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Lover of Life, Music & Classic Films. U.S. Army Vet. Believer in truth & facts. Perpetually pissed. Dog lover. Pro-Democracy. Septuagenarian. Old hippie. LA Lakers, Dodgers, USC Fan.
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Ben Meiselas: This is a time for fearless coverage. There's so much to report about every single day—what's going on in the White House every single day.. pushing back on that every day and saying it in a way that doesn't mince words. And I think that's what's connecting with our audience.

Ruhle: Do you consider yourselves left-wing media? Jordy Meiselas: We cast a big umbrella here, and more so than anything, I consider ourselves unapologetically pro-democracy. If you're pro-Constitution, pro-upholding norms, and pro-democracy, there's a spot for you on our roster.

Yes. Do this!

BREAKING HEALTH ALERT: A case of measles has now been confirmed in the state of Kentucky. The Kentucky Department of Public Health said the person had traveled internationally to an area with an ongoing measles transmission. CRITICAL REMINDERS: Measles is highly, highly contagious — one of the…

Every opinion piece in the Washington Post must now follow Bezos' new rightwing guidelines. Writers can say that they would have written the same thing anyway, but the fact remains: Their piece was only published because it met his new rightwing guidelines. Support independent, pro-democracy media.

DOGE tries to dodge the Constitution but keeps failing

Folks, we are working around the clock to protect your jobs, your medicaid, your social security, and your sanity! But we need more democrats in DC to do that. We have two special elections in Florida April 1st that can help us take the majority. Look at ways to help at www.floridadems.org

NEW: “Kennedy paused a multimillion dollar project to create a new Covid-19 vaccine in pill form on Tuesday, and the Food and Drug Administration canceled an advisory committee meeting on updating next season’s flu vaccine.” newrepublic.com/post/192059/...

Currently appearing at UK bus-stops. More of this pointed ridicule, please.

Just going to leave this here should it become useful to anyone…

🚨 Another 1,400 VA workers just got axed. Trump & Musk’s purge is hollowing out the VA, gutting the workforce that keeps Veterans’ services running. Veterans will pay the price. This isn’t “efficiency”—it’s sabotage. MORE: thehill.com/policy/defen...

Thank you @maddow.msnbc.com 🙏🏻

Thanks to a joint operation by the CDTFA, CA Department of Cannabis Control, and Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office, over $2.7M in illegal cannabis was seized during a February 12th bust. We're making strides in combatting the illegal cannabis market while keeping our communities safe.

Leadership is doubling down, but GOP members are getting nervous about the budget’s extreme unpopularity. You can call your Representative now at 202-224-3121.

Having served as a Moscow correspondent in the early days of Putin's reign, this reminds me of how the Kremlin took over its own press pool and made sure that only compliant journalists were given access.

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Rachel Maddow called out MSNBC for getting rid of Joy Reid and Katie Phang, saying it’s “indefensible” to get rid of their non-white anchors. Bingo.

No one better than @weissmann11.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

RIP four-time Grammy winner ROBERTA FLACK who’s passed away aged 88

🚨Trump & Musk’s purge is screwing Veterans. 30% of federal workers are Veterans, and these mass firings are ripping away their jobs and gutting programs they rely on. It’s illegal, it’s cruel, and we’re taking them to court. VoteVets is fighting back.

@chrismurphyct.bsky.social why are you not posting on here first ? You have some great things to say. You are trying some great things. Yet you post on X where 100pct of the replies are meaningless and hateful. It's not all roses here, but the engagement has depth and real convos happen

“I’ll see you and raise you one.”

This is indeed brilliant

Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them

Californians have had enough of the chaos of the past month and are taking to the streets. But on top of President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, they have another target: Democrats. They want them to “grow a spine,” “do your job” and “stop the coup.”

Many are asking what should we do now? “We use our power, organize, mobilize, educate…the American story will not be written by who occupies the White House or by the wealthiest among us…it will be written by you, by ‘we the people.’” -fmr VP Kamala Harris receiving the NAACP Chairman’s Award.

Thank goodness for [email protected]

This is really smart by @sanders.senate.gov Go to republican districts and push voters to pressure their republican reps. www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...

@raskin.house.gov: "The most glaring conflict of interest of all is that Elon is a government contractor himself, who collects billions of dollars from the US government... And like all authoritarian and fascist movements around the world in history, corruption is at the heart of it."

All over today. This is NYC.

This is fascism.

From an FDA probationary employee: the firings are coming from outside the agency without cause and with zero input from supervisors (as promised.) More firings expected between now and Tuesday. Do not open the termination email before you download your documents and performance evals.

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A point to consider.

jamelle is correct

This is extraordinarily dangerous. Tomorrow, the legacy media will ask Republican officials about this. Those officials will lie and obfuscate. And the legacy media will move on. That is part of the crisis we face.

the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president

The greatest business battle EVER to be fought will come when President Elon starts trying to implement AI for federal processes. The battle will be fought over which company’s AI will be used by the feds. This is a zero sum battle that will create more chaos than this country has ever seen

after the overturning of roe, black infant mortality has spiked nearly 11% in states with abortion bans: www.reuters.com/world/us/inf...

This is so smart. @petebuttigieg.bsky.social , thoughts ? And if you see this. A reminder. This is not Twitter. You can engage here and have thoughtful discussions ! We all look forward to reading your thoughts

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)

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.

And for the third straight day, the rest of the legacy media did nothing to stand up for the First Amendment. No boycott, no walkout, nothing but business as usual. Then, they wonder why people are canceling subscriptions and turning off their TV's while independent news outlets are thriving.

This is a great suggestion. He’s the perfect person for it.

I mean, Jesus Christ, can you people even *hear* yourself? I'm about to die of secondhand embarrassment just reading this crap.