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Walk without rhythm. It won't attract the worm.

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

The most important words of our Constitution are the first three: We the People. We have no Kings here, no monarchs, no slaves and no subjects. We the People.

submitted 5 days ago • 740 comments

I’ve been saying that I felt Trump’s dramatic escalation in recent days was driven in part by Musk’s emasculation of him last week. I also wonder whether it’s being driven by Zelensky’s profound humiliation of Putin, and Putin lashing out at Trump for not delivering Ukraine to him.

submitted 7 days ago • 40 comments

The correct way to connect the authoritarian presence in LA and the Big Beautiful Bill is that the bill gives the government the resources to do this in dozens of cities at once. So if you don't like what's happening in LA, it's coming to your town if the bill passes.

submitted 8 days ago • 205 comments

If you need a little hope this morning

submitted 25 days ago • 815 comments

The economic harm & human cost of research interrupted (or not started) that'd otherwise provide the basis for life-saving drugs (just to name one example) is "yuge", as Trump might say. And it's not like other countries can make up the gap. Humanity will be poorer, and for what? Owning the libs. 😢

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

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submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

Where's the (sarcastic) laugh-react button, Bluesky? "Well. We're waiting." (Ted Knight character in Caddyshack voice)

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

#WeWontLetThem

submitted 35 days ago • 10 comments

Trumpian Projection: Look for it in every major statement or action. It's the tendency to accuse others, usually "godless, communist" Democ-RATs, never mind the fact that many Dems their lives according to the Golden Rule and favor regulated capitalism with social safety net *and* high GDP growth. 🙄

submitted 38 days ago • 0 comments

Adding this to my weekend reading list. Thanks for the gift article! bsky.app/profile/cool...

submitted 39 days ago • 1 comment

No POTUS can just "set the deal". Countries have other options as trading partners. Will the switch take a long time & cause financial pain? Sure, but why would they trust a man like him not to break tomorrow whatever deal he strikes with them today? And look weak back home? No thanks! #ElbowsUp

submitted 43 days ago • 0 comments

BREAKING: Trump's Alien Enemies Act Proclamation is "unlawful," a federal judge in Texas ruled. That judge was appointed by Trump. Ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... Background www.allrisenews.com/p/aea-inquis...

submitted 47 days ago • 74 comments

Watch this and act accordingly, please.

submitted 62 days ago • 0 comments

This right here 🔥 “If there was market manipulation, it is a crime. Someone needs to go to jail… I want the documents. I want the Signal chats too, because I don’t trust them — that they weren’t sharing all this information across their Signal chats.” – @repstevenhorsford.bsky.social

submitted 66 days ago • 415 comments

This is one way to #resist. It’s at least a start, and my hope is that it’ll inspire others to resist in their own way. All with elections in 2026 and beyond in mind, not just at the federal level but also state and local elections, some of which choose election officials and judges.

submitted 66 days ago • 0 comments

i have argued before that MAGA is recapitulating antebellum pro-slavery ideas about citizenship and bodily autonomy. one thing i am also thinking about, when it comes to the rendition of people to a foreign gulag, is the way it is reminiscent of the kidnapping of free blacks for sale into slavery

submitted 66 days ago • 200 comments