And the thing is their pitch wasn’t democracy, but rather fear of trump while facilitating genocide and blatantly trampling on our first amendment rights.

Here's the nut graf: After Harris lost, everyone in DC assumes "democracy" is a political loser — that you need to beat Trump on "affordability" or "healthcare" or other kitchen table issues. Everything from *every* other country's experience with authoritarianism says this is dead wrong.

all accusations are unverified, once verified they aren't accusations anymore. adding "unverified" in front of the word makes it sound like the FBI concluded it didn't happen which .. is not true!

Don’t you think that if the cops really got fucked up by ice and rocks, the injury pictures would have already gone viral?

The President singled out racial minorities as the source of fraud in the United States and the first line in recaps is “he stayed focused on the economy“ lol

Having flashbacks to the campaign when Trump would say HORRIFICALLY racist things in EVERY SINGLE SPEECH and no mainstream news outlet cared.

I have said this so many times now but one of the straws that broke my camel's back in news was being sent to cover a 2016 trump rally and finding it NOTHING like I had seen on TV....and it becoming extremely clear the coordinating right wing lying all media is dedicated to

It is worth remembering that, but for a group of (Democratic) senators defying the White House, Summers would have been Fed chair in 2013 while he was still friendly with Epstein. www.thecrimson.com/article/2013...

Uhhhhh why is the FBI raiding LAUSD headquarters???

Playing with a 3x gold medalist is cool

trying to get back home alive

I kinda feel like we need a comment from pres Obama. Summers was instrumental in his approach to the 2008 financial crisis recovery.

Paliwal is right, just not in the way he thinks: One thing AI has in common with cars it that both have been advanced by powerful interests in the name of progress for progress's sake without any thought as to how and where they are deployed nor the societal or environmental harms they produce.

Not at all a reason to worry: "The sustained complaints on the officer describe [that] the officer “took law enforcement action” based on the complainant’s race ... did not activate his body-worn video..., unnecessarily pointed a firearm.., and searched a complainant’s vehicle without cause."

Fbi raiding LAUSD superintendent house and office???

NYT confirms MS NOW: The Epstein files released by the Trump Justice Department failed to include some key materials — FBI memos summarizing interviews — related to a woman who said she had been sexually assaulted by both Trump and Epstein decades earlier, when she was a minor.

The City Council's prominent bigot, who has support from Julie Menin, is now lying about DOT analysis of street safety projects. This is quite a thread/hearing.

Really got to say NY or CA. Like this whole thing could be NY on Long Island. But it’s CA.

Look at my accountant dawg, I’m going to jail

Good but also why is the only form of accountability hoping these assholes resign/forced to resign?? That is a big problem with our institutions/elected govt.

once a year the brunchlords at Semafor host a "restoring trust in news" conference where they unironically platform most of the people responsible for destroying trust in news, then lob softball questions at them this year's lineup is a real doozy (notice the complete absence of indie media)

I wrote about the trust trap last week because I am tired of the "we are restoring trust" claims from the people destroying trust. It is time to label and reflexively reject this bullshit. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-trust-...

So was rep Al Green the only effective Dem tonight?

We went out to visit California City Detention Center and found a whole new fleet of vehicles waiting in the lot. @lataco.bsky.social

Imagine if instead of saying stuff like "Trump lies" or "that isn't leadership," Dems said "trump is murdering Americans, creating concentration camps, enriching himself through widespread corruption and trying to stop you from voting. And as such we won't vote for his nominees or fund his terror"

💯💯💯💯 what good do they do us rn??

i’m tired of hearing about the founding fathers. i just feel like, that’s enough of that

You know they did. Unanimous consent to sit and be insulted by the President for two hours rather than attempting the most token resistance and refusing him an audience

“Any mail that’s getting dropped into a blue box is not getting postmarked on the same day, and likely not on the day after either,” says the leader of a postal workers’ union. This could have tremendous implications for voting:

They should have all walked out when Al Green got thrown out for holding up a sign that simply said "Black People Aren't Apes".

"more devoted to 'order' than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice"

In competitive authoritarianism (US right now) there's often a "loyal opposition" that's essential to the regime. They are so wedded to "decorum," they go along with rites & rituals that help regime prop up veneer of normalcy, undermining clear view of regimes actions & aims.

How can any Democrat stay inside the chamber after this kind of xenophobia? What are they even accomplishing by politely subjecting themselves to this?

This is a 🎯 thread and I’m quoting from the middle because at the beginning it looks like municipal finance and it takes some scrolling before it becomes disability justice - it’s both.

Israel's attempt to manifest an American war with Iran is getting a little embarrassing all the more so if it works I guess but seriously get some self respect

I have no regard for a man who rips parents away from children, deports families, & imprisons our babies. That's why I'm boycotting today's #SOTU & instead shedding light on the stories of our children terrorized by ICE. Because our children deserve a childhood free from fear.

Thank God someone is saying this because it really needs to be said and said very loudly

“the president’s speech is going to be over two hours long!” they’re doing kalshi shit guys. they’re leaking a bunch of stuff about a super long speech and he’ll go about 2 minutes short of the supposed mark and everyone in the white house will make $200k on it

Damn this seems exactly correct.

This is why it matters how mayor Mamdani responds here. Ya got the rich white lady commissioner calling this criminal behavior and in the vid you can see multiple Black young men/teens having fun.

I guess now would be the time to talk about how young Black men and kids are heavily policed and criminalized when having fun in their city.

Any institution that sends violence workers because people are having fun in the snow needs a massive budget cut to pay for…literally anything else.

Vance is the protege of Epstein associates. And he's been kept completely out of the discourse.

Schumer is supposed to represent the majority of New Yorkers, Democrats and all Americans who oppose war on Iran. Instead the leader of the opposition says Trump should “make his case.” Who will actually stand up to this administration?

He wants war. He has for many many years.

“…who died after lighting herself on fire last year.”

Totally insane! These kids are on "house arrest" now and charged with assault for protecting themselves and their schoolmates from a raging attacker who turned out to be the police chief. Read this! Gift link! share.inquirer.com/ZOafbI

The "inspector general" to tackle CORRUPTION at LA City Hall appears to have become a pet idea of some Charter Reform commissioners ... even though there's been strong skepticism from good government groups. Now the Ethics Commission itself is on record "strongly" opposing it.

Here's the full Ethics Commission's letter, which also raises "serious" concerns with a number of other recommendations and proposals the Charter Reform Commission is running with, at the moment: drive.google.com/file/d/1pknq...