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But please, PLEASE don't call them "The Gestapo" as it hurts their delicate feelings.

submitted 6 hours ago • 120 comments

In California, transportation investments are judged based on whether they increase or decrease vehicle miles traveled (VMT). In Washington, SEPA analysis uses harmful and voodoo-ish metrics like level of service (LOS). #waleg should require WSDOT and local jurisdictions to use VMT instead.

submitted 4 hours ago • 2 comments

Trump deployed forces against American citizens to chill dissent, spark confrontation, and create an excuse to seize even more power. We won’t back down, but we need to be prepared to handle encounters with law enforcement and de-escalate tense situations.

submitted 3 hours ago • 20 comments

Stand back. Rescind this illegal, and immoral order. The absurdity of threatening the people of the United States with their own military— Act like the Commander-in-Chief. If you want to be president, at least try to play the part. Fake it, if nothing else. Stand back— We’ll clean up your mess.

submitted 3 hours ago • 157 comments

The solution is for the governor—the rightful commander of the California National Guard—to countermand this illegal order. Force the issue.

submitted 3 hours ago • 0 comments

Kat Abughazaleh nails exactly how Americans need to address the dangers of ICE raids happening now.

submitted 4 hours ago • 0 comments

uterus transplants are. objectively. cool as hell. and trying to oppose them is the kind of science denial in line with the christofascist project

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

lmaoooooo hell yeah LA

submitted 1 day ago • 137 comments

"My name is Greta Thunberg and I am from Sweden. If you see this video, we have been intercepted and kidnapped in international waters by the Israeli occupational forces, or forces that support Israel."

submitted 1 day ago • 234 comments

at some point, you have to hand it to them. their commitment to doing nothing extends to even acting to protecting themselves.

submitted 8 days ago • 48 comments

Trump’s HHS is canceling a contract to develop an mRNA bird flu vaccine, even as the disease continues to spread through dairy cows across the U.S. Make no mistake: delaying the development of this vaccine puts people’s lives at risk.

submitted 11 days ago • 140 comments

we don’t need to use ai images!!!

submitted 11 days ago • 43 comments

vocal opposition to democratic gerontocracy is nifty because it serves a constructive purpose — passing the torch — and a political one: signaling independence from The Democrats.

submitted 11 days ago • 173 comments

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submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

NEW: 500+ have signed a petition demanding the City permit Aug 30 hate rally for Magnuson Park, not Cal Anderson. Honestly, a former military base seems a much more appropriate venue for the fascists than the CHOP/CHAZ block of the gayborhood. www.theburnerseattle.com/post/new-pet...

submitted 11 days ago • 3 comments

If you are in the 20th and enjoy democracy, come make some noise with us!

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

So, I agree that Biden should never have sought re-election. BUT THIS IS INSANE. DEMOCRATS HAVE ALL OF THE HIGH GROUND ON EVERY ISSUE AND THEY SHOULD BE ON CONSTANT ATTACK!!!

submitted 26 days ago • 19 comments

Messaging 101: Give them something to talk about. If you want to be in the news, make news. Messaging 201: If you want to beat your opposition, keep making salient the things voters revile about their actions. Morality Infinity: Get people out of concentration camps.

submitted 26 days ago • 7 comments

Dave is correct that #3 is correct, objectively and politically.

submitted 26 days ago • 2 comments

The actual reason people don't trust the democratic party is that they do not apoear to believe in anything

submitted 26 days ago • 5 comments

there is an entire genre of pundit that basically a kind of elite cadre version of the 1917 French Army Mutiny - no attacks, only defense

submitted 26 days ago • 11 comments

Vichy Democrats like Elissa Slotkin, Chuck Schumer, and Marie Perez need to be primaried. We dont need collaborators, we need fighters.

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

this is legitimately evil

submitted 39 days ago • 471 comments

Important context: the 12% of Dems who approve of Trump’s performance all hold elected office

submitted 44 days ago • 6 comments

Almost 70% think Dems are out of touch. If they aren't careful they will squander what could have been a victory that would define decades of politics.

submitted 43 days ago • 0 comments

University leaders need to understand: they are holding INCREDIBLY good cards. It is so rare in today's polarized era to have the support of 70+ percent of the public against the Trump admiministration on anything. Universities have that—AND winning legal arguments.

submitted 43 days ago • 49 comments

The Seattle Times editorial board wants to have it both ways. They don't want local property taxes to be the basis of school funding. I agree -- yet they also fought hard against a wealth tax that would provide $3 billion in new funding for schools. Thankfully voters don't listen to them.

submitted 45 days ago • 0 comments

Every elected Democrat in Congress needs to pledge to prosecute everyone responsible for this at the earliest opportunity. There must be justice and consequences for these crimes.

submitted 45 days ago • 2 comments

and it wont get any better. Ferguson needs to be primaried, if not recalled. The Dems in this state need to ignore him completely.

submitted 43 days ago • 0 comments

If this gets put on the ballot as a referendum...it's going to be hard to justify voting to keep this particular gas tax increase. Raising the gas tax to support maintenance and safety projects would be an easy thing to support.

submitted 43 days ago • 3 comments

Plenty of politicians on both sides of the aisle feel threatened by rising class consciousness.

submitted 46 days ago • 2559 comments

If you take anything away from my post, I hope it's this:

submitted 46 days ago • 90 comments

Our state employees deserve far more recognition for the hard work they do. They keep our parks clean. They educate the next generation. They keep us safe. They fight the fires that threaten our forests, and so much more. All this for far less than they would make in the private sector. Thank you.

submitted 46 days ago • 0 comments

The Trump regime is now targeting Act Blue, the platform Dems use to raise money. “An authoritarian crackdown on the opposition” www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

submitted 46 days ago • 62 comments

submitted 51 days ago • 20 comments

Today in #Boston #protest

submitted 51 days ago • 57 comments

Bad things are happening and worse coming. The politics at the moment requires making sure people accurately blame republicans. It’s our best chance.

submitted 51 days ago • 3 comments