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submitted 48 days ago • 2 comments

The Courage to Be Decent. “What matters is that acts we once took for granted as virtuous, routine, and safe — telling the truth, representing those oppressed by the state, … basic journalism — now carry some risk. They now require some courage.” [slate.com]

submitted 48 days ago • 1 comment

I know I'm not the first to say it, but if we're banning gender-affirming care, we have to ban Viagra.

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AOC: We must acknowledge the terrifying moment we are in right now. What we are hearing and seeing with our own eyes is, in fact, happening. We are watching our neighbors, students, and friends being fired, targeted, and disappeared. It is real.

submitted 61 days ago • 268 comments

Share this all over the place. Tesla's valuation is based 95% on vibes. Change the vibes, change the valuation. economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/interna...

submitted 61 days ago • 7 comments

submitted 70 days ago • 14 comments

Your April Fools' Day reminder that trickle-down economics is the greatest trick of all. It's nothing more than a cruel hoax designed to enrich corporations and the super-rich at your expense. Don't fall for it.

submitted 72 days ago • 228 comments

Showing some signs of fatigue, but Corey Booker is still going strong into his 18th hour on the Senate floor.

submitted 72 days ago • 298 comments

Elon Musk was never appointed by Congress DOGE was not either A President cannot rule by executive orders It’s all illegal This is fact not opinion Keep Reposting

submitted 83 days ago • 29 comments

Arkansas over here really getting to the biggest of issues: haircuts. TWIBS by Alyssa Steinsiek @alyssaur.bsky.social

submitted 83 days ago • 10 comments

We are disappointed but not surprised that Meta has used millions of pirated books to develop its AI systems. As a matter of urgency, Meta needs to compensate the rightsholders of all the works it has been exploiting. But what can authors do? Read here: societyofauthors.org/2025/03/21/t...

submitted 83 days ago • 25 comments

Only four days left to place an order! worldwithoutcaesars.com

submitted 83 days ago • 239 comments

Pariah state.

submitted 83 days ago • 69 comments

Ah yes, who could forget the obvious distinction between being an antisemite and "creating the feeling of safe harbor for far-right elements who unabashedly or in coded language express antisemitic sentiments"

submitted 83 days ago • 352 comments

To you night owls, I see you. Sometimes it's hard to put the mind to rest. The wheels just turn and turn, and the brain just goes from one thing to the next, often times relentlessly. If you happen to see this, I offer you some good vibes. Puppies. Ice cream. Unicorns. Keanu Reeves. Stars.

submitted 84 days ago • 7 comments

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"'The Postal Service is the only entity that delivers to every address in the country, no matter how remote. If we privatize it, those rural customers will be left behind,' warns Tony McKinnon, president of the NC Council of the APWU."

submitted 84 days ago • 13 comments

Schumer must have realized his Chris Hayes appearance was disastrous. Today on Meet the Press, Schumer said he DOES think democracy is at risk. Two days ago he said "we aren't there yet." Keep up the pressure, keep calling your Senators - Schumer must FIGHT or step down! 📱(202) 224-3121

submitted 84 days ago • 555 comments

Days after Anonymous put out an international travel warning urging all to avoid travel to the US, several countries including the UK, Denmark, and Germany have put out travel warnings to the United States due to the heightened danger towards foreign nationals by the Trump regime.

submitted 84 days ago • 213 comments

Welcome back AOC to the left. This is EXACTLY the path forward to take. I've been screaming this for many years how leftist ideology centers poor & working class people. Socialism & Communism is the very antithesis of fascism. Dems absolutely MUST go hard left. There's no hope in Neoliberalism.

submitted 84 days ago • 4 comments

We are sitting ducks under Trump. Everyone better educate themselves on spotting Russian disinformation—federal countermeasures on pause. ⚠️ US security agencies have stopped countering Russian sabotage, cyberattacks, and disinformation. Tactics have included arson, assassinations & cyber warfare.

submitted 84 days ago • 123 comments

Andy Kim gets it right. Gavin Newsom got it very wrong.

submitted 94 days ago • 58 comments

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submitted 95 days ago • 3 comments

Please like this post if you're as tired of "winning" as I am. #IncompetentKrasnov

submitted 92 days ago • 1728 comments

There is a LOT of reporting on IMLS right now, but it's being done by people who know what it is. The DOE being dismantled is overshadowing this and that's being done INTENTIONALLY. But anyway, DOGE is in the IMLS offices right now destroying it. Say goodbye to interlibrary loans + more.

submitted 84 days ago • 6 comments

ARIZONA — Bernie on the Oligarchy: “From the bottom of my heart, I am convinced they can be defeated.”

submitted 84 days ago • 431 comments

AOC: I want to live in an America that guarantees healthcare to every person. I want to live in an America that has a living wage for every person I want to live in an America where you have free speech to express yourself and not be afraid of being put on a list or deported.

submitted 84 days ago • 1237 comments

Everyone's creepin' up to the Money God Putting tongues where they didn't ought to be On stepping stones of human hearts and souls Into the land of Nothing For Free – XTC, "King for a Day"

submitted 86 days ago • 0 comments

Rotation Of Earth Plunges Entire North American Continent Into Darkness theonion.com/rotatio...

submitted 87 days ago • 350 comments

First Dr. Oz gets himself a Trump hairdo, now Mike Johnson is bronzing like him. This is a sickness, people.

submitted 87 days ago • 412 comments

When I told the reporter "Schumer has lost a step," this is what I was thinking about:

submitted 90 days ago • 27 comments