We have a bit of a natural experiment here. Compare the tone, quantity and duration of Charlie Kirk coverage with that of the two Dem lawmakers gunned down in their homes in Minnesota 6 months ago. May be revealing.

According to federal data, 13 of the top 20 cities in homicide rates have Republican governors. None of those cities are Chicago. 8 of the top 10 states in homicide rates are led by Republicans. None of those states are Illinois. And yet Trump is sending troops here.

They want Dems to become Republican because Republicans became Nazis.

Hey, as a librarian I need to tell you: Our funding depends on usage. So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.

He has kept among us in times of peace Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures. He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power. He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution & unacknowledged by our laws.

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Here's Willie & Joe from Stripes' WWII archives by award-winning illustrator Bill Mauldin ✍

> "humans need to argue" > I can't do that on bsky, somehow I feel like saying "skill issue" here would be like standing at the shore of the mighty Pacific, firstborn and heir of Panthalassa the World Ocean, as the waves heave and crash, and going "bit damp"

Today, USAID shuts down. Experts say this could lead to 14 million deaths by 2030—including 4.5 million babies and children under 5. Let’s not forget, Trump recently let a warehouse full of food aid rot rather than feed the hungry. This isn’t America first. It’s America heartless.

Consentagenarians

One of the things I haven't seen mentioned in the discussion re: Trump admin's use of Marines/NG is that they want the military complicit and compliant.

More Americans voted for Senator Alex Padilla than for 48 of the 53 red state GOP U.S. Senators combined.

When a cabinet member announces "We are using the military to liberate an American city from its elected leaders," where do you go from there. What is left to say. The idea of that being anything short of a near-universal "Wait, what the fuck is going on" moment proves how far we've backslid.

Another pro wrestler with better politics and a more clearly articulated moral stance than 99.9% of elected officials

This is what people should read to get a basic summary of the protests in LA www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Seth gets it

Every flashbang could instead be a meal for a poor kid. Every hotel room for a National Guardsman deployed to fire at our neighbors could house a homeless vet. Every "less-than-lethal" bullet pulled from a journalist's eye could be already needed healthcare for anyone else. All of this is a choice.

Rewording my earlier post. RFK Jr will be testifying before Congress. I am interested in what experts and others think would be the best way to leverage this time and opportunity for the public good. If you were behind the dais for this hearing, what would you do? What do you want to see asked?

@governor.ca.gov @lacity.bsky.social she was just trying/asking to go to her apartment. Shot at point blank range. Nothing says "to protect and serve" like firing on a girl at point blank range.

@mayor.lacity.gov What in the fuck are your police doing? @governor.ca.gov @LAPD Fire that monster immediately.

BREAKING: Police were CAUGHT ON CAMERA destroying their own squad cars to frame protestors — and your government still calls them “heroes.” Nah. These are operatives running psychological warfare against the public. This is fascism in plain sight.

I was a medic at the Santa Ana protests in OC today. I watched police fire tear gas, flash bangs, & rubber bullets into crowds of men, women, & children. Other medics and I were clearly marked with red crosses, and the police were targeting us. One of the most fucked up things I’ve ever seen.

Really, fuck looters. If you use legitimate civil grievance to steal shit, you are at best a nihilist. If "violence" means throwing a tear gas canister back at police then I can defend that, but if "violence" means robbing the local small businesses then eat shit.

Hello. I live in Los Angeles. The president is lying.

This...is...not...honest. This pic is from five years ago and not even in Los Angeles. Immoral opportunists like James Woods and Ted Cruz trade on lies to promote other lies.

A video explaining the terms about federalization of the Guard, the difference between the Guard, Reserves, and Active Duty, and when the guard or active duty can engage in law enforcement. Hint: the guard as activated in Calif cannot. adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/video-expl...

@bestese34.bsky.social Thanks for telling the truth.

If you're in the National Guard or Active Duty and you're being ordered to violate the constitutional rights of U.S. citizens - you have options. You are not alone, and you do not have to comply. Call the GI Rights Hotline: 1-877-447-4487. Know your rights. Follow your conscience. Be human 🙏🏻

LOL Hegseth ain't paying. Right now all they're talking about on military forums is how the deployments are broken up into 29 day blocks so DoD doesn't have to pay them active duty benefits INCLUDING no allowance for housing. Bring these dudes some cold water. They'll keep ICE off your back.

There are two pathways to what Trump is doing: 1) He is federalizing 2000 National Guard troops; or 2) He is deploying 2000 members of another state’s National Guard with the permission of *that* state’s governor. These posts walk through the relevant authorities—and the questions they raise:

L.A. is a Mexican-American city. The majority of the population is made up of racial and ethnic minorities. We are all happy living together and really do not want to see our friends, neighbors and families being terrorized by federal robo-cops. This is bullshit.

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Federal employees can not accept a gift of anything valued at more than $20. (training.smartpay.gsa.gov/training_pur...). Did…did the NYT witness and document a gift transaction higher than that? www.nytimes.com/2025/06/02/m...

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Step 1. Announce arbitrary tariffs for each country Step 2. When markets crash, pause those tariffs and say they're just leverage for deals Step 3. Promise deals Step 4. Fail to make deals Step 5. Announce arbitrary tariffs for each country ...and yes, I find it hard to keep my cool, sometimes.

Democratic leadership is purging anyone who wants candidates under 80, shutting down anyone who wants to impeach Trump, and telling everyone to shut up about Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Have I got all that? And their answer is flying tiny banners over Mar-a-Lago?

Relying almost exclusively on the arguments of a dude who the California Bar recommended be *disbarred* because of the *other* time he advanced cockamamie arguments without legal or evidentiary support that would, if accepted, destroy multiracial democracy, is out 👏🏾 rage 👏🏾 ous 👏🏾 heavy on the RAGE

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They want you to believe this 80 year old woman body slammed a chud ICE officer.

Trump is lying. India and Pakistan both say the United States wasn’t involved in negotiating the ceasefire.

Now that's the shade I'm looking for from NPR!

60% of Americans have a chronic condition. Among people over 65, it's 95%. Saying most of our health care spending goes to chronic conditions is just another way of saying it goes to health care.

Excellent piece on Miller on habeas. Far superior to the surprisingly both-sides-ish coverage by some media. What Miller is claiming the power to do isn’t questionable or dubious. It would be anti-constitutional usurpation. www.stevevladeck.com/p/148-suspen...

"Masked security forces captured an opposition leader in the coastal province of New Jersey as regime officials continue their months-long crack-down against pro-democracy elements in the embattled United States. The arrest comes as the regime issued calls for summary detentions without trial."

I  know your goal is to try to make life as hard as possible for immigrants.