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“The Guardrails are restrained, but they exist” We are Minneapolis, Portland, Los Angeles, D.C. Chicago, Charlotte, NOLA- Don’t fall for the psychological warfare. BE A GUARDRAIL

The whole world is being held hostage by a monkey with a flamethrower. And no-one’s sure they can get it off him before he presses the flame on button, so they’re just throwing bananas at him to keep him happy. It’s astounding.

Perfect

Jesse Welles is back with another great song. Last time it was the Epstein list. This time Venezuela. Bravo, Jesse!!!

Republicans refuse to extend benefits for the Affordable Care Act meaning millions of Americans will lose healthcare coverage. GOP wants you to suffer

Ha

. Chicago keeps its 2025 New Year’s resolution: All city buildings now use 100% clean power Experts agree Climate Change is real, but there is #hope, because we have the solutions to take #ClimateAction. grist.org/cities/chicago-re... 🌎🌍🌏

They’re only going after Tylenol because the president of the United States can’t say acetaminophen. 🤦‍♂️

He was betrayed by those he was close to. Persecuted for his beliefs. Publicly crucified to serve as a cautionary tale to his followers. Then, by divine grace, he was resurrected. The people rejoiced. Needless to say, I’m referring to Jimmy Kimmel.

Wanted to share this great, great photo from the Chicago Tribune, taken September 19 at the ICE detention facility in Broadview IL, outside Chicago. Protesters there have been tear gassed and shot with pepper balls. An ICE goon threw a Dem House candidate on the ground (she’s a little tiny thing).

This was a word AND he cussed 😂

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Fucking finally. Fight back against the bullshit framing that tries to make Dems responsible for everything. The GOP is *choosing* to create this kind of societal environment. They could stop it at any time. They have agency as well. They’re not fucking children (except when, well, you know)

Cartoon by @andertoon.bsky.social.

This is why Republicans have to cheat with maps. They can't win on policy.

What a beautiful last line. From Linda Pastan's book, Queen of a Rainy Country: bit.ly/lindaqueenLB #poem #books #writing

Nope. The exact opposite. I wish for Trump to fail BECAUSE I wish for America to succeed. What Trump is doing - his stupid tariffs, his cruel deportations, his traitorous siding with Putin - will all hurt America. I don’t want to hurt America. So of course I want Trump to fail.

Trump couldn’t get a deal with Putin (duh). Anyways, here’s Obama with his Nobel Peace Prize.

I see the story of this secret meeting between Vance and Murdoch is finally getting some traction.

In new CBS poll Trump clocks in at an ugly 42%-58% (-16). This is a 22!!!!!!! point drop from early February when he came in at 53%-47% in this poll. Six months in the American people are not buying what he's selling. 1/

Now THAT's a cease and desist letter

I'm going to try and communicate with my Republican colleagues in a new way.

[Exit King.]

oh my god 😆 iykyk (sound on)

"So here's the plan -- we impose massive tariffs on the nations that sell us food." "Hmm." "But it's OK, because we just rely more on states like California that grow a lot of the same things." "Oh, I guess that ..." "And then we go to war with California."

I’m always talking about how you need to free yourself up to write the bad to get to the good but this is saying it a million times better. Make a mess today!

This one's pretty solid... bsky.app/profile/cloc...

Ok. I don't think anyone's beating this one today:

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Yep.

We see you Marco! Shoutout to @johnfugelsang.bsky.social for his epic response!

In the past 36 hours: -USA Credit rating has dropped -Trump has threatened Springsteen, Swift, SCOTUS, and Walmart -Trump has rattled on about groceries -Tornadoes have devastated parts of the US no longer covered by NWS …and I’m supposed to care about Joe Biden’s mental acuity in 2023? GTFOH

I just really need everybody to understand that everything that’s happening in and to the global economy now (and all the businesses and people in it) is the entirely predictable result of the intentional decisions of one guy who doesn’t understand how the global economy works.

I think about this comic at least once a week

Make it make sense

"Trump has always been an ignoramus who masks his intellectual shortcomings with bombast and declarations of his own brilliance, but his rambling nonsensical responses in these latest interviews should set off alarms — especially in light of all the media attention and scrutiny Joe Biden received"

This is wild. The best resistance to fascism is explicit resistance.