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"When conservatives destroy these public goods, it doesn’t necessarily lead to a Democratic backlash at the ballot box, and they see this as a long-term investment in a more ignorant population reliant on sources of information they can control — a docile population that can be easily manipulated."

submitted 12 hours ago • 51 comments

New in PN: Adam Serwer on America's "new dark age" "They see this as a long-term investment in a more ignorant population reliant on sources of information they can control — a docile population that can be easily manipulated." — @adamserwer.bsky.social

submitted 1 day ago • 302 comments

If you want to know how broken the American spirit is, 10s of millions of people look at this and it makes them feel safe.

submitted 1 day ago • 21 comments

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submitted 2 days ago • 54 comments

There it is. Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) says Republicans’ next goal is to kick seniors off Social Security: “Get off of Social Security. Get back into the workforce.”

submitted 2 days ago • 1626 comments

We were spared the embarrassment.

submitted 3 days ago • 34 comments

As an alum, I am appalled by this.

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www.teenvogue.com/story/privat...

submitted 3 days ago • 7 comments

I spoke to @nickfish.me, president of @atheists.org, about the ordinary Americans coming together to fight white Christian nationalism

submitted 10 days ago • 3 comments

"If what you're doing is legitimate and lawful, why do you need to cover your face?”

submitted 7 days ago • 727 comments

Department of Homeland Security officers invading a congressman's offices and arresting a staffer who tried to stop them is very, very bad. gothamist.com/news/homelan...

submitted 9 days ago • 240 comments

Pretty easy to do both: “the billionaires want to sell you shit coins and networked toothbrushes instead of building houses.”

submitted 10 days ago • 7 comments

Trump just appointed Paul Ingrassia “to head the United States Office of Special Counsel.” Ingrassia has defended the Confederate flag and claimed Black Americans should pay reparations to the descendants of slave owners. meidasnews.com/news/trumps-...

submitted 10 days ago • 170 comments

This is horrific. The antisemitic “Great Replacement Theory” institutionalized within the US government. Grateful to @marisakabas.bsky.social for the critical scoop.

submitted 10 days ago • 26 comments

NEW: Everything wrong in America is because of the ultra-wealthy. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/its-the-ol...

submitted 10 days ago • 688 comments

Andor nails it — Many of Nazism's earliest supporters ended up in the camps. The man who wrote 'First They Came For' was an anti-communist Minister who cheered the incarceration of socialists. The poem is a warning about the dangers of supporting authoritarianism that you think works for you.

submitted 23 days ago • 32 comments

I’m having @aselrod.bsky.social on fast politics Saturday podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

submitted 11 days ago • 16 comments

Her stats line up with CDC data…

submitted 12 days ago • 627 comments

This is what federal funding looks like in my Congressional district. The per pupil amount is important, but it’s kids who already have challenges who would be hit the hardest without federal funding.

submitted 12 days ago • 1 comment

Important topic. “Human nature” has functioned as an ideology used to demonize people and justify harm. We can do better, be more accurate 👇

submitted 13 days ago • 5 comments

Pride Month 2025. Prioritize the safety of queer kids over the discomfort of adults.

submitted 13 days ago • 1 comment

Pew [26 May] -- 91% of Dems and nearly two-third (63%) of Reps say trans ppl face discrimination, with Dems three times as likely than Reps to say trans ppl experience a lot of discrimination (70% vs. 26%). @rikiwilchins.bsky.social

submitted 13 days ago • 2 comments

So it's not corruption if it's blatant corruption?

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

Mmm hmmmmm

submitted 15 days ago • 12 comments

Interesting, provocative, and thought-provoking from @jvl.bsky.social. www.thebulwark.com/p/unpopular-...

submitted 15 days ago • 16 comments