Bolt Upright
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"The Republican party exists to make sure the rich get everything they want. The Democratic party exists to make sure nothing interferes with that"
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"The Republican party exists to make sure the rich get everything they want. The Democratic party exists to make sure nothing interferes with that"
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Australian police attacked and viciously beat up peaceful protestors. The public there are referring to them as ICE.
America spreads democracy around the world.
America spreads democracy around the world.
February 10, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Australian police attacked and viciously beat up peaceful protestors. The public there are referring to them as ICE.
America spreads democracy around the world.
America spreads democracy around the world.
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I'm Kat Abughazaleh and I approve this message.
January 31, 2026 at 4:53 PM
I'm Kat Abughazaleh and I approve this message.
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“Kamala warned us”
Fuck you
Palestinians warned you
Black people warned you
The Left warned you
Half the international community warned you
The US slide into fascism has been long and slow. Many have been falsely imprisoned or killed by it over decades.
It just finally came for you.
Fuck you
Palestinians warned you
Black people warned you
The Left warned you
Half the international community warned you
The US slide into fascism has been long and slow. Many have been falsely imprisoned or killed by it over decades.
It just finally came for you.
January 31, 2026 at 1:16 PM
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7 democrats made this bill pass.
If they all voted “no” it would’ve failed 213-214.
If they all voted “no” it would’ve failed 213-214.
NEW: DHS appropriations bill funding ICE passes 220-207
7 Democrats voted YES on the bill:
- Jared Golden
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
- Henry Cuellar
- Tom Suozzi
- Laura Gillen
- Don Davis
- Vicente Gonzalez
One Republican voted NO: Thomas Massie
7 Democrats voted YES on the bill:
- Jared Golden
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
- Henry Cuellar
- Tom Suozzi
- Laura Gillen
- Don Davis
- Vicente Gonzalez
One Republican voted NO: Thomas Massie
January 22, 2026 at 10:10 PM
7 democrats made this bill pass.
If they all voted “no” it would’ve failed 213-214.
If they all voted “no” it would’ve failed 213-214.
I just asked a rech support guy at GoDaddy to disconnect or block their 'AI' from the website I did for a local organization.
Information had been rearranged , links disabled, copy blocks moved. Like a poltergeist hit it. Tech support restored the page (losing hours of work) and blocked the AI.
Information had been rearranged , links disabled, copy blocks moved. Like a poltergeist hit it. Tech support restored the page (losing hours of work) and blocked the AI.
January 21, 2026 at 12:15 AM
I just asked a rech support guy at GoDaddy to disconnect or block their 'AI' from the website I did for a local organization.
Information had been rearranged , links disabled, copy blocks moved. Like a poltergeist hit it. Tech support restored the page (losing hours of work) and blocked the AI.
Information had been rearranged , links disabled, copy blocks moved. Like a poltergeist hit it. Tech support restored the page (losing hours of work) and blocked the AI.
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‘Our tech overlords like the idea of being Thomas Edison, genius inventor-businessman, but they often have more in common with P.T. Barnum, genius of marketing and hype. Altman could go toe-to-toe with Barnum, and I wouldn’t want to pick a winner.’
John Lanchester:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
John Lanchester:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
John Lanchester · King of Cannibal Island: Will the AI bubble burst?
Nvidia shares are the purest bet you can make on the impact of AI. The leading firms are lending money to one another in...
www.lrb.co.uk
January 11, 2026 at 12:11 PM
‘Our tech overlords like the idea of being Thomas Edison, genius inventor-businessman, but they often have more in common with P.T. Barnum, genius of marketing and hype. Altman could go toe-to-toe with Barnum, and I wouldn’t want to pick a winner.’
John Lanchester:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
John Lanchester:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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We really had it good.
January 15, 2026 at 10:54 PM
We really had it good.
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In 2014, the New York Times said about a Black boy murdered by a cop with his hands up, "Michael Brown, 18, due to be buried on Monday, was no angel".
PLEASE do not whitewash the past to emphasize how bad the present is.
If we erase the past and Black lives, we have already lost. Stop it.
PLEASE do not whitewash the past to emphasize how bad the present is.
If we erase the past and Black lives, we have already lost. Stop it.
January 14, 2026 at 8:56 PM
In 2014, the New York Times said about a Black boy murdered by a cop with his hands up, "Michael Brown, 18, due to be buried on Monday, was no angel".
PLEASE do not whitewash the past to emphasize how bad the present is.
If we erase the past and Black lives, we have already lost. Stop it.
PLEASE do not whitewash the past to emphasize how bad the present is.
If we erase the past and Black lives, we have already lost. Stop it.
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How do we pay for Medicare for All? We already do.
We spend more on healthcare than any country on Earth. And that money is stolen by health insurance CEOs.
Medicare for All is a modest proposal to spend the money on healthcare instead.
We spend more on healthcare than any country on Earth. And that money is stolen by health insurance CEOs.
Medicare for All is a modest proposal to spend the money on healthcare instead.
January 14, 2026 at 5:48 PM
How do we pay for Medicare for All? We already do.
We spend more on healthcare than any country on Earth. And that money is stolen by health insurance CEOs.
Medicare for All is a modest proposal to spend the money on healthcare instead.
We spend more on healthcare than any country on Earth. And that money is stolen by health insurance CEOs.
Medicare for All is a modest proposal to spend the money on healthcare instead.
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Never forgive senile Joe Biden and his administration of Harvard-educated genocide advocates who inherited the goodwill of millions of people who organized to overthrow a wannabe dictator and delivered us all right back to him for the sake of personal ambition and the divine right to murder Gazans.
