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Let’s talk for a moment about some of the more subtle ways that the press acts as a mouthpiece for law enforcement. Actor Jonathan Joss was shot to death on Sunday. I don’t know what happened; I wasn’t there. But his husband said a homophobic neighbor shot him as part of an explicit hate crime. /1

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Once you realize Ratcliffe is Michael Scott from The Office you can’t unsee it

submitted 79 days ago • 45 comments

When you read this it becomes apparent that Elon Musk is a showman, nothing more. He's not an engineer. The whole thing is an act.

submitted 86 days ago • 80 comments

🚨 Everyone needs to call their Dem Senator right now. They are starting to cave. Tell them: 1. Vote NO on Cloture AND 2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill. Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it. TODAY is the showdown. 🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121

submitted 92 days ago • 2650 comments

Hey, when random guys with no badges and no authority try to grab a protester and drag her away, that's when you put down the phone, get out of your seat, and fucking help her.

submitted 108 days ago • 343 comments

During a GOP town hall at Coeur d'Alene High School, Teresa Borrenpohl called out, “Is this a lecture or a town hall?” Witnesses said three unidentified men, who were not wearing badges or ID, then physically removed from her seat by order of the Idaho county sheriff.

submitted 108 days ago • 275 comments

BREAKING: A federal judge has just blocked the Department of Education and OPM from sharing sensitive data with DOGE. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

submitted 108 days ago • 71 comments

Why is this so hard for news orgs? www.status.news/p/cbs-evenin...

submitted 111 days ago • 93 comments

Garcia: "I find it ironic that our chairman, Rep. Greene, is in charge of running this committee. In the last Congress, Chairwoman Greene literally showed a dick pic in our Oversight hearing, so I thought I'd bring one as well. This, of course, is President Elon Musk ... "

submitted 120 days ago • 881 comments

Hey, we identitified a few of the researchers responsible for creating this DEI Watch List thing. This website still doesnt allow images to be uploaded through Tor tho, so here's the link to a consolidated version of our ID thread on Twitter: threadreaderapp.com/thread/18873...

submitted 126 days ago • 38 comments

“It’s alarming that so many Senate Democrats were duped into voting for an oligarch who is now charged with stewarding the nation’s public lands and wildlife,” said @kieransuckling.bsky.social , executive director at the Center.

submitted 129 days ago • 9 comments

Well done @schatz.bsky.social. Democrats, this is how you fight back against an aspiring authoritarian. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

submitted 129 days ago • 40 comments

The logic of the coup that is going on now. And how to resist it. snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...

submitted 130 days ago • 345 comments

So when all was said and done, the only country that opened it's prisons and sent crazy murderous criminals to prey upon innocent American citizens, was us.

submitted 141 days ago • 230 comments

Just spoke with former Officer Mike Fanone about the Biden pardon that covers him and other officers who testified before the Jan. 6 committee. “This is a different kind of American exceptionalism. It’s exceptionally fucked up.”

submitted 143 days ago • 73 comments

WIN: The Center and our allies have reached an agreement requiring the United States to stop importing seafood that doesn’t meet U.S. standards for protecting marine mammals — including numerous threatened species of whales, dolphins, and seals. 🐳 Get more info here: bit.ly/40Aqv4y

submitted 146 days ago • 3 comments

#FloridaPanthers once roamed much of the U.S. Southeast. Now they cling to existence in just a sliver of their original home — and that tiny territory is threatened by developers working to pave it over. Take action to help Florida's big cats ➡️ bit.ly/48QVbRM

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LILLIAN YOU GOT LIVESAVING CARE BECAUSE YOU LIVE IN VIRGINIA WHERE THE LEGISLATURE IS STILL DEM CONTROLLED AHHHHHHH

submitted 211 days ago • 69 comments

there's now a gofundme! please support if you're able and help a beloved indie bookstore rebuild: www.gofundme.com/f/help-east-...

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Jonathan Last is right, as usual.

submitted 359 days ago • 14 comments

Some reduce the 2024 campaign to a contest between two old men, but it's a choice of two slates of federal appointees who'll impact your life in a million ways. Biden has staffed executive agencies with excellent choices who are doing good work. Trump will empower an army of Stephen Millers.

submitted 359 days ago • 51 comments