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When they say Kamala Harris wasn't qualified, do they mean she had too much pigment or do they mean she didn't have a penis?

submitted 9 days ago • 553 comments

Wilson, because there was already a record of hundreds of competent African-American workers throughout the federal government at different levels and he still authorized its segregation.

submitted 23 days ago • 16 comments

For a good explainer of why autocrats and demagogues target trans people, recommend this from Sohini Desai and @justinflorence.bsky.social @protectdemocracy.org www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/why-are-au...

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

Costco responded to shareholders requesting that it withdraw from DEI policies. The response was direct and to the point: Costco says, "Our board has considered this proposal and believes that our commitment to an enterprise rooted in respect & inclusion is appropriate & necessary." ❤️COSTCO♥️

submitted 58 days ago • 1103 comments

Now seems like a good time to remind you that the Pentagon just failed its seventh consecutive annual audit.

submitted 77 days ago • 82 comments

MAGAts bitching about liberals’ responses to the UHC assassination when they cheered Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder of an unarmed man protesting police brutality and made him their folk hero brings hypocrisy to such an epic level that I can’t even wrap my brain around it

submitted 77 days ago • 1 comment

Stuff I never would have thought of to protect democracy. Fill up a large area with vehicles to inhibit helicopters landing. ✅

submitted 78 days ago • 1 comment

Can we try something fun? To celebrate being only 3000 followers away from 300,000(!) we would like to follow 3000 accounts today!! Please make sure you’re following us and repost this post (that’s the easiest way to find you). -Joe 💪💙🦋

submitted 79 days ago • 483 comments

Poor people die so the rich can profit all the time; the rich dgaf What you’re seeing is poor people starting to feel about the rich the way the rich feel about the poor Why it’s scary is there are a lot of poor people If the rich aren’t scared it’s because they defunded too many history programs

submitted 79 days ago • 33 comments

Took me a bit but I've found the framing to put into words a way to express to the people fretting about the death of the UHC CEO why we just aren't heeding their admonishment: The social contract stipulates that all life is sacred, and Brian Thompson violated it. But it's more than that.

submitted 79 days ago • 80 comments

Elect people who are willing to scale fences to stop authoritarians and give up on people who have built their careers on expressing concerns, performing gestures, and then using it all to fundraise.

submitted 81 days ago • 9 comments

It's time to stop expecting critical thinking skills from people who aren't smart enough to realize that "I love the poorly educated" was not a compliment.

submitted 81 days ago • 81 comments

We would be better informed if Corporate Media went out of business.

submitted 82 days ago • 1 comment

Jeffrey Toobin: “Biden’s pardon for his son dishonors the office.“ I am so sick of these fucking talking heads. I am so sick of CNN. I am so sick of these self defeating assholes. Our freedom is on the line and these guys are in-fucking-capable of focusing on what’s at stake. FUCK.

submitted 82 days ago • 1365 comments

“Don’t feed the trolls” also extends to bad opinion pieces in papers of record. They run them bc people react to them the most. If we stop linking to bad columns and instead post thinkers we find valuable (& generate convo around it), incentives change. It’s not easy and takes constant practice!

submitted 82 days ago • 2304 comments

New piece. A long deep dive piece into the reasons beyond the punditry and headlines as to why Harris and Democrats as a whole failed in 2024. I firmly believe this is about far more existential, psychological, and structural reasons than it has been depicted as. Here’s why.

submitted 82 days ago • 96 comments

Increasingly I think that Trump is focused on his own…comfort. He’s aware of his inadequacies. It’s why he’s uncomfortable around military generals and war heroes. These picks are so profoundly unfit, so deeply lacking in sound character, I think it makes Trump feel comfortable with himself.

submitted 82 days ago • 173 comments

If you think the big question in American politics today is "what's wrong with the Democrats?" either you are not following American politics very closely or you are not a serious person.

submitted 83 days ago • 19 comments

FOLLOW FRIDAY! Let’s build up the Resistance here — if you’re here, I want to follow ALL of you 🦋 Until midnight - Follow me, I’ll follow you back - Already follow me? Repost and I’ll follow you