BLANCHE: Who the president chooses to pardon is not a problem, period IVEY: What's the legal basis for that statement? BLANCHE: The Constitution IVEY: The Constitution does not give him the authority to pardon in exchange for payments. It does not permit bribery

Congressional statute: "There is a Director of National Intelligence who shall be appointed by the President ... Any individual nominated for appointment as Director of National Intelligence shall have extensive national security expertise." 50 U.S. Code § 3023

Any media owned/controlled by the fascist Republicans should be shunned.

Abraham Lincoln understood, perhaps better than anyone, how personal liberty and self-reliance are at the heart of the American experience. But he also knew there are certain things we can only do together. Read more in my essay for @inpursuitusa.bsky.social:

Welp there’s no unseeing this

Gross Ko-fi customer support imposter scam going around. Do not click any links from anyone you don't know and report these types of accounts.

He literally brags on social media about assuming enemy positions against U.S. citizens, and using the office of the president to knock out their power, wealth, authority and reputations. None of this falls under the duties of his office.

Go vote like your very freedom depends on it… 👍❤️🤍💙💪

The lesson Israel has learned, time and again, is that it can commit genocide and other atrocities with near-total impunity. Now it's exporting the Gaza playbook to Lebanon. Israel's war in Lebanon is killing thousands and displacing millions. NO MORE U.S. AID TO ISRAEL.

been amused at seeing the giant Pablo Sanchez mascot in the stands for the Giants-Brewers game in advance of the Brewers doing a Backyard Baseball night with a bobblehead giveaway the Brewers proceeded to score 7 runs after this happened

ABC and CBS paid Trump. NBC gave to his ballroom. Legacy media pull punches. Now Bari Weiss is destroying 60 Minutes. When Trump sued me, I fought and won. It is that spirit I brought to Democracy Docket. Fearlessly independent, always pro-democracy. Help it grow by subscribing now. bit.ly/4qmEiFz

Mikie Sherrill’s state police destroyed the mutual aid tent for families of the detained that had been in operation at Delaney Hall for more than a year, providing clothes, food, even stuffies for the kids. They just trashed it. I’m pretty speechless at the kind of person you have to be to do this

Why aren’t more creators talking about this?!?! This is bad bad bad and we have to stop it. It would give ItsNotReal massive political influence and access to even more of our $$, tech, surveillance w/ almost no oversight. So glad to see @rokhanna.bsky.social taking a stand against Sec. 224.

It's terrifying. The proposal and the indifference.

“I may get some flack from the fans, but I can always win them back by expressing regret later on, some BS about being misled by the show’s organizers,” said Bruce Springsteen

Fuck yea, I love reading the news.

Seattle Street Artist’s mural Tribute to Alex Pretti; veteran nurse killed by Border Patrol officers #StreetArt #mural #AlexPretti #tribute

this is a pride flag made from real nasa imagery happy pride month 🏳️‍🌈✨

My god, Octavia Butler, just miss ONCE

california is gonna have so many mail in ballots that don’t get counted because people don’t know the new USPS rules that are impacting mail in voting. tl;dr don’t put your ballot in the mail today, find a ballot drop box. www.kqed.org/news/1208537...

Discrimination based on gender identity or expression is illegal in New York City. Trans New Yorkers are protected by law. Our City will protect your rights, defend your humanity and stand beside you without hesitation.

BREAKING: we are NOT accepting media reports as proof that the $1.8B slush fund & "settlements" associated with it are dead That's why we @democracydefendersfund.org have just filed a new lawsuit to make sure this ENDS --on behalf of former J6 prosecutors with Platkin LLP, WLG & Heaphy Smith

And the best part is: They still have to return the books!

As President, I would read 10 letters a day sent to me by ordinary Americans. At the Obama Presidential Center, we’ll have some of the letters I read — and responded to — every night. I still get emotional reading them, and it’s one of my favorite exhibits.

In 32 days he becomes 1st American man facing court over Epstein files, not because he’s in them but because of "crime" of organizing an Epstein Files Egg Hunt in Manhattan, NY to expose Epstein class. Follow his Insta @disrupt politics so u don't miss a name n demand justice 4 victims #epsteinfiles

I remember when this was supposed to be a hoax. Life was better then...

Joyous Pride Month…EVERYBODY!!!

Pride Month is here. Happy Pride, NY 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

A reminder that DOJ has sued 30 states for access to their sensitive voter files. DOJ is currently 0-8 in decided cases. This is what I mean when I say the future of democracy is on the docket. www.democracydocket.com

7 lies in 2 sentences. Only in Trumpworld.

Another cartoonist telling it like it is! #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks

“Twenty years later, users of social media are far more likely to scroll than post – and the content that they consume is often strategically produced and algorithmically curated.” So on assessment! Worth your time. 👇👇👇

Winning back the White House isn't enough. Democrats need an agenda that actually improves people's lives: Higher wages. Universal healthcare. Protected rights & freedoms. An end to corruption. That's how we move this country forward.

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Welcome to the “Gilded Age” of the Republicans…

I Fully Endorse this Statement…. “I don’t just want ICE abolished. I want these thugs behind bars. I want the men getting rich off their concentration camps in prison for life.”

Absolutely 💯 Agree….

Ossoff: He’s trying to put his face on the money. He's building a monument to himself . But see, Atlanta, he's doing these things now because no one will honor him when he’s gone… because he's a failed president and a national disgrace.

WHATEVER it takes release the #EpsteinFiles NOW!

This is the message. Any Democrat willing to sacrifice trans folks—especially kids—will sacrifice anything.

Look, plantar fascitis sucks but I think this guy has bigger issues going on

I am quite worried about how unprepared people are for how much worse the food crisis is going to get over the next few months. When I posted this video, what do you think the most common reaction to it was?

the fact is these democratic governors do not have actual control over their own state police forces, and that’s a seriously scary problem that no elected wants to talk about or deal with

Some good news on the medical front.. Pancreatic cancer halted by virus injection in three patients.. www.newscientist.com/article/2528...

“Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.” ~Mark Twain, 1901. Image: Public domain.

Over 20 years, Peter Thiel quietly turned his Roth IRA into a gargantuan tax-exempt piggy bank. Using stock deals unavailable to most people, the billionaire took a retirement account worth less than $2,000 in 1999 and spun it into a $5 billion windfall. (Published 2021)

🚨 “IT'S SLAVERY!” 🚨 Outside Delaney Hall ICE prison on Day 8 of the hunger/labor strike, a six-tour veteran tells @jordanchariton.bsky.social that what’s happening inside is “a different form of the same thing” America has always had. WATCH @jordanchariton.bsky.social LIVE ⬇️