He intentionally passed in front of the vehicle to set up an officer safety scenario.

The kleptocracy only exists because the citizenry has token representation when compared to the top 1%.

The betrayal by Senate Dems is an indication of one thing- it's that the money in our politics always casts the last vote- whether you're on the left or right.Republicans flourish by exploiting frustration while Democrats consistently destroy their credibility by disappointment.The duopoly must die.

As much as the Democratic party claims to be about fostering diversity- they sure do have a problem with any thoughts that don't align with their centrist corporate norms. Neo-Liberal Dems are not progressives- and our election systems are not configured to deal with that fact. Overhaul elections.

Telephone polling is generally worthless because it does allow for nuanced responses that would call for accountability.

The majority of the General officer corps thinks Trump is losing his mind. This speech was an attempt to lull them towards his political will. Some will inevitably gravitate towards it, driven by blind ambition- while others will not, and will likely stand in judgment of their own in the future.

How long are we, as a nation, going to tolerate destruction of our government under the guise of a "mandate"?

AI sees realities that aren't there, it hallucinates... and we do the same with our politics.

Trump embarrassed the United States in front of the UN General Assembly by insulting the intelligence and dignity of many sovereign nations.

This world would really bother me me if I wasn't just an avatar.

The market should determine CEO pay, no shareholders.

This administration has crossed the Rubicon in terms of censorship, which used to rely on passive methods like utilizing an algorithm vs the current active method which involves weaponizing a government agency to suppress contrasting/opposing views.

This administration is driving more and more people to independent media and it's going to be their downfall. Wait for it, Trump and crew will be coming after independent media once they figure out how much power it actually has.

In light of the recent comments by the VPOTUS on political violence, the political right is going to redefine gaslighting as something that only occurs on the left. Be ready for it.

Stolen from A More Perfect Union.

We will continue a decline into fascism until enough people realize that fascism only truly profits the few and not the many.

US politics is broken, and televised Senate and House committee deposing agency heads is nothing more than performative politics with no accountability attached.

Watching the FBI Director testify before the Senate Oversight committee. And based on what I am hearing, Kash Patel's career is not going to end well once the Repulblicans are out of power.

Just my opinion, but 91 years is too old to serve as functionary in either the Executive, Legislative, or the Judiciary. They can serve in some other capacity, but not as an elected representative or an appointed judge.

I believe this assassination was the result of an accelerarionist, someone acting to incite civil strife in order to destablize the current systems. And if/when they are found, they will be un-alived during apprehension. Regardless of whether I am right, this administration will use it to escalate.

Am I the only one who sees the irony of CK being shot while being asked about mass shootings?

Data centers are the next big polluters and resource drain- and they would not be prevalent if our personal data was protected as a right. Data rights are a human right.

Saw a video today talking about data centers being stood up to facilitate AI, and in rural areas they can use more power than the communities that surround them. And these AIs are being used to draw profit from people. At what point are we going to see the folly of this technology?

Ok... I'm ready for our Star Trek world now. Can we just do it already.

Stolen from FB....

Is it just me, or does this alleged assault by a gang of DC youths on a DOGE staffer seem "sus" (as the kids would say)?

So along with the nullification of collective bargaining (dissolving power of the union), we were just told in an in-person, not recorded or televised town hall that our facility's top 2 executives have been removed (no further information). This is a leadership purge to install Trump loyalists.

Just got notified that I don't have union protections any more as a Federal worker... unless you're either a fireman or law enforcement. Next will come the loyalty tests. I fucking hate this administration.

Abusers should be cancelled, and their gains forfeit to those they abused. That is the true measure of accountability.

Stolen from FB.

The Confederacy was never dismantled after the Civil War. It was instead allowed to disguise itself with an air of legitimacy and has now coalesced into the political far right- and they are weaponizing govt to suppress, so they can ultimately repress progress in pursuit of power and profit.

Was just listening to a FB reel where a teacher stated that we are all "collectively raising these kids"- and he's not wrong. Parents that insist on teaching methods that do not promote 'unity of purpose but individual in thought' don't have the right to deny other students the learning of empathy.

Listening to a podcast and the host is talking about politics, states he "could see a future with white people in camps" and fears a totalitarian govt. He politically aligns with the tech broliigarchy and I don't think he recognizes their actual threat. Some people just keep feeding the wrong wolf.

The temd of big businesses to ask me to donate or to "round up" my purchase offends me. Specifically because of the amount of $ said businesses rake in. I have to wonder who is actually benefitting from these transactions. Screw corporate America for getting involved and messing up our politics.

In the 2024 Presidential election, "88 counties flipped RED and ZERO flipped BLUE.The odds of that happening are 1 in 1 octillion." * And Trump won EVERY swing state against all odds. Demand HAND RECOUNTS now. *Courtesy of The Common Coaltion

To the intelligent and knowledgeable among us- what do you think is the motivation for Trump and Netanyahu to ally against Iran?

Future history books are not going to be kind to MAGA supporters.

ICE is becoming the private army of the Executive. The Judicial and legislative also need their own LE office to effectively counterbalance.

A society of individuals can be moral, but as it applies to governance, its laws must be secularly moral (ethical).

We are experiencing a moment, the kind that historians write about. And if we choose to rise and stand as one during this moment, there will be no need for heroes and martyrs in a later hour.

We are living in the most frustrating of times, and I long for simply interesting days. Human empathy seems to be lacking amongst a great number of us. But I still believe we are better than our politics and economic system are encouraging us to be.

My passion going forward is to change the system of elections here in Pennsylvania in order to negate the power of political duopoly.

Battlestar Galactica fans, do any of you recall when Starbuck was screaming "WE'RE GOING THE WRONG WAY!"? And that's how I feel about governance in the United States right now. We are headed towards a troubled destiny, which I only hope prosperity for all lies on the other side.

Somebody in the media needs to pressure Trump about the election in a "Colonel Jessup, did you order the code Red?!" moment. Trump is losing it, and I think he would admit to cheating in the election because he feels righteously justified.

We used to shop WalMart because prices were low, but now we shop WalMart because there are no other choices.

Boomers benefitted from a strong labor movement that used the government to force corporations and industries to pay a living wage. But at some point, they got greedy and leveraged their children's rights to the same for their own profit. If we fix our elections,we can get $$ back into middle class.

I've watched enough videos of law enforcement violating civil rights to know that accountability for their failure to uphold the Constitution is never immediate. Because cop culture fosters a mentality of "us vs. them" in the majority of cases.

I find it distasteful for large stores that make billions in profit a year to as me if I want to donate to causes when I am well aware that they likely contribute almost nothing to local economies.