Why couldn’t the Coast Guard just board the boat leaving Venezuela, arrest the people and get more information on who they’re working for? Why did they have to kill the people?
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Why couldn’t the Coast Guard just board the boat leaving Venezuela, arrest the people and get more information on who they’re working for? Why did they have to kill the people?
Jones: We have a presidential administration that has more outrage about the changing of the cracker barrel logo than they do about changing the policies that allow our children to be gunned down in school…
I'm aware that the President likes to go on television and beg me to call him to ask for troops. I find it strange, as Chicago doesn't want troops. I also have experience asking him for assistance – just to have the rug pulled up from underneath me when execution meets reality.
Yeah, honestly: “parental rights” are starting to sound more like “property rights.”
⚡️Slovakia increasing Russian gas imports, aims to 'standardize relations' with Moscow, Fico tells Putin.
Lori Chavez-DeRemer: "I was elected as the Labor Secretary for all Americans" (She was not elected)
We all saw the protests erupt at GOP Rep Mike Flood’s town hall earlier this month, but Flood is far from alone. Populist protests and community actions targeting Republicans for backing Trump’s signature tax law and other cuts to the social safety net happened far and wide this August recess.
Trump has suffered major losses recently — in both federal courts and the court of public opinion. It's why he lashes out at the media, spreads lies, attacks his political enemies, and tries to rig elections. These are the actions of a tyrant with his back against the wall.
The uniform you’ll never see is software. Meet the dashboard that can police your life.👇 www.jackhopkinsnow.com
😱 Moral panic! UCP book ban explodes as government on brink of major labour dispute with Alberta's teachers. Read all about it: daveberta.substack.com/p/moral-pani...
Here is your teeny-tiny small beer Speaker Jeffries.
Baltimore, Illinois is beautiful this time of year! 🙄
Trump on sending troops to Chicago: "If the governor of Illinois would call me up, I would love to do it. Now, we're going to do it anyway. We have a right to do it. And that includes Baltimore."
Trump: "I'm very proud of Washington. It serves as a template and we're going to do it elsewhere. But Chicago is certainly gonna be high."
The largest SNAP cuts in history went into effect yesterday, eliminating or drastically cutting food assistance for millions of Americans. And it’s all to pay for more tax cuts that primarily benefit the super-rich. Trickle-down economics isn't just a hoax — it's cruel.
YES. YES. YES.
“In terms of Purchasing Power Parity (PPP), the United States had a GDP of approximately $25.68 trillion, while India's GDP was around $14.24 trillion according to data from the CIA's World Factbook. PPP accounts for differences in the cost of living and inflation rates between countries.”
Trump's falling out with Modi is embarrassingly petty "Mr. Modi’s refusal to engage on the Nobel Peace Prize has played an outsize role in the souring relationship between the two leaders."
"President starts low-level conflict by trying to get Nobel Peace Prize" is the funniest story going, can't get enough
Any moment now
Maybe calling a Constitutional Convention to fix the whole mess would be a better idea. At least that’s a process that’s actually in the US Constitution! (Felons & insurrectionists not welcome.)
Everything I've seen about Democrats' version of Project 2029 is far too modest and weak-kneed. Democrats need to look at the precedents Trump is setting (and shattering) and figure out how a progressive can maximally wield the power that this administration is concentrating in the executive branch.
Where I live, in D.C., the Trump administration just effectively repealed our gun laws by refusing to enforce restrictions on AR-15s and public carry. It's a two-way street, right? The next Democratic administration should declare a nationwide ban on assault weapons. It's an emergency, after all.
NONE of these plans are any more extreme than what Trump is currently doing with the help of the Supreme Court. If Trump can shut down the Department of Education and CFPB, President AOC can shut down ICE. If Trump can kill green energy projects, President Newsom can kill the fossil fuel industry.
Impound ICE's funding and redirect the money toward mass refugee resettlement. Cut off federal funding to states with draconian abortion laws and use the money to build reproductive health clinics in those states instead. End oil and gas subsidies then funnel the money to green energy projects.
Other things the next Democratic president should claim a prerogative to do unilaterally: •establish Medicare for All •forgive all student loans •legalize weed •mandate nationwide non-partisan redistricting It's an emergency! And he's the duly elected commander-in-chief! That's how this works now.
