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This, again, is nauseating. (Used that term yesterday about firing of GEN CQ Brown, Chmn JCS)
@brian-goldstone.bsky.social 's forthcoming book is magnificent. I did a blurb likening it to J Anthony Lukas's 'Common Ground.' And it is set *in Atlanta.*
Buy and read the book. Resist the know-nothings
@brian-goldstone.bsky.social 's forthcoming book is magnificent. I did a blurb likening it to J Anthony Lukas's 'Common Ground.' And it is set *in Atlanta.*
Buy and read the book. Resist the know-nothings
I was set to launch my book at the Carter Library next month.
This week, we were told all events now need approval from the National Archives. The next day, my event was forced to relocate.
A book about the working homeless. A book about civil rights. Apparently these topics are now off limits.
This week, we were told all events now need approval from the National Archives. The next day, my event was forced to relocate.
A book about the working homeless. A book about civil rights. Apparently these topics are now off limits.
This is a shamefully racist movement that should be resisted by every person of good will.
@brian-goldstone.bsky.social’s forthcoming book is incredible and it’s honestly the archive’s loss (and the nation’s).
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/a...
@brian-goldstone.bsky.social’s forthcoming book is incredible and it’s honestly the archive’s loss (and the nation’s).
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/a...
February 23, 2025 at 1:09 AM
This, again, is nauseating. (Used that term yesterday about firing of GEN CQ Brown, Chmn JCS)
@brian-goldstone.bsky.social 's forthcoming book is magnificent. I did a blurb likening it to J Anthony Lukas's 'Common Ground.' And it is set *in Atlanta.*
Buy and read the book. Resist the know-nothings
@brian-goldstone.bsky.social 's forthcoming book is magnificent. I did a blurb likening it to J Anthony Lukas's 'Common Ground.' And it is set *in Atlanta.*
Buy and read the book. Resist the know-nothings
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Firing a quarter of the federal workforce will save one percent of the federal budget.
Good article actually about the people getting fired. (Gift link) www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
Trump’s federal firings imperil government services from cities to farm towns
The cuts were initially poised to affect nuclear defense programs and impact veterans’ mental health care, workers warned.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 15, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Firing a quarter of the federal workforce will save one percent of the federal budget.
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If you’re wondering if you’re in a constitutional crisis and that the republic could collapse at any moment, you are.
February 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
If you’re wondering if you’re in a constitutional crisis and that the republic could collapse at any moment, you are.
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Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
Tesla Paid Zero Federal Income Tax in 2024, Despite $2.3 Billion in Income
This brings Tesla’s average tax rate over the past three years to 0.4 percent.
truthout.org
February 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
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Yes. More like this please.
Murphy: "We need to act like a real opposition party in the middle of a constitutional and democracy crisis. That means we should not be moving forward nominees or legislation in the Senate. Ds should not be giving votes to nominee or legislation in the Senate until Rs get serious about this crisis"
February 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Yes. More like this please.
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Everyone's worried about what he's gonna do with his power when the real question is what are we gonna do with ours...
February 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Everyone's worried about what he's gonna do with his power when the real question is what are we gonna do with ours...
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I think Americans, blessed with relatively stable government for a long time, assume there is someone, some adult, who will step in and make things right before the President does anything REALLY bad.
There’s not.
There’s not.
February 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I think Americans, blessed with relatively stable government for a long time, assume there is someone, some adult, who will step in and make things right before the President does anything REALLY bad.
There’s not.
There’s not.
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If this administration reminds of nothing else, it makes clear something I say all the time: race is the central organizing feature of American politics and American life. Nothing else comes close.
These fools can’t even talk about a tragic plane crash without talking about “DEI.”
These fools can’t even talk about a tragic plane crash without talking about “DEI.”
January 30, 2025 at 4:47 PM
If this administration reminds of nothing else, it makes clear something I say all the time: race is the central organizing feature of American politics and American life. Nothing else comes close.
