It's so disappointing to see Democrats I had previously respected (Booker, Duckworth, etc.) kiss the ring when they didn't have to.
Doing things like this just reinforces the belief that everything that's happening is business as usual. It's not.
16 Dems just voted to confirm Trump's ambassador to China, David Perdue:
Booker (D-NJ)
Coons (D-DE)
Duckworth (D-IL)
Fetterman (D-PA)
Gallego (D-AZ)
Hassan (D-NH)
Kaine (D-VA)
Kim (D-NJ)
King (I-ME)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Peters (D-MI)
Reed (D-RI)
Rosen (D-NV)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Slotkin (D-MI)
Warner (D-VA)
Booker (D-NJ)
Coons (D-DE)
Duckworth (D-IL)
Fetterman (D-PA)
Gallego (D-AZ)
Hassan (D-NH)
Kaine (D-VA)
Kim (D-NJ)
King (I-ME)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Peters (D-MI)
Reed (D-RI)
Rosen (D-NV)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Slotkin (D-MI)
Warner (D-VA)
April 30, 2025 at 12:14 AM
It's so disappointing to see Democrats I had previously respected (Booker, Duckworth, etc.) kiss the ring when they didn't have to.
Being among these patriots yesterday made me feel hopeful.
This is Utah in case anyone’s wondering how pissed off people are. I have never seen anything like this.
April 6, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Being among these patriots yesterday made me feel hopeful.
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Corrupt judges let a criminal get away with treason and run for president. Propagandists masquerading as journalists lied to enough people that the criminal won. Then the criminal sold a half share in the presidency to the world's richest man, whom no one voted for. That's what happened, folks.
March 28, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Corrupt judges let a criminal get away with treason and run for president. Propagandists masquerading as journalists lied to enough people that the criminal won. Then the criminal sold a half share in the presidency to the world's richest man, whom no one voted for. That's what happened, folks.
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This week, as the number of confirmed measles cases rose to 483, the CDC buried a report that would’ve stressed the importance of getting vaccinated.
The move was “not normal at all,” one agency staff member said.
The move was “not normal at all,” one agency staff member said.
The CDC Buried a Measles Forecast That Stressed the Need for Vaccinations
The move — along with the CDC’s explanation — is a sign that the nation’s top public health agency may be falling in line under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of vaccines.
www.propublica.org
March 30, 2025 at 5:49 PM
This week, as the number of confirmed measles cases rose to 483, the CDC buried a report that would’ve stressed the importance of getting vaccinated.
The move was “not normal at all,” one agency staff member said.
The move was “not normal at all,” one agency staff member said.
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Disappearing people to avoid the jurisdiction of the court in which they were taken by the state is authoritarian to the core and runs afoul of the spirit of Article III, the Due Process Clause, and the principles that emerged from the Glorious Revolution and the American Revolution. Arbitrary rule.
NEW: Tufts graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk had already been transferred out of state before a federal judge ordered that she not be removed from Massachusetts, federal officials told the court today www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/27/m...
March 27, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Disappearing people to avoid the jurisdiction of the court in which they were taken by the state is authoritarian to the core and runs afoul of the spirit of Article III, the Due Process Clause, and the principles that emerged from the Glorious Revolution and the American Revolution. Arbitrary rule.
It's this thought that's been making my head explode.
If you knew they were bad (and you did--we all did), then why the fuck did you confirm them??
If you knew they were bad (and you did--we all did), then why the fuck did you confirm them??
It's a really bad look for Dems to start being angry and outraged at the incompetent actions of the incompetent people they confirmed but you know what are you gonna do until there's a constitutional crisis at the Supreme Court
March 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
It's this thought that's been making my head explode.
If you knew they were bad (and you did--we all did), then why the fuck did you confirm them??
If you knew they were bad (and you did--we all did), then why the fuck did you confirm them??
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Dear journalists: stop giving this administration the benefit of the doubt. Stop using old editorial standards and practices and norms. Assume that everything they say from the get-go is a lie because it always, always, is.
