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that Trumpers think the US Postal SERVICE should be a profit-making enterprise exposes the fallacy in their conception of government

submitted 16 hours ago • 819 comments

“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.

submitted 12 hours ago • 491 comments

Rep Raskin has been great. Rep Ocasio-Cortez has been great. And Rep Frost and Rep Crockett. Senator Murphy. Maybe no one knew exactly what to do. But such people laid down a clear marker. Let’s respect these and other elected federal representatives who stood out these first few weeks.

submitted 17 hours ago • 1187 comments

Of course. But being the party standing up for those fired will mean a lot to those fired and their families. It will also show the country that they are trying to bring order to chaos. And if they can get any Republican support at all, that's huge leverage for March 14

submitted 1 day ago • 524 comments

"North Carolina senator Thom Tillis told people that the FBI warned him about 'credible death threats' when he was considering voting against Pete Hegseth’s nomination for defense secretary... "Tillis ultimately provided the crucial 50th vote to confirm." www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...

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Absurd that all GOP senators but 2 voted to make a grifter/QAnonish conspiracy-theory-monger who was paid $25,000 by a Kremlin-funded propaganda operative to head the FBI. He also has helped Putin by repeatedly claiming Russia did not attack the 2016 election. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Math is hard

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"working to swiftly rectify the situation..." www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

submitted 3 days ago • 2923 comments

😆 Seen in Baltimore. Artist unknown.

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

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submitted 4 days ago • 2075 comments

Just wonderful writing on the 60 Minutes piece on President aMusk dismantling of USAID "The world's richest man cut off aid for the world's poorest people." Well done.

submitted 5 days ago • 314 comments

Richest man in the world muses about Jailing reporters, nothing to see here

submitted 4 days ago • 2341 comments

We need Pete Buttigieg as a clear messenger, more than ever.

submitted 5 days ago • 1253 comments

“Under what authority are you directing us to do this?” "EO [?]" (sic) www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

submitted 5 days ago • 475 comments

Is Elon a govt employee? If he is, he needs to be held responsible for the intense and number lies he is putting out with constant “if true then…” If he isn’t then he needs to get the hell away from my govt.

submitted 5 days ago • 558 comments

I’m having great difficulty right now seeing how our political system doesn’t devolve into violence.

submitted 6 days ago • 6498 comments

This is probably the most accurate take.

submitted 6 days ago • 2926 comments

America was given a choice between a lawless, amoral monster and a qualified, intelligent, joyful woman of color—and it chose the monster. We need to reckon with the reality of what that says about so many of us here. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/america-ch...

submitted 6 days ago • 1479 comments

This is the way.

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European friends: Do not accept lectures on democracy & freedom of speech from an Administration that denies the 2020 election results and is now suing & intimidating news outlets whose reporting they don’t like. Stand tall against right-wing extremism. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/w...

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Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.

submitted 7 days ago • 2696 comments

It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too. EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them. Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)

submitted 7 days ago • 1909 comments

The Sassoons were Baghdadi Jews and served as treasurers of the Ottoman viceroys (Georgian slave-soldiers) in the 18th and early 19th century

submitted 8 days ago • 3 comments

The source code for the new Department for Government Efficiency’s “official US government website” points to X as its primary source of authority while sharing links to the site sends users to x.com

submitted 8 days ago • 10 comments

Cancer research paused

submitted 8 days ago • 204 comments

I'm hearing now that every technologist CFPB hired to investigate Big Tech was fired this evening. That's somewhere between 70-100 people. wired.com/story/dozens-of-cfpb-workers-terminated-in-after-hours-firing-blitz/

submitted 8 days ago • 488 comments

Republicans want to cut trillions in spending for Medicare, Medicaid, and food assistance. For what? Tax cuts for billionaires. And they plan to increase the deficit.

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!!!!!!!!!!!!

submitted 8 days ago • 222 comments

Protect this law at all costs ! www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

submitted 9 days ago • 1279 comments

Imagine if @aoc @sanders.senate.gov , every dem, SIMULTANEOUSLY held Town Halls where they allowed grant and contract recipients to explain to the country what it is they do and why it's important Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone Call it a Day Of Transparency

submitted 10 days ago • 3885 comments

Francis comments on "ordo amoris" are more than just a gentle rebuke of a poor understanding; they are a repudiation of everything Vance is enabling Trump to do. (and, as a convert, he's not in a place to be an "honest' sedavacantist; or he'd never have converted) newrepublic.com/article/1914...

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"After efforts to kill CFPB in court ran aground, Republicans are now trying to strangle it through a series of wildly illegal actions aimed at making it impossible to resuscitate the bureau even if the Supreme Court eventually orders them to do so."

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Yes, nothing says "I should be in charge of honoring America's fine arts at the Kennedy Center" quite like being a low-brow philistine schmuck who broke tradition by refusing to go to the Kennedy Center to honor America's artists. I just never thought I'd see Kid Rock and Hulk Hogan get the award.

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Lord knows I’m not a constitutional scholar not even a lawyer (and I’ve yet to check in with @kateshaw.bsky.social) but a legal regime in which “you can do crimes if you’re buddies with the president or praise him publicly” is on its face a violation the equal protection of the laws.

submitted 11 days ago • 1186 comments

I can’t believe the Supreme Court said the president was above the law and now the president is acting like he’s above the law.

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I wrote about how Doge is involved in cutting cancer research www.vanityfair.com/news/story/d...

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Elon Musk & Terrorist Trump are the enemy of the people 🩸 🇺🇸

submitted 12 days ago • 4 comments

Kaepernick jersey I bought right after he demonstrated his right to protest that day. I wore it to the most redneckiest bar with my brown skinned children in tow. Fuck all of these racist fucks. Tebo can kneel in prayer, but don't you dare kneel to highlight injustices while black.

submitted 12 days ago • 4 comments

Tell Elonald to stop stealing from cancer patients OG Robber Barons funded charities. Elon and his Nerd Reich Broligarghs loot the sick.

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