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The stupidest people are in charge because we couldn’t prosecute a political crime because it would look too political.

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ezra klein and his wife are fascist plants

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I hadn't seen this take on the authoritarian response to the LA protests anywhere else, so I wrote it myself. New Racket. theracket.news/p/the-imperi...

submitted 2 days ago • 8 comments

I count 49 news headlines on the NYT mobile app home page right now, not including opinion, sports or cooking. None of them are about the massive protests yesterday.

submitted 12 hours ago • 286 comments

When my Jewish friend is accused of being a self hating Jew and a fake Jew simply because she opposes the genocide in Gaza and speaks out against warmongering toward Iran, it becomes painfully clear that these accusations have nothing to do with protecting Jews or fighting hatred. They are about

submitted 14 hours ago • 5 comments

'What we’re witnessing in Los Angeles is what Hannah Arendt called “the boomerang effect of imperialism upon the homeland”—the methods of empire being played out on American soil.' theracket.news/p/the-imperi... @katz.theracket.news

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

the media didn't like biden and wanted to hurt him so they promoted the "truck caravans" as a major story to try to do that. by contrast, they like trump and want to help him (like they helped him win the election) and so bury or minimize coverage of anti-Trump protests

submitted 13 hours ago • 3 comments

I don't think we will be able to successfully work the refs - the refs have been bought off already - but calling attention to this is valuable in convincing people on our side to look around and reevaluate who in the corporate media they can trust

submitted 14 hours ago • 15 comments

scholar of partisan violence/Latin American Dirty Wars here: there is nothing to distinguish this from how people were taken in Argentina, Guatemala, Chile, etc, except that it's all on camera

submitted 16 hours ago • 19 comments

““I just want to say, ‘Hey, these are regular people. I’m a mom. I live in Sandy and I was peacefully protesting the politics that I think are inhuman,’” she said. “... Let’s not let fear rule us. I’ll be at the next protest.””

submitted 14 hours ago • 3 comments

"defund the police" was so obviously correct. I really don't care if it doesn't poll well. it's like telling me that I should stop saying I like vaccines if they stopped polling well.

submitted 1 day ago • 83 comments

fuck yes

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imperial boomerang as a washed out merc

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I mean if you're trying to radicalize centrists this is a good method I guess

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They’re trying to stop you from showing up. They want you to stay home. If your state says it’s safe to go, you should protest. Meet people, march, make posters, organize, have fun, be seen. Don’t let the bastards win.

submitted 1 day ago • 31 comments

hell yeah

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So the suspected republican assassin in the murder of a state legislator here in Minnesota and the attempted murder of another ran his own private security firm, and multiple members of his family were police. Someday people will accept that what those of us on the academic side are saying is true

submitted 1 day ago • 19 comments

Los Angeles. Just wow.

submitted 1 day ago • 279 comments

Countries with women leaders tend to be better run, but not because women are better leaders. Women can be trash too. Countries with women leaders tend to be better run, because if your country is too sexist to elect women about 1/2 the time, then it's not selecting leaders on talent.🤷🏿‍♂️

submitted 1 day ago • 15 comments

"Call 911 if you see a cop" is real product of the moment, isn't it?

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It's hard to understate how important Representative & former Speaker Hortman was to Minnesota politics - she was probably the most prominent woman politician & integral to the recent budget deal. She was also incredibly kind and a real person - Kiernan sold her girl scout cookies. It's horrifying.

submitted 1 day ago • 54 comments

On the way to today’s No Kings rallies! Come protest with us in Evanston (until 12) and Des Plaines (1-3). See you there.

submitted 1 day ago • 35 comments

CNN not allowed to tell their readers that both of the "politically targeted" lawmakers were Democrats.

submitted 1 day ago • 16 comments

assassinations, handcuffing a senator at press conference, marines detaining a civilian, and a military parade for the president’s birthday. rough week for democracy.

submitted 1 day ago • 94 comments

THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE BEEN SCREAMING ABOUT. ANY PSYCHO CAN GO COSPLAY A COP RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF WHAT THE BROWNSHIRTS IN ICE ARE DOING, WITH TACIT APPROVAL FROM THIS ADMINISTRATION. SICKENING AND TERRIFYING.

submitted 1 day ago • 33 comments

Republicans are dressing as cops and assassinating members of congress and democrats are insisting protesters limit themselves to holding parades, giving their routes to the cops, and sitting on the ground passively to be brutalized by said cops.

submitted 1 day ago • 10 comments

It’s time to vote 🗳️ findmypollsite.vote.nyc

submitted 1 day ago • 34 comments

These are assassinations to flip control of the Minnesota House (was 67-67) and Senate (was 34-33).

submitted 1 day ago • 28 comments

As a four-decade veteran of the daily journalism business, let me tell you: Every competent political reporter in this country knows that Trump is trying to establish a dictatorship. The industry's shame is that so few journalists will say so, and the ones who do lose their jobs.

submitted 3 days ago • 190 comments

The "I'll lower costs and get us out of endless wars" candidate is now presiding over surging costs and brand new wars.

submitted 2 days ago • 749 comments

love these commies

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fucking gestapo

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The thing about taxing the rich… even after you tax them… they will still be rich The entire grievance of wealth is sadistic

submitted 2 days ago • 29 comments

A woman is hospitalized and receives staples in her head after LAPD trampled her with their horses. LAPD also impeded her receiving medical attention.

submitted 2 days ago • 638 comments

Most of the "shoulda voted blue" commentary here is proof that the clueless and insulated will continue to victim blame right up until the victim as we've escaped "the south" as the problem. People who need life saving access to care are fighting insurance approvals. I just reskeeted a system ...

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

It is actually nuts that even when the NYC political establishment was presented with a broad field of talented candidates w/ many ideas, in a time of generational change & anti-corruption, they STILL chose to line up behind scandal-ridden Andrew Cuomo. It’s cowardice.

submitted 3 days ago • 1108 comments

Netanyahu Calls Iran Strikes Necessary To Prevent War He Just Started

submitted 2 days ago • 596 comments

It's not self defense when you're a nuclear armed military power with a superpower benefactor and you're shooting first, hope this helps

submitted 3 days ago • 12 comments

NYT found the “big beautiful bill” would be the largest transfer from the poor to the rich in a single law since at least 1990. In fact, it would be the largest transfer ever. Reagan’s low-income cuts were MUCH smaller - and his tax cuts were done separately. And before him, nothing comes close.

submitted 2 days ago • 33 comments