Good change. "My my, this pie fucker" certainly doesn't roll of the things as nicely.
Good change. "My my, this pie fucker" certainly doesn't roll of the things as nicely.
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.
A sea turtle surfacing by a MASSIVE school of rays near Clearwater, Florida a couple days ago. Another post into the BluSky void. Maybe 2 or 3 people will see this one and my time won't have been wasted. I'll keep trying a little longer. #nature #animals #amazing #wildlife #awesome #ocean
Trump and Republicans attack unions because they know organized workers are powerful. But let’s be clear: workers built this country—not billionaires. (1/2)
Important...breast cancer and prostate cancer tends to gravitate to bones. Even if you have survived one of those, get bone scans at least yearly. My wife found out 16 years after being cleared of breast cancer, too far gone in her bones. So I tell who I can. Best wishes.
Yeah, but science says I'm not objectively better than others due solely to the color of my skin or what's between my legs, and that hurts my fee fees. So... it's gotta go. 🙄
Science is real
I suspect that was the point of the people having made them in the first place.
This man, this Texas State Senator, is a Deacon at his church. Matthew 25:44-46 comes to mind.
10 years out and there *will* be the capability to build AI powered slaughter drones to use facial recognition to kill any dissident anywhere in the world for a fraction the cost of jack booted thugs in the streets. If they gain power now, there's no going back.
But if they can get Trump to hold on until Jan 2027, then he can be deposed and Vance can be installed and maintained via voter intimidation, gerrymandering, or outright election (not voter) fraud. *That's* the nightmare scenario.
The real concern around Vance is that he'll be used by the tech bros to bring about their dark enlightenment dystopian fantasies. Thankfully the ai isn't advanced enough to do 95% of work or kill 100% of dissidents (though the Russia/Ukraine war is making disturbing progress on the latter) yet.
Chaos? Unquestionably. Collapse? Probably. But it's impossible to predict what would come next.
Ugh, subsisted.
Nah, he's an old man who's consisted on a diet of McDonald's, well done steak with ketchup, and spite for decades. Anything *other* than heart failure would be wild.
Vance is far more intelligent, but no one will follow him. He won't be a force multiplier in the way Trump's command of the Maga base has been. It's possible his tech bro overlords will try something overt, but I'm not convinced it will succeed without the 50 million rabid supporters.
I have family and friends there. Some of the state is beautiful, but it's nothing special compared to other places in the US. Really, I suspect it's a combination of religion and working in oil and gas. Combining religion and economic forces can make people ignore a lot.
I did not realize pragerU was involved here. *Literal* propagandists are working loyalty tests to teach the children of some of my friends and family... I didn't even know what to do with that.
Or, in this case, scramble to consolidate power. While Vance will be constitutional mandated to be president, this isn't going to be a normal transition. *Everything* will be chaos for a bit if this is true.
Trump hadn't been seen for a few days. People are speculating. It's likely premature, but it's the Internet so...
I understand the sentiment, but I don't like what feeling like that towards him does to me. He's hurt enough people; don't let him taint us with his cruelty.
I'm not going to get excited until they play Swan Lake on the radio
It doesn’t seem like it should be remotely controversial that if you’re killed by police while obviously storming the US Capitol that the military shouldn’t go out of its way years later to honor you, but then again Trump just rehung a portrait of Col. Robert E. Lee at West Point, so….
So... Anyone playing Swan Lake on repeat?
Hurt millions? No, it will kill millions. It will hurt *billions*.
Hopefully not one specific heart.
Vance will be bad, but not once in several generations bad.
Vance doesn't have the hold on the R party Trump does. He can't command maga, so he will wield far less power. They won't bow down at him for 3 hour cabinet meetings. They won't vote insane people into cabinet positions for him. They won't let Miller and Vought rule from the shadows.
this doesn't seem great
Aren't we all...
Public health leaders warn access, trust, & national security are threatened as confusion surrounds #RFKJr contradictory restrictions on #Covid vaccines. @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social shares these shifts will likely cause chaos in the distribution system making it difficult to get vaccines. More ⤵️
Okay, now *that* will get my donation...
He has filled the most powerful vaccine advisory board at CDC with sycophants. He has placed a man who is opposed to COVID19 vaccines in charge of their approvals at FDA Their hands are tied, and they correctly refuse to “just follow orders”.
