@anneblanton.bsky.social
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This isn’t like inventing cold fusion. America knows how to meaningfully curb random gun violence and mass shootings.
We just choose not to. Because our revealed preference is that we prefer mass shootings to meaningful gun control. This is who we are. www.thebulwark.com/p/america-un...
We just choose not to. Because our revealed preference is that we prefer mass shootings to meaningful gun control. This is who we are. www.thebulwark.com/p/america-un...
America Is an Unserious Country Filled With Unserious People
Stories about revealed preferences and who we really are.
www.thebulwark.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:09 PM
This isn’t like inventing cold fusion. America knows how to meaningfully curb random gun violence and mass shootings.
We just choose not to. Because our revealed preference is that we prefer mass shootings to meaningful gun control. This is who we are. www.thebulwark.com/p/america-un...
We just choose not to. Because our revealed preference is that we prefer mass shootings to meaningful gun control. This is who we are. www.thebulwark.com/p/america-un...
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Good people don't support him.
December 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Good people don't support him.
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“Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
-Rob Reiner🕊️
-Rob Reiner🕊️
December 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
“Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
-Rob Reiner🕊️
-Rob Reiner🕊️
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Just a reminder that at least 600 Americans were fired for failing to show sufficient respect after Charlie Kirk's murder.
December 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Just a reminder that at least 600 Americans were fired for failing to show sufficient respect after Charlie Kirk's murder.
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Sadism is the lifeblood of MAGA, and US government agencies are sanctioning this as an operating principle on a daily basis:
December 8, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Sadism is the lifeblood of MAGA, and US government agencies are sanctioning this as an operating principle on a daily basis:
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Old system: China pays us lots of money for our goods
New system: We pay lots more money for Chinese goods, China pays us no money for our goods, and then we pay even more money to support the people that China is no longer paying
New system: We pay lots more money for Chinese goods, China pays us no money for our goods, and then we pay even more money to support the people that China is no longer paying
December 8, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Old system: China pays us lots of money for our goods
New system: We pay lots more money for Chinese goods, China pays us no money for our goods, and then we pay even more money to support the people that China is no longer paying
New system: We pay lots more money for Chinese goods, China pays us no money for our goods, and then we pay even more money to support the people that China is no longer paying
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Trump is killing low level suspected drug traffickers who are not in the U.S. and he's letting a drug cartel mastermind who was convicted by DOJ, and is serving 45 years in the U.S., out of prison.
Money and power have a grip on America's corrupt president.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
Money and power have a grip on America's corrupt president.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Trump is killing low level suspected drug traffickers who are not in the U.S. and he's letting a drug cartel mastermind who was convicted by DOJ, and is serving 45 years in the U.S., out of prison.
Money and power have a grip on America's corrupt president.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
Money and power have a grip on America's corrupt president.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
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This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
November 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
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Important: House Dem leaders just said Trump's call for execution of Dems has prompted them to contact US Capitol Police and House Sergeant at Arms to "ensure the safety of these members and their families."
Treat Trump like an unhinged menace. He's weak and in deep political trouble. Don't let up.
Treat Trump like an unhinged menace. He's weak and in deep political trouble. Don't let up.
November 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Important: House Dem leaders just said Trump's call for execution of Dems has prompted them to contact US Capitol Police and House Sergeant at Arms to "ensure the safety of these members and their families."
Treat Trump like an unhinged menace. He's weak and in deep political trouble. Don't let up.
Treat Trump like an unhinged menace. He's weak and in deep political trouble. Don't let up.
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Donald Trump is destroying the economy. But at least he has a shiny new ballroom paid for by all the rich people he’s making richer with his kleptocracy.
Layoffs are rising to recession-like levels, new report says www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Layoffs are rising to recession-like levels, new report says www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Layoffs rise to recession-like levels through October, new report says
Layoffs are rising to recession-like levels, with U.S. employers announcing 1.1 million job cuts so far this year, according to a report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Donald Trump is destroying the economy. But at least he has a shiny new ballroom paid for by all the rich people he’s making richer with his kleptocracy.
Layoffs are rising to recession-like levels, new report says www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Layoffs are rising to recession-like levels, new report says www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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I see that CBS chose not to air this part. It probably explains much of what they did decide to air.
November 3, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I see that CBS chose not to air this part. It probably explains much of what they did decide to air.
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One fact to add: SNAP benefits have been maintained in every previous shutdown. This is a choice they have made, not an inevitability.
A national disgrace gives us all a chance to do the right thing - Warwick Beacon
It’s galling to watch an American president salivate over plans for a $300-million ballroom on the rubble of the East Wing of the White House while Americans who rely on a little extra …
warwickonline.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:22 PM
One fact to add: SNAP benefits have been maintained in every previous shutdown. This is a choice they have made, not an inevitability.
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As Republicans plan to block SNAP funding starting Nov 1, I’m hearing a lot of folks on the right shouting “get a job”, but let’s remember:
👶39% of SNAP recipients are children
👵20% are elderly
🐄An hour of minimum wage pay barely covers a pound of beef
Hope that clears things up!
