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Happy Barack Obama Day!

submitted 3 hours ago • 1 comment

The Paradox of Tolerance disappears if you look at tolerance, NOT as a moral standard, but as a social contract. If someone does not abide by the terms of the contract, they are not covered by it. In other words, the intolerant aren't deserving of your tolerance.

submitted 9 hours ago • 2 comments

NEW: The CBP confirmed to @404media.co that it has been flying Predator drones over LA amid the protests. These Predator B drones are military-caliber UAVs used for aerial reconnaissance that can be armed. It further breaks the seal on federal involvement in civilian matters. More here:

submitted 1 day ago • 78 comments

You all know Trump’s coup never stopped, right? Since Jan 6, Trump has been trying to overthrow the USA government. Now he’s involved the US Marines. We must show up loudly yet peacefully to stop him #NoKings m.youtube.com/watch?v=DXnH...

submitted 1 day ago • 14 comments

“Oceania had always been at war with Eastasia.”

submitted 1 day ago • 200 comments

Art vs artist

submitted 1 day ago • 29 comments

14 June 1921 | A Polish Jew, Izrael Erdunast, was born in Błaszki. A farmer. In #Auschwitz from 1 September 1942. No. 62456 Evacuated to KL Buchenwald. Fate unknown.

submitted 22 hours ago • 11 comments

And the first person they detain is…a vet. Of course. www.reuters.com/world/us/us-... 🚨🇺🇸

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submitted 22 hours ago • 3 comments

14 June 1939 | A French Jewish boy, Michel Crispin, was born in Paris. On 21 September 1942 he was deported from Pithiviers to #Auschwitz & on 23 September 1942 he was murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.

submitted 19 hours ago • 17 comments

TYRANNY IS HERE: US citizen, minding his own business on his way to work, gets ambushed by ICE, dragged out of his car, thrown in cuffs, and treated like a criminal — in his own country. This is the price you pay for simply existing in America today.

submitted 21 hours ago • 147 comments

No kings. Since 1776.

submitted 20 hours ago • 1 comment

Unbelievable that we have to keep repeating these basic facts

submitted 1 day ago • 2 comments

I shouldn't be shocked, but wow, it is disturbing to see an elected Senator wrestled to the ground by security goons. #NaziNoem #TyrantTrump

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

#VacvinationsSaveLives natural immunity is BS

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Important point from @anthonylfisher.bsky.social: Padilla wasn’t assaulted while asking about some mundane policy issue. He was shoved out and cuffed while Noem was gleefully talking about overthrowing California’s elected leaders by military force. That’s where we are.

submitted 1 day ago • 15 comments

Double Speak About NASA Science nasawatch.com/space-scienc...

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Workers are "terrified" as immigration agents sweep farms, the president of United Farm Workers says, adding that Americans should think about the "human loss" as well as "crops rotting" in the fields.

submitted 1 day ago • 129 comments

Attention: @schumer.senate.gov @democrats.senate.gov ‼️

submitted 2 days ago • 31 comments

Senator Alex Padilla was forcibly removed from a press conference in Los Angeles when he tried to pose a question of Trump's puppy-killing Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem. www.aol.com/sen-alex-pad...

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

“Natural immunity” (aka getting infected) is literally thousands of times riskier than vaccination. Getting vaccinated is not only FAR safer than getting infected, but unlike catching a disease, vaccination creates no risk of spreading a deadly virus to everyone you meet.

submitted 2 days ago • 7 comments

Thank you for your attention to this matter. #AccountabilityForJanuary6th

submitted 3 days ago • 257 comments

Sources said that even at the start of his second term, Trump was discussing with multiple advisers where & when it would make sense to send in federal troops, either for supposed crime control or in response to larger-scale public activism against his agenda. 🔗 www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

submitted 4 days ago • 165 comments

abcnews.go.com/US/live-upda... God help us and immigrants in Los Angeles & nationwide @miriam2626.bsky.social @lonestarleft.com @mcdptx.bsky.social @mocoyds.bsky.social @harriscodemocrats.bsky.social @mehdirhasan.bsky.social @mikeokuda.bsky.social @eastendjoe.bsky.social @ezraklein.bsky.social