He is manipulating data and making absolutely horrific decisions without consulting some of the best experts in the world. They have no recourse. If you wish to rage at someone, may I suggest any Republican Senator. 2/3
Dear people who are saying that the CDC directors who quit yesterday should have “stayed and fought”, With all due respect, you do not grasp the magnitude of the problem of RFK Jr. He is asking them to do unethical and immoral things that will actively harm the people of the United States. 1/3
Fine by me. Kick out the fascists, build systems to help people, not oligarchs. Do those two things, they have my support.
Sometimes to make progress, you have to give power to people who will fight for power. The important part is making it very clear that if they do not wield that per for the people, it will be swiftly taken away.
If someone more ideologically pure will step up and fight, fantastic. Until then, Newsom is what we got. LBJ was another ambitious politician bereft of ideology or principles. He just wanted to be President, full stop. He also forced through civil rights, Medicare, and Medicaid.
And there's evidence! This isn't 60 court cases with no evidence to speak of. This is data analysis of official vote counts publicly available on state websites! It's not an accusation of some shadowy organization. It's just looking at public data and saying "wow, that looks like Russia's elections"
I've yet to hear why we won't consider the possibility 2024 was manipulated. When I talk to people the reaction is "everything Trump says is projection." They *agree*. But nobody online will begin the conversation. @hcrichardson.bsky.social @podsaveamerica.crooked.com @beauofthefifth.bsky.social
Just bought most of my solar array. Gotta do it now rather than in a few years because the price increases by 30% Jan 1.
The prolonged public torturing of a single man because the state cannot admit to its errors is not something that occurs in a free country
Just received this statement from Lisa Cook: "President Trump purported to fire me 'for cause' when no cause exists under the law, and he has no authority to do so. I will not resign. I will continue to carry out my duties to help the American economy as I have been doing since 2022."
🚨BREAKING: In a landmark victory for voters, a Utah judge struck down the state Legislature’s gerrymandered congressional map and reinstated the citizen-led redistricting reforms voters approved in 2018. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
UPDATE: Lisa Cook says she's not going anywhere and Trump's bid to fire her is baseless. www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
You're living through a major technological revolution right now and it has nothing to do with AI. The United States is in danger of missing it and getting left behind because our corrupt President wants us to be buyers-of-last-resort for fossil fuels owned by his paymasters in KSA and Russia.
AI is a security risk?! Who could have known.
Oh, right. And he's deporting their workforce.
My only complaint is that they waited until *after* the Labor Day weekend.
Man, Trump hates farmers. He kills their contracts w/ the US government by killing USAID and drastically cutting SNAP. He kills their contracts w/ foreign countries by starting unilateral trade wars. And now they won't be allowed to supplement their dwindling income with wind or solar projects.
Solar experts say there's never been a faster adoption of solar, with panels popping up on rooftops. n.pr/41exsIB
August 20, 2025
My house is all electric... but there is a 4" cross country gas pipe about 100' feet from it. Thankfully it's not currently used so there's no risk. Doesn't mean they couldn't start using it again.
A rip current is a non-issue if you have a surfboard. They kill by exhaustion. Once when I was in Hawaii a few guys got caught in a rift current and were stranded out on a sand bar. The people who went and brought them in were the surfers who could paddle out and pick them up.
Ahhh, so that's what Putin and Trump discussed in Alaska.
You guys. The Lisa Cook story isn’t about her mortgages. Please please please stop being so credulous.
I refuse to believe we are going to relitigate slavery. SLAVERY. It’s too much.
Given the liar in chief's most recent falsehood...
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Ugh, ironically that's how hyper loops "work." Partially evacuate the air so you can go faster.
I mean, yes, to a degree. But the whole point of a carbon tax is to make carbon intensive items and services more expensive. So that people will consume less carbon intense alternatives. Sure, companies will take advantage of the situation to enrich themselves. But price increases are inherent.
First, how do we help this woman and her child. Second, what the FUCK?!?
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Eight. Times.
I was told, by people I am related to, that Trump is *strong*, and that the Ukraine and Israeli Wars would never have happened if he'd been President rather than Biden, because nobody would have *dared.* Meanwhile:
My wife shared this with me and I’m tellin you… it’s worth the read.
We need answers. The Trump Admin abruptly transferred Ghislaine Maxwell to a lower-security facility, right after meeting behind closed doors with Trump’s Department of Justice. Joining @democrats-judiciary.house.gov to demand the release of the interview transcript and any related materials.
