Reminds me of an episode of Game of Thrones when the Mother of Dragons was wandering through…
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Reminds me of an episode of Game of Thrones when the Mother of Dragons was wandering through…
Not the current FBI that’s for sure
D.C. has more residents than two U.S. states. They pay more per capita in federal taxes than any other state. But they don’t get a serious seat at the table to decide how they’re governed. D.C. statehood now.
"If you want to have a coup against the constitutional order, you want to control the capital city. And if he has control of the policing in the city of Washington...Who's gonna tell him to leave the White House?" @gtconway.bsky.social joins @jvl.bsky.social:
Sometimes the sheer idiocy of this moment overwhelms me. The idea that our convicted felon POTUS who incited an attack on DC police then pardoned the attackers & who's the most corrupt official in US history is going on an "anti-crime" ride-along in a city w/falling crime rate is...(brain explodes)
I wasn't overreacting.
This is consistent with his war on black women.
No those districts were created traditionally - just after the census was taken and approved by republican governors in most cases. Im referring to the response by NY, IL, & MD.
Same game? When in history has a state like CA put redistricting to a vote in response to another state cheating?! Never. This is happening as a result of the Texas state house Dems. Let’s support them & their cause. We lost the 24 election cause the other side divided us. Don’t help them.
I agree with you. But we need to give credit where credit is due, and those lawbreakers did what they were able to - which is more than you or I have done. They played their role in standing up to fascism. My point was let’s applaud that and not tear them down like Pam did.
???? You know they have day jobs, families, and lives to go back to right? They accomplished their goal which was to bring national attention to the situation. Other states are taking action as a result of what they did. This quest for “perfect” politicians is what gave us 47, let’s do better!
We grew up with Sci Fi short stories, novellas, books & films, comic books, cartoons & manga warning us about the possibility of everything that has come to pass and it seems we learned damb near nothing from any of it.
…next up MS MAX…..then MAX MS NOW Go…..followed by MS NOW Go…smh
We need to take note of the voting equipment that they’re trying to ban….and make sure that particular equipment is used as menu places as possible! No doubt there’s some type of advantage that the GOP has with their “preferred” equipment. Wish someone would get to the bottom of this.
If Dems were smart they would use this overreach by 47 to renew the push for DC statehood. I imagine some residents feel powerless right now…what would be a better response than “we need statehood to prevent this from ever happening again”
If Dems were smart they would use this overreach by 47 to renew the push for DC statehood. I imagine some residents feel powerless right now…what would be a better response than “we need statehood to prevent this from ever happening again”
FEMA is the most visible and immediate expression of solidarity at a national level in the US. Dismantling it is the domestic parallel of dismantling USAID, the most visible and immediate expression of US solidarity at a global level. 2/
Looking back at it I think he was trying to understand what makes them tick. It may have influenced his decision to do these Trmp style tweets to troll them & to bring attention to redistricting.
Valid.
Washington DC needs statehood like never before. Democrats have failed to prioritize it in the past. Maybe this latest authoritarian Trump move will wake them up.
Absolute truth!👇
A system that allows a convicted criminal rapist tyrannical traitor to gain full totalitarian control of the U.S. govt without so much as a guardrail in place to protect us from him and his deranged destructive immoral corrupt agenda is a highly flawed and broken system.
To secure her perjured testimony insulating Trump from all the pedophilia he and Epstein engaged in, in exchange for a pardon.
U guys are in a space that I want no part of - blinded by purity tests like middle schoolers. I’ll see myself out of this convo & hope that come election time most Dems don’t think like u. We all want better from our elected officials, but trashing their office & tearing them down ain’t it. ✌🏽
Then you weren’t listening very well.
That makes no sense. We’ve accelerated the genocide in Gaza because Kamala wasn’t “anti-genocide” enough for a lot of Dem voters who stayed home. Say what u want but Kamala had no plans to turn Gaza into beachfront resorts & is not a sociopath. Positions like urs make ppl question ur motives
Ok yall this is the same energy that got us a felon in the White House. News flash…you will never like 100% of the votes from any of our elected reps. Live with it. Pick the one where you have the most in common. This search for perfection will be the death of the Dem party…& this country.
Next up, the secret Bigfoot files. Smfh
I’m glad to see this and other articles digging into their relationship. But this should have been done back in October of 2024. And I said at the time it was a mistake for Kamala’s campaign to ignore this also.
ICE attempted to enter the home of a woman with her children in Huntington Beach. However, the entire community, police department, and city council intervened and forced them to leave. Keep fighting back ✊🏽
That's the plan.
Have been saying the same thing. But this actually explains how he got reelected. They live in such a bubble where they, their friends, fam, coworkers all share the same source of info (or disinfo). The reality that most of us know and share just doesn’t break through to them.
That asshole ordered that a MILLION POUNDS of food be destroyed, rather than disturbed to people in need. A MILLION POUNDS! Do not EVER let his minions claim they are Christians.
Because Californian’s pay taxes, they deserve FEMA assistance like everyone else. Otherwise, the federal government is stealing money from citizens in blue states and giving it to citizens red states. I would rather see NO FEMA relief for anyone than red states getting preferential treatment.
I like that comparison.
