Kevin Carpenter
@demsocdad.bsky.social
The US is failing and falling.
If tried by court-martial, senator accused of ‘seditious behavior’ would be deprived of several constitutional rights
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If tried by court-martial, senator accused of ‘seditious behavior’ would be deprived of several constitutional rights
US Sen. Mark Kelly correctly articulated military law when he said service members have a duty to not obey unlawful orders, according to a military law scholar.
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December 18, 2025 at 9:45 PM
If tried by court-martial, senator accused of ‘seditious behavior’ would be deprived of several constitutional rights
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America faced domestic fascists before and buried that history
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America faced domestic fascists before and buried that history
Although thousands of Americans embraced fascist ideas during the interwar years, a new study examines why the US has had little appetite to remember that past.
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December 18, 2025 at 2:49 AM
America faced domestic fascists before and buried that history
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[ “This was a preventable disaster, but Harris and the Democratic Party leadership prioritized the agendas of corporate donors and gambled on a centrist path, while largely abandoning working-class, young, and progressive voters,” Cook said in a statement. ]
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Autopsy Says Corporate Capture, Support for Genocide Were Key Factors in Democrats' 2024 Disaster | Common Dreams
"Harris and the Democratic Party leadership prioritized the agendas of corporate donors and gambled on a centrist path, while largely abandoning working-class, young, and progressive voters."
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December 12, 2025 at 12:41 AM
[ “This was a preventable disaster, but Harris and the Democratic Party leadership prioritized the agendas of corporate donors and gambled on a centrist path, while largely abandoning working-class, young, and progressive voters,” Cook said in a statement. ]
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... and on the 7th day, he rested.
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Police recover a swallowed Fabergé pendant after a 6-day wait for it to reappear
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Police recover a swallowed Fabergé pendant after a 6-day wait for it to reappear
Police recover a swallowed Fabergé pendant after a 6-day wait for it to reappear
Police have recovered a James Bond-inspired Fabergé pendant after six days of waiting for it to exit a suspect's gastrointestinal tract.
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December 8, 2025 at 8:13 PM
... and on the 7th day, he rested.
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Police recover a swallowed Fabergé pendant after a 6-day wait for it to reappear
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Police recover a swallowed Fabergé pendant after a 6-day wait for it to reappear
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Very proud of my wife Molly McNearney for this excellent speech and being one of the 100 Most Powerful Women in Hollywood and the #1 most powerful at our house youtu.be/yzlmcdL2X8I
Molly McNearney Calls Out Donald Trump & Encourages Freedom of Speech | Women in Entertainment 2025
YouTube video by The Hollywood Reporter
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December 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Very proud of my wife Molly McNearney for this excellent speech and being one of the 100 Most Powerful Women in Hollywood and the #1 most powerful at our house youtu.be/yzlmcdL2X8I
December 6, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The AI bubble lurks.
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AOC Terrifies Republicans With HUGE Prediction
YouTube video by The Damage Report
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December 6, 2025 at 1:51 AM
The AI bubble lurks.
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Trump Frees Ex-President of Honduras, Right-Wing “Narco-Dictator” Convicted of Drug Trafficking by @noahhurowitz.bsky.social
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Trump Frees Ex-President of Honduras, Right-Wing "Narco-Dictator" Convicted of Drug Trafficking
The pardon of Juan Orlando Hernández, who served less than two years of a 45-year sentence for drug trafficking, comes as Trump threatens war on Venezuela over “narcoterrorism.”
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December 5, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Trump Frees Ex-President of Honduras, Right-Wing “Narco-Dictator” Convicted of Drug Trafficking by @noahhurowitz.bsky.social
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"Why worry? Because the same party, the same mindset, and the same devotion to wealthy donors are what got us here."
How the Hell Did We Get Here? www.commondreams.org/opinion/how-...
How the Hell Did We Get Here? www.commondreams.org/opinion/how-...
How the Hell Did We Get Here? | Common Dreams
The sad and depressing answer is a Democratic Party that forbids itself from truly standing on the side of the working class against the rich and powerful corporations. And until that mindset is defea...
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December 5, 2025 at 12:09 AM
"Why worry? Because the same party, the same mindset, and the same devotion to wealthy donors are what got us here."
How the Hell Did We Get Here? www.commondreams.org/opinion/how-...
How the Hell Did We Get Here? www.commondreams.org/opinion/how-...
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Due to outdated privacy laws, the Trump administration can easily turn powerful surveillance tools against anyone and everyone, with scant safeguards. Now, ICE says that it plans to make this risk a reality for the swath of Americans who oppose the president’s agenda. bit.ly/3Kq348R
ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
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December 2, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Due to outdated privacy laws, the Trump administration can easily turn powerful surveillance tools against anyone and everyone, with scant safeguards. Now, ICE says that it plans to make this risk a reality for the swath of Americans who oppose the president’s agenda. bit.ly/3Kq348R
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This is why labor laws are so important — and exactly why big corporations spend so much money lobbying against them.
It's also why unions are vital — and why we need to support @sbworkersunited.org's fight against corporate greed.
Solidarity.
It's also why unions are vital — and why we need to support @sbworkersunited.org's fight against corporate greed.
Solidarity.
NEW: For years, NYC Starbucks workers have claimed that the company has arbitrarily cut their hours, denying them stable schedules. In a historic settlement announced today, Starbucks has to pay out $35 million to 15,000 workers.
This is the power of labor laws.
This is the power of labor laws.
Starbucks to pay about $35M to NYC workers to settle claims it violated labor law
New York City officials say Starbucks will pay about $35 million to more than 15,000 New York City workers to settle claims it denied them stable schedules and arbitrarily cut their hours.
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December 2, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This is why labor laws are so important — and exactly why big corporations spend so much money lobbying against them.
It's also why unions are vital — and why we need to support @sbworkersunited.org's fight against corporate greed.
Solidarity.
It's also why unions are vital — and why we need to support @sbworkersunited.org's fight against corporate greed.
Solidarity.
Ranked choice voting outperforms the winner-take-all system used to elect nearly every US politician
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Ranked choice voting outperforms the winner-take-all system used to elect nearly every US politician
Ranked choice voting largely avoids the pitfalls of plurality voting, giving voters the power to express their true candidate preferences rather than being strategic.
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December 2, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Ranked choice voting outperforms the winner-take-all system used to elect nearly every US politician
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This article lays out just how clear the case was against Juan Orlando Hernández, the former Honduran president convicted of trafficking cociane to the US was. He primised ro “shove cocaine up the nose of gringos”
Trump promises to pardon him. (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
Trump promises to pardon him. (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine
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November 30, 2025 at 7:59 AM
This article lays out just how clear the case was against Juan Orlando Hernández, the former Honduran president convicted of trafficking cociane to the US was. He primised ro “shove cocaine up the nose of gringos”
Trump promises to pardon him. (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
Trump promises to pardon him. (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
This is all John Roberts’ fault www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
This is all John Roberts’ fault
Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.
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November 30, 2025 at 11:35 AM
This is all John Roberts’ fault www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Watch for the officer holding someone on the ground, and punching them in the head.
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November 13, 2025
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November 24, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Watch for the officer holding someone on the ground, and punching them in the head.
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