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Something is shifting. They are still breaking things and stealing things. And they will keep trying to break and to steal. But the propaganda magic around the oligarchical coup is fading. (1/2)

submitted 18 hours ago • 1324 comments

substack.com/@jaykuo/note...

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

Loved this - thoughtful, intelligent and, ultimately, optimistic. www.borowitzreport.com/p/this-will-...

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

When I was a Hill staffer in 2009, a Dem trifecta was trying to pass universal healthcare. In response, Senate GOP released a memo detailing all of the tactics they in the minority could use to delay the effort as much as possible. I'm recirculating that 2009 GOP memo here. Take inspiration from it.

submitted 20 days ago • 1308 comments

Ignorance & arrogance - move fast, break things and by the time the law catches up, people are dead, institutions are destroyed ... fait accompli ... that's the strategy. The impact will be felt in decades: that's what we learned in the Philippines. www.amazon.com/How-Stand-Up...

submitted 19 days ago • 11 comments

Awesome suggestion! Please, go and see what Musk and his little boy crew are doing at Treasury, OPM, OMB, and anywhere else they may be. @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @aoc.bsky.social @repjasmine.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov @sanders.senate.gov #Resist #Resisters #Resistance #BlueCrew

submitted 19 days ago • 1 comment

I just subscribed to 5 Calls Newsletter! buttondown.com/5calls

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

Translation: I know Gabbard is unqualified for the job, but I’ll vote for her anyway because I’m afraid of Trump’s wrath. Also, John Cornyn doesn’t actually believe a president has the right to appoint anyone he wants to his cabinet—he voted against six of President Biden’s nominees.

submitted 22 days ago • 160 comments

"It is January 2025. The future has caught up with my prognostications and I’ve started rationing reality: as Shirley Jackson noted, too much of it makes you insane." sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-conflu...

submitted 24 days ago • 34 comments

Caroline Kennedy reading her letter to the Senate about rejecting RFK, Jr. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuYb...

submitted 24 days ago • 0 comments

Some very helpful info here

submitted 26 days ago • 66 comments

Can anyone tell me what these various moderation lists are? I am seeing that I'm added to some which is odd because I barely post anything.

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

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submitted 40 days ago • 39 comments

New from me: Trump is a lame duck, an old, tired, easily manipulated one, whose vanity is a useful tool. Foreign leaders like Claudia Sheinbaum are right to mock him, and American elites should uncurl from the fetal position and get in on the fun.

submitted 43 days ago • 124 comments

“Four years ago, dozens of companies denounced the invasion of the U.S. Capitol and pledged to withhold support from those who disputed the 2020 election results. Now, many of those companies are lining up to fund Donald Trump’s inauguration.” From the @wsj.com www.wsj.com/business/tru...

submitted 48 days ago • 369 comments

#Shero of the Week @anntelnaes.bsky.social for quitting WaPo & telling Jeff Bezos & her editor to SHOVE IT! She will NOT bend a knee She will not be censored Of course, Bezos could not be reached for comment as his head was too far up Trump's fat ass Please share & support her anntelnaes.com

submitted 49 days ago • 5 comments

This is so spot-on it’s scary.

submitted 55 days ago • 1169 comments

One way to stay grounded during this chaos is to categorize the threats to our democracy. I break them down into the 4 Ds… Disinformation Divisiveness Distraction Disengagement This way the “how do we fight this?!” is clearer. Amplify accurate info Build community Stay focused Stay in the fight

submitted 64 days ago • 16 comments

Know who else loves a US government shutdown? Vladimir Putin.

submitted 65 days ago • 221 comments

As a friend of mine commented, "Bingo!"

submitted 66 days ago • 0 comments

"Appeasement is feeding the crocodile, hoping he will eat you last." Looking at you NY Times, Washington Post, LA Times, CNN, Joe & Mika, ABC News...

submitted 69 days ago • 454 comments