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History shows that stripping the rights of one disfavored group is always just pretext for a larger aim of stripping the rights of others.

submitted 9 days ago • 23 comments

Guess who is real quiet? All of those Black MAGA minions who were cheesing and grinning at the Trump Black History Month reception. They don’t give a damn about Black people. “Trump officials start gutting civil rights offices, as part of DOGE’s plan” www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

submitted 9 days ago • 9 comments

Zelenskyy: "When they, for example say that Ukraine is almost destroyed, that our soldiers run away, that they are not heroes, that the president is a dictator, what is the reaction? It's not about me. The reaction is, where is the friendship between Ukraine and the US?"

submitted 9 days ago • 469 comments

I’m calling on the Trump Administration to protect rural jobs and Georgia peanut farmers by restoring MANA Nutrition’s contracts. MANA needs to get back to its life-saving work.

submitted 10 days ago • 3 comments

Jonathan wrote about a work shirt that tells the story of one family’s place in Black history. Tonight 10pm

submitted 9 days ago • 48 comments

Five former defense secretaries denounced President Trump’s firing last week of the Joint Chiefs chairman and several other senior military officials, saying that the officers were “fired for purely partisan reasons” and urging Congress to hold hearings.

submitted 9 days ago • 148 comments

Great piece by @clarajeffery.bsky.social comparing the burgeoning anti-Tesla/Musk movement with the anti-apartheid movement of the 70s/80s. And not just because of Musk's South African roots. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

submitted 9 days ago • 90 comments

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/a...

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“Fraud” is a crime. We’re still waiting for all the arrests. ⏰ www.publicnotice.co/p/despite-th...

submitted 13 days ago • 785 comments

“The Trump administration understands that it does not have absolute power and that it must rely on creating a false illusion of power to create a chilling effect to get everyday people to respond to fear, comply in advance, and censor their own free speech.” www.publicnotice.co/p/aoc-homan-...

submitted 14 days ago • 13 comments

“A video shared by Tarrio on social media on Saturday showed him following the officers, Michael Fanone, Harry Dunn and Aquilino Gonell, through … a Washington hotel that was hosting the Principles First summit, a conference where one of the officers received a ‘profile in courage’ award.”

submitted 14 days ago • 2956 comments

The Trump administration’s attacks on DEI are aimed at reversing the civil-rights movement.

submitted 15 days ago • 2 comments

Shocker of all shockers: Pete Hegseth is in way over his head and embarrassed himself in his first trip overseas as the secretary of defense. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

submitted 19 days ago • 638 comments

Governor doesn’t have power to summarily fire the Mayor. She can hold a hearing where she is judge, prosecutor & jury. Mayor presents a defense & can appeal in court which could take years. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/n...

submitted 19 days ago • 107 comments

The idea that the harm will only come to other people is such an under-appreciated part of how we got here.

submitted 19 days ago • 38 comments

"Donald Trump is anathema to these values. Unchecked, he will destroy the very things that make America great and exceptional. But maybe that is Trump’s immigration plan. Destroy American institutions and make oligarchs like Elon Musk happy." -Robert McWhirter www.democracydocket.com/opinion/dona...

submitted 19 days ago • 92 comments

The veneration of white men to the exclusion of every other American has an historical parallel, I’m sure. I just can’t think of what it is…

submitted 22 days ago • 87 comments

The era of the principled resignation is upon us. Again.

submitted 23 days ago • 106 comments

I'm only going to say this one time. Protesting in these times needs to be deliberate around safety & risk. We need to be cautious about "spontaneous" actions that have no discernible leadership or planning. "Just show up" as a directive should be a HUGE RED FLAG.

submitted 32 days ago • 11 comments

Journalistic malpractice. they are not going to stop sane washing these illegal acts. "what it means?" it means criminality, declaration of war. Stop it. Or not. www.usatoday.com/story/news/w...

submitted 32 days ago • 3 comments

Is anyone shocked that child of apartheid Elon Musk had a racist working on his DOGE team? MAGA is really Make America White Again

submitted 31 days ago • 14 comments

The U.S. Department of Justice agreed to restrict the Department of Government Efficiency access to Department of the Treasury records after a coalition of federal unions and an advocacy group sued to block DOGE’s actions. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

submitted 31 days ago • 295 comments

ICYMI: All events on Tuesday related to memorial services for President Jimmy Carter have been delayed 90 minutes to account for a winter storm in Washington that blanketed the area with nearly a foot of snow.

submitted 61 days ago • 0 comments

Decaturish is hiring another reporter.

submitted 61 days ago • 0 comments

🚨BREAKING: North Carolina Supreme Court BLOCKS certification of the 2024 state Supreme Court election results while GOP litigation to disenfranchise 60,000 voters and flip the results continues. www.democracydocket.com/cases/north-...

submitted 61 days ago • 125 comments

Family and friends of Leroy Ramos gathered at the Decatur MARTA station on Jan. 5 to remember his life. Ramos, a MARTA bus operator, was shot and killed Jan. 3 during a dispute about bus fare.

submitted 61 days ago • 0 comments

Ever ever.

submitted 62 days ago • 43 comments

The Curse of the Church Lady continues…

submitted 63 days ago • 0 comments

Today on the @ajc.com's Politically Georgia podcast, Rep. Rich McCormick said he thinks up to 17 GOP members are "on the fence" regarding Speaker Johnson. We'll know for sure when voting starts in the next half-hour or so. Listen to the podcast here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

submitted 65 days ago • 0 comments

Imagine the arrogance of going to Africa and imposing segregation so you can enjoy whites-only spaces and Black labor simultaneously. That’s the culture our new oligarchs, Musk and Thiel and the other white South African billionaires running Trump and soon our country came from and TO, bc #ushistory

submitted 67 days ago • 13 comments

Easy answer. They do not.

submitted 67 days ago • 32 comments

Happy New Year!

submitted 67 days ago • 0 comments

Boss: You’re my eyes and ears this week. Me:

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submitted 109 days ago • 791 comments

Okay, we have the full 2024 election individual turnout data in hand now. Definitely some surprises in here - I'll share some high level thoughts now, and our team will follow up with more in-depth analysis soon.

submitted 108 days ago • 21 comments