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This is so smart. @petebuttigieg.bsky.social , thoughts ? And if you see this. A reminder. This is not Twitter. You can engage here and have thoughtful discussions ! We all look forward to reading your thoughts

submitted 8 days ago • 6091 comments

The Trump Administration has fired the top government ethics official. The independent agency is responsible for preventing ethics violations and conflicts of interest in the Executive Branch. You can’t make this stuff up.

submitted 11 days ago • 148 comments

That’s nothing. I found 13 contracts awarded to SpaceX since December totaling $77M. 1/

submitted 10 days ago • 551 comments

Hey Resisters! Music and hope are resistance. MR is listening to ... Don't you know They're talking about a revolution? It sounds like a whisper... by the inimitable Tracy Chapman Drop your best hopeful songs in the comments and maybe we'll make a MR playlist! ;)

submitted 11 days ago • 7 comments

Trump’s agenda is corrupt, cruel, chaotic, and deeply unpopular — and the longer it goes on, the harder it is to sustain in the face of real opposition.

submitted 11 days ago • 39 comments

Trump has dismissed the director of the Office of Government Ethics. David Huitema, the former director, played a key role in vetting Trump administration appointees for conflicts of interest.

submitted 11 days ago • 145 comments

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submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

fb.watch/xqrMf6dhFu/

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

Acting EPA Administrator James Payne has dismissed all members of two of the agency’s most influential science advisory panels, allowing the Trump administration to reshape them.

submitted 23 days ago • 92 comments

Whole Foods workers in Philadelphia just accomplished something huge: they overcame Amazon's union-busting tactics and voted to form the store's first union in over four decades. Remember that we can always find hope in the labor movement.

submitted 23 days ago • 412 comments

Wow — there are now more than 29 MILLION users on Bluesky! Spread the word!! 💙🦋 bsky-users.theo.io

submitted 30 days ago • 804 comments

When someone puts their life on the line to defend this country in uniform, we in turn, promise them health care after their service. Trump froze all hiring at the VA at a time when the VA is experiencing a shortage of doctors & nurses. Unacceptable. Our veterans deserve better.

submitted 30 days ago • 129 comments

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submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

Pamela Hemphill, convicted US Capitol insurrectionist, declines 45's pardon: "Accepting a pardon would only insult the Capitol police officers, rule of law and, of course, our nation," she said. "Accepting a pardon also would serve to contribute to their gaslighting and false narrative."

submitted 31 days ago • 54 comments

The combined wealth of the world’s most wealthy rose to $15 trillion from $13 trillion in just 12 months, according to Oxfam’s latest annual inequality report — notching the second largest annual increase in billionaire wealth since the global charity began tracking this data.

submitted 30 days ago • 10 comments

I already miss the youthful coherence of Joe Biden

submitted 31 days ago • 9 comments

NEW—Trump WH has blocked all CDC science reports (eg MMWR) & suspended all CDC / FDA / NIH external communications of all HHS agencies until further notice... including all FDA & CDC Health Alert warnings & all social media. Public health be damned. Gift 🎁 link: wapo.st/4aqfN44

submitted 31 days ago • 351 comments

youtu.be/e5ApF-hBy1Y?...

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

“Character…is destiny." 👇👇👇👇

submitted 43 days ago • 5 comments

Over these next four years, we're not just going to watch helplessly as Trump consolidates his power. We’re going to act, organize, and fight harder than we ever have before: indivisibleproject.formstack.com/forms/organi...

submitted 45 days ago • 15 comments

I was interviewed at CES this morning. We mentioned that consumers will decide whether they want to be on a platform that is “unfiltered free speech “ or “ moderated”. I mentioned that I loved @bsky.app , and spontaneously people started clapping 🔥.

submitted 44 days ago • 1958 comments

January 8, 2025:

submitted 44 days ago • 63 comments

“Madison agreed, and the painting of a man voluntarily giving up power rather than becoming a dictator hangs today in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol.” Letters from an American by @hcrichardson.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

submitted 61 days ago • 12 comments

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202... the most successful and far-flung private-public collaboration in history — one that is transforming cities, states and regions — has gotten so little coverage from legacy media. It may be the most critical govt-driven initiative since the GI Bill

submitted 81 days ago • 59 comments