As if irony isn’t already dead, the Hatch Act violation on the DOJ website, which blames Democrats for the shutdown, appears on the page advising DOJ employees they are subject to the Hatch Act. joycevance.substack.com/p/a-note-abo...

Ronald Reagan–appointed U.S. District Judge William Young: “ICE goes masked for a single reason — to terrorize Americans into quiescence… To us, masks are associated with cowardly desperados and the despised Ku Klux Klan. In all our history we have never tolerated an armed, masked secret police.”

Anyone trying to preserve the American experiment by standing up for democracy and to this fascist bully is now considered ‘an enemy within.’ Funny, we’re the ones trying to save America from the likes of him.

OGLALA SIOUX TRIBE RESPONDS TO DEFENSE DEPARTMENT REFUSAL TO REVOKE MILITARY MEDALS OF HONOR FROM WOUNDED KNEE MASSACRE

It’s easy to take democracy for granted. It’s easy to assume that the Constitution is in stone. It’s not. This is a moment when your courage and your activism are most needed.

Cut SNAP, unconstitutionally cut funds already appropriated by Congress that goes to food banks, drastically raise food prices due to tariffs and forcing immigrants out of the fields…then what? laugh maniacally as Americans starve? 🤬

Over 20 years, Peter Thiel quietly turned his Roth IRA into a gargantuan tax-exempt piggy bank. Using stock deals unavailable to most people, the billionaire took a retirement account worth less than $2,000 in 1999 and spun it into a $5 billion windfall. (Published 2021)

And so as not to be outdone by Colbert: 👇 Dutch comedian Arjen Lubach aired this last night on his own TV talk show and it is just as scathing and hilarious! 👏👏👏😂

The dictator in question praised this capitulation & is now calling for Seth Meyers and Jimmy Fallon to be axed next. Fascism is like a bully: when you give in all they will do is come back for more. I never realized how pathetic & thin-skinned a fascist was & how eager people are to bend the knee.

Silly Jimmy Kimmel. He should have just called for all homeless people to be killed and he’d still have a job.

Look I think valuing human life is a phenomenal, wonderful, fantastic idea and also that’s why everyone opposes the genocide in Palestine and the colonial violence in Haiti and Sudan and Congo right? Oh oh you didn’t mean those lives I see

Not only does Charlie think empathy is dangerous, but he also wouldn’t want to let his family’s grief ‘hijack the narrative.’

SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in a college applicant's file is blatantly unconstitutional ALSO SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in targeting whom to detain and deport is cool cool cool

He will go down in history as one of, if not THE worst Chief Justice in our history. He will be remembered as the man who let the Republic burn because he chose to ignore the Constitution and the pillars of our democracy by letting a mad man President operate like a king at every opportunity.

Next year, Americans will see the biggest jump in health insurance costs in 15 years. Meanwhile, the six largest health insurers raked in more than $31 billion in net income last year. Still not sure if we need Medicare for All?

As Trump attacks unions and occupies our city, we’re called to remember how we got here. Labor Day would not exist without the workers who fought and died at the Haymarket Massacre and the Pullman Strike in Chicago. It’s not a coincidence he’s targeting Chicago:

Working in government budgeting I cannot stress enough how bad things will be when we don’t properly fund and staff FEMA! States cannot financially handle billion dollars storms. States also need emergency management personnel from both FEMA and other states (FEMA helps reimburse those states).

This is 100% correct.

Hillary has been right about everything.

Trump’s move to mobilize the National Guard against Americans in DC is another telltale sign of his authoritarian ambitions. But at some point signs of authoritarianism stop being signs and become symptoms of an autocratic regime. We’re far past that point now. www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/t...

The deliberate killing of five Al Jazeera staff has brought the total number of journalists killed by Israel since the start of the war to 237, according to Gaza's Government Media Office. 🔴 LIVE updates:

In light of Trump’s worsening cruelty, vindictiveness, and ever more belligerent attacks on democracy, many of you ask: “What can I do now?” Here are a baker’s dozen of recommendations. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-can-do-f3d

Cats make the insanity of this world more bearable. Meet Olive 💚

The summary is that they are trying to criminalize every aspect of homelessness so they can arrest & forcibly commit unhoused people. Currently(/before), there are not enough mental health & substance use treatment beds/facilities, and this does not add anything, which only leaves imprisoning people

The last 6 months have been a shit show. Government programs are being gutted rapidly. Incompetence reigns as partisan hacks fire qualified civil servants, make life harder/more expensive for average Americans, all while destroying whatever faith we had in our systems. Don’t give up. Keep fighting.

The veterinarian in Iran is being so adorably gentle with this grouchy cat. He’s saying, “will you give me permission to listen to your heart?” And then he jokingly curses the stethoscope after the cat rejects it.

"If this can happen to Colbert and a storied franchise, this can happen to anyone": www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

This would be funny if it wasn’t so pathetic.

If they think Superman is woke, wait until they learn about Jesus.

It’s necessary to acknowledge when bad policy or failures of governance cause/worsen tragedies. To ignore it is to cause it to continue! it’s not disrespectful to those who tragically lost their lives to investigate what happened and try to prevent future suffering and deaths.

Bring back ALL illegally kidnapped souls that are being held in concentration camps abroad and at home, WITH NO DUE PROCESS. WE HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN. Andry Hernandez, and EVERYONE ELSE. Many of whom we don't have names for yet but we SEE them anyways. JUSTICE WILL BE HAD. THIS WILL NOT STAND.

The Israeli military blockade on Gaza has already starved to death at least 66 Palestinian children since the Israeli military stopped letting any aid enter Gaza on March 2, according to local health authorities.

If you are feeling down #bluesky?? Please, look at this cute duck... 💜

Billionaire tax cuts are a policy choice. Cutting healthcare for millions is a policy choice. Cutting food assistance for children is a policy choice. Taking from the poor and giving to the rich is a policy choice. Make no mistake: Trump and the GOP just chose to do this.

god damn he's cooking

Sen Mike Lee & the silence from Republicans made it clear: decency is in the rearview mirror. After he mocked a political assassination, Ed Shelleby, a senior staffer to Sen Tina Smith, wrote to Lee’s top staffers. @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com read it on-air, and honestly everyone should hear it.

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Happy No Kings Day! If you’re able please get out to protest or show your support in other ways. The time is NOW!

“Congress is nowhere to be found.” Checks and Balances are failing but we the people still have a role. Do not give in to authoritarianism. Stand up and fight back.

Here's a baby otter to start your week.

A recent study found that for every $1 invested in the National Weather Service, it produces $73 in value to Americans. Not only is the NWS a life-saving government resource, it's actually quite efficient.

Minneapolis… San Diego… Folks are pushing back. This is only going to get worse.

I worked for two Republican controlled legislatures as nonpartisan staff. This is spot on. Even in legislative bodies with super majorities they do this shit. House Republicans are acting like they’ll never have to face consequences.

~ Pope Leo ~

First-Ever Moody’s downgrading of America’s credit rating due to “Current Fiscal Proposals Under Consideration” Also known as the ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL budget bill currently being considered in the House.

The Trump administration has so far frozen about $11 billion in research funding. University leaders say no other source can fill the void.