The response when progressive policies that help millions of people are proposed... "How will you pay for it?" The response when the richest 1% ask for tax cuts, or banks ask for bailouts, or defense contractors ask for more contracts... "How much do you need?" It doesn't have to be this way.

For those who have forgotten the past 40 years: Tax cuts for the rich ...don’t trickle down Boosting military spending ...doesn’t bring peace Slashing regulations ...doesn’t create jobs Folks, we’ve seen this all before.

For the bottom 40% of families, California taxes are LOWER than states like Florida and Texas. In fact, 16 other states tax LOW-WAGE earners MORE than California taxes our HIGH-WAGE earners. The evidence is clear, and the numbers don't lie.

Just reupping this image from my newsletter last week, that I hope people will feel free to save and liberally spred around the interwebs. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

The military reportedly used a laser weapon to take down a drone operated by Customs and Border Protection.

There are nearly 2,000 events on the No Kings Day map in all 50 states (and 10 countries). March 28 will be the largest protest in American history. Find your local event or plan a protest in your area: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

ICE "should be abolished, but also it should be prosecuted" - Democratic Rep. @sethmoulton.bsky.social, from the centrist wing of the party, tells me he wants his party leadership to go further than just reforming ICE. Doing that is "no longer believable." Full interview: zeteo.com/p/moulton-ic...

President Donald Trump made false claims in his State of the Union address on Tuesday. Here is a fact check of some of Trump’s remarks: https://cnn.it/4b7r4rL

The late-night host offered a much more succinct message on what he called the "real" state of the union.

okay, this is funny, though

"In the first year of Trump’s second term, economic growth fell to a 9-year low, and domestic job growth fell to a 16-year low..." www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

There's always a quote.

This is what happens when you give kids a skateboard. It transforms communities. Skateboarding is for everyone. Skateboarding is love. www.youtube.com/shorts/IVKJu... #Uganda #skateboarding #Thrasher

Andrew Ranken, drummer for the Pogues, dies at 72

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Commentary: Bad Bunny is American; Coldplay is not. The right is selectively freaking out over the Super Bowl

Bookmark that Vice President and future presidential candidate JD Vance retweeted a post that said Alex Pretti was “an assassin who tried to murder federal agents.”

they went to an emergency room seeking help for their 7 year old child. ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents. the family is here legally. www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

Others joined the call for invoking the U.S. Constitution to remove the president from office.

A protester let the president know exactly how he feels about U.S. efforts to take Greenland.

UPDATE: The pipe bomber is a 2x Trump voter and will argue Trump’s insurrection pardons apply to him also www.fox5dc.com/news/dc-pipe...

To those with California Derangement Syndrome, it's time to update your talking points.

Pam Bondi, you can fuck off. I have a First Amendment right to film ICE. In fact, we’ve built an app for immigrants to lawfully fight back against ICE. We’re raising $ to get the “know your rights” app to those who most need it. Hey Pam, make a contribution. Here’s the GoFundMe link: PAXIS.app.

Merry Christmas skateboarding. And @concretedisciples.bsky.social #rollforever #keeppushing #keeprolling #untilthewheelsfalloff #tiltheend #thankyouskateboarding

NORAD Santa tracker is Woke

Take your time, MAGA. We'll wait. #DonTheCon

🧑‍🌾 SPOTTED in Jackson County, Wisconsin…

Under Trump, OSHA has issued the fewest amount of penalties for workplace health and safety violations since 2009. Still believe he’s the “pro-worker” president? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARL5VvYJUe8

Great speech, Trump, but I think the American people have already spoken.

“When the German nation was, thanks to the inflation instigated and carried through by Jews, deprived of the entire savings which it had accumulated in years of honest work..when we were divested of the whole of our colonial possessions” Adolf Hitler, 1939 There’s not much difference

Fact-check: true

cant help but notice there's no room for a future presidential portrait in the line

This is really bad and probably just the beginning . Trump is collapsing this country. I believe it is intentional and we really are under attack.

Donald Trump's lapdog Republicans in the U.S. Senate just overwhelmingly voted to let health insurance costs skyrocket. Jaw-dropping levels of cowardice and neglect.

It’s a #RepublicanHealthcareFailure 😵‍💫

Remembering Sammy Davis Jr., born December 8, 1925, 100 years ago today. Listen to "Sammy and Dino," our season on Sammy and fellow Rat Packer Dean Martin wherever you get your podcasts: www.youmustrememberthispodcast.com/episodes/202...

I am pleased to announce another no-talent year!

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, known for 'Mortal Kombat' and decades of villain roles, dies at 75

CARTOON OF THE DAY

#women #sports #skateboarding 'I never had the chance to meet [Liz] Bevington—she died in 2020 at age ninety-six—but I’ve done my best to gather content about her in my online archive, Womxn Skateboard History. ' thewalrus.ca/meet-the-lib...

youtu.be/TkXjFRJfEpE?... Did you ever catch the Dinosaur Jr intro?

Chris Miller, Corona, Ca 2015. Prints available jgrantbrittainphotos.com

Geer Park Skatepark in Salem Oregon is now open! www.concretedisciples.com/global-skate... #skateboarding #skatepark #salemoregon

Number of states where average gas prices are below $2: Zero. Number of states where average gas prices are anywhere NEAR $2: Zero.

Marco Rubio knew the truth 9 years ago, but he sold his soul for power. Yet he was correct: He will one day have to explain his support for Trump, and this