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This is the right approach — speak to them as you would an especially stupid child, spell out their crimes and your contempt clearly.

submitted 2 days ago • 417 comments

This is a great illustration of why wholly unqualified extremists shouldn't be running essential government agencies.

submitted 3 days ago • 192 comments

Every generation has its defining test. This is ours. Don’t burn out – pace yourself, live your life, and keep pushing. We’re the torchbearers now. adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/keep-your-...

submitted 3 days ago • 602 comments

To be effective, our opposition to today's abuses must run alongside a clear picture of what we are actually for - and how everyday life could be better with different leadership.

submitted 4 days ago • 757 comments

COMMENTARY: Teachers know better than anyone that not all parents are accepting of their children and that school may be the only safe space for them, or a teacher could be the only safe adult they can talk to, writes @leannray.bsky.social.

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

#OnThisDay, 4 May 1250, Shajar al-Durr becomes Sultan of Egypt in her own right. During her brief reign, she had coins minted, and she was named in prayers in the mosques. #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #Egypt 🗃️

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Even if Donald Trump's openness to defying the Constitution and denying due process doesn't surprise you, his ignorance of his oath of office should shock all of us.

submitted 6 days ago • 154 comments

"Today, Governor Abbott signs his billionaire voucher scam into law. Remember this day next time a school closes. Remember this day next time a teacher quits. Remember this day next time your property taxes go up because the state is defunding our schools.”

submitted 8 days ago • 22 comments

#OnThisDay, 3 May 1933, Nellie Tayloe Ross took up post as director of the US Mint. She was the first woman to hold the position, and stayed in post for 20 years. She'd been the first woman to be elected governor of a state, Wyoming, back in 1924. #WomenInHistory #History #AmericanHistory 🗃️

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

Here it is. A timetable of 100 days of corruption. Breathtaking. Heartbreaking. We cannot let this stand.

submitted 10 days ago • 605 comments

President Trump promised a new "golden age" for the United States. But his first 100 days in office have left the economy looking tarnished.

submitted 11 days ago • 159 comments

Donald Trump promised to end inflation and lower costs on his first day in office. Instead, Americans are paying a higher price on groceries, cars, utilities, and housing — with the looming fear of a recession. He's crashing our economy and leaving you with the bill.

submitted 12 days ago • 46 comments

100 days into this presidency, Americans are paying the price - higher prices, crashing retirement accounts, and broken promises. But the American people are turning, thanks to your voices. Keep it up. It's up to us to demand something better.

submitted 12 days ago • 889 comments

The "more crime" lie so frustrating. Plays to stereotypes & racism. Reality: "....growing evidence that immigrants – both documented & undocumented – are less likely to commit crimes than native-born citizens." Misinformation & immigration blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20... @lseimpactblog.bsky.social

submitted 12 days ago • 2 comments

Why study history? The AHA asked history graduates. Here’s what they said. 🗃️

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

If the judge really committed a crime, fine—you better prove it. But if that’s really how you feel about the rule of law, why did you release the J6 criminals who all either pled guilty or were convicted by juries? I call BS.

submitted 15 days ago • 3 comments

They make it sound like there are millions of dead people getting Social Security checks. But it's just not true.

submitted 16 days ago • 596 comments

Do you live in Lewisville ISD? Voting for school board is starting next week. Vote for incumbent Sheila Taylor! Her opponent is supported by representative Ben Bumgarner, HD63 who voted provouchers!

submitted 23 days ago • 1 comment

Every Republican in Congress wants to cut Medicaid to pay for tax cuts for billionaires. They keep coming up with new ways to say it.

submitted 18 days ago • 18 comments

#OnThisDay, 19 Apr 1967, Katherine Switzer becomes the first woman to complete the Boston Marathon as a registered runner, despite the organiser physically trying to stop her. She ran it again in 2017, 50 years later. #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory 🗃️

submitted 22 days ago • 3 comments

Ukraine is beating Russia—sinking their fleet without a navy, killing 800,000+ invaders, and holding the line for 3 years. Donald Trump wants to save Putin. He won’t say Russia is the aggressor. Let’s be clear: there’d be a cease-fire if Russia…stopped. adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/ukraine-is...

