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35 Jewish rabbis were arrested in NYC protesting for Gaza—a powerful reminder that justice transcends borders and faiths. Don’t let anyone tell you New Yorkers don’t stand together. This city shows up, united in love, courage, and the belief that all lives deserve dignity. #Pinks
August 8, 2025 at 8:51 PM
35 Jewish rabbis were arrested in NYC protesting for Gaza—a powerful reminder that justice transcends borders and faiths. Don’t let anyone tell you New Yorkers don’t stand together. This city shows up, united in love, courage, and the belief that all lives deserve dignity. #Pinks
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Fun fact: The Constitution doesn’t have a maximum number of residents per district but does set a minimum of 30,000.
Which means that Congress could theoretically increase the number of House seats to as many as ~11,300 or so.
Which means that Congress could theoretically increase the number of House seats to as many as ~11,300 or so.
Strongly agree with the takeaway here that the ultimate goal needs to be increasing the size of the House and having proportional representation.
The size of the House has been artificially capped for almost a century.
prospect.org/politics/202...
The size of the House has been artificially capped for almost a century.
prospect.org/politics/202...
The Redistricting Mess Shows How Our Election System Doesn’t Work
With our winner-take-all elections, the ideal of a ‘fair’ map is impossible. Proportional representation is the only answer.
prospect.org
August 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Fun fact: The Constitution doesn’t have a maximum number of residents per district but does set a minimum of 30,000.
Which means that Congress could theoretically increase the number of House seats to as many as ~11,300 or so.
Which means that Congress could theoretically increase the number of House seats to as many as ~11,300 or so.
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The economic illiteracy is the point
Trump admin can't even articulate a purpose for most of them. 20% on Sri Lanka. Largest export to us is inexpensive apparel. Dollar/rupee purchasing power differential means there's no way we can make it here at even 5x the price, nor can they buy much more in exports from us. So what's the point?
The tariff thing is so stupid. It’s so depressing watching Trump drive the country into a ditch …. Again and again and again
August 1, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The economic illiteracy is the point
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only +73,000 payroll jobs in July AND larger than usual revisions: payrolls in May revised to +19k from 144k, in June to 14k from 147k. May and June combined were 258,000 lower than previously reported. Payrolls grew only 35k/month for past 3 months. www.bls.gov/news.release...
Employment Situation Summary
- 2025 M07 Results
www.bls.gov
August 1, 2025 at 12:35 PM
only +73,000 payroll jobs in July AND larger than usual revisions: payrolls in May revised to +19k from 144k, in June to 14k from 147k. May and June combined were 258,000 lower than previously reported. Payrolls grew only 35k/month for past 3 months. www.bls.gov/news.release...
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Interestingly, the Board *does have control. Powell only gets one vote
See also: not understanding how the economy works
See also: not understanding how the economy works
August 1, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Interestingly, the Board *does have control. Powell only gets one vote
See also: not understanding how the economy works
See also: not understanding how the economy works
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i give it a year tops before some administration account is tweeting pro-slavery propaganda
The official DHS account is now tweeting about “your homeland’s heritage”
July 15, 2025 at 12:15 AM
i give it a year tops before some administration account is tweeting pro-slavery propaganda
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Priscilla Chan’s decision to stop funding the school she opened to help struggling families shows the risks for communities reliant on wealthy private donors.
The Chan-Zuckerbergs stopped funding social causes. 400 kids lost their school.
Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg’s retreat from funding social issues forced the closure of a school Chan opened for disadvantaged families in Silicon Valley.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Priscilla Chan’s decision to stop funding the school she opened to help struggling families shows the risks for communities reliant on wealthy private donors.
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no amount of free money is going to get people to have children in a stagnant society of rampant corruption and dwindling opportunity
It's interesting because despite Hungary's much-touted Orbanist pro-family and supposedly fertility-inducing policies, such as exempting families with 3+ kids from all income taxation, the Hungarian fertility rate has plummeted right into the toilet in the last few years
June 27, 2025 at 10:57 PM
no amount of free money is going to get people to have children in a stagnant society of rampant corruption and dwindling opportunity
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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
June 25, 2025 at 4:45 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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I don’t believe a single goddamn thing coming out of this administration. This is absolute gaslighting madness. It’s as if we’re watching toddlers run through the White House screaming and smearing Gogurt into the carpet and the entire world has to pretend it’s the Lincoln-Douglas debates.
