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Back when Donald was a failure in real estate, he was famous for not paying his contractors. He would come up with fictional fault in their work as an excuse not to pay them. Now, this unscrupulous cretin is short-changing the National Guard. www.rawstory.com/trump-infuri...
During Jim Crow, many states mandated that anyone seeking to register to vote or apply to a state university had to have multiple voters/alumni “vouch” for their character. It was an easy if unsubtle way to maintain all-white (or mostly-white) institutions
Somewhere in Iceland.
The White House posts that the US has now taken in $8 Trillion in tariff revenue so far. Preposterous insane lies on an hourly basis.
Had to dig deep to find this report today, @australia.theguardian.com—life comes at you fast—and I just wonder why you felt the need to cast doubt with "top scholars on the crime say"? "The International Association of Genocide Scholars has concluded Israel is committing genocide" is your headline.
Happy Labor Day! California is proud to be ranked the #1 state for workers. We’re leading the nation with strong wage standards, worker protections, and labor rights that make our communities, businesses, and families stronger.
Here in the US, “two weeks” actually means never.
This is not normal. Japan is continuing its run of astonishing temperature records. The country has just had its hottest summer for the third year in a row, and by a substantial margin. Data: JMA
Anyway, I’m glad to know the president is still technically alive so he can watch this tomorrow www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
All the focus and distraction has been on Trump the whole time. The Heritage foundation, Peter Thiel, they all got to JD Vance and he's the vice president. So how are we going to battle this next? We've been pretty distracted with Trump for a while now. What's next?
POPE LEO: “Let us plead God to stop the pandemic of arms, large and small, which infects our world.” He prays for the victims in Minneapolis, and “the countless children killed and injured every day around the world”
California stepping up.
It's a name Sovereign Citizens adopt because of their bizarre idea that a "Freeman" cannot be forced by a corporation to obey laws or some such bullshit. His original name is Desmond Christopher Philby. Another Philby traitor.
🚨 “The people united will never be divided!” Happening in OUR nation’s capital today. 1/2
“Jobs disappear and the markets cheer.” On Labor Day 30 years ago, I issued a warning the growing divide between workers and the super-rich. Watch. youtu.be/8rW1kkAV-gw
Brilliant
Hey! Just icymi: FEMA is now evicting THOUSANDS of Hurricane Helene survivors Our government hates us. And millions voted for this degree of brutality and cruelty. Why?
"The straw man being put forward is that it's either we have the military or we're going to get our throats cut at night in DC. Is there no middle ground? Do local law enforcement account for nothing? We've got the National Guard GARDENING right now in DC. Is that an efficient use of our resources?"
Look at this graph. The share of national income going to the richest 10 percent was lowest (and share to lower 90 percent highest) when union membership was at its highest. As unions have weakened, inequality has widened. This is why we must build back union power.
Jones: “This administration shows more outrage over a Cracker Barrel logo change than over the policies letting our kids be gunned down in school.”
Everything we take for granted — weekends, paid vacations, sick leave, safer workplaces, health care — exists because of unions.
It’s Sunday. zohranfornyc.com/events
If we will never be a Socialist [sic] or Communist [sic] Country [sic], then why are you giving billions of dollars to farmers to make up for losses from your stupid tariffs (SOCIALISM) and having the US government own part of Intel (COMMUNISM)?
Why is the Draft Dodger-in-Chief trying to drag us into a war with Venezuela? The claim is that drug cartels are so out of control they’ve been designated an international terrorist organization, so we need to send warships. But we’re denying Venezuelan’s asylum claims who fled for their lives. 🤔
Fatality.
"I do know that Paris wouldn't be speaking French today if I hadn't had that second cup of coffee."
One week ago, thousands of New Yorkers tried something new. They heard about it last minute. They didn’t know where it would take them or who they would meet. It was free, earnest, even educational. It was the #ZcavengerHunt and it was a thing of beauty.
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He’s providing them with valuable mulching experience though.
"The lunatics are running the asylum."
Medicare for all, paid leave, universal childcare. Busting up big corporations and tackling Wall Street’s greed. Getting big money out of politics. Supporting unions and fighting for higher wages. If Dems want to win back working people, this is the agenda they must support.
Dear Americans, welcome to the thrilling game of ‘Did this dictator die or just disappear for a day?’ We’ve been playing it with Putin and Lukashenko for decades. Enjoy the suspense.
Some personal news: My Son is officially canceling his second coming until y’all are actually ready to listen to Him.
Not surprised. The first shot was a fuckup. I still can't see what was so wrong with "love one another"?
This is absolute truth. Add in I've read the Book of Mormon & done a little bit of Jehovah Witness readings. I'm not being arrogant when I tell Bible thumpers that I probably know their book BETTER than them..I'm WARNING THEM to not TEST ME🤷♀️
SIGNS OF FASCISM 🪧
Who voted for war with Venezuela?
