I sure hope this analysis is right, but I'm just not that good of a chess player to understand the strategy.

The Democratic party is (still) a party of corporatist conservatives. They just look progressive in comparison to the reactionary GOP, created by Nixon when he invited and absorbed Southern Dems into his party.

Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage

The Dems who voted yes to reopen didn't bend the knee because they thought it was best for Americans, they voted yes because their paymasters demanded it This is why the Republicans really threatened to ground commercial flights What a perfect example of everything wrong with the political system

MAGA - education of the 1100s+/- law of the 1400s religion of the 1500s medicine of the 1600s government of the 1700s economics of the 1800s With an AI boost.

Makes perfect sense, don't you think? Engineless deportation vehicles are more important than SNAP and ACA support to these ghouls. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The Dems who are caving are doing so not because their base wants them to, not because the voters want them to, not because the fed workers and SNAP recipients want them to… they are caving because their DONORS want them to. And that’s really all that ever matters to the corrupt

Excellent coverage of the philosophy that personal riches prove personal worth -- IOW, I'm rich because I deserve to be. Kind of like a secular prosperity gospel; hmmm. Anyway, I'm not sure how far back this philosophy can be traced, but it sure seems to be firmly entrenched in today's broligarchy.

holy shit -- one of Trump's toadies just passed out and the White House event is brought to an abrupt end

Caucacity is spending eight years calling the nation’s first Black president, 'Barack the magic Negro,' ‘boy,’ and ‘tar baby,’ his wife a 'gorilla in heels,' because you have free speech… …but now wanting to fire everyone who calls a deceased racist a racist.

Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.

Just saw this, which is another frightening hole in the mediascape. Vogue is taking down Teen Vogue, who was a clear voice for youth, progress, and health for all -- EVERYone. www.npr.org/2025/11/04/n...

Don't let anyone tell you tax cuts for the rich cost nothing. The less revenue we collect, the more the deficit runs up. The more the deficit we run up, the more Republicans will threaten Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security Tax cuts for the rich are the real Ponzi scheme.

I just hope that the Dems realise it isn't their Party that was attractive, it was the promise of PROGRESS!

It's the guns 💯%

@govpritzker.illinois.gov 37 and Kedzie, East Garfield, Illinois. This is assault.

Walmart, McDonalds and Amazon are the largest employers of people who require SNAP assistance. The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income. They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive. Wanna fix fraud and abuse? Fix that.

It’s clear who the aggressors are. Keep remaining nonviolent, and record EVERYTHING. All of these masked ICE thugs will be held accountable.

Just so we’re all on the same page.

The fact a *single* Amazon full-time employee requires SNAP benefits should be a crime. The fact Amazon is the largest employer of SNAP recipients is a disgrace. Jeff Bezos shouldnt be that rich; he should be in jail.

Social media can push us to the dark side, with negative content. A new study finds watching inspiring videos for just 3 minutes a day is on par with meditation for boosting mood and reducing stress.

I want the United States government to ensure that every American has food to eat, a place to live, a safe neighborhood, transportation to move around & work, clean water to drink, free health care & free education. Don’t care what label you give that. That’s what I want my taxes to pay for.

This ladies and gentlemen, is Louisiana congressman Clay Higgins. What a dumb loser. Meanwhile he's getting paid while a large chunk of his district struggles to put food on the table. kfoxtv.com/news/nation-...

On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.

The average US taxpayer spends $36 a year on SNAP You know what they spend on corporate subsidies? $670 Poor and disabled people who need food are not the problem If you’re angry about “your money” feeding people but not angry it’s giving tax cuts to the wealthy? You’re doing their dirty work.

If you're looking for somewhere to give your money over the next couple of months, your local food bank is about to be absolutely walloped. I'd either give local or steer your donations to Feeding America, which is the main nationwide food bank network. www.feedingamerica.org

Welch: "This has nothing to do with the shutdown. The law requires and the funds are available to continue SNAP right now without any interruption. So that is a decision the president is making on his own to allow people to go hungry."

No alt text, so: cartoon of large building labelled "Dept. Of Justice" with "ice" part slashed out in red and replaced with "ME". Trump stalking away, carrying red paint can, enemies list, and "Comey indicted" sheet. (signed by Walt Handlesman, The Times-Picayune, (c) 2025)

From Hopium: - Senate likely to vote today on rolling back Trump's terrible tariffs - call your Senators and tell them it's time for them to go! - States are suing Trump to ensure SNAP is funded/people don't go hungry - More bad polling for Trump 👇 www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/senate-to-...

Deeply racist, yes, but also deeply stupid. Rural counties have higher enrollments than urban ones. Some of the largest enrollment states are red ones like Louisiana, Oklahoma and West Virginia. Undocumented immigrants are ineligible. Most beneficiaries are required to work 80 hrs/month.

Does anyone else get the impression that they now have a "concept of a plan" in this "framework of an agreement"? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The $130million promised is just performative.

In a wealthy neighborhood in Chicago, immigration agents hopped the fence of a US citizen’s home and tried to pull a construction worker out a 2nd-story window. Homeowner came home to blood all over his house. www.msnbc.com/the-weekend-...

Heather Cox Richardson @hcrichardson.bsky.social

It couldnt figure out a bag of chips or an ROTC uniform but it could figure out he was black?

SNAP, the country's largest anti-hunger program, dates back to the Great Depression and has never been disrupted this way. Most recipients are seniors, families with kids, and those with disabilities. n.pr/48PNNIt

There he goes again

In 1980, Trump promised to preserve Art Deco sculptures on the stylish 1929 Bonwit Teller department store, which was being demolished to make way for his vulgar Trump Tower. He lied. He destroyed them. In 2025, Trump promised to preserve the East Wing. He lied. He destroyed it. (John Baron👀)

Trump's Big Ugly Bill includes a $39B annual business tax break for millionaires. For that same amount, we could extend the expiring ACA tax credits for a year — and still have $7B left over. Priorities.

Fascist news outlets to avoid.

This is who is paying for the destruction of the White House East Wing, per @wsj.com Altria Group Inc. Amazon Apple Inc. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. Caterpillar Inc. Coinbase Global Comcast Corp. Hard Rock International Google HP Inc. Lockheed Martin Corp. Meta Platforms Inc. 1/3

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The government shutdown is especially tough on men, who are losing $1.00 for every 75¢ a woman loses.

That final ballroom was only about 5000 sq.ft. and didn't get built for a couple of years.

🤣🤣🤣 (Not my sign- found on Delawareliberal.net)

I guess I'm glad that I find it impossible to imagine what the next even shittier thing will be, but admitting via AI video that imPotus is proud of how shitty he is is so gobsmackingly depraved it takes the breath away. Rest up everyone. Those of us who care can neither look away nor give up.

I think his diaper failed...