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OK, here is your one-minute primer on the whole concept of "trickle down economics," from the obituary of Fred Smith, the founder of Fedex. I mean, if you still can't see it, I have no hope for you.

submitted 2 days ago • 104 comments

Marco Rubio needs to be asked whether he believes his grandfather who remained in the U.S. after receiving a deportation order from our govt should have been treated the way the father of 3 Marines was treated by ICE this weekend in California. ASK HIM. Make him confront his lack of character.

submitted 2 days ago • 347 comments

this post reminded me, masked vigilantes were such a scourge that Congress made it a felony to "go in disguise upon the public highway" for the purpose of interfering with the free exercise of constitutional rights in the Enforcement Act of 1870

submitted 5 days ago • 15 comments

Shouldn’t the NY Times headline note that this new policy breaks the law?

submitted 5 days ago • 1606 comments

Today’s decision out of Rhode Island isn’t getting a lot of attention, but it’s very important. Trump tried to withhold fed’l funds from states that won’t help with his immigration policy & mass deportations. A Judge just told him he can’t do that. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

submitted 5 days ago • 107 comments

Today, we laid out our proposal to ban Russian gas imports by the end of 2027. Europe has already cut its dependence drastically. Now, we’re turning off the tap for good. Russia will no longer be able to use energy as a weapon against us.

submitted 8 days ago • 114 comments

I still can't get past the idea that people in America are now supposed to accept that this is a valid form of law enforcement and just assume it's fine when random dudes in groups with face-coverings, no ID, no warrant, & no uniform grab people off the street and force them into unmarked vehicles

submitted 8 days ago • 553 comments

President Trump and Congressional Republicans are taking a sledgehammer to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The result:

submitted 12 days ago • 31 comments

5 million people demonstrate in 1500 cities - and NY Times assigns one reporter one story way down their front page. Five vandals burning a Waymo would be at the top of the page with multiple stories. The attention economy's incentive for political mayhem www.nytimes.com/2025/06/14/u...

submitted 10 days ago • 10 comments

The day started with tragedy with political violence in MN and instead of being scared, neighbors SHOWED UP to stand together at No Kings Twin Cities. We packed the Capitol Mall all the way to the Cathedral. Estimate 80,000+ right now. So proud of our state. #nokings #indivisible

submitted 10 days ago • 307 comments

More than five million Americans in over 2,100 towns and cities joined us today to say we don't do kings in this country. Thank you for making it clear that we won't be ruled by fear.

submitted 10 days ago • 148 comments

I just filed an emergency motion in court to immediately block the ongoing and unnecessary militarization of Los Angeles. The federal government is turning the military against American citizens. This is unprecedented and threatens the very core of our democracy.

submitted 15 days ago • 204 comments

Turns out lawyers vote pretty reliably for rule of law.

submitted 16 days ago • 11 comments

Bravo, Glendale. Bravo. More, please. And it's time for Democrats to loudly say, "Abolish ICE." Someone please stand up and have a spine.

submitted 16 days ago • 52 comments

Big update! The city of Glendale has officially TERMINATED its contract with ICE. www.glendaleca.gov/Home/Compone...

submitted 16 days ago • 50 comments

There is no bigger story right now than the White House asserting that California residents are in a state "of rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States."

submitted 17 days ago • 783 comments

SCOOP: The CDC is planning to move information on cases of diseases like measles and polio to a data system managed by Palantir, raising concerns about patient privacy. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/h...

submitted 19 days ago • 34 comments

So then Elon goes "Kill the Bill!" and Trump goes "Elon has TDS!" so Elon goes "I'm the reason Trump won!" so Trump goes "we waste billions on Elon!" so Elon goes "Epstein!" and a corpulent flunkie goes "Deport Elon!" and Elon goes "Impeach!" And THAT'S why women are too emotional to be President.

submitted 19 days ago • 246 comments

Weather forecaster explains how cuts impact his ability to warn of hurricane dangers accurately.

submitted 21 days ago • 251 comments

This is pretty devastating. Lutnick admits that tariffs were never about reciprocity, eliminating foreign trade barriers, or negotiating better deals. They just don't like international trade. Period. He even says about imports: "we don't want other people making them."