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

My thanks to our friends who have expressed concern over alarming news reports. However, Los Angeles is NOT a “war zone.” Protests in LA have been peaceful, except for isolated events that were deliberately provoked by the Federal government and amplified by irresponsible media.

submitted 4 days ago • 3 comments

Not a doctor. Not a scientist. No. A longtime heroin addict and current steroid enthusiast who perjured himself in confirmation hearings in order to pursue a twisted agenda that will kill more Americans than Osama Bin Laden.

submitted 4 days ago • 669 comments

At the very minimum this means no significant new vaccine approvals until at least 2029 www.axios.com/2025/06/09/r...

submitted 4 days ago • 17 comments

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.

submitted 4 days ago • 1152 comments

Trump's latest shitshow is to detract from inflation and his ruinous tariffs. As Hitler and Stalin knew, in times of trouble, find a bogeyman.

submitted 4 days ago • 169 comments

Trump's actions in LA are part of a sustained, multi-pronged attack on freedom of speech, targeting anyone who does not share Trump’s ideology. This amazing article identifies 22 actions taken by the Trump administration that undermine freedom of speech, a must read! popular.info/p/the-state-...

submitted 4 days ago • 3 comments

The only question in American politics right now is are you for or against authoritarianism? Nothing else matters.

submitted 4 days ago • 16 comments

Can a producer for @lauracoates.com @cnn.com @cnn-news.bsky.social get in touch with me ASAP? Your guests are factually wrong on the law in California and this is dangerous. Press exempt from arrest per CA Penal Code 409.7. I negotiated language of the law. You need to correct this ASAP.

submitted 4 days ago • 50 comments

In a leaked letter, ICE Barbie has asked the military to start arresting rioters in Los Angeles.

submitted 4 days ago • 16 comments

Now, it's up to us. Show up on June 14th. Science supports the health of all of us. More than 340 scientists from NIH (Including at least 21 Nobel prize winners) and 5,000 people protest widespread potential harm to the public's health. No kings! Support science! www.science.org/content/arti...

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

Enraged at Judicial Setbacks From His Own Nominees, Trump Is Pushing Extremists https://twp.ai/4ioSQG

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

Excellent thread by @rgoodlaw.bsky.social re Trump’s 6/7/25 EO federalizing the National Guard and authorizing domestic use of regular armed forces over Governor’s objection.

submitted 4 days ago • 34 comments

For decades the NRA and other gun nuts told us that their guns were to protect us all from a tyrannical government. So a tyrannical government is here, they are all sitting on their asses, and the people who want gun control have taken to the streets to defy the tyrannical government instead.

Happy Barack Obama Day!

The Paradox of Tolerance disappears if you look at tolerance, NOT as a moral standard, but as a social contract. If someone does not abide by the terms of the contract, they are not covered by it. In other words, the intolerant aren't deserving of your tolerance.

NEW: The CBP confirmed to @404media.co that it has been flying Predator drones over LA amid the protests. These Predator B drones are military-caliber UAVs used for aerial reconnaissance that can be armed. It further breaks the seal on federal involvement in civilian matters. More here:

You all know Trump’s coup never stopped, right? Since Jan 6, Trump has been trying to overthrow the USA government. Now he’s involved the US Marines. We must show up loudly yet peacefully to stop him #NoKings m.youtube.com/watch?v=DXnH...

“Oceania had always been at war with Eastasia.”

Art vs artist

14 June 1921 | A Polish Jew, Izrael Erdunast, was born in Błaszki. A farmer. In #Auschwitz from 1 September 1942. No. 62456 Evacuated to KL Buchenwald. Fate unknown.

And the first person they detain is…a vet. Of course. www.reuters.com/world/us/us-... 🚨🇺🇸

14 June 1939 | A French Jewish boy, Michel Crispin, was born in Paris. On 21 September 1942 he was deported from Pithiviers to #Auschwitz & on 23 September 1942 he was murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.

