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Learner. Appreciator. Drawn to the Sublime. Working on Liberty.
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It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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Yes this is very good.
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Yes this is very good.
Johnson is Sock Puppet
Johnson is, in fact, Trump’s sock puppet
"'I’m the speaker and the president,' Mr. Trump has joked, according to two people who heard the remark and relayed it on the condition of anonymity because of concern about sharing private conversations with him." [Gift link]
October 25, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Johnson is Sock Puppet
I would LOVE to hear Marcie interviewed by @timmiller.bsky.social at The Bulwark!
You know, if @nicollewallace.bsky.social had not spread affirmative disinformation, if her spouse weren't STILL lying abt what happened in the first term, prosecutors would have less need to speak out.
@nicollewallace.bsky.social with breaking news!! Attorney for Jack Smith sent a letter to Jim Jordan saying he’d be happy to testify in public hearing
youtu.be/GHrweWi72B4?...
youtu.be/GHrweWi72B4?...
October 24, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I would LOVE to hear Marcie interviewed by @timmiller.bsky.social at The Bulwark!
This is the nub of the vortex in which we find ourselves.
Normal presidents are well-advised to tune into media coverage as a check on internal administration groupthink and advocacy disguised as neutral info.
This president treats his highly partisan media feed as neutral, and organized his presidency to avoid any checks on that.
This president treats his highly partisan media feed as neutral, and organized his presidency to avoid any checks on that.
Former Presidents consistently talk about the difficulty of getting good information as President, how everyone has an agenda, is telling them what they want to hear, etc.
Most Presidents make some effort to mitigate that well-known problem, but Trump's like "moar bubble, I want only bubble."
Most Presidents make some effort to mitigate that well-known problem, but Trump's like "moar bubble, I want only bubble."
October 12, 2025 at 8:54 PM
This is the nub of the vortex in which we find ourselves.
If this were Joe MagaAdjacent’s daughter, he might see what’s wrong here.
Northwest Chicago Suburb: ICE Agents Rip 15-Year-Old Girl from Car, Slam Her to Ground She Screams “I’m 15!” as Man Kneels on Her Neck
October 11, 2025 at 9:48 PM
If this were Joe MagaAdjacent’s daughter, he might see what’s wrong here.
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“I refuse to take AIPAC money.”
For contrast, here’s what Maine senate candidate @grahamformaine.bsky.social told @ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social
For contrast, here’s what Maine senate candidate @grahamformaine.bsky.social told @ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social
September 27, 2025 at 3:52 AM
“I refuse to take AIPAC money.”
For contrast, here’s what Maine senate candidate @grahamformaine.bsky.social told @ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social
For contrast, here’s what Maine senate candidate @grahamformaine.bsky.social told @ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social
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For a timeline cleanse here is a beautiful sunset sky taken from the dunes on Sandy Hook on the Jersey Shore. I estimated roughly 280° of continuous color which is stupendous. Tap and turn horizontal for full size. I hope you have had a great day!
September 27, 2025 at 12:41 AM
For a timeline cleanse here is a beautiful sunset sky taken from the dunes on Sandy Hook on the Jersey Shore. I estimated roughly 280° of continuous color which is stupendous. Tap and turn horizontal for full size. I hope you have had a great day!
Important
*NEVER* say that no one is standing up to Trump.
He's acting like a dictator. Some comply because they hate democracy and others because he's enabling them to do what they always wanted to do and fools comply because they're fools, but meanwhile plenty of people stand up to him and win every day.
He's acting like a dictator. Some comply because they hate democracy and others because he's enabling them to do what they always wanted to do and fools comply because they're fools, but meanwhile plenty of people stand up to him and win every day.
OMG - the judge in Florida just sua sponte struck the complaint in the Trump v NYT case for -wait for it - violating Rule 8.
Lawyers, tell the folks at home how hard it is to get the complaint struck outright for something like that in fed eral court.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Lawyers, tell the folks at home how hard it is to get the complaint struck outright for something like that in fed eral court.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
September 19, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Important
It’s clear that what radicalized a lot of these people was being an idiot or an asshole and facing consequences.
If this is what it took for you to be pushed into fascism you were probably already there
September 19, 2025 at 10:31 PM
It’s clear that what radicalized a lot of these people was being an idiot or an asshole and facing consequences.
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Mark your calendars and tell your friends: No Kings 2.0 on October 18.
The sequel will be (and HAS to be) even bigger.
The sequel will be (and HAS to be) even bigger.
September 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Mark your calendars and tell your friends: No Kings 2.0 on October 18.
The sequel will be (and HAS to be) even bigger.
The sequel will be (and HAS to be) even bigger.
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WTF
FEMA is preparing to send $608 million to states to construct immigrant detention centers as part of the Trump administration’s push to expand capacity to hold migrants.
FEMA to send states $608 million to build migrant detention centers
FEMA is starting a “detention support grant program” to cover the cost of states building temporary facilities, according to an agency announcement.
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July 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
WTF
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A politician who tells you he’s humble enough to listen and grow yet brave enough to defy fascism. All in a light, shareable video. Don’t underestimate this guy.