I am serious when I say that none of those actions would be more radical than what Trump is currently using his executive power to do—almost always with permission from the Supreme Court. And if the judiciary stands in the way, why not follow Judge Emil Bove's maxim and "tell courts 'fuck you'"?
The next Democratic president should declare that the National Emergencies Act and Article II of the Constitution allow him to: •admit D.C. and Puerto Rico as states •abolish ICE •grant citizenship to any immigrant •disband the 5th Circuit •expand the Supreme Court Seriously: Why the hell not?
There is a solution!! What morons.
Who voted for war with Venezuela?
NEW: Trump will be making an announcement from the Oval tomorrow at 2 PM ET.
It must be a very sad day down at Six Nations!
R I P Graham Greene
Chicago strong! Resist! This is what democracy looks like.
⚠️ Trump to make unspecified announcement from Oval Office tomorrow
Several people shot during West Indian American Day Parade in New York City; suspect at large.
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Ukrainian intelligence says Russia’s top tank maker depends on more than 260 Western-made machines that require foreign parts and updates — exposing a major gap in sanctions. www.kyivpost.com/post/59254
We share this graph as often as we can. #UnionStrong
Boston is the safest city in the United States. All this is gonna do is makes Bostonians less safe and less free. www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
Here’s a sentence you won’t be able to unread… On “Alberta Day”, Danielle Smith stood beside the lawyer who repped the Coutts blockade and was also Artur Pawlowski’s lawyer in a suit against the government… Who also heads up a synth pop group. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
Oralè Resister Happy Labor Day Caravan Protest Long Beach
A federal holiday. The White House feed says “stay tuned.” That’s it. No remarks, no leadership, no president. Where is Trump? Why the blackout? And why is the media pretending this silence is normal? @msnbc.com @jaketapper.bsky.social @cnn.com @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy
He's going to be such a good mayor, and most importantly a mayor for all New Yorkers.
Cuomo could NEVER!
If you're 60, 69.1% of all job growth since your birth occurred under Democratic administrations. If you're 45, that number is 74.7%. If you're under 28, the number is 100%. Happy Labor Day.
Of course the forced-birth, eugenics obsessed racists & religious extremists are coming for birth control! How many times was EVERYONE warned?!? The current SCOTUS would bless this in a hot minute.
For those interested in a dive on how a country can avert revolution and civil war through reform, take the time to watch this —> youtu.be/h6E4_Bcmscg?...
JB Pritzker to CBS on Trump deploying troops: "He'd like to stop the elections in 2026 or, frankly, take control of those elections. He'll just claim that there's some problem with an election, and then he's got troops on the ground that can take control if, in fact, he's allowed to do this."
This is what failed Republican policies look like. #VoteThemOut
I've seen two gun kooks post [paraphrasing] - "He doesn't know what the Bible says! Jesus would've been for guns!" If you believe anything slightly close to that stupidity, you are officially broken to the core. www.kare11.com/article/news...
More Americans need to be fighting a hell of a lot harder! Look at Indonesians fighting back against a corrupt government! Americans haven’t even started to get off their couches yet! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Trump’s coup runs on fear—ICE thugs, stolen seats, silenced voices. But from TX to CA to NY, rebellion is breaking out. The question isn’t IF we resist—it’s HOW hard we fight. 🔥 social.demcast.com/s/ihq2Os7W
What is going on here?
Normally they've booked 40% of their fall soybean sales to China at this point. This year, they are at 0% booked, and no, that's not a typo. www.farmprogress.com/soybean/us-s...
"We're going to need a story about this accident. Say he was helping a woman. That should work. Also, is he wearing pants? Make sure he's wearing pants."
#DanielleSmithIsATraitor
He won’t let the press anywhere near him. This is getting weirder and weirder.
so garland was worse than barr. and bondi is worse than garland, and the next one will be worse unless we say FUCK THAT
BREAKING: Rudy Giuliani was seriously injured in a car crash last night. www.rawstory.com/giuliani-tra...
I guess he changed hats and won’t go anywhere near the press for 5 days for no particular reason. Also can’t get any video of him actually playing golf from the usual sources.
