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Very interesting reporting here. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/u...

submitted 8 hours ago • 19 comments

The Gilded Age is Trump's ideal--let's check the stats, shall we? --most Americans disenfranchised --most Americans in extreme poverty --most Americans worked 12 hour workdays, 6-7 days a week --most Americans consumed unsafe food, water, medicine The Gilded Age was great only for the rich folks

submitted 9 hours ago • 146 comments

Pelosi was right All roads lead to Putin with this guy

submitted 1 day ago • 103 comments

In 1860 three of the richest and most politically well-connected white men in Barbour County, AL were appointed generals in the Confederate army despite having no military experience. That worked out about as well as one could guess.

submitted 14 hours ago • 7 comments

Running thread of people trying to normalize the sieg heil. It's not an "Elon gesture", it's not autism, it's not your heart going out, it's not parody or trolling. It's fucking despicable. Don't ever let this shit become normal. Fuck any excuse given, there is none. Zero tolerance. 1. Elon Musk

submitted 1 day ago • 135 comments

Hard for me not to see this military leadership purge, coupled with the nomination of Kash Patel at FBI, as a reorientation of American military power inwards, to be used against its own people. About as chilling as Biden's parting words to the military in his farewell address: "remember your oath"

submitted 1 day ago • 2 comments

My take: the modern fascist movement believes as a foundational principle that there simply IS no such thing as goodness, that it doesn’t exist, and so what normies call “evil” is just being in tune with the true nature of the universe

submitted 1 day ago • 16 comments

He’s sowing seeds for his next “stop the steal” lie.

submitted 17 hours ago • 0 comments

youtu.be/Jk0nUUqG_Ag?...

submitted 19 hours ago • 0 comments

“That is why Trumpists are so focused on “ending DEI” in the federal workforce. They see anti-discrimination and inclusion as a ladder of upward mobility for people they do not believe should have one.”

submitted 19 hours ago • 238 comments

it's really saying something that this is how an apparent friend explains Elon's goals www.vanityfair.com/news/story/e...

submitted 1 day ago • 179 comments

A year ago this month, Trump said he would encourage Russia to attack NATO allies and "do whatever the hell they want" unless allies paid up. We thought it was so important, we ran it on the front page of the @mississippifreepress.org at a time when the New York Times and others didn't.

submitted 2 days ago • 36 comments

If democracies want to remain democracies they really need to deal with the flood of propaganda and dark money. They can’t afford to remain naive.

submitted 20 hours ago • 0 comments

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

submitted 1 day ago • 348 comments

Will they just stop having these town halls and ignore voters? Or will they actually do their job … representing their constituency and upholding the Constitution?

submitted 21 hours ago • 0 comments

Trump’s advisers seem to live in a fantasy world where hurting the American economy and Arctic defences in order to coerce a longstanding ally is better than … you know … just buying stuff. www.ctvnews.ca/world/trumps...

submitted 21 hours ago • 0 comments

its amazing the way conservative arguments fall completely apart in court when there are actually penalties for lying

submitted 21 hours ago • 41 comments

you may think this sounds absurd but given that the Trudeau government's own think tank was speculating about a second civil war, i don't think i'm alone in thinking this

submitted 1 day ago • 7 comments

Say it loud: this is fascism – and we must all resist it | Letters

submitted 1 day ago • 37 comments

This x10000000000 “In other words: We, the opposition, are the majority. Take heart.” www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/they-are-a...

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Trump’s EO ruining the independence of federal agencies shows the real goal of Musk and Trump is not efficiency or even winning the culture wars. It’s thievery. And they are exceptional thieves. My latest in @thenation.com

submitted 1 day ago • 49 comments

For those unfamiliar, Paul Clement probably has more credibility with the conservative wing of the Supreme Court than any other litigator alive.

submitted 1 day ago • 26 comments

At the risk of pointing out the obvious, Zelensky is negotiating with a very big card: 3 years of thwarting Putin's attempted conquest, at an immense cost to Russia which they cannot sustain. We can be confident Trump gets, at some level, how big that card is, because he keeps trying to weaken it.

submitted 1 day ago • 9 comments

"Hochul is dithering about whether to use her powers. AOC, in contrast, exercised her 1st Amendment rights to inform her constituents about their 4th Amendment rights. In doing so, she showed that the administration is tyrannical. She also showed that it’s weak — if you’re willing to confront it."

submitted 1 day ago • 149 comments

In 2010, the Supreme Court paved the way for unlimited spending in U.S. elections. In a possibly related story, the richest man in the world is basically the president now ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...

submitted 1 day ago • 16 comments

It feels as tho aspects from the other app are starting to appear on Bluesky, such as the fake accounts creeping and/or posting propaganda.

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

Well, this is disturbing. Especially in a moment where researches are already facing heightened scrutiny and vicious attacks.

submitted 1 day ago • 4 comments

BREAKING: The SEC has dropped its enforcement case against Coinbase. Coinbase spent $46 million to influence the outcome of the election. Now they're already getting their payoff.

submitted 1 day ago • 80 comments

Another great piece by John Ganz.

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It would not be surprising that by gutting the federal govt Musk and the tech oligarchs intend to set themselves up as service providers for the govt. It would also not be surprising that regressive taxes such as tariffs will be used to pay for their services. It’s a racket.

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The crowd recognized it, responded by cheering, and he acknowledged that in return. It isn't some sneaky thing a few elites are caught up in, dogwhistling to the fringes. It is the base of their movement. Because they're Nazis. Sincere, unambiguous fans of Hitler and everything that goes with that.

submitted 2 days ago • 24 comments

Trump is destroying what America built. He is weakening America.

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Trump and his economic team are focusing more and more on revenues from tariffs as a way to offset tax cuts. That’s not a good omen for other countries looking to negotiate with Trump. My latest for @bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

submitted 1 day ago • 20 comments

They want to ensure they have the right conditions to turn law enforcement against the American people. This is but one piece.

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

Another great post

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