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"The greatest mistake is to imagine that the human being is an autonomous individual. The secret freedom which you can supposedly enjoy under a despotic government is nonsense, because your thoughts are never entirely your own." — Orwell, April 28, 1944
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We're clearly witnessing Tr-mp's Schutzstaffel in action.

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Wellman: When I served in Iraq.. I heard about how Saddam Hussein divided them. Different sects fought each other. But you know -- Saddam and his family sat laughing at all of them. They divided them against each other and kept their power for 35 years. Does this sound familiar to anybody?

submitted 15 hours ago • 322 comments

If a Muslim in the US publicly called for a missile strike on a famous celebrity activist onboard a civilian ship or plane, the FBI would be investigating them for terrorism. But a rich white guy gets to incite violence without any consequences 🤷🏽‍♂️👇🏽

submitted 17 hours ago • 1209 comments

Why are our legislators so, uh, polite? Why not show a little anger or disgust at what's happening? Jfc.

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

Watched CBS nightly news. Not a word.

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

Question: What the fck is wrong with American democracy? Answer:

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submitted 3 days ago • 463 comments

“Y’all, we did it — Tulsa just created a $105 million reparations plan for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.” (From @thebwstimes.bsky.social )

submitted 4 days ago • 244 comments

The right wing MAGA twats are crying like gut shot hogs over Ukraine's destruction of much of Russia's bomber fleet. That tells you all you need to know about where right wing MAGA loyalty lies.

submitted 4 days ago • 47 comments

This is our future. But I'm afraid it won't always end with these neo-SS guys retreating.

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

Most of those I've seen have been on MSNBC preaching to a pissed off choir--pissed off because Democrats aren't "on everything" talking about it.

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

again, this staggering idiot — this living monument to gross stupidity — is basically the intellectual guru of the sitting vice president

submitted 5 days ago • 548 comments

I promise you that 9 out of 10 Americans don't know who this freak-fuck is, despite how central his wacky ideas are to MAGA-Tech bros.

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

I haven't heard one single Democrat assert this proposition on TV or print.

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In American mythology, Tr-mp so loved the world that he gave up his only begotten ear so that those who believe shall not perish, but have everlasting corruption.

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

"This is a moment in history personified. This is not just people buying favors. This is about who controls this country, and everyone else is just a formality, and that is the worldview that we are up against right now." Interview: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

submitted 5 days ago • 131 comments

This would be hilarious, except "these quicker re-entries could increase the chance of satellites not burning up properly in the Earth’s atmosphere...and may be responsible for some parts of Starlink satellites reaching the ground."

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

No, if Obama or Biden did this shit, there'd be a hundred thousand militia bros in camouflage brandishing assault rifles and hunting down every Democrat in sight--all in response to a call from MAGA headquarters.

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All that's left to completely usher in the final phase of MAGA fascism, is the Supreme Court blessing the necessary police state.

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Similarities between ICE & the Gestapo

submitted 5 days ago • 321 comments

There are plenty of people willing to be our Schutzstaffel.

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LITTLE DEVIL: "Satan, how can we destroy Christianity? Should we recruit more atheists? SATAN: "No, son, we have Joni Ernst."

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It's about time that the truth about Antonin Scalia gets book-length treatment. He was a first-class reactionary asshole who always received kid-glove, frequently fawning, treatment from the legal press.

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

Lol. The MAGAts are bragging that Japan is supposedly making America great again, just like the Quataris having to give us an old airplane because, apparently, we're unable to make our own under Tr-mp. That's how low we've fallen under these fools.

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

I'm Dr. Annie Andrews. I’m a pediatrician, not a politician. But either way I know how to handle people who are full of sh*t. Today I am announcing my campaign for US Senate to replace Lindsey Graham. Share this if you're with me. www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8wM...

submitted 9 days ago • 1126 comments

This is gold.

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