July 13, 2025 at 1:23 PM
A politician who tells you he’s humble enough to listen and grow yet brave enough to defy fascism. All in a light, shareable video. Don’t underestimate this guy.
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The short term path is impeachment.
WOW, we failed at that twice, even before he doubled down his power over right wingers.
So the short term answer is, what is the short term path to make right wingers want a public divorce from Trump?
WOW, we failed at that twice, even before he doubled down his power over right wingers.
So the short term answer is, what is the short term path to make right wingers want a public divorce from Trump?
June 15, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The short term path is impeachment.
WOW, we failed at that twice, even before he doubled down his power over right wingers.
So the short term answer is, what is the short term path to make right wingers want a public divorce from Trump?
WOW, we failed at that twice, even before he doubled down his power over right wingers.
So the short term answer is, what is the short term path to make right wingers want a public divorce from Trump?
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One small victory.
Proves they can do it.
Proves they can do it.
New: A Guatemalan man who said he was deported to Mexico despite fearing he would be persecuted there was flown back to the United States on Wednesday after a judge ordered the Trump administration to facilitate his return, his lawyer said. www.reuters.com/world/us/gua...
Guatemalan deportee arrives in US after judge orders Trump to facilitate return
A Guatemalan man who said he was deported to Mexico despite fearing he would be persecuted there was flown back to the United States on Wednesday after a judge ordered the Trump administration to facilitate his return, his lawyer said.
www.reuters.com
June 4, 2025 at 10:14 PM
One small victory.
Proves they can do it.
Proves they can do it.
Hard agree
Once again I am calling for Democrats to introduce legislation requiring standardized uniforms, visible badge numbers with names, as well as a requirement for ICE and DHS agents to present proof that there is enough danger present to be masked to a judge when they get their warrant.
It really needs to be pointed out. As someone who has been to actions up to and inculdiong the uprising here in 2020 I have never seen every officer wearing fake name badges all with the name “the others” instead of their actual names.
June 4, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Hard agree
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Can't co-sign this strongly enough
These people need to be afraid of the consequences that would follow if their team loses
These people need to be afraid of the consequences that would follow if their team loses
A good nonprofit effort over the next 43 months would be to keep a running draft indictment of every Trump administration official, published and updated regularly, so it is ready to go in January 2029.
New: The FTC's investigation into online advertising goes beyond just Media Matters. About a dozen other groups, including industry watchdogs and ad organizations, are also under investigation. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/02/t...
June 2, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Can't co-sign this strongly enough
These people need to be afraid of the consequences that would follow if their team loses
These people need to be afraid of the consequences that would follow if their team loses
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You youngs should look up Heckuva Job Brownie.
You might be surprised but once upon a time turning over Hurricane response to an incompetent lackey was enough to permanently damage someone's political legacy.
That was before Hurricane Maria, tho.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fem...
You might be surprised but once upon a time turning over Hurricane response to an incompetent lackey was enough to permanently damage someone's political legacy.
That was before Hurricane Maria, tho.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fem...
Exclusive: FEMA staff confused after head said he was unaware of US hurricane season, sources say
Staff of the Federal Emergency Management Agency were left baffled on Monday after the head of the U.S. disaster agency said during a briefing that he had not been aware the country has a hurricane season, according to four sources familiar with the situation.
www.reuters.com
June 2, 2025 at 9:50 PM
You youngs should look up Heckuva Job Brownie.
You might be surprised but once upon a time turning over Hurricane response to an incompetent lackey was enough to permanently damage someone's political legacy.
That was before Hurricane Maria, tho.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fem...
You might be surprised but once upon a time turning over Hurricane response to an incompetent lackey was enough to permanently damage someone's political legacy.
That was before Hurricane Maria, tho.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fem...
This sucks so much.
Injured DC police officer Dan Hodges on Justice Dept settlement with estate of Ashli Babbitt:
“…Trump wants to pay the insurrectionists so that he'll have them on retainer for the next time he wants to influence the course of history with mass violence.”
“…Trump wants to pay the insurrectionists so that he'll have them on retainer for the next time he wants to influence the course of history with mass violence.”
May 20, 2025 at 1:20 AM
This sucks so much.
Stephen Miller’s War on Cancer Cures —— they’re taking money from research and funding deportations and gulags www.emptywheel.net/2025/05/09/s...
Stephen Miller's War on Cancer Cures - emptywheel
Stephen Miller is cutting your access to health care and cancer cures to pay to deport your nurse assistant and cancer researchers (and, given the unnecessary bump in DOD spending, to invade Canada to...
www.emptywheel.net
May 9, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Stephen Miller’s War on Cancer Cures —— they’re taking money from research and funding deportations and gulags www.emptywheel.net/2025/05/09/s...
Warren wants Democrats to refuse to back the stablecoin bill Thursday unless it shuts down "this particular vector of corruption that the president has invented."
Democrats should stand together and use our power to fix the GENIUS Act before the vote tomorrow. There is no excuse to facilitate Trump's crypto corruption.
May 8, 2025 at 2:31 AM