He is seriously ill in bed or dead ..🤷♀️ If he was healthy he would be in front of the cameras with a new logo on his cap.🤪
🚨SHAME!!! This is NOT a criminal; he was sitting on a park bench. 🚨 1/2
This point 💯 If you want to know more about the Ahnenerbe (the Nazi "heritage" research institute conducting archaeological work, incl. Atlantis stuff), read Pringle's book. If you want to know more about pseudoarch in among the more contemporary far-right, I wrote a little something about it. 🏺
GORKA: Instead of blaming an inanimate object, which is the weapon, how about addressing the human being instead? KEILAR: DHS cut funding in July to the Minnesota Dept of Safety and the Hennepin Country Sheriff's Office in July that is the kind of funding used to assess mass violence threats
“The techlords and their ideology are mortal enemies of humanity and will stop at nothing to impose their dystopias in the coming years, trying to prevent us from stopping the collapse of all human civilisations.”
“For all practical purposes, the ideology of the techlords aims to overthrow any democratic illusion and install in its place a feudal division of territories, under which the supreme lords, technological monarchs, President-CEOs, the Techlords, would rule.”
“They advocate the removal of almost all public officials and services, increasing the numbers of the armed forces and police, building up the capacity for repression by the powers that be, no longer public, but corporate and business. [DOGE and militia-style police (ICE)] is a trial run of this.”
Protestors have been projecting the innocent victims illegally kidnapped and detained by ICE on the side of the Los Angeles Detention Facility!! Los Angeles has a spirit Trump can’t crush. Los Angeles will crush him instead!!
Release the Epstein files!!!!
I'm getting the impression ChatGPT is recommending people who have mental health issues and believe they're part of, or have uncovered, dark conspiracy reach out to Bellingcat for assistance.
"oh nothing matters because mr. trump won't let it matter" shut up
a bunch of you really believe that trump is the unstoppable god king who can do whatever he declares and it is dumb as hell
how would this work, exactly? let's say jon ossof wins reelection next year. who forces the state of georgia to throw out the ballots? bsky.app/profile/jmb0...
trump can issue as many executive orders as he wants, perhaps coverage should reflect the fact that a lot of these have the legal force of a child's wishlist for santa
there is nothing, for instance, that can trump can say or do that would force the colorado secretary of state to mandate voter ID or restrict mail-in voting
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.
“ILLEGALS” MY ASS! Green card holder Rami Othmane speaks out after being snatched off the street by ICE while driving to the grocery store. He’s a documented immigrant and the husband of Dr Wafaa Alrashid, chief of staff at a local hospital. He was locked in detention for 13 days.
This is an unconstitutional and authoritarian power grab. The constitution grants power over federal elections to the states and Congress - not the president.
The fact that Trump seems to be gearing up to invade Venezuela says to me that something really bad is in the hopper, and he feels the need to distract. Epstein revelations? Bad economic news? Bad health news? I feel like there's another shoe to drop.
It's Labor Day weekend, and Las Vegas is fucking dead. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQVH...
Maybe ICE shouldn’t have lowered their standards for new recruits.
Why I keep retweeting this: His schedule is empty, so they won’t tell you whom he met with or had calls with. That’s why it’s now all off the record. Think about it - all that has been on the record is what was a photo op on camera. In fact, we have no idea of actual “business” from 1/20 on.
Yeah but this rightwing strategy seems to be a global phenomenon. Probably originating in the IDU so it's not going away anytime soon.
Trump says museums focus too much on the “negative aspects” of American history, like “how bad slavery was.” And plans to purge cultural institutions. But be clear: he’s not talking about alternately uplifting Black inventors, builders, and leaders we were never taught about…
Our leaders in Washington could learn a thing or two from some of the best elementary school students here in Illinois.
New by @alexboyd.bsky.social with comment from me. Why fires have become the new front in the post-COVID fight for ‘freedom’ www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
"I think many Americans wrongly believe there would be one clear unambiguous moment where we go from “democracy” to “authoritarianism.” Instead, this is exactly how it happens — a blurring here, a norm destroyed there, a presidential diktat unchallenged." #Amerikkka #MAGAFascism
Danielle Smith and her ministers burrow deeper into their self-dug book-ban and bargaining holes. albertapolitics.ca/2025/08/dani... #ableg #abpoli #BookBans
The Rev took attendance…
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
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True he never made tons of sense. I feel like after he had COVID (or whatever) during the 2020 campaign he just got more & more incoherent. During the 2024 campaign he was just bonkers! Arnold Palmer’s penis?!? Press has had to work overtime to sane wash him. Lately he’s totally lost it.
They should also be doing the same on redistricting! Blue states in general need to start coming together on a common slate of principles in defense of American democracy.
Upstart Crow 