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Politically homeless. Perpetually baffled.
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submitted 6 days ago • 225 comments

If the legitimate press just permanently stopped attending these events and were replaced by propaganda outlets, that would be both optically clarifying and improve actual journalism.

submitted 8 days ago • 74 comments

Max Fisher: "Wielding the power of the state to intimidate news agencies against reporting on the government's illegal abuses of power is literal authoritarianism. I'm not speaking figuratively, I'm not calling it a warning sign. It's authoritarianism. It's here."

submitted 15 days ago • 41 comments

🚨 BREAKING: Illinois Governor JB Pritzker says he’s going to rename Lake Michigan to “Lake Illinois.” EPIC TRUMP TROLL!!! 🤣

submitted 15 days ago • 1242 comments

hey quick question does Goliath win in that story

submitted 20 days ago • 1122 comments

➡️ January 20: FAA director fired ➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen ➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded ➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees ➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years Making America Great Again!

submitted 23 days ago • 1414 comments

HOW is this possible?

submitted 24 days ago • 0 comments

This is 🔥🔥🔥

submitted 24 days ago • 0 comments

This is fine. Everything’s fine.

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

So far it doesn’t appear the Trump admin is deporting any more people than Biden. They’re just meaner about it cuz of course

submitted 27 days ago • 709 comments

This is incredible and helpful and stunningly brave and you should read it

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

plutocracy - rule by the wealthy kleptocracy - rule by corrupt thieves kakistocracy - rule by the worst, least qualified But what if it's all 3 -- what's the word for that?

submitted 33 days ago • 733 comments

A poem for reflection, 01/20/24: "Let America Be America Again" by Langston Hughes. poets.org/poem/let-ame...

submitted 34 days ago • 12 comments

Can’t handle a swear word from a Democrat, but he’s fine with a Republican threatening to jail him? Tell me more about masculine energy?

submitted 42 days ago • 0 comments

My ignominious Senator 😡

submitted 46 days ago • 0 comments

Thanks a lot NYT 😡. Great timing

submitted 46 days ago • 1 comment

My message to Zuck

submitted 46 days ago • 3742 comments

Donations to Biden's inaugural fund in 2021: Meta = $0 Tim Cook = $0 Sam Altman = $0 Google = $200,000 Amazon = $200,000 Donations to Trump's inaugural fund in 2025: Meta = $1,000,000 Tim Cook = $1,000,000 Sam Altman = $1,000,000 Google = $1,000,000 Amazon = $1,000,000 The oligarchy is here.

submitted 49 days ago • 745 comments

Maya Angelou, you see this everywhere

submitted 62 days ago • 1 comment

The combined net worth of America's twelve wealthiest people passed $2 trillion last year. 12 people. $2 trillion. Meanwhile, U.S. homelessness increased 18% in 2024. Our problem isn’t an issue of resources. Our problem is ever-expanding wealth inequality.

submitted 51 days ago • 698 comments

Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: you don’t give up.

submitted 50 days ago • 4 comments

Incredibly alarming

submitted 50 days ago • 0 comments

Yes, the cashier at Target should be able to afford rent, groceries, and bills with their paycheck alone. That’s what jobs are for.

submitted 54 days ago • 95 comments

I predict they’ll find a way to blame Democrats

submitted 61 days ago • 0 comments

"Repeat after me: there was no 'landslide'. There was no 'blowout'. There was no 'sweeping' mandate given to Trump by the electorate. The numbers don’t lie." My new Guardian op-ed on the new GOP election lie - and why it's important to rebut it! I brought (lots of) receipts:

submitted 81 days ago • 610 comments