TYRANNY IS HERE: US citizen, minding his own business on his way to work, gets ambushed by ICE, dragged out of his car, thrown in cuffs, and treated like a criminal — in his own country. This is the price you pay for simply existing in America today.

No kings. Since 1776.

Unbelievable that we have to keep repeating these basic facts

I shouldn't be shocked, but wow, it is disturbing to see an elected Senator wrestled to the ground by security goons. #NaziNoem #TyrantTrump

#VacvinationsSaveLives natural immunity is BS

Important point from @anthonylfisher.bsky.social: Padilla wasn’t assaulted while asking about some mundane policy issue. He was shoved out and cuffed while Noem was gleefully talking about overthrowing California’s elected leaders by military force. That’s where we are.

Double Speak About NASA Science nasawatch.com/space-scienc...

Workers are "terrified" as immigration agents sweep farms, the president of United Farm Workers says, adding that Americans should think about the "human loss" as well as "crops rotting" in the fields.

Attention: @schumer.senate.gov @democrats.senate.gov ‼️

Senator Alex Padilla was forcibly removed from a press conference in Los Angeles when he tried to pose a question of Trump's puppy-killing Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem. www.aol.com/sen-alex-pad...

“Natural immunity” (aka getting infected) is literally thousands of times riskier than vaccination. Getting vaccinated is not only FAR safer than getting infected, but unlike catching a disease, vaccination creates no risk of spreading a deadly virus to everyone you meet.

Thank you for your attention to this matter. #AccountabilityForJanuary6th

abcnews.go.com/US/live-upda... God help us and immigrants in Los Angeles & nationwide @miriam2626.bsky.social @lonestarleft.com @mcdptx.bsky.social @mocoyds.bsky.social @harriscodemocrats.bsky.social @mehdirhasan.bsky.social @mikeokuda.bsky.social @eastendjoe.bsky.social @ezraklein.bsky.social

My thanks to our friends who have expressed concern over alarming news reports. However, Los Angeles is NOT a “war zone.” Protests in LA have been peaceful, except for isolated events that were deliberately provoked by the Federal government and amplified by irresponsible media.

Not a doctor. Not a scientist. No. A longtime heroin addict and current steroid enthusiast who perjured himself in confirmation hearings in order to pursue a twisted agenda that will kill more Americans than Osama Bin Laden.

At the very minimum this means no significant new vaccine approvals until at least 2029 www.axios.com/2025/06/09/r...

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.

Trump's latest shitshow is to detract from inflation and his ruinous tariffs. As Hitler and Stalin knew, in times of trouble, find a bogeyman.

Trump's actions in LA are part of a sustained, multi-pronged attack on freedom of speech, targeting anyone who does not share Trump’s ideology. This amazing article identifies 22 actions taken by the Trump administration that undermine freedom of speech, a must read! popular.info/p/the-state-...

The only question in American politics right now is are you for or against authoritarianism? Nothing else matters.

Can a producer for @lauracoates.com @cnn.com @cnn-news.bsky.social get in touch with me ASAP? Your guests are factually wrong on the law in California and this is dangerous. Press exempt from arrest per CA Penal Code 409.7. I negotiated language of the law. You need to correct this ASAP.

In a leaked letter, ICE Barbie has asked the military to start arresting rioters in Los Angeles.

Now, it's up to us. Show up on June 14th. Science supports the health of all of us. More than 340 scientists from NIH (Including at least 21 Nobel prize winners) and 5,000 people protest widespread potential harm to the public's health. No kings! Support science! www.science.org/content/arti...

Enraged at Judicial Setbacks From His Own Nominees, Trump Is Pushing Extremists https://twp.ai/4ioSQG

Excellent thread by @rgoodlaw.bsky.social re Trump’s 6/7/25 EO federalizing the National Guard and authorizing domestic use of regular armed forces over Governor’s objection.

For decades the NRA and other gun nuts told us that their guns were to protect us all from a tyrannical government. So a tyrannical government is here, they are all sitting on their asses, and the people who want gun control have taken to the streets to defy the tyrannical government instead.

Start with them.

👇👇