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A serious study from a Harvard University political scientist presents a statistic worth remembering: Around the world, once 3.5% of the population became engaged in sustained, non-violent campaigns of resistance, change has always happened. Democracy is inevitable, when the people are determined.

submitted 1 day ago • 21 comments

Starting to think these guys may not be entirely on the level.

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submitted 5 days ago • 554 comments

The facts are shocking. Canada at $9k per capita vs the USA paying abt $15K per capita (plus patients paying for private insurance) & still leaving 30M uninsured The United States has the ability to shift to a single-payer universal healthcare system: MEDICARE A & B coverage Pvt Option for more

submitted 6 days ago • 15 comments

An FYI, you can't shame those who have NO shame, morals, ethics or integrity. BUT, ya know what sticks in their craw? Ridicule.

submitted 24 days ago • 17 comments

The FDA will permit Covid vaccines only for adults over 65 and those with certain medical conditions in the fall, according to new regulatory standards.

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submitted 38 days ago • 40 comments

The most prescient vision of the Trump Era might have been the Austin Powers “Swedish Penis Pump” bit. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

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submitted 41 days ago • 3 comments

Source: If chosen as pope, Donald Trump plans to take the name Corinthian the Two.

submitted 40 days ago • 50 comments

I don't think it's fully appreciated just how much Trumpism is a celebration of ignorance. Trump not only never learns but proactively avoids it. It's a braindead movement from the top down.

submitted 41 days ago • 381 comments

“Take and eat; this is my body.” - The Ueckarist

submitted 41 days ago • 408 comments

Your now-regular reminder that Republicans in Congress find this completely okay

submitted 42 days ago • 72 comments

Opinion | The DOGE staffers are not too young to run the government. by Bill Belichick

submitted 45 days ago • 68 comments

Trump Threatens To Defund Beauty Schools That Don’t Comply With MAGA Standards

submitted 47 days ago • 87 comments

Neil degrees Tyson Explaining the "God of the Gaps".

submitted 48 days ago • 338 comments

"They want obedient workers. People who are just smart enough to run the machines and do the paperwork and just dumb enough to passively accept all these increasingly shittier jobs with the lower pay the longer hours the reduced benefits the end of overtime and the vanishing pension" ~George Carlin

submitted 50 days ago • 589 comments

"While the president claims grave national defense concerns in his Tren de Aragua proclamation, 'It would indeed be ironic if, in the name of national defense, we would sanction the subversion of one of those liberties... which makes the defense of the nation worthwhile.'" US v Robel, 1967

submitted 50 days ago • 33 comments

People experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position. (Published Dec. 2024)

submitted 54 days ago • 36 comments

Van Hollen on Fox News Sunday: "My whole point here is if you deprive one man of his constitutional rights, you threaten the constitutional rights of everybody ... if you threaten the rule of law for one person, you threaten if for everybody in America."

submitted 55 days ago • 456 comments

Abrego Garcia, criminal or saint, was denied his due process rights by the gov’t. In this country, people are entitled to those rights, whether criminals or not, whether citizens or not. joycevance.substack.com/p/does-it-ma...

submitted 58 days ago • 499 comments

Sorry but I just don't feel comfortable sharing public toilets with transphobes. At any moment they could just demand to have a look at my gennies. The law should protect women's spaces from these creeps.

submitted 58 days ago • 95 comments

How a Judge Tells a President to F**k Off open.substack.com/pub/muellers...

submitted 58 days ago • 17 comments

Today is Economic Blackout day. No big chains. No Amazon. If you need to shop, then shop local.

submitted 58 days ago • 314 comments

🚨A U.S. born citizen was arrested in Florida for entering the state as an “unauthorized alien.” His mother and a community advocate showed his birth certificate during a hearing in Leon County. The judge said she had no authority to release him.

submitted 58 days ago • 589 comments

Well great, the Americans have a time machine. Which leader do we elect that is capable of dealing with that?? www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...

submitted 59 days ago • 28 comments

JUST IN: Deputy Assistant to the President and "Counterterrorism Czar" Sebastian Gorka says anyone advocating for due process for Kilmar Abrego Garcia could be viewed as "aiding and abetting a terrorist" and be federally charged. (h/t Philip Germain)

submitted 59 days ago • 6955 comments

"Eight points makes someone a “validated” member of the group. Having tattoos associated with the gang is worth four points. Wearing clothing associated with the gang is worth another four." Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/w...

submitted 61 days ago • 13 comments

i mean it's one five-minute task, michael. how long could it take to get started on it, ten days?

submitted 62 days ago • 65 comments

It is becoming unbelievably difficult to stay both informed and sane

submitted 65 days ago • 331 comments

Kamala Harris: There were many things that we knew would happen.. I’m not here to say I told you so

submitted 72 days ago • 1133 comments

Just a reminder that Grubhub is a Bezos/Amazon joint. Delete your Grubhub app and leave them behind. 🙏💙

submitted 73 days ago • 554 comments

160 years ago today, the traitor Jefferson Davis and his treasonous cabinet abandoned Richmond, the capital of the Confederacy, spelling the beginning of the end of the Civil War. A day for all patriots to celebrate.

submitted 73 days ago • 70 comments

Having stoners answer customer service calls is so effective. My grocery delivery got stolen (so I'm mad) so I called the store & some dude was like "Seriously? Damn, what the fuck" and I was like "Right? Dude, I know" and he's like "Fuck dude, let me get this fixed" and I was like "Bro, thank you."

submitted 74 days ago • 133 comments

One of our Constitution’s core principles is that concentrated power leads to tyranny. That’s why judicial independence is so important. Proffessor @kateshaw.bsky.social explains:

submitted 74 days ago • 42 comments

Controlling shareholder in the Danish company that makes Ozempic says he is avoiding opportunities in the USA because “The uncertainty is just too, too high for me to give an answer as to what our response is going to be.” Shopping in China and India instead. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

submitted 74 days ago • 52 comments

cheese is woke now

submitted 74 days ago • 1085 comments

giving myself up to them today

submitted 74 days ago • 1 comment

“It has become clear that truth and transparency are not desired by the secretary, but rather he wishes subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.” Dr. Mark's departure underscores the critical need for science-based public health policies. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/h...

submitted 76 days ago • 6 comments

It’s really fascinating what happens when you remove diversity—white male incompetency is placed on full display and with no one to blame for their actions —so they just lie.

submitted 80 days ago • 206 comments

All I keep thinking about is how Pete Hegseth raised questions of the competency of a Black four-star general and Air Force fighter pilot who was the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Hegseth asked did he get the job “because of his skin color? Or his skill? We’ll never know, but always doubt.”

submitted 80 days ago • 659 comments

Teen Warned Not To Accept Group Chat Invites From National Security Advisors She Doesn’t Know

submitted 80 days ago • 365 comments

📌The biggest problem isn't that Pete Hegseth is an under-qualified moron who is texting our military secrets to our enemies like some 15-year-old, blackout drunk. The problem is there is an entire anti-American, bought-off political empire on the Right that simply doesn't give a shit anymore ...

submitted 82 days ago • 364 comments

Pete Buttigieg breaks down DEI for everyday folks… “The opposite of diversity is uniformity. The opposite of equity is inequity. The opposite of inclusion is exclusion.” @petebuttigieg.bsky.social Our problem: too many value uniformity over inclusion and they’re the ones running the government. 🧵