submitted 23 days ago • 337 comments

The head of our country’s government is in the early stages of consolidating total power. We must of course reject this, but that is not enough. We have to respond by creating a different and better kind of American politics than we have seen before.

submitted 24 days ago • 1938 comments

For those breaking the constitution on behalf of Donald Trump with the assumption that he has your back: he may. But he’s 78, never exercised in his life, and will be president max another 3.5 years. There will be not statute of limitations for violating it

submitted 24 days ago • 488 comments

yes! this dude will back down to anyone who tells him to fuck himself! this is the only response worth having!

submitted 25 days ago • 532 comments

A coalition of Jewish groups warns that the Trump administration stripping international students of visas under the guise of fighting antisemitism actually makes Jews less safe and undermines the rule of law.

submitted 25 days ago • 193 comments

This is the kind of thing that, if true, leads to life sentences for treason

submitted 25 days ago • 3471 comments

BREAKING: Senator Chris Van Hollen is taking action on the imprisonment of Kilmar Abrego Garcia and is currently on the ground in El Salvador to demand his release.

submitted 25 days ago • 167 comments

U.S. Economic Policy Uncertainty Index soars to highest level in history 🚨 Congrats everyone, we did it 🥳🍾🫡

submitted 25 days ago • 18 comments

AOC: I saw on Fox, Jeanine Pirro says that they found so many babies and two year olds and four year olds receiving social security. I got a notice for you Jeanine Pirro: those babies receive social security because their parents died. That’s not a waste. That’s humanity. That’s America.

submitted 25 days ago • 1127 comments

This is so heartbreaking and makes nothing better and no one safer. It is the punitive act of an administration that values fealty over human health.

submitted 25 days ago • 64 comments

submitted 25 days ago • 264 comments

We are on Russias side. The orange fatty is straight traitor

submitted 26 days ago • 558 comments

Wow. You really gotta try to be this bad.

submitted 26 days ago • 20 comments

Nearly 3 million Germans have never used the internet For most people, using the internet is an essential part of daily life, but not for the estimated 4% of Germans who have not once gone online. www.dw.com/en/nearly-3-...

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

The most corrupt administration in American history wants you to look the other way from this. We can't. We need answers.

submitted 31 days ago • 1802 comments

The simultaneous crash of the stock market and the bond market is super ominous. But also a totally foreseeable consequence of this insane tariff policy. So is it incompetence or part of a plan to crash the economy? An increasingly important question.

submitted 32 days ago • 668 comments

FUN FACT 🚨: Today was the first time in history that the S&P 500 has ever been up 4% or more during the day and closed down more than 1%

submitted 32 days ago • 33 comments

The Social Security system is crashing, locking senior citizens out for long stretches nearly every day. And Trump's solution is to lay off 1000 more workers and slash the IT budget by 50%. Start asking if the purpose is to crash our economy and society. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

submitted 32 days ago • 180 comments

Americans seeking retirement or survivor benefits from the Social Security Administration will no longer be able to apply over the phone, starting next week.

submitted 32 days ago • 192 comments

COMMENTARY: We hear our politicians constantly talking about supporting coal. They say they want to stand up for coal. In reality, they’re only standing up for the coal mine owners to have less regulations so they can make more money, writes @leannray.bsky.social.

submitted 33 days ago • 1 comment

Veterans getting fired, social security is at risk, and Elon is telling you what you don’t need in govt, all while he just got a $6billion space x contract today! He makes money on you!

submitted 33 days ago • 385 comments

It's hard to imagine how this will all turn out, but I feel a deep moral obligation to fight it every step of the way. If they won't lift em up We will Harriet Tubman One of the bravest resistors of all time news.yahoo.com/national-par...

submitted 34 days ago • 42 comments