The penumbra of this?

Glee Violette: ‘And HERE is your answer to every single argument any MAGA makes:’

No need to bet. Here are the goods…

News Eye (@newseye.baky.social):

‘It is important to understand what a complete and unqualified failure Elon Musk and DOGE has been.

‘(📸 Wall Street Journal)’

Here’s the ad spiked by WaPo today. Do with it whatever you think is right.

Ann Telnaes, who quit WaPo today: ‘[Some will] say, “…[Y]ou work for a company [which] has the right to expect employees to adhere to what’s good for the company”. That’s true [but] news organizations…have public obligations and [one is] to nurture a free press in a democracy.’
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Robert Scott Horton: ‘America's remarkable four-year-long boom in manufacturing investment. Under the influence of Rupert Murdoch, Americans don't believe it's happening... but the evidence is unequivocal that it is.’

Theme song for this post:

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People gather at Saadallah al-Jabiri Square as they celebrate,after Syria’s army command notified officers that Assad’s 24-year authoritarian rule has ended. Photograph: Karam al-Masri/Reuters
—The Guardian

We all need to be clear about this. It’s true in war & let’s be clear—fascists see themselves at war against democracy in the US (and everywhere else).

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The big tech plutocrat cave-in has commenced. Get ready for more.

H/T Stephen Zunes (@szunes.bsky.social)

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #9,831,304! (A newbie, as you can see)

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #9,831,304! Whee!