Deep sigh. Okay. I’m out. This purity test is too much, as are alienating accusations such as yours.
Can’t believe the U.S. has been taken over by oligarchs, Christian nationalists, and tech-bro authoritarians, but here we are. Time to resist. Lawyer. Slightly feral.
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Deep sigh. Okay. I’m out. This purity test is too much, as are alienating accusations such as yours.
If you would delete my post from your feed for voicing my opinion, feel free. I think that is problematic for a whole different set of reasons but if your posts on your page must all contain news articles, let everyone know.
Clarification or specification - whatever you would like to call it. It had the tone and feel of “I need to prove you wrong.” I’m fine with disagreement. I’m simply aware of the limits and nature of this forum and asking you to respect that. Thanks!
I mean more than Schumer and frankly I mean more than Congressional Dems, but this is not the forum for such a debate. And I won’t engage. Thanks.
I think many Dems are treating it that way. Schumer comes to mind.
Also, where are all the National Guards? They are often deployed in emergencies. State governors, I would hurry up now and deploy them this second, “just in case” (so they are under state, not federal, control). It’s hurricane season, fire season, etc.
The problem is that this disaster hurts all of us.
I actually think “too many” across the board - ordinary people but also plenty of politicians in leadership positions who (I think) should know better but seem to be treating this as another ordinary election cycle when it so very clearly is not. Ignorance or indifference or tacit approval?
We need action, not speeches. Coordinated, unified, honest to goodness action. You and everyone else knows what is going on. Stop pretending this is anything less than a crisis. Be a leader. We need to end this madness before even more harm occurs.
Yeah. Too many are still treating this as “just another 4 years to be endured” and are genuinely failing to understand what is going on - that’s true of leaders as much as ordinary people.
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Wired published an interesting article (and video interview) about AI and its possible thinking processes. Makes me curious if Grok is out-thinking its “master” (or could be soon).
If you pay attention to just one thing tonight, make it this
It is almost 1am on May 14 and the Ways & Means Committee is “debating” the “budget proposal.” Current topic? GOP: Let’s remove the $200 fee to buy silencers / noise suppressors for guns. Also, this is a $1.4 trillion budget bill. And there are a LOT of other programs being cut. 😑😑😑
Horsford: They are cutting healthcare for 13.7 million Americans. The largest cut to healthcare in U.S. history to give tax cuts to billionaires and to big corporations. This is your priority.
José Mujica, the charismatic former guerrilla fighter who later went on to lead Uruguay and became known as "the world's poorest president" for his austere lifestyle, has died at 89.
What about stepmoms? Adoptive moms? Mothers-in-law?
BREAKING: The scene at the Rayburn Building is pure rebellion. Protesters are swarming in during live hearings on Medicaid cuts. Security’s losing control. Because when the government wages war on the poor, the poor fight back.
Wow - I knew cutting Medicaid is unpopular. I didn't know it is *this* unpopular.
From Sean Rowe, The Episcopal Bishop on Trump giving preferential treatment to these White South Afrikaners before refugees who have been waiting in refugee camps or dangerous conditions.
Taking a bribe in a very public way doesn't mean you aren't corrupt, it means your corruption is shameless.
Thank you. You are heroes.
🇺🇸 “Rolling Stone reached out to all 53 GOP senators after the president said he didn't know whether he needs to honor the nation's founding document. None replied.” www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Local city councils need to start placing serious restrictions on local law enforcement’s interactions with ICE. NO local police force should assist in any activity not supported by official warrants signed by a judge. WE control city councils. WE can elect members who respect the law.
Feel this. 🥹
Much like the debates about whether the election was stolen, or whether Biden was in mental decline (fascinating that he now makes interview appearances), all of this musing is a luxury we can’t afford right now & irrelevant. What we need is an action plan; crisp, clear messaging; & a leader.
There’s many levels of horrible and illegal going on here. We need to stop this. We need to ACT to stop this. Using everything we have - general strike, contacting all levels of government officials, going to town halls, all of it. No spending to support any oligarchs. The time is NOW.
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I think people will be upset, yes, but won’t take action. People have difficulty connecting the dots, understanding the consequences, & believing *they* must take action. It’s ignorance of history, a relentless belief in exceptionalism, & mentality that it’s Congress’ job. “Just trying to get by.”
Zero! 😳
Why *are* they so chunky? Curious. 🤨
This is like one of those “softball questions” from the MPRE, really.
THIS.
Pivotal video that shows, clearly, how Mayor Baraka is standing outside the jail's fence when a congressman informs him ICE agents plan to arrest him.
73% of mothers with kids under 18 are in the workforce. More than flowers or brunch, working moms need: -Paid family leave -Equal pay -Universal childcare (But get your mom flowers, too)
"Under the annual appropriations act, lawmakers are permitted to enter 'any facility operated by or for DHS used to detain or otherwise house aliens.' The law is clear that members of Congress are not required 'to provide prior notice of intent to enter a facility'..." www.cnn.com/2025/05/10/p...
From fighting for nest materials, to traveling hundreds of km for 2 months to find food, Penguin Mothers are tough & dedicated. Caloric needs and harsh conditions only allow one egg per mom, per season. Among thousands of others, mates & chicks can always recognize mom’s unique, loving call ❤️
The foreign emoluments clause was written to prevent exactly this. Blatantly unconstitutional
Oh, well, we know a lot about that these days (see the North Carolina Supreme Court election).
Wow!!! Talk about every vote counting!
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Tic tac toe, I think.
Happy birthday! 🎂
You don’t make friends by insulting them, bullying them, threatening them, and then ordering them to be your friend.
Nobel Prize winning science.
