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JUST IN: “A federal judge in Maryland on Friday blocked the Trump administration from terminating federal grants and contracts related to DEI as called for in executive orders signed by President Donald Trump.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

submitted 21 hours ago • 90 comments

Todays hero

submitted 1 day ago • 31 comments

Side note. There are eight members of the joint chiefs. the chair is black. the CNO (navy) is a woman. the other six are white guys. chair and the cno got fired tonight.

submitted 19 hours ago • 1056 comments

Mass #surveillance in the US has historically targeted racial and ethnic minorities. Experts warn this pattern could intensify under a second Trump term, with a focus on people of color and immigrants. @curlyprofessor.bsky.social @raqueldelerme.bsky.social @usc.edu #deportation

submitted 13 hours ago • 6 comments

“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.

submitted 17 hours ago • 549 comments

Once again, Musk is using his billions to meddle in our democracy. His attempt to buy a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat is exactly why we need to overturn Citizens United.

submitted 1 day ago • 3 comments

The most shocking thing about this is that anyone took him at his word.

submitted 3 days ago • 1014 comments

Could someone place an order for 100 more Jasmine Crocketts for overnight delivery to the Democratic Party thx in advance

submitted 3 days ago • 2067 comments

Democratic lawmakers being loaded onto the trains "I would have stood up to him, but I was afraid of getting death threats from online weirdos!"

submitted 3 days ago • 5 comments

Marco Rubio's collaboration with Russia's Sergei Lavrov and Putin is one of the most disgusting acts of betrayal to democracy and our nation. Rubio has secured his place in history of infamy.

submitted 3 days ago • 1363 comments

THEY ARE DEMONS! 🤬

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

“Congress wants to cut government but not their own budgets. Elon Musk's 'Dept. of Government Efficiency' wants to slash spending—except on his own gov-funded ventures. If they’re serious about cuts, they should start with their own staff and perks. adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/elon-musks...

submitted 4 days ago • 267 comments

I am not making this up: Republicans have introduced legislation… to increase your bank fees.

submitted 4 days ago • 1216 comments

An important point to keep in mind.

submitted 5 days ago • 633 comments

📢 App Version 1.98 is rolling out now, including: (1/5) • a new option for who can reply to your posts • search posts by a user • lots of little improvements to make the app feel better!

submitted 5 days ago • 2061 comments

Go ahead. Let the people see you for what you are.

submitted 4 days ago • 5973 comments

MAGA acts like finding fraud in government is some new thing DOGE invented. They aren’t good at it, but experts who were let go were.

submitted 5 days ago • 285 comments

I mean….🤷🏾‍♀️

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

This is where we are now: An elementary school at Fort Campbell has removed all books from its library that so much as allude to slavery or the civil rights movement. The wholesale erasure of history in real time.

submitted 6 days ago • 2109 comments

This administration and was always about white nationalism and keeping anyone not white, male and Christian in their place.

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

Fact check: nearly 70 percent of US money for Ukraine actually went to US defense industry to replenish the stocks of OLD stuff that went to Ukraine to use. Much of which we would have paid to destroy as their lifespan expired.

submitted 6 days ago • 659 comments

This! WTF Democrats? Spineless cowards

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

These absolute morons are going to destroy the United States. If you’re in favor of the US leaving NATO, you either don’t want the US to succeed, or you don’t know wtf NATO does. Worth noting that Mike Lee voted to expand NATO in 2022.

submitted 5 days ago • 2614 comments

Eric Adams is terrible and needs to be removed from office. Gov Hochul let's get busy.

submitted 8 days ago • 276 comments

Trump Administration Moves to Protect Businesses Accused of Anti-Trans Discrimination: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has begun filing motions to dismiss court cases the agency brought against businesses accused of discriminating against transgender and nonbinary employees.…

submitted 7 days ago • 7 comments

In an extraordinary move, the Department of Health and Human Services is in the process of firing about 5,200 health workers, part of a government-wide purging of new employees who remain on probationary status, according to an internal memo obtained by The Post.

submitted 7 days ago • 64 comments

It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too. EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them. Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)

submitted 7 days ago • 1909 comments

One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!

submitted 8 days ago • 790 comments

People on X are calling for AOC's arrest for posting this.... so I am posting it everywhere!

submitted 8 days ago • 1005 comments

The audacity of Vance scolding Europe for having annulled Romanian election results due to Russian interference, representing a president who violently physically attacked the US system of governance and refused to acknowledge his defeat, still claiming the elections was stolen, is simply disgusting

submitted 8 days ago • 183 comments