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I am a grandmother who desperately wanted democracy to survive for the kids' futures.
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submitted 1 day ago • 171 comments

The rate of descent into lawlessness in the United States continues to accelerate. Until that descent is arrested, and we can assess what institutions still hold, the country and its citizens are fundmantally unsafe.

submitted 14 hours ago • 0 comments

If any of our former NATO or Five Eyes allies have intelligence data and assessments, which surely they must, about the background of the leader of their new strategic adversary, the United States, now is as good a time as any to release them, subject to protection of methods and sources, of course.

submitted 14 hours ago • 625 comments

Ukraine has shown all of us around the world, what passion and patriotism looks like. For the past 3 years, they have stood tall and strong in the fight for democracy, sovereignty, freedom and humanity. Ukraine is all of us.

submitted 20 hours ago • 43 comments

there's only one thing Donald Trump considered about General Brown before firing him - the color of his skin

submitted 13 hours ago • 3 comments

I don't live in the state of Maine, but I am so fucking proud of Governor Mills. Be like Governor Mills, stand up to Trump, don't be intimidated or blackmailed by this criminal president, "see you in court" asshole...

submitted 18 hours ago • 27 comments

Hegseth firing women in the military .😢🙏🦋💙🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸https://breakingdefense.com/2025/02/trump-franchetti-slife-fired-brown-hegseth-woke/

submitted 15 hours ago • 0 comments

An important read. And his thoughts about how to fight are spot on. www.deadlinedetroit.com/articles/328...

submitted 22 hours ago • 1 comment

Well, turns out there’s another layer to his dubious background. According to independent journalist Jacob Silverman, Coristine is the grandson of Valery Martynov, a former KGB spy. Per Silverman’s research, Martynov was an officer in the technical espionage division… gizmodo.com/doge-staffer...

submitted 1 day ago • 104 comments

#CallHimKrasnov #Felon47IsKrasnov

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

America has fallen.

submitted 1 day ago • 21 comments

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submitted 1 day ago • 34 comments

This.

submitted 2 days ago • 369 comments

🚨NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning to fire Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff C.Q. Brown, a 4-Star General and 41-year veteran of the Air Force who flew over 130 hours in combat as a fighter pilot. REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!

submitted 2 days ago • 1968 comments

If you’re wondering why I declined to talk to the NYTimes, then you haven’t been following my account for very long. They bear a direct responsibility for the current situation we find ourselves in, and I responded by laying out my position and that I would only talk to @jamellebouie.net

submitted 2 days ago • 1573 comments

How does destroying the postal service make America great?

submitted 2 days ago • 347 comments

If you were wondering if there is a word to describe how the United States is currently being governed, why, yes, there is: kakistocracy!

submitted 3 days ago • 354 comments