as a rule I do not think House Democrats throw down seven figures on 35-year-old lefty activists unless they think said lefty activists might be about to sock Republicans in the mouth

speaking as a virginia beach native if these kind of dudes are plotting against ICE then there is wide runway in public opinion for straight up abolishing the agency under a dem presidency

“trump is ecstatic to meet the muslim socialist immigrant mayor of new york while MAGA’s strongest soldier from georgia-14 resigns in disgust” is a fucking coalition-breaking disaster for the hard right

Okay, so I think I am going to upgrade the "It feels like it's starting to fall apart" to "It's absolutely falling apart."

The internet absolutely rules. Some mutual you don’t know irl whose handle is “chodemuncher420” and posts fart memes in pundits’ replies will write “My wife and I help out foster kids 4x a week so they can go to college. We work with this charity that could use some help, please donate if you can.”

hello fellow artists. google has fallen. pinterest/duckduckgo AI filters don't work. do not despair; here is a list i made of places to find reference images without having to sift through piles of worthless garbage: doodlemancy.dreamwidth.org/20757.html 🚯 #NoAI #HumanArtists #ArtistsOnBluesky

My most woke opinion is that most if not all sex work should be not only legal but unionized and bargained sectorally.

The Salem Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony was beautiful and moving. We do not have to bear our grief alone, and so we do not have to look away.

Crying at Ronald Reagan bearing silent witness

The Daily Mail is IN HELL

Laughing at Donald Trump saying he'd definitely feel comfortable living in Zohran Mamdani's New York on the same day that half the consultant brain-poisoned Democratic party voted to condemn socialism

Trump if Mamdani was WH chief of staff:

The irony here is that the growing number of Democratic retirements has to be seen as good news for Democrats, who are eager to infuse new blood into the party. The growing number of *GOP* retirements almost certainly spells bad news for the GOP, as Republicans head for the exits.

The opposite of the Moms for Liberty wave should get more attention

you will never understand politics if you cannot accept that *some people want bad things*. not because they've been tricked, not because Capital has manipulated them, because they *have bad values*

Socialism is good, actually. We deserve Representatives with the courage to say so. bethfordemocracy.com

Friends, this is a low hanging boycott action. Similar to Hulu and Disney+ actions. You can help turn the tide and it will make other platforms think twice. The working class has much more power than they think.

No, House Democrats should not vote for a resolution that cynically conflates communism and socialism. For one thing, don't give the GOP the power to define important terms. For another, pay attention to your voters. news.gallup.com/poll/694835/...

the thing where homeless people are messy, prone to substance abuse, and develop weirdly wasteful behaviors? that gets worse and worse the more you sic the cops on them, because "nothing you own is yours, it will all be thrown in the dumpster by a cop next week, consume it all ASAP!!" habits set in

hey man, i know you don't want to hear this, but: if you want to "clean up" your parks you gotta get these people stable housing and income. for like 50% of homeless people a few thousand dollars worth of well-targeted resources is enough to get them "back on their feet."

Time to call and email your reps about this federal ban on states being allowed to regulate AI! actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

"Facing Unprecedented Labor violations, Starbucks Workers Overwhelmingly Agree to Strike Indefinitely" Now that's what we call a headline! 🤭 #NoContractNoCoffee inthesetimes.com/article/star...

What's really starting to come into view is that "online tankies" aren't even really that radically communist, it's just people with anti-American sentiments who are also culturally-4chan. If you press them, they're absolutely racist, misogynistic, transphobic, and homophobic. That's their culture.

It is, in fact, the broad left’s desire to engage people as people and take their ideas seriously that leaves it open to being hijacked by these types of bullies (who, we should be clear, are bullies first, and “leftists” only aesthetically if even that).

Elon Musk is very explicitly altering the X algorithm to show people content that aligns with his far-right worldview. If you're still posting there and think you can win hearts and minds or something, this is what you're up against. You're never going to win a rigged game.

