The best words are the final four words in this episode of John Oliver‘s LastWeekTonight. youtu.be/ohPToBog_-g?...

By the way peddling fake medicine or medical facts is a Hallmark of an authoritarian state, trying trying to lie and control its people

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

🚨 HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 For the next month, we're doing an experiment: live-streaming as a core campaign strategy. Every Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday, I'll be streaming with guests, games, and (of course) my cat, Heater. And if this works, we'll keep doing it. Join us tomorrow, 7 PM CT.

We’ve been told to expect to keep working even if there is a shutdown, but so far no official guidance has been released. www.govexec.com/workforce/20... Even the betting markets think there will be a shutdown. kalshi.com/markets/kxsh...

Looking forward to that lawsuit from Kenvue as soon as tomorrow.

"Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.

Many thanks to Dunk @noofieninja.bsky.social for including me in this awesome pack of resisters, many familiar faces and a bunch of new friends 💙 Appreciate it, Dunk! Check it out! go.bsky.app/VjDCvmS

#CharlieKirk’s “memorial” looked more like a #MAGA revival, Trump preaching hate, Miller summoning dragons, Musk glad-handing for contracts. #uspolitics #authoritarianism open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...

OMG YOU GUYS!! I JUST FOUND THE LARGEST TROVE OF EPSTEIN DOCUMENTS YET!! I was doing some digging around and just found the largest trove of Epstein documents ever! Right on a government site!!

More of this, please. “A defining feature of Roberts Court jurisprudence is its agenda-driven methodology. … Today’s court often rules not because the Constitution says so. But because partisan preferences and personal values say so.” -Hawaii Supreme Court Justice Todd Eddins

Looks like Canada is doing just fine without the US.

Come on my friends, let's help these accounts grow. Vet then follow. Why should anyone have fewer than 10,000 followers? go.bsky.app/BSXgVSo

#Trump’s inventing 1,300% drug price cuts, #ElonMusk says a Tesla vote may decide “the future of the world,” and Americans just want groceries. #uspolitics #immigration open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...

Please read this. And get rid of any affiliation you might still have with The Washington Post. Once a great leader in journalism. That time is past. Also, follow @karenattiah.bsky.social You won't regret it.

#Trump spent the week bulldozing history (goodbye Jackson Magnolia), selling visas like VIP passes, shrugging at #Putin’s bombs, and getting his $15B lawsuit laughed out of court as a “vexatious press release.” #uspolitics #immigration #freespeech open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...

As Matt Bevan says, we are sadly waiting for the unity that Bobby Kennedy urged for in 1968. And in my opinion, we are further away than ever before, due to the actions and words of our “leaders” and amplification of negative rhetoric from social media.

WOOHOO!! HERE'S SOME GREAT WEEKEND READING FOR YOU!! COURT EVISCERATES TRUMP IN HIS LAWSUIT AGAINST THE NEW YORK TIMES!! Have I got some great weekend reading for you!

ABOUT TRUMP'S THREAT TO "DESIGNATE ANTIFA A DOMESTIC TERRORIST ORGANIZATION" Trump has once again declared that he is going to designate antifa as a domestic terrorist organization. Let’s cut to the chase: he can’t.

This is a 9-0 Supreme Court decision from just last year.

This is a fantastic take on the First Amendment, its history, & why people are NOW up in arms! Take a listen!👇🏼 @ashleytheebarroness on IG #pinks

The pendulum swings between distributed and centralized detention. At its core is a foundation of racism that says a lot about us as Americans.

I decided to speak out during my self imposed break from social media to share this because what’s going on, this attack on free speech is an attack on all of us. BTC says it all , better than I ever could please watch and share thanks Foxy youtu.be/V2FnlKD70QE?...

Where the separate divisions of ANTIFA landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944:

#Trump gets his golden carriage moment, then a beige business tent with #Starmer. Back home, comedians are silenced, survivors gaslit, and “antifa” turned into a phantom terrorist org while broadcasters chase mergers. #uspolitics #tariffs #foreignpolicy open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...

