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Government, taxes, & regulation are good actually

You wouldn’t last an hour in the asylum where they raised me

The fascist felon dictator is threatening to punish NYC b/c Mamdani won the mayoral election... IMO, it's another temper tantrum, from the incompetent & immature cult leader, b/c his endorsed candidate rightfully lost www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Half a year into his papacy, Pope Leo has done what no world leader — religious or political — has dared: he’s taking on Trump’s empire of lies, head-on. I was there the night Leo was elected. I’ve spent the last six months watching him find his voice — and it’s shaking the foundations of power.

One of the unacknowledged advantages of this awful era is that it's revealing for all to see the putrid connections between great wealth and great power. The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever. But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.

Until the end of the government shutdown, our campaign will be donating $2,500 a month to a food pantry in the Ninth District. And to my fellow candidates, I challenge you to do the same:

Senate update: Republicans are now trying to sneak a backdoor national abortion ban into their government funding bill. Republicans will stop at nothing to control women's health care decisions.

Karp is pathetic and cowardly and deserves every bit of opprobrium the rest of the bar can bestow upon him.

Politics came for healthcare and the only way to fight back is by getting political. So proud to be one of many doctors running for office this cycle and so grateful for @314action.bsky.social and their support. 🇺🇸

Here we fuckin go

I know what it's like to feel alone, to have to beg and cower to get SNAP, to live in fear of violating the byzantine SSI regs. I want you to know there are a lot of people fighting for you right now. I'm just 1 of many, many people in this town who recognize this as the life + death crisis it is

Cosmic dust reveals dynamic shifts in central Arctic sea-ice coverage over the past 30,000 years. Sea ice coverage in the Arctic has been declining rapidly over the past several decades because of the influence of anthropogenic warming, which is occurring faster in the Arctic region than anywhere

(Reuters) - Meta internally projected late last year that it would earn about 10% of its overall annual revenue – or $16 billion – from running advertising for scams and banned goods, internal company documents show. $META @reuters.com www.reuters.com/investigatio...

Ah. So it's not just that particular Dems have to run as moderates, it's that *no Dem anywhere can do anything overtly progressive*, lest it affect the party's reputation and make it more difficult for those moderates to win. Little bit clearer what the larger project is, eh?

FEMA Checks Out substack.com/@richardschr...

“I don’t know where this hysteria and this fearmongering came from,” Makled said.. "I don’t believe that there’s anything illegal about any of the activity they were doing.” "Illegal" will be defined very loosely soon. It has already started. Whether it's Kash or whichever puppet is next. #Pinks

Thank you FlameKurve 💙 @flamekurve.bsky.social @disa-khazad-dum.bsky.social @yodamonkey2.bsky.social @hopeful66.bsky.social @bluthrunthru.bsky.social @jaybird54.bsky.social @northjules.bsky.social @crankyoldcrackpot.bsky.social @mt-nestor.bsky.social @jstmeinmo.bsky.social

The new Countdown podcast drops at midnight - and that's it, isn't it? If Andrew can no longer be "Prince" because of Epstein, Trump can no longer be President because of Epstein Plus: the Royals may be pushing Andrew to atone by telling all he knows about Epstein. Guess who might come up?

Perryman on SNAP Ruling: The good news is that people and communities stepped forward. Federal judges interpreted the law, and now people can breathe a sigh of relief—not because of the White House or Republicans in Congress, but because of the bravery of our clients and the tenacity of our lawyers.

America has no idea what's about to hit them. "Young Republicans" are fully steeped in neo-Nazi edge lord talking points. Fuentes is the present and future of the GOP. After Trump, this is the new form of MAGA. The establishment isn't built for this fight. www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

Pasolini was murdered 50 years ago today.

Feminizing the Democratic Party really sucks. You can see it in the media when they criticize male Democrats for acting macho: cursing, raising their voices, going on the attack. And God forbid female Democrats show more energy than a doormat. They get called “shrill” and “entitled.”

NEW: More than 100 federal judges have now rejected the Trump administration’s new policy to lock up nearly everyone facing deportation — including 12 judges appointed by Trump, according to a POLITICO analysis. Only 2 judges have sided with ICE. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

This is the spokesman they chose to argue that Congress is out of session because of something other than a pedophile protection racket.

I hope this is the start of something big for Democrats‼️ NEW: Barack Obama personally called Zohran Mamdani, the front-runner for NYC mayor, to praise his campaign and offer to be a “sounding board.” Democrats, take notes… 1/2

Was Scottso rooting for Los Angeles, bastion of Gov. Newsom?

How dare those Canucks quote Reagan.

The only people I've known who kept consistently getting speeding tickets are the same people who can't stop drinking even though it's destroying their lives. Found out recently one of them is dead. She drank herself to death in her early 60s.

The crowd tonight in Norfolk, Virginia for Abigail Spanberger and Barack Obama. LET’S GO!!!

the one part of this awful video I found inspiring is the moment when the cam pans back and you see an array of upstanding Americans with their smartphones out filming these gutter thugs. that's really the symbol of the opposition. the smartphone and its embedded video cam.

Hey folks, an update on the battle to bring down prices!

Thinking about how, when George W. Bush Jr. ran for president, it came out that he was basically an alcoholic, irresponsible failson *into his 40s*, despite being given opportunity after opportunity (a whole f'ing baseball team!). Then, when he finally decided to cosplay adult ...

This is the third U.S. Attorney found to be unlawfully appointed. The other two are Sigal Chattah and Alina Habba. Their indictments stand because they were signed by other prosecutors. Not true for Lindsey Halligan.

Welch: "This has nothing to do with the shutdown. The law requires and the funds are available to continue SNAP right now without any interruption. So that is a decision the president is making on his own to allow people to go hungry."

I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice. This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.

“The Pentagon announced today that former Secretary of Defense/former Secretary of War Pete Hegseth will now hold the title CEO of War, following what officials described as a ‘full-blown tantrum’ during a cabinet meeting. ‘Secretary is a lady job!…’” www.duffelblog.com/ceo-of-war-h...

Newsom: The New Testament and Old Testament have one dominant thing in common—Matthew, Isaiah, Luke, Proverbs, go down the list—it’s about food, about serving those who are hungry. It’s not a suggestion; it’s core and essential to what it means to align with God’s will.

Trumpian Ways to Bend Even Lower for Polluters open.substack.com/pub/richards...

The American First guy on Air Force 1 today with his Qatari business partners: “It’s an honor to have you on this plane … first time.”

"If you tell this president, ‘DOJ, you just own all that and can control and direct it,’ surprise—he’s going to use it for corrupt ends." If you want to grasp Trump's $230 million heist and role of SCOTUS and Raskin's oversight, listen to @leahlitman.bsky.social: newrepublic.com/article/2022...

Say Goodbye To Pristine Wilderness and Hello To Chump's Big Oil Donors. Chump's Greed Is Killing Our Wildlife, And Our Planet.......

Staggering how inert the Democratic leadership is. There should be a class action suit representing the public against Trump's demolition derby of the East Wing+add the contractors to the suit. Freeze Trump assets until there's a settlement.

And to funnel taxpayer dollars into Rupert Murdoch's ad revenue starved pockets

Let people see Jack Smith for who he is and not the characters depicted by Trump and others.

I’m not opposed to a windfall tax when someone makes 1 billion dollars in taxable income in a year.

i hope that a governor spanberger and a democratic general assembly uses its authority to discipline the university for its capitulation and to remove these BOV members who have decided that they work for donald trump and not the people of the commonwealth