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"I asked ChatGPT, and--" ...the ghost of Ada Lovelace appeared and punched you in the face, I hope.

This regime is gutting vital services relied upon by millions...all to extend even more tax cuts (and subsidies) to the super-rich. (Art work by @doodlebymeg)

The Old Guard’s immortal action continues in sequel’s first trailer

Stephen Fry's argument against God and His morals.

happy april 25th aka the perfect date ✨

You can thank Reagan for the student debt crisis

If you’re changing the definition of human rights, it means you plan on violating people’s human rights.

Winston Churchill observed, “Truth is incontrovertible. Panic may resent it. Ignorance may deride it. Malice may distort it. But there it is.” Refusing to call what is going on by its name - fascism - or wanting not to call attention to it - gives it more power.

The Trump admin ain’t paying for shit. Our tax dollars are, though.

The thing about 'Daredevil Born Again' is that no one would believe American voters would elect a self-interested convicted felon like Kingpin to an important political position

Touching grass is not enough I need to get stuck in a hollow log

Victim complex

Any traders with inside information that Trump was going to walk back his tariffs — some of them, presumably, Trump family members and cronies — just made a fortune. It all feels like chaos until you look more closely at who is winning.

“History repeats itself, first as a tragedy, second as a farce.” — Karl Marx

This is what democracy looks like in Providence, RI #handsoff @indivisibleri.bsky.social @indivisible.org @alexagagosz.bsky.social @fitzprov.bsky.social @tednesi.bsky.social @globeri.bsky.social @steveahlquist.bsky.social @nancyklavin.bsky.social

Post by What's going on in Rhode Island on FB. Thousands of people joined the “Hands Off!” rally in Providence today to protest President Donald Trump and Elon Musk.🪧 #whatsgoingoninrhodeisland #rhodeisland #rhody #providence #pvd #elonmusk

Unidentified men grabbing someone off the street and putting her in a car because she wrote an op-Ed. This as flatly authoritarian as anything we’ve seen in this country in a very long time.

On this day in 1911,146 workers died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. The bosses responsible were never held accountable for the awful working conditions that sparked the blaze. Remember this today as politicians and their corporate backers attack workplace safety.

60 years ago today, MLK Jr. gave his “How Long, Not Long” speech before an audience of 25,000 after the completion of the Selma to Montgomery marches to demand equal voting rights. As a direct result, Congress passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to protect black voters' rights.

This continues to be the biggest story in the country: DOGE has already squandered half a trillion dollars in 6 weeks. Not billion. half a trillion, $500 billion talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irs-p...

Look I have zero excuses for this, but the idea popped into my head and now it's in your head, sorry

Ides of March

COLBERT, on Rep. Al Green’s removal: “Some people questioned why so much muscle was needed to remove an old man with a cane. But it turns out it was for a serious reason. When security searched him, they found that he smuggled in a spine." @latenightercom.bsky.social