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i am not being pollyannish when i insist that the people who sign up do not sign up to advance a president’s domestic political agenda www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

I will be damned if I allow a bunch of Confederate-waving January 6th apologists give the American people a lecture on flag waving. There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later. They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.

America has never been broke. It’s just violently anti-poor. Troops in LA cost $134M — the price of 44 million school lunches. But sure, let’s keep pretending the issue is lazy parents and not a government that eats kids for breakfast.

Just so you know, if you see this guy in a video, odds are high that you're about to be told something iffy. Dr. Casagranda is all over social media but his research abilities leave a little to be desired. In short: street sewers were mostly for rain & other liquids, not for serious icky waste.

I love this so much! Austin, Texas in solidarity with LA. 🙏🏽❤️

Double.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem called Los Angeles a “city of criminals” and not a city of immigrants. But like its name, Los Angeles is a city of angels. We protect and look out for one another, especially the most vulnerable.

my main takeaway after spending the afternoon at the national history day competition is that the kids are pretty alright. also, that reactionaries are right to fear the consequences of kids learning the truth.

MAGA doesn't realize California is the 4th largest economy in the world, is the most populous state, and gives money to the federal government that red states rely upon for survival. Alas.

The most important story of our time is not what Donald Trump wants to do, but what the people of this country allow him to do.

Truth here👇👇👇👇👇

One in 35 Americans live in Los Angeles County. Los Angeles is America.

What's happening tonight is anything but law and order. Don't be deceived.

The federal government is taking over the California National Guard and deploying 2,000 soldiers in Los Angeles — not because there is a shortage of law enforcement, but because they want a spectacle. Don't give them one. Never use violence. Speak out peacefully.

I’m seeing all these debates here about whether violence can be justified in some circumstances. That’s not helpful. It is beside the point. This is a battle over legitimacy and the field of that battle is public opinion. This is a flagrant abuse of power. It is a crisis entirely of the Presidents..

“States’ rights” apparently don’t apply when Trump wants control.

“Tasted a little tear gas— tasted like fascism”

Here’s the brass tacks about ranked choice voting. Unless something very dramatic shifts in the coming weeks, the mayoral race will come down to Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani on the final ballot…

"Veterans know the layoffs aren’t about saving money. They’re about weakening the institution and ultimately privatizing and gutting VA disability funding, as spelled out in Project 2025." share.google/pz6mLWSzZIYC...

Trump ain’t to worried about the budget when it comes to these law breaking terrorists!

The whole Dems wanna court Elon myth is like 100% based on one comment from Ro Khanna. And even he now disavows it. Quite literally fake news.

#BookSky

I fear we are getting closer and closer.

The government is returning Abrego Garcia to the US where he will face criminal charges. In other words, due process, including an opportunity to defend himself in court. abcnews.go.com/US/mistakenl...

A former D.C. police lieutenant convicted of leaking information about a police investigation to the leader of the Proud Boys group on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, was sentenced Friday to 18 months behind bars.

Pope to African Missions: “Fidelity to your mission, by which your communities have over time surmounted countless difficulties from within and without, has enabled you to grow and even draw from adversity the inspiration to set out for new apostolic horizons in Africa and other parts of the world.”

Pt1. Attorney General Pam Bondi is accused of “serious professional misconduct” in a Florida Bar complaint, the Miami Herald has reported. www.yahoo.com/news/bondi-a...