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It should not be lost on anyone that Minnesota Rep Melissa Hortman, who was shot to death in her home last night by an assassin, was a gun safety advocate who worked tirelessly to protect her constituents from gun violence.

submitted 15 hours ago • 227 comments

Dear White Women, Are you ready to FULL-ON Karen ICE agents in your community? DEMAND to see the manager? DEMAND to see the warrant? Ask them if they know WHO they’re talking to? FILM it all? No. Really. Are you ready to do this? Our job is to spend our privilege - EVERYWHERE it is useful.

submitted 35 days ago • 236 comments

This is the trolley problem for cops

submitted 15 hours ago • 1 comment

this is good

submitted 5 days ago • 447 comments

you feel like a big man, shooting an unarmed woman from behind? you fucking dickless cur. i hope you drown in your own piss.

submitted 6 days ago • 81 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 6 days ago • 242 comments

LAPD said in the summer of 2020 that they can handle one large protest of 10k but they cannot handle ten protests of 1k. Do with that information accordingly

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

If you are National Guard or Active Duty military and you are being ordered to violate the constitutional rights of US citizens then this is the number to the GI Rights Hotline. There is support. You don’t have to go through with it. 877-447-4487

submitted 7 days ago • 177 comments

Correct. This should be THE national story right now.

submitted 7 days ago • 12 comments

Reichsdeputationshauptschluss. A word I learned in a history class in the 90's finally came in handy.

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

its crazy how dominant germany was in science (especially chemistry) in the 19th century, it was basically the international language for scientists, people came from all over the world to train at heidelberg etc, and then....

submitted 14 days ago • 74 comments

Your allergy to Universal Basic Income has set so many people up for financial abuse from partners/parents/"friends"-- etc. Congratulations. Because all this shit is about to come out. And, yes! You should feel guilty because it very much is your fault if you called it a "handout" or "unpragmatic."

submitted 14 days ago • 1 comment

We have a new WP out that looks at school masking during the COVID pandemic. Using the removal of CDC school masking guidance as an exogenous shock to district and state policies & data on district masking nationwide, we find mandate removals contributed to at least 9% of US COVID deaths in 2022.

submitted 14 days ago • 11 comments

"As Musk slinks away, spending went up, not down, during his tenure, and DOGE made the government less efficient, not more..." "A legacy of shattered institutions, weakened public services, and fired civil servants who did nothing but serve their country well..." www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

submitted 16 days ago • 453 comments

Stop what you’re doing and watch this immediately. Canadian doctors returned from Gaza and are sharing what they witnessed and lived. They are demanding action from Mark Carney. Their testimony is our failure.

submitted 17 days ago • 28 comments

“Immigrants are not the reason why you can’t make your rent. The reason you can’t make your rent is because the person who employs you isn’t paying you enough money.” — Bill Burr

submitted 18 days ago • 12 comments

The hidden provision is dangerous. A year ago, Roberts, Alito, Kavanaugh, Gorsuch, Coney-Barrett, & Thomas voted to provide a POTUS with immunity. This provision would seal it and #47 would have no guardrails-no laws to prevent his goal of becoming a full fledged dictator. #ProudBlue #DemVoice1

submitted 20 days ago • 9 comments

Open letter to bluesky moderation about the deletion of Gazan accounts. Please share and sign 🇵🇸

submitted 21 days ago • 11 comments

The number of Palestinians killed in the occupied West Bank now stands at 938, including 198 children, who were killed by Israeli forces or settlers since the war began, according to the UN. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/jbp58f

submitted 21 days ago • 11 comments

After ProPublica’s @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social was diagnosed with cancer, he set out to understand why a single pill of his medication costs the same as a new iPhone. David's covered high drug prices for years, but what he discovered shocked even him. 📽️: @josesepulveda.bsky.social

submitted 23 days ago • 42 comments

"Trump’s use of specific (fake) dollar figures is troubling precisely because its specificity is meant to communicate something real and concrete. It attracts reporters who repeat the figures without taking the time to look too closely, thereby making them the conduit for Trump’s deception."

submitted 25 days ago • 62 comments

Dem messaging is gerontocratic trash and their non-existent media policies let U.S. journalism get destroyed and replaced by an unholy fusion of corporatist infotainment and right wing propaganda let me know if you have any additional questions

submitted 25 days ago • 3 comments

Rep. LaMonica McIver being charged by Trump’s DOJ for “assaulting” a cop is particularly scary because it was all on camera with many witnesses and the administration feels comfortable enough to straight up lie with impunity and target a sitting congresswoman

submitted 26 days ago • 80 comments

Did you know that when your local rural hospital shuts down because of the Medicaid cuts, the 75-mile drive to the nearest one that isn't shut down is still 75 miles no matter how good your insurance is?

submitted 27 days ago • 165 comments

Beneath contempt.

submitted 27 days ago • 3809 comments

There are things those who oppose fascism should be talking abt now if they want to defeat it. Calling the fact that every reporter spent months reporting on Joe Biden old WHILE IGNORING Trump's own unfitness, his bribes from foreign countries, & his fascism is ... maybe #100 on a list by urgency.

submitted 27 days ago • 19 comments