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“Whatever he does I’ll be supportive of” kinda gets straight to the heart of the problem

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Remember the wonderful Biden economy. Last January, the expected US economic growth was 2.5-3%. But now we have the Trump economy. Yesterday, the US Fed cut its US growth forecast from 1.7% to 1.4%, but it is likely to fall further. Trump & his supporters are to blame.

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"The bill directs what is likely the largest single sale of national public lands in modern history..." www.wilderness.org/articles/med...

submitted 16 hours ago • 1158 comments

Brutal.

submitted 1 day ago • 388 comments

I think you are lying

submitted 21 hours ago • 425 comments

With the US on the verge of war with Iran and right wing nuts assassinating lawmakers and Trump’s secret police handcuffing democrat politicians, this is the editorial board’s choice for an editorial?? Do better @bostonglobe.com

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Let's be clear: Trump is thinking of entering a war against Iran without Congressional authorization or legal basis because his birthday parade was a dud and he thinks the war will produce arousing pictures for him to look at on Fox News.

submitted 1 day ago • 125 comments

The US has one political party that tiptoes on eggshells attempting not to offend anyone while the other blatantly lies while calling everyone who doesn't believe their propaganda a slur. If the Democratic party doesn't grow a spine and start going low, we are doomed.

submitted 3 days ago • 108 comments

Both sides news coverage is killing democracy and there is no place where it is more dangerous that in how legacy media covers the GOP attacks on free and fair elections. For my latest and to access all Democracy Docket premium content, sign-up now. newsletters.democracydocket.com/member-meblu...

submitted 2 days ago • 209 comments

The Minnesota assassin appears to be a hate-filled right winger. So can we stop walking on eggshells about MAGA's legitimization of political violence? Yes, Republicans have also been the target of inexcusable violence, but this isn't a "both sides" issue. 1/ A🧵on the danger.

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Why TF are these two stories p 7??? Do better @bostonglobe.com

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I’m not sure Newsom is “it” but this is how we have to talk about Trump. Sad but true, but this is how we need to communicate

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Gavin Newsom speaking Truth to Sarah Huckabee Sanders

submitted 7 days ago • 84 comments

Breaking @propublica.org: Bukele of El Salvador has become one of Trump’s favorite authoritarians, and Trump touts him as a foe of MS-13. But a US investigation has found evidence he has colluded with the gang, even paying it for votes. www.propublica.org/article/buke...

submitted 7 days ago • 102 comments

Musk's Twitter is now running paid advertising calling for the extrajudicial execution of protesters in Los Angeles. In most countries around the world, this is a criminal act.

submitted 9 days ago • 147 comments

RFK Jr.‘s extreme anti-vax views — and his related conflicts of interest — were a huge problem during his confirmation process. So he promised not to change the vaccine advisory panel. Today, he fired every single expert on that panel. It's a public health disaster.

submitted 9 days ago • 1441 comments

The President of the United States is advocating for arresting the duly-elected Governor of California for his SPEECH He thereafter admitted that the Governor of California had committed NO CRIME—but he still wants him arrested Spend as much time as you need processing what that means for America

submitted 10 days ago • 727 comments

Everything that’s happened over the past six months has been a response to an imaginary crisis. There is no immigrant invasion. No trade crisis. No scientific or governance crisis. Just people completely high off their own supply trying to fundamentally reorder society. None of this had to happen.

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submitted 11 days ago • 49 comments

"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 11 days ago • 54 comments

Litigation would be so easy if all defendants were like Trump

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"We are witnessing a constitutional tool of mercy being wielded as a tool for rewarding loyalty and creating 'an incentive structure to encourage people to take illegal actions” on the president’s behalf.'" www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-new-...

submitted 15 days ago • 18 comments

HAWLEY: Let's see the Trump chart. You don't think it's a little bit anomalous that Trump has so many more nationwide injunctions against him? KATE SHAW: A very plausible explanation you have to consider is that he's engaged in much more lawless activity than other presidents

submitted 16 days ago • 1574 comments

(Reuters) - FEMA staff left baffled after the disaster agency’s head said during a briefing that he hadn’t been aware the US has a hurricane season. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fema-staff-confused-after-head-said-he-was-unaware-us-hurricane-season-sources-2025-06-02/

submitted 16 days ago • 273 comments

open.substack.com/pub/contrari... important to acknowledge these people are fucking nuts

submitted 17 days ago • 30 comments

In a healthy information environment, this would be front-page news.

submitted 18 days ago • 2191 comments

Now that Trump has blasted Leonard Leo, don't let the right wing sanitize the Federalist Society. Its members have been supporting voter suppression for years, its judges are among the hardest on voters. What will come from Trump now will be far worse, but do not judge democracy on a curve.

submitted 18 days ago • 106 comments

Yo, @nytimes.com @bostonglobe.com @washingtonpost.com take notes.

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

@nickkristof.bsky.social to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, after Rubio denied deaths due to USAID grant cutoffs: "The only debate is whether to measure the dead in the thousands, tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands." 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/o...

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Raskin: This is a gangster state. This is not basically a legitimate government that is sometimes doing corrupt things. This is an essentially corrupt enterprise. It's like watching The Sopranos. Every day, they get up and they try to figure out how to plunder and pillage the people

submitted 19 days ago • 1121 comments

WATCH - @jessicatarlov.bsky.social on Fox: “If that was a Democratic dogemaster who showed up with a shiner and there was a report he did so much Ketamine he couldn’t pee straight… you would be leading your show with it.”

submitted 19 days ago • 460 comments

On behalf of the hundreds of thousands of children he killed?

submitted 20 days ago • 21 comments

To repeat, Trump's case against CBS is frivolous. Find me a First Amendment lawyer who thinks otherwise. If Paramount pays Trump, it won't because they're worried about legal liability. www.semafor.com/article/05/3...

submitted 20 days ago • 4 comments

Amazingly, we are still forced to listen to Republicans say with a straight face that cutting taxes for the wealthy will create such an explosion of economic growth that the tax cut will pay for itself. This is what they always say to justify upper-income tax cuts, and they’re always wrong.

submitted 20 days ago • 61 comments

As of today, Elon Musk is thought to be responsible for the death of 300,000 adults and kids due to the illegal closure of USAID (source: www.impactcounter.com/dashboard?vi...) That's a 103 deaths per hour, each day. And it will get worse. His legacy is one of death, destruction, and failure.

submitted 20 days ago • 110 comments

My take on today's US court tariff ruling. This is an excellent opportunity for the EU and other trading partners to quit preparing packages of concessions, tell Trump to shove it and get on with trading without the US. First 300 clicks free. It being 3.42am here in London, I am now going to bed.

submitted 21 days ago • 33 comments

That’s. Not. How. The. Constitution. Works.

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The notion that private institutions need to toe the party line is so fundamentally un-American it is almost unbelievable

submitted 22 days ago • 103 comments