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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.
Pritzker: "When did we become a country where it's ok for the US president to insist on national television that a state should call him to beg for anything? Especially something we don't want. Have we truly lost all sense of sanity in this nation that we treat this as normal?"
As a physician, I know conversion therapy is dangerous and goes against everything we stand for in healthcare. It's abusive and not grounded in science.
Trying to figure out how to teach the Steel Seizure case this week in which a Court with 9 Dems told a Dem President he couldn’t do something to stop what he called an emergency during War time in a world where our SCOTUS bends to the knee of the President at every important moment.
That’s because former Fox host Jeanine Pirro was unable to get the grand jury to indict her, which is conveniently left out here.
The FAA’s much-hyped hiring push has attracted thousands of air traffic controller applicants, but now the agency does not have enough qualified instructors to train new recruits.
Beyond pathetic.
LOL this is SO EMBARRASSING.
www.thedailypoliticususa.com/p/tens-of-th...
University funding is shrinking under Trump’s White House. Researchers fear this will propel RFK Jr’s autism conspiracies
BREAKING: Trump’s use of the National Guard during immigration protests in Los Angeles is illegal, a judge rules. Follow AP's live updates.
NRA is a terrorist organization.
We welcome all the support in California!
Stagflation, the best of two terrible economic trends.
Today, Congress is back in session. Priority #1: The Epstein files must be made public. The victims deserve justice, and Americans deserve the truth.
I am officially announcing that I think Joni Ernst should fuck off.
Bernie Sanders tells Rolling Stone he’s backing Graham Platner, Maine’s oysterman Senate candidate, to “send a message.” The message: “Ordinary people can step up, you can take on the powers that be. You can win.” Dispatch from @andrewperez.bsky.social: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
"Why should I care about U.S. Space Command being transferred to Alabama? I hate the military-industrial complex. We spend too much money on defense. Why does it matter which rich people get richer off it?" There are a number of reasons you should care, but you really only need one. (thread)
Kennedy must be removed from office. He has already caused a catastrophe at HHS and the CDC. I strongly suspect that he is about to use data manipulated by unscrupulous and unqualified individuals to attempt to falsely show that vaccines are in some way a net harm. He simply must be stopped.
Of course the Convicted Criminal in Chief called him a 'rogue' judge. There must be a lot of rogue judges in the US..... apnews.com/article/trum... Trump’s use of the National Guard during Los Angeles immigration protests is illegal, a judge says
Hypocrisy, thine name is Republican.
Wes Moore is NOT playing: I am the Commander in Chief of the National Guard. I will not authorize the Maryland National Guard to be activated. THIS is how you fight back.
THE FALL OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION is a masterpiece. Driver has written an unflinchingly fair, absolutely brilliant analysis of a vital issue you might think you understand but almost certainly don’t. Read it if you care about America’s future: tinyurl.com/4uznd4cc
When our working families are strong, Minnesota is strong. That’s why we’ve established paid leave, expanded the right to collectively bargain, and why we’re investing in the projects creating the union jobs of the future. Happy Labor Day, Minnesota.
#Mythology
Couldn't happen to a nicer group of pedophiles, pedo apologists, ostriches, and other random corrupt and easily led asshats.
big tech hasn't come up with anything paradigm-shifting and useful since the smartphone in 2008 and I'm tired of all the shit they keep shoving down our throats trying to recapture that high
Now, if Schumer would follow his example...
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., is trying to phase out COVID vaccines. How much damage can he do? A leading vaccine expert warns of the Trump Administration’s effort to limit COVID shots at pharmacies, which would be “disastrous” for the American public.
Since Israel isn't directly involved in this crisis, there just isn't that much enthusiasm for helping out these particular people in dire straits.
The only reason to wage war on truth and science is to exploit people and resources.
Gavin Newsom mocking Karoline Leavitt as Effie Trinket from the Hunger Games 👏🏼🤣🏆
A federal appeals court ruled 2–1 that it lacked jurisdiction to intervene in a dispute over $16 billion in climate grants frozen by the Trump administration, siding with the government’s effort to reclaim the funds.
Terrific read. Frumpy cheats at everything
I used to read books like Lord of the Rings or watch movies like Star Wars and think the villains were unbelievable. And of course, now watching the tech oligarchs (who could not spend all their money if they tried) destroy civilization for power, I’m like, guess I was wrong. People are that awful.
Arrogant, stupid, sycophantic, corrupt tool.
This should, but won't, sink in with all of our troops, as well as all working people in America. This is what Trump, MAGA, and the GOP think of you. We're all either enemies or resources to be used and discarded in service of the rich. Vassals. Serfs. Peasants. Peons. Tools.
What will they be commanding down there after the corruption and incompetence demolish everything based on science and the absurd budget slashing starves whatever's left?
More than 85 scientists say that a recent U.S. Department of Energy report is full of errors and misrepresents climate science.
www.myprivacy.blog/denmark-make...
I love Bernie, but that is incredibly hypocritical. If you want pols to retire because of age, all who "age out" must also retire. Now, if you think some pols should go because you don't like their positions or their political actions (inaction), just say that and drop the ageist adjacent crap.
If only they would actually follow them instead of displaying them on government property.
BREAKING: The Pentagon has authorized up to 600 military lawyers to serve as temporary immigration judges. This is a blatant expansion of military power into a civilian judicial process, a dangerous erosion of the separation between the two. Every day, we inch closer to fascism.
Either she is incredibly stupid or she thinks we are.
The United States is the only place on earth where poor people shun unions, free healthcare, and free education because the rich tell them to.
SPOTTED: Mobile billboards driving around D.C. demanding federal agents take their masks off — because public servants should face the public. Go follow @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social!