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

wow -- @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com chokes up while talking about how the Trump administration is killing kids who relied on USAID to get life-saving medicine

submitted 22 days ago • 291 comments

It’s the last month for this SCOTUS term, so I put together a little cheat sheet to help you understand the context & significance as the Court announces decisions. With more than 30 left to go, they’ll start coming fast & furious as we get into the month. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...

submitted 23 days ago • 49 comments

Image du 2 juin : A European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) in flight at Pfyn-Finges, Switzerland. This image was created by merging three successive photographs of the same bird's flight. #wikimedia #cpod #fr

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

ICE officer names and faces should be public knowledge.

submitted 25 days ago • 167 comments

SOUTHSIDE!

submitted 25 days ago • 39 comments

It’s finally infrastructure week, now that Biden and the Democrats did the infrastructure bill!

submitted 25 days ago • 313 comments

stop writing that he’s leaving DOGE without mentioning that just a few days ago the solicitor general told the United States Supreme Court that he is not part of DOGE

submitted 27 days ago • 82 comments

Goosebumps. #MemorialDay

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

I would rather Trump just use the AI thing and spare us these ridiculous “chopper talks”. I can’t believe we are back to watching this crap on a daily basis 🥲

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

Stunning. May was brutal for Trump in federal court: 96% loss rate ⚖️. Even GOP-appointed judges have ruled against the admin 72% of the time. District courts are doing their job defending the Constitution. Soon the Supreme Court may be the only court unwilling to defend the rule of law.

submitted 32 days ago • 170 comments

Democrats insisted for years that there's absolutely no way around the allegedly all-powerful parliamentarian - and credulous liberals believed them. Then within a few months of taking over the Senate, Republicans just went around the parliamentarian to get their way. thehill.com/homenews/sta...

submitted 34 days ago • 29 comments

Went and I checked this, and Edwin's correct: On the left is text from the reconciliation bill "PROHIBITING FEDERAL MEDICAID AND CHIP FUNDING FOR GENDER TRANSITION PROCEDURES FOR MINORS" On the right is from the Manager's amendment that strikes the word "FOR MINORS."

submitted 34 days ago • 23 comments

Republicans snuck an amendment into this bill to ban Affordable Care Act insurance plans from covering abortion care. This is part of their play for a national abortion ban, in the middle of the night, and ripping healthcare away from millions.

submitted 34 days ago • 53 comments

If you read 1 article this week, make it this one! Then share it with everyone you know. Our National Parks aren't just gorgeous, they protect against catastrophes like the dust bowl & generate more than $55bn in revenue. Trump wants to slash its budget by 40% www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

submitted 37 days ago • 29 comments

US interest payments are now chewing up 12 % of government revenue, up from 9% in 2021, & heading to 30% by 2035 on Moody’s forecast. It is not far-fetched that America could have to start borrowing just to meet its interest payments. www.afr.com/chanticleer/...

submitted 37 days ago • 20 comments

We devote musicals, miniseries, and documentaries to the founders of our first republic and not to those of our second, who saw this country with clear eyes. We need fewer encomiums for Jefferson, Madison, and Lafayette. More respect for Sumner, Stevens, Bingham and Douglass (Frederick).

submitted 37 days ago • 72 comments

The extra-extreme members of the House Budget Committee voted "present" tonight so that the Medicaid-cuts-to-fund-tax-giveaways-for-the-rich bill could pass out of committee 17-16. Tomorrow, flood Capitol Hill switchboards to voice your opposition to this monstrosity. 202-224-3121.

submitted 37 days ago • 214 comments

I have endured his scurrilous attacks for years. He has sued me for racketeering — and lost. He has unleashed his right-wing army of online trolls. Since his reelection, he has threatened me, defamed me and singled me out by name in two executive orders. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/my-t...

submitted 38 days ago • 885 comments