman Wilder
And yes. To be class 3 licensed you must do a background check and jump thru more hoops than popping into walmart and picking up an AR on sale That is the whole idea Finish the Machine Gun 'Ban'
yes, when was the last time a class 3 firearm was used in a mass shooting? I cannot find a single account of a legally obtained class 3 weapon being used in a mass shooting
Now the taking a moment to pose after it did happen, on it's own, I would not put it past him, not even a little Plus hes so weak and scared he'd never let someone shoot in his direction