“People divorced from community, occupation, and association are first and foremost among the supporters of extremism.” Robert D. Putnam, Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community
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“People divorced from community, occupation, and association are first and foremost among the supporters of extremism.” Robert D. Putnam, Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community
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The fact that Matthew Dowd lost his job for pointing out Charlie Kirk’s hate speech, while Brian Kilmeade openly suggests we should euthanize the homeless and there is zero outrage, shows exactly what is terribly wrong with today’s political mainstream media.
We have not just a right but a moral duty to decide who we venerate and who we castigate as leaders of our democracy. It determines which vision of our future wins the day.
Cool. Release the Epstein files
If Trump's sure they have him in custody, then I think we can draw this episode to a close and move back to the main matter of the day which is, of course, the Epstein Files.
The assassination of Charlie Kirk makes we worry we can no longer have peaceful discussions of whether gays should be stoned to death or civil and collegial debates about whether black people are inherently inferior. Our culture will suffer. New York Times tomorrow
Vandalising art!
This is happening because of all the incompetent non-DEI hires. Antiwoke gone rogue!
Looks amazing
The biggest sporting event in the world is happening in our backyard. But most New Yorkers will be priced out of watching it live. Sign our petition calling on FIFA to put game over greed: zohranfornyc.com/gameovergreed
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion, after getting $1.2 trillion richer over the past year alone. Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care. The system is broken.
Q: You said the Epstein docs are a hoax that Dems are perpetrating against Trump. You said he didn't sign that check or card. What's the theory since these docs came from Epstein estate? LEAVITT: I did not say the documents are a hoax. I said the entire narrative surrounding Epstein right now is
It looks a tiny wee bit like someone sitting on a toilet farting napalm. But I guess that is not the intended message
Hey everyone...LOOK OVER HERE! It's Lt. Col. Bone Spurs declaring war on an American city!!! Does his rough tough cream-puff cosplay make you forget about the EPSTEIN survivors, their lifetime of trauma & their courage to speak the truth in public? Yeah, me neither. #ReleaseTheEPSTEINFilesASAP
Angela Merkel: "Wir schaffen das." Friedrich Merz: Wir schmeißen die Ärmsten der Gesellschaft vor den Bus und nehmen ihnen das Geld.
Das Bürgergeld leitet sich aus dem Grundrecht auf ein menschenwürdiges Existenzminimum ab. Über Friedrich Merz ist damit alles gesagt.
"Ach, wie gut, dass niemand weiß, dass ich Rumpelstilzchen heiß!"
Wir können uns diesen Sozialstaat nicht mehr leisten, behauptet Friedrich Merz. Ich bin ja eher der Meinung, wir können uns keinen Bundeskanzler leisten, der die Bevölkerung fortwährend belügt.
The biggest divide is not between “right” and “left." It’s between democracy and oligarchy. The billionaires who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us. They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see that they have all the wealth and power.
Aren’t you concerned it might self-ignite?
Arrested development
“Dems cannot pretend this is a normal Republican administration. They cannot ignore masked agents in the streets, armed troops in the cities, billions of dollars of money going into the Trump family’s pockets… If Dems cannot make an issue out of all that, then they are screwed and so are we.” 🎁🔗
For more than a decade, Andrew Cuomo pretended he had nothing to do with deteriorating subways and endless delays — even as he siphoned off funding from the MTA he controlled.
The House and Senate are back in session this week. Who else thinks it's time to ban members of Congress from trading stocks?
Listen carefully to #Shero @repstansbury.bsky.social The #EpsteinTrumpScandal is one of Epic Proportions A massive & systemic failure of our Justice system to hold rich & powerful men accountable for their heinous abuse of women IT GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP www.instagram.com/reel/DOHhipB...
👀👀 www.thedailybeast.com/jeffrey-epst...
"For so many years, it felt like Epstein's criminal behavior was an open secret." “We’re not going away. We’re not staying quiet. We’re not going to give up.” Annie Farmer (Epstein survivor)
And as a Baptist, don’t you know that sincere faith shows up in good works?
Sorry Mike, I am with James 2:14 on this one
There is no moral justification for today’s extraordinary concentration of wealth. It is distorting politics, rigging markets, and granting unprecedented power to a handful of people. Closing our staggering wealth gap is crucial to the survival of our economy and our democracy.
This morning, at 7:30 am PST, 100 Epstein survivors will gather for a press conference. Please watch! Believe them and call your congressmen to vote to FINALLY release all the DOJ documents. STOP THE COVER UP!
and when your are not capable of your own thoughts, you are also not capable of morals
[1] A quintessentially German story: Judith Scheytt gets offered a prize by the Grimme Institut for her media critical work in January, then they get a call from an unnamed association and retract the prize, accusing her of antisemitism because, amongst other things,
There are numerous Jubilee debates that are confrontational. They remind me of why I generally hate debates. #philsky chenphilosophy.substack.com/p/i-hate-deb...
It’s normal that got voters mad and trump in the office. That’s why a return to normal is neither a solution nor a possibility. As much as I find Newsome entertaining I don’t think he has grasped that fully
It is good to see many people in Germany get on the right side of this. Both the current and previous governments have been awful.
Rocko- look at this precious boy! Going 2b euthanized! He’s happy Joni Ernst isn’t running but he will be a stat4her! Fosters: NY NJ NH NE RI VT CT ME MD DE CT PA VA DC-transport-food-vet provided! Pls consider b4 he’s carried out in a trash bag! REPOST! #fuckTrump
An element of fascism is a kind of upside down where the meanest, most rapacious, and least virtuous of society are loosed to bully and abuse people who genuinely uphold civic ideals of service and sacrifice. Public service isn’t what the system is about. It’s about conditioning the national body.
