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Wow so you’re telling me everyone who cheered on the Iraq war is on board with this now too? And so are the people who opposed the Iran nuclear deal and killed it? You’re kidding.

submitted 1 day ago • 1367 comments

As major American cities brace for potential terrorist attacks in retaliation against the U.S. air strikes on Iran, it’s reassuring to know that Trump just appointed a 22-year-old former gardener and grocery store assistant to lead U.S. terror prevention. 🥺

submitted 2 days ago • 523 comments

To The People I Know Who Voted for Him. “you had a chance…to condemn his criminality, to prevent his lawlessness, to denounce his bigotry — and you flat-out refused. More than that, you celebrated it. That’s not something I can quietly abide.” [johnpavlovitz.substack.com]

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

Does anything in this picture say, "federal agents making a lawful arrest?" Perhaps they identified themselves. But when did it go out of fashion for law enforcement to look like law enforcement?

submitted 6 days ago • 303 comments

Hi, this is Meg Barnette, Brad's wife. While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE. This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.

submitted 6 days ago • 2253 comments

🗣️REMINDER: Trump and Republicans are still trying to pass their 3 TRILLION dollar spending bill that would kick 16 million people off of their health insurance and literally take lunches away from school children.    We can’t let them get away with it.

submitted 7 days ago • 85 comments

We’re announcing new legislation — the No Secret Police Act (SB 627) — to ban local/state/federal law enforcement, w/ some exceptions, from covering their faces when interacting w/ the public & require them to wear identifying info. The secret police behavior we’re seeing destroys trust & must end🧵

submitted 7 days ago • 350 comments

submitted 8 days ago • 7 comments

It’s bleak out there, but it’s heartening to know millions of people from all walks of life took the time to ruin one specific persons birthday, America’s hater spirit remains strong

submitted 9 days ago • 65 comments

submitted 8 days ago • 150 comments

Couple things I learned today: - Seniors are extremely fired up about this - "Fuck ICE" is a normie position now - People are MASSIVELY pissed off about Sen. Padilla being wrestled to the ground in LA - We all we got, we all we need

submitted 9 days ago • 456 comments

History will not be kind to Speaker Johnson. Nor should it be.

submitted 10 days ago • 1251 comments

Frog put the cookies in a box. “There,” he said. “Now we will not eat any more cookies.” “But we can open the box,” said Toad. “That is true,” said Frog.

submitted 11 days ago • 3 comments

me: in cheers frasier said his dad was dead but then when sam visited him in seattle he had to explain that he was lying because their relationship was strained but to me the weirder thing is he never mentioned niles to anyone at cheers the federal soldier being unlawfully quartered in my home: ok

submitted 13 days ago • 125 comments

It is 100% carrying water for the opposition to participate in this collective delusion that Dems for some reason need to answer for every teen who throws a rock rather than hold the Trump admin accountable for intentionally creating chaos and breaking the law to stoke violence. They are in charge.

submitted 13 days ago • 504 comments

Like so many, our family was hurt by gun violence. It’s something no family should have to experience, but thousands do every year — just like Hadiya's. A safer future is possible and I’m thankful for everyone fighting for it this Gun Violence Awareness Day, especially Gabby.

submitted 17 days ago • 15 comments

“Tomorrow!” cried Toad. “I will do it all tomorrow!”

submitted 23 days ago • 7 comments

“Blah,” said Toad.

submitted 26 days ago • 12 comments

NPR's new lawsuit is a powerhouse, identifying multiple, independent ways the Trump administration violated the Constitution in order to take revenge on public media. Bottom line? This administration is scared of the truth & this lawsuit reveals that weakness. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

submitted 26 days ago • 73 comments

Another day, another scandal under Hegseth. This is not silly stuff like Hegseth using taxpayer funds for a Pentagon makeup studio. The allegation here is an illegal wiretap. If they used an illegal wiretap on a senior official, you think they wouldn’t hesitate to use it on you?

submitted 27 days ago • 47 comments

A 🧵 about stonecutting: A few weeks ago, around the same time that I read the piece by the incomparable @katewagner.bsky.social‬ about the Regional Car Dealership Rococo of the present White House I noticed this little pecked spandrel beside the entry arch of the old Carleton County Courthouse…

submitted 30 days ago • 4 comments

Donald Trump is waging war on the future; he’s attempting to destroy America’s democracy, its economic future, a sustainable climate future, and science. “The aim, whether stated explicitly or not, is to erase the future as Americans have understood it.” [nytimes.com]

submitted 32 days ago • 3 comments

For no particular reason, I thought I’d remind folks about the time Trump reposted a full-size, full-color image of a truck that was “decorated” with an unconscious Joe Biden, arms and legs bound as though he’d been kidnapped, during the campaign. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

submitted 38 days ago • 150 comments

This is the hardest I’ve ever been owned online

submitted 39 days ago • 822 comments