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A king sending his troops to quell unruly Bostonians is a decision that always works out great for the king, historically speaking.

submitted 20 hours ago • 22 comments

Something is shifting. They are still breaking things and stealing things. And they will keep trying to break and to steal. But the propaganda magic around the oligarchical coup is fading. (1/2)

submitted 1 day ago • 1506 comments

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submitted 1 day ago • 4 comments

And arrogant. Ive never encountered a class of people so convinced that they and they alone have the answers to everything, no matter what the subject in question is--from higher education to medicine to art and literature. They might have no training or skill in it, but are convinced they know best

submitted 4 days ago • 36 comments

Seems nobody is in charge of these massive raids on federal agencies, probably because no one wants to be help accountable when the backlash intensifies. nymag.com/intelligence...

submitted 4 days ago • 3 comments

Still hard to believe we voted for fascism with unemployment at 4.2%, the strongest performing economy in the rich world, & inflation, at 2.4% PCE in Nov 2024, closer to target than 85% of the months since we established it in 2012: bsky.app/profile/mcop.... Verily, a marvel of political economy.

submitted 5 days ago • 39 comments

Alright, I’m resolving the debate. All of these are simultaneously true: 1) Dems are the minority in Congress, greatly limiting their institutional power 2) Congressional Dems can and should be doing more 3) Some Dems are actually doing opposition, drawing public attention, etc 4) Not enough are

submitted 5 days ago • 90 comments

Women couldn’t have their own credit until 1974. Marital rape became illegal nationwide in 1994. We are ONE generation into women having a CHANCE at life & it’s proved so intolerable America would rather end itself than allow such a thing to continue.

submitted 6 days ago • 37 comments

Just when you thought no Republican could fall further than Rudy Giuliani, Mitch McConnell enters the chat.

submitted 10 days ago • 7 comments

Good point by @pkrugman.bsky.social. Musk keeps making up lies about "fraud" in the government because they literally have not found a single true example they can point to. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/elon-musk-...

submitted 10 days ago • 20 comments

Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.

submitted 10 days ago • 418 comments

Let’s not call them Measles, call them Freedom Bumps.

submitted 10 days ago • 5 comments

The word 'bed' kind of looks like a bed.

submitted 10 days ago • 29 comments

Churchill's words after Munich seem appropriate today: "This is only the first sip, the first foretaste of a bitter cup which will be proffered to us year by year unless by a supreme recovery of moral health and martial vigour, we arise again and take our stand for freedom as in the olden time."

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

The Freedom Fry weirdos strike again

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But he's still disqualified for state office in Illinois; that was the result of his impeachment and conviction by the Illinois legislature, independent of the federal corruption convictions, and can't be eliminated by a Presidential pardon.

submitted 12 days ago • 5 comments

Coming up in our next hour: when will Trump pardon Boss Tweed? Our panel discusses.

submitted 12 days ago • 5 comments

Headed into the weekend, a gentle reminder that this whirlwind is specifically designed to make us feel exhausted, overwhelmed, resigned, & sapped of energy, and that it is more important now than ever to connect with your community. Hug your family, check on your friends, walk in your neighborhood.

submitted 15 days ago • 114 comments

hahahaha. This is perfect!

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

American 'conservatism' has long since descended into being a kind of whiny identity politics for bigots; it's not just that they want to be racist -- it's that they have become blind with narcissistic, entitled resentment about the loss of respect that comes with being a racist

submitted 16 days ago • 1 comment

Just wrote about the UK Apple encryption mess. This is a BIG deal. It doesn't just apply to the UK. It would be an absolute disaster for online privacy and security. www.techdirt.com/2025/02/07/u...

submitted 15 days ago • 44 comments

In 2024, Bluesky grew from 2.9M to 25.9M users. With this growth came anticipated challenges in scaling Trust & Safety, from adding workstreams to adapting to new harms. In our newly published 2024 Moderation Report, we share details on what the year looked like for our Trust & Safety team.

submitted 37 days ago • 338 comments

I have no immediate plans to fly, but hope a plane doesn't crash on my house.

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

Old Washington rule: "clarification" = "walkback"

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

The odds of me flying anywhere have just gone to zero

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

If you oppose DEI you should have to use the full phrase, “I oppose diversity, equity and inclusion.” Bonus points if you add your points, “I oppose disabled veterans equal access to employment.” “I oppose mothers having jobs.” Making it an acronym turns it into a thought-terminating cliche.

submitted 18 days ago • 49 comments

1. I keep saying this, but it’s important to try to slow things down. It’s something that the Democrats really don’t get. You can win a war by losing every battle slowly.

submitted 18 days ago • 109 comments

There's a pattern here -- seen in Musk's threat to end the IRS Direct File, for instance -- of them targeting the valuable services and information that taxpayers currently get for free and setting up a system where we'll have to pay private companies instead. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

submitted 18 days ago • 45 comments

In Taiwan, years back, some civic hackers created the Gov0 campaign (or g0v) in which they got the domain name g0v.tw (it's a zero in the middle) and created alternatives to every gov website of what they would do if they were in charge. Anyone could see the plans by replacing the o with the 0.

submitted 20 days ago • 9 comments

My anxiety is thru the roof, I hope 9 cups of coffee & 14 hours on social media helps

submitted 21 days ago • 550 comments

And I wonder, still I wonder, who'll stop the rain?

submitted 21 days ago • 2 comments

Everyone needs to hear this. This is not about opposing Trump and the GOP agenda. This is about fighting for the future and what can be. "The way out of survival mode is to imagine a positive vision of the future."

submitted 28 days ago • 60 comments

My lawyer hot take is that the lawyers defending the birthright citizenship EO should be driven from the practice. They shouldn't know a day's rest and should never get to practice law again.

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This, this, this. The absolute thirst on the left for elected Ds to stand up and politically punch elected Rs in the face is overwhelming. And per @joshtpm.bsky.social there are so many opportunities to do so. And elected Ds who recognize this will benefit. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/democ...

submitted 30 days ago • 7 comments

Great read. I’ve been blown away by the incredible organizing in Chicago over the years to fight deportations and detention expansion. Lots to learn from their efforts and how they are preparing now.

submitted 31 days ago • 4 comments

The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH** * Currently paused by Executive Order ** Grant reviews now all canceled www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...

submitted 31 days ago • 2540 comments

You can watch the Trump administration play DEI whac-a-mole with employee policies and public websites on GitHub, which is automatically cataloguing all of the changes the 18F agency is frantically making to its internal and external webpages: www.404media.co/github-is-sh...

submitted 30 days ago • 22 comments

When a single billionaire can accumulate more money in 10 seconds than their employees make in one year, while workers struggle to meet the basic cost of rent and medicine, then yes, every billionaire really is a policy failure. Read our op-ed here ⤵️

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remember, the blitzkrieg is intended to make you feel like there is nothing you can do about it; that’s the only reason to go forward in this haphazard and sloppy manner all in the first week and the choice of that strategy tells you they are afraid you will do something about it

submitted 31 days ago • 203 comments