These fools can’t even talk about a tragic plane crash without talking about “DEI.”
These fools can’t even talk about a tragic plane crash without talking about “DEI.”
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This is exactly what we want to see from Senate Democrats. Russell Vought is the mastermind of Trump’s sweeping (and illegal) spending freeze, and his nomination should be withdrawn. Democrats are starting to fight back, and we need to encourage them to keep going: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
January 30, 2025 at 4:37 PM
This is exactly what we want to see from Senate Democrats. Russell Vought is the mastermind of Trump’s sweeping (and illegal) spending freeze, and his nomination should be withdrawn. Democrats are starting to fight back, and we need to encourage them to keep going: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
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Elon Musk has a net worth of approximately $486 billion
Yesterday, he decided to use his influence to convince House Republicans to shut down the government
As a result, TSA agents will be required to report to work over the holidays WITHOUT PAY
The average TSA agent makes less than 50K/year
Yesterday, he decided to use his influence to convince House Republicans to shut down the government
As a result, TSA agents will be required to report to work over the holidays WITHOUT PAY
The average TSA agent makes less than 50K/year
December 19, 2024 at 6:01 PM
Elon Musk has a net worth of approximately $486 billion
Yesterday, he decided to use his influence to convince House Republicans to shut down the government
As a result, TSA agents will be required to report to work over the holidays WITHOUT PAY
The average TSA agent makes less than 50K/year
Yesterday, he decided to use his influence to convince House Republicans to shut down the government
As a result, TSA agents will be required to report to work over the holidays WITHOUT PAY
The average TSA agent makes less than 50K/year
What Spectrum channel is this Knicks game on? 27 is showing the rangers
December 15, 2024 at 11:50 PM
What Spectrum channel is this Knicks game on? 27 is showing the rangers
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Thou shalt not kill' also means 'thou shalt not let profit margins decide who lives and who dies.'
December 11, 2024 at 12:05 AM
Thou shalt not kill' also means 'thou shalt not let profit margins decide who lives and who dies.'
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The combined net worth of America's twelve wealthiest people just passed $2 TRILLION.
12 people. $2 trillion.
The bottom half of America collectively holds $3.5 trillion.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
12 people. $2 trillion.
The bottom half of America collectively holds $3.5 trillion.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
America's 12 richest men now worth a combined $2 trillion
Their net worth is less than $2 trillion short of the wealth of the bottom half of the U.S.
www.newsweek.com
December 8, 2024 at 6:12 PM
The combined net worth of America's twelve wealthiest people just passed $2 TRILLION.
12 people. $2 trillion.
The bottom half of America collectively holds $3.5 trillion.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
12 people. $2 trillion.
The bottom half of America collectively holds $3.5 trillion.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
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People are leaving Twitter because it’s not fun anymore and no one is obligated to be on a platform they don’t enjoy.
It’s not rocket science.
It’s not rocket science.
December 2, 2024 at 5:03 AM
People are leaving Twitter because it’s not fun anymore and no one is obligated to be on a platform they don’t enjoy.
It’s not rocket science.
It’s not rocket science.
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Jeff Tiedrich for the win:
December 2, 2024 at 12:51 AM
Jeff Tiedrich for the win:
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14 years ago today, Willie Nelson was arrested in Texas for 6 oz of Cannabis.
God, who produces it naturally across the globe, remains at large.
God, who produces it naturally across the globe, remains at large.
November 27, 2024 at 2:57 AM
14 years ago today, Willie Nelson was arrested in Texas for 6 oz of Cannabis.
God, who produces it naturally across the globe, remains at large.
God, who produces it naturally across the globe, remains at large.
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56%
"Across Texas, residency applications in ob-gyn dropped significantly. Data from the Gender Equity Policy Institute revealed a fifty-six-per-cent spike in maternal deaths in the state between 2019 and 2022."