Yeah, but they eeeaaarrrnnned it... (didn't they?)
something something two weeks tremendous never seen anything like it huge many people saying
Pritzker is doing a great job governing and leading -- which are not always the same thing.
The 11 a.m. flyover is just a distraction because Trump knows he is guilty. When 25 of his 28 sexual assault allegations happen to overlap his Epstein "friendship," That's a 0.0057% chance of coincidence. Receipts here: https://americanmanifesto.news/trump-is-guilty-beyond-a-reasonable-doubt
M Atwood has spoken 👏👇 I've met her a couple times in my life, and feel very lucky to have had those experiences.. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
This week, Oversight Committee Dems are meeting with many of the victims of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. We will listen to their stories and continue our work to seek justice against anyone responsible for these horrific crimes.
If you look back at the ways Hitler and the Nazi regime used emergency powers and fear to rise to power, the echoes from 1933 are hard to miss. Trump may not be a gay Hitler fish, but he sure does love those Nazi fish sticks. www.britannica.com/topic/Enabli...
RIP Graham Greene. Every time he popped up on screen when I was a kid, my mom would excitedly point him out for being an actual Native on the screen. Able to be deadly serious and infinitely hilarious (even in smaller roles like Last of Us), he ate up the screen. Nʌki’wah brother.
Even the machines know the truth...
On #LaborDay, we recognize the workers who make so much of our everyday lives possible. And every day, we should have American workers' back by supporting their organized efforts to secure higher wages, good benefits, and safe & dignified workplaces.
A Turning Point The post-American world is being created in front of our eyes, in real time, rapidly Substack by @snellarthur.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/arthursn...
The White House account on X boasts of “$8 trillion in tariff revenue.” 🤡
More trumpers jumping ship! Feel free to repost.
Republican governors have sent National Guard troops to Democratic-led Washington, D.C., even though cities in their states all have higher rates of violent crime than the nation’s capital. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/u...
Happy Labor Day to the union workers who built America’s middle class.
"The courts have been unpersuaded that we live in a state of permanent national emergency that is global in scope and decades-long in duration, requiring swift executive action on the theory that Congress could never assemble in time to address the issue. … www.nationalreview.com/corner/divid...
Google developer #1: "That's it. Our search engine is simple, efficient, and reliable. It's perfect. We're done." Google developer #2, presumably: "But wouldn't it be *more* perfect if the first search result was always a robot who mansplained your search results to you incorrectly?"
⚠️⚠️⚠️ HAPPENING NOW: Protesters are swarming Trump Tower chanting "Donald Trump has got to go!" THIS IS NOT ON TV YET! ⚠️⚠️⚠️
Behold: an absurdly simple trick for choosing between “who” and “whom.”
Not today, Satan‼️ Got this garbage in the mail a few days ago. Republicans trying to trick California voters into voting NO on Prop 50. Suddenly they care about “democracy”? Please. Vote YES on Prop 50. Don’t let the cheaters write the rules.
Today we celebrate the strength and resilience of working people everywhere. Nearly 300,000 federal employees have lost their jobs this year not because of necessity, but because of a political agenda. And while people’s lives were destroyed in the name of “saving money,”
David Sedaris reflects on his sister’s death and what it meant for his family to go from six members to five.
9 Former CDC Directors who were all qualified for their posts are warning that deranged chaos agent RFK Jr is a danger to public health. I’d say he’s actively destroying public health and committing murder on a daily basis with his destructive monstrous agenda.
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.
“Frayed collar workers in gold plated times.” 30 years ago I issued a stark warning about the health of America’s working class. Watch and tell me what you think. https://youtu.be/8rW1kkAV-gw?feature=shared
This is a short effective piece examining what exact type of authoritarian system we find ourselves in. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Thank you on this labor day!!
Certainty beats accuracy. Proximity beats proof. The public record...studied from afar...shows how that plays.👇 www.jackhopkinsnow.com
KKKristi Noem is announcing a surge in ICE troops expected over the next two weeks and months. None expected in red cities or states…
Yeah, Biden would have been just as bad...
⚡️ Russian map behind top general hints at ambitions to seize Odesa, Kharkiv. While Moscow has publicly insisted on full control of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, the map indicated possible plans extending to Odesa and Kharkiv.
The problem isn’t refugees on boats. The problem is oligarchs hoarding obscene amounts of wealth while most people fight to stay afloat. Wages aren't tied to inflation, so the working class keeps falling behind no matter how hard they work.
Platner: No one cares that you pretend to be remorseful as you sell out to lobbyists. Symbolic opposition does not reopen hospitals. Weak condemnations do not bring back Roe V Wade. Maine deserves better than Susan Collins.
Kressly: I expect in the next couple of weeks, this is going to get worse. You’re going to hear from the same administrative people who have gutted the expertise needed to promote child health — pushing false narratives like, “we need to look at the link between vaccines and autism.” That is a lie.
Pretty fair summation.
Wages of unionized workers are 13% higher than their nonunion counterparts. But unions also set a higher pay standard that all workers enjoy. In high-union-density states, median household income is $12,000 higher than in low-union-density states. This is why unions are vital.
It’s September! The leaves are falling, the air is chilled and Congress is back. Ok, let’s see the Epstein files, Mr Speaker.
Hours after trying to assassinate the EU Commission president, Russia tried to assassinate Germany’s military's inspector general, Carsten Breue, the highest-ranking general in the Bundeswehr. His plane was also jammed once over the Baltic Sea and once over Lithuania.
Happy Labor Day, everyone. It’s the one day that we are reminded of how important it is to unionize to assure labor protections. Left to their own devices the filthy wealthy will turn this country into slave Labor sweat shops.
Introverts don’t recharge with sleep, we recharge by being left completely alone for 3–5 business days