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Not to be too pro technocrat, but it is astounding how much this country depended on the selflessness of like a few hundred thousand highly educated public servants who, for peanuts, made sure our food and medicine and environment etc were safe. And in return these servants were demonized.

submitted 17 days ago • 177 comments

us government went from telling miners “learn to code” to telling coders “learn to mine” in less than ten years

submitted 42 days ago • 127 comments

We need A LOT MORE PEOPLE in our groups, campaigns, doing mutual aid etc... Bring your nerdy, cringe, loser selves. Revel in being uncool. Join other people who are doing things in community [mostly quietly and without fanfare]. We need many more people.

submitted 48 days ago • 23 comments

We do not have a free country in this moment. When they can nab someone off the street because they don't like what they say, they can nab anyone.

submitted 59 days ago • 130 comments

Just a reminder: having a functional moral compass right now is going to make you feel bad all the time; don’t mistakenly hate yourself for that.

submitted 61 days ago • 306 comments

Democratic Party messaging, 2025

submitted 71 days ago • 23 comments

Well at least we tried our worst

submitted 73 days ago • 21 comments

republicans: fyi we are bombing france for being too gay and lead poisoning is now mandatory democrats: yeah? well prepare yourselves for several strongly worded haikus

submitted 79 days ago • 232 comments

How about it @eleanornorton.bsky.social ?

submitted 82 days ago • 0 comments

I’m offering a support group to international development/ humanitarian aid workers affected by “what’s going on,” Meeting weekly Tuesdays at 12:00 EST for the foreseeable future. Drop-in, no commitment needed. DM me for more information if interested 😊 #GlobalDev

submitted 93 days ago • 0 comments

it's genuinely crazy how Bill Kristol is meeting the moment more than most elected Democrats and the entire liberal media apparatus

submitted 97 days ago • 15 comments

going back in time to tell myself this image is going to end the human race

submitted 99 days ago • 182 comments

Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.

submitted 98 days ago • 533 comments

Trump has threatened mass deportations, but D.C. residents still have rights. We've rounded up strategies to protect yourself and your community, with help from local legal experts and advocates.

submitted 99 days ago • 0 comments

Maybe if we tell them there’s a student encampment inside the White House democrats will spring to action.

submitted 108 days ago • 39 comments

There will be a protest on SUNDAY Feb. 2 at 3:00 p.m. outside the federal Office of Personnel Management (OPM) bldg., where Musk & his cyber-thugs have seized control of the government's computers. 1900 E Street NW (corner of E and 19th Sts.), Wash. DC. Spread the word to DC area folks!

submitted 112 days ago • 42 comments

Me: Oh no that trolley is going to run us over! Guy tied up on the track next to me who somehow thinks he's actually the guy holding the lever: Lol cry more 😂

submitted 121 days ago • 73 comments