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Obama's talk at Hamilton College got heavy coverage in European and UK media, but hardly a mention in US media. This is very, very weird.

submitted 64 days ago • 2 comments

“The Titanic hit an iceberg by accident. This is the equivalent of steering the Titantic towards the iceberg,” says CNBC’s Steve Liesman on Trump's tariffs mess.

submitted 65 days ago • 78 comments

Mark Kelly: "This is not surprising. Here's a guy who told Americans to inject bleach into their bodies, who sent a mob to Capitol Hill. And now I think it's fair to say he stands out as singlehandedly destroying more wealth with his bad decisions than anybody else who has ever lived on this planet"

submitted 64 days ago • 1100 comments

I don’t do this often and promise not to make a habit of it, but just this once: WE TRIED TO WARN YOU!!!!!

submitted 67 days ago • 1824 comments

Tell Congress not to abandon Ukraine. Let's get 1,000 letters out in the next hour! Send yours here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

submitted 89 days ago • 24 comments

Featured story, from Molly Ivins: ”Three strikes and you’re out? Watch Texas spend more on prisons than it does on schools. Thinking of making your tax structure more regressive? Come to the Lone Star State and see how it’s done.”

submitted 90 days ago • 2 comments

They absolutely could not possibly be clearer that they are going to try to cut Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security.

submitted 89 days ago • 739 comments

"The interview was a reminder of Musk’s hostility toward Social Security, which provides monthly benefits to retirees and some children. Musk has described it as 'the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time'. Trump's administration is shutting down some of the agency’s offices" apnews.com/article/elon...

submitted 89 days ago • 487 comments

Musk and Trump could not possibly be sending a clearer signal that the Tesla protests are working than this pathetic stunt today.

submitted 89 days ago • 1079 comments

The Revolution will be AI-icized

submitted 104 days ago • 3344 comments

In Trump’s Alternate Reality, Lies and Distortions Drive Change www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...

submitted 105 days ago • 0 comments

RIP to one of the bona fide greats

submitted 104 days ago • 588 comments

Featured story: “The good private schools we’d all like to send our kids to already have waiting lists a mile long. No public school kid is going to St. John’s in Houston or St. Mark’s in Dallas with a voucher clutched in his or her little hand.”

submitted 104 days ago • 7 comments

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...

submitted 105 days ago • 678 comments

"No shells? We’ll take up rifles. No rifles? We’ll grab shovels.” apnews.com/article/ukra...

submitted 104 days ago • 574 comments

"North Carolina senator Thom Tillis told people that the FBI warned him about 'credible death threats' when he was considering voting against Pete Hegseth’s nomination for defense secretary... "Tillis ultimately provided the crucial 50th vote to confirm." www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...

submitted 108 days ago • 1551 comments

There are moments in these deportation fights when I can just FEEL how pissed off they are that I’m Puerto Rican 😂 they want to threaten me with it so bad 😂

submitted 108 days ago • 4113 comments

"Watch Texas spend more on prisons than it does on schools. Thinking of making your tax structure more regressive? Come to the Lone Star State and see how it’s done."

submitted 108 days ago • 14 comments

"Key congressional Republicans have powers they’re choosing not to use... "Senator Susan Collins, for example, believes the White House and DOGE may be breaking the law. She doesn’t, however, seem eager to use her considerable influence..." www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

submitted 108 days ago • 963 comments

President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.

submitted 109 days ago • 2838 comments

“Private schools might find themselves under no obligation to accept any of our kids; they could be rejected because of their religious affiliation, their disabilities, on the grounds that they’re not bright enough, because administrators don’t like their looks—any reason not excluded by law.”

submitted 115 days ago • 12 comments

I really do feel like I’m losing my mind.

submitted 114 days ago • 900 comments

Excellent reporting here www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/u...

submitted 115 days ago • 64 comments

We’re living in the golden age of press conferences where a weird guy on pills babbles incoherently

submitted 115 days ago • 114 comments

Trump voters: Had enough yet?

submitted 114 days ago • 1869 comments

Trump and Musk are basically ignoring the Constitution they--Trump, at least--took an oath to defend.

submitted 116 days ago • 1177 comments

oh no do tariffs cause inflation?

submitted 116 days ago • 110 comments

And now is the time when we see what companies REALLY gots women’s backs,,, the world is watching 👀

submitted 116 days ago • 388 comments

Pretty damn good framing for Dems

submitted 116 days ago • 559 comments

It's not complicated. They're just trying to stop women from being able to vote.

submitted 116 days ago • 1127 comments