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Left X, to join blue-sky in early 24. Not an elder. (No. 2881264) Love the Beatles, MUFC, Withnail and I, watching capitalism eat itself, democracy, and social care.
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JEFFRIES: “we have no leverage” SCHUMER: *pulls out a lime and limply waves it around* BERNIE:

Did he mean Jan 6 protectors as violent insurrectionists or as lovely lost tourists? It is when the GOP hits reality that they will find their made up mirror world will melt like a chocolate fire guard. Power to the people.

Brilliant front page

“What merit means to them” General Brown’s record, which Hegseth questioned for obvious reasons: www.af.mil/About-Us/Bio...

Republicans have proposed cutting the healthcare of 72 million Americans by as much as $880 BILLION Why Because they want to give more tax cuts to the ultra wealthy Think of it They’re willing to let people die So they can give their rich friends-like Elon-tax breaks Don’t Cut My Medicaid

@tommacg.bsky.social hey lover, a starter pack.of some of the people I follow in this nirvana. go.bsky.app/Ho5TtWr

Really scary situation at the Kansas State House today when a fierce debate over guns turned into accusations and fears of legislators being armed on the floor. Great reporting from @journalist-sherman.bsky.social:

NEW: Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%. https://propub.li/43487Tj

BREAKING: Massive protest rallies are happening today across the country, blasting DOGE and the guy that nobody voted for. There will even be a protest at SpaceX headquarters. SPREAD THE WORD. 🙏💪

Raise your hand 🖐️ and Repost if you still support President Zelenskyy and the brave people of Ukraine! 🇺🇦 I want all of my 168K friends to follow YOU! 💙 Like ❤️ and repost 🔄 and you will get MORE followers! 🚀 Who is with me? 🖐️

I recommend this podcast, which includes interviews with fired federal workers. It does a good job capturing the personal cost of handing the government over to power-hungry sociopaths who don’t believe in competent governance. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Also, I am really tired of the idea that we have to choose between caring about class and caring about racism, sexism, transphobia, etc. This is not hard:

JD Vance owns AcreTrader, an app that lets wealthy—often foreign—investors buy up U.S. farmland. Guess who’s deliberately tanking farm economies so JD and his billionaire tech buddies can scoop it up for pennies. civileats.com/2024/09/18/j...

He’s not making up: news.bloomberglaw.com/banking-law/... Is this really what y’all voted for? 🫤 💰

Good idea. I just donated. Thanks.

It’s President’s Day today

The new world order is exactly what it looks like. Are we too frozen with fear to name it? | Zoe Williams

I’m proud to say I’m a Liberal.

I’m so fucking furious at this shit