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submitted 11 hours ago • 0 comments

Everyone take note that this was not bleated on Memorial Day, or Presidents’ Day, or any other Federal holiday, but *specifically* Juneteenth. I wonder why 🤔

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

Construction slump: Recession bells ringing! #econsky

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

"What blows my mind is our resignation in the aftermath of this nonsense" Jon Stewart on the Minnesota murders

submitted 4 days ago • 71 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.

submitted 6 days ago • 325 comments

OMG 😆

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

WOW

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Donald Trump does NOT want you to share this footage of his pathetically tiny birthday parade crowd.

submitted 7 days ago • 2132 comments

Incredible

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Not a drag queen.

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

San Diego SHOW OUT CAN I GET A HELL YEAH

submitted 7 days ago • 54 comments

Gilead in FORT WORTH, TX #NoKingsDay

submitted 7 days ago • 419 comments

HONESTY. INTEGRITY. DECENCY. #June14th-ObamaAppreciationDay

submitted 7 days ago • 294 comments

Let’s fucking go!!!

submitted 7 days ago • 79 comments

On the Ben Franklin Parkway, they keep coming and coming

submitted 7 days ago • 60 comments

I’ve activated the State Emergency Operations Center. Local law enforcement in Champlin and Brooklyn Park have the full resources of the State of Minnesota behind them. We are monitoring the situation closely and will share more information soon.

submitted 7 days ago • 589 comments

Horrifying news out of Minnesota this morning as political violence takes the lives of Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark. @Chasten and I are holding their loved ones in our hearts and praying for State Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette as they recover.

submitted 7 days ago • 537 comments

😳😮😲. As the Joe Turns

submitted 8 days ago • 1301 comments

SCOOP: The Trump admin has abruptly shifted the focus of its mass deportation campaign, telling ICE officials to largely pause raids and arrests in the agricultural industry, hotels and restaurants, according to an internal email and three officials with knowledge. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/u...

submitted 8 days ago • 152 comments

This is bureaucratized, institutionalized psychopathy.

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

explosion from iran's missile attack on tel aviv

submitted 8 days ago • 5 comments

USAGM today urgently called back to work the staff of the Voice of America's Farsi language service. All had been on paid admin leave for the past three months with the rest of VOA's silenced journalists.

submitted 8 days ago • 147 comments

Trump has ordered Medicaid to share data of suspected undocumented immigrants, the NY Daily News reports. Your data is not safe with a surveillance state.

submitted 8 days ago • 5 comments

Market has absolutely 0 confidence in the Trump regime’s ability to navigate our new geo-political reality. #nokings

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

In new post I review the extraordinary damage Trump's out of control migrant terror is causing, and argue that it's only a piece of a broader national strategy of sabotage, plunder and betrayal that's doing lasting harm to America and the American people 👇 www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/trumps-esc...

submitted 8 days ago • 3 comments

This, actually, would be very bad. The House provision was sloppily drafted, but this seeks to restrict judges significantly.

submitted 8 days ago • 13 comments

submitted 9 days ago • 53 comments

Couple things here: 1. With this target deck, and the rumors that Mohammad Bagheri was also targeted, this isn’t just an attempt to dismantle their nuclear program - it’s pretty clearly a regime decapitation strike 2. Iran’s response may be delayed, but will likely be *massive*

submitted 9 days ago • 63 comments