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In the era that I studied when I was still part of the academic world one recurrent topic was that of "over-mighty subjects". This referred to subjects of the Crown who were themselves so powerful that they threatened the sovereign power of the Crown itself. In the US we have no sovereign, or ...

submitted 6 hours ago • 26 comments

I want to address a related point to the one I raised in this thread. A couple years ago the Times did a really strong package about the power of SpaceX. Not only is SpaceX. Not only is it now one if not the preemptive orbital delivery company in the world it also has a fleet of ...

submitted 5 hours ago • 9 comments

On a Saturday too? Wow — well, here’s a summary of what Republicans voted to do this week: - Defund Medicaid - Defund Medicare - Not to protect IVF funding - Not to protect food assistance

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submitted 38 days ago • 2 comments

🚨🚨This from @JBPritzker The Nazis dismantled a constitutional republic in less than two months so it is definitely time to panic.

submitted 1 day ago • 22 comments

ny times, the most well financed, praised news source on the planet, able to influence govts, institutions, etc: "here's some lie, dont fact check it, just trust us" me, who failed high school geometry, googling while waiting for a burger: "yeah, that's not true." www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

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It’s actually not common and if you can’t research and write your own copy without relying on generative software gtfo of the industry

submitted 1 day ago • 35 comments

A Democrathicc Party to make FDR look like a conservative

submitted 2 days ago • 11 comments

Should this be the Motto of the Robert's Supreme Court, since this was the court that allowed unlimited political spending & gave a potential tyrant total immunity for his actions, making him above the law? John Roberts may be the person most responsible for the death of our Democracy. IMHO

submitted 6 days ago • 16 comments

I will say again: The destruction of the CFPB—an agency that has brought in $20 billion over a little more than a decade despite having an annual budget that's less than what DOD has spent so far today—is the clearest sign none of this has anything to do with saving taxpayers money.

submitted 6 days ago • 22 comments

When I say I want Democrats in the House and Senate to show some fucking leadership, this is what I am talking about.

submitted 6 days ago • 3 comments

What these nihilistic vandals are doing to dismantle science & medicine—generations of expertise & public service & life improving benefits—is cultural revolution level national self harm. No foreign foe could inflict such brutal damage & senseless suffering on US so fast & effectively & unresisted.

submitted 8 days ago • 510 comments

"Trump is breaking the law to take your data and money" is right there if you want to kitchen table it up

submitted 8 days ago • 3 comments

So stop covering events he blocks yr colleagues from in solidarity.

submitted 9 days ago • 10 comments

this is a good example of the attitude that has led democrats down the road to disaster. it rests on the belief that public opinion cannot be shaped or mobilized or moved, only reacted to

submitted 9 days ago • 467 comments

Pam Bondi and Emil Bove should resign and be arrested by their successors tbh.

submitted 9 days ago • 42 comments

Adams must be removed. The city cannot sustain being governed for nearly a year by a Mayor who is being coerced by Trump admin in order to escape charges. This corruption poses a real threat to the people of the city. He should have resigned a while ago, but will not. So it’s time for him to go.

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submitted 10 days ago • 31 comments

Once again: The animating purpose of representative democracy is to protect the rest of us from the whims of insane rich people, be they kings or oligarchs. Everything else is wainscoting.

submitted 11 days ago • 22 comments

Spending some time considering the mettle of your average senator versus, say, Anita Hill and Christine Blasey Ford.

submitted 13 days ago • 67 comments

Wired’s coverage these last two weeks has been exceptional. Truly the best kind of reporting. A worthy place for your subscription dollars.

submitted 16 days ago • 330 comments

Trump tried to illegally remove the head of the FEC and she told him she's not leaving until it's done legally. This is an abhorrent headline from Bloomberg. It's disinformation.

submitted 16 days ago • 16 comments

A serious proposal: If the Trump administration is going to neglect and eliminate entire US Government functions, Democrats should select a full shadow cabinet to fill the void. Send an alt SecState to the G20, have an alt CDC Director let us know what’s really going on with Bird Flu and TB, etc.

submitted 17 days ago • 77 comments

New via Guardian — USAID security was defending a secure room holding classified data when a message came directly from Elon Musk: give the DOGE kids whatever they want. It was one of three calls by Musk to get access, including threatening to call US Marshals. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

submitted 17 days ago • 113 comments

Modernizing government computer systems is a great idea. But that’s not what you’re doing. You’re freezing all funding, removing critical federal employees, and usurping control of the government.

submitted 17 days ago • 59 comments

The DEI caused the plane crash narrative is a distraction. The tariffs are a distraction. Whatever insane nonsense Trump spews that the media will chase like cats chasing a laser light is a distraction. The only story that counts right now is the wholesale hijacking of control of the US government.

submitted 20 days ago • 1039 comments

i don’t even know if crime is the right word for the illegal destruction of USAID. it is an autocratic power grab and a direct attack on the sovereignty of the american people

submitted 18 days ago • 1757 comments

Keep saying creepy! Call them Musk's bloodboys! This is better!

submitted 18 days ago • 312 comments

We were just told that they won’t let us in. They are denying entry to 2 dozen members of Congress. Elon Musk has all our private information & we have no idea what he’s doing with it. This is happening completely behind closed doors. HELL NO. It’s illegal. We demand oversight!

submitted 18 days ago • 1592 comments

“At a minimum, 300 babies that wouldn’t have had HIV, now do.” Send him to the fucking Hague

submitted 19 days ago • 34 comments

An unelected shadow government is conducting a hostile takeover of the federal government. DOGE is not a real government agency. DOGE has no authority to make spending decisions. DOGE has no authority to shut programs down or to ignore federal law. DOGE’s conduct cannot be allowed to stand.

submitted 19 days ago • 4374 comments

homie finally melted the cheese on that burger

submitted 19 days ago • 4 comments

There's a current fetish for publishing primary source documents rather than having a reporter describe them, and I totally get it. But remember Reality Winner was caught almost immediately because the Intercept published what she printed out, unaware the NSA printer left an imperceptible watermark.

submitted 19 days ago • 22 comments