June 24, 2025 at 12:32 AM
I don’t believe a single goddamn thing coming out of this administration. This is absolute gaslighting madness. It’s as if we’re watching toddlers run through the White House screaming and smearing Gogurt into the carpet and the entire world has to pretend it’s the Lincoln-Douglas debates.
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i almost can’t read this it makes me so angry. delusional grifters with purity fetishes and eugenic worldviews have brought pain, suffering and death to children www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/u...
‘I Feel Like I’ve Been Lied To’: When a Measles Outbreak Hits Home
www.nytimes.com
June 23, 2025 at 3:24 AM
i almost can’t read this it makes me so angry. delusional grifters with purity fetishes and eugenic worldviews have brought pain, suffering and death to children www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/u...
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Yes, please.
Medicare for all, paid leave, universal childcare.
Busting up big corporations and tackling Wall Street’s greed.
Getting big money out of politics.
Supporting unions and fighting for higher wages.
If Dems want to win back working people, this is the agenda they must support.
Busting up big corporations and tackling Wall Street’s greed.
Getting big money out of politics.
Supporting unions and fighting for higher wages.
If Dems want to win back working people, this is the agenda they must support.
June 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Yes, please.
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This sounds oddly....."familiar" 🤔
June 21, 2025 at 3:15 AM
This sounds oddly....."familiar" 🤔
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6/21, Los Angeles: A neighborhood volunteer documenting ICE was stopped by agents in an unmarked car, surrounded, and threatened by masked agents while they filmed him on their phones.
June 21, 2025 at 10:09 PM
6/21, Los Angeles: A neighborhood volunteer documenting ICE was stopped by agents in an unmarked car, surrounded, and threatened by masked agents while they filmed him on their phones.
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Kristi Noem must resign. She has deported a four year old with cancer, detained a U.S. marshal, and arrested two members of Congress. She’s lost the confidence of the American people. ICE must stop terrorizing our communities.
June 12, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Kristi Noem must resign. She has deported a four year old with cancer, detained a U.S. marshal, and arrested two members of Congress. She’s lost the confidence of the American people. ICE must stop terrorizing our communities.
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There. Is. No. Trade deal
June 5, 2025 at 2:57 PM
There. Is. No. Trade deal
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Reading is fundamental!
June 5, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Reading is fundamental!
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As I predicted, we are now entering an era where we cannot necessarily trust data coming from the federal govt on things like inflation. Something to watch VERY closely for GDP, unemployment, everything. www.wsj.com/economy/cpi-...
Exclusive | Economists Raise Questions About Quality of U.S. Inflation Data
The Labor Department says staffing shortages reduced its ability to conduct its massive monthly survey, forcing it to turn to less precise guesses.
www.wsj.com
June 5, 2025 at 11:25 AM
As I predicted, we are now entering an era where we cannot necessarily trust data coming from the federal govt on things like inflation. Something to watch VERY closely for GDP, unemployment, everything. www.wsj.com/economy/cpi-...
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BREAKING: Judge Boasberg GRANTS class certification for the people held at CECOT and gives the government ONE WEEK to explain how they're going to facilitate due process for EVERYONE sent there under the Alien Enemies Act. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com
June 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
BREAKING: Judge Boasberg GRANTS class certification for the people held at CECOT and gives the government ONE WEEK to explain how they're going to facilitate due process for EVERYONE sent there under the Alien Enemies Act. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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I think we’ve reached a boiling point when it comes to ICE.
Today in Minneapolis, a militarized task force raided the beloved Lake Street taqueria, Las Cuatro Milpas—and the community was not having it.
Agents from ICE, the DEA, FBI, ATF, IRS and HHS rolled up looking like they were ready for war.
Today in Minneapolis, a militarized task force raided the beloved Lake Street taqueria, Las Cuatro Milpas—and the community was not having it.
Agents from ICE, the DEA, FBI, ATF, IRS and HHS rolled up looking like they were ready for war.
June 4, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I think we’ve reached a boiling point when it comes to ICE.
Today in Minneapolis, a militarized task force raided the beloved Lake Street taqueria, Las Cuatro Milpas—and the community was not having it.
Agents from ICE, the DEA, FBI, ATF, IRS and HHS rolled up looking like they were ready for war.
Today in Minneapolis, a militarized task force raided the beloved Lake Street taqueria, Las Cuatro Milpas—and the community was not having it.
Agents from ICE, the DEA, FBI, ATF, IRS and HHS rolled up looking like they were ready for war.