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And when memory failed and written records were falsified—when that happened, the claim of the Party to have improved the conditions of human life had got to be accepted, because there did not exist, and never again could exist, any standard against which it could be tested. #Dystopia-Orwell1984

submitted 4 days ago • 2 comments

The 1923 Oregon legislature was colloquially known as the "Klan legislature" because the majority of members were either Klan members or sympathizers. One bill they passed required that history education be suitably patriotic, outlawing materials that spoke "slightingly" of the founders.

submitted 4 days ago • 38 comments

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A reminder to the men and women of our nations armed forces: You have a legal obligation to disobey blatantly unlawful commands. If you need verification, the legal department on any base can answer your questions about that, free of charge. Always remember your oath, and follow the law.

submitted 6 days ago • 100 comments

Last night's Pentagon massacre is much more than realized. Not just firing the black CJCS and first woman CNO but all the senior JAG officers and hiring a man who just joined 3 different crypto firms tied to Kushner and Thiel as Chairman. I did a deep dive into it open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...

submitted 6 days ago • 1305 comments

This hits the nail on the head. The degradation and failures of the "fourth estate" have been ongoing for a long time. And we now see how the medias deterioration has accelerated in the past decade giving us the election of Trump a second time, despite a horrible first term.

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

A defining policy battle is about to come to a head in this country. The Republican budget will force everyone - especially Congress and the White House - to make plain whether they are prepared to harm the rest of us in order to fund tax cuts for the wealthiest.

submitted 7 days ago • 799 comments

No, but if you’re looking for one, I am aware of a guy you work with that was indicted four times and convicted of thirty-four felonies.

submitted 8 days ago • 5083 comments

Poll after poll are revealing that about 40% of the people in this country are stupid.

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How we did it: Texas Won’t Study How Its Abortion Ban Impacts Women, So We Did

submitted 8 days ago • 206 comments

REMINDER: Cutting IRS spending is not a “cost-cutting” move. Cutting the IRS lowers revenue. It’s a move to protect the wealthy, like Elon Musk. Auditing the rich returns $12 for every $1 spent. www.nber.org/papers/w31376

submitted 8 days ago • 19 comments

One of the things that distinguishes Trump from Reagan is that, today, the right can be far more open in its antagonism toward democratic politics.

submitted 9 days ago • 19 comments

Spot on!

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

I sincerely believe the first institution to fall in America was the fourth estate - the media's explicit capacity, beyond mere reporting of news, to wield influence in politics and ground said reporting in the facts.

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

The new iconic photo that i predicted ultimately destroys the relationship:

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If judges and Congress are just ignored, sooner or later, someone is going to have to lay hands on Trump and his oligarch crew and lead them away in handcuffs. It has to happen sooner or later. Sooner is much better. #3E

submitted 17 days ago • 335 comments

If people send their tax money to a gov’t in which their elected representatives have no control over how that tax money is spent (because the executive has taken over that role), then isn’t that “taxation without representation?” I seem to remember a historical event inspired by something like that

submitted 18 days ago • 25 comments

Excellent! Get to work.

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You are not powerless, and he is not unstoppable. Look at, and learn from, the funding freeze and how quickly he was forced to surrender.

submitted 18 days ago • 3902 comments

I love this. This should be the symbol of the new rebel coalition.

submitted 20 days ago • 468 comments

Wait. Have @doge and Elon just been pulling numbers from usaspending.gov ? Then releasing it as if they discovered it ? Brilliant if true. Absolutely brilliant. Fooled me. Very Trump like too. Any usaspending.gov experts out there that can tell us ?

submitted 21 days ago • 1605 comments

The United States Military Academy has just eliminated all Cadet clubs and activities for POC. Most of these have existed for decades like the Society of Black Engineers. They were there when I was a Cadet in 1987. All of the religious ones remain. This isn’t DEI. It’s white Christian Nationalism.

submitted 23 days ago • 2834 comments

Please Participate If You Can. Kindly Repost! 💙😎

submitted 24 days ago • 604 comments

Damn right!

submitted 24 days ago • 1 comment

If you’ve taken the oath to serve, today would be a good day to honor it.

submitted 24 days ago • 518 comments

Yep!

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

Authoritarian regimes spread fear and threats to deter public protest. Those who succumb to this fear and emphasize obstacles to free expression ultimately reinforce the very system they claim to oppose.

submitted 26 days ago • 11 comments

Welcome to the Idiocracy. From the economic historian Carlo Cipolla - Always and inevitably, everyone underestimates the number of stupid individuals in circulation.

submitted 26 days ago • 1 comment

If you are a small to med size business, would you rather buy health insurance from the big insurance companies, or from a new Non Profit Healthcare program offered by the biggest Unions ?

submitted 27 days ago • 3635 comments

The fentanyl problem was caused by American legal drug cartel Purdue Pharma. Demonizing Mexico and China for something we caused is really really rich.

submitted 28 days ago • 149 comments

U.S. intelligence agencies intercepted a call between two Hezbollah officials in which they said that Tulsi Gabbard met with “the boss” or “the big guy.”

submitted 30 days ago • 17 comments

If you're struggling financially due to government fuckery or for any reason really and you need infant formula talk to your pediatrician we can hook you up and don't like to ask questions.

submitted 31 days ago • 230 comments

There is a long history 60+ years of school choice movements driven by religious indoctrination and racial segregation.

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

🔥🔥🔥🔥 @maddow.msnbc.com Kash Patel was the chief of staff for ACTING secretary of defense Chris Miller on January 6th and DENIED 14 calls for the National Guard and lied about it.

submitted 31 days ago • 248 comments

Indeed!

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You know how during an election we always say "if you're in line, STAY IN LINE"? Here's the new version: If you're in a federal job, STAY IN YOUR FEDERAL JOB. Don't quit. That's obeying in advance. Make them fire you. Then sue them to stop it. Keep fighting. Do NOT surrender.

submitted 33 days ago • 123 comments

Spot on!

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submitted 35 days ago • 491 comments

Just a wild guess. White christian nationalist don't like those flags?

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

Brilliant.

submitted 36 days ago • 66 comments

CARTOON OF THE DAY

submitted 36 days ago • 425 comments

If a Democratic Speaker said they would only give hurricane relief to Florida, Texas, and Johnson's home state of Louisiana if they agreed to implement DEI policies (for instance), the political world would erupt in anger, and correctly so. Let's see that reaction here.

submitted 37 days ago • 16 comments

JFC, are people this damn stupid to fall for this BS. It's as obvious as the nose on your face - this was just ham-handed propaganda. Please tell me people aren't this f'ing stupid. Please!

submitted 39 days ago • 0 comments

Ok #booksky, let’s talk. 👎🏼Goodreads, owned by Amazon, fuels its monopoly on books. 👍🏼StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform, offers an ethical, ad-free alternative with mood-based recommendations, user control over data, and a focus on inclusivity. Support diversity over corporate power!

submitted 40 days ago • 901 comments

There is a reason TikTok is so good at figuring out what you want to see, and why it’s better than everything else: it’s a weapon, and the best weapon is one you don’t know exists, or worse, one you think you can’t live without

submitted 40 days ago • 2100 comments

WOW! Winter storm for the Gulf Coast! Winter storm watches stretch from the Mexican border to Atlanta. Houston will see 2-4 inches of snow. So will New Orleans! Even snow on the TX Barriwr Islands! A rare, significant winter storm for places where palm trees are ubiquitous! 🌴

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