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United States support for Ukraine was never about securing mineral rights. Or providing security for money. It was about democracy and sovereignty. And a willingness to defend our allies and oppose our enemies. Trump is betraying Ukraine, but also our values. Our history and our legacy.

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Organizing matters.

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Serving up that #BlackGirlMagic youtu.be/bnmKwxjMKgs?...

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Dear Dems. This is a reminder that Donald Trump rescinded the ethics rules preventing gifts to executive branch employees. Now would be a good time to propose legislation formalizing the prevention into a law Time to do things that make him react to you. apnews.com/article/trum...

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Well, golf ⛳😔

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"Elon Musk is stealing from the entire American public, stealing our data. Stealing the services that we all rely on. They're going to use everything they supposedly save to justify massive tax cuts for themselves." - @fedworkersunited.bsky.social #SaveOurServices

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Did Putin write this?

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Trumpists will continue to be furious at any dissent no matter how much power they steal. That’s because the administration is premised on pathological insecurity. They’re shitty people, they know it, and they will never stop resenting being seen as shitty people.

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DOGE having access to Americans' Social Security data isn't just a major security breach. It's part of a deliberate ploy to cut benefits — using the false pretext of "waste and fraud" — and have Congress use the savings to give billionaires another giant tax cut. Be warned.

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A dictatorship that kills people from democracies if they say something inconvenient hosting another dictatorship that does the same and a country run by a wannabe dictator who wants people jailed for saying anything inconvenient gathered to decide the fate of a democracy that wasn’t even invited?

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First IRS, Now DOGE Busts Its Way Into the Social Security Administration talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/doge-...

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We got a Costco membership for the first time in our lives today. They asked why & I said because treat your workers well, you value diversity, & you didn’t cave in to authoritarian demands. He said: “We’ve been getting lots of folks saying that, thanks for joining.” Who needs a gallon of ketchup?

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Canada has never been more united

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America was given a choice between a lawless, amoral monster and a qualified, intelligent, joyful woman of color—and it chose the monster. We need to reckon with the reality of what that says about so many of us here. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/america-ch...

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Mike Pence just reposted an old article he wrote about the limitations on the powers of a president. For some reason. Here is a part of it.

submitted 7 days ago • 2047 comments

This is fascism.

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Republicans for much of 2024: "How DARE you call our candidate Mr Trump a fascist?" President Trump in 2025:

submitted 8 days ago • 301 comments

when I was a kid in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, instead of snow days we had smog days where we weren't allowed to go to school.

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I think some people, including on campuses, are unwilling to confess what's happening. They thought the HR version of DEI was silly. So they've railed against it at times. So they feel awkward speaking up. But Trump isn't ending DEi. He's overseeing the full scale resegregation of American society.

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"It’s hard to adequately capture the absurdity and malevolence on display here. The whole function of I.G.s is to independently document waste, inefficiency, and corruption inside government. ... But apparently because it made Trump and Musk look bad, the I.G. got the ax."

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Happy Presidents’ Day weekend folks www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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"AI Risk" bros aren't afraid of "killer AI" and "robot overlords," they're afraid of being made to confront the realities of white supremacy, ableism, patriarchy, hegemony, extractivism, kyriarchy, and capitalism.

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"I beg of you, please commemorate my birthday with mattress sales. Downy, tufted, even memory foam: none shall be exempt from the wholesale slashing of prices."

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“We’re not going anywhere. What’s more: we’re expanding.” Nearly a dozen of Minnesota’s foremost experts on gender-affirming care collaborated on this beautiful op-ed in today’s Strib. No paywall.

submitted 8 days ago • 171 comments

This was one of RFK Jr.’s first orders after being sworn in. Just an astonishing denial of science and will cause so much pain to the 45 million Americans facing mental health challenges.

submitted 9 days ago • 1536 comments

Wait… hegseth literally drinking on camera. We are so cooked www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2AgaxNn/

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“Do not leave the arena to the fools.” —Toni Cade Bambara

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This. Also. @aoc.bsky.social @ericswalwell.bsky.social et al , can you do what ever you guys do in the House to let Musk, Trump and everyone know that the UCFE, which funds unemployment benefits , is in the Dept of Labor. If these funds are cut, the cost will fall on the states.

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Images from the #TeslaTakeDown protest in Manhattan, one of close to 50 such events taking place across the country. Protesters are chanting "Stop the Coup" and "Boycott Tesla."

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BREAKING Federal Judge Amy Berman Jackson just issued an order preventing the Trump administration from: 1. Deleting CFPB data 2. Firing CFPB employees 3. Transferring money from CFPB's reserve fund Right after the order was issued, nearly all CFPB employees were placed on administrative leave

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It's Friday Lovelies! 💘 Them: Don't come back here with your bullshit Me: Coming back with my bullshit

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Germany’s likely next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, said US tech billionaire Elon Musk should be prepared to face consequences for meddling in the German election campaign if he takes office.

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I feel like being the most unpopular Mayor in New York’s modern history is a high bar to clear, and the current one may be about to sail over it.

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Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro ordered the state-run oil company Ecopetrol to cancel a joint venture with the US citing environmental concerns. “We are against fracking, because fracking is the death of nature, and the death of humanity.” #OpCanary

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Call to action: Protest Tesla in Berkeley, California on Saturday, February 15th, 12PM. #3E #EndOligarchy #TeslaTakeover

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#3E #EndOligarchy #TeslaTakeover

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Thousands of investors in Trump’s crypto scheme lost $2 billion in just weeks while the Trump Organization racked up $100 million in trading fees. Just so happens that the CFPB, which Trump is trying to kill, recently announced new regulations for the crypto industry. Hello?

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I see people saying “oh, but they could never get away willing killing people” and my mind goes to the comments when white supremacists shot at us, drove into us. when cops shot at journalists in mpls. kyle rittenhouse. austin there will be people who say good riddance when they start killing

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Military says "Nah, we good," to orders that they discriminate against transgender servicemembers. Add to this that Pete Hegseth got booed by military families, and we may be seeing something really importantly good happening, here. (original image reposted with alt text)

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Where. Is. The White House Press Corps?

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Elon Musk’s wealth is tied directly to contracts and regulations from the government agencies that he now controls. He's getting rid of inspectors general and department heads who could hold him accountable. He spent over $280 million to elect Trump and he's cashing in already.

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Every. Damn. Day.

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Oh wow, my piece on Trump's possible SCOTUS picks is actually the cover story in @thenation.com magazine this month. www.thenation.com/article/poli...

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Christian nationalist pastor Joel Webbon defines bullying as “God’s natural order being asserted.”

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