I've never been to the US, yet I know the American people better than their current President... 🫤

We live in the upside down. 🤪 "Real ID can be unreliable" should not be words filed in court by an officer or representative of DHS.

We could have better public transit than what some of you see when traveling overseas. We don't because, like many problems we face in our nation, lack of affordable, accesible and interconnected public transit is a policy choice. One with deep roots in the lobbying efforts of those mentioned.

Well said.

A socialism with a role for markets but not capitalists can deliver human flourishing without the pitfalls of fully planned economies.

Exactly.

Trump administration pulls studies affirming Covid-19 vaccine safety

1.6 million voters approved the redistricting in Virginia. 4 judges denied them.

I would say not the only one. But definitely one of the few that truly rode for the cause at a time when it was highly inconvenient to do so.

Reminder: all of this "redistricting" amounts to politicians choosing who their voters are. Please remember that. Are we really a democratic republic? Alabama lawmakers pass plan for new US House primary if courts allow different districts apnews.com/article/alab...

The politicians won't save us.

Three years ago, the Biden Justice Department’s antitrust division sued a company called Agri Stats that should have made us all wonder what capitalism even means anymore. buff.ly/nh1gAkK

The Trump administration has slashed funding for infectious disease research and has far fewer employees, including disease detectives, to respond to outbreaks. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/h...

The timing of this is suspect. And basing enforcement on thresholds set 30 years ago make this look more like the work of some very clever people who want desperately for this to look like they're enforcing something that's seemingly "good" apnews.com/article/pass...

Fox: The administration is expecting a $2.1 trillion deficit for the 2026 fiscal year. That's up from $1.8 trillion the last fiscal year. Most of the increase is in defense spending.

We've had plenty of career politicians serve as Chief Justice -- former senators and governors, even a former president -- and yet none was such a nakedly partisan political figure in their role as Chief as John Roberts. He is a political hack and I'm glad hearing that simple truth makes him sad.

Absolutely fantastic video by @reckless.bsky.social of Decoder at @theverge.com on why people hate AI. It does not surprise me that Gen Z has a distaste for AI. They are largely the children of Gen X and I think we tried to impart our skepticism of imperious systems. youtu.be/1RKGWg2Ex2U?...

Fascinating historical dive into how a 1976 SCOTUS case cleared the way for billionaires to elect Trump. @dannyhakim.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/u...

Yup. We've arrived at this point.

Hmmm, I recall a time in history when humans were using credit to spend wildly too. Some "Great" something happened after 🙃😫

As I repost this on a social media type of application, I'm reminded of the power of fear when wielded by those who feel safe and protected in their ignorance and wish to spread it to others. We live in the nation that creates the most experts in most fields of human endeavor. Yet, here we are.

7 dollar gas. Well, I guess I'll buy an electric car. Oh those are 60 thousand dollars? Well at least electricity is cheap. Oh the government won't build solar panels because it's "Too transgender"? Well at least wages are going up. Oh the idea of jobs is fake now? Well at least everyone is happ

NEW: Texas lawmakers rejected over five dozen bills that could have protected residents from last summer’s deadly floods. “We need to resist this narrative that this disaster was unpreventable,” an environmental studies director said.

And 100% of our current president can't stay awake during tv appearances.

Yup. They don't. And the "they" includes you as well.

"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." –Justice Louis Brandeis Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today. We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.

Friends — The AI job apocalypse s already happening. Here's what Democrats should be doing about it. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-can-the-stock-market-be-soaring

These are the legislative priorities of this GOP controlled congress. What they are using the budget reconciliation process for. The people's 💰 to continue doing evil ish For reference, the Democrat controlled congress used the same process to pass what would become the Inflation Reduction Act.

Blaming Biden, Buttigieg and Warren for Spirit's predicament because they blocked the merger with Jet Blue is total BS. David Neeleman, founder of JetBlue makes it clear in his warning of their own possible bankruptcy if jet fuel costs remain at current levels🤬 tinyurl.com/ymde4mea

You can't lower gas prices by blurting out the names of a few Democrats. The administration needs to stop its crazed policies that cause so much economic pain. This happened on Trump's watch because he doubled fuel prices by taking our country to war, which drove Spirit out of business. Obviously.

Iowa just passed one of the country’s biggest charter school expansions, sending it to Gov. Reynolds. The Senate vote was 29-17—every Democrat plus one Republican voting no, with Sen. Molly Donahue framing it bluntly: “Charter schools get the dollars and public schools get the bill.”

In today’s Republican version of capitalism, when poorly run airlines lose billions of dollars over many years go bankrupt it’s the fault of the government.

Dr. Vin Gupta raises serious concerns about Trump’s new Surgeon General nominee—questioning her lack of public health experience and whether she’s truly qualified for the nation’s top medical role.

It's amazing how the war keeps taking a positive turn right before the markets close for the weekend.

This is pure racism masquerading as civil rights. buff.ly/KJjJZDW

The rich people of today only have two ideas: 1. Let’s kill everyone 2. I need a bunker so after we kill everyone I can emerge from underground, spread my wings like a peacock, and continue to be rich

Gas prices are soaring. But there's something that can bring energy prices down worldwide...renewables! Yet Don-old Tramp just pledged over $200M of OUR taxpayer dollars to cancel wind farm projects that would have provided cheap energy for millions of homes. #TrumpsGasCrisis

Nope. Done with them.

So a work requirement for *checks notes* people who are of retirement age? 🙃🫣🙄

The world’s leading scientists are warning that AI could “end civilization as we know it.” 97% of Americans believe AI safety should be subject to rules. When will our government wake up?! We need global cooperation — before it’s too late.

A tale of 2 congress sessions. Democratic controlled congress in 2021-24 uses reconciliation to pass Inflation Reduction Act (Build Back Better would've been awesome, but oh well) GOP controlled congress? More money for ICE and CBP www.commondreams.org/news/republi...

Welp. Didn't think I would read something like this today. 😕 Or ever.

US spending on data centers & computers has grown so much that it's larger than basically all other physical investment categories—more than all single-family housing construction, factories, power plants, industrial equipment, apartments I'm running out of points of comparison

A full 25% of American healthcare spending goes to things like billing, claims processing, and customer service. www.ft.com/content/6b1b...

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Can't wait until this week's episode of "Brendan Carr is a Dummy" @reckless.bsky.social @davidpierce.xyz @theverge.com

Still not enough to make up for decades of educator wage stagnation.

He never had the money to pay for the ballroom. It was always a scam. We were always going to have to pay for it. They were just waiting for the right moment to hit us with the bill. This is now the time.