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We were promised peace through strength and we got wars from incompetence.

For the first time in its 116-year history, the NAACP will not invite the president to their convention. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

Millions of seniors and working families count on Medicaid and food assistance - and Trump’s #BigUglyBill threatens to rip healthcare access and food away from them. We can’t let this pass. @aarp.org www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0Aj...

Facts matter.

In a Gangster State, the dear leader wastes other people's money on military parades to broadcast his fake strength, attacks the legislative branch and destroys programs that benefit the people.

“What Senator Alex Padilla did today was political theater.” --Kristi Noem, the Head of Costuming, Hair, and Makeup at Political Theater

As the videotapes clearly show, Noem is lying. Padilla is clearly identifying himself as a senator before he he is thrown to the ground and handcuffed. www.mediaite.com/media/news/p...

Kristi Noem must resign. She has deported a four year old with cancer, detained a U.S. marshal, and arrested two members of Congress. She’s lost the confidence of the American people. ICE must stop terrorizing our communities.

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This is on all the Senators who turned a blind eye and voted to confirm. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/h...

I ran an experiment, simultaneously posting articles on Bluesky and X, and then testing to see how many people actually clicked and read them. The numbers on Bluesky are higher, both because the X algorithm downranks journalism, and because Bluesky attracts readers, not just shitposters.

If you're a Marine or other service member being mobilized to Los Angeles and you'd like to apply for conscientious objector status, call the GI Rights Hotline to get some guidance on your options: 1-877-447-4487

Pete Hesgeth — who wants to rename the Navy ship that honors Medgar Evers, a WWII veteran who landed on Omaha Beach — is using that same beach for a photo op in which he promises we will “never forget” the veterans there. What an unbelievable asshole.

Masks Off, Hoods On: Republicans Are Revealing Their Worst Selves The modern GOP doesn't need dog whistles anymore. Their racism, hate, & cruelty are out in the open & reveal the greed and white supremacy that have defined the party, and country, for ages. thelefthook.substack.com/p/masks-off-...

The Trump memo launching an investigation into the Biden White House’s use of the autopen allegedly to conceal his mental state is something else. Why is the White House Counsel in charge of this investigation? That is one indicator that something is awry. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Awkward way for Joni Ernst to find out she isn’t funny. Let’s stop sending people like Joni Ernst and Lindsey Graham to the Senate.

An outright lie from OMB Director Russell Vought.

Maybe we need US Senators who aren’t actually rooting for you to die.

The CBO director, Philip Swagel, is a former Bush political appointee and was reappointed in July 2023 by the leaders of both houses of Congress, including Speaker McCarthy. www.cbo.gov/about/organi...

Uh what?

We should NOT cut food assistance in America so that Trump can pad the pockets of billionaires and giant corporations. If Republicans won’t listen to common sense and common decency—then we are going to get a megaphone and shout it from the rooftops: HANDS OFF SNAP.

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I am not loving Jake Tapper. Perhaps he can write another book? Oh right, not brave enough! Biden was low hanging fruit. There are those of us who understand how successful his presidency was. When asked, Tapper can’t even admit that. Jerk.

The GOP prioritizes tanning beds over hospital beds.

House chamber burst into laughter when Marjorie Taylor Greene called for "decorum."

Number of US gas stations currently selling gas for $1.99: Zero. @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social @nbcnews.com 🇺🇸

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The Rules Committee meets at 1 AM on Tuesday night/ Wednesday morning to ram through this disastrous bill. Why? Because they don't want you to see them ripping healthcare from millions of Americans. You do not hold a hearing for a bill at 1 AM unless you're completely ashamed of it.

Gotta love this one! 💕

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/u... Can we lay off this guy now?

Speaker Mike Johnson on the US credit downgrade: "Moody's is not incorrect, but that emphasizes the very need for the legislation we're talking about -- historic spending cuts." (Part of Moody's concern is in fact the reconciliation bill, which is projected to add trillions to US debt)