Kristi Noem: How DARE you accuse our glorious ICE agents of racial profiling. Head of the Chicago raids: We are stopping people based on “how they look, how do they look compared to, say,” a tall, middle aged white guy.

Too often, we talk about homelessness as if it's natural or inevitable. The truth is that it's a political choice. When then-Gov. Cuomo cut the Advantage program rather than tax his wealthy donors, his decision sent thousands of New York families into shelters.

"There are almost 400m guns in circulation in the US – far more than in any other wealthy country. Mass shootings are just the thin end of a very thick wedge. In 2023, the last year for which official figures are given, nearly 47,000 people died by the gun in the US, according to the...CDC."

Spain is a “rare bright spot among Europe’s otherwise drearily performing economies” thanks in part to cheap renewable energy and immigration. www.ft.com/content/643a...

10% of Americans hold $107.58 trillion in wealth between them. (The rich) 40% of Americans hold $48.6 trillion in wealth between them. (The middle class) 50% of Americans hold only $4.06 trillion between them. (The working class) See how fucked up this is? We've got to redistribute that wealth.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported 1,514 measles cases as of Sept. 24, the highest number of annual cases since the United States declared measles eliminated in 2000. Gift link. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

"Data manipulation by the US Gov...makes crucial datasets untrustworthy and unusable. If the US Government secretly changes datasets for political reasons, researchers relying on the data might erroneously recommend ineffective or counterproductive interventions." www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

“.. There is a reason to settle, but it has little to do with the law,” said Mark Graber, a professor at the University of Maryland .. “If you’re Meta or Google, $25 million is lunch money. It is probably worth $25 million in lunch money to make this go away.” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

bragging about how much gold you’re putting in the oval office while all the economic lights on the dashboard are starting to flash red and the government is about to shut down is some shit that would make the marie antoinette caricature wince

Democrats must push to restore all Medicaid and Medicare cuts.

The Trump admin has announced sweeping measures to expand coal production on public lands. It intends to open 13.1 million acres of public land for coal leasing, significantly loosen the royalty rates that mining companies pay, and allocate large sums toward existing coal-fired power plants.

Stephen Miller, a man no one elected, is behind the Venezuelan boat strikes which have killed 17 people. He should not be making military decisions. He should not be executing strikes that take lives. Only silver lining? He has no immunity. He can (and should) be prosecuted for his crimes.

They are white supremacist storm troopers. “Then, obviously, the particular characteristics of an individual, how they look. How do they look compared to, say, you?” he said to the reporter, a tall, middle-aged man of Anglo descent. #FuckOffFascists #WhiteSupremacistTerrorists

As profiteering corporations attack Medicare, the Labor Campaign for Single Payer is enlisting state labor federations and central labor councils in a campaign to ensure that traditional Medicare continues to be a true financial option for retirees and unions labornotes.org/blogs/2025/0...

Same as it ever was.

I think we should ask the people of Chicago what it's like instead of a man who does not live there, and represents Kentucky. Or is Rand Paul going to claim that he can see Chicago from his house?

It certainly appears the United States murdered an innocent fisherman who was a husband and father to four children, claimed he was a "narco-terrorist," posted a video of the execution, and then made jokes about it

Pritzker: "In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists & protesters when unprovoked what would we call it? If officials marched down streets harassing civilians & demanding their papers, what would we say? I don't think we'd have trouble calling it what it is: authoritarianism"

"Trump’s comments were notably calm and measured compared with his remarks following the killing of the rightwing activist Charlie Kirk in Utah 18 days earlier, when the president rushed to blame the “radical left” for the murder and was echoed by his allies."

Another way of looking at it

"Operations are being carried out without proper anaesthetics and what painkillers there are have to be rationed, say doctors"

This country needs radical change on the left in order to counteract the radical change that has been happening on the right for decades. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Especially not Democrats that side with the radical right. #Progress #SocialReform #GovernmentReform

The more politicians claim to be heartbroken about shootings in this country, the less I believe them. "Heartbroken" is the new PR line, just as meaningless as "thoughts and prayers". Put your policies, your campaigning, and your legislation where your mouth is. No empty words. Gun control now.

Watching the news would be a lot more fun if liars' pants really did catch on fire.

The ACA premium cliff is coming sooner than many think. The enhanced tax credits don’t technically expire until the end of the year. But, open enrollment starts November 1, and enrollees are going to be faced with eye-popping premium increases if the tax credits aren’t extended.

