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No one watching Allar?
If you enjoy… Weekends Safe working conditions Retirement benefits Paid vacations Breaks at work Sick leave Paid holidays … then you’re part of the labor movement. Happy Labor Day.
J.B. Pritzker is 100% right. Please listen to him, pay attention, and join us in speaking out against authoritarianism and to protect free and fair elections.
Television legend Stephen Colbert has just signed a $13.5 million deal with Netflix for a 7-episode series.
Yeppppp. Wrote a bunch about this! open.substack.com/pub/amandali...
The damage this man has done is incalculable.
Hurrah for the Constitution of the United States and hurrah for the Article III federal courts: by a 7-3 margin, Federal Circuit in V.O.S. Selections v. Trump upholds Court of International Trade decision striking down most of Trump's tariffs as not authorized by IEEPA. Per curiam (unsigned). /1
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.
Blessing your timeline: Obama getting a huge ovation at Clippers game. This how you welcome a president:
Who's ready for September? Here's how much temperatures have changed (warmed) over the last 75 years. @alaskawx.bsky.social 🔥🔥🔥
Meantime, here in CA, I've received five direct mail pieces in one week, opposing the upcoming election on redistricting. Not one single piece from the pro-redistricting crowd.
This interview, which is also available to listen to as a podcast, provides a useful overview of some of the dangerous trends we’ve been seeing in recent months regarding federalization and militarization of state and local police functions.
Massive walkout underway at CDC. RFK jr. must resign so that we can be safe.
Here's some good news: Catelin Drey won a special election this week to flip a seat blue in the Iowa Senate and break Republicans' supermajority.
Ashley Babbit dishonored her service by committing insurrection against her country. While her death is absolutely tragic and I wish it hadn’t happened, the Air Force giving her honors is in itself a dishonor.
My current favorite bit of right-wing Christian hypocrisy is Ken Paxton, a man whose wife is divorcing him for adultery, forcing Texas schools to unconstitutionally post "Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery." www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
Pritzker: To the members of the press who are assembled here today and listening across the country, I am asking for your courage to tell it like it is. This is not a time to pretend here that there are two sides to this story.
🚨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/...
From "highly CONFLICTED" to "Highly Respected" in just weeks — and all it took was for him to give away 10% of his company
🚨BREAKING: Hours after Texas passed its new map, my law firm has challenged it in federal court. In addition to violating the VRA, HB 4 violates the 14th Amendment because it unjustifiably considers race and partisanship as part of a voluntary, mid-cycle redistricting. @redistrictfdn.bsky.social
Keep your eyes on Shapiro.
NEW: A federal judge in Miami has ruled that operations at the controversial detention facility Alligator Alcatraz must begin to wind down, ordering state and federal officials to stop transferring detainees there and relocate current detainees within 60 days.
Holy shit. This legit gave me chills. Texas State Rep. Ann Johnson clapped back at GOP members amid Wednesday's redistricting vote. WHITE WOMEN, this is the model. We have more power than others. We are the last to be silenced. We have a responsibility to SPEAK so others are HEARD.
Infantino responds to Trump's fascist rant about deploying the military to American cities by presenting him with first row tickets to the World Cup final
Trump unpromptedly shows reporters a photo of Putin and himself, who he says may be a guest at next year's World Cup in the US: "I'm going to sign this for him... I thought it was a nice picture of him." Putin bombed an American non-military factory in Ukraine yesterday.
How was he not struck by lightning when he said that?
In a stunning moment, Elise Stefanik was booed off the stage twice at an event in her district.
"Before a photographer could snap pictures, he pulled a copy of 'Mein Kampf' from a bookshelf and turned it around to hide its spine..." “They see right now as a very opportune time. They see a friend in the White House at the highest level...” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/r...
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu: “Silence in the face of oppression is not an option. The U.S. Attorney General asked for a response by today. So here it is…Stop attacking our cities to hide your administration's failures.”
"Witnesses — including the Post reporter — asked the officers to identify themselves numerous times. All but one, who was wearing the ICE badge, refused. “Oh, are you guys the cops?” one agent, who was wearing a mask, responded. “Then shut the f--- up.” www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Just for those who may be a little confused: This is how an American president should treat Putin.
Wonder what Foxnews would be talking about all day this week if Obama had done this?
The players all know they're on a sinking ship and that the blame lies with Nutting and his unwillingness to invest money to field a competitive team.
Operation “Get him to stroke out” is in full swing.
OMG BAAAAHAHA
This
I'm a yes.
This is what I mean. Maybe it's not comparing apples to apples. But, I read this and I'm a believer. I also think he's a heck of a coach.
So very true.
Agree... Voting rights, a woman's right to bodily autonomy, LGBTQ right to marry--all on the court's chopping block. Not to mention already eliminating any checks on the power of the executive branch (until we have a Dem president). Add in a healthy dose of corruption and that's SCOTUS.
I certainly hope so. I fondly remember Gov. Ann Richards. That seems ancient history now.
You have a better perspective than I do since you cover them. If that's your take, then I'll try and let go of some of my concern. I imagine we'll find out soon enough...
The White House is planning to initiate an extensive review of Smithsonian museums to ensure exhibitions and materials align with Trump’s interpretation of American history. This raises concerns about what might be rooted out of the historical record.
Maybe words that inspire some optimism that this group is making progress vis a vis last season, i.e., they're gelling as a unit, finding separation, limiting drops, that kind of thing. I'm worried that WR remains the weak link on the team. And, that affects Allar's confidence level. Hope I'm wrong.
You don't have to be a Gavin Newsom stan, or even be willing to be in the same room with him. The important thing is that blue states are sites of major institutional power and are using it to defend democracy.