Yes, I'm aware. Trump said he'd give himself the Kennedy center honor. My point was, if he does that, does it count?
Hah, recognized that immediately before reading your post. Mine's sitting about 10' away.
Now Mark, if you have to give yourself an honor, er Oscar, does it even really count?
Even? Coffee is only really grown in the US in Hawaii and Puerto Rico right? How could tariffs *not* raise coffee prices?
What we see happening in real time is actually part of Martial Law. Oh, it hasn’t been officially declared, but his federal takeover plans for cities across the nation…under the cloak of “attacking crime,” is pre-positioning for when he does. It will happen prior to the November elections. Watch.
Are you still talking about the BIGGEST political scandal of all-time EPSTEIN & how the president of the United States is connected to the most notorious child-sex-trafficker ever AND is covering up his own involvement???!!! Good. #RememberTheUnderageVICTIMS 💔
In the first 3 minutes @hcrichardson.bsky.social hits the nail on the head. As usual.
How do they keep surprising?
“Total violent crime for 2024 in the District of Columbia is down 35% from 2023 and is the lowest it has been in over 30 years, according to data collected by the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and announced by US Attorney Matthew M. Graves.“ 1/3/25 www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/v...
For anyone who's in Denton County TX, a bit less voter suppression would be nice.
Things that will happen when he's gone: * we're going to learn about shit he did that's so heinous, it makes the stuff we know about look tame * his many minions will claim to have "always opposed" him and demand sympathy for their suffering at his hands * dancing in the streets, worldwide
Trump threatened to arrest us. Abbott threatened to remove us from office. Paxton threatened to “hunt” us down. Yesterday, we received a bomb threat. But we will not back down.
Oh, he's absolutely an ass. You'll get no argument from me there. Anyone who wants to "save America" via the use of concentration camps fits that bill.
Data tells stories...
Because it's what got him jobs in Hollywood in the '90s. Hollywood has a long and documented history of racial discrimination. And it's not like stage names are at all uncommon. Even among people of Asian descent. Hell, Bruce Lee's name was Lee Jun-Fan.
Race has nothing to do with it. The issue is the violence he's taking part in and celebrating.
I doubt it. He has his birth name tattooed in Japanese on his ankle. The issue here is his utter blindness to history, his involuntary place in it as a descendent of interned Japanese, and his voluntary transition to a force of oppression.
His family was held in Japanese Internment Camps in WWII. Now he's helping put people into Concentration Camps. Can't make this shit up.
Well, that’s an illegal waste of taxpayer money and law enforcement resources. It’s also a sign that their election rigging coup project is more important than their ethnic cleansing project.
Shocker, an antivaxxer with no background in science lies about vaccines and science in order to stop funding vaccine and science.
Hello journalists. If you report this you gotta say that under the Constitution he has no power to do it. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Thanks to everyone who showed up for Saturday’s #NoCages protest in Denton. Special thanks to speakers Judith (@VenceremosDFW & @PSL DFW), Lilyan Prado Carillo, and Joaquín Zihuatanejo. Together we said loud and clear: No more cages. No more silence. #AbolishICE #WeAreTheCalvary #IndivisibleDenton
Americans are relearning the lesson we learned during the Gilded Age of the late 1890s, when robber barons ran the government and the economy for their own benefit: Oligarchy is incompatible with the common good. I'm hopeful we'll respond with a new progressive movement.
7/ All of the content, all of the get out the vote campaigns, all of the rallies, all of the protests are moot if we ignore potential choke-points upstream in the system.
6/ If we refuse to even consider that these kinds of things could be happening, and search for ways to detect and address them, we are already giving up on the fight.
5/ Trump just fired the official in charge of producing monthly jobs numbers because he didn't like the data. This administration turns conspiracy theories into reality.
4/ I know this will be claimed to be conspiratorial thinking. And yeah, it is. But consider that there is now literally a collection of documents regarding Epstein, that have been scoured by 1000 FBI agents, and had Trump's name scrubbed from them.
3/ No, Republicans don't have the votes, nor a mandate, but if they can pretend they do by claiming vote totals that just barely go in their favor, and utilize actions like this gerrymandering attempt to justify those totals, then it doesn't matter.
2/ Yes, they are cheating by suppressing votes, but the whole point of the gerrymandering efforts could be to provide plausible deniability in 2026 and 2028 when they *somehow* manage to just barely eek out enough of a win, against all odds, to hold onto the House and Senate.