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"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." -Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953

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Call your Representative tomorrow demand they get louder and more assertive about these masked, unidentifiable thugs who are ripping people off the streets. The current pushback is as “hardcore” as a bowl of warm pudding.

submitted 7 hours ago • 99 comments

Once again, I recommend Justice Sotomayor’s powerful dissent, which she read from the bench. (The SCOTUS equivalent of screaming.) It’s all straightforward and accessible. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

submitted 7 hours ago • 10 comments

Taking a moment to celebrate our ferocious women Senators who weren’t having any of the Hegseth shit today. BTW, has anyone seen much of Chuck Schumer lately?

submitted 6 hours ago • 2 comments

Holy shit. India’s Foreign Secretary just shut down Trump’s claim he brokered peace between India and Pakistan. Modi told him: “There was never any discussion… about a trade deal or U.S. mediation… India has neither accepted mediation, nor does it do so—and never will.”

submitted 8 hours ago • 330 comments

They've got enough money to throw us into another war, but not enough money to fund the suicide prevention hotline. Very "pro-life." Very "pro-family." So "GREAT."

submitted 8 hours ago • 339 comments

SLOTKIN: Have you given the order to be able to shoot at unarmed protesters in any way? HEGSETH: What is that based on? SLOTKIN: It is based on Trump giving that order to your predecessor, who I give a lot of credit to bc he didn't accept the order. He has more guts & balls than you

submitted 18 hours ago • 856 comments

Moulton: I have heard that a lot of officers are considering resigning their commissions because they question whether this is constitutional—whether they’re violating their oath to protect and defend the Constitution, not the president, by carrying out these orders. These are active discussions

submitted 16 hours ago • 432 comments

With everything else going on, the Senate sent the Big 💩 Bill back to the House, and made some changes. Here’s one:

submitted 17 hours ago • 263 comments

GOV. ANDY BESHEAR CRITICIZES ICE RAIDS!!

submitted 20 hours ago • 252 comments

“Bloomberg's US Economic Surprise index has turned the most negative so far this year, with a growing number of economic indicators coming in weaker than analysts initially expected.” 🇺🇸 @lisaabramowicz1

submitted 23 hours ago • 72 comments

"One of the simplest ways to fight disinformation is not to book liars on your program." — Soledad O'Brien

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HIRONO: If ordered by the president to shoot peaceful protesters in the legs, would you carry it out? HEGSETH: Of course I reject the premise of your question HIRONO: Considering that the president in his first term actually ordered such a thing, it's not a premise you can reject

submitted 19 hours ago • 204 comments

New in PN: Judge rules that anti-woke is just racism “'I’ve never seen a record where racial discrimination was so palpable,' Judge Young fumed. 'I’ve sat on this bench now for 40 years. I’ve never seen government racial discrimination like this.' More of this, please"

submitted 22 hours ago • 843 comments

An active duty service member has been sent to a mental health facility against his will after speaking out about ICE’s legal and humanitarian abuses. TikTokers took action, including writing @governor.ca.gov /

submitted 1 day ago • 277 comments

Zohran Mamdani, who recently cross-endorsed with Lander, called for the comptroller’s immediate release. “This is fascism and all New Yorkers must speak in one voice,” said Mamdani.

submitted 1 day ago • 668 comments

Melissa Hortman was only 55 years old. She had a lot more to do. It is so bitter and so sad that her life was taken - assassinated for fighting for what she believed in. It will now be up to us to carry on these fights.

submitted 1 day ago • 157 comments

NEW: The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that a 2021 censorship law can't be used to ban teaching about race and gender in Oklahoma's higher education institutions. This is a win for academic freedom and the First Amendment.

submitted 1 day ago • 142 comments

Padilla: I was forced to the ground, first on my knees and then flat on my chest. And as I was handcuffed and marched down a hallway repeatedly asking, why am I being detained? Not once did they tell me why. I pray you never have a moment like this

submitted 1 day ago • 764 comments

Sen. Alex Padilla on the Senate floor: "If that is what the administration is willing to do to a United States senator for having the authority to simply ask a question, imagine what they'll do to any American who dares to speak up." "I pray you never have a moment like this."

submitted 1 day ago • 101 comments

I’ll say it over and over again, I’ll NEVER regret voting for Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton, I remain proud AF with a clear conscience.

submitted 1 day ago • 213 comments

Hey, Mike. As someone whose wife barely survived an assassination attempt, let me tell you: Your joke isn't funny and you have an entire state to apologize to.

submitted 1 day ago • 437 comments

Melissa Hortman was murdered in her own home. Not a random act. A political assassination. We cannot afford silence—or soft language. Or hope as a plan. www.jackhopkinsnow.com

submitted 2 days ago • 138 comments

“Over 250 million acres of public lands are eligible for sale in the bill, including local recreation areas, wilderness study areas and inventoried roadless areas.” www.wilderness.org/articles/med...

submitted 1 day ago • 539 comments

As we approach Juneteenth, I want to point out something. The last freed slaves were freed years after the Emancipation Proclamation. The last school in the United States to desegregate did so, finally, in 2016. Half a century after Brown. The winning fights are LONG.

submitted 2 days ago • 18 comments

This is not normal. A sitting president refusing to call the governor of a state after two elected officials were shot, one fatally, is beyond words. A typical president, regardless of politics, would pick up the phone. Offer condolences.

