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it is absolutely true that lincoln tried not to get too far afield of public opinion on slavery, calibrating his positions and actions according to what he thought was the mainstream. but it is important to note that at no point did lincoln ever disavow or deny his sincerely held antislavery views

submitted 12 hours ago • 119 comments

Only time it's okay to say no homo

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Perfect.

submitted 21 hours ago • 630 comments

Pharmacy benefit managers’ business practices have operated with little regulation, transparency, and accountability for far too long. Illinois is putting an end to that and leading the nation in bringing transparency to PBM drug pricing.

submitted 15 hours ago • 79 comments

@drneilstone.bsky.social

submitted 14 hours ago • 41 comments

The disastrous Citizens United decision put a for-sale sign on our democracy and has permitted $15 BILLION in outside spending since 2010. Our campaign finance system is broken, and if we want to fix it, we need to #EndCitizensUnited.

submitted 20 hours ago • 72 comments

Mall - Now with many chants and theatrics 393 Stanford Shopping Center, Stanford, Palo Alto, CA 94304, United States of America 393 Stanford Shopping Center, 94304, Palo Alto Date and time On Saturday, June 7, 2025 from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM

submitted 12 hours ago • 0 comments

Can’t believe they’re so bored that they got to the “rename the boats” stage of white nationalist governance.

submitted 1 day ago • 106 comments

When things were in chaos on East Lake St today, three mayoral candidates (not people who currently hold that office, people running for it) showed up to help. All three are Black men who probably have a healthy fear of militarized police. But our strong mayor, shrouded in privilege, did not.

submitted 1 day ago • 5 comments

DeLauro uses her opening statement to tear Russ Vought a new one

submitted 18 hours ago • 509 comments

Martial law is never about safety. It’s about control. Military vehicles + ICE = open season on dissent. This is the authoritarian playbook in full effect.

submitted 13 hours ago • 43 comments

The state of free speech in America: Saying "genocide is bad" means you can be expelled, deported, destroy your career, or sent to a prison in another country.

submitted 22 hours ago • 3 comments

saze_glass Sue Kim

submitted 12 hours ago • 8 comments

We're presently in a crypto-eugenics moment. They're not going to come out and say it explicitly, but a culture of death and suffering is being established and, if left unabated, the calls for eugenic policies will get louder and louder and less hidden as the skids get sufficiently greased.

submitted 1 day ago • 21 comments

So far, four injuries have been reported following the Russian drone attack on Kharkiv earlier. Among the victims are a pregnant woman and a teenage girl.

submitted 13 hours ago • 10 comments

We were on the cusp of an immense breakthrough: A cure to our HIV epidemic. A vaccine to prevent one of the world’s deadliest diseases. Until RFK Jr. defunded vaccine trials because a cure to HIV isn't as important as tax breaks for rich people like Big Pharma CEOs.

submitted 21 hours ago • 38 comments

My latest: Jasmine Crockett is clear choice to lead Oversight Dems I told you I wouldn’t pick sides in this race because I don’t have a vote. Then I realized it’s up to all of us to make sure our party gets this one right. 3,421 words. Please consider reading and passing this along!

submitted 13 hours ago • 265 comments

If @MarshaBlackburn is pushing a law to make it illegal to name ICE agents… doesn’t that mean it isn’t currently illegal? So what are she and @AndyOgles investigating Mayor O’Connell for exactly? 🤷🏻‍♂️ (Also: if ICE agents are this ashamed, maybe stop?) nypost.com/2025/06/04/u...

submitted 16 hours ago • 573 comments

Sukhjot Singh "This fierce peregrine mom was patrolling her territory to provide a safe airspace for her newly fledged babies. I thought she was going to attack a few gulls that flew close, but she decided to take a hard right and turn around, offering a rare face-to-face moment with the camera."

submitted 14 hours ago • 463 comments

I am saddened by the passing of the Honourable Marc Garneau. A true trailblazer and the first Canadian in space, he inspired many of us through his service and achievements. My heartfelt condolences to his wife, Pam, and the Garneau family.

