i need a solid, peer-reviewed field of study on why people are batting for everything mean and shitty and stupid. i need an explanation for all the evil dumbass shit happening now. i need hard data. i don't know how i can keep trying to process all this by myself day after day

the "knowledge that makes you insane" thing from lovecraft novels is real and it can be as simple as "donald trump re-elected"

Paul Ingrassia, who once texted, “I do have a Nazi streak in me from time to time, I will admit it,” was at the White House tonight

Every year since about 2015 there has been an ongoing low leval trauma of discovering people you respected or loved believe utterly monstrous things.

A tweet from @stephenking.bsky.social about Rob Reiner, who directed 'Stand by Me' (based on one of King's finest works, the novella 'The Body') and 'Misery' (based on King's novel of that name), and who named his production company, Castle Rock Entertainment, after King's fictional Maine town.

The West doesn't have an immigrant problem. It has a white supremacy and capitalism problem.

Hegseth murdered more people today but still refuses to release the second strike video from September.

No judge. No jury. Just the Secretary of War.

YOOOOOO!!! THIS IS WHAT BILLIONAIRES SHOULD BE DOING!!

We just murdered eight more people in boats.

America, you do not like home break-ins. But what if selling stolen goods is the way to restart the retail industry?

Rob Reiner was a far better man on his worse day than Chump could ever hope to be on his best day.

The Trump administration is completely out of touch with reality and working Americans because it's run by some of the richest people in the world. A government by billionaires, for billionaires.

If and WHEN the weapons are restricted, the massacres shall be too. Isn’t it odd how that works.

America is suffering from the worst propaganda crises since 1936…

Another #AMomentofJoy Just brothers doing their thing.

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This is great news…

MAGA, are you finally great again?

Rob Reiner is right and his words ring truer than ever about the future of our democracy. We cannot give up now.

Providing people in government custody with access to legal counsel isn't optional — it's required by the Constitution. ICE regularly violates this right and won't let people speak with their lawyer confidentially. We're taking ICE to court because people have a right to speak to their attorneys.

Just desperately trying to find a line that even *this* SCOTUS will be unwilling to let them cross (again, that is--they already did it once with Kilmar Abrego Garcia).

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It's odd to find myself in total agreement with Rand Paul, but he's on the money here and I’m glad he’s speaking out.

He doubled down in person. Ugly words from an ugly guy.

Sadists like Trump and Hegseth get an extra thrill by killing in public in broad daylight – while claiming they're "protecting Americans".

Trump’s War on Woke.

Where are average Americans? Remember the Tea Party and how they badgered lawmakers until they couldn’t stand it. Here we sit on our hands and watch the inaction of Democrats and Republican cowardliness. I just don’t understand people. We must realize, if we want something done, we have to do it

1859: Abolitionist John Brown is the 1st American executed for treason. His crime? Freeing the enslaved And the 2nd? Aaron Dwight Stevens, 29yo. Served Brown during the attempted slave revolt at Harpers Ferry, VA A stark reminder that legality is not always a measure of justice, but power.

#ColoradoProud ⛰️

Wonder how many years we have left of unleaded gasoline before there's a movement to put the lead back in

Fascist MAGA influencers are calling to boycott Costco after they sued the MAGA regime regarding the trade war tariffs and demanding a full refund. Imagine boycotting a company for going against his deliberate attempt at increasing poverty. I love Costco. Fuck MAGA.

Trump is claiming most of the presidential pardons which Biden issued are not legitimate. That’s an awfully interesting stance for a guy who is counting on pardoning lots of his cronies for crimes they commit together. If I was one of said cronies, I’d be thinking about this precedent!

Costco just did what most companies are terrified to do: take on Trump’s illegal tariff scheme. They’re joining dozens demanding millions in refunds and asking the court to rule his “emergency powers” unlawful. A rare public company willing to stand up instead of kneel.

Domestication complete

Because of course.🙄 Hypocrisy is an essential part of the brand.

Media has become an endless river of oligarchic monopoly money. trib.al/8hb71XG Public constraint has largely evaporated, and that doesn’t mean the system has been handed over to “the market.” Today, 40% of all local TV news stations are under the control of the 3 largest broadcast conglomerates.

Look at this

Trump is still using hunger as a political weapon while also refusing to address skyrocketing health care costs — and seems to be enjoying it. It’s the definition of sadism. A truly twisted man.

Bro how are we going to get through three more years of this.

fabulous! stop being prejudiced moving forward now!

The food being served at Mar-a-Lago as Trump cuts off food stamps for millions of poor families

They are so good at this.

SQUEAKER Johnson Lies Like Chump,He Can't Be Trusted......

No fucking duh! The FBI has issued a warning to state and federal law enforcement agencies that criminals impersonating Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have carried out robberies, kidnappings and sexual assaults, urging agents to identify themselves clearly.

Why are ICE agents being paid during the shutdown, but not air traffic controllers? 🤨