CARTOON OF THE DAY (From @mluckovichajc)
Image caring more about stopping a memorial for people killed in a mass shooting than stopping mass shootings. #Priorities
Why do you appreciate unions? I’ll start: Weekends off Paid vacations Work breaks Sick leave Paid holidays No child labor Safer working conditions Health care and retirement benefits
Each day more and more Jewish people are speaking out against Israel’s genocide against Palestinians. Last Sunday, we came together on Gadigal land as Jews opposed to Israel's genocidal assault on Gaza. If you want to join this growing movement, you can take action at: linktr.ee/jewishcouncil
He can pretend to be dead all he wants. I still want the Epstein files released.
The way that housing co-ops work in Switzerland may seem foreign to many. But the central idea is simple: What if homeownership had no profit motive and no capital gains? Advocates say their model could reshape how the world thinks about affordable housing. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/r...
CHICAGO…
California Yes on 50.
Another super wealthy kook who is delusional
Alligator Alcatraz: $450 million down the drain, all for cruel spectacle, and still just the tip of the iceberg.
Oh man… this is hysterical. Canada is giving Gavin Newsom a free plane? 😂😅🤣
Jon Stewart asks why the GOP's "one is too many" logic applies only to immigrants but not mass shootings
Nearly 70% of Americans support labor unions. Why? Because more and more people know that unions ensure workers get higher paychecks, safer working conditions, and a real voice in both the workplace and our democracy. It's what every worker deserves.
Actual post by Gavin Newsom, and it’s perfect lol
At some point in the not too distant future the conventional wisdom will be that this was a period where the US focused on dumb shit while China took the lead in multiple domains
Just in time for Taco Tuesday
We are so fucked.
"A mural of the Statue of Liberty in shame" by JDL Street Ar in Lille , Roubaix France 🇫🇷
The fun would be watching Chump's reaction to it. 🤯 #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files
Learn to decipher the codespeak.
What if we established a tax-exempt Church of Democracy and sued the government for infringing on our religious freedoms when it does authoritarian stuff?
TGIF. zohranfornyc.com/events
RFK Jr looks like he’s been sampling the diseases at the CDC
The damage this man has done is incalculable.
there is no question in my mind that rfk jr is the most dangerous person in this administration and that his eugenicist ideology threatens the lives of millions of people www.advocate.com/politics/dem...
Chicago keeping art alive:
THIS IS NOT NORMAL.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns. The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate. Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care. The list goes on and on. Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
FOX: *plays clip of Gavin Newsom pointing out that crime is higher in Louisiana than in California* FOX: Your response? MIKE JOHNSON: He needs to go an govern his state and not be engaging in this
Welch: Everybody's missing the point here. The point is, he's doing this on purpose. He's priming the public to get accustomed to having the military in the streets
THOU SHALT STOP WORSHIPPING GUNS!!!
"Marc Elias’s Democracy Docket has quietly become a pro-democracy media force, expanding its newsroom to 20 staffers as it surpasses 50,000 paid subscribers." Story here: www.status.news/p/democracy-...
As long as guns are easily available to crazy people, mass killings directed at so-called soft targets will continue. This is a fact. Countries where it's more difficult for crazy people to obtain guns have less shootings. This is also a fact. Do with these facts as you will.
Hi, immunologist here: (a scientist who studies immune & inflammatory processes) RFK Jr is talking absolute bullshit when he says he can “see in kids faces that they have inflammation” That’s NOT how immunology works. He is an anti-science profiteer. Start calling him such.
The Crisafulli government may say it's rolling out 150 DV GPS trackers from October but the devices must be ordered by a court on a case by case. The government can't order individuals to wear one. #qldpol www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Newsom: Perhaps the president could deploy the National Guard in every corner of Mississippi. Murder rate is out of control there. And the governor may want to make that phone call.
"Rainy City Cars" - my oil painting, 12"x16"
Portugal President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, bless him for saying it out loud. "The utmost leader of the biggest global superpower, objectively, is a Russian asset. I'm saying that, objectively speaking, the new American leadership has strategically favoured the Russian Federation." #Krasnov 🇵🇹
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
My home Internet went kersplat, and I raced to the library for its wifi and ample table outlets for my work laptop. I worked for five hours straight. LIBRARIES. They have been there for me all my life.
"Literally no one thinks prayer is a substitute for action." Then why is prayer, literally, *always* the substitute for action, you willfully obtuse asshole?
Have you considered canvassing on a Thursday? zohranfornyc.com/events
“Thank god for IVF so I could get pregnant” “Actually god made you infertile, science made you pregnant. So it’s thank science actually”
New rule. A parent may only propose removing a book from the school library only after reading it in its entirety and delivering a book report to the librarian. Until then no discussion shall be entered into.
Just admit it: You love your guns more than your children. The first step is acknowledging the problem.
Bless Seth Meyers!
Guns have no place. Until you acknowledge that, your words are hollow. Show some strength.
The shooter did not act alone! He was assisted by one President, 219 House members, 53 Senators, and the NRA.
Well isn’t this lovely. Opera star sings Habanera (from Carmen) in the airport (?) What a terrific voice. #opera I don’t care if they’re staged, we need more profl free public #music and #art.