I do. But after last season, that wouldn't be the talk coming out of camp.
🚨 “They are talking about disorder and they are the source of the disorder!” LA Mayor, Karen Bass
Well, "fun" isn't necessarily the adjective I was hoping to hear from the coach of this position group.
Protesters are flooding DC streets to demand two things: that the National Guard be recalled and that the Epstein files be released. We stand with you, DC. Lawmakers, where are YOU? It's your job to stop this. #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
Newsom: He is a failed president. Who else sends ICE at the same time while having a conversation like this? Someone who is weak, broken. His weakness is masquerading as a strength. The most unpopular president in modern history.
🚨BREAKING: The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling Thursday, striking down Louisiana’s state legislative maps for violating the Voting Rights Act. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
"This is Donald Trump's attempt to create his own de facto Praetorian Guard," @pgeddington.com, senior fellow at the @cato.org Institute, tells Reason. "These acts by the Trump regime have nothing to do with crime and everything to do with armed, coercive political intimidation and repression."
Penn State's James Franklin is the @cbssports.bsky.social Coach of the Year. @shehanjeyarajah.com: "James Franklin steps to the plate as the most interesting -- and important -- coach in college football." 247sports.com/college/penn...
It really does feel like a now or never moment during CJF's tenure. He's accomplished so much. We just need to take that final step...
I absolutely agree!
He's not planning on leaving. That's why he wants to turn D.C. into Mar a Lago North.
Texas is a lost cause. I feel badly for the residents there who aren't part of the MAGA cabal and didn’t vote for the hellscape the state has become. Girls and young women have the most to lose.
Trump orders a stop to any data collection that doesn't go his way. See: COVID deaths under his watch, his terrible job creation numbers. Is he going to forbid presidential approval polling next?
Says a lot that democracy is now a movement instead of our government.
"The demonstrations scheduled for this Saturday, August 16th are branded as 'Fight the Trump Takeover'..." www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
Governor Gavin Newsom announces plans to fight back against Greg Abbott's redistrict cheating in Texas. "We're gonna get another special election on Nov. 4, and we're gonna fight fire with fire!"
Good to see at least some Democrats are on the ball.
Since we passed the Affordable Care Act, Republicans have tried over and over to repeal it. And over and over, they’ve failed — in part because millions of people now depend on the ACA for quality, affordable health care.
David Kirkpatrick "decided to attempt to tally up just how much Trump and his immediate family have pocketed off his time in the White House." A reasonable estimate, he thinks: $3.4 billion.
Grossly irresponsible of the Times to have this ludicrous credulous spin as the top story the morning after a president who rules by fiat proclaims a totally specious emergency to militarize the capital - an editorial insult to our intelligence and our democracy.
As Rick Hasen notes, the Supreme Court just fast-tracked its new attack on the Voting Rights Act—increasing the possibility that the justices will strike down the law in time to set off another wave of racist redistricting before the 2026 midterms. electionlawblog.org?p=151533
BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: Senator Whitehouse asked the BOP for Ghislaine Maxwells sex offender waiver, custody level, transfer code, and security point score. I have them. She's also been granted the ability to leave the facility for work assignments. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...
Every activated Guardsman has a family, a job, school, or something that they are leaving to do their duty. It’s one thing when it’s a war… or a real mass civil disturbance, which those only last a few days. But to rip these people from their lives for a show… is awful.
the clown car arrives in the White House briefing room
The rally in D.C. to protest the Trump regime’s attempted takeover of the city has begun. Follow @freedcproject.bsky.social and learn more at bit.ly/free-dc-our-home.
The road to authoritarianism is littered with people telling you you’re overreacting.
He knew damn well the transcripts can't be released, but his mindless followers won't be able to grasp that reality.
CJF & Co. just need to keep their eyes on the prize. Don't let the hype distract from the job at hand.
You know how people called women hysterical for predicting the right wing would take down Roe v. Wade (which they've done) and then attack access to birth control (which they're doing)? Hear me when I say that women's very right to vote is next. www.npr.org/2025/08/09/n...
DC statehood is now an imperative. No more dicking around. Next Dem majority, get it done immediately.
Really appreciate your posts. Those of us sports fans who left that other app, are looking for more sports reporting to come here.
Bernie and AOC are out there raising awareness all over the "red" parts of our country. Hopefully, people will remember these moments when it's time to vote whether it's local, state, or national elections. They can't keep voting against their own interests. Or, those of the rest of us.
BREAKING: Judge Paul A. Engelmayer has denied the Trump DOJ's motion to unseal the grand jury transcripts in the Ghislaine Maxwell case.
The CEO of a a multi-trillion dollar company went to the White House, openly handed the US president a gift made of gold, and his company got a special exemption to tariffs the president has illegally imposed. Also, the Founders took bribery so seriously the Constitution bans it 3 separate times.
I have the same issue with our loveable feline!
The astonishing thing about Watergate, in contrast to today, is how the President was actually shamed into leaving office. Imagine that: shame.
Congratulations, sir! Appearing on South Park is an honor, indeed. Not only have you "finally made it", you had the best line of dialogue in the show. Good luck with your love of furniture and your continuing EPSTEIN Cover-Up, Mar🐫
Tight End U.
So true. They're never on the same page with the voters. The incompetence is unbelievable. Especially when the Republicans have given them so much to work with.
In all of my life following the Pirates and baseball more generally, I've never seen a franchise rely on one player so heavily to keep fans interested and spending money on a team that's going nowhere. Let Skenes escape the desert island.
He deserves an owner who wants to win a pennant and willing to invest. And a GM that knows what they're doing.
So glad I'm on Team Android.