Jesus loves guns! Pew! Pew! Who needs loved ones?! Amirite? Praise invisible sky 💩
R.E.M. “pushed the boundaries” of alternative rock Herbie Hancock “pushed the boundaries” of jazz Trump & RFK Jr. are “destroying public health & will be responsible for killing people” What is journalism, anyway? 🤷♂️🤦♂️
Also I would argue that Aristotle builds his virtue ethics on the premise that humans are social by nature
The social aspect of ethics remains under- appreciated
„Wisdom in human affairs consists in the recognition that the best that we can do is to learn to stand with the help of others, to alter our circumstances for the better, and to clasp hands so that we can pull ourselves back up when we fall.“
Constituent: You talked about abuses in the medicare and medicaid system and I found interesting that the president pardoned someone that defrauded the medicaid system for $1.3 billion
Meanwhile, millions of Americans are having their health care and food assistance ripped away.
This is the funniest comment I have heard all day
I love z energy
Yes, also a bit of moral clarity and understanding that class and economics for the people matter
@mayorwu.boston.gov I am following now, thanks for the nudge, Paul
Someone who can’t give a clear answer to this question at this moment in time is not ready for leadership prime time. There is a huge craving for politicians with moral clarity, even when it causes demoscopic pain
Your inappropriate comments regarding goulash aside, I agree with you
WATCH THIS: This is quite possibly still the most comprehensive interview I’ve ever done on smart urban transportation for better cities. Filmed in Vienna for a planned Paris-based documentary. Watch it, quote it, and please help spread it around. Thanks!
Control of the Senate could be decided in Maine. This oyster farmer is vying to unseat Susan Collins.
Once a centrist idea.
"Labor is prior to and independent of capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration." Abraham Lincoln
Newsmax reaches $67M settlement with Dominion Voting Systems in defamation case.
Perfectly normal police behavior in a democratic free country where citizens‘ rights are held dearly
The Akne of interior design? But is it fair to say that he took what was there and just amped it to the max? Stay with the golden mean, bro
The eerie power of propaganda art cannot be denied
The upward redistribution of wealth over the past 50 years has shifted $80 trillion from the bottom 90% of Americans to the top 1%. That’s $80 trillion that would have gone into the paychecks of the working class. The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.
Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice. It doesn't have to be this way.
The numbers of many tropical birds are plummeting, and now it has been shown that heat extremes intensified by global warming are the biggest factor driving these declines
The problem with dumb is that when you add dumb and dumb it becomes dumberer
Living a moral life in an age of bullies requires collective action; it cannot be done alone. Each of us must organize and participate in a vast network of moral resistance. From this solidarity we will grow stronger. This is what our current moment requires.
Clear violation of apple‘s gifts and entertainment policy
A CBS YouGov poll shows 89% of Americans want the Epstein files.
When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.
The CEO-to-worker pay ratio for S&P 500 companies was 285-to-1 last year. And now these CEOs will get a tax cut of roughly $500K thanks to Trump’s big, ugly bill — 639x more than the median U.S. worker. Is it any wonder so many people think the system is rigged?
Y’all. The dog robot gonna have guns on it. The back flipping and jumping robot is gonna have guns on it. The video from your ring camera is gonna bring the dog and the jumping robot to your house. Or to your neighbor’s house. Sigh.
Highest crime rate in
@bealer.net thank you for sharing this .
Where are the hard-working Americans who screamed, “They’re stealing our jobs”? You’re getting your wish. Immigrant workers aren’t showing up, and farm owners are hiring.
The rich don’t spend the money they have, and the poor don’t have money to spend. This is a problem when 70% of the economy relies on consumer spending. Closing our nation's wealth gap isn’t just the right thing to do. It’s essential to save our economy. https://youtu.be/S6dCh48b4oI?feature=shared
Did a new one
The CEO-to-worker pay ratio at S&P 500 companies last year was 285-to-1. The median employee would have had to start working in the year 1740 to earn what the average CEO received in 2024. Is it any wonder why so many think the system is rigged?
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Noticing a pattern here.
Sancta simplicitas
Welcome to MAGA Summer School! Today's lesson: De-woking the Declaration of Independence
Elon Musk's DOGE wasted more than $21 billion in just six months. Other studies have found that in the long term it may cost the government more than it saved, while resulting in millions of deaths. www.commondreams.org/news/doge-wa...
Israeli human rights groups call Gaza Our Genocide, say Western leaders are also responsible
Yes, speed limits, automatic speeding camera enforcement, and street redesign, but also: "Public transport in Helsinki is excellent, which reduces car use, and with it, the number of serious accidents."
Genocide from starvation apparently doesn't count if there was a preexisting condition according to the New York Times.
NEW: We now know what Bove lied to Congress about according to the 3rd whistleblower. He lied when he said he didn’t offer promotions for DoJ lawyers who helped him dismiss the Eric Adams case and consequences for those who didn’t. There is audio evidence. Gift link: wapo.st/4fdVVmX
Good on her 🔥
Beit Hanoun used to be home to more than 50k people.
Hidaya Al-Motawaq's son is a year and a half old and weighs less than 10 pounds. Doctors warn of permanent damage to children's health due to chronic malnutrition from Israel's earlier blockade.
As I just said on CNN, my father's parents were Nakba survivors. I don't want Israeli children to live in fear and I don't want Palestinian children to starve to death. There is nothing anyone could do to make me put nationalistic talking points above basic human rights.