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ICYMI â âLA wouldnât be standing todayâ This is a real thing @Sec_Noem said on tv, with a straight face
Unions built this city and keep it running. Theyâve fought against power and greed to make the impossible possible. Now, they need an ally in City Hall. On Labor Day, the presidents of the Hotel Trades Council, 32BJ and SEIU 1199 make the case at @cityandstateny.bsky.social.
Dear Trump staffers: It would really help sell the whole thing if you were a bit less observant of traditional rules of grammar, punctuation, and casing in his social media posts.
BIDEN gave his all to create more UNIONS in America to create more wealth. "From the bottom up and the middle out!" I really miss him! đ
I'm going on record. You don't cover up dead. He's not dead. However, he's sick as shit. That you can cover up for a bit. But just a bit. Mostly I hope he feels like absolute shit and is very scared of death. That I can work with.
One thing that's particularly maddening about what's happening todayâbeyond that it's happeningâis that when people talk about how we are moving toward authoritarianism, toward fascism, by a collection of narcissistic sociopaths, many Americans' eyes glaze over.
Heâs also a Nazi with a fake doctorate.
I guess he doesnât want us to call him a total dickhead then?
ABC News is still calling RFK Jr. a âvaccine skeptic.â The dude was one of the most prominent anti-vaccine activists for decades. Thereâs video of him in 2023 saying that thereâs no vaccine which is safe and effective. You can call him an anti-vaccine activist!
Jill Stein and Cornel West both disgust me â such goddamn, self-serving hypocrites.
This âexplicitâ is a weird editorial choice. The constitution gives the president no power over this at all. Itâs not ambiguous.
Not sure whose fault it is primarily that most people don't seem to know that the president is basically a manager whose job is to carry out the will of Congress, and not The Country's Boss
This is worth sharing far and wide. Federal Employees and contractors oral history project. Im not involved in this. Just got the link, idea seems to be to create a record of the assault on the American Repuvlic after Jan 2025. www.fecohp.org
Sorry, but the scariest places in America arenât Black neighborhoods, itâs towns like Vidor, where historically, Blacks (and Asians, Jews & Italians) could be lynched w/o consequences. Thereâs literally no equivalent the other way. Thank God these young men werenât harmed. youtu.be/Px_P0bRkbfU?...
New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!
He put chalk on his shoes then walked on the Pulse Memorial crosswalk. Police arrested him. But the court said they had no cause and he was released. The man arrested is now considering suing the state of Florida citing first amendment right violations.
"The lunatics are running the asylum."
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Pritzker: "No one in the administration -- the president or anybody under him -- has called anyone in my administration or me. It's clear that in secret they're are planning this invasion with US troops."
Jones: I would say to my colleagues who serve in governmentâkeep your thoughts and prayers, keep your tweets. If you want to address gun violence, you don't need to tweet. What you need is a mirror. You have the power to change things.
No matter what @MarshaBlackburn keeps saying, itâs not criminals theyâre targeting. www.cnn.com/2025/08/30/u...
What a ridiculous person.
âILLEGALSâ MY ASS! Green card holder Rami Othmane speaks out after being snatched off the street by ICE while driving to the grocery store. Heâs 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.
Heroes without capes đȘ âThere's only one way to get into the cage, so my whole thing was I can control that I was in front of the entrance and that's when I just said, you know, I may die here, but they will not take one of these kidsâ www.wcpo.com/politics/imm...
WATCH: âThatâs a you problem.â @jwilliamj8.bsky.social & the #Jaam crew react to Snoop saying heâs scared to go to the movies because there was a lesbian couple in a Disneyâs âLightyearâ and he didnât know what to tell his grandson. Full @thejaampod.bsky.social ep: youtu.be/C4IhbpU0ugA?si
Remember, folks, it is a CRIME to draw with sidewalk chalk on the streets and sidewalks of Washington DC so when you do it be sure to invoke your Fifth Amendment right to remain silent if asked about it. #ChalkCrime
WATCH: ââThoughts & prayersâ means weâre doing nothingâ theyâre worried about a Cracker Barrel logo and children are getting shot.â @jwilliamj8.bsky.social & the #Jaam crew rip the empty response to another avoidable tragedy. Failing our kids. Full @thejaampod.bsky.social: youtu.be/C4IhbpU0ugA?...
GOV. WHITMER on marriage equality đłïžâđ attacks: âTreating people equally is a Michigan value⊠LGBTQ+ Michiganders make our state stronger, better, and more vibrant.â
He really is Patrick Bateman. He spends a lot of time with his hair slicked back, coolly fighting the other side in a fashionable way, and then at night he runs out to furiously throw some homeless personâs last picture of their family into a garbage can.