YES!!! COURT APPROVES INJUNCTION AND CLASS CERTIFICATION FOR THOSE CHILDREN TRUMP TRIED TO SEND TO GUATEMALA! Remember how the Trump administration, under the cover of night, and over a holiday weekend (Labor Day) tried to deport dozens of unaccompanied minors to Guatemala?

EPSTEIN UPDATE: "WHO EXACTLY ARE YOU PROTECTING BY REFUSING TO RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES?" I just discovered a letter that was written last week by Representative Jamie Raskin to FBI Director Kashyap “Kash” Patel and I have never, in all my years, seen a more direct opening line.

#Trump arrives in London claiming to be worth $100B — while suing the NYT for $15B in hurt feelings. Today’s roundup: royal pageantry, #tariff tantrums, and ego inflation on steroids. #uspolitics #authoritarianism #kakistocracy open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...

Many thanks to Josef @oldfashionednuts.bsky.social for including me in this starter pack of awesome resisters! go.bsky.app/JeEbMxt

The next wannabe governor from Florida was spared prison, had his record sealed, and got not one, but three chances at redemption. Now he’s pushing a D.C. crime bill that would deny those same chances to young adults in the District. That screams “opportunities for me, but not for thee.”

Reminder that we are still operating under a full-year CR, meaning FY24 funding levels.

I am now in my 4th term: 2 when Dems were in majority (116/117), 2 when Rs were in charge. In the Dem terms we always completed all appropriations bills and sent to the Senate by August. I have yet to see Rs complete any appropriations; it’s always been continuing resolutions.

Happy Mexican Independence Day, Illinois.

BREAKING! YES!!! APPEALS COURT REJECTS TRUMP'S APPEAL IN LISA COOK CASE: SHE REMAINS REINSTATED! This JUST in! The Federal Court of Appeals JUST moments ago refused to grant Trump's appeal asking that the lower court's order *reinstating* Lisa Cook be stayed (blocked).

Long-term unemployment surges, #Trump shackles South Korean workers & loses billions in investment, invents “300M dead from drugs” to excuse killing 11 Venezuelans, and tries to borrow a halo from the #GreenPatriarch. #uspolitics #immigration open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...

Let’s go California! I’m from blue state Boston but we need California to get the ball moving!

Trump’s America isn’t just mismanaged, it’s sabotaged. From killing climate data to bungling NATO, ICE raids, and FBI cosplay, #kakistocracy is the policy. #uspolitics #fbi open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...

Four prosecutors who worked on Capitol riot cases have found a way to continue public service after leaving the Justice Department. They're all colleagues again.

Trump’s latest “war on drugs” stunt? Blowing up a Venezuelan boat, killing 11 civilians, then calling them terrorists with zero proof. Even #RandPaul is crying #dueprocess. This is counter-programming to bury the #Epsteinfiles #uspolitics #dueprocess #foreignpolicy open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...

2 EPSTEIN REVEALS IN 1 DAY! HERE'S THe OTHER TASTY EPSTEIN MORSEL THAT I PROMISED YOU! THE NOOSE TIGHTENS In addition to the Epstein files about which I just posted, I’ve turned up this very interesting other tidbit - the actual subpoena to Epstein’s estate that was served a mere 18 days ago.

I would encourage you to get your COVID vaccine as soon as you can if you want one, as I did earlier this week. Who knows if the other red states like mine will go crazy and restrict access later…

I would like to remind you all that this man, the governor of Utah signed a bill into law that allows people to carry weapons on a college campus. This is what they brought on themselves. #SensibleGunControl is the answer, not “disagree better” F**k you Gov. Cox.

Just think… had this been in place a few years ago, he wouldn’t be currently squatting in the White House.

Shocking. Considering his qualifications. apple.news/AEBpRlqCaQUS...

The #FBI is stumbling like Groucho in clown shoes, Trump’s #Senate just went nuclear to fast-track cronies, and Brazilians are partying in the streets while we get Keystone Cops with nukes. #uspolitics #kakistocracy open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...