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submitted 2 hours ago • 51 comments

let me say that this is the classic “just asking questions” approach to delegitimizing the achievements of black people. and critically, you don’t even have to be a black person who talks about race. simply being black to these people means you are “obsessed with race.”

submitted 2 hours ago • 73 comments

you dumb motherfucker, I'm sure that is what will come out of the ashes of the US-led international order jacobin.com/2025/02/trum...

submitted 10 hours ago • 17 comments

Former Japanese Ambassador to Ukraine, Matsuda Kuninori, warned at a press conference yesterday that "if a fair and lasting peace is not achieved [...] another country could start a war of aggression in Eastern Asia" & stressed that Japan must be involved in discussions on ending the war in Ukraine

submitted 5 hours ago • 21 comments

The Republican Party has been the motivating force behind most visceral patriotism in my life, because their efforts to destroy the cosmopolitan liberal democracy in which I was born have made me realize that I am in fact quite attached to it, and willing to countenance a lot in it’s defense.

submitted 13 hours ago • 15 comments

Quite the consequential Friday night massacre. They not only took out three top military leaders, but also the JAG officers who interpret what’s lawful and constitutional for military command.

submitted 11 hours ago • 13 comments

it's true civic degeneracy. no better than eating fritos and watching snuff films in the basement with a needle in your arm.

submitted 18 hours ago • 23 comments

When Musk says "make comedy legal again" and Vance says "they want to take away your right to your masculine urge to tell a joke," these are just expressions of their deepest-seated, life-defining frustrations over not being perceived as funny.

submitted 1 day ago • 5 comments

when the crowd cheers for the Nazi salute, what you have is a crowd full of Nazis

submitted 1 day ago • 54 comments

Elon isn't able to bring the cyberpunk technology, but he's definitely bringing the cyberpunk dystopia!

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

Musk absolutely wants to make it to illegal to criticize his shit-box products in the U.S., too - this woman in China was forced to pay TESLA after faulty brakes almost killed her family. Stop the rabid dog. apnews.com/article/tesl...

submitted 9 days ago • 20 comments

"We have kids that feel like they are being erased." Recent executive orders have ended some long-standing traditions at Defense Department schools. Frustration and confusion came to the fore during a town hall meeting in Stuttgart with parents and administrators.

submitted 1 day ago • 5 comments

A party of cowards. Even in private, they’re unable to challenge the disastrous direction the president is moving in. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/u...

submitted 2 days ago • 24 comments

Whether it's Ukraine threatening to join NATO or Russia invading Ukraine, bombing Ukrainian civilians, and abducting Ukrainian children, there has been plenty of aggression on both sides.

submitted 2 days ago • 17 comments

There will be just enough IRS agents left to audit people the administration doesn’t like.

submitted 2 days ago • 4 comments

This is like Senators asking for Trump to release funding for their pet projects. When you campaigned for a personalist presidency you have turned yourself into a beggar seeking the King’s favor rather than a citizen who can be confident of equal treatment for all.

submitted 2 days ago • 110 comments

Trump hates Zelensky for the same reason he hated John McCain. Cowards loathe actual courage. Courage shines a light on their weakness.

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

OTD in 2022 the anti imperialists were glued to their podcast feeds with the episode of the decade featuring 2 leading geopolitical thinkers

submitted 2 days ago • 15 comments

Republicans forced to answer for the fact that their leader isn't simply soft on Russia but affirmatively on the side of Russia agst not only Ukraine but America's historic treaty allies. The shame will take generations to undo. www.axios.com/newsletters/...

submitted 2 days ago • 32 comments

Musk has the power to fire regulators who oversee his businesses, and the procurement officers who provide his government contracts. The US govt uses its dwindling power to pressure allies not to regulate him, and to target judges who have rule against him.

submitted 2 days ago • 4 comments

I'll follow Zelensky into the pits of hell before I'll ever follow the overlord. I feel like history will remember both in their proper context.

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

why it's almost as if there's a well-funded authoritarian cabal working in global unison to dismantle democratic norms for their collective benefit by waging war on journalism, education, legal accountability, and informed consensus

submitted 3 days ago • 12 comments

above all else the current crop of republicans in congress are the most pathetic cowards to ever serve in washington www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

submitted 3 days ago • 570 comments

Democracy that balances itself with respect for the individual has been the greatest source of human flourishing the world has ever known! No matter who you are, you have tremendous opportunity to live up to your potential, and the nation benefits from that.

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

🧵 Can online democracy promotion counter authoritarian narratives in terrorism-affected regions? Our latest study in Burkina Faso offers surprising insights. Read on! ⬇️ #Democracy #Terrorism #PoliticalScience (with @aykutozturk.bsky.social and Souleymane Yameogo)

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

OTD in 2022 Russian Deputy FM Ryabkov stated "Russia has no plan for any aggressive actions. We will not attack, strike or invade Ukraine". So you can believe us about peace negotiations now

submitted 3 days ago • 11 comments

"WHAT ARE THE CITY OF LA'S TOP LIABILITY PAYUOTS?"🤔 Top 3 FY2024 Areas: 🚔 Police $104M -$51M Civil Rights/Excessive Force/Unlawful Use of Force -$33M Traffic Collisions -$19M Labor/Employment 🏘️ Housing $38M (AH Accessibility) ⚒️ Street Services: $38M (Dangerous Conditions)

submitted 3 days ago • 4 comments

So much whoopsie-daisy! Fire the bird flu experts during a bird flu epidemic. Fire the nuclear experts. Should hire them back but switch it up -- give us some nuclear bird flu.

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

If Prez tweeted like you tweet, he'd get your results.

submitted 3 days ago • 2 comments

these people all believe they will never face any consequences for their actions, and i think they are mistaken

submitted 3 days ago • 12 comments

Another fiery exchange from Judge Reyes in the trans military case:

submitted 3 days ago • 351 comments

All of this — per @ioponomarenko.bsky.social:

submitted 4 days ago • 166 comments

to be clear I have a blue checkmark because Twitter gave me one. I’d never willingly subscribe to the trash site

submitted 4 days ago • 5 comments