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Republicans would rather shut down the government than help millions of Americans afford health care. This article tells some of their stories, and is a good reminder of what’s at stake.

Moldova’s pro-Western ruling party decisively wins a tense parliamentary election fraught with Russian interference claims.

Heartbroken by news of yet another senseless act of violence this morning at a house of worship. No American should ever fear for their safety - least of all when gathering peacefully to pray - and yet tragedies like this have become frequent.

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She is running for governor of Colorado. She is the type of leader we need today. She studied project 2025. She knows what is coming and has a plan on how to protect Colorado. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8SwuN9X/

🔥 RICHARD MASSEY: “No one here in MEMPHIS asked for military occupation… this is not a war on crime, it’s a war on the working class… we know better than to sign off on our city becoming a blueprint for authoritarianism.”

The President of Spain posted this highlight video from his visit to the summit in London. This video prominently shows him meeting with Pete Buttigieg. It shows you how much respect Pete has around the world.

BREAKING: Moldovans are heading to the polls to cast ballots in a tense parliamentary election plagued by claims of Russian interference, a vote seen as a choice between integration with the European Union or a drift back into Moscow’s fold.

Remember, remember the 5th of November. open.substack.com/pub/geekyner...

Yesterday people asked why Nexstar and Sinclair caved. The answer is simple: those who tracked which companies were advertising with them made a huge impact. Thanks to those calls, companies began pulling their ad budgets over the Kimmel blackout.

He lacks the legal authority to impose this fee, but he’s pressing ahead with it anyway and creating maximum chaos.

Thanks to everyone who canceled their Disney Plus subscriptions we’ve had over 50,000 people confirm they’ve canceled!

Extremism feeds on fear. Kindness and knowledge can stop it. 📚 An informed, empowered people are the strongest defense of freedom and democracy.

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This is a 9-0 Supreme Court decision from just last year.

IT'S OFFICIAL: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York State, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and New York City have formed the Northeast Public Health Collaborative. The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.

David Letterman is right: you can't appease a tyrant.

Resist. Persist. Stand up. Speak up. Thank you Gov Pritzker. #WTFAmerica #Resist #Petsist

Former President Obama emphasizes the importance of Americans maintaining the principles of democracy as holders of "the office of citizen."

It actually hurts to listen to this man speak now. I miss the world we had. Such an incredible human being.

Watch this, and keep in mind that Sinclair's right-wing propaganda now reaches 72% of all households in America.

In a conversation with @ichotiner.bsky.social, Michael Idov, who formerly ran GQ Russia, discusses Donald Trump’s role in Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension and what it says about authoritarian leaders and their relationship to comedy.

Where the separate divisions of ANTIFA landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944:

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I hope no person on earth, vacations in the USA or buys American goods until the Child Raping Criminal and his followers are behind bars.

Federal officers took 11 Democratic officials into custody inside a federal building in Lower Manhattan after the group demanded entry to Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding cells where migrants were being detained.

I wish the USA had the same Democracy as Brazil and South Korea. When their so-called leaders led coups to overthrow Democracy, the fascists were arrested, jailed and convicted for treason. In the USA, we allowed the fascist to be reelected after trying to overthrow Democracy. No excuses. VOTE

What's happening with Jimmy Kimmel is about politics and power.

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After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.

Walz: This is North Korea style stuff. And it's being done because this is a weak, thin skinned man who's failing as a president. All of the things he promised are not happening. It's a it's our most cherished freedom to point out very clearly, this is a terrible president

Late night hosts criticizing the president isn’t new. Having a thin-skinned dictator wannabe who can’t take it is.

The need to silence your critics only reveals how weak and fragile you are.

STEWART: “Comedy doesn’t change the world, but it’s a bellwether— we’re the banana peel in the coal mine… authoritarians are the threat to comedy, music, art, thought… progress.” Nailed it.

I read 1984. And Fahrenheit 451. And A Brave New World. And The Handmaid‘s Tale. And The Giver. And The Road. And The Lottery. And The Parable of the Sower. And The Hunger Games. I know what I’m seeing.

House Democratic Leadership Statement on the Suspension of Jimmy Kimmel.

Your idiot-ass Uncle Ricky who, last week, was an expert on the radical Left extremists, is sure to be talking out of his cinnamon ring about fascism today. Make sure to share this with them—WIDELY and OFTEN—to piss them off. Make America Anti-fascist Again.

ABBY PHILLIP TO SCOTT JENNINGS: “Hold on… There are plenty of people over on (Fox) who lied about the election and denigrate half of 🇺🇸 every night, and they are allowed to do it… is the government supposed to be punishing people for speech they don’t like?”

Pritzker: What's at stake here is free speech. It's our constitution and our way of life. Do we really want the president intimidating people, organizations to get others fired? People ought to be standing up and speaking out.

So much free speech.

Previous generations fought fascism in nearly every corner of the earth. Today it’s on our streets, silencing opposition and attempting to control the airwaves. The GOP has declared all out war on free speech. It’s up to us to fight for it.

“I’m pretty sure that Chuck E. Cheese has more of an in-depth prior hiring process." How a little-known former Green Beret went from starting a company to prevent hangovers to the center of a dubious scheme to deliver aid in Gaza.