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One of the greatest deceptions of our time is the false narrative that we should be more concerned about a poor person misusing the welfare system or an immigrant being here illegally than we are about the ultra wealthy abusing the system and cruel people having unchecked power over all of us.

submitted 10 hours ago • 152 comments

BREAKING: Judge Boasberg GRANTS class certification for the people held at CECOT and gives the government ONE WEEK to explain how they're going to facilitate due process for EVERYONE sent there under the Alien Enemies Act. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

submitted 1 day ago • 448 comments

There are a lot of Pride🏳️‍🌈 flags so I find this chart highly informative to not only see the visual differences and when they happened but also what each represents and why they were updated.

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

According to AP, the typical pay package for S&P 500 CEOs rose to $17M last year — an increase of 9.7%. At half of the companies surveyed, it would take the median worker 192 years to make what the CEO did in one year. This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.

submitted 3 days ago • 308 comments

Freedom is reading whatever the heck you want ✌🏼 @powells.bsky.social in Portland, OR 📍

submitted 4 days ago • 2 comments

#FACTS

submitted 5 days ago • 362 comments

Yea it is.

submitted 6 days ago • 116 comments

A recent report found that Elon Musk faced at least $2.37B in potential legal liability from 11 fed agencies as of Inauguration Day. As he exits, these agencies are still on DOGE's chopping block or have dropped investigations into his corporations. See what this was about?

submitted 7 days ago • 142 comments

A friendly reminder: I can confirm all Nazis are going to hell.

submitted 9 days ago • 112 comments

TAPPER: I have a hard time thinking that if a D president held a dinner for investors in his cryptocurrency, you wouldn't be outraged MIKE JOHNSON: Look, I don't know anything about the dinner. I was a little busy this past week, so I'm not going to comment on something I haven't even heard about

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DURBIN: How can we give hope to people across the country who are suffering from so many diseases when our government is cutting back on that research? RFK Jr: I do not know about any cuts to ALS research D: I just read them to you! R: I didn't know about them until you told me about them

submitted 16 days ago • 2548 comments

America is like a sleeping giant whose passion for democracy and social justice is fearless, once awakened. The giant doesn’t awaken easily, but a nightmare can do it. Some thoughts... robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-tho...

submitted 18 days ago • 106 comments

Good morning !

submitted 18 days ago • 310 comments

When Nashville SC defeated Charlotte FC on Saturday, the supporters section lacked its usual verve and had visible gaps throughout the risers. The reason was explained in a pair of large white banners. No estamos todos aquí. We are not all here. www.nytimes.com/athletic/634...

submitted 21 days ago • 121 comments

60% of American households can’t afford a minimal quality of life. Meanwhile, the 19 richest households saw their wealth increase by $1 trillion in 2024 — the biggest one-year increase ever. Our problem isn't a lack of resources. Our problem is ever-expanding inequality.

submitted 21 days ago • 586 comments

Reject the Budget Bill That Sells off Alaska and Our Rights Along With It www.commondreams.org/opinion/reje...

submitted 28 days ago • 6 comments

Trumpty-Dumpty is defunding PBS. What he calls "bias" some of us call "facts Trumpty-Dumpty doesn't like."

submitted 34 days ago • 1526 comments

Ocean Beach, San Francisco today. 👏 #50501movement #HandsOff (📸 Stephen Lam, SF Chronicle)

submitted 47 days ago • 219 comments

Friendly reminder. In the United States, criminals are entitled to due process. Even if you pay hush money rig an election, steal top secret documents, or incite a mob to overthrow the government; no matter how egregious your crimes, you’re entitled to due process.

submitted 47 days ago • 690 comments

This is an obvious point, but cannot overstated. There is an enormous difference between deporting someone - where they get off a plane as a free citizen in their home country AND FUNNELING THEM INTO A BRUTAL PRISON FROM WHICH THEY HAVE NO CHANCE OF EVER EMERGING!!!

submitted 48 days ago • 1738 comments

Shout out to all the finance bros who didn’t give a shit about democracy, human rights, racism, homophobia, misogyny, the future of the planet or basic human decency and voted for the conman they thought was gonna be good for the economy. You guys are geniuses.

submitted 49 days ago • 600 comments

Soooo, democracy and our country is dying, and I still gotta do laundry?!?

submitted 50 days ago • 1 comment

Let’s gooooo

submitted 50 days ago • 0 comments

Let’s be perfectly clear… When the President defies the Supreme Court, it is ‘the role of Congress’ to remove him from office… Full stop. Any Questions?!

submitted 50 days ago • 536 comments

AOC: We saw Majorie Taylor Greene buy that dip. How much did you make? How much did you make off of people’s despair? How much did you make off of that panic? How much did you make off of that suffering? No more. We can’t accept it

submitted 51 days ago • 535 comments

Keep talking about the Signal security lapse at the Pentagon. The media may have forgotten about it, but the voters have not.

submitted 54 days ago • 854 comments

They’re just now saying this?!?

submitted 55 days ago • 0 comments

Mike Johnson just voted to cut Medicaid. Nearly 40% of his district relies on Medicaid.

submitted 56 days ago • 1973 comments

Don’t overthink this. He’s asking for bribes.

submitted 56 days ago • 1678 comments