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“I find it unconscionable that someone could step up to serve, voluntarily, in our military and be willing to sacrifice their life for our country only to have their families torn apart.” This article first appeared @thewarhorsenews.bsky.social

submitted 2 days ago • 341 comments

Police have arrested the Minnesota terrorist… He's not an immigrant. He's not a drag queen. He's just another white nationalist MAGAT murderer… Nothing more.

submitted 2 days ago • 61 comments

Illinois is PURE AWESOMENESS! 😎✨

submitted 3 days ago • 101 comments

The man suspected of shooting two Democratic lawmakers and their spouses in their homes in what officials describe as politically motivated attacks was arrested and charged Sunday evening after a sprawling manhunt involving more than 100 officers. wapo.st/3FFrkBL

submitted 2 days ago • 442 comments

go.bsky.app/4BSPVht 12.3million people protested, we are feeling the muted rage of 47 and hope it stunts his growth. We are in far greater numbers and have better messaging. Follow and stay fighting the good fight.

submitted 2 days ago • 63 comments

Our able men and women in uniform swear an Oath to support the Constitution—they didn’t sign up to spend the weekend in a military parade to feed the insatiable narcissism of an incorrigible insurrectionist/dictator.

submitted 4 days ago • 564 comments

Congrats to EVERYONE!! 😎 It looks like the ‘3% threshold of peaceful protestors’ showed up for ‘No Kings Day’…👇 11+ MILLION in the streets of America is a danger to Trump, and he knows it. Great. Job. To. The. Real. Patriots. 🇺🇸✨

submitted 4 days ago • 159 comments

🇺🇸🇺🇸

submitted 3 days ago • 94 comments

So proud to be a part of this amazing morning. Location ocean beach San Francisco #nokings

submitted 4 days ago • 911 comments

"How does it feel to get arrested at 87 years old? He said "I'm just beginning!"

submitted 3 days ago • 895 comments

Just want to take a moment to shout out the international reporters helping us get the real story out. When an 80-year-old veteran with a walker is hauled off with his hands zip-tied behind his back, and the media spins it as a “threatening breach” of a police barricade

submitted 3 days ago • 621 comments

www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

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LMFAO 😂 it’s zero people for the 🤡 clown show.

submitted 4 days ago • 640 comments

via Benedicto.Uribe on TikTok

submitted 4 days ago • 442 comments

This man is my hero because he’s a member of the United States Air Force and is standing by his #Oath to the #Constitution! I’m hoping that since he has taken the lead others will follow because this is what a true American Soldier looks like! Remember your Oath to the Constitution

submitted 5 days ago • 648 comments

The East Coast has shown up, 2.4 million and counting, with massive turnouts in small towns across the country. Shoutout to the Carolinas, Georgia, and Ohio for showing up strong!

submitted 4 days ago • 639 comments

that's little rock, arkansas showing the hell up #nokings

submitted 4 days ago • 343 comments

🔥 Marco Rubio blasts immigrants while hiding his own family’s story: His grandfather, Pedro Victor García, was caught and ordered deported in 1962 after sneaking back into the U.S. No legal record until 1966. For four years, he likely lived here undocumented—until amnesty saved him. SHAME on YOU!

submitted 5 days ago • 48 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 4 days ago • 535 comments

law enforcement officials say they made a proactive check at Rep. Hortman's home after a lawmaker who lived nearby was shot and found a "police vehicle in the driveway with emergency lights and what appeared to be a police officer at the door coming out of the house." He was actually the gunman.

submitted 4 days ago • 1171 comments

BORDER PATROL: “Are you an 🇺🇸 citizen?” 🔥 NATIVE AMERICAN WOMAN: “FIRST ONES. We didn’t cross the border, the border crossed us… what are you? You’re not first born. You’re not from this fckin’ land. Punk-as b*tches.”

submitted 4 days ago • 834 comments

Pope Leo XIV will address a packed baseball stadium in Chicago on Saturday, greeting a U.S. audience directly for the first time and offering a glimpse of the potential impact of the first American papacy.

submitted 4 days ago • 238 comments