This needs to get a LOT of traction.

I had a profound thought late last night: The randomness of fate and existence dictated that we be alive during these times. We will be measured by how we choose to react. Motivated me look for quotes. Unsettling but not surprising that the best I found were from two who paid the ultimate price...

With the signing of the "Big Beautiful Bill" today, herr Trump and his Project 2025 henchmen will have somehow arrived at the outcome they sought after, and "checks & balances", among other things, will be dismantled. This is real. Our Representative Democracy and Constitutional Republic will...

“The moment had finally come, and it was every bit as lowdown, vindictive, personal, petty, operatic, childish, consequential, messy and public as many had always expected it would be. “The clash of the titans was upon us, and the gloves were off.”

But how about the best FOUR PANEL meme...

It’s bad because of all the collateral damage (us) but also good because we have so little to enjoy in American politics

Raise your hand if you did, we should probably be friends...😁😅🤣

This is fun to watch. Somebody get some popcorn...

This is exactly how I feel. It's now, yes, but the endless angst from decades of trying to get conservatives to see reason and reality... Nearly overwhelming to consider it all at once.

Bono has staked his reputation.. that the more blended the world becomes, the better off everyone in it becomes. Now, he's watching as a violent snap back toward nationalism has spread across continents. “I’ve been very angry,” he says. “ There’s too much at stake. www.esquire.com/entertainmen...

“So far, the most energetic opposition has come not from civic leaders but from everyday citizens, showing up at Congressional town hall meetings or participating in Hands Off rallies across the country. “Our leaders must follow their example.” Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...

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"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work. snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...

I am firmly between these two camps at the moment. The daily deluge of updates detailing the dismantling of the American system is troubling, to the extent I've been referring to our phones as " #Apocalypse Rectangles", yet to look away and say nothing feels inadequate. (continues in comments...)

I hope everyone knows that it's very easy for any social content platform, including Bluesky, to be a misery machine and that if you aren't intentional about it, they will absolutely decrease the positive impact you have on the world while making you less happy.

Dr. Anthony Fauci urges Americans not to accept "Normalization of Untruths".

It was a good day on the common standing up for labor and standing against fascism... #mayday #Resist #ImpeachTrump #boston

Let's do this! Show the Trump administration and it's Christo-fascist supporters that you are NOT OK with the disregard for the Constitution, dismantling of Federal programs and ICE Gestapo! #mayday #FiftyFiftyOne #resist #may1protest #impeachtrump #boston #laceupshowup

National Law Day of Action -- May 1st Lawyers, law firms, bar associations, the general public lawdayofaction.org

NEW: Judge Xinis orders the resumption of expedited discovery in the Abrego Garcia case, setting a series of deadlines over the next two weeks. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

In all truth, I understand the Germans of the 30's and Hitler's ascent to power far more than I understand the Americans of the last decade and Trump's rise. Germany was in a uniquely bad spot and propaganda was difficult to fact-check. America... (read more in image)

"He campaigned on overruling the courts, arresting domestic opponents and imposing tariffs. No one should have willfully ignored the fact that he tried to overturn an American election on the back of a self-evident lie....He broke it and they bought it."

The AI companies have been caught building AIs that only tell us what we want to hear. If we don't get a handle on it, that's gonna go really badly: www.platformer.news/meta-ai-chat...

The speed with which Congress not having the power of the purse, law and the Constitution be damned, has been normalized by the press is the most terrifying thing to me.

Thank you Greyhound!

Please highlight this story. ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago. kfor.com/news/local/w...

"The president of the United States launching his own cryptocurrency....It almost breaks the brain when you actually read the facts of it." The corruption is no less shocking for being out in the open. Joe Weisenthal joins @timmiller.bsky.social on today’s Bulwark Podcast:

Lindsay. Licking the boots as he is SOOO good at doing...

does any thing normal ever happen any more is every thing just fuckin insane i am just asking

Congratulations to Canada’s Liberal Party and their Prime Minister @mark-carney.bsky.social on their victory. 🇨🇦

At least that statement doesn't signify what is deeply wrong with the way Trumps legions think.

They can come into your home & if you fight them they will charge you for obstructing justice. No warrant is needed, they can just go in if they feel like it. The gestapo are here people. Are you gonna wait in at home waiting to be taken next? www.thedailybeast.com/leaked-memo-...

With the March 15th invoking of the Alien Enemies Act and yesterday's "Strengthening and Unleashing America's Law Enforcement" Executive order, we are at the precipice... Get in the streets. PROTEST . #50501 #BUILDTHERESISTANCE #NOKINGS #RESIST #FIFTYFIFTYONE #NOFASCISTS

Embarrassing and appalling...

I find that more and more, I dream of being an expat: of putting spiritual roots into foreign soil, of finding what it feels like we’ve lost. The American Dream I once had is pulling me away from America. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-americ...

I'm beginning to realize that too many Americans are simply too lazy to stop fascism.

And now, a note on Bill Owens who, until this past week, was the executive producer of 60 Minutes. We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.

People are NOT understanding what empty cargo ships from China means. It means no work for dock workers. No work for truck drivers, no work for retailers, fewer dollars circulating. The cascade effect is just mind boggling.

ILLINOIS… Gov. Pritzker…

If you have a #Canadian grand parent, this may be worth looking into as an American, if you like having options, like I do...

Canadians will vote tomorrow in the most emotional election since 1988. I have my own preference. But I note: no one doubts that the vote will be free and fair - or that the loser will peacefully accept the voters' decision. That may not sound much. It's more than others have.

Can I order this in a #Trump instead of Caesar? 😜

You broke it, you bought it. t.co/hHXdks6ejw