I told the Reverend he made me proud to be a Christian.

Incredible image. Also incredible that the vast majority of white Christians in this country align with the men in camo.

“Charlie Chaplin was willing to mock Hitler. Colbert and Kimmel were willing to mock an American president with his own authoritarian designs. What will the rest of us be willing to do in order to stand up to fascism?” Al Franken writes. Commentary: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Disney didn’t just incur a $3.8 billion loss overnight. If the boycott continues, it could escalate to over $20 billion. This is how you combat fascism.

The concept of trying to implement geoengineering solutions to #climate change is like trying to design a complicated, expensive, unreliable helmet while you're still hitting yourself in the head with a 2x4.

You guys, so many Romance girlies are reading "On Tyranny" that they've broken the Goodreads recommendations algorithm. 10/10; no notes. #romancelandia

Gov. Gavin Newsom signs a law banning most law enforcement officers from wearing masks during some operations.

Cartoon by @andertoon.bsky.social.

When authoritarianism is on the rise, you can count on the richest, least vulnerable men on the planet to be the biggest cowards.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics postponed the release of a key annual report that is central to future inflation data. I’m sure it’s because the numbers are really, really good.

Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down. www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...

Dear American citizens, whatever you wish more German citizens would have done in 1933, do that now.

@govpritzker.illinois.gov @chuygarcia.house.gov @quigley.house.gov @ramirez.house.gov @jonathanjackson.house.gov @robinkelly.house.gov @casten.house.gov

@durbin.senate.gov @duckworth.senate.gov 🇺🇸 This is America 🇺🇸 Don’t look away Wake Up Stand Up Fight Back Using chemical weapons on peaceful protesters… cowards Using chokehold as punishment for resistance… real tough guy. #UnMaskLawEnforement #DemilitarizeLawEnforcement

I just called Disney+ to cancel my account and had the most joyful interaction with an operator who was laughing the entire time about how many people had canceled today. I can only imagine how it feels to spend an entire day witnessing how many people want to stop fascism.

Left-Wing Group Too Disorganized For FBI Agents To Infiltrate https://theonion.com/left-wing-group-too-disorganized-for-fbi-agents-to-infi-1848923025/

“Maybe I met him on some boys’ trip? I feel like I’ve seen his penis before. Have we ever gone swimming at the same time? You have a mole right here under your rib cage, right?” said Trump

They don’t believe in decency. They believe in dollars. Be very focused about where your dollars go.

Increase in productivity since 1979: 87% Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32% Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%. As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.

AOC: We should be clear about who Charlie Kirk was. A man who believed that the civil rights act that granted black Americans the right to vote was a mistake… His rhetoric and beliefs were ignorant, uneducated, and sought to disenfranchise millions of Americans.

Fearful Americans Stockpiling Facts Before Federal Government Comes To Take Them Away https://theonion.com/fearful-americans-stockpiling-facts-before-federal-gove-1819579589/

Also, important to say extra-judicial killing is wrong??? Assuming they were smuggling drugs, sans evidence, that is not a capital crime. Mango Mussolini cannot kill anyone, anytime, for any (fake) reason! Clearly y’all can use the power of the purse to stop this criminal???

👀 Detain & deport journalists! Pay Attention!!! "An immigration court on July 1 ordered Guevara’s release on bond, though the government argued that he should be held in detention in part because his work as a journalist—livestreaming of law enforcement activities—created a risk to their work. "

That was fast. This is also why you don’t surrender to autocrats - you fight them and beat them.

Folks, you can't report the United States to its manager. There's no superhero coming to save us. We don't need one giant act of heroism. We need millions of small acts of solidarity. Help one person in your community for nothing in return. Then, do it again. And again. That's the revolution.

The Rut

I thought he said: I’ll only be a dictator on day 1

September 30, 2023 U.S. Senate unanimously voted to confirm Brendan Carr & Geoffrey Starks to serve another term as Commissioners on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Yes, the Senate unanimously voted to confirm Carr to FCC… Any regrets Senators?

Emergency Antifa meeting this Saturday. Be at HQ at 11 am.

September 30, 2023 U.S. Senate unanimously voted to confirm Brendan Carr & Geoffrey Starks to serve another term as Commissioners on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Yes, the Senate unanimously voted to confirm Carr to FCC… Any regrets Senators?

Wrote a bit about how FCC Chair Brendan Carr won't stop his attacks until someone makes him. At this point, no one's really all that optimistic Congress or the courts will step up. More here: www.wired.com/story/brenda...

The last political column I was allowed to write in the @washingtonpost.com was a criticism of Obama. His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful. Now he is tweeting in support of me. This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*. Or used to work.

I read 1984. And Fahrenheit 451. And A Brave New World. And The Handmaid‘s Tale. And The Giver. And The Road. And The Lottery. And The Parable of the Sower. And The Hunger Games. I know what I’m seeing.

@karenattiah.bsky.social Alright now, quite a shout out

After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.

This is precisely the kind of government coercion that the First Amendment was designed to prevent — and media companies need to start standing up rather than capitulating to it.

Authoritarianism is like measles: Ignore it and it will go away. I have this guidance straight from Secretary Kennedy. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

You can never appease a tyrant.

Just now, 11 state and city lawmakers were arrested by DHS police on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza after a hour of demanding access to the ICE lock up on the same floor. @thecity.nyc

Don’t you dare call us fascists, they say, as they force people off the airwaves for criticizing them while vowing to crush and criminalize their opposition.

I stand with PBS. I stand with NPR. I stand with Stephen Colbert. I stand with Jimmy Kimmel. I stand with the First Amendment. PERIOD.* *Also #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files

Exactly this

Weird that the FCC Chair had no issue with Kilmeade wanting to euthanize homeless people.

Disney learned nothing from Andor.

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Shocked but not surprised to learn how many ~titans of industry~ who probably think of themselves as brave ballsy businessmen are actually cowardly pieces of shit when it counts.