The thing about Ashli Babbitt that I kept saying is that, for most of history, most countries would have strung up a bunch of the J6 folks in the capitol steps as a sign. And for good reason. This is what happens when you donât.
People are often surprised to learn that Lee was an officer who never made it past colonel. The purported promotion to general was awarded by a treasonous cabal calling itself the "confederate states of america" which was put down by force by the Union army, which also had superior generals.
Ship has sailed bitch www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
SARAH PALIN: "There are going to be death panels!" RFK JR: "Technically, it's just me."
On Thursday, I joined the National Action Network's March on Wall Street with Rev. Al Sharpton, MLK III and hundreds of union members, civil rights leaders, and people from NYC and around the country.
You are screaming at a ship that has already sailed.
Itâs time to take serious action at the State Capitol to address gun violence.
True feminism is inclusive @transwomensociety.bsky.social #riseup #standup #resist #revolt #respect #support #change #together #love #nomorehate #transgender #lgbtqiap2s
Learn to decipher the codespeak.
Inhuman. âI donât have any choiceâ is a lie.
Vice presidents do not talk like this usually.
Daskalakis: I very specifically use the term pregnant people, and very specifically added my pronouns at the end of my resignation letter to make the point that I am defying this terrible strategy of trying to erase people
"Literally no one thinks prayer is a substitute for action." Then why is prayer, literally, *always* the substitute for action, you willfully obtuse asshole?
This interview, which is also available to listen to as a podcast, provides a useful overview of some of the dangerous trends weâve been seeing in recent months regarding federalization and militarization of state and local police functions.
Republicans are trying to redraw congressional district lines to keep their grip on Congress in the midterms and beyond. Voters should pick their politicians, not the other way around. Get involved with the @democraticredistricting.com as they fight back: bit.ly/3HJ1ayW
đšICE agents are racially profiling and arresting Hispanic drivers in the DC area today, targeting work vehicles like trucks and vans. A friend who was targeted sent me video today. Hereâs a picture that shows one of two agents before he pulled on his mask. Unmarked black Ford truck, plate: NTV9211.
Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve on the Minnesota shooting: "The sad thing is we can't sit here and tell them that help is on the way. Because we're not going to do a damn thing about it."
Why are the media interviewing traumatized children?
Our President keeps insisting prices are going to drop by 1400%, 1000%, or some other number thatâs mathematically impossible. That he canât do simple math isnât the problem, itâs that heâs lying to America while things are getting more expensive because of his bad choices.
âHe tried to light democracy on fire.â Says Gov Gavin Newsom đđđđđ
Frey: I think the impetus has to be on all of us to recognize that we've got more guns in this country than we have people, and it's on all of us to recognize the truth and the reality that we can't just say that this shouldn't happen again, and then allow it to happen again and again
DO NOT PUT CHILDREN ON TV TALKING ABOUT A SHOOTING THEY JUST LIVED THROUGH The media who do this are heartless bastards
Psaki: I felt a mixture of angerâa lot of angerâand emotional exhaustion about this today, as Iâm sure many of you have, because we have been here so many times. And yet again, like clockwork, half the politicians in our country have little more to offer than thoughts and prayers.
Start at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Nice that Jeanine Pirro found another job to be incompetent at. What a seamless transition.
School just started, and we are already mourning two children killed and dozens more injured as they prayed during mass. It doesnât have to be this way. Congress must act to keep our kids safe.
Republicans have time to pettily paint over a memorial for people killed in a mass shooting because they canât hate gay people enough, but they canât be bothered to stop school shootings because they donât love children enough. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
The only thing more disgraceful than having groveling cabinet members so willing to debase themselves in this shameless way is having such a damaged, insecure, and needy president that they know desperately needs to hear this BS.
As kids return to school, another mass shooting has stolen young lives. Children shouldnât fear their classrooms. Teachers shouldnât risk their lives. Parents shouldnât wonder if their kids will come home. We are the only country with more guns than peopleâand this is the devastating result.
Frey: And don't just say, this is about thoughts and prayers right now. These kids were literally praying. It was the first week of school. They were in a church.
Fascism ended in annihilation and surrender in WW2, but please go on.
Câmon brain worm, your time to shine!
It is Wednesday and on Wednesdays we sign up to canvass. zohranfornyc.com/events
Release the Epstein files. We donât care about party. Hold them all accountable! But think about it: why is Trump trying to stop the Epstein files from coming out? Heâs not doing it to protect Bill Clinton.
We can't allow ourselves to become numb to mass shootings. What happened today in Minneapolis is heartbreaking, and Michelle and I are praying for the parents who have lost a child or will be sitting at their hospital bedside after yet another act of unspeakable, unnecessary violence.
