Given a lot that's been going on lately, I felt the need to make a new pinned post.

Gonna post what teenagers watched on the news during Vietnam. How we learned what reporters were. REPORTERS. This issue of how we are being lied to by omission is deadly serious, and I mean that literally. My school friends had uncles & older brothers, whose names we wore on yellow POW wristbands.

I have never seen this meme before and I am wheezing! 😭😭😭😭

No. The problem with even entertaining this discussion is that it reinforces the wrong-headed idea that values are solely informed by faith. I don't want to feed into that nonsense. Let's just stick to being the party of recognizing everyone's common humanity and working from there.

This is disgusting. I have nothing against people making money. I have nothing against seeking wealth. But the conditions that led to this kind of immoral excess should never exist. Fuck Regan. Fuck small government conservatives. Tax and regulate the shit of the ultrawealthy.

Today is the tenth anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub mass shooting. The Pulse Nightclub was a refuge from the hate for the LGBTQ+ Latino community... at least it was supposed to be. That peace, that sanctuary was shattered by a hateful monster that murdered and injured more than 100 people.

Cold war baby sick right there with you, Olga. I am so sorry.

A reply to a post that mentioned that my knee is messed up. Instablock.

I'm flaring and my knee is still a mess, so this tracks. My plan is to sit here like a slug drinking coffee all day.

Found this for my Jewish friends.. The Knicks bringing out the best of NYC.. Enjoy and enjoy these comments below 👇🏾

I am not Jewish, but this is where I land too.

Hello! 👋 I'm hoping to raise money for two Bay Area cat rescues. If you post a screenshot of you donating at least $20, I will answer a style-related question for you. But first, let me tell you about the rescues, why they're worthy of your support, and hopefully get you to adopt a cat. 🧵

Don't tell me Republicans care about workers. Tell me which bill they passed to raise the minimum wage. Tell me which bill they passed to expand overtime eligibility. Tell me which bill they passed to protect the right to organize. I'll wait.

Oh, John Morgan? I am shocked, shocked I say, to learn that his abject racism and hatred of Kamala Harris has led him here. Shocked!!!!

If Epstein's last name was Thompson or Smith, leftists wouldn't be turning the "Thompson Class" or "Smith Class" phrase. They know exactly what they're signaling.

I know many of us are wiped. Screaming into the void, trying to open people's minds and eyes, working to GOTV, is hard. There is way more work to do between now and the midterms. More feckery to deal with. Do what you can, with what you have, when you can. #QOTD

@lanana421.bsky.social this hoyle person is a real treat. Please do your thing. What a piece of trash.

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NAACP doing the work per usual youtu.be/mCZtW_FTKnA?...

Yup.

This is perfection!

The message that 🇺🇸 constantly sends to Black ppl is it don't see us as human and won't. It demands that we submit....or else. Everyday of our lives. It wants to penalize us just for existing. And it gets angry when we fight back. #MalcolmX made the call & it still lives. #BlueSky #BlackSky

A society that allows itself to be a captive audience to extremist propaganda is ill equipped to confront these ills. Humoring "both sides" of an argument when one is literally fanning the flames of violence against marginalized groups helps the fire take root.

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The reason there was no groundswell backlash amongst progressives against Platner (despite several high-profile progressives being against him) is because his rise was entirely powered by DC interests and slopulists seeking to slot him into a fantasy about How Dems Can Get White Dudes Back.

There's a direct throughline from Platner to the ridiculous attacks Republicans are using on Talarico.

They also don't understand that even BEGINNING to restore what has been torn asunder by the current gang of assholes is gonna take people who ACTUALLY UNDERSTAND HOW SHIT WORKS. This is not the time for training wheels and "Say awesome shit and hope everyone magically makes it happen."

At this point, I really don't know or particularly care whether Maine will flip or not. The larger issue, as we saw in yesterday's SPLC hearing,is that everyone on our side of the aisle is going to be asked about this guy. Think about that. 1/

Platner supporters. “…white working class flavored daddy to make them feel they’re not part of the icky girly party.” “…on a spectrum from thinking women are disposable to outright hating women.”

Hey y'all, this week I would like to focus @scolom.bsky.social in his race. He has a legitimate shot and if you can toss anything to help power this campaign, please do so. scottcolom.com

THIS And I think this is true about the broader brogressive left, generally. It's clear that they would rather position themselves as self-righteous wreckers instead of forming broader coalitions to achieve actual wins.

Okay Maine... I need you all to show up and rank Mills, Costello, and LaFlamme (write-in) above Platner. You have it in your power to avoid disaster. You can do this.

Good luck to @janetmillsforme.bsky.social, @davidcostello.bsky.social and @andrealaflamme.bsky.social today. Maine Democrats, the rest of the country's Dems are begging you to do the right thing and REJECT Platner.

"He's anti-genocide" Yeah and bragged about how cool it was to kill Arabs. Man, I know I am a fuck up but a lot of you are some fucked up people and breathe believing you are a good person

Super exciting news!

If you only pay attention to politics in Presidential election years, while ignoring what your state is up to in between, you are part of the problem. It's a collective problem we ALL end up dealing with. 1/ talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/how-the...

Heartbreaking and enraging.

Mamdani is getting over $1B in bailout from entrenched bureaucrat, Gov. Hochul and he’s delaying pension payments to fund his policies, but don’t let the facts get in the way of the narrative. When the bill for the pension delays come due, I hope you remember who’s responsible for it.

I'm nominating Ish for the Nobel Prize in Literature for this banger.

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For a campaign that got pissed at Janet Mills having Dem women talk about how repulsive his rape apologia Reddit posts are they’re relying a lot on “real Mainers” who end up being people like friends of his parents. Aside from people like Tommy V**tor’s dad going to prep school with Graham’s dad.

Mills, LaFlamme (write-in), Costello…3 people who are easy to rank in any order you want while leaving that other one off this week.