👶39% of SNAP recipients are children
👵20% are elderly
🐄An hour of minimum wage pay barely covers a pound of beef
Hope that clears things up!
October 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
As Republicans plan to block SNAP funding starting Nov 1, I’m hearing a lot of folks on the right shouting “get a job”, but let’s remember:
👶39% of SNAP recipients are children
👵20% are elderly
🐄An hour of minimum wage pay barely covers a pound of beef
Hope that clears things up!
👶39% of SNAP recipients are children
👵20% are elderly
🐄An hour of minimum wage pay barely covers a pound of beef
Hope that clears things up!
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MSNBC captured the crowd from the Boston "No Kings" rally:
October 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
MSNBC captured the crowd from the Boston "No Kings" rally:
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After a week of ridiculous Republican smears and Trump claiming that “very few people are going to be there,” you just made history. #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 9:57 PM
After a week of ridiculous Republican smears and Trump claiming that “very few people are going to be there,” you just made history. #NoKings
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Wanna to go to a virtual No Kings rally that focuses on healthcare (with a side of "vaccines are good, actually" and "eugenics is bad, actually")?
Organized by disabled folks who can't go to an in-person event.
Join Saturday at 2:30pm Pacific time, zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8467741742...
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Join Saturday at 2:30pm Pacific time, zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8467741742...
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October 17, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Egypt has extremely strict gun control laws. Civilians are only permitted to own handguns -- no rifles or shotguns -- and only if they can prove they need the weapon for a specific purpose. Background checks for licensing are extensive and include vetting of family members and psych evaluations.
Trump on Egypt: "They have very little crime. Because they don't play games. That's why. Like we do in the United States with governors that have no idea what they're doing."
October 13, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Egypt has extremely strict gun control laws. Civilians are only permitted to own handguns -- no rifles or shotguns -- and only if they can prove they need the weapon for a specific purpose. Background checks for licensing are extensive and include vetting of family members and psych evaluations.
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Apparently so. You’d think this was the first time.
There were at least two ceasefires under Biden! In which more than five times as many living Israeli hostages were released in exchange for 240 Palestinians! Has everyone forgotten this?
Also, ceasefires have happened under prior Presidents! The day he gets Palestine their own country he can be told he's the most special boy deserving of a shiny prize.
October 13, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Apparently so. You’d think this was the first time.
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Home of the Brave launched a $1 million national ad campaign in support of the peaceful No Kings rallies on Oct. 18th.
The ads will run in over 185 local papers and The New York Times, USA Today and The Washington Post calling on Americans to “peacefully protest our false king."
The ads will run in over 185 local papers and The New York Times, USA Today and The Washington Post calling on Americans to “peacefully protest our false king."
October 13, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Home of the Brave launched a $1 million national ad campaign in support of the peaceful No Kings rallies on Oct. 18th.
The ads will run in over 185 local papers and The New York Times, USA Today and The Washington Post calling on Americans to “peacefully protest our false king."
The ads will run in over 185 local papers and The New York Times, USA Today and The Washington Post calling on Americans to “peacefully protest our false king."
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Love this. Superbly done. Please send this far and wide. @donwinslow.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Love this. Superbly done. Please send this far and wide. @donwinslow.bsky.social
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The Trumps: law breaking immigrants
October 9, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The Trumps: law breaking immigrants
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At least some people are thriving in Donald Trump’s economy. How about you?
October 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
At least some people are thriving in Donald Trump’s economy. How about you?
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Where’s the money?
October 2, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Where’s the money?
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Chicago, Illinois, 2025:
"They had the Black people in one van, and the immigrants in another van."
"They was bringing the kids down, had them zip-tied to each other."
"I kept asking, 'What is the morality?' One of them laughed. He said, 'Fuck them kids.'"
abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...
"They had the Black people in one van, and the immigrants in another van."
"They was bringing the kids down, had them zip-tied to each other."
"I kept asking, 'What is the morality?' One of them laughed. He said, 'Fuck them kids.'"
abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...
ICE agents raid South Shore apartments; Trump says Chicago could become military training ground
ICE agents raided a South Shore apartment building overnight as the city braces for a possible military deployment.
abc7chicago.com
October 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Chicago, Illinois, 2025:
"They had the Black people in one van, and the immigrants in another van."
"They was bringing the kids down, had them zip-tied to each other."
"I kept asking, 'What is the morality?' One of them laughed. He said, 'Fuck them kids.'"
abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...
"They had the Black people in one van, and the immigrants in another van."
"They was bringing the kids down, had them zip-tied to each other."
"I kept asking, 'What is the morality?' One of them laughed. He said, 'Fuck them kids.'"
abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...
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He's telling us what he's doing. Using the military to suppress protest. At some point the opposition needs to listen to him and adjust strategy.
Trump: "The ones that are run by radical left Democrats -- what they've done to San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles. They're very unsafe places & we're gonna straighten them out one by one. This is gonna be a major part for some people in this room. That's a war too. It's war from within"
September 30, 2025 at 2:31 PM
He's telling us what he's doing. Using the military to suppress protest. At some point the opposition needs to listen to him and adjust strategy.