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Join your local protest on April 19th. Spread the word.

submitted 17 hours ago • 81 comments

The crowd and overflow crowd for the Bernie Sanders/AOC event tonight in Utah. Wow.

submitted 17 hours ago • 604 comments

Chasten and I are relieved that Governor Shapiro and his family are safe. While we wait to learn more, this much is clear: the targeting of a public official and his family - especially a prominent Jewish official on a major Jewish holiday - is unconscionable and has no place in our country.

submitted 22 hours ago • 881 comments

Bring back everyone who was sent from the U.S. to CECOT in El Salvador. No one should be sent there. ALL their rights were violated. ALL of them should come home.

submitted 1 day ago • 102 comments

Russia carried out a terrorist attack in Sumy, Ukraine using ballistic missiles. They murdered at least 31 civilians and injured 80+ others as people celebrated Palm Sunday. Russia attacked at midday to maximize the number of civilian casualties.

submitted 1 day ago • 125 comments

How to Send Self-Destructing Emails Without Third-Party Apps techcartel.net/how-to-send-...

submitted 22 hours ago • 1 comment

Betty White stamps are available at USPS. ❤️

submitted 23 hours ago • 10 comments

The home of Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro was set on fire this morning — while he and his family were inside — Shapiro says. No one was injured. The incident is being investigated as arson by state police.

submitted 1 day ago • 179 comments

An excellent read. www.amazon.com/Dictatorship...

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Another lovely hummingbird, the Crowned Woodnymph. These have a large range through Central and South America. #birds #nature #colombia #hummingbirds 🌿

submitted 1 day ago • 112 comments

there is simply no amount of child death that will move RFK to change his mind because he is a predatory narcissist who cares less about health than the gratification of his own ego

submitted 1 day ago • 1043 comments

Trump administration opens half of National Forests to logging. An emergency order lifts protections on over half of U.S. Forest Service lands as the Trump pushes to increase timber production.

submitted 2 days ago • 550 comments

As we’ve warned before, the Trump administration has subjected around 80 staffers to lie detector tests. America, please understand—this is not normal.

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Dr. Oz, the new administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), spent much of his first all-staff meeting last week promoting the use of AI at the agency, even discussing possibly prioritizing AI avatars over frontline health care workers.

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"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work. snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...

submitted 2 days ago • 465 comments

BREAKING: 36k people showed up in LA for Bernie and AOC’s rally. In the off year. Americans are pissed — and anyone ignoring that is making a big mistake.

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IMPORTANT INFO ABOUT THE SAVE ACT! 🧵 H.R. 22 “SAVE Act” | Amended & Passed U.S. House – April 10, 2025 H.R. 22 is a mass deportation bill masquerading as an election integrity bill.

submitted 3 days ago • 15 comments

Heads up, Michigan peeps!!!!

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I know there is some anxiety around how to protect yourself in light of Muskrat and his herd of shitler youth getting their hands on all our personal information so here are the steps you can take to protect yourself. I’ve seen these in various threads but thought it worth putting them together🧵 1/?

submitted 61 days ago • 136 comments

Having transferred all trans women in federal prison to men’s prisons — subjecting them to rape & other dehumanization — they’re now trying to force states to do the same. Their casual cruelty is endless.

submitted 2 days ago • 10 comments

Welp, I guess the bare-bones letter from Rubio was determined to be “facially reasonable and bona fide.” Note that this was largely expected; the standard is exceptionally deferential. This decision will be appealable up to the Board of Immigration Appeals, and then again to the circuit courts.

submitted 2 days ago • 42 comments

If the labor movement stays united, we can rewrite the rules of this economy and push for the kind of change we have dreamed about—where working people earn their fair share and billionaires pay their fair share. When we fight together, we WIN!

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

They are obviously slow learners

submitted 3 days ago • 3657 comments

Can someone please explain to me - like I'm a child - WHY, exactly, CEOs are compensated so exorbitantly? What is it that they DO for these ludicrous sums? How are these absurd numbers justifiable? I'm being serious. I've NEVER heard an answer that made any sense. deadline.com/2025/04/warn...

submitted 3 days ago • 200 comments

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submitted 3 days ago • 829 comments

Absolutely brutal

submitted 3 days ago • 1358 comments

we are living in fascism right now

submitted 2 days ago • 135 comments

BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed the SAVE Act, a bill that would make it much harder for millions of people to register to vote. We're calling on the Senate to reject this legislation.

submitted 4 days ago • 425 comments

SCOTUS: Facilitate the return of Abrego Garcia JUDGE XINIS: Tell me what you're doing to return him DOJ: We need a week XINIS: You have 3 hours DOJ: No There's supposed to be a hearing in 10 minutes.

submitted 3 days ago • 710 comments

NEW: NOAA scientists are cleaning office bathrooms and reconsidering critical experiments after the Commerce Department failed to renew contracts for hazardous waste disposal, janitorial services, IT and building maintenance. By @lisalsong.bsky.social

submitted 3 days ago • 358 comments

Rutgers Senate Proposes Big Ten 'Mutual Defense Compact' to Block Trump's Campus Attacks www.commondreams.org/news/rutgers...

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UPDATE: DOJ trying to cancel today's Abrego Garcia hearing and delay filing a response to the judge's order until next week. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

submitted 3 days ago • 425 comments

Ambassador Spock modeling the proper “fuck you, make me” response to intimidation tactics. Our current-day institutions could learn a lot from him.

submitted 4 days ago • 372 comments

Loved this, “FREE” always tastes so good…

submitted 3 days ago • 419 comments

I agree. In a functioning democracy, we would already be in the midst of an impeachment trial.

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⚠️ JUST IN: The University of Michigan’s April survey shows that one-year inflation expectations in the U.S. surged to 6.7%, the highest reading since 1981. The rise was seen across all party affiliations.

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BREAKING: In the North Carolina Supreme Court election challenge, the state's highest court rules to protect over 60k ballots. However, approximately 5k military and overseas voters are required to cure their ballots within 30 days. More to come.

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NEWS: Consumer sentiment PLUNGED 11% this month to a preliminary reading of 50.8, the second-lowest reading on records going back to 1952. April’s reading was lower than anything seen during the Great Recession.

submitted 3 days ago • 345 comments

Not a single word to help the 33m small businesses in this country. Not from anyone in the administration. So many buy from China, and don't have alternatives. So many didn't have the cash to front run the tariffs and buy inventory

submitted 3 days ago • 3632 comments

The fight continues this #NationalLibraryWeek. Libraries play a fundamental role in our democracy — preserving history, advancing civic engagement, and offering access to public resources.

submitted 2 days ago • 6 comments

First bearded in evening light.

submitted 3 days ago • 324 comments