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The Global Sumud Flotilla which is bringing aid to break the Israeli siege on Gaza has once again come under attack. Activists say drones are dropping explosive objects which have reportedly burned the arm of one crew member and destroyed the main mast of one of the boats.
Some extra strength distraction.
1/ If you're wondering why I harp on the power of the right-wing bullshit cannon so much, it's this: We spent a lot more time as a nation talking about a tiny number of transgender teenagers wanting to play sports than talking about hospitals closing thanks to GOP Medicaid cuts.
Me too. And I'm old. I was born during the Ike era. And hubby was Truman Era. And yeah, the worst.
Have the rapture people left? No? Maybe it’s at noon. Is there a good place to go watch? #rapture
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Yes. Def.
No one could have done a better job running for president in just 2½ months than VP Kamala Harris. No one. See what she was up against straight out of the gate? Friends and frenemies…
I truly like the phrase “tired scolds”. 👍🏼
Call to Activism - Joe Gallina Kamala Harris DEMOLISHES Trump on Maddow calling him “a tyrant who's using the federal government to execute his whim and fancy because of a fragile ego” and urging “Titans of industry” to stand up to him. THIS IS WHAT LEADERSHIP LOOKS LIKE.💙
Wonder what stock Trump and his cronies are supporting behind all this? There is always a grift.
I like this analysis. Spot on.
He should perhaps focus on dementia. Just saying.
Climate Action Tracker has downgraded the US's climate action under Trump from insufficient to critically insufficient, "in the most significant rollback of policies the project has ever analysed."
Why does google need to build in wetlands? (Here’s a clue. They don’t. )
Dear Department of Homeland Security: I gave this request almost a full second's worth of consideration, and my answer is an unequivocal no. I would have answered sooner, but I was laughing.
open.substack.com/pub/thomhart... — 1,800 Men Went Into Alligator Auschwitz, but when ICE started to shut down the facility, only 600 Came Out. — Did the FCC Chairman break federal law with his “authoritarian” move against ABC?
Crockett.
It’s not a crime to be in this country as an undocumented person. It’s a civil violation. But you know what is a crime? Taking a bribe from undercover agents in exchange for the promise of government contracts WHEN YOU’RE THE FCKING BORDER CZAR.
Jennifer Doudna, 2020 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry for her work on CRISPR gene editing. “There has been a collective forgetting” of how life was before vaccines. 🧪Source: The Atlantic on IG
I am in.
** THE NEW DISTRACTION ** Calling AntiFa terrorists, will enable trump and his “helpers” to define where, what, or who is AntiFa. Jokes aside.. this is another way to go after white people they disagree with This is STAGE 2 of FASCISM. W A K E U P ! ! #DemVoice1
“We do not have time to waste, and we do not have the privilege to be fearful.” - Rosie Perez Honored with the Hispanic Heritage Award, Rosie reminds us that true leadership is rooted in courage, community, and legacy. #HispanicHeritageMonth
Wholeheartedly agree. 👍🏼
This is disgusting. A whole lot of Dems need to step aside. We see who they are.
I admire your priorities. Well done. What flavor? (Also sorry I cannot stop by and treat you to one. 🍦)
And this is how we speak of Charlie Kirk. With .. the truth.
The msm has forgotten who they are and who they work for. They have become the PR wing of the powerful. They are supposed to be journalists.
Hmm. A little hypocrisy going on here.
Only seven Senate Democrats are signed onto a resolution put forward by Jeff Merkley for the United States recognize the State of Palestine. They are: Sen. Jeff Merkley Chris Van Hollen Tim Kaine Bernie Sanders Peter Welch Tina Smith Tammy Baldwin Mazie Huron
Pete Buttigieg WARNS America: “They didn't stop at the law firms. They didn't stop at the Universities. They didn't even stop at the comedians. They are NOT going to stop until they have TOTAL POWER!."
Happy Friday Bsky! We made it through another week. Don't forget to attend the secret ANTIFA meeting this weekend. I'm honor of the current administration, the entry password is "SNOWFLAKE". I'm bringing guacamole. The agenda? Release the Epstein Files!
Walz: This is North Korea style stuff. And it's being done because this is a weak, thin skinned man who's failing as a president. All of the things he promised are not happening. It's a it's our most cherished freedom to point out very clearly, this is a terrible president
“Broadcast TV stations have always been required by their licenses to operate in the public interest—that includes serving the needs of their local communities." Which is even more reason that local ownership should be mandated. People in the community making decisions not some Corporate CEO!
Democracy depends on a fearless and free press. Corporations or ultra-wealthy individuals with many other business interests should not be allowed to control our media. They cannot be trusted to prioritize the public’s right to know over their own financial interests.
Why do they hate disabled people? It’s disgusting.
Was gonna say the same thing. Great minds and all that. 👍🏼
@govwesmoore.bsky.social How about Maryland?
Beware of people who speak for a "god".
Jimmy Kimmel wasn't suspended because of what he said. He was suspended because the FCC threatened his employer. That's state-sanctioned censorship and it is a GIANT RED FLAG 🚩🚩🚩 that authoritarianism isn’t *coming* it’s ALREADY HERE. Today it's Jimmy. Tomorrow it's the rest of us.
Weird that the FCC Chair had no issue with Kilmeade wanting to euthanize homeless people.
I think it’s high time we take back the national narrative. For centuries Americans of all races, genders, religions, and abilities have worked to create a more perfect union, and we should shout from the rooftops that WE are America. Not these idiot white supremacist authoritarians.
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Yes, it does matter.
