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What will it take to make progress on the environmental crisis now? Ask the team of lawyers who sued Trump in his first term. “Everything needs to have an offensive dimension,” says Abigail Dillen, president of our longtime environmental partner, @earthjustice.bsky.social. pat.ag/B/BestDefense

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We need to learn and adapt. Every single Senate Dem vote for Rubio. It got us nothing. "Rollover and play dead" got us nothing. Fight back or lose the democracy. Full stop.

submitted 7 hours ago • 156 comments

Wadee AlFayoumi's life was tragically stolen by a hate crime. Nothing can bring him back. However, this is a small step toward justice for his family. May he rest in peace.

submitted 6 hours ago • 0 comments

It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.

submitted 7 hours ago • 270 comments

Trump and his administration wouldn’t dare speak to Putin or Netanyahu that way; it shows weakness and a lack of regard for diplomacy, nothing more than imperialistic sociopaths siding with the occupiers over the occupied; it’s that plain and simple. It’s not peace. 🕊️

submitted 6 hours ago • 1 comment

Trump and Vance tag teamed Zelenskyy. Truly shameful conduct that the world is seeing. Embarrassing.

submitted 10 hours ago • 6 comments

You don’t need to be an infectious disease doctor to see where this is going

submitted 1 day ago • 457 comments

If you're going to watch a Hackman today as a tribute to really and truly one of the best to ever do it, my recommendation, as ever, is HEIST. A quintessential Hackman turn, both for actor and character: sturdy, professional, unpredictable, electrifying. jasondashbailey.blogspot.com/2022/11/seco...

submitted 1 day ago • 6 comments

Rest in Peace, Marine. 🇺🇸

submitted 1 day ago • 26 comments

Trump is the energy emergency—and he’s killing jobs and raising costs. My joint statement with @senatorheinrich.bsky.social regarding Republicans’ rubber-stamping of Trump’s war on affordable, American-made energy:

submitted 2 days ago • 20 comments

“Clearly, we need to put an end to this stunt that will fuel a REAL energy emergency, kill thousands of jobs, and raise electricity costs on American families.” @senatorheinrich.bsky.social and @kaine.senate.gov are working to protect working families and stop Trump’s sham “energy emergency” 👏

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One of the reasons air travel became safe was the FAA moving away from enforcement actions, as Will mentions. If pilots are nervous they'll lose their jobs by reporting something going wrong – they'll stop reporting!!! You'll only find out when the "near miss" turns into 200 dead

submitted 3 days ago • 21 comments

Thank fuck. Lets hope they give up on this attempt at torturing people

submitted 3 days ago • 11 comments

NEW: The Sudan Shield Forces, an armed group that fights alongside the Sudanese Armed Forces, intentionally targeted civilians and their property in an attack on January 10. The Sudanese authorities should urgently investigate all reported abuses.

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Remember last month, when you didn’t have to worry about the safety of the US nuclear arsenal? Or when you could get on a plane pretty sure you'd survive the flight? Those were the days. My @nytimes.com Guest Essay on DOGE, the wrecking ball crushing Americans' last remaining trust in government.

submitted 3 days ago • 10 comments

They’re STILL voting to confirm Trump’s henchmen. It’s a nightmare.

submitted 3 days ago • 12 comments

The Trump Justice Department is declining to prosecute a sitting Republican Congressman who was referred to them by the DC police for beating a woman.

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I present to you the next deputy director of the FBI!

submitted 5 days ago • 1043 comments

I remember when Trump was elected in 2016, there was a common joke that he was the “First low info voter President” you’re definitely getting that vibe a lot more this time around though. It’s like President Grandpa is appointing the only people he knows: FOX news personalities.

submitted 5 days ago • 2 comments

You do not fight political fights with the same policy as your opponent, especially if you paint your opponent’s policy as dangerous. Democrats should not get more conservative, the party should get dark money out and advocate for Medicare for All.

submitted 6 days ago • 26 comments

My youngest is on a 504 plan for separation anxiety and ADHD. The difference it has made in her life, and ours, is impossible to overstate. And I swear to Christ, if these ghouls come for it, I will burn their shit to the fucking GROUND.

submitted 7 days ago • 2 comments

As we enter a long series of votes on the Republican budget, Democrats are united in fighting to protect working families and block tax cuts for the richest Americans. The Republican budget resolution puts billionaires over everyday Americans. We’re fighting back.

submitted 8 days ago • 9 comments

Republicans just voted it down.

submitted 8 days ago • 58 comments

It's with intense gratitude we share stories from some of the 1,000+ National Park Service staff terminated via email on February 14. Their stories contain frustration, anger, evaporated dreams and concern for the future of our parks.

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

“We could be putting several park units in very bad, sticky situations where they can't manage visitation. This termination just adds more pain to the understaffing.”

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We will run for US Senate for Illinois if Durbin announces retirement #USSenate donorbox.org/mink-for-sen...

submitted 15 days ago • 1 comment

The Palestinians and their supporters didn't create our current predicament. It's a convenient, counterproductive deflection to lay the blame at their feet, and given the degree of destruction and suffering they've endured, it's also sadistic.

submitted 23 days ago • 246 comments

Ah, yes, the kind of “free speech” where you restrict the speech of those disfavored by the powerful, currying favor by demonstrating your willingness to kick the vulnerable. A cowardly man with a quivering bowl of curdled milk in place of a beating heart.

submitted 49 days ago • 10 comments

Khalil is just trying to buy his family a bag of flour. The cost of living in Gaza is astronomical. Please donate if you can.

submitted 46 days ago • 19 comments

Climate change is real and getting worse, so we're eliminating red tape to rebuild low-density homes in high-risk areas (and requiring insurance sales) while retaining the regulations for high-density structures in low-risk areas and for clean energy production and transmission.

submitted 46 days ago • 22 comments

I wrote about Neil Gaiman, and the women accusing him of sexual coercion, assault and abuse. www.vulture.com/article/neil...

submitted 46 days ago • 667 comments

2024 was a great year for cinema

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