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Happy Juneteenth, Illinois. It may seem the pace of progress is heartbreakingly slow, but our state has long led the nation in the fight for equality — and we won't stop now. Today, we recommit to building a brighter, fairer future for all.

submitted 7 days ago • 84 comments

I’m not reading anything about that Curtis Yarvin guy, okay? Don’t make me read anything about that Curtis Yarvin guy

submitted 24 days ago • 140 comments

Waking up to Ukraine absolutely shredding Russian military and air force Is amazing Slava Ukrainii

submitted 25 days ago • 298 comments

Emergency video! Ukraine has the cards

submitted 25 days ago • 263 comments

Mike Johnson blatantly lies on Meet the Press: "You can underscore what I'm about to tell you -- there are no Medicaid cuts in the big beautiful bill ... what we're doing is an important, and frankly heroic thing."

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This is their grift. Trump does it too. Someone else in the regime does something visibly corrupt, illegal, or destructive. The others profess ignorance so they don’t have to respond to it or be accountable. But they are, in fact, accountable for creating this disaster. Every single one of them.

submitted 32 days ago • 4 comments

I get so tired if having to say, "If Joe Biden had done this...."

submitted 43 days ago • 111 comments

Nailed it.

submitted 42 days ago • 49 comments

Q: There are many people who fit the criteria of fleeing persecution. Afghans for example. But they're being denied refugee status. So why such an exception for the Afrikaners? TRUMP ADMIN OFFICIAL: One of the criteria is making sure they can be assimilated easily into our country

submitted 45 days ago • 1489 comments

lolwat

submitted 52 days ago • 1 comment

From California condors to golden eagles, the Blue Mtn Kern 1 ALERTCalifornia camera has been a hotspot for cool birds the last week or so. #firecambirds

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submitted 71 days ago • 45 comments

there’s a style of reporting that’s basically like “the left hasn’t been duped by the transparently bad faith framing of the right, but I, the reporter, very much have.”

submitted 75 days ago • 75 comments

Starting to think Democrats are being treated a little too harshly over last year considering they had to contend with voters like this... www.newsweek.com/trump-voter-...

submitted 74 days ago • 0 comments

“Couldn’t have said it better myself “! 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

submitted 75 days ago • 339 comments

Democracy isn’t dying in darkness it’s being dismantled at the hands of the Supreme Court of North Carolina. @allisonjriggs.bsky.social won this election fair and square back in November. Her opponent is a petulant Confederate cosplayer who can’t handle losing. Concede Jefferson Griffin.

submitted 75 days ago • 165 comments

pressing the “I told you so” button until it breaks off

submitted 75 days ago • 4 comments

The ideal two person podcast has one fairly upbeat normie (usually the host) and one grump who loves to complain. Unbeatable formula.

submitted 75 days ago • 142 comments

There are trans Americans right now looking out at this world and wondering if anyone is going to stand up for them and for their simple right to exist. Well, I am. We are. We will.

submitted 87 days ago • 284 comments

Musk: I mean, have you Tim Walz, who is a huge jerk, running on stage with the Tesla stock price.. What an evil thing to do. What a creep, what a jerk. Like who derives joy from that?

submitted 89 days ago • 7007 comments