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Cares about climate, nature, democracy, good governance. Prairies. Boreal Forests. The Ozarks. Retired.
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If we’re being honest, the biggest threat to urban livability isn’t density or height. It’s the noise, danger, pollution, and wasted space that comes from prioritizing cars above all other modes of transport.

submitted 29 days ago • 23 comments

These are the accomplishments?

submitted 39 days ago • 692 comments

Cartoon by @billbramhall.bsky.social.

submitted 42 days ago • 152 comments

Joni Ernst and Thom Tillis — 2 GOP senators who knew how bad Hegseth was but voted for him anyway out of personal ambition — should lose their re-election bids over this if they run in 2026.

submitted 48 days ago • 145 comments

“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared detailed information about forthcoming strikes in Yemen on March 15 in a private Signal group chat that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer, according to four people with knowledge of the chat.” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...

submitted 49 days ago • 61 comments

fun historical fact: among the core political forces in the development of mass incarceration was the "Victims' Rights Movement". Its first major legislative national legislative victory was under President Reagan. The prison population doubled under his administration.

submitted 51 days ago • 69 comments

Yes, public transit is still safer than driving. Much safer. www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-p...

submitted 50 days ago • 7 comments

Sending people to foreign prisons isn’t a debate about immigration policy. Telling private universities who they must hire and what they must teach isn’t about antisemitism. Destroying the economy thru tariffs isn’t about revitalizing American industry. It’s all about power and domination.

submitted 50 days ago • 40 comments

with friends like these who needs the murdochs

submitted 50 days ago • 10 comments

Sometimes, when he fails badly enough, Trump can be forced to do the thing he says he never does: back down. Today is just one more turn on the roller coaster - but it is more evidence of why we can't give up or let up.

submitted 60 days ago • 522 comments

Rep. Steven Horsford to Greer: "So the trade representative hasn't spoken to the POTUS about a global reordering of trade, but yet he announced it on a tweet? WTF! Who is in charge? It looks like your boss just pulled the rug out from under you. There is no strategy ... is this market manipulation?"

submitted 60 days ago • 1923 comments

90 percent. They sent innocent people to a gulag so Trump could look like a tough guy. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

submitted 60 days ago • 227 comments

Absolutely every business should do this.

submitted 61 days ago • 40 comments

you can't spell "tariffs" without "FFS"

submitted 61 days ago • 84 comments

you know things are going well when they break out the turnip photos

submitted 62 days ago • 1310 comments

Analysis | Trump is finally giving us the recession that Biden could never deliver.

submitted 62 days ago • 56 comments

With Yoon removed from office today, by my count that makes 34 democratic leaders convicted since 2010. Only one—Trump—faced no real consequences. Trump's actions weren't uncommon. What was exceptional was how our institutions failed to hold him accountable.

submitted 65 days ago • 53 comments

Robert Wolf on Fox News: "This big beautiful economy that actually was rolling pretty good with jobs and inflation coming down feels more like the Game of Thrones red wedding. I mean, it's not going well."

submitted 65 days ago • 907 comments

Today's stock market crash was the worst since the Spring of 2020. Can you guess who was president during *both* crashes? I bet you can!

submitted 66 days ago • 920 comments

can’t make this stuff up

submitted 66 days ago • 23 comments