January 12, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Never forgive senile Joe Biden and his administration of Harvard-educated genocide advocates who inherited the goodwill of millions of people who organized to overthrow a wannabe dictator and delivered us all right back to him for the sake of personal ambition and the divine right to murder Gazans.
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**SPOTIFY, target of a long and strong boycott campaign from @indivisible.org has announced ICE recruitment ads are no longer running on their platform.
**Another boycott target, Avelo Airlines just halted deportation flights.
**Next Up: Citizens Bank.
variety.com/2026/digital...
**Another boycott target, Avelo Airlines just halted deportation flights.
**Next Up: Citizens Bank.
variety.com/2026/digital...
Spotify Confirms ICE Recruitment Ads Are No Longer Running on Platform
Spotify has confirimed that ICE recruitment ads are no longer running on its platform following criticism from last year.
variety.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:43 PM
**SPOTIFY, target of a long and strong boycott campaign from @indivisible.org has announced ICE recruitment ads are no longer running on their platform.
**Another boycott target, Avelo Airlines just halted deportation flights.
**Next Up: Citizens Bank.
variety.com/2026/digital...
**Another boycott target, Avelo Airlines just halted deportation flights.
**Next Up: Citizens Bank.
variety.com/2026/digital...
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When Dems won the midterms in 2006 they refused to hold anyone accountable for the Iraq war.
During Obama they also refused to do so, and they expanded ICE, DHS, military spending, prisons, and policing.
Biden's admin continued this trend.
The Dems are not gonna fcking save us, my friend
During Obama they also refused to do so, and they expanded ICE, DHS, military spending, prisons, and policing.
Biden's admin continued this trend.
The Dems are not gonna fcking save us, my friend
January 8, 2026 at 1:09 AM
When Dems won the midterms in 2006 they refused to hold anyone accountable for the Iraq war.
During Obama they also refused to do so, and they expanded ICE, DHS, military spending, prisons, and policing.
Biden's admin continued this trend.
The Dems are not gonna fcking save us, my friend
During Obama they also refused to do so, and they expanded ICE, DHS, military spending, prisons, and policing.
Biden's admin continued this trend.
The Dems are not gonna fcking save us, my friend
I love all the mindless repetition of "dictator, regime, tyrant" from the same people who swore on stacks of bibles about weapons of mass destruction.
Once more for those not listening at the back
January 8, 2026 at 11:29 PM
I love all the mindless repetition of "dictator, regime, tyrant" from the same people who swore on stacks of bibles about weapons of mass destruction.
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Don’t worry Americans, in 2028 you can elect a Democrat who will spend their entire administration creating the desperate conditions and strife which cause people to vote for tyrannical Republicans.
January 8, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Don’t worry Americans, in 2028 you can elect a Democrat who will spend their entire administration creating the desperate conditions and strife which cause people to vote for tyrannical Republicans.
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I can’t remember who pointed this out, but it’s telling that ever since cellphone & surveillance cameras became ubiquitous we haven’t seen proof of a single UFO but we did suddenly have incontrovertible evidence of countless murders committed by cops.
January 7, 2026 at 8:43 PM
I can’t remember who pointed this out, but it’s telling that ever since cellphone & surveillance cameras became ubiquitous we haven’t seen proof of a single UFO but we did suddenly have incontrovertible evidence of countless murders committed by cops.
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The right wants to talk about fraud? Somali fraud? Okay, give me 60 seconds.
January 7, 2026 at 3:09 AM
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a quick refresher in US geopolitics-speak since some of you appear to be fucking stupid:
"Democratically Elected" means "Does What US Corporations Want"
"Brutal Dictator" means "Doesn't"
"Democratically Elected" means "Does What US Corporations Want"
"Brutal Dictator" means "Doesn't"
January 5, 2026 at 11:46 PM
a quick refresher in US geopolitics-speak since some of you appear to be fucking stupid:
"Democratically Elected" means "Does What US Corporations Want"
"Brutal Dictator" means "Doesn't"
"Democratically Elected" means "Does What US Corporations Want"
"Brutal Dictator" means "Doesn't"
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The year is 2003. I’m 17 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
The year is 2026. I’m 40 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
The year is 2026. I’m 40 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
January 3, 2026 at 9:32 PM
The year is 2003. I’m 17 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
The year is 2026. I’m 40 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
The year is 2026. I’m 40 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
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the reason people sometimes act madder at democrats than republicans when republicans do impossibly evil shit is the same reason why, if you hired an exterminator to handle a roach infestation and he showed up to feed and play with them instead, your first instinct wouldn’t be to yell at the roaches
January 3, 2026 at 9:19 PM
the reason people sometimes act madder at democrats than republicans when republicans do impossibly evil shit is the same reason why, if you hired an exterminator to handle a roach infestation and he showed up to feed and play with them instead, your first instinct wouldn’t be to yell at the roaches
I remember how the United States of God Bless America once declared Maduro's previous election a fraud and declared some member of their national assembly - who had not even run for president - as the Real President of Venezuela. Brought the guy to Washington to show off.
Rest of world: laughter.
Rest of world: laughter.
January 3, 2026 at 9:55 PM
I remember how the United States of God Bless America once declared Maduro's previous election a fraud and declared some member of their national assembly - who had not even run for president - as the Real President of Venezuela. Brought the guy to Washington to show off.
Rest of world: laughter.
Rest of world: laughter.
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Chavez in 2009, while being labelled as paranoid, outlines exactly what is happening today.
December 17, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Chavez in 2009, while being labelled as paranoid, outlines exactly what is happening today.