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Blue dot in a sea of red. GenX lesbian out of fucks to give to the willfully ignorant. 🌈💙
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"North Carolina senator Thom Tillis told people that the FBI warned him about ‘credible death threats’ when he was considering voting against Pete Hegseth’s nomination for defense secretary."

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According to a new Economist/YouGov poll, 49% of Americans view Elon Musk unfavorably, while 43% have a favorable opinion. Meanwhile, 52% are concerned he’s using DOGE for personal and business gain, including 81% of Democrats, 53% of Independents, and 24% of Republicans.

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“Hitler systematically disabled and then dismantled his country’s democratic structures and processes in less than two months’ time—specifically, one month, three weeks, two days, eight hours, and 40 minutes,” Timothy W. Ryback writes in a step-by-step account:

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I don't know who needs to hear this, but the original American patriots fought a fucking Revolutionary War to liberate ourselves from the rule of a king. This ain't the flex he thinks it is.

submitted 2 days ago • 715 comments

Thursday’s front page of the British Daily Star. Putin’s Poodle

submitted 2 days ago • 549 comments

Timothy Snyder is an expert of modern authoritarianism.

submitted 2 days ago • 116 comments

According to the trump Golf Tracker website, out of 29 days in office so far, trump has spent 7 of them golfing -- that's 24.14% ALREADY. What a fucking freeloader.

submitted 3 days ago • 525 comments

I did an event in IN a few weeks ago where I said that on 1/6/21 Mike Pence saved the country (for now) by being one of very very few who stood by his principles under maximum threat.

submitted 2 days ago • 693 comments

Don’t worry, guys. They’re just trolling us—just like Trump was “trolling” when he claimed he won after the 2020 election and just like he’s floating the idea of a third term in recent weeks. Nothing to see here, right? Carry on.

submitted 2 days ago • 87 comments

Time to reenact 1789 France

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JUST IN: FBI agents are stunned by the scale of Trump’s expected purge of the bureau, which could include hundreds of agents and officials, @shaneharris.bsky.social reports.

submitted 21 days ago • 139 comments

Yes, Trump committed countless outrageous and illegal acts on his first day in office, but the biggest story remains that the man who incited the violent mob that attacked the Capitol and assaulted police officers, he let all these criminals go.

submitted 32 days ago • 73 comments

For Reals

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JUST IN: Donald Trump plans to issue widespread pardons for individuals charged in the January 6 attack. This includes commuting prison sentences for hundreds of people convicted of violence against law enforcement, ABC News reports

submitted 32 days ago • 46 comments

Wait, did Musk just do a Nazi salute?

submitted 32 days ago • 349 comments

The Nazis think this was a Nazi salute, but, hey, what would they know?

submitted 32 days ago • 976 comments

Anyone who says this was NOT a Nazi salute can — with all due respect — fuck off.

submitted 32 days ago • 1147 comments

Ronald Reagan warned against “demagogues” like Trump: “We should beware of the demagogues who are willing to declare a Trade war against our friends, weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world, all while cynically waving the American flag…”

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