PSA
The union representing the musicians from Jimmy Kimmel’s band releases a statement calling the FCC’s pressure on Disney “state censorship.”
Yesterday, Trump was threatening a reporter. Today, he coerced ABC to kick Kimmel off the air. He's also suing NYT & WSJ for reporting the truth. And it's not just media: he's threatening private companies, colleges, Congress—everyone. Enough. NONE OF US should cave. We ALL need to push back.
Not that it matters, but what Kimmel said was … well, read it. This is what was described as “the sickest conduct ever” and was deemed enough to threaten to revoke a license over.
They can’t ban this. youtu.be/-DGY9HvChXk?...
This is Hollywood's McCarthy Moment. This is the litmus test. Learn from history. Who will step up and fight? Who will bend the knee and be complicit? History will remember.
if Jimmy Kimmel's political humor is too hot for you to handle, I'm not sure "snowflake" even cuts it as a term of derision for the level of fragility you've achieved
“It's not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repercussions." - Chris Hayes
A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say. This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand. All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
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A Black man and a homeless man were found hanging from trees in Mississippi yesterday, for those who haven’t seen yet because it’s barely made it out of local news.
All the people being fired for telling the truth about Charlie Kirk—many of them women—in the aftermath of his death demonstrates that his legacy was never one about universal free speech. It was only ever about about straight, white, conservative Christian men spouting bigotry without consequence.
6/11 He controls X, a platform with massive political influence. Election monitoring teams were dismantled. Far-right propaganda spreads unchecked via bots and foreign influence. Musk is enabling election interference—by design
5/11 Musk claims to be a free speech warrior. But he silences critics, bans journalists, and complies with authoritarian regimes. Free speech only applies to those who agree with him. He’s the biggest and most dangerous hypocrite out there
2/11 Elon Musk is pushing for civil war in the West. He’s not just amplifying far-right voices—he’s actively inciting political violence. And he’s doing it with the power of X, his wealth, and global influence. This is not just reckless. He’s out of control and dangerous
Global Sumud Flotilla sets out on last leg of journey to Gaza - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/global-sumud-flotilla-sets-out-last-leg-journey-gaza
The harsh crackdown on anyone who doesn't properly mourn Charlie Kirk and pretend he was a good guy is polarizing me more and more in the opposite direction. He was a vile, hateful little man who wanted people like me lynched. The more you scream at me for pointing that out, the more I'll say it.
Exactly this.
Favorite post today. 👏👏👏
Cartoon by @macltoons.bsky.social.
Has he been fired?
This is how it’s done. 👍🏼
This is a good quote. 👍🏼💜
Shouldn’t EVERY school at every level in every place be appalled at Kirk’s stance on children being an “acceptable” cost to keep guns? Any other stance is immoral.
Climb every mountain! Ford every stream!
Way to go. Who breaks promises to nuns? Not good.
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👀👀👀 I can't help but see a pattern here.
So wait. You’re telling me the Orange Dictator may be brought down by…. EMAILS? Oh the irony.
💥 #BREAKING | Charlie Kirk's alleged assassin is a 22-year-old Republican who donated to Donald Trump's campaign.
All 231 members of Congress who voted for the bloated military budget bill — that pushes military funding above $1 trillion for next year — received campaign donations from military contractors. That's not "defense." It's corruption.
An antisemite shot two kids in Colorado, at least one of whom is Jewish. The White House “fighting antisemitism” doesn’t care, because the shooter was a student radicalized online into far right beliefs, which the regime is cool with, rather than a student verbally criticizing Israeli govt policy.
He was white. He was Christian. He was from a conservative law enforcement family. He was raised with guns. IT IS TIME FOR THE VIOLENT RHETORIC AND THREATS OF FUTURE VIOLENCE TO END.
Independent publishing. So many great authors just getting their work out there.
There is a pair that sits in the trees in our backyard sometimes. Very cool.
MSM needs to report the irony Kirk’s actual statements. Stop whitewashing his cruelty and enthusiasm for guns.
Got my hair done. My hairdresser had no fucking clue who charlie kirk is. Legacy media is trying to make people who have no idea who he was think he was a reasonable man rather than reporting what he said about everyone who wasn't a white cishet man. Report what he said, you cowards.
Wow. This is really powerful.
Matthew Dowd just got fired from MSNBC for...wait for it...telling the truth about who Charlie Kirk was and what he represented. We have no press. www.skynews.com.au/world-news/u...
There are violent extremists on the left but they are not in charge of the party. You can find them on social media, not in the halls of power. The violent extremists on the right are in congress, on courts, and sitting in the Oval Office.
Decrying violence against political opponents rings a bit hollow when you pull Secret Service protection from your political opponents.
It is weird that the assassination of essentially a celebrity influencer is a bigger deal than the shooting of two top state legislators + their spouses
Someone shot up my kid's school today, and our governor is paying tribute to a guy who thought that is an acceptable price to pay for having the Second Amendment. Jared Polis has failed Colorado.
Tough times never last, but tough people do. #FuckTrump #HesOnTheList #Resist
The US president trafficked & raped underage girls, the evidence is overwhelming, everyone knows it, and this country's elites & institutions are so broken, so insular, so decadent that we can't even bring ourselves to state it clearly, much less do anything about it. Contemptible & pathetic.
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"We should not have to live in a country where the Government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to work a low wage job. Rather than stand idly by while our constitutional freedoms are lost, I dissent." —Justice Sonia Sotomayor
A former Republican keeps trying to tell us the truth. #USDemocracy
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