Let's not be too paranoid about this Supreme Court case. Yes it's bad in general for voting rights but mail-in voting is used a lot by conservative, rural voters and changes in postmark rules effect those voters more. Another "win" that will blow up in the face of the GOP.

What's annoying about the Dem cave is it does/did look like there were enough Rs (MTG and a few swing-district Rs) to pass an ACA extension in the House and in the context of the shutdown, maybe a few moderate Rs could be swayed with some slight changes. But now there's really no incentive....

I love how billionaires are telling us simultaneously that we need to have children or are doomed as a society AND that AI is going to take all of our jobs. And also actually that they are trillionaries now.

As a small-biz owner in a creative industry, the AI-ification of all of my apps is really getting annoying. The AI stuff actually distracts me and gets in the way of my productivity. I don't want to AI everything, just let me send a damn e-mail!

This SC ruling is really, really bad. The US is basically a police state now. To other Latinos who voted for Trump, this is what you get: Law enforcement harassment just because you are brown and speak Spanish. Maybe you're white passing, but are your parents? Your family members?

Fellow Coloradans, the Rocky Ford melons this year are 🤤. Fair warning, eat them over the sink or in a bowl. They are incredible juicy this year.

If you're like me, a person with a job who gets their health insurance through Obamacare, you really got screwed today. The Trump tax cuts are skewed to the rich. Most middle class folks only save maybe $100-$400 annually on taxes. Meanwhile, Biden's ACA subsidies provided $700+ to premiums.

This is an absolute mastepiece. RIP Brian Wilson youtu.be/apBWI6xrbLY?...

Is enjoying Elon V Donald called a schadenfeud?

Very sad you hear about the death of Peter David. Loved his work on X-Factor and he did some great movie novelezations as well. RIP.

Peter David wrote all my favorite Hulk comics when I was a kid. Then, years later, presumably not knowing that I was a fan, he showed up at a book signing of mine to wait in line and give me a signed copy of one of HIS books! Baller move. RIP to one of the greats.

No person shall ... be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law. Nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law ANY PERSON. Not "citizen."

Critical reading.

"I'm not in love but I'm open to persuassion" is one of the best opening lines of music.

Avarice and greed are gonna drive you over the endless sea They will leave you drifting in the shallows Or drowning in the oceans of history

AOC needs to be the new Dem leader. We need a real opposition party.

Counterintuitive, but: this will crush the US wine industry. Booze gets to market on distributors' trucks. These fleets need volume to run efficiently. Subtract EU wine from the equation & it no longer pencils out. Any gains from less competition would likely be paid back out in margin loss.

🚨 Everyone needs to call their Dem Senator right now. They are starting to cave. Tell them: 1. Vote NO on Cloture AND 2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill. Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it. TODAY is the showdown. 🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121

Any CO friends, I urge you to call senators Hickenlooper: 303-244-1628 and Michael Bennet (www.bennet.senate.gov/contact/) to vote NO on the CR currently in the Senate until there are safeguards to prevent the illegal and unconstitutional actions of DOGE against the federal government.

Democratic Senator Chris Murphy on Mahmoud Khalil.

It's hard to believe Elon Musk is real and not concocted as a stereotypical comic book villian by a slightly imaginative 12 year old. Even the name.

This is the goal of Trump, Musk and the rest of his billionaire pals: To throw out legitimate worker contracts and make us all into their serfs. We have to fight back now before it's too late.

A beautiful display of shared humanity.

Crime in Denver is down to pre-pandemic levels in most categories including murder despite an influx of 40,000+ immigrants. The same is true in our neighbor Aurora as well. www.denverpost.com/2025/02/09/d...

I'm seriously wondering how long it will be until the US starts giving weapons to Russia.

Is traditional supply/demand economics broken? Are these billionaires so rich that they are willing to tank the economy to get tax cuts? Like that is worth more to them then having depressed consumer spending in a recession?

I can’t just sit by and pretend I’m not seeing what I’m seeing So, like, the Nazis are in charge now huh? I literally just watched multiple WWII documentaries over the past few months. It’s not funny, it’s not a joke. Like WTF. Grandparents & ancestors who fought this rolling in their graves now

Is anyone else having an issue deactivating their X accounts? I am trying to deactite mine but clicking this red link does nothing? Am I missing something or is this an X problem?

We have to realize that the US is now part of the axis along with Russia and China against freedom, democracy and human rights. Some might argue we always have been but it's definitely clear we are now.

If anyone has some older family members who are among the close to 300,000 people in FL-6 that are 60 years or older, maybe now's a good time to let them know that Mike Johnston and the rest of the GOP ghouls are explicitly going after Social Security and Medicare.

The only real corruption is Trump and his goons. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...

NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.

Pete Buttigieg sets the record straight.

AOC warns us. If we're allowed to vote in four years, I want to vote or her.

Rewind six months ago: "Don't tell me Biden's economy is actually great. Have you seen the price of eggs?" Whoops! www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...

This is exactly right. But it is scary how many people are just subservient to Trump's lies. The Lies of the Powerful Are Still Lies open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

How do we not normalize this?

Biden: "I want to warn the country of some things that give me great concern. That's the dangerous concentration of power in the hands of a very few ultra wealthy people and the dangerous consequences if their abuse of power is left unchecked. Today, an oligarchy is taking shape"

I think Trump just nominated Violator from Spawn to head the IRS.

Immigration from Mexico has plummeted because the Mexican economy is strong with plenty of jobs. Trump proposes harming Mexico's economy at the same time he want to do a mass deportation? You can already see the disaster in the making.

Helpful preview of what will happen to the US if aren't careful. apnews.com/article/russ...

I love these weekly articles about how for sure Trump is going to turn the US into a fascist military state and the average US voter is like...I don't know, turkey was kinda expensive this year. www.yahoo.com/news/trump-h...

I think I left X just in time. JFC.

If Trump returns to the presidency, we will have a fascist security state like we've never seen before. This should be very frightening to everyone.

Is anyone else absolutely terrified that many voters don't find trying to overthrow an election in a violent coup as disqualifying for presidency?