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Bob Costas Condemns Mainstream Press for Doing ‘MAGA Media’: ‘There Really Isn’t Two Sides’

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“If you saw all this in any other country — soldiers sent to crush dissent, union leaders arrested, opposition politicians threatened — it would be clear that autocracy had arrived. The question, now, is whether Americans who hate tyranny can be roused to respond.” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/o...

submitted 5 days ago • 318 comments

In a speech, Gov. Gavin Newsom called President Trump’s move to send the military to Los Angeles a “brazen abuse of power” that put the U.S. on the verge of authoritarianism. "The rule of law has increasingly been given way to the rule of Don,” he said.

submitted 4 days ago • 61 comments

Forcing people to pay $130 for a passport in order to vote is just a Jim Crow poll tax by another name. It is blatantly unconstitutional.

submitted 65 days ago • 1514 comments

We have overcome near-death experiences before. We shall overcome this one too. Not by denying we are in a constitutional crisis. We are. But we can and will prevail if we face the truth unflinchingly and never abandon the long twilight struggle against evil. open.substack.com/pub/roberthu...

submitted 89 days ago • 724 comments

Massive protests in Belgrade, Serbia call for the resignation of the pro-Kremlin president Vucic. #3E #EndImpunity #SerbiaProtests

submitted 91 days ago • 225 comments

Thank goodness for the American Medical Association. Here is their YouTube page. Please share far and wide. Right now bird flu is spreading throughout our country and most people have no clue. Please stay updated and bookmark this page for your health and well-being.➡️ www.youtube.com/@americanmed...

submitted 92 days ago • 268 comments

A federal judge on Saturday ordered the Trump administration to cease use of an obscure wartime law to deport Venezuelans without a hearing, saying that any planes that had departed the U.S. with immigrants under the law needed to return.

submitted 91 days ago • 89 comments

Rep. Jim Himes: Zelenskyy is watching 70,000 dead Ukrainians. Missiles are slamming into hospitals. This is what he’s seeing, and he comes to the Oval Office, and a reporter asks him why he’s not wearing a suit. And the effing VP wants him to say thank you…

submitted 103 days ago • 1333 comments

“Call all of your elected officials, write them, text them, email them. Do it early and often. Do it repeatedly. Everybody from your local city council to your US Senator, because pressure bursts pipes.” Fmr federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner @glennkirschner.bsky.social Watch the interview here:

submitted 109 days ago • 24 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 113 days ago • 1316 comments

REPOST if you support our federal workforce and know how dedicated they are to their jobs. Show them you appreciate them!

submitted 121 days ago • 604 comments

new resignation from SDNY Hagan Scotten -- he's a John Roberts clerk -- Roberts can't be happy at that -- and a 2 times bronze medal winner for duty in Iraq. This is the best of DOJ v the worst of the political system. The lines so clearly drawn

submitted 121 days ago • 74 comments

Strong rumor with credible sourcing: DOJ has put all of public integrity line attorneys in a room and told them they have an hour for someone to choose who will sign motion to dismiss and if nobody does, they will all be fired. The nastiest strong-arming in DOJ history by a long shot.

submitted 121 days ago • 590 comments

This person - Emil Bove - is reportedly ordering federal prosecutors in the DOJ's Public Integrity Section to dismiss the prosecution against Mayor Eric Adams. Any prosecutor who did this could be risking their bar license. This corrupt scheme actually smacks of obstruction of justice.

submitted 121 days ago • 164 comments

Just realized it's been probably two weeks since I've referred to Trump as a convicted felon or court-declared sexual assaulter. So much to remember!

submitted 123 days ago • 42 comments

The Musk/ Trump White House’s wildly inaccurate claims about USAID spending Eleven out of 12 claims about the agency’s work are misleading, wrong or lack context. By Glenn Kessler www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

submitted 128 days ago • 96 comments

We are being heard . Phone Capitol Switchboard. Write down a shot polite message telling your Reps what u want them to do. .202) 224-3121. Numbers count. Call WH Join protests in your city This is our moment to stop the coup

submitted 129 days ago • 63 comments

NEW: the Justice Department agreed to a proposed order that would largely prohibit the Treasury Department from sharing sensitive financial data with Musk's DOGE. Although begs the question of what they already have!

submitted 129 days ago • 47 comments

So I wonder how many of Trump’s rich friends/henchmen just made a ton of money as a result of Trump's flip-flop on tariffs on Mexico? Kinda feels like Trump took a page out the playbook "Market Manipulation for Dummies."

submitted 132 days ago • 127 comments

“Don’t give into the lies. Don’t give into the fear.” Thank you @jimacosta.bsky.social 🙏🏼

submitted 138 days ago • 136 comments

Why “investigate” J6 prosecutors? To scapegoat those who had donated or worked for Dems as politically motivated bad guys. Go on a fishing expedition of their files for anything that can be twisted as political. Use it to argue that Dems weaponized DoJ against Trump supporters.

submitted 138 days ago • 3 comments

Veterans EARNED their healthcare. Republicans are ripping it away—slashing funding, blocking benefits, and forcing Veterans into a system that will fail them. We won’t stand by while they spit on those who served. Save veterans' healthcare! #SaveVeteransHealthCare

submitted 138 days ago • 39 comments

My one wish for the inauguration is that there is a gift bag under the seats of Bezos, Zuck, Elon etc, with a single, embroidered , padded knee pad Need to protect themselves when they are on bended knee, kissing the ring 🤷😆

submitted 149 days ago • 5788 comments

Todays rich irony: Harris didn’t invite JD Vance to the naval observatory. So MAGA is furious. Oh by the way in 2020 Trump didn’t even do a Transition The hypocracy is a feature

submitted 152 days ago • 546 comments

172 hours until the presidential oath is taken by someone who’s virtually certain not to abide by it and who, having broken it before, is an adjudicated insurrectionist whose disqualification under Sec 3 of the 14th Amendment hasn’t been lifted by Congress. But that’s just the U.S. Constitution.

submitted 153 days ago • 232 comments

NEW: Merrick Garland should drop the Florida case and release both volumes of the report. My latest, with a link to email the Attorney General. Please share widely! www.muellershewrote.com/p/merrick-ga...

submitted 154 days ago • 788 comments

“As Los Angeles burned for days on end, horrifying the nation, scientists made an announcement on Friday that could help explain the deadly conflagration: 2024 was the hottest year in recorded history.” It’s GLOBAL WARMING, not just “climate change.” Pls get it right www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/c...

submitted 154 days ago • 210 comments

Media focuses on Trump's sentencing hearing lies rather than the truth presented by prosecutors. youtu.be/f54P_UOW380?...

submitted 154 days ago • 88 comments

Are people really making jokes about or saying negative things about the residents of Los Angeles whose homes and lives are being burned to the ground? All I can say is count your blessings. Because likely you and your community will have your turn at some point, with the hell we have 1/

submitted 155 days ago • 19 comments

These horrible winds I think are the strongest we’ve ever experienced and a lot of that is due to climate change which this coming government better address!

submitted 157 days ago • 145 comments

I concur with this. President Biden has the power. I think he should use it. Trump sure as frick would. I'm feeling salty tonight. 👀 #CanadaSaysFUDonald 🍁 #BlueCrew 💙 #TruthWarriors ⚔️ #MeidasMighty 💪

submitted 158 days ago • 2 comments

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submitted 158 days ago • 647 comments