“Not past” in Russia, Turkey, North Korea, etc.
Word is Attorney General Pam Bondi is seeking records and testimony from journalists. Please be mindful of how you communicate use secure formats, follow established guidance, and above all, protect your identity at all costs.
#Canada RECALL website and if you are in the #USA, there are recalls here on the list for both countries ⤵️ recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en
Hey Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social seriously, how do we tackle this?
I’m sure they were furious to hear Bill Gates’ recent commitment to give away his wealth to support a wide variety of humanitarian causes before he dies.
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This regime is gutting vital services relied upon by millions...all to extend even more tax cuts (and subsidies) to the super-rich. (Art work by @doodlebymeg)
A federal court says Alabama can't use a congressional map it found unconstitutional. The ruling comes in a voting rights case that resulted in the state getting a second Black member of Congress.
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has been released after he was arrested for allegedly trespassing at an ICE facility in New Jersey pix11.com/news/local-n...
Today, our client Rümeysa Öztürk was released on bail from ICE detention in Louisiana, and she will return to New England to continue her studies. 📸 Giancarlo D’Agostaro
Actually, make America better. A return, I’m afraid, would just get us back to this 💩 show. We need to do far, far better for ourselves & the world.
Also, this gives me a sense that rats are better than a whole lot of people
I am outraged by the unjust arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka earlier this afternoon outside of Delaney Hall in Newark. I am calling for his immediate release by federal law enforcement.
John Prevost, the brother of Robert Prevost, was in "disbelief" when he saw his younger brother be named Pope Leo XIV. He said he expects Leo to be a “second Pope Francis" who will have "great concern for the plight of the poor, for the downtrodden, for people who don't have a voice."
Spending money they don't have illegally.
She’s out!! They have released Ozturk from ICE custody!
Just putting this out there. I think we need to start paying more attention to their “long game,” which seems to be an Article V Constitutional convention. It seems like they are already close to having the necessary number of states to trigger this. Worth more research & pass it on.
I will say that the destruction of science makes no sense. Science ultimately does not care. It continues to exist. Ex. A: the measles outbreak.
I’m thinking about NIH, CDC, protecting our air & water, our public schools and higher education system - we don’t need another theme park.
@chrislhayes.bsky.social @rbreich.bsky.social @marcelias.bsky.social What about this evil nonsense? Definitely about voting rights…
In New York, ICE detained a busload of farmworkers that were actively involved in a union drive. In Washington state, ICE dragged a farmworkers’ rights activist and leader out of his car to detain him. Be warned: attacking unions is a hallmark of fascism.
It’s true. I’ve been thinking this a lot. If there’s no face-saving exit for them - if there’s no graceful exit - then they will just get crazier and crazier. Because they understand the risks and the consequences.
He tweets in Spanish & English. He disagrees with Vance on immigration & “ranking” who deserves love. He encouraged folks to get vaccinated against COVID-19. He rejects racism. He was close to Pope Francis. I’m not religious, but wow, I am grateful.
Sesame Street, The Electric Company, Blue’s Clues, Arthur, Reading Rainbow, Wishbone, Zoom, Barney, and Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood were too “woke”? Truly F this regime. These are shows that made my childhood and my children’s lives better.
It is difficult to look at the calendar & think that this is what May 2025 looks like. Justice, grace, & truth seem to have packed up & left.
As Trump’s crypto corruption comes into focus, Dems are abandoning an @SenatorHagerty bill that would “supercharge” it — a bill @BernieSanders says “threatens the stability of our financial system” time.com/7283210/cong...
These tariffs are going to hurt “bigly” and they are all 47’s fault.
“Dashing the hopes.” 🙄
We're about 3 lines deep into the "first they came for" poem. It's not a very long poem, folks.
Earlier this year, ProPublica found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% under Texas’ abortion ban. Here’s how we did our analysis. (Published Feb.)
Awesome news!!! 🙌💙
This is your reminder that Pennsylvania secured two major legal wins: A federal court ruled undated mail-in ballots must be counted, and a far-right lawsuit to purge 277,000 voters from the rolls was dismissed. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
…shut down the programs that help firefighters and miners breathe or children thrive, you are not making America healthy – you are putting countless lives at risk.” •And the CDC reports well over 900 confirmed measles cases across dozens of states.
I will be reading the Canadian read-out of this meeting.
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More of this.
Much more of this 👏 👏 👏 @rokhanna.bsky.social And block every single nonsensical and illegal proposal, hearing - breath - that comes out of the House of Representatives.
Remember when we marched for science? We need to do that again.
We are implementing a 900% tariff on all movies that utilize humans inside any penguin film, in name or subject. People excel in destroying our vibe, and it ends now. Hands off the Glacierverse!
Pence on RFK Jr: “I do have concerns that we have a secretary at HHS who has a lifetime career of undermining public confidence in vaccines. We should have the opposite.”
If we’re doing this, here are orgs we should strip of tax exempt status: - Heritage Foundation - Stand Together - Americans for Prosperity - Cato Institute - Mackinac Center - State Policy Network - PragerU - RealClear Foundation - TPUSA - Claremont Institute - Council for National Policy - SPN
I grew up believing that we had learned the lessons of the German poem and Martin Luther King Jr's speeches. We would all speak out if we saw democracy threatened and the rule of law under attack. I will always speak out against wrong. I will always stand up for democracy. I will not back down.
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Literally why the Impeachment Clause exists
Foreign films are a national security threat? We’re shaking our heads. We’d laugh if this wasn’t such dangerous, authoritarian rhetoric. What other countries do this? Russia and China.
I am not often quoted in @nytimes.com DealBook, but I hope the business community is listening.
