This is something that I don't think most US Americans are ready to imagine, but current events really do make the point. One person in office should not be able to upend an entire nation. Yes, it's a whole regime but it all hinges on one figurehead. It's not a democracy.

The unflinching evil of it all

Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground

I keep seeing people saying that Ring makes them feel safer. It shouldn't. You can use a home camera without the mass surveillance network or support of ICE.

Billionaires shouldn't exist. The Epstein class has got to go.

Their position is clear. Ignore the soundbites about protecting women and children. That's pure marketing. Anti-abortion voters are so keen to take human rights and benefits away from women and children that they wholeheartedly support child rapists and human traffickers. Very consistent.

Trump has posted on Truth Social about 65 times in the last 90 minutes, including a video he posted at 8:44 PM PT describing election fraud lies that shows racist AI images of Michelle and Barack Obama as monkeys at the end. I’ve confirmed this is real and watched it myself. 25th Amendment now.

Federal Bureau of Incompetence

Dismantle DHS and restore pre-2002's system, or similar. The department of homeland security has always been a ticking time bomb and here we are.

One thing we need to really focus on: young children are being taught that evil is admirable. That the reason to serve in government is to rise to power to be able to serve your worse impulses. That killing and rape and hurting others is strength.

Let's fucking goooo

It should, but they won't suddenly start to engage with their cognitive dissonance now. They had ample opportunity reject these people, who are openly evil. The personal nature of these atrocities is revolting, but consistent with their policies and actions.

Save us all from pathetic, angry men.

Yep. Don't use Christianity as an excuse to do nothing.

Not all of the murders have videos to go with them, but that doesn't mean they don't matter. This evil cannot become so commonplace to us that we become numb.

Really enjoy me some Jesse Welles

By the way, COVID is still a thing. I'm grateful for my antibodies and Paxlovid, which knocked it down a notch. But it's been a hell of a week.

Video later in the thread. Definitely not the way I wanted to ease into the day. Be safe out there. They want us dead.

I’m doing my best to make it happen, humans.

Cat wandered in front of the camera during the #aurora long exposure

About sick of evil winning.

The murderers here are ICE. They let a woman bleed out instead of rendering aid.

"Heck, I've been frequenting this bar for years, long before it got bought by a white nationalist, all these Nazis moved in, and all these swastikas got put on the walls. Why should I leave? If I do, the fascists win! No, I'm staying here on principle. Another glass of wine, Elon. Make it white."

Go tell Discord what you think about AI enshittification

"Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them." - Margaret Atwood bsky.app/profile/waja...

This was shared in a friend group I am in today. By Georges Duhamel, La Possession du monde - written in 1917, but so appropriate to the moment now too. Don't lose hope, dear friends.

I know you shouldn't interrupt your enemies while they are making a mistake and all, but wow. Most bullies are smart enough to pick their targets better than this. Even if Pete "wins" this one, he loses.

Imagine a world where all this energy and focus went into renewable energy or solving climate change or curing cancer or literally anything worthwhile.

DOJ is still in violation of the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

You're calling your reps, I'll be calling the Jezebel witches. We are not the same.

Can't help but feel like this is one of the reasons why the Constitution says If a dude in office does an insurrection, don't let that motherfucker hold office again Bc clearly they cannot be trusted with power & control over the levers of government, & they do not care about democratic constraints

More Mary Oliver. Less empire.

Of course it is. The narcissism doesn't stop with one man.

The malignant cancer plaguing our nation and the world must be eradicated. They rape and plunder and murder everything they can. There isn't enough to destroy within our own borders. They have to wreck the world -- because they are evil. That's all there is to it. They must be stopped. Now.

@schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social

Inkjet printer issues apology for printing all that child porn

I have no clue why anyone with a shred of integrity would use that platform anymore.

I'm eating Millionaire Shortbread today as a metaphor for my intentions towards the rich in 2026. (Also because it's delicious and goes well with Hoppin' John.)

So much truth here. Sometimes my kids are shocked by the things I grew up being taught when they slip out. It's been gratifying to watch what happens without all that nonsense destroying their self esteem.

This drives me bananas. Pop musician? Better have all the PR training and perfect beliefs. Politician? This election is too important to demand better. (Context: Chappell Roan, like many of us, didn't know Bardot was a bigot. Hell, I didn't know she was alive still.)

Love me some word nerdery

On Christmas Eve 1968, in Lunar orbit, the Apollo 8 crew took this photo: “Earthrise." I'll never forget how inspiring the Apollo missions were to my brother and me as kids. They showed us what our country and humanity can accomplish when we work together toward a common goal.

5 new books!

🎶 Out on the road today Saw a Propaghandi wrap around a Cybertruck Little voice inside my head said Dang that sucks, that could never not suck I thought I knew what punk was What did I know Those trucks are so fashtastic I hope this one gets towed... 🎶

Do you remember Betty Reid Soskin? She was the oldest serving National Park Ranger in the United States, we celebrated her retirement at the age of 100. Betty Reid Soskin (1921–2025) passed away on Sunday, but she lived an extraordinary life. “The answers are only temporary.” — Betty

Read this. Then read it again.

Hey #Alabama. Big request. We got a survey on policies for the working class and we need this to spread like wildfire across the state so we can drive candidates on what they need to do. Thank you for your attention to this matter. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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ICE pepper-sprayed this 1-year-old girl. Once at the hospital, the doctor had to call in a poison control specialist. They had never seen anyone that young pepper sprayed. Another horrific story. More details below.