March 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Dear journalists: stop giving this administration the benefit of the doubt. Stop using old editorial standards and practices and norms. Assume that everything they say from the get-go is a lie because it always, always, is.
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the speed at which these guys have broken everything has given a lot of folks who should know better the impression that they are an unstoppable force and the only option is to negotiate the terms of surrender
just because the clown car goes very fast does not mean it isn’t full of clowns
just because the clown car goes very fast does not mean it isn’t full of clowns
Whatever the immediate fallout of the scandal, what is going to stick around is the impression it gives, of hapless idiots doing ridiculous things. And I think that seriously reduces the appeal of capitulating to these jokers.
March 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
the speed at which these guys have broken everything has given a lot of folks who should know better the impression that they are an unstoppable force and the only option is to negotiate the terms of surrender
just because the clown car goes very fast does not mean it isn’t full of clowns
just because the clown car goes very fast does not mean it isn’t full of clowns
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is ur child texting state secrets in a Signal chat?
ily - I Leaked Yemen (attack details)
smh - Secret Message Hahahaha
tbh - Talkin 'Bout Houthis
idk - I Doubt Korea (is in this signal chat)
gtg - Gonna Text Goldberg
ily - I Leaked Yemen (attack details)
smh - Secret Message Hahahaha
tbh - Talkin 'Bout Houthis
idk - I Doubt Korea (is in this signal chat)
gtg - Gonna Text Goldberg
March 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
is ur child texting state secrets in a Signal chat?
ily - I Leaked Yemen (attack details)
smh - Secret Message Hahahaha
tbh - Talkin 'Bout Houthis
idk - I Doubt Korea (is in this signal chat)
gtg - Gonna Text Goldberg
ily - I Leaked Yemen (attack details)
smh - Secret Message Hahahaha
tbh - Talkin 'Bout Houthis
idk - I Doubt Korea (is in this signal chat)
gtg - Gonna Text Goldberg
A glimmer of hope and decency
Saying it’s ‘about hate,’ Beshear vetoes ban on DEI in Kentucky public higher education kentuckylantern.com/2025/03/20/s...
Saying it's 'about hate,' Beshear vetoes ban on DEI in Kentucky public higher education • Kentucky Lantern
Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear issues expected veto of a Republican-backed bn on diversity, equity and inclusion in Kentucky’s public colleges.
kentuckylantern.com
March 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM
A glimmer of hope and decency
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Wordle: locked in
Crossword: locked in
Scrolling through the worst news imaginable: so locked in
Sitting down to work: Benny Hill music
Crossword: locked in
Scrolling through the worst news imaginable: so locked in
Sitting down to work: Benny Hill music
March 19, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Wordle: locked in
Crossword: locked in
Scrolling through the worst news imaginable: so locked in
Sitting down to work: Benny Hill music
Crossword: locked in
Scrolling through the worst news imaginable: so locked in
Sitting down to work: Benny Hill music
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Really missing living in precedented times.
March 15, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Really missing living in precedented times.
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When AOC and Adam Kinzinger are both furious at Chuck Schumer, for the exact same reason, maybe you need to give up the idea this is just a backlash coming from far left activists.
March 14, 2025 at 11:21 AM
When AOC and Adam Kinzinger are both furious at Chuck Schumer, for the exact same reason, maybe you need to give up the idea this is just a backlash coming from far left activists.
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This @normornstein.bsky.social piece is a great blueprint for the action plan Dems need in these too interesting times. This is a CRISIS. It demands UNHESITATING ACTION
newrepublic.com/article/1925...
newrepublic.com/article/1925...
This Is No Time for the Democrats to Hang Back
Some counsel the Democrats to just wait and let the GOP immolate itself. This is horrible advice. Here are some better ideas.
newrepublic.com
March 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This @normornstein.bsky.social piece is a great blueprint for the action plan Dems need in these too interesting times. This is a CRISIS. It demands UNHESITATING ACTION
newrepublic.com/article/1925...
newrepublic.com/article/1925...
