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It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office. Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc. Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.

submitted 23 hours ago • 2002 comments

I don’t judge Mitch McConnell for his choice of political party. I judge him for his greed, racism, and hunger for power. I judge him for causing irreparable damage to the Supreme Court, and not voting to convict Donald Trump. So will others. So will history.

submitted 3 days ago • 149 comments

President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.

submitted 3 days ago • 2874 comments

This cartoon by @mluckovich.bsky.social is getting banned on Twitter. Because of course it is.

submitted 6 days ago • 675 comments

This is probably the most accurate take.

submitted 7 days ago • 2927 comments

Tesla paid $0 in federal income tax last year. 2022: $0 2021: $0 2020: $0 2019: $0 2018: $0 Tesla reported $6.7 billion in profit in those years.

submitted 14 days ago • 1489 comments

This was the motto of the civil society movement to resist Bolsonaro’s right wing authoritarianism in Brazil. I learned it from @annagalland.bsky.social and love it. Would love to see American designers do their own interpretations.

submitted 14 days ago • 74 comments

I said what I said. www.thewrap.com/chris-hayes-...

submitted 14 days ago • 848 comments

No one lets go of anyone’s hand.

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submitted 17 days ago • 605 comments

I know complaining about NYT headlines is old hat, but this is NUTS to me – every word choice glamorizes him as an exciting provocative badass, instead of focusing on the danger and illegality of what’s happening

submitted 19 days ago • 166 comments

Convo with my friend from Hungary tonight who left after Orban’s election. She said “your head will spin with all the wild stuff they try to pull, new things every day, but don’t take your eyes off the money. It’s all about the money, and what they’re stealing, and for whom.”

submitted 19 days ago • 207 comments

All it is now is Ultra Rich v Everyone Else.

submitted 19 days ago • 230 comments

For people asking for non-meta options I’ll be posting clips tomorrow

submitted 19 days ago • 1637 comments

Crockett: I am tired of the white tears. When you compare me to Marjorie Taylor Greene or me to Lauren Boebert, there is no comparison. So the only people that are crying are the mediocre white boys that have been beaten out by people that historically have had to work so, so much harder

submitted 19 days ago • 1476 comments

This Fiona Apple narrated explainer PSA on how to film (and release footage from, not livestream) ICE arrests is exactly what we need from people with production skills right now and is worth about 3 million celebrity “imagine” covers in terms of survival utility

submitted 21 days ago • 86 comments

Jasmine Crockett: "The problem is that Americans thought it was okay to take a full fledged criminal and make him the President of the US and then they want to act aghast when he does criminal things. Let me tell you, we have a thug in charge of the US and if we don't wake up we may not have a US"

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submitted 28 days ago • 532 comments

This purge is bone-chilling and unprecedented. It’s straight out of the authoritarian’s playbook. Inspectors General are a vital, independent check on misconduct and abuse within the executive branch. Trump is ousting them so he can break the law with zero oversight. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/u...

submitted 29 days ago • 56 comments

Also yes project 2025 was always the plan.

submitted 30 days ago • 443 comments

This year, 10 U.S. billionaires gained $787B in wealth. That's nearly 4X more than the $214B earned annually by all 3.2M U.S. public school teachers combined. In fact, more wealth went to a single person than to all teachers combined. Is that fair? This is what extreme wealth costs society.

submitted 68 days ago • 24 comments

Costco defends its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policies amid pressures to scale them back: “Our commitment to an enterprise rooted in respect and inclusion is appropriate and necessary.”

submitted 31 days ago • 31 comments

I have and will continue to. But you know why I say it here ? Because @bsky.app is 30m strong and growing quickly. The collective wisdom and influence of users here is far greater than any individual democrat. I can't say it enough. Bluesky can be the influence that can counter RW media.

submitted 31 days ago • 2551 comments

UM ALSO. Your health insurance company gets theirs guidelines on what to cover from the CDC and the NIH. They are salivating over this. Because if there’s no guidance, they may say “well we won’t cover that b/c it’s not necessary.” It happens WAY more often than people think

submitted 31 days ago • 8 comments

Tremendous article!

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

100% this gave me sanity last time.

submitted 33 days ago • 8 comments

The facts are, the ACA saved millions with pre-existing conditions and set standards for care. But now, more than a decade later, with what we now know, it’s time to take the insurance companies out of the mix. The subsidies they get are enormous. We don’t need them as middlemen.

submitted 38 days ago • 1511 comments

Told ya. They're going after veterans' benefits.

submitted 38 days ago • 1020 comments

Karine Jean-Pierre gives her final White House press briefing. "I would not be here today if it were not for generations of barrier-breaking people before me. I have stood on their shoulders." I'm gonna miss KJP.

submitted 38 days ago • 926 comments

FYI: I will not be covering the inauguration on any of our podcasts.

submitted 38 days ago • 2352 comments

Pass it on. Text your friends, family, and neighbors.

submitted 38 days ago • 843 comments

I have serious concerns about Pete Hegseth’s background, including his mismanagement of non-profit organizations, accusations of sexual assault and drinking problems, blatant disregard for the contributions of female service members, and support for war crimes and torture.

submitted 46 days ago • 1366 comments

My message to Zuck

submitted 47 days ago • 3741 comments

Think different in 2025: Find and support businesses that are actually doing the right thing. Money talks—spend it where it matters.

submitted 47 days ago • 1109 comments

Thank you, Joe Biden voters.

submitted 51 days ago • 30 comments

Contemplation for today…. if you LIKE IT give it 💙and plz RP😘😘

submitted 61 days ago • 214 comments

Richard Neal said it.

submitted 64 days ago • 4 comments

I will post this everyday for the next 4 years as a reminder that Jan 6th was a day of insurrection.

submitted 65 days ago • 548 comments

Merci Gisèle Pelicot !

submitted 66 days ago • 9 comments