submitted 14 hours ago • 7 comments

We only rate dogs. This is Chewbacca having a spa day. He's trying to relax. Please give him some privacy. 13/10

submitted 13 hours ago • 279 comments

NEW: ICE has quietly rescinded a policy requiring agents to ensure courthouse raids don't clash with state and local laws. WIRED detected the missing language in a superseding memo posted to ICE's website this week. by me and @dmehro.bsky.social:

submitted 14 hours ago • 82 comments

A top coronavirus vaccine adviser at the CDC has resigned, citing concerns that she could no longer help vulnerable people after officials rescinded recommendations to immunize children and pregnant women.

submitted 17 hours ago • 355 comments

POCAN: Is the federal govt currently spending less this year than it did last year? VOUGHT: No, it's not POCAN: Part of that is because you've sent us a recession package worth $9b that goes after Big Bird and Cookie Monster, but you've added $200b to Defense and Homeland Security.

submitted 17 hours ago • 135 comments

Jazz stems from the field hollers and work songs of enslaved Africans during the Civil War era, expressing pain, hope, and resilience. The creativity of African rhythms and spirituality helped shape the soul of American music. 77 days to Slavery Remembrance Day. #CountdownToSRD

submitted 14 hours ago • 13 comments

Page One in Philly: @inquirer.com

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It finally happened, I've been targeted by a hate group for ideological crimes. Their evidence that I'm dangerous is that I said I wanted to (but couldn't) attend a lecture on indigeneity and Palestine. Truly, this has gone off the deep end.

submitted 16 hours ago • 9 comments

#TrumpsTrillionsTransfer

submitted 13 hours ago • 161 comments

Good Morning

submitted 1 day ago • 153 comments

What's a Zionist? Can we maybe retire that term? I think it has joined the ranks of "terrorist," "Islamist," "socialist," "Marxist," and others as among the most vacuous, variably understood, conceptually stretched, and dangerously weaponized terms in all of international politics.

submitted 22 hours ago • 224 comments

What the hell...Felons performing police duties. We can't get any lower. How disgraceful !

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A recent study found that for every $1 invested in the National Weather Service, it produces $73 in value to Americans. Not only is the NWS a life-saving government resource, it's actually quite efficient.

submitted 14 hours ago • 289 comments

Just a thought… Being a cabinet secretary is not on-the-job training kind of position. Since you have people‘s well-being and in many cases lives in your hands, you should know what you’re doing on Day One.

submitted 18 hours ago • 37 comments

“One Big Beautiful Bill”? Try one big, bold-faced lie. They swore this mess wouldn’t add to the deficit…but the nonpartisan budget office says otherwise. $2.4 TRILLION added to the deficit—and for what? Tax cuts for the rich.

submitted 20 hours ago • 498 comments

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submitted 1 day ago • 697 comments

Lasers were a huge scientific breakthrough and now we use them to play with cats. Computers were also a huge scientific breakthrough and now we use them to look at pictures of cats. In other words, science was made for cats.

submitted 1 day ago • 92 comments

My book has been been released! My first novel is out in the world. I am beyond excited and proud and just elated. Being Magic is alive! #booksky #writingCommunity #indieauthors #fantasyauthors

submitted 13 hours ago • 4 comments

🇺🇸🤔 A senior official who dismantled the US government’s Russian disinformation unit is married to a Russian woman with links to the Kremlin, - The Telegraph Darren Beattie has provoked alarm within the State Department since being appointed in February for his ardent pro-Russian views.

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Jokes on you, Ontario just became the 51st state and you were so busy waving your Canadian flag 🇨🇦 you didn’t notice.

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As Mudk departs – sort of – let’s put the real name on his scam: DOGIE. Department of Government Inefficiency and Evil.

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#40 How to Weaponize Your Burner Phone Without Getting Burned - Resistance Kitty resistancekitty.com/40-how-to-we...

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NYT, Page One: “Within hours, he had an email from China, offering to move his lab to ‘any city, any university I want,’ he said, with a guarantee of funding for the next 20 years.” @nytimes.com

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Guess who is going to pay for the tariffs?

submitted 16 hours ago • 468 comments