one thing that is true for everyone reading this: unless something changes dramatically the number of people who agree with you on what basic facts constitute "reality" will shrink every year for the rest of your life

It’s the Confederate Army retaking the Union states (and the nations Capital). This is the civil war redux GOP turned MAGA Party has been pushing since Reagan kicked off with a dog whistle 1980 speech on (irony alert) “states rights” in Neshoba, Miss where the Klan murdered 3 freedom riders.

Make America Great Leap Forward is going to starve people and enable larger swaths of enslaved labor. #agriculture #ice #usda

Made a video on this! Please share. For anyone who might need to hear, like, *logistical* reasons for why drafting people into farm work is bad. youtu.be/jyVIqq4VBy4

Hey so this is christofascism 💁🏻‍♀️ But while we’re here in this hellscape dystopian nightmare, can I get every reasonable faith leader with actual compassion for human beings to endorse democratic candidates ASAP. That should put this thing to bed real quick. www.npr.org/2025/07/08/n...

Called it : www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/u...

Every decade I've been alive, a US president starts or takes military action in the Middle East.

The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office says the Trump administration broke the law by withholding funding for the nation’s libraries as part of its federal reorganization plan. The G.A.O. will sue if the administration continues to block funds already approved by Congress.

Gallows humor with family. #tyranny #noking #facism #resist

If we were wondering where we are at the moment, imagine reading that two politicians were shot in their homes in, oh, I dunno, Russia. What would you think about such a country? Ok, that is where we are now.

The highlight of the #noking protest yesterday for me was seeing the faces of Hispanic drivers light up as they saw the main street filled with people on their side. I hope their fears are a little less today, knowing there is a majority fighting for them.

From the neighborhood - Hillsborough, NC #noking #nokingprotest

Rounding up migrants in Home Depot parking lots who are looking for work. Rounding up migrant children in school who are trying to learn. Rounding up migrants in courthouses who are following our laws. Doesn’t sound like criminals, murderers or rapists to me. Sounds like racism.

Prepare for a fruit and vegetable shortage in the US this summer. #iceraid

Our Republican County Commissioner Chair is so elderly and frail that he cannot feed himself or walk. Will he step down? Nah. Power is one helluva drug. #elderabuse #Republican

Remember when we would send friends the most unhinged memes & stories from the edges of the internet? Now, we just send news headlines and social media posts from the president for the same effect.

Millions of pets worldwide are the 'why' for millions of people to get up and face another day. #catsky #dogsky #petsky

When I tell my coworkers I play with iron & fire for fun, this is what I mean: #campfirecooking #history #18thcentury #250thanniversary #revolutionarywar

Suddenly, moving IT functions to India is proving to be a massive risk for western corporations. #corporations #latestagecapitalism

If you ever need perspective, walk around a cemetery and find the children's section. Think about why we don't have a recent children's section and then what one will look like soon. #mementomori

New Pink Martini. And a good track for these times. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ksj5...

Future dystopia literature genre: Jungle Gulag

I wonder what Martha Stewart would say about all the insider trading going on at the White House.

🚨 I’m running for the Senate to fight for North Carolina. Our democracy is under attack, and Thom Tillis doesn’t have the backbone to stand up to Trump and do what’s right for our state. Here’s who I am. 🧵👇

This Monday, orange is the new black.

Wistful for the days when I worried about my carbon footprint. #climatechange #collapse

My grandpa played piano in bars at night during the Depression to feed his mother & sister. He never had a lesson, just learned by ear. A musical genius that survived. This is our future. #greatdepression

Straight red lines down.

I am old enough and fortunate to have had a safe, prosperous childhood & college experience in the late 20th century. I never thought I would live through my grandparents' stories of surviving a depression & dictatorship. #liberationday #hardtimes

I knew the end of the world would hurt, but why does it have to be so stupid?????

The question of if a country could fuck itself harder than the UK did with Brexit has today been answered.

No April Fool's jokes here! The real world is too bizarre and frightening as it is.

Called it. Starve the elderly. Decrease the surplus population, to quote Dickens. www.medicarerights.org/medicare-wat...

When you vote with your money, your presence, and your attention, every day is election day. #boycott #buynothing #defundbillionaires

Every hand wringing liberal should donate to friends of library groups rather than do nothing Democrats. RIGHT NOW. Otherwise, your Libby & Hoopla apps and programs are cut. #libraries #librarian #savelibraries

We got #tariff ed today. Emergency water heater replacement. Wholesale unit was $682 on February 1st, is now $750. Plumber was apologetic.

Tax wealth, not wages. Massive inequality fuels the far right. Stop the wealth grab and we have a chance to stop the slide into poverty for everyone. #taxwealth

Fair point: firing park rangers is not backing the blue. They are against law enforcement. @altnps.bsky.social

When all failure is a surprise, then all hardship is catastrophic.

I planted beets, radish, and bok choi today while listening to 'Do You Hear the People Sing?' Garlic growing up strong already. #victorygarden #gardening #vegetables #recession

Dear Rest of the World, Don't come here. It's not safe. With existential screams, The USA

Trump is 100% laying the ground work to Purge millions from the Social Security rolls to justify a tax cut for his oligarchs and corporations. He did it again in his speech Tuesday - I updated my article from two weeks ago to address Trump's repeated lies. deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/twice-this...

That pictures of the Enola Gay were removed just SCREAMS they let AI do this. The Pentagon literally running on autopilot. And that pilot has 13 fingers. Just fabulous. Great leadership guys.

We need Mother Jones, not Barbie.

Those leaders who vocally and physically oppose the regime now are positioning themselves as resistance leaders. Keep track of them. Support them. #resist

If wearing a mask makes a protest illegal, why aren't the white nationalists being arrested? Why did they provide security presence at the National March for Life? #protests #racism