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If I wanted to distract people from the fact that I was bankrupting the world’s largest economy I might call up the National Guard too

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Hi friends - In the face of unprecedented cuts to the basic research science funding, climate scientists are staging an 100-hour live stream of why science matters. There will be many talks on all sorts of things (I'm Saturday at 12:30 PT). Please share widely! wcstreamathon.netlify.app. 🌊🧪

Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security.    Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.   Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952

For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.

-A living wage -Guaranteed healthcare -The right to join a union -The right to vote -The right to choose when, how, and with whom you start a family -The right for you and your family to live free from gun violence These are the foundations of real freedom.

@governor.ca.gov It's called "housing first".

Who's with us? Just an absolute waste of taxpayer money on this dictatorship-like show of power. The United States is strong and doesn't need to display it in the name of a wannabe king. #NebDems

Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.

Makes perfect sense

New Jersey Transit locomotive engineers started striking early Friday, triggering a shutdown of the agency’s rail service and disrupting travel for hundreds of thousands of commuters

Poverty isn't a crime. We must address the root causes of homelessness and provide affordable, accessible housing.

I am so freakin exhausted of Media sanewashing This Adjudicated Rapist. He's Not gonna reopen Alcatraz but if he did he belongs there, We gotta do what South Korea did Remove then arrest him,, he's a crime syndicate boss not Pres,

Billionaire investor and philanthropist Warren Buffett criticized Trump's tariffs, saying that protectionist trade policies are "a big mistake."

BREAKING: Sen. DURBIN demands Pam Bondi recuse herself from any work benefitting the private prison company that she used to represent as a lobbyist.

seems kind of weird that the vice president of the united states is openly supportive of german neo-nazis!

I need a documentary about the research at SRI. 🛸 youtu.be/Gf_tKn9TaP8?...

Socialism is what they called public power.  Socialism is what they called social security.    Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.   Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952

With all the talk of product shortages , I think it should be said that products will first find their way to densely populated areas first and everywhere else, last This certainly will hurt all those red counties. How they react to their shelves being everything will define the midterms

Happy May Day to all “independent contractors”

ICE is forcibly removing entire families without due process, including U.S. citizen children. We will not tolerate the Trump administration’s cruel violations of our rights.

subarus for the canadian market will now go there directly from japan instead of being made by american autoworkers in indiana. more trump tariff genius. www.carscoops.com/2025/04/suba...

Congratulations to Bill Owens and Scott Pelley of CBS for standing up for the Constitution and the First Amendment. Trump, and his lawsuits against CBS and other media, must be strongly resisted. Paramount (which owns CBS) must not give in to Trump’s authoritarianism.

Let us be clear: Due process is not an option, it's a right. And we'll defend it.

Released 48 years ago today "In the City", the debut single by English mod revival / punk rock band The Jam. The Jam - In The City (Electric Circus, Manchester, Aug 1977) #punk #punks #punkrock #modrevival #thejam #inthecity #history #punkrockhistory #otd

Happy 77th birthday to Kate Pierson, one of the lead singer and founding member of the B-52s The B52s - Planet Claire FULL HQ Restored #punk #punkrock #newwave #katepierson #theb52s #history #otd

This is the current cover of the Economist. The American eagle, once a symbol of strength and freedom is tattered and sick. Our economy is no longer the “envy of the world”

Oligarchy (noun): A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.

Two-year-old US citizen appears to have been deported 'with no meaningful process' reut.rs/3Gq3t8S

A WIRED investigation reveals that the US Department of Homeland Security has deployed at least 30 YouTube ads since April 1 to threaten irregular migrants with deportation and a ban on reentry. www.wired.com/story/dhs-yo...

President Trump today requested Attorney General Pam Bondi open an investigation into ActBlue, the main online donations platform for Democrats.

i have always admired and looked up to dickerson and this is a very good example of why

The Vermont independent told a crowd of thousands of supporters that the U.S. was facing a moment of "extraordinary danger."

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said his official residence in the state capital was targeted in an arson attack while he and his family were asleep early Sunday morning

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said the governor's residence was set on fire overnight by an arsonist, prompting his family's evacuation reut.rs/4ji1Vwj

BREAKING: 36k people showed up in LA for Bernie and AOC’s rally. In the off year. Americans are pissed — and anyone ignoring that is making a big mistake.

In case you missed it. Six Pussy Riot members came to NYC with an important message for us

Texas recently hosted a conference at Rice University on non-human intelligence, specifically focusing on UFO encounters and psychic phenomena, featuring scholars, military personnel, and professionals with diverse backgrounds discussing UFO studies and legitimacy w… #ufo #uap #aliens #ovni #ufosky

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“Mommy, no. Mommy.” Daughter captures the moment masked ICE agents smash the window of her mother's car in order to take her into custody. The government claims the 52-year old seamstress is an associate of the MS-13 gang. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...

Apple, alone, lost $311 billion in market value today.

More than total of all student loan debt. Way to go.

If Trumpty-Dumpty is working with the Russians to screw up America, he's doing a great job. Eggs, $11 a dozen. Health & Human Services down the dumper, ditto VA. If you call Social Security, they tell you to call back later. Guys 'n gals, this is more fucked up than Peter O'Toole on his birthday.

Because it actually has zero worth