The most important thing to remember about all this fantasy-engineering of the Constitution is Madison's warning: If we suck as a people, no clever constitutional schemes will save us.

Terps hope for a winning season may be over. Payne moaning in pain.

Hegseth and Trump are attempting to convince us that the good guys in the 1700's Caribbean Sea, that we should emulate, weren't the British, the Spanish, or even the early Americans. 𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴.

This is another watercolour painting I did of my niece's cat, Molly. I just love those eyes! #cats #catsofbluesky #petportraits #art #watercolours #paintings #kittyloafmonday

Being on SNAP benefits for 17 years, I've NEVER been told I wouldn't be paid my benefits. NEVER. What is going on is BEYOND cruel. The ppl w/disabilities, ppl w/chronic illnesses & cancer, seniors already isolated, the 16M hh's w/children. WE REFUSE TO BE A NUMBER. WE ARE PEOPLE. WE DESERVE DIGNITY.

A penguin jumped on a boat to escape a Seal… so they took him to the iceberg where his friends were waiting

My humility is exceeded only by my modesty.

Nice to hear Steve Blake is in the house. #terps

I long for the day when we have a renewable electric economy, and "range anxiety" means you are worried you might run out of gas before finding an open service station that still sells old-fashioned gasoline.

The sandwich guy could have just been given a ticket for disorderly conduct, and (if the charges were not dropped) pled guilty, paid his fine, and gone home. What an utter waste of jurors' time and government resources.

Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.

SNAP is not the reason your taxes are high. SNAP recipients don’t need to “just go get a job”. Most of them work. The rest are disabled, elderly, children or caregivers. People need & deserve assistance Your taxes fund wars and tax cuts for the ultra rich Be mad about that

When I was in elementary school, bald eagles were going extinct. I know they have recovered, but I never saw one in the wild before. Until today. (Southern Maryland.)

The new $20 bill

The average age of U.S. homebuyers is now 56, up from 49 last year. In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.

Hey, @dereksmalls13.bsky.social Someone tell Jeff Ermann about this...

Lost in the fuss about demolishing the White House is the detail that it is being torn down, not with American-made Caterpillar equipment, but with a Volvo.

#NoKings Miami!

The Preamble to the Constitution began with three magic words and they were not “I, the King.”

Yes, I've watched it happen since Ronnie Reagan, they crash the Economy every single time and Federal debt skyrocked. They can't govern and give trillions in Tax-cuts to Billionaires and we have to pay for their spending party.

Every knock, every conversation, and every voter reached brings us closer to winning the swing districts that will flip the House for Democrats in 2026.

Just reading some accounts of the apartment building raid in Chicago. I haven't confirmed anything personally, but in my opinion, if you break into an apartment without a warrant 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤 𝘥𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵, you aren't enforcing the law, you are committing a crime.

they are destroying US climate science on purpose, and it hurts my heart. but take it from an MIT-trained nerdass: all most of us need to know is that we have to stop burning stuff stop burning stuff for heat stop burning stuff for make car go stop burning stuff for power we have the tools

Overcast day, sound of military aircraft overhead. Hope it's one of ours.

War ravaged Portland.

Some guy named Santa Claus, who annually symbolizes the benefits of redistributing wealth, gets it.

1980's tax cuts for the rich meant there was a growing cadre of people with suddenly much higher take-home pay who could afford the more expensive houses. Prior to that, such homes would have been un-sellable. The consequent per capita reduction in available homes bid up the price for everyone else.

Remember: The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich. It’s investment in our people — in health care, infrastructure and education — to build a strong middle class. You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.

I saw this on Facebook: If you're afraid that raising the minimum wage will make your business fail, then you don't have a business. You have an exploitation scheme.

I endorse this idea and posted something similar a while back. We have to use all the levers we have.

Pass it on

I wish more politicians understood how the economy is rigged against regular people the way Bill Burr does.

They never specified that they were referring to a 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 business.

In case anyone's confused, yes, slavery was bad.

I was born in Washington DC. My father lived through the roaring twenties and the great depression, and was 27 when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. He served. Went to France, fought the Nazis, met my French mother, married her, they eventually came back here and had me.

We live in a time when we are capable of making sure everyone on this planet is fed, sheltered, and can have their basic life needs met. We could actually take care of humanity as a whole and work on fostering love and compassion. Instead, we get this.

Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice. It doesn't have to be this way.

Stephen Miller tried to claim only real "Americans" built the Empire State Building, but he left out the true stories of the Indigenous ironworkers who actually did. The Mohawk Skywalkers helped shape America's skylines—and shatter the lie behind Miller’s whitewashed nostalgia.

People in Los Angeles have been protesting 24 hours for 2 weeks straight and no news outlet is covering it! 8/8/25

If someone told me a year ago that the fiercely beating heart of American liberty would be located in (checks notes) 𝘚𝘤𝘰𝘵𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, I would have said they were insane.

Tales of horrible depravity. ICE Has Entered Its 'Abu Ghraib' Era www.wonkette.com/p/ice-has-en...

Usha Vance clerked for both Roberts & Kavanaugh. Paramount was one of her clients when at the law firm Munger, Tolles & Olson. I am almost certain she is now working at Heritage Foundation. JD Vance's secret meeting with Murdoch was not for lunch & chit chat. The cards are being put in place.

Buckminster Fuller said, "There are no passengers on Spaceship Earth. We're all crew."

It sounded like the AI bot has ignited a führer over on X.

Not just excess, it’s a system built to keep people hungry so the rich can keep feasting. But the masses are waking up. Powerful video…