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Twitter was my place when game of thrones was my favorite show. Then I woke and started caring about politics because one man destroyed everything I thought it was safe and the American way of life.
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In light of...everything happening with Trump and El Salvador, here's my 2023 profile of Bukele — who I termed "the MAGA movement's new favorite autocrat" www.vox.com/2023/4/8/236...

This is to the shame of our country

He's manufacturing chaos because he has nothing to offer. No vision. No ideas. No interest in building anything. Just tearing down what others have built.

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Join your local protest on April 19th. Spread the word.

There is a 0.000% chance he wrote this one.

Jefferson Griffin, concede already...you lost...grow up...do the right thing

Remember Fiona Hill? She’s now sounding the alarm again: “We’re definitely on a path toward full-on state repression. There’s no question about it. I’ve thought about this for an extraordinarily long time.” When Fiona speaks, we should all listen.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Trickle-down Theory actually works as intended: it makes greedy people feel good about their cruel decisions.

The Trump regime’s special envoy Witkoff amid Russia’s daily terrorist attacks in Ukraine: “I don't regard Putin as a bad guy.”

Two weeks ago I found my 75yr old mom applying for jobs. Even while I'm helping w/their bills, they don't make enough with social security and now Trump & MAGA will take that away! And while they're worried he's attending a FUCKING UFC match on our taxpayer dime! ASSHOLE! apnews.com/article/trum...

@gregcasar.bsky.social: "Elon Musk gets $8 million a day in federal government contracts and subsidies. $65 a day is how much your average senior gets on Social Security just to barely survive on after working their entire life."

Last night at the Governor’s Residence, we experienced an attack not just on our family, but on the entire Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This kind of violence has become far too common in our society, and it has to stop.

The Corporate MSM and Press continue to call Cody Balmer's attempted murder of Gov. Shapiro and his family an arsonist attack instead of an attempted assassination www.axios.com/2025/04/13/s...

This is the guy they just arrested for setting Governor Shapiro's house on fire while he and his family were asleep. Someone doesn't try to burn a family alive just because their house was foreclosed. This maniac has more going on than just anger.

🚨 NEW: These are photos from Pennsylvania @GovernorShapiro’s home after police say an arsonist set it on fire while the Governor and his family were sleeping around 2 a.m. Cody Balmer of Harrisburg was arrested. Charges expected: attempted murder & terrorism. Trump and his administration? Silent.

Cody Balmer is a Trump supporter, in case anyone was wondering…

Cody Balmer, the 38 year-old guy from Harrisburg, who was arrested for arson after allegedly setting fire to the Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro’s residence, is not a Biden fan and posted pictures of guns. Zero shocker there.

Has Pam Bondi Deported Cody Balmer To El Salvador Yet?

This act of violence toward Governor Shapiro and his family on Passover is horrible. The political violence and the anti-Semitism have to stop. We can’t accept that threats are the price of public life.

Here is how WaPo handled Dem's 10-day long effort to count every vote in PA vs. GOP's 5-month long effort to throw out thousands of votes in NC. Support independent, pro-democracy media.

We made them rich enough to give them the power to send people away to be killed. Or just simple disappear people. This will not stand! The wealthy have abused power for a millennia. When will the people finally stand up to them? Must we watch death at the hands of the wealthy again?

His name is Andry Hernandez Romero. He is a young professional from Venezuela. He is a makeup artist. He is a gay man. Andry was a target for abuse in his homeland of Venezuela. He was viciously humiliated daily — the victim of discrimination for his sexuality. He was also being persecuted for…

It’s Palm Sunday and Russians fired a ballistic missile right into the center of Sumy. There are gruesome pictures and videos of people lying the ground. Dozens are dead. Anyone who thinks that peace can be achieved with Putin is not only a fool, he is the heir to the throne of the kingdom of fools.

FYI, if you cannot claim any of the following: - secured billions in federal contracts - received inside information on when to capitalize on stock market corrections - been granted exemptions on tariffs …then you are NOT the beneficiary of Trump’s agenda. You are the victim.

We haven’t forgotten.

20,000 in ruby red Utah on their feet, in community, and ready to organize for a better world. A better world is possible.

Absolutely

Pathetic.

It seems like every day we are focusing on what is happening to democracy in court. The best way to stay informed is to subscribe to Democracy Docket. Always fearlessly independent with no corporate overlords. It will not bow down. It will never obey. newsletters.democracydocket.com/all-newslett...

As many as 8 in 10 married women have changed their surname & no longer have birth certificates or passports to match their current legal name. The SAVE Act will strip these women of voting rights. In Virginia alone 1.8 million. In 50 States??? Tell your Senators. Oppose SAVE Act now: bit.ly/4hZ7BK7

Disappearing people without any due process is fascism — full stop. I’m sick to my stomach and we all should be.

The attempt to burn down the Pennsylvania Governor's mansion is pretty clearly an assassination attempt, and it's likely an antisemitic hate crime. It should be referred to that way by political media.

Kinda hard to see a free and fair 2028 election where she doesn’t win by a lot.

bill mahers only audience at this point is conservatives who have become addicted to going “wow even bill maher agrees with us”

Eugenicists are so stupid.

Bernie Sanders made an appearance at Coachella to introduce Clairo. "The future of what happens to America is dependent on your generation. Now, you can turn away and you can ignore what goes on, but if you do that, you do that at your own peril.” Love this dude!

Bernie Sanders made a surprise appearance at Coachella 2025 last night. So he went from the LA rally to Coachella. He's 83 and fighting like this. This should be an inspiration to all of us. If he can do this, we can all do a little more.