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"...that a dangerous ambition more often lurks behind the specious mask of zeal for the rights of the people than under the forbidding appearance of zeal for the firmness and efficiency of government.
November 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
"...that a dangerous ambition more often lurks behind the specious mask of zeal for the rights of the people than under the forbidding appearance of zeal for the firmness and efficiency of government.
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Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
November 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
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This Day in History...
October 28, 1886: The Statue of Liberty is dedicated in New York Harbor by President Grover Cleveland.
Notably absent from Cleveland's remarks were references to "shithole countries", "migrant crime" and immigrants "poisoning the blood of our country."
October 28, 1886: The Statue of Liberty is dedicated in New York Harbor by President Grover Cleveland.
Notably absent from Cleveland's remarks were references to "shithole countries", "migrant crime" and immigrants "poisoning the blood of our country."
October 28, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This Day in History...
October 28, 1886: The Statue of Liberty is dedicated in New York Harbor by President Grover Cleveland.
Notably absent from Cleveland's remarks were references to "shithole countries", "migrant crime" and immigrants "poisoning the blood of our country."
October 28, 1886: The Statue of Liberty is dedicated in New York Harbor by President Grover Cleveland.
Notably absent from Cleveland's remarks were references to "shithole countries", "migrant crime" and immigrants "poisoning the blood of our country."
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What do Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Comcast, Meta, and HP have in common?
They all once pledged to stop donations to anyone who tried to overturn the 2020 election.
And now they're all donors to Trump's White House ballroom. https://popular.info/p/these-corporations-stopped-worrying
They all once pledged to stop donations to anyone who tried to overturn the 2020 election.
And now they're all donors to Trump's White House ballroom. https://popular.info/p/these-corporations-stopped-worrying
These Corporations Stopped Worrying About Democracy and Bought Trump a Ballroom
It has been nearly five years since the 2020 presidential election, but President Trump continues to baselessly insist i
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October 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
What do Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Comcast, Meta, and HP have in common?
They all once pledged to stop donations to anyone who tried to overturn the 2020 election.
And now they're all donors to Trump's White House ballroom. https://popular.info/p/these-corporations-stopped-worrying
They all once pledged to stop donations to anyone who tried to overturn the 2020 election.
And now they're all donors to Trump's White House ballroom. https://popular.info/p/these-corporations-stopped-worrying
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Wow. Based on the comments, a lot of people saw me on Maddow tonight!
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October 28, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Wow. Based on the comments, a lot of people saw me on Maddow tonight!
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The 100 lowest-paying US corporations spent $644B on stock buybacks from 2019 to 2024.
Buybacks artificially boost share prices and inflate CEO pay.
The typical worker at these companies earned $35k last year.
Meanwhile, the average CEO was paid $17.2M
See the problem?
Buybacks artificially boost share prices and inflate CEO pay.
The typical worker at these companies earned $35k last year.
Meanwhile, the average CEO was paid $17.2M
See the problem?
October 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The 100 lowest-paying US corporations spent $644B on stock buybacks from 2019 to 2024.
Buybacks artificially boost share prices and inflate CEO pay.
The typical worker at these companies earned $35k last year.
Meanwhile, the average CEO was paid $17.2M
See the problem?
Buybacks artificially boost share prices and inflate CEO pay.
The typical worker at these companies earned $35k last year.
Meanwhile, the average CEO was paid $17.2M
See the problem?
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We love our Marines and owe a debt of gratitude to Camp Pendleton, but next time, the Vice President and the White House shouldn’t be so reckless with people’s lives for their vanity projects.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/u...
Artillery Shell Detonated Over Interstate 5 During Marines’ Celebration, California Officials Say
www.nytimes.com
October 19, 2025 at 10:09 PM
We love our Marines and owe a debt of gratitude to Camp Pendleton, but next time, the Vice President and the White House shouldn’t be so reckless with people’s lives for their vanity projects.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/u...
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I did this before and I will do it again. If our military, TSA workers and so many others won’t get paid, then I won’t get paid either.
October 2, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I did this before and I will do it again. If our military, TSA workers and so many others won’t get paid, then I won’t get paid either.
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There's no excuse for the Vice President of the United States to use a heinous killing as an occasion to baselessly frame political opponents as accomplices to murder while threatening to use the power of the government to attack them.
This dangerous rhetoric will only fan the flames.
This dangerous rhetoric will only fan the flames.
September 15, 2025 at 9:07 PM
There's no excuse for the Vice President of the United States to use a heinous killing as an occasion to baselessly frame political opponents as accomplices to murder while threatening to use the power of the government to attack them.
This dangerous rhetoric will only fan the flames.
This dangerous rhetoric will only fan the flames.
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Wonderful new photo mailed to me by a very thoughtful and generous Bluesky follower!
September 16, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Wonderful new photo mailed to me by a very thoughtful and generous Bluesky follower!
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“These are choices we can make”
September 12, 2025 at 2:50 PM
“These are choices we can make”
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Epstein survivor Teresa Helm: "I saw framed photos of Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein with presidents in their homes."
July 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Epstein survivor Teresa Helm: "I saw framed photos of Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein with presidents in their homes."
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Newsom: They play by a different set of rules . And we can sit back and act as if we have some moral superiority and watch this almost 250 year experiment be washed away. We are not going to allow that to happen. We have agency. We can shape the future
July 25, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Newsom: They play by a different set of rules . And we can sit back and act as if we have some moral superiority and watch this almost 250 year experiment be washed away. We are not going to allow that to happen. We have agency. We can shape the future
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This is truly insane. We are witnessing one of the most corrupt cover-up schemes in history—and it's all playing out in plain view.
