Just heard a meltdown on NPR when someone was asked to have empathy for someone other than his friend - who said he had no empathy. I really hope someone puts together a compilation of all the times liberal and democratic people have been asked to have empathy for people who don’t agree with them.
September 11, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Just heard a meltdown on NPR when someone was asked to have empathy for someone other than his friend - who said he had no empathy. I really hope someone puts together a compilation of all the times liberal and democratic people have been asked to have empathy for people who don’t agree with them.
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Die Zeit headline: Europe calms a crazy king
August 19, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Die Zeit headline: Europe calms a crazy king
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Collier: I refused to sign and so I was told that I was gonna have to stay here on the floor. They have locked the doors. The sergeants have been instructed not to allow me to leave until I have a permission slip.
August 19, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Collier: I refused to sign and so I was told that I was gonna have to stay here on the floor. They have locked the doors. The sergeants have been instructed not to allow me to leave until I have a permission slip.
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Minnesota Democratic lawmaker shootings: Rep. Hortman killed, Sen. Hoffman shot and injured.
Minnesota House DFL leader Hortman, husband killed in apparent 'politically motivated' shooting; Sen. Hoffman, wife wounded
Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were fatally shot Saturday morning in Brooklyn Park in what Gov. Tim Walz said “appears to be a politically motivated assassination.” Walz said another Democratic lawmaker, state Sen. John Hoffman, and his wife were also shot.
www.mprnews.org
June 14, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Minnesota Democratic lawmaker shootings: Rep. Hortman killed, Sen. Hoffman shot and injured.
Attempted murder by arson in PA, assassination and attempted assassination in MN, law enforcement and military deployed against peaceful demonstrations.
Do not be intimidated; do not believe the propaganda coming from those known to lie. We owe it to those who cannot speak out. #NoKings #Resist
Do not be intimidated; do not believe the propaganda coming from those known to lie. We owe it to those who cannot speak out. #NoKings #Resist
June 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Reading about Hortman's achievements and policies, now. A friend from MN points out she had been vocal about police reforms, especially use of deadly force, in MN in the wake of the killing of Daunte Wright. This statement from her in 2021- www.house.mn.gov/members/prof...
Rep. Melissa Hortman - Statement from Speaker Hortman and Majority Leader Winkler
www.house.mn.gov
June 14, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Reading about Hortman's achievements and policies, now. A friend from MN points out she had been vocal about police reforms, especially use of deadly force, in MN in the wake of the killing of Daunte Wright. This statement from her in 2021- www.house.mn.gov/members/prof...
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With the tragic assassination of a Minnesota Democratic leader, I’m going to underline this point again.
I know there's a lot going on, but the Secretary of Homeland Security declaring that federal troops are in California and Los Angeles to "liberate" the state and city from its duly-elected leaders really is a fourteen-alarm fire.
It's mind-blowing how little attention this extraordinary statement has received. It's briefly mentioned in a couple news articles, but this MSNBC opinion piece is the only extended discussion of it I've seen: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
June 14, 2025 at 3:37 PM
With the tragic assassination of a Minnesota Democratic leader, I’m going to underline this point again.
We had so much fun and learned A LOT! We love our community.
Check out @dumplingdiplomacy.com
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May 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
We had so much fun and learned A LOT! We love our community.
Check out @dumplingdiplomacy.com
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Check out @dumplingdiplomacy.com
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The Hands Off! protests are a response to what organizers describe as the destructive impact of the Trump administration on the government and economy.
montclairlocal.news/2025/03/hand...
montclairlocal.news/2025/03/hand...
March 31, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The Hands Off! protests are a response to what organizers describe as the destructive impact of the Trump administration on the government and economy.
montclairlocal.news/2025/03/hand...
montclairlocal.news/2025/03/hand...
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(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.
March 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.
Wow. A non-lie.
February 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Wow. A non-lie.
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The thing is, when we had high marginal tax rates on the rich, the rich still had yachts and second and third houses and fancy vacations and really good schools for their kids, so, yes, I think most people who are really very rich would do just fine, and the rest of the US would do better than now.
