Here’s a thought — Maybe these people don’t deserve to be handsomely rewarded? (From NPR)

So let’s get something straight about the unhoused: California is expected to carry a massive share of America’s homelessness crisis, then gets mocked for struggling under the weight of a problem that clearly extends far beyond Los Angeles. 🧵

People need to stop whining about Elon Musk's mission to do a Mars fly-by. This is the advancement of science and exploration. In fact, it's so important that we should send our best people. Every billionaire should be sent on a Mars mission. Right now. You know, for the science.

Stephen Colbert dancing with Bette Midler after his final show. Just pure joy. ♥️ #SheShed

Trump is so far gone and so deeply protected by his bubble that I'm convinced one person yelling "SHUT THE FUCK UP, OLD MAN" to his face would make his head literally explode.

Donald Trump will launch a war on Cuba to distract attention from his war on Iran, which distracted attention from his war on Venezuela, which distracted attention from the Epstein files.

Yep he said it..

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Just wanted to let you know that the IRS has audited every president annually for decades now to ensure there was no corruption and the reason you didn't know that was because only one president found that to be a problem

I just hope the new national holiday falls on a Friday or Monday.

The most accurate portrayal of the pro-Jim Crow, white nationalist Roberts Supreme Court I've seen yet.

It’s obvious now, right? This was never really Republicans vs. Democrats. It’s the ultra-wealthy, intelligence networks, and power structures protecting themselves while the public fights each other.

Blue states & blue cities are keeping the country afloat. Red states can’t make it in their own, they have to rely on tax dollars from cities like Chicago to pay the bills.

The U.S. Forest Service isn’t managing forests anymore. It’s running a timber operation and poisoning everything else to do it. A yearlong investigation by Mother Jones found that the Forest Service and private logging companies are systematically spraying thousands of

The Downballot's @davidnir.com & @yeargain.bsky.social just went live earlier this evening to discuss the huge reaction to Quinn's piece advising Virginia Democrats to lower the retirement age of judges and usher in a brand-new Supreme Court. Watch the whole thing, and/or find a transcript, here!

Happy Saturday! This made me smile. To help children cope with the stress of surgery, Brazilian doctor Leandro Guimarães came up with a really fun game. Before going into the OR the ENT doctor dresses his patients up as superheroes and makes an entrance worthy of the characters. #Pinks

It’s staggering How swiftly states in the South can still move to stymie Black voters And how ready they were to do so

How, exactly, did we go from a $200 million privately-funded ballroom, to a $1 billion taxpayer-funded one?

No American president has ever doubled down on failure as often as Trump. It's pathological - borne from his inability to feel shame or contrition. It's important to distinguish - it's not that Trump WON'T feel shame or contrition, it's that he CAN'T.

One of the happiest dogs in earth. Her tail says it all. 😂🐾🥰 Wait for it... Tbh, the music is perfect. Such a cutie!

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There's nothing like white Supreme Court Justices pontificating about the huge strides made in the pursuit of Civil Rights in America, as they disenfranchise and bless, destroying minority voting districts!

The people saying that gutting the Voting Rights Act has nothing to do with racism are the same people who say overturning Roe v Wade had nothing to do with women

If any minority group can be mistreated or disregarded, all of us can be mistreated and disregarded… #peace #equity #race

A ballroom for someone with no balls!

In fairness, naming a place that is not currently working and causing problems throughout the world after himself is as inadvertently introspective as Donald is ever going to get.

The last thing someone who dances like this needs is a ballroom.

The Supreme Court is apparently only there to remove the rights of women and minorities, at this point.

The Senate passed the Voting Rights Act renewal in 2006 by a vote of 98-0. The Supreme Court majority gutted it on the grounds that the Justices personally dislike the impact.

We have to name and accept that many across the US political spectrum are most comfortable with politicians who aren't Black. Some on our side have declared they don't think representation matters. That's why they aren't blinking today. Their silence is always telling. And it is seen and noted.

No matter who Americans vote for as President they always end up with Benjamin Netanyahu.

There's nothing wrong with you, and you are not broken. The world that should offer us peace, warmth, and secret libraries in the forest frequented by sophisticated animals in little tweed suits is broken.

A black girl born today will have fewer reproductive and voting rights than her grandmother.

“Oh I’m sorry you wanted to vote. That’s not a right anymore. Can I interest you in the right to refuse to bake cake for gay people instead? We’ve replaced voting rights with that.”

If you’re going to take away our civil rights, don’t be surprised when we stop acting so civil

A Supreme Court so fundamentally hostile to the rights of minority voters places the Court at odds with democracy itself. This is the legacy of Chief Justice John Roberts. I opposed his nomination back in 2005, and I stand by that.

The John Roberts Court has done more to reduce the political power of poor people and Black people while enlarging the voting rights of rich people and corporations than has any court since Roger Taney was Chief Justice in the 1800s. I opposed his nomination in 2005, and I stand by that.

Every Blue state should now create more blue districts and go forward. Until we can pass a voting rights act that prevents gerrymandering nationwide, we have to fight fire with fire --- and expand the court when we have control.

The systematic demolition of the Voting Rights Act is complete: 6 people in robes just spit on the graves of every civil rights hero who bled for the right to vote. This isn’t a ruling. It’s a betrayal of our history and a direct assault on our future. Wake the hell up, America!

Reminder that any political party trying to make it harder to vote is sending a clear message: they can't win on their ideas alone.

A SCOTUS that believes that the Constitution protects the political rights of corporations more than it does those of non-White Americans is fundamentally illegitimate and its rulings should be treated as such

So Republicans are anti-gerrymandering now? Interesting pivot from the party that perfected map-rigging, voter suppression, and choosing their voters before voters can choose them.

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Oh this really pisses off DNC leaders and their corporate donors.

We live in a country where the two most dynamic, charismatic, eloquent politicians of this century have the first names Barack and Zohran. This is what bothers the white supremacists so much.

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THE SENATE IS VOTING ON THE BOUNDARY WATERS RIGHT NOW! Tonight, while most people are watching TV or putting their kids to bed, the U.S. Senate is taking a vote that could permanently end protections for one of the most beloved wilderness areas in America.

Trump’s plan will shut down 57 of 77 #ForestService research facilities & 9 regional offices across 31 states. "…blowing up the structure they work within is not a reform. It is chaos, and the American public and our public lands will pay the price," -Randy Erwin, President NFFE Union #DemsAbroad

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