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I think it’s important to draw attention to small acts of courage and dissent (like this NYT ad and the message from the VT ski resort social media manager) that remind people of the range of possibilities for standing up, speaking out, and fighting back.

submitted 33 days ago • 13 comments

www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/bac...

submitted 34 days ago • 0 comments

A new @reuters.com poll finds Americans have a dim view of many of the Trump administration's blizzard of executive actions, including the Jan. 6 pardons and his effort to limit birthright citizenship. But they really don't like the Gulf of America thing. www.reuters.com/world/us/ame...

submitted 66 days ago • 260 comments

Thank goodness: after an outpouring of public dissent, Lackland reversed its terrible decision and will thankfully be teaching recruits about the Tuskegee airmen and the Women Airforce Service Pilots again. A reminder that we must always push back: www.expressnews.com/news/article...

submitted 68 days ago • 305 comments

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What we are all experiencing is called "resilience targeting." It is a deliberate attack favored by many of todays shitlords, and is a fairly well known theory in disinfo and climate circles; it's just that everyone seems to be in denial that it's an attack. Today might be a good day to read up

submitted 69 days ago • 133 comments

Can a headline alone be eligible for a Pulitzer?

submitted 77 days ago • 782 comments

www.sfgate.com/hawaii/artic...

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Montana back road report for January 13th, 2025 (with some Miles Davis)

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I realized today that I am more powerful than Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk. I can say Fuck You Donald Trump. They may be richer but I am more powerful. And that is a trade I would make every single day.

submitted 86 days ago • 852 comments

A real photo and perfect metaphor heading into 2025.

submitted 93 days ago • 2194 comments

“We wanted to help ProPublica’s readers recognize the humanity of the people we had met and talked to, so we gave them notecards and asked them to describe their experiences with sweeps.”

submitted 95 days ago • 19 comments

This is a great piece, by Michelle. Lots of folks don't quite understand how much the prosperity gospel distorts the Christian faith by seeking wealth and power -- along with creating a constellation of Christian celebrities who were like Trump before Trump even came on the scene.

submitted 101 days ago • 57 comments

Big scoop from @kirstengrind.bsky.social, @ericlipton.nytimes.com and @sheeraf.bsky.social: There are at least 3 federal reviews into Elon Musk for failing to report the details of his foreign relations as required by his security clearance www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/t...

submitted 108 days ago • 92 comments

How it feels arguing on social media:

submitted 110 days ago • 231 comments

It's rare you get such a clear illustration of whose lives have value in America and whose don't

submitted 115 days ago • 813 comments