And nothing of value will be lost.
"Mamdaniâs proposals would make the city more livable for working people while improving public goods â from transit to child care â that benefit everyone, including those footing a slightly higher tax bill."
I couldn't agree more. I thought Leader Schumer should have done that earlier this year. I was overruled. I started a petition to have him replaced. Other stakeholders didn't have the guts to get onboard. Here we are. Let's hope a different direction is taken over this ongoing gamble.
Pritzker: This is not about fighting crime. This is about the President and his complicit lackey, Stephen Miller, searching for ways to lay the groundwork to circumvent our democracy, militarize our cities, and end elections.
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.
Retailers warned that raising wages would "force" them to raise prices and to use automated checkout. Fed min wage remained flat, but they raised prices & used automated checkout anyway. Result: Workers got even poorer as customer service plummeted while prices & profits soared.
Well thatâs a shame.
A âwe were wrongâ correction would be nice.
For those unaware, Uganda has basically been a movement laboratory for American evangelicals. They've poured a massive fortune into the country and directly influenced its politics in a socially conservative direction. President Yoweri Museveni has a long relationship with American evangelicals.
Cream of Wheat is quite a flex.
Reading an article titled "Why didn't Brazilian democracy die?" and a key part of the story is a Supreme Court that actually did its job
People opposed to free public transport donât understand that tix/ fares cover fraction of costs. These services are already heavily subsidized. Making public transportation free increases ridership/gives greater value to public money spent + the added benefit of reducing traffic and pollution.
If you've noticed, every Dem politician that actually pushes back hard is winning the PR battle at least. Which makes the establishment Dems look even more foolish and irrelevant every day.
Bless Maryland Governor Wes Moore for refusing to authorize National Guard deployment!
Walz: "It boggles my damn mind that in the midst of a military takeover of our cities, the flaunting of the rule of law, that the press finds the need to talk about, 'Oh, there's a division in the Dem Party.' There's a division in my damn house & we're still married and things are good. That's life"
/11 and on the fighting words theory:
/9 Here is Texas v. Johnson, 1989, specifically rejecting 36 years ago this verminous administrationâs stupid, dishonest arguments: supreme.justia.com/cases/federa...
/8 Anyway the administration is also saying âletâs prosecute flag burning when it also violates other laws,â which could be a thing but is something they could do anyway and would be selective prosecution if itâs a law they normally donât prosecute.
/7 Itâs easy to say why. Saying âyou can prosecute flag burning as incitement because it makes people really madâ allows you to say âyou canât criticize Israel/denounce Trump/preach Islam/say reality TV suck because it makes people so mad.â It limits speech to what thug trash will tolerate.
/6 â that is, they have not upheld the theory âthis was intended and likely to cause imminent lawless action because you knew it would make people mad enough to attack you.â (By the way thatâs more or less the origin story of fighting words. Long story.)
/5 âIncitementâ is dumb too. Incitement means speech INTENDED and LIKELY TO cause IMMINENT lawless action. That means âgo beat up this guy.â It does NOT mean âhey I have an unpopular opinion.â Courts have not upheld âincitementâ as a âhecklerâs vetoâ â-
/4 Except this is not, in fact, a particularly good idea. The âfighting wordsâ exception is defunct. It hasnât been used by the Supreme Court to justify a speech restriction in living memory and it was specifically rejected as a basis to uphold flag burning laws.
/3 Now the FedSoc mids in the Administration have a Bright Idea: what if we prosecuted flag burning not as flag burning but on theory that it falls under the âfighting wordsâ or incitement exceptions?
/2 The Supreme Court has repeatedly held that the First Amendment protects flag burning from prosecutions aimed at its offensiveness or its tendency to profane a national symbol. Thatâs a generation old.
Some notes, from an airport, on this dumb performative decision, which is calculated to appeal to vapid totalitarian twats. /1 www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
KILMAR IN BALTIMORE: âNever lose hope. Promise me youâll continue fight for freedom â not just for me, for everybody.â He was just taken into ICE custody.
Kamala Harris nailed it. We warned everyone the stakes were too high to hand the guy built for Project 2025 another shot â but noooo. Ever have one of those mornings you just want to throw the window open and yell, FUCK YOU ALL? Yeah, that.
Walz says Harris "would have been a fantastic president... we wouldn't wake up every day to a bunch of shit on TV. We would wake up to an adult w/ compassion & dignity doing the work, not a manchild crying about whatever is wrong with him. May his fat ankles find something today. Petty as hell."
Whoopsy
Hitlerâs Invasion of Poland Distraction From Important Issues Addressed In Munich Agreement