People want universal healthcare. They want affordable food, clean air, education and housing. They want the freedom to pursue a better life for themselves. What do they get? Militarized cities. Threats to Medicaid. Detention camps. Gold card immigration programs. Tyranny.

I am proud to be recognized as a Gun Sense Candidate by @momsdemand.bsky.social Action, a national movement fighting for common sense gun safety. 1/

What the actual fuck is Trump even talking about? He just went on Truth Social to declare the racist “Great Replacement” conspiracy is “no longer a theory.” This is the same extremist garbage that inspired the Buffalo and El Paso mass shootings. He’s recycling message-board rants like their policy,

Hey guys, did you know that Communism has existed for thousands of years? Not to mention that there's absolutely no difference at all between Communism and Democratic Socialism? Trump is a deranged, lying ignoramus. I still can't really believe he's our president.

My law firm is currently litigating 55 voting and election cases in 25 states. I expect that we will add another 5-6 this week. Please pay attention to what is happening to see and fair elections and democracy in court!

"Under the Good Friday Agreement, people in Northern Ireland can identify as British, Irish or both. It’s the law of the land, and forcing those of us who identify as Irish to carry a ‘Brit card’ will just not wash here."

The world’s only museum dedicated to contraception and abortion is marking 22 years since its opening in Vienna. Founded by Austrian gynecologist Christian Fiala, the Museum of Contraception and Abortion highlights the struggle for fertility control and the importance of safe access to abortion.

What Heritage is offering is not a policy. It’s a threat: Conform, or be excluded. Have children the “right” way, or don’t expect support. Align your life with our values, or fend for yourself. This is what authoritarianism looks like—just dressed up in the language of family values.

Just got my Covid vaccine and asked if they’ve been busy. The nurse said they were worried people wouldn’t come in, but they’re getting lots of demand. Good going, herd! Resisting propaganda saves lives.

Really need the BBC and everyone else to note that the US has the highest per capita carbon emissions when they wring their hands about China’s emissions. And that we are the largest contributor to climate change because we’ve been emitting a lot longer.

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Us: “We want cheaper food” Them: “Tariffs!” Us: “We want healthcare” Then: “Gold ballrooms!” Us: “abolish ICE” Them: “Six figure signing bonuses to new ICE agents” Us: “We want affordable housing” Them: “A UFC ring on the White House lawn” It’s almost farcical except it’s costing real lives

🚨🚨 4.1 million Floridians are about to pay more for their health coverage and Republicans in the Congress are no where to be found.   They are taking a wrench to your health care and celebrating by taking the week off.

Trump has been watching old videos (which advisors are apparently feeding him) of the chaos of 2020 and thinks it is still happening today. The storm caused by extremism (including his), the pandemic, and racist police violence has thankfully abated since then. But oh how they want to bring it back.

Weird to me that more people don't seem to be focusing on the fact that Trump seems to have no discernible grip on reality anymore whatsoever.

Oregon AG Dan Rayfield: "California, DC, Memphis, potentially Illinois, now Oregon - this normalization that you can use the US military in our cities. That is un-American & every place that it happens, you will see Democratic attorneys general standing up, drawing a line in the sand & saying, 'No'"

Despite everything, I remain hopeful. I still believe we can build a better system—one that topples the elites who strangle our government. A politics of the working class, by the working class, for the working class. A new future is still possible.

Since #ElonMusk has buggered off, this asshole is now quietly pumping money into the POG (Party of Gropers) so he can keep his billionaire oligarch status. Meet Jeff Yass, and boycott, sell stock, etc. of any company or product he's affiliated with. therevolvingdoorproject.org/jeff-yass-tr...

Stop invading our cities! There is no grave widespread emergency that warrants sending the National Guard into our cities. Leave us alone.

“Why should my taxes pay for YOUR healthcare?” Because you live in a society. Part of being in society means contributing to ensure everyone is taken care of I wish more people would realize the tax dollars they would spend on Universal healthcare would be far less than private insurance premiums

Project 2025 calls for the criminalization of all forms of contraception, including condoms and the pill. Just a reminder.

'"Federal workers will willingly forego paychecks in the hopes of preserving the programs we have devoted our lives to administering,” the unions said.'

Americans are facing a health care cliff: premiums are set to skyrocket when open enrollment starts on November 1. This needs to be handled now—not in November, not in December. As one MN farmer I met last week said, between this and tariffs, it’s a “perfect storm of ugly.”