I’ve always said that that this was one of the biggest mistakes make by Kamala - not going after Trumps connection w Epstien as part of an attack on his character.
I grew up on this ish & it got me into music production. Still love me some freestyle to this day (we didn’t call it freestyle back then). How big of s scene was there in Boston? Couldn’t wait for my friends from NY to bring their mix tapes down to Miami, before Miami came up w their own sound.
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Res! 🙌🏽. She definitely did not get enough praise. Great album!
What?!? This makes no sense. So you’re saying that he wouldn’t be President & wouldn’t be executing this horrible agenda if it weren’t for….the Dems!!?🥴. That just doesn’t compute no matter how you look at it.
Books are being cooked. I have no doubt & don’t think we should trust any numbers coming out of this administration.
That’s correct. Historically the ADP (who processes payroll) numbers are in line with the labor dept numbers. For some reason this is the first time in history where ADP reports a NEGATIVE 33K (jobs lost) while the govt reports a GAIN of over 100k! Books are being cooked!!
Republicans are motivated by hurting and bored by helping.
Trust Ms Naima on this one homey….she worked in the biz.
Why not use concrete block instead of wood?
My people went through too much, including death… I couldn’t imagine ever sitting out….
(No) shame recognize (no) shame
I doubt it. It’s more likely that as a result of our recent conflict w Iran, Trmp added Iranians to the list of groups who are now ‘high value targets’ for harassment & deportation.
There’s nothing illegal about notifying people in general that unidentified armed & masked cosplayers in unmarked vehicles are in the process of abducting someone - who may in fact be a citizen. This illegal activity is happening all over & people have a right to know.
Good idea & much needed these days unfortunately. However counting down to when the Trmp admin puts pressure on thr app stores to block the app in 3..2..1..
Exactly these are nah’lamas
10/10 timeless album. Almost a no skip album (sorry “Feel No Pain”).Doesn’t get much better.
What I love is either the intelligence community or Pentagon leaked the report. They must be mad as hell over a lying president that uses them as props
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Yup…if that were Obama or Biden they’d be clutchin their pearls & talking about family values smmfh.
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The point is that the actual truth doesn’t matter on that site. We can state objective facts until we’re blue in the face. Fact is the person with the most followers on that site retweets BS and it sticks. People believe it. We’ll need to fix that or Dems will never win the White House again.
Right!?!? Makes me wonder sometimes who they’re really for.
You may be right. But similar concept applies…having your spouse tied to your creative and/or biz success ain’t easy & might not be the best situation for the artist.
+Kenny Greene (RIP)
Thinking about Amel Larrieux…
Civilization is such a thin veneer.
I remember him from clear & present danger. RIP.
Oh my. RIP to this man who had a huge impact on my musical tastes.
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Great article thx!. I remember seeing the movie w Robby Benson in the theatre as a kid. Then I found the song a few years ago & “listened” to it again for the first time. I appreciate your take on it.
**People need to understand…
So glad your team and NBC 6 is speaking up about this important topic. People need to u defend the consequences of what this admin is doing. Great job!!👏🏽
NEW: The US government has collected DNA samples from 133,000+ migrant children and teenagers and uploaded them into CODIS, a national criminal database originally built for convicted sex offenders and violent criminals, according to documents reviewed by WIRED.
LOL. I'm excited to bring #BlackMusicMonth to Blacksky!
What? Hold up aren’t you from the DMV? #bullets4life. How did u end up a Knicks fan?
What?! You’re saying this was a possibility from day 1? And what are we now day 108 or something? Maaannn, it is beyond time for Schumer to go. Where is the sense of urgency?!?! He should have been stopping every nominee from the jump based on Trmps anti-democratic behavior!!!
Wait, didn’t he previously sign an executive order rolling back Biden’s Rx cost reductions? So he’s now redoing Biden’s Rx savings EO and taking credit for it?!?
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Presumably somewhere in the White House someone is working on a letter threatening to strip the Catholic Church of its tax-exempt status for being too woke.
Weird. Rome has an American Pope and America has a Russian President.
Tell the truth, yall were hearing Elmo’s voice in your head when reading this right? 🤣
🔥🔥. I agree we all need to circle back & coordinate appropriately.
There are other things that could be done. If it’s a local property tax not being paid, then any local services could be denied - including water & or electricity after a certain point. But to just take possession of a home for not paying taxes shouldn’t be possible.
Fully on board with dems running for office promising to reinstate fired federal employees and jail this administration’s various criminals, but let’s go ahead and add “we will seize by eminent domain any national parkland sold to developers”
They’re detaining US citizens, arresting judges, and subpoenaing journalists because they want to scare us into silence about their authoritarian agenda. It’s not going to happen. Let’s show them what we’re made of.
these people hate DEI because they would be unemployable in any system where they couldn’t rely on favoritism and nepotism
Friendly reminder. In the United States, criminals are entitled to due process. Even if you pay hush money rig an election, steal top secret documents, or incite a mob to overthrow the government; no matter how egregious your crimes, you’re entitled to due process.
🤣 Spanish / Italian……Tomato / Tomato
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“They smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.” ~The Great Gatsby
True dat…it’s like people who are surprise now had their head buried in the sand.
Just a reminder for anyone surprised by what’s happening now….
