There has to be *some* tipping point, right?

We will be in a state of civil conflict or civil war if Democrats ever decide to resist White House efforts with the same level of intensity that Trump's team is using to tear down the Republic. Until then, we're just waiting for autocracy to become official.

the actual story here, which the media never talks about, is that police in this country have become a discrete right-wing political operation. the story isn't about cops leaving (they're lying about that), it's about the police trying to exert influence over elections.

I know it’s the most obvious thing in the world but it’s really sad that so many people have absolutely no desires or dreams in life except to accumulate money and our entire world is becoming a fucking pit because of it

This is correct, in part - as the grim, military historian in me feels the need to note - it is psychologically much harder to get soldiers to open fire on people they view as 'respectable.' And I dread, with grim increasingly certainty, that we are headed to a point where that matters.

"well what are the Democrats supposed to do" I don't know! They're supposed to know! I'm not the one who sought and obtained a political position that would require me to know what to do when the ruling party attempts to install the President as a dictator!

boy the tiktok ban has really turned out to be one of the most singularly stupid things ever passed, huh? as if these people needed more help controlling the entire information environment what a shitshow

Seeing Ms. Rachel say exactly what needs to be said to Obama is so damn refreshing

Tapping that sign again. When MTG “out lefts” AOC and the entire Demicrstic Party on certain issues you got a real fkn issue there. Where the libs at? Why aren’t they AT THEIR LEADERS?! Protest THEM to actually run an opposition. www.instagram.com/reel/DPo9vmw... @iamblakeley.bsky.social

I feel terrible for everyone whose career is being destroyed but she is going to set speed records for running CBS into the ground, Ellison is no Murdoch

Reminder that this lady asked Israel to invade her own country and approved of the U.S. strikes on innocent Venezuelan fishermen.

"Milei and Machado are part of a Latin American far right that is subordinate to the US, sympathetic to Trump and a fervent supporter of the Zionist apartheid regime."

This feels like manufacturing consent.

(posts a chart showing prices on groceries are at the highest point in history) you fool. You rube! How dare you say grocery prices are high! You can clearly see the second derivative... bsky.app/profile/kevi...

When prices were going up under Biden there was a constant deluge of news stories about it because the media did not like Biden and wanted him to lose. Under Trump there is not a constant deluge of news stories about coffee prices because they like Trump and want him to win

it's almost as if the extraction class has hijacked the press to help them use race and gender as wedge issues to distract the plebs from the fact they're destroying consumer protection, corporate oversight, democracy, and labor rights while selling the country for scrap off the back loading dock

Thinking a lot about the failures of leaderless and decentralized movements lately. Maybe I'll write something on it.

Weird how the US is such a free country that we only have 4% of the world's population and yet we need three of the ten highest funded militaries on the planet. (Yes, US municipal police and ICE both have budgets that rank in the top ten of the world's militaries.)

One of my conservative coworkers is complaining that an MRI for a hernia is gonna cost $400 and I'm just thinking, well yeah dude duh

Credit where credit is due. The Democrats' message that the GOP shut down the government because they want to throw millions of people off healthcare has broken through. Two of my cousins who are NOT AT ALL tuned into national politics told me that this is why the government is shut down.

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer. In his first teaching document Thursday, Leo confirms that he is in perfect lockstep with Pope Francis on matters of social injustice.

🚨 Horrifying. Does misinformation do real harm? Yep. Who believes FALSE claim Tylenol causes (true / probably true) autism? - 41% of parents - 57% of Republicans Thx MAHA / MAGA. Dark Age 2.0 www.kff.org/public-opini... via @kff.org

It is remarkable that of all the celebrities from the '80s who've gone full fash Axl Rose of all people zoomed in the other direction.

it should be a tell about what's happening in the media now that most mainstream commentators seem openly frustrated that polling does not blame democrats for the shutdown

"Horizontalism is not the solution to our problems. Horizontalism is a trap."

Look around and you’ll see people rising up everywhere. Link: www.jphilll.com/p/resistance...

sooner or later we are going to have to get to grips with cognitive decline, and start taking seriously the idea that lots of old people need as much or more protection young people, in both cases whether they want it or not.

Who could possibly have seen this coming.

I know we’re going in circles but it is abundantly clear that they have literally no idea, let alone a plan, to fix their own mess. Nobody is at the wheel, it is the first social media AI presidency and they drove themselves into a blind alley.

are they trying to make him look guilty

This guy told the Speaker of the House to do everything in his power to stop the discharge petition, including extending the shutdown just to avoid the swearing in of someone who would make it happen. Think about how awful the info in there must be. Asking Rs to eat the shutdown just to protect him.

Any well read person would know that if Jesus were alive today he'd likely be a Marxist, fighting constantly against capital and corruption everywhere. What happened to these Christians and why are they such fascists? #eattherich #anticapitalism #classconsciousness #killcapitalism #antifascist

Warm blankets and apple cider and knowing socialism will win >>>>>

Framing the protests around the world as “gen z protests” is insidious mark my words

Kind of hilarious how we didn't even need a real Reichstag Fire because the fascists are so cocooned in fake news and A.I.-generated video that they falsely assume there are 800 Reichstag Fires happening at once

I think there's truth to this, but I also think using the term "elite" underscores that this is fundamentally about capitalism being incompatible with actual democracy.

If this is where Lander and Nadler chose to daven, and they invited a friend, it’s not for me to say he didn’t need to be there. Especially given the Islamophobic slander he’s been targeted with, ostensibly on behalf of The Jews™.

I like how he’s both clinically insane and like the most rational Republican alive

Why the Democrats were right to force the Republicans hand on the gov't shutdown. Trump is freaking out because the GOP will be blamed for bankrupting many Americans over healthcare. The Democrats should force a full and humiliating climb down on Trump and the GOP.

Without a vanguard interlinked with communities, this phenomenon of edification cannot occur

it's funny how Silwa hates Cuomo more than Mamdani

this is a GOOD speech

They will join with Trump in a microsecond if it looks like he's completely won. It's a situation that should have been dealt with twenty years ago, and now it's way too late. This is not a 'second best time to plant a tree' situation, it's a lethal combination of opportunity and weapons.

which is exactly why you have to pick your spot, because you probably won't get another if it goes bad bsky.app/profile/play...

What the fuck do you mean I got a longer prison sentence than Diddy

libertarians not beating the "my girlfriend shouldn't have to sit in a car seat" allegations

Between this, the epstein list, obsession with trans kids playing sports, & neverending conspiracy theories about what's going on in schoolsin general, you realize that the primary concern of the Republican party and its supporters is their deep desire to abuse children

Man if these people were organized we could really get shit going I am still taking it as hopeful that people around the world are fed up and have revolutionary energy. I hope it gets concentrated and directed It feels like a 2nd wave of socialism is upon us peoplesdispatch.org/2025/10/01/m...

Your wife should also know that research shows traditional gifted programs further inequality and routinely leave out BIPOC and low income kids. Rethinking how to give ALL students in early elementary access to high quality education that meets their needs is best for all.

I swear nobody wants to talk about the fact that food prices are still rising faster than prices in general. A year ago all we heard about was the price of eggs. Food prices are still rising yet the media gives us…crickets…