Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"

Swiped from some other platform. (thank you, @londonriver.bsky.social @londonriverdissent.bsky.social

Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"

AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.

It’s wild that the “don’t tread on me crowd” are the same people as the “just comply” crowd. The venn diagram is nearly a perfect circle.

Not sure why we are supposed to expect more restraint from frightened civilians than we expect from the people with guns and badges that are supposedly trained.

Mayor Jacob Frey: "They are already trying to spin this as an action of self defense. Having seen the video myself, I want to tell everybody directly that is bullshit."

She was a US citizen. Why were they trying to force their way into her vehicle in the first place?

Her vehicle's right front panel cleared the ICE agent who didn't open fire until after he was at the side of her vehicle. He used deadly force on a fleeing individual, which is against DHS policy. This is murder. He needs to be arrested.

#SCPol This is specifically Florida politics, but relevant to South Carolina. Since our favorite people LOVE to try and copy Florida in every way. London is a friend of mine. She's insightful and succinct. Her first two articles are well worth the read.

I gaveled in Congress on Jan. 6. We can never forget what happened. Donald Trump pardoned all the insurrectionists. In a civilized society, writes Rep. Eric Swalwell, you do not choose the criminal over the constable. www.ms.now/opinion/jan6...

So Hilton is capitulating to the Trump administration. Good to know. People who make 100k per year or more—the people who can afford luxury travel—voted Democrat +10 in the last election. Guess I’ll be getting more use from my Marriott Bonvoy membership. Good luck with this Hilton.

If Republicans didn't have double standards they would have no standards. bsky.app/profile/pete...

Rubio saying "Cuba is led by senile old men” while standing on stage with Trump is comedy gold.

People being relieved that a dictator is gone tells you the dictator was bad. It does not magically convert a foreign military operation into a legitimate act, especially when there’s no solid plan on the part of the people for democratic self-government afterward.

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Wag the Dog

I agree that drugs are bad. But this isn’t anthrax in the mail. You have to ingest drugs. The idea that drugs are equal to acts of terrorism is absurd. People choose to use the drugs that kill them. None of the cartels would exist if people in this country didn’t buy and use drugs intentionally.

PNAC is back. And this time led by a man so batshit crazy he’s has had to take three cognitive exams testing for dementia in two years.

Many don't realize that the most vulnerable or immune compromised depend on the rest getting vaccinated properly to keep diseases from spreading out of control. It's not just “my body, my choice” when it comes to saving lives.

Erroneously thinking you've taken intelligence tests, when the tests were administered because doctors are (repeatedly) concerned you have dementia and may pose a danger to yourself and others, is probably yet another sign that you actually do have dementia.

Apparently the only thing that warrants shutting Grok down is grok calling the president a pedo and Bibi a war criminal. Producing sexualized AI images of children won’t do it.

“Women should have known that men would eventually use AI to undress them and put them in sexually compromising positions without their consent. If they didn’t want that, they shouldn’t have posted their photos, including women who posted photos before AI was ever a thing!” - The men of X

A hearty congrats to RFK Jr., as the U.S. is poised to lose its measles elimination status after 25 years, with the most cases since the early 1990s.

US Removal of Panels Honoring Black WWII Soldiers Buried in Netherlands Sparks Anger share.google/gk0OfuyTd9Vd...

xAI has acknowledged serious failures in Grok’s image generation safeguards, including non-consensual sexual manipulation and child-safety risk — yet has chosen not to pause image generation or public replies. That choice matters more than intent.

Of course it’s the AI that lies on behalf of the Trump administration and posts Neo-Nazi content that also publicly creating revenge porn and CSAM. www.cnbctv18.com/technology/g...

So Grok is making revenge porn on demand over on X. How are things going over here on Bluesky? Happy New Year! 🎊

Talked with @thetonymichaels.bsky.social about the Supreme Court and Tuesday’s election results. My stance on other cities’ elections remains unchanged: “I don’t give a shit. Who cares?” A firm — dare I say conservative — devotion to localism.

Trans women weren’t what made your life unaffordable. Neither was “DEI.” Woke didn’t increase your insurance premiums. LGBTQ acceptance isn’t why people have been laid off. The people who used demagoguery to win your votes are the people who are making your life worse.

“Kirk believed in subsidiarity: that power should stay as close to the people as possible. Not be handed to an executive with a whiteboard, a war room, and a mission to rescue your kid from a suspiciously empathetic math problem.” tinyurl.com/4ktxvnnx

A president who fires the people tasked with reporting how the country is doing isn’t just avoiding criticism. They’re undermining the foundation of democracy itself. An informed electorate is the backbone of the democratic system.

Russell Kirk Wasn't the Culture Czar You're Looking For Quoting Kirk to justify state-run virtue training is like quoting C.S. Lewis while building your own Ministry of Truth. It’s not conserving tradition, it’s embalming it and parading it around like it’s still breathing. tinyurl.com/LondonSubKirk

Welp. 🤷🏼‍♀️

It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this

How long until we see Disney change its language? I guess at least it didn't comply in advance...🙄

I will not have my tax dollars pay for this. I will not have my tax dollars pay for fascism. We need to make more noise

"If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion." Dalai Lama

Wednesday at 7pm EDT, @alanaevans.bsky.social will be chatting on X Spaces! A bill introduced to define “obscenity,” potentially removing 1st amendment rights, Nala Ray’s simpering at Charlie Kirk, HB 2112 in Arizona, what APAG is doing. Join the convo! @fsc.bsky.social @mikestabile.bsky.social

So MAGA is raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for a woman because she said a racial slur? Fuck it. Burn it all down.

Dear ICE Agents: When your parents told you that you could be anything you want when you grow up, they didn’t mean masked kidnappers.

I remember when Republicans used to lecture Democrats about how they needed to stop expecting the federal government to fix all their problems… and Republicans were right about that. Then Republicans chose a president who ran on nothing but promises to fix all their problems.

Q: "How do you respond to Governor Newsom?" Sen. Van Hollen: "I think Americans are tired of elected officials or politicians who are all finger to the wind...Anybody who can't stand up for the Constitution and the right of due process doesn't deserve to lead."

April 19th Nationwide We Rally once again , fighting for our Democracy, Upholding our Constitution & Bringing back POWER TO THE PEOPLE. We will not let this treasonous, authoritarian Rule be allowed within OUR COUNTRY. We will not let this pass , because WE ARE NOT A MOMENT, WE ARE A MOVEMENT. ✊🏼🇺🇸✨️

They’re in such a cult bubble that they can’t understand why so many free-thinking people voluntarily give of their time to oppose him.