Just so it's clear. It's not allowing AI because it's trying to create a clean dataset for training AI. It's not because any of the involved parties actually care about human created art. Demons can lie to you. You have to rebuke them categorically, rather than fold when they say the right words.

"During the drive to the station, prosecutors say she made statements to officers about immigration enforcement, including, “Why are you doing this to your people?” and “What are you going to tell your children about what you do?”

This article's well-designed graphs and visualizations make a compelling case that the standard wisdom that "most voters are moderates" overlooks the essential distinction between "moderate" and "null" ideology. "Null" voters may *ignore* left/right: "Give me practical help for folks like me?"

You don’t get to treat people like this because they say something insufficiently leftist. Fuck anyone who decides they get to enjoy a little transphobia or treat gender as a reward for being politically on side.

possums should be cuddled and stroked gently as goth rock music plays

Our ULP strike continues... but that does NOT mean we've stopped organizing in our stores! CONGRATULATIONS to partners in West Palm Beach, FL who just voted UNION YES! ✊🔥

It’s transgender day of remembrance, I’ve lost too many sisters this year. It’s days like today where this old tweet from weedcatholic comes to mind. You *have* to live, you can scream you can cry, but you gotta live.

Got it. I'm posting a part of my Blitz collection everyday until my pookie comes back. Day 1

Furries, do NOT buy this game if it is using any of that generative ai BS. Even if it is "just a little". This is how they slowly add it in and make it more accepted, and they WANT that. THAT is their plan.

House Democrats absolutely should not stand by either Plaskett or Cherfilus-McCormick. Rep. McIver they are not

ARTISTS! You can DISABLE this feature! Protect yourself and don't assume that you're safe if you're an sfw artist!

Feels really under discussed that AIPAC has had multiple Democratic members of Congress they endorsed and fundraised for as recently as 2024 turn around and change positions immediately. Maxine Dexter is one of them, cosponsoring Tlaib's resolution to recognize the Israeli genocide on Gaza.

Thank you for coming out to support workers fighting for a fair contract and end to union busting! NEW YORK CITY IS A UNION TOWN 🗣️

FNAF/Scott Cawthon should not be supported in any way. Don't buy/stream his games, give money to the franchise, watch the movies, etc. He uses his gains FROM FNAF to support harmful legislature and candidates on the right. Which is bad, yes? Stop supporting him. He deserves nothing.

Rep. Kat Abu is gonna be so funny guys

BREAKING: 30 more Starbucks locations are joining the strike. Starbucks workers in 25 cities are jumping into the week-long strike. Now @sbworkersunited.org members at 95 stores in 65 cities have walked off the job.

Saw this on the other site and wanted to share it here. Furry artist ardwoof has been detained by ice for the last few weeks. here is the GoFundMe link their family/friends have set up to help with their legal fees: www.gofundme.com/f/help-johan...

As I mentioned last night, the pashas are going to take bigger swings, and smooth brained boy here is going to get more deranged because the ship is on fire and sinking. I though the dangerous period would be after the midterms, but it looks like we're entering it.. now.

Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged. Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.

sure, let’s hear more about affordability from the guy turning the white house into temu versailles

Looking through more of the changes in 5.0 Blender its incredible to not only experience -good- changes and fixes in software, but ones that are actually needed by yourself. Nowadays software companies just try to fix what isn't broken and optimize profit while gaslighting you into the change.

On this Transgender Day of Remembrance we honor those who we have lost from our community. We say their names aloud to keep them alive in our hearts and our memories, never to perish. We live on to keep them alive within us and we will keep living because we are not going anywhere! #TDOR #TDOR2025

Santa Fe is now the first city to tie the minimum wage to the cost of rent. The Santa Fe City Council voted to raise its minimum wage from $15/hr to $17.50 by 2027 — but they also added another provision. Future increases will factor in inflation, and the price of housing.