July 25, 2025 at 9:25 PM
This is truly insane. We are witnessing one of the most corrupt cover-up schemes in history—and it's all playing out in plain view.
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2 points here:
1) There's no statute of limitations in New York for Ghislaine Maxwell's crimes (maybe also options in New Mexico and Florida). A pardon can't stop state prosecutions.
2) We just got another reason to release the Epstein files: so the public can test Maxwell's truthfulness.
1) There's no statute of limitations in New York for Ghislaine Maxwell's crimes (maybe also options in New Mexico and Florida). A pardon can't stop state prosecutions.
2) We just got another reason to release the Epstein files: so the public can test Maxwell's truthfulness.
July 26, 2025 at 12:42 AM
2 points here:
1) There's no statute of limitations in New York for Ghislaine Maxwell's crimes (maybe also options in New Mexico and Florida). A pardon can't stop state prosecutions.
2) We just got another reason to release the Epstein files: so the public can test Maxwell's truthfulness.
1) There's no statute of limitations in New York for Ghislaine Maxwell's crimes (maybe also options in New Mexico and Florida). A pardon can't stop state prosecutions.
2) We just got another reason to release the Epstein files: so the public can test Maxwell's truthfulness.
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Reminder: we don't need Ghislaine Maxwell to get to the truth.
It's sitting in files inside the DOJ that they could release TODAY.
She is a liar, a child rapist, and a sex trafficker.
Blanche is meeting with her to buy her silence, nothing more.
It's sitting in files inside the DOJ that they could release TODAY.
She is a liar, a child rapist, and a sex trafficker.
Blanche is meeting with her to buy her silence, nothing more.
July 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Reminder: we don't need Ghislaine Maxwell to get to the truth.
It's sitting in files inside the DOJ that they could release TODAY.
She is a liar, a child rapist, and a sex trafficker.
Blanche is meeting with her to buy her silence, nothing more.
It's sitting in files inside the DOJ that they could release TODAY.
She is a liar, a child rapist, and a sex trafficker.
Blanche is meeting with her to buy her silence, nothing more.
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North Carolina’s unbelievable and embarrassing disinvestment in public education ncnewsline.com/2025/07/21/n... (Commentary) via @publicedworks.bsky.social
North Carolina's unbelievable and embarrassing disinvestment in public education • NC Newsline
It's unbelievable and embarrassing that NC public schools rank 48th in the nation in per-student funding and 49th in funding effort
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July 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
North Carolina’s unbelievable and embarrassing disinvestment in public education ncnewsline.com/2025/07/21/n... (Commentary) via @publicedworks.bsky.social
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"Questioning is the way of learning,"
Encourage your children to ask questions, not to accept existing answers.
Encourage your children to ask questions, not to accept existing answers.
July 13, 2025 at 2:20 PM
"Questioning is the way of learning,"
Encourage your children to ask questions, not to accept existing answers.
Encourage your children to ask questions, not to accept existing answers.
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Elderly and disabled people told Congress that cutting Medicaid could kill people and in response, they were arrested in their wheelchairs.
What the hell are we doing?
What the hell are we doing?
People in wheelchairs are getting arrested right now in the Russell Senate Office Building in DC. They showed up to tell Congress not to cut their Medicaid, because they cant afford health care without it. If you look closely you can see the zip ties on their hands. #WeWontGetOverLosingMedicaid
June 25, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Elderly and disabled people told Congress that cutting Medicaid could kill people and in response, they were arrested in their wheelchairs.
What the hell are we doing?
What the hell are we doing?
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House Republicans want to slash funding for the Government Accountability Office — a nonpartisan watchdog that investigates wrongdoing at federal agencies — by nearly half in the next fiscal year.
So much for reining in waste, fraud, and abuse.
So much for reining in waste, fraud, and abuse.
June 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
House Republicans want to slash funding for the Government Accountability Office — a nonpartisan watchdog that investigates wrongdoing at federal agencies — by nearly half in the next fiscal year.
So much for reining in waste, fraud, and abuse.
So much for reining in waste, fraud, and abuse.
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This time-lapse video of protesters marching down Broadway in Oakland for No Kings Day gives an idea of how many people turned out today @sfchronicle.com
June 14, 2025 at 11:07 PM
This time-lapse video of protesters marching down Broadway in Oakland for No Kings Day gives an idea of how many people turned out today @sfchronicle.com
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This all comes down to policy choices.
Do we want a nation with policies rooted in cruelty and punishment?
Or do we want a nation with policies rooted in kindness and compassion?
This is the choice before us.
Do we want a nation with policies rooted in cruelty and punishment?
Or do we want a nation with policies rooted in kindness and compassion?
This is the choice before us.
Every flashbang could instead be a meal for a poor kid. Every hotel room for a National Guardsman deployed to fire at our neighbors could house a homeless vet. Every "less-than-lethal" bullet pulled from a journalist's eye could be already needed healthcare for anyone else. All of this is a choice.
June 11, 2025 at 8:35 PM
This all comes down to policy choices.
Do we want a nation with policies rooted in cruelty and punishment?
Or do we want a nation with policies rooted in kindness and compassion?
This is the choice before us.
Do we want a nation with policies rooted in cruelty and punishment?
Or do we want a nation with policies rooted in kindness and compassion?
This is the choice before us.