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Stephen King dropped in on X, after being gone since last year, to leave this little message…

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“No kings, no tyrants.” Thanks @chriswarcraft.bsky.social for using your powers for good.

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gravedigger of american democracy. a more malign influence than john c calhoun.

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Trump's lawyers are absolutely flailing in the courts right now

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This is an abdication of his duty.

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Facts

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I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.

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Checking in on the scene at Mar-a-Lago.

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This is how the new US administration is affecting immigrant children💔 www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...

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True story: a few years ago, I was being interviewed by a reporter for the New York Times. I mentioned the history of eviction statutes and how they tied into Jim Crow. The reporter asked "what's Jim Crow?" When I explained, the reporter didn't believe me and said the US wouldn't do that.

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"we need to take a step back and realize that the Republican Party has become an authoritarian political party," says Steve Levitsky, who would know.

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Finally, a bit of backbone

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Elon Musk is involved in a system of communication with white supremacists and he’s not even giving dog-whistles anymore. The 14 word slogan posted at 11:14pm among white supremacists: "We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children." Fascism come wrapped in the flag…

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www.nytimes.com/2025/02/16/o...

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"One month later, only 35 percent of Democrats wanted cooperation, and 65 percent wanted all-out opposition. That’s a lot of political capital the Trump administration burned in just one month. And for what?"

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www.rawstory.com/emil-bove-ju...

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Having a National Prayer Breakfast doesn't make us a Christian country. That would require caring for the poor & sick, welcoming the stranger and only letting sinless people execute prisoners.

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Read the letter from Danielle Sassoon to Emil Bove about Eric Adams. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/the-sassoo...

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Elon Musk was raised in apartheid South Africa. He and his family observed, endorsed, and enjoyed apartheid. Until the age of 18, Elon was completely immersed in a wildly racist, homophobic, whites-only culture. These were Elon’s formative years, and as a result, bigotry is firmly embedded in…

submitted 14 days ago • 214 comments

Pete Hegseth wants $49,000 for emergency painting a condo. Not very DOGE, if you ask me.

submitted 13 days ago • 154 comments

Here’s what we did today

submitted 15 days ago • 3137 comments

it's Saturday, and it's time for "this week in stupid: February 8 edition" — Donny perceives it, Sporky believes it, and so much more... thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter to keep getting the good stuff —

submitted 15 days ago • 114 comments

a nice reminder to the press that there is nothing you can do to pacify these people or buy yourself leniency

submitted 17 days ago • 875 comments

Americans are confused, scared and angered by President Trump’s escalating attacks on our independent, professional and dedicated civil service. That's why I convened top federal workforce experts for this emergency webinar sharing crucial information.

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👀

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"We know you’re out of power. We understand you’re in the minority. We hear that, loud and clear. What we’re not hearing is your anger. We’re not hearing your outrage. We’re wondering whether or not you actually hear us." charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/comms-advi...

submitted 20 days ago • 52 comments

Remember the 2024 election cycle when everyone was demanding immediate invasions of Canada, Panama, Greenland, and South Africa?

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I’m sorry, @axios.com, but: Why aren’t you reporting real news instead of this spoon-fed shit from mendacious propagandists who work for a convicted felon?

submitted 22 days ago • 398 comments

hey question, is this bad?

submitted 22 days ago • 2955 comments

This settles it. Go Costco!

submitted 22 days ago • 1 comment

I posted this back in March of last year. Even more relevant today—and I still feel the same.

submitted 22 days ago • 247 comments

Democratic lawmakers need to understand something: Imagine your house is on fire. Fire truck shows up. Firefighters get out. They look at the fire, then at you, and say: "Such a fire is a grave threat. This house will not sustain." And just stand there. This is how many of you are coming across.

submitted 22 days ago • 358 comments

What is expensive, will soon cost more!