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BREAKING: Elon Musk's rocket explosion nearly hit a commercial flight.
This kind of content is being downranked on X. Please share it here. This is so dangerous.
This kind of content is being downranked on X. Please share it here. This is so dangerous.
March 7, 2025 at 4:21 AM
BREAKING: Elon Musk's rocket explosion nearly hit a commercial flight.
This kind of content is being downranked on X. Please share it here. This is so dangerous.
This kind of content is being downranked on X. Please share it here. This is so dangerous.
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It's the entire email list for all DOGE employees. Have fun!
March 6, 2025 at 5:21 PM
It's the entire email list for all DOGE employees. Have fun!
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This new complaint against DOGE is truly cranked up to 11 from start to finish. What a way to start a lawsuit
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... h/t @mikesacks.bsky.social
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... h/t @mikesacks.bsky.social
March 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
This new complaint against DOGE is truly cranked up to 11 from start to finish. What a way to start a lawsuit
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... h/t @mikesacks.bsky.social
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... h/t @mikesacks.bsky.social
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I miss the days when I thought it would be cool to be Canadian because of maple syrup and hockey, not because the President of The United States is a lunatic muppet.
March 4, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I miss the days when I thought it would be cool to be Canadian because of maple syrup and hockey, not because the President of The United States is a lunatic muppet.
I made a not-great sign for tomorrow's March Four Democracy.
March 4, 2025 at 2:51 AM
I made a not-great sign for tomorrow's March Four Democracy.
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Look, you may think Shoresy is not for you, but I'd respectfully ask you, for your own sake, to reconsider
You deserve joy in your life
And you deserve to watch a bunch of Canadians telling each other to eff off for 30mins nonstop
You deserve joy in your life
And you deserve to watch a bunch of Canadians telling each other to eff off for 30mins nonstop
A Sudbury extended universe season was a FANTASTIC idea
March 2, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Look, you may think Shoresy is not for you, but I'd respectfully ask you, for your own sake, to reconsider
You deserve joy in your life
And you deserve to watch a bunch of Canadians telling each other to eff off for 30mins nonstop
You deserve joy in your life
And you deserve to watch a bunch of Canadians telling each other to eff off for 30mins nonstop
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ICONIC: Yosemite National Park workers just hung an upside-down American flag—THOUSANDS of feet up on El Capitan. That’s not decoration. That’s a distress signal. They’re telling us the country is in danger. Are you paying attention?
www.sfchronicle.com/outdoors/art...
www.sfchronicle.com/outdoors/art...
February 23, 2025 at 7:37 AM
ICONIC: Yosemite National Park workers just hung an upside-down American flag—THOUSANDS of feet up on El Capitan. That’s not decoration. That’s a distress signal. They’re telling us the country is in danger. Are you paying attention?
www.sfchronicle.com/outdoors/art...
www.sfchronicle.com/outdoors/art...
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Nazi punks fuck off for sure but I'd love for nazis who like other types of music and ones who don't like music at all to also fuck off
February 21, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Nazi punks fuck off for sure but I'd love for nazis who like other types of music and ones who don't like music at all to also fuck off
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The Google AI results at the top of searches are so pointless. We have a resource (the internet!) that knows everything, and instead of going to the source, it's like you asked your stupid cousin who is trying to recall the information from a podcast he heard last week.
February 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The Google AI results at the top of searches are so pointless. We have a resource (the internet!) that knows everything, and instead of going to the source, it's like you asked your stupid cousin who is trying to recall the information from a podcast he heard last week.
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Trump may have pardoned the rioter who viciously attacked officer Michael Fanone on January, but Judge Amy Berman Jackson made a few things clear when she dismissed the case, as she had to:
February 7, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Trump may have pardoned the rioter who viciously attacked officer Michael Fanone on January, but Judge Amy Berman Jackson made a few things clear when she dismissed the case, as she had to: