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republicans have projected confidence about literally everything my entire life

the account in the meme is a race-science account that approvingly retweets extremely open nazis

WASHINGTON (AP) - National Guard members already have temporarily detained civilians in the Los Angeles protests, commander says.

We need to hear the Dems standing strong and firm with Rep. McIver.

This reminds me of a line in Mel Brooks' "The Producers": "Not many people know it, but the Fuhrer was a terrific dancer."

Had some more to say on the "riots" and "invasion" in LA. If it’s a "riot," it’s the police who are rioting. If there’s an “invasion” of LA, it’s the US military that is invading.

The only reason people think LA is a postapocalyptic nightmare is because of the X algorithm. An unreality machine.

man, what are we doing here

Read this thread.

the single biggest reason Trump did not pay an election-losing price for 1/6 is that he did not face the consequences that attempting an insurrection should have carried. a lot of people are at fault for that, but it's a lesson that has to be fucking learned.

Amidst everything that is happening, my youngest son, over the past several weeks, has mastered the art of walking. My premature boy with a rare disease, who cackles with delight as he learns how to navigate his environment. I will do everything in my power to protect that joy of possibility.

The Washington Post, which silenced its Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist and reduced its opinion pages to a defense of “free markets and democracy” alone, would like to lecture other people on the importance of a free and full exchange of all ideas.

Well at least there wasn't a measles outbreak during all this chaos or anything.

Trump underwater in literally every single issue. 38% approval overall. 27% approval on his spending bill. 40% approval on deportations. Musk also at 30% approval. 38% approval for RFK Jr. 35% approval for JD Vance. Nobody fucking wants any of this. poll.qu.edu/poll-release...

Every major Dem politician needs to realize that, in this environment, they can schedule a "speech to the nation," like Newsom did, and get tons of media coverage. Just do it.

When he says "huge swaths" of Santa Monica look like "failed third world nations" what he means specifically is that there are brown people out in public

Miller says he wants to demographically cleanse "huge parts" of Los Angeles until everyone in the city knows each other, and it's not a "society of strangers" anymore. We are talking about dystopian nightmare here. He's the apocalyptic prophet with an army.

If you live in LA, please post videos and photos of reality as much as you can because the Fox News Cinematic Universe is working hard to sell this dystopian fiction.

Imagine kidnapping people off the street in broad daylight and thinking you're the "good guys". People who are at work, at their kids' school or otherwise minding their business. Imagine shooting people with rubber bullets because they want it to stop and thinking you're the "good guys". 🤔😑

I seen Flavor Flav trending on the other place and was like I hope he’s ok 😳😒 BUT YOUR BOY IS STILL HERE,!! This is the second time I found out that I died. 🤣🤣🤣

Musk and the other bad-faith free speech bros are not at all interested in free speech. They want reckless speech and far-reaching censorship of their enemies. badfaithtimes.com/the-free-spe...

I’m not blogging at all this month (revising the book manuscript), but if I wasn’t on blogging-hiatus, here’s what I’d be writing: (1) An awful lot of centrist pundit-types built their careers in the ‘10s around writing takes that perform well on algorithmic media.

My work here is done

I’ve thanked SPED teachers and therapists for what they do, but a special shout out to the staff who look out for our kids. We’ve had amazing librarians and nurses here. And the security guys at my son’s school make him feel like a king and I absolutely love them for it.

This is a hopeful update in Heidy's case that I have been closely watching. The Trump Administration's cruel actions will not be forgotten and I will continue to utilize every avenue I can to right these wrongs. en.cibercuba.com/noticias/202...

The founding fathers did not live and die to see this moment. It’s time for all of us to stand up peacefully.

Every flashbang could instead be a meal for a poor kid. Every hotel room for a National Guardsman deployed to fire at our neighbors could house a homeless vet. Every "less-than-lethal" bullet pulled from a journalist's eye could be already needed healthcare for anyone else. All of this is a choice.

Mafia politics bleeds into mafia business.

Rewording my earlier post. RFK Jr will be testifying before Congress. I am interested in what experts and others think would be the best way to leverage this time and opportunity for the public good. If you were behind the dais for this hearing, what would you do? What do you want to see asked?

My grandmother came to the US the "right way" because Congress created legislation to allow her & tens of thousands of other war brides to immigrate after WW2. We solve the immigration "crisis" by creating legal pathways for people to come here not by criminalizing people for wanting a better life.

When this was supposedly happening it was the greatest threat to freedom of thought and speech that had ever existed. But now that the extreme right is doing it’s fine bsky.app/profile/katt...

the right won't tell you this because they want your money, but the best way to get a girlfriend as a young man is to be a straight guy who likes musical theater.

I talked to @haaretzcom.bsky.social about Palestine and Israel, generational trauma, and how the far-right is trying weaponize Palestinian, Israeli, and Jewish pain for its authoritarian own agenda: www.haaretz.com/us-news/2025...

When Stanley Nelson investigated unsolved KKK killings, some of his best sources were the spouses and children of the Klansmen. The men who would torture and kill were often abusive to their family at home--and those spouses and kids talked. My expanded story for npr.org. www.npr.org/2025/06/07/n...

quick question, david: why isn’t he governor anymore?

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leftists: that thing you teach us in school to be terrified of is happening historians: that thing is definitely happening star wars: here is a beat-for-beat breakdown of how the thing happens, but with pew pew lasers. we know you watched it news outlets: these protesters are out of control

To clarify, I'm not worried because this tells us something about the political views of "The Troops." I'm alarmed because of how many times/places professional norms had to break down for this to happen.

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You have no obligation to defend or explain the behavior of random street protesters. We have a lawless government that is flagrantly violating its legal, moral, even philosophical obligations to us. Everything else is secondary

"The HHS FAQ represents more than just flawed policy—it demonstrates a concerning pattern of cherry-picking data, misrepresenting studies, and bypassing established scientific processes."

Yup. Same.

NEW: With two weeks to Primary Day, Andrew Cuomo's lead has shrunk, with Zohran Mamdani on the verge of a historic upset. My thoughts on the impending showdown between new movements and old institutions, and why Team Cuomo should be worried: www.michaellange.nyc/p/andrew-cuo...

Even still these edgelords can’t be honest. They like Lee because he fought for slavery and they think slavery was good. bsky.app/profile/kevi...