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Truth is rarely spoken by Kremlin insiders on Russian TV. But this is truth.

submitted 1 day ago • 25 comments

Our allies are already hesitant about sharing intelligence with us. Does anyone actually think this is a good thing, that this makes us more safe? Americans supposedly voted for egg prices? We got worse egg prices and worse everything else while we’re at it.

submitted 1 day ago • 170 comments

Fact-check: True

submitted 3 days ago • 395 comments

Some of us have been saying this since 2020 and even before: Dems should make corruption the central issue in US politics and public life and go on the offensive against GOP/MAGA/Trump transparent and hypocritical corruption and grifting. Most voters hate corruption.

submitted 3 days ago • 569 comments

Wickedly savage. 🤣 Tragically true. 😩

submitted 5 days ago • 168 comments

After Donald Trump suspended military aid to Ukraine, @olgakhazan.bsky.social wanted to understand how the Kremlin-friendly move was playing in Russia. "It seemed that Russian state TV, and Putin by extension, could not be more pleased with what has been happening."

submitted 5 days ago • 19 comments

What he said about Social Security payments has been repeatedly debunked - so the question isn’t whether he’s lying about this, the question is why. What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?

submitted 7 days ago • 3348 comments

The latest news from Trump's America is that his Supreme Court said that there can be more shit in the water and overruled the EPA's clean water standards. All the women, including ACB, dissent from befouling the oceans. But the boys aren't housebroken. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

submitted 7 days ago • 50 comments

To be clear, the U.S. is leveling punishing tariffs on its allies while discussing easing sanctions on Russia.

submitted 7 days ago • 79 comments

Trudeau: "They're talking about working positively with Russia, appeasing Vladimir Putin- a lying, murderous, dictator. Make that make sense. Canadians are reasonable and we are polite. But we will not back down from a fight...Canada will be implementing 25% tariffs against $155b of American goods."

submitted 7 days ago • 377 comments

Trudeau: "I want to speak first directly to the American people. We don't want this. We want to work with you as a friend and ally. We don't want to see you hurt either. But your government has chosen to do this to you. As of this morning, markets are down and inflation is set to rise dramatically."

submitted 7 days ago • 738 comments

Dusting off my old Oxford English Dictionary and consulting carefully, I could not find "attack friends and submit to enemies" as a definition of the word "strength."

submitted 11 days ago • 406 comments

I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F. 18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it. We made this website to tell our story: 18f.org

submitted 10 days ago • 3343 comments

The cowardice of the GOP has been astounding 👇 #TraitorTrump

submitted 11 days ago • 1520 comments

Pritzker: If we don’t want to repeat history, then for god’s sake, in this moment, we better be strong enough to learn from it.

submitted 20 days ago • 565 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 26 days ago • 425 comments

All of your most sensitive data and our country’s checkbook are in the hands of an unelected billionaire. This is the most corrupt administration in history and it’s putting our economy & government in serious jeopardy. It’s time to speak out and fight back. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...

submitted 38 days ago • 389 comments

👇👇

submitted 37 days ago • 1188 comments

The job of congress isn't to come on here and tell us stuff, that's the media's job. Your job is to tell us what you're going to DO about it.

submitted 39 days ago • 568 comments

The Framers foresaw this problem and figured legislators' ambition, self-preservation, and self-respect would drive them to act against a tyrant. The Framers didn't expect a majority of Congress would be cowards and fools who cheered it like pigs celebrating the arrival of the butcher.

submitted 39 days ago • 264 comments

Trump pardoned the January 6th domestic terrorists—his henchmen who he sent to the Capitol to attack our democracy. Nearly 200 police officers, many Veterans, were brutalized, some later died, and now Trump rewards their attackers. This isn’t leadership—it’s a green light for more violence.

submitted 48 days ago • 56 comments

Countries who aren’t part of the World Health Organization: - Liechtenstein - The United States Countries who are part of the World Health Organization: Literally everyone else

submitted 49 days ago • 262 comments

LOOKING BACK: This all began with Reagan's repeal of the Fairness Doctrine. News stopped bring a regulated public service....

submitted 49 days ago • 299 comments

Going from Lloyd Austin (4-star general, Army Dep. Chief of Staff, top commander in Iraq, head of CENTCOM) to Pete Hegseth (was in National Guard years ago, pushed out of veterans group for misconduct, championed convicted war criminals on TV) really highlights what the right means by "DEI hire."

submitted 56 days ago • 71 comments

🧵 I live in Los Angeles. We have not had to evacuate and are safe, but like many people here, I have friends who have lost everything. I realize I can't combat the firehose (see what I did there?) of bullshit spewing about this disaster from internet and media sources, but I'll say this:

submitted 59 days ago • 300 comments

The second largest city in America is on fire as a political movement adamantly opposed to addressing climate change is about to take control of every aspect of the federal government. Praying for the people in Los Angeles and that our nation awakens to rise to the task before us. I know we can.

submitted 63 days ago • 79 comments

As ever, the loss of something good and useful for Americans is framed as a loss for Democrats — in the mass media, everything becomes just a political football to be kicked back and forth instead of examined for its impact on everyday citizens regardless of political party.

submitted 68 days ago • 138 comments

Congratulations! We are all within hours of surviving 2024 & ready to face the challenges of the decade that will be 2025.

submitted 70 days ago • 1600 comments

Good messaging. From here on out Dems need to promote the story that Trump and his billionaire cronies are stealing from Americans.

submitted 83 days ago • 191 comments

For two years, House Republicans have used the false testimony of a Russian foreign agent, Alexander Smirnov, to improve their electoral prospects by spreading lies about President Joe Biden. Now, Smirnov is pleading guilty to lying to the FBI. Read my full statement below.

submitted 84 days ago • 93 comments

the frenzy over the hunter biden pardon is a good reminder that the press knows how to make something a scandal and has decided that nothing trump does is truly deserving of that treatment

submitted 98 days ago • 1072 comments

Joe Biden has abused the presidential pardon system. by Paul Manafort, Roger Stone, Michael Flynn, Joe Arpaio, Dinesh D'Souza, Bernie Kerik, Scooter Libby, Steve Bannon, and Charles Kushner

submitted 99 days ago • 47 comments

Thoughts on Hunter pardon: - I don’t love it, but I completely understand why he did it - with everything the incoming administration is telling us they’re going to do, we probably need to stop handcuffing ourselves with standards they won’t follow - I wish it wasn’t this way

submitted 100 days ago • 995 comments

A comment posted to Reddit:

submitted 100 days ago • 322 comments

Dan Rather brings the fire🔥

submitted 115 days ago • 400 comments

I want to be able to say that Senate Republicans have enough integrity not to vote for people like Tulsi Gabbard and Matt Gaetz… but I’d be a fool to ever bet on Republicans doing the right thing and rebuking the Godking.

submitted 118 days ago • 246 comments