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
The Texas Ob-Gyn Exodus
Amid increasingly stringent abortion laws, doctors who provide maternal care have been fleeing the state.
www.newyorker.com
November 27, 2024 at 3:02 AM
56%
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Another day another reminder that Donald Trump is ineligible to be President of the United States due to his actions on January 6th, 2021 and subsequent findings from Congress and courts that his actions (and inaction) amounted to insurrection. He doesn’t need to be convicted.
November 26, 2024 at 11:48 PM
Another day another reminder that Donald Trump is ineligible to be President of the United States due to his actions on January 6th, 2021 and subsequent findings from Congress and courts that his actions (and inaction) amounted to insurrection. He doesn’t need to be convicted.
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One thing I find interesting about the echo chamber complaint is that an echo chamber just won a presidential election.
Put aside the convo of whether it’s “good” or “bad” for a moment. The far right has devoted enormous resources + time to building echo chambers & loathes spaces they don’t control
Put aside the convo of whether it’s “good” or “bad” for a moment. The far right has devoted enormous resources + time to building echo chambers & loathes spaces they don’t control
The "bluesky is an echo chamber" think pieces that keep popping up really tickle me because they show how certain people genuinely believe social media should be for debating and arguing and not talking about the things that make you happy and sharing art with the world.
November 23, 2024 at 1:29 AM
One thing I find interesting about the echo chamber complaint is that an echo chamber just won a presidential election.
Put aside the convo of whether it’s “good” or “bad” for a moment. The far right has devoted enormous resources + time to building echo chambers & loathes spaces they don’t control
Put aside the convo of whether it’s “good” or “bad” for a moment. The far right has devoted enormous resources + time to building echo chambers & loathes spaces they don’t control
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I get why journalists are reticent to try to port a following to a new platform—I was, and I still post my work everywhere—but if your career is predicated on people clicking your links and engaging with your work, this site is the only one not actively working against that.
Elon admits that any post on X with a link is throttled
He advises you to upload content directly to X instead, where he can monetize it
Musk is the richest person in the world and his view is everyone should work for him for free
He advises you to upload content directly to X instead, where he can monetize it
Musk is the richest person in the world and his view is everyone should work for him for free
November 25, 2024 at 2:00 PM
I get why journalists are reticent to try to port a following to a new platform—I was, and I still post my work everywhere—but if your career is predicated on people clicking your links and engaging with your work, this site is the only one not actively working against that.
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Starting a phony transgender bathroom debate and hiding behind the guise of “protecting women” to distract from your attempts to push through the confirmations of alleged rapists, sex traffickers, and fraudsters at the highest levels of government is peak Republican Party.
November 21, 2024 at 12:10 PM
Starting a phony transgender bathroom debate and hiding behind the guise of “protecting women” to distract from your attempts to push through the confirmations of alleged rapists, sex traffickers, and fraudsters at the highest levels of government is peak Republican Party.
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AOC comes out swinging against a Nancy Mace for targeting Sarah McBride.
"They're doing this so that Nancy Mace can ... fundraise off an email. They're not doing this to protect people. They're endangering women, they're endangering girls of all kinds. And everybody should reject it. It's gross."
"They're doing this so that Nancy Mace can ... fundraise off an email. They're not doing this to protect people. They're endangering women, they're endangering girls of all kinds. And everybody should reject it. It's gross."
November 21, 2024 at 2:48 AM
AOC comes out swinging against a Nancy Mace for targeting Sarah McBride.
"They're doing this so that Nancy Mace can ... fundraise off an email. They're not doing this to protect people. They're endangering women, they're endangering girls of all kinds. And everybody should reject it. It's gross."
"They're doing this so that Nancy Mace can ... fundraise off an email. They're not doing this to protect people. They're endangering women, they're endangering girls of all kinds. And everybody should reject it. It's gross."
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Let's keep reminding folks that 20 seats currently held by Republicans are up in 2026.
November 18, 2024 at 10:28 PM
Let's keep reminding folks that 20 seats currently held by Republicans are up in 2026.