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History professor at a Bay Area college (soon to be retired!) New to BlueSky. Here for the politics. I will always enjoy teaching even if the country prefers fantasy and ignorance. I will resist. Love all animals and most people.
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WYOMING: “Thank you, Madam chairman.” “I prefer ‘Mister’ chairman.” “Well you all voted preferred pronouns cannot be compelled speech.”

submitted 11 hours ago • 1058 comments

Now is about as good as ever.

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Rep Raskin has been great. Rep Ocasio-Cortez has been great. And Rep Frost and Rep Crockett. Senator Murphy. Maybe no one knew exactly what to do. But such people laid down a clear marker. Let’s respect these and other elected federal representatives who stood out these first few weeks.

submitted 17 hours ago • 1192 comments

“You can tell Trump doesn’t actually think Zelensky is a dictator because he isn’t doing the obsequious groveling act he pulls out for actual dictators,” - James Lippens.

submitted 10 hours ago • 2 comments

Worst. Episode. EVER.

submitted 13 hours ago • 710 comments

Four weeks ago, we had the strongest economy, employment, and stock market in history…. All gone in 30 days.

submitted 12 hours ago • 19 comments

Stephen King dropped in on X, after being gone since last year, to leave this little message…

submitted 19 hours ago • 9 comments

People i know who had a Tesla have sold them. Nobody wants a Tesla now

submitted 14 hours ago • 637 comments

. It’s time to eat the rich, and I, for one, am ravenous. . #LetThemEatCake 🍰 #EatTheRich

submitted 1 day ago • 10 comments

Interesting 🤔

submitted 16 hours ago • 51 comments

Just look at these paragraphs from the AP story. Hegseth called Brown unqualified solely because he's Black. Then they fired him... and replaced him with a white guy so indisputably unqualified that he requires a Presidential waiver. This is what "merit" means to them. apnews.com/article/trum...

submitted 15 hours ago • 407 comments

Donald Trump and House Republicans promised to lower costs for American families. They lied. Instead, they want to rip healthcare away from millions of Americans so that their billionaire donors can buy more yachts... Don't Cut My Medicaid social.demcast.com/s/ql447bqs

submitted 14 hours ago • 2 comments

#maddow

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This is how it’s done.

submitted 17 hours ago • 2502 comments

NEW: It was supposed to be a triumphant return to Capitol Hill for Jan. 6ers vowing to sue the Justice Department. It ended with Enrique Tarrio's arrest for suspected simple assault. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

submitted 20 hours ago • 188 comments

Something odd just happened—an article that had been widely published on media sites has suddenly disappeared without any retraction or explanation. Many may have come across it on Reddit.

submitted 20 hours ago • 707 comments

The Democratic Governor of Maine, Janet Trafton Mills, had a sudden and intense confrontation with President Trump during a governors’ meeting. The clash took everyone by surprise and nearly escalated into a heated verbal exchange right in front of the cameras.

submitted 16 hours ago • 59 comments

Stocks Worst Week Since Trump Inauguration A widely watched measure of how consumers feel about the economy showed mounting fears over stubborn inflation. The S&P 500 crashed. Trump did that. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/b...

submitted 16 hours ago • 5 comments

wasn't Colin Powell the first black Chairman of joint chiefs??

submitted 16 hours ago • 39 comments

This is really something

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Tonight, Senate Republicans are charging ahead with their budget proposal. They’re making clear who matters to them: billionaires and giant corporations.  And who does not: working families.

submitted 1 day ago • 171 comments

The past ten years has just been the same clutch of morons and apologists insisting that Trump would never cross that line and then shuffling along with him to insist that he would never cross that next one.

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My divination practice is informative but not infallible by any means. I make mistakes and have to work very hard not to let my ego and own desires cloud my interpretations. But the tower popping up three times in a few days in response to the same query is a very clear message in my world.

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Poland’s PM Tusk

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Trump should fly more.

submitted 1 day ago • 10 comments

The nephew's teacher told all the kids to bring in a classic book that they'll be reading and reviewing as a project, then told him about his selection that Dune is not a classic and I have just written my first Strongly Worded Letter of 2025

submitted 5 days ago • 131 comments

how is it that he manages to look like a werewolf AND a vampire

submitted 3 days ago • 344 comments

NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES (🎵) DAY 19 FEBRUARY 2025 THIS SUMS IT UP PERFECTLY Both President Muskrat and his mini minion tRump I know one thing for sure .. I am thankful for all of you Fighting Hard Being KEEPERS OF THE FLAME We all are tied to this chair BUT We will NEVER GIVE UP

submitted 2 days ago • 33 comments

Facts!

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🚨 NEW: Wow, Trump's former VP Mike Pence just called Trump out for lying about Ukraine.

submitted 2 days ago • 123 comments

US Senator Roger Wicker, head of the US Senate Committee on Armed Services, commented on the talks with Putin: "No, Putin cannot be trusted. Putin is a war criminal and should be in jail for the rest of his life, if not executed."

submitted 3 days ago • 620 comments