You are a beneficiary of Republican tax cuts then?
How would you feel about bringing the 94% tax rates on the rich, back again?
I understand in today's dollars, the 94% will kick in above $3 million a year. Could you maintain your lifestyle on $3 million a year? Could Musk?
How would you feel about bringing the 94% tax rates on the rich, back again?
I understand in today's dollars, the 94% will kick in above $3 million a year. Could you maintain your lifestyle on $3 million a year? Could Musk?
February 24, 2025 at 12:56 AM
The thing is, when we had high marginal tax rates on the rich, the rich still had yachts and second and third houses and fancy vacations and really good schools for their kids, so, yes, I think most people who are really very rich would do just fine, and the rest of the US would do better than now.
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i think it is cool that de facto first consul of the united states is a drug-addled maniac and deadbeat dad with a breeding fetish
February 20, 2025 at 10:38 PM
i think it is cool that de facto first consul of the united states is a drug-addled maniac and deadbeat dad with a breeding fetish
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Math is still hard www.npr.org/2025/02/19/n...
DOGE released data about federal contract savings. It doesn't add up
A new government tracker claims DOGE has saved billions from ending federal contracts. But an NPR analysis of the data finds the claimed savings don't add up.
www.npr.org
February 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Math is still hard www.npr.org/2025/02/19/n...
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wearing sunglasses inside and following an event where he at times had a hard time speaking coherently, Elon Musk walks off the CPAC stage waving around a chain saw. this is the guy currently running our government. Congrats, America!
February 20, 2025 at 10:48 PM
wearing sunglasses inside and following an event where he at times had a hard time speaking coherently, Elon Musk walks off the CPAC stage waving around a chain saw. this is the guy currently running our government. Congrats, America!
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Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.
February 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.
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Still waiting, Wayne.
February 8, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Still waiting, Wayne.
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The department tracks student achievement, manages college financial aid and sends K-12 schools money to support students with disabilities and lower-income communities, among other things.
A guide to what the U.S. Education Department does (and doesn't) do
The department tracks student achievement, manages college financial aid and sends K-12 schools money to support students with disabilities and lower-income communities, among other things.
www.npr.org
February 4, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The department tracks student achievement, manages college financial aid and sends K-12 schools money to support students with disabilities and lower-income communities, among other things.
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"Don't Engage, Just Block" - Now more than ever!
The troll accounts are skyrocketing on @bsky.app right now. My advice is to not interact with them, just block them. If they say something bigoted report them, then block them. If they’re commenting on your post, you can hide their reply so other people don’t interact with them. #DontFeedTheTrolls
February 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
"Don't Engage, Just Block" - Now more than ever!
Thank goodness we didn’t vote the other candidate in because of the former administration’s policies.
Van Hollen: "He just said that it will be US policy to forcibly displace 2 million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. That is ethnic cleansing by another name. He said the US would then own the Gaza Strip and we would develop it and other countries would take these Palestinians."
February 5, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Thank goodness we didn’t vote the other candidate in because of the former administration’s policies.
Worst fantasy cabinet ever. 🫥
Pam Bondi, the corporate lobbyist who helped lead the organization that worked "to implement Project 2025," has been confirmed as Trump's Attorney General.
February 5, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Worst fantasy cabinet ever. 🫥
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February 3, 2025
February 3, 2025
I’m going to start tonight by stating the obvious: the Republicans control both chambers of Congress: the House of Representatives and the Senate.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 4, 2025 at 7:10 AM
February 3, 2025
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"...a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is fascism — ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power."
FDR 1938
FDR 1938
February 1, 2025 at 3:00 AM
"...a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is fascism — ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power."
FDR 1938
FDR 1938
There is so much, too much, all around that overwhelms. This seems like a “taking it to the streets” move, though.
February 3, 2025 at 10:01 AM
There is so much, too much, all around that overwhelms. This seems like a “taking it to the streets” move, though.