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political press is doing a real disservice by basically not reporting the nuances of public opinion on deportations, and creating the appearance that most americans support the stephen miller-style gestapo tactics

submitted 18 hours ago • 243 comments

What happened to Senator Padilla is an escalation of this administration’s intimidation tactics. Fire the civil service. Threaten to imprison judges. Handcuff senators who ask questions. Will any Republican speak up for our democracy?

submitted 19 hours ago • 48 comments

Trump is cutting National Cancer Institute funding by $2.7B in the name of “saving taxpayer dollars.” John Harwood points out that Trump’s tax cuts for billionaires are 18 times that amount. But unlike billionaire tax cuts, federally funded research is a “return on investment for the entire country.

submitted 21 hours ago • 26 comments

I love everything about this, but what I love most is that it’s basically impossible to tell who is loving this magic little moment more, the kids or Paul

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

No more outsourcing from abroad—the US will now cultivate its own tired, poor, huddled masses yearning to breathe free domestically.

submitted 70 days ago • 8 comments

Honestly I still can’t stop laughing 😂😅🤣

submitted 1 day ago • 2029 comments

A single tear runs down his cheek. "I thought couping would be fun."

submitted 1 day ago • 5 comments

Literally the Russian flag in the post. Two of them

submitted 1 day ago • 1213 comments

this is DELIGHTFUL

submitted 1 day ago • 21 comments

I'm sorry but the largest protest of my lifetime is not the 7th or 8th biggest news story in the country behind "what does Gen Z want from Instagram?" This shit is humiliating. Rearrange your layout to meet this moment. Omitting the thing happening in every American city is malpractice.

submitted 1 day ago • 672 comments

Do you know how badly you have to screw up as a Republican to get this kind of turnout in IDAHO? #NOKINGS

submitted 1 day ago • 325 comments

What happened in Minnesota is a direct consequence of the violent way that Trump talks about his political opponents.

submitted 2 days ago • 74 comments

It's mind-blowing how little attention this extraordinary statement has received. It's briefly mentioned in a couple news articles, but this MSNBC opinion piece is the only extended discussion of it I've seen: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

submitted 2 days ago • 94 comments

NARRATOR: It was, in fact, who they were.

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 I’ll be posting from several events today including a #NoKings protests here in Tucson for the @TucsonAgenda. I’ll also be cross-posting from @arizonaagenda.bsky.social today as they cover protests in #Phoenix.

submitted 2 days ago • 5 comments

In a totally unrelated story, the head of DHS the other day said that liberal state governments were illegitimate and promised to “liberate” people from them

submitted 1 day ago • 15 comments

I encourage everyone to consider attending one of the many demonstrations planned for tomorrow across the country. Show up. Demand accountability. Peacefully protest. Find the rally closest to you: NoKings.org

submitted 2 days ago • 286 comments

We have entered the "The police is saying that if the police is at your door you are not safe call the police immediately" stage of making America great again

submitted 1 day ago • 232 comments

Especially if you're on the fence about it, protest today. Fascism is isolating and lonely. Its very goal is to make you feel like you're the only person unwilling to accept a cult of personality. On days like today you fully realize there are more of us than there are them. You will feel better.

submitted 2 days ago • 179 comments

Damn. Just heard that a Minnesota lawmaker, Melissa Hortman, was assassinated, and looked them up. She was on here--this is the last post she wrote

submitted 1 day ago • 23 comments

If you're thinking it'll be too hot to march in Tucson this afternoon, the organizers have you in mind: MOTOR MARCH!

submitted 1 day ago • 2 comments

With the tragic assassination of a Minnesota Democratic leader, I’m going to underline this point again.

submitted 2 days ago • 172 comments

I know it's been said but I keep getting re-infuriated about RFK Jr doing his thing, like we had this vaccines thing settled, they rule and they were working and all we had to do was NOT put the worst possible person in charge of the country's public health apparatus.

submitted 2 days ago • 51 comments

If you'll allow me to say it, The Onion is cooking with gas today.

submitted 2 days ago • 234 comments

submitted 3 days ago • 1151 comments

This.👇

submitted 2 days ago • 100 comments

Uh, whose fault is this?

submitted 2 days ago • 269 comments

Hello, @gallego.senate.gov!

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

Republicans: WE NOMINATE SKELETOR Democrats: We dislike Skeletor but we will vote to confirm him. Please give us between 5 and 50 dollars. <Later> Democrats: I stand before you to condemn the actions of Skeletor. He should have never been given this power. Please give me between 5 and 50 dollars.

submitted 3 days ago • 63 comments

NEW: The CBP confirmed to @404media.co that it has been flying Predator drones over LA amid the protests. These Predator B drones are military-caliber UAVs used for aerial reconnaissance that can be armed. It further breaks the seal on federal involvement in civilian matters. More here:

submitted 2 days ago • 78 comments

75 democratic lawmakers voted to thank ice for their service.... the same ice that just physically assaulted and arrested Senator Padilla...

submitted 3 days ago • 202 comments

yep it's an administration that's mostly populated by fascists dumbfucks probably been that way through history. Just takes a few Stephen Millers and a figurehead to destroy the country.

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

We drill into military officers that Members of Congress have Constitutional oversight rights, Members outrank four-stars in protocol, and even Congressional staffers are treated like generals/admirals. To see sworn federal officers manhandle and handcuff a U.S. Senator... I'm still shook up.

submitted 3 days ago • 55 comments

this is a good wake up call for elected Dems to realize what’s happening and what’s going to happen not generally, not in the abstract, but to them personally shut it all down and start acting like you’re in immediate danger, because you are

submitted 3 days ago • 221 comments

If the feds’ objective is to “liberate” Los Angeles and California from its democratically elected leadership, then this not a peacekeeping mission but a program of invasion.

submitted 3 days ago • 25 comments

Senator Alex Padilla of California was removed by force from Kristi Noem’s presser and handcuffed for his free speech. This is what a fascist regime does that rejects the laws of the US. It should horrify every American. Let’s stop pretending we are approaching authoritarian rule. We are there.

submitted 3 days ago • 105 comments

Yeah it's really something to see a U.S. senator being hit with the same impossible compliance demands that the cops scream at people before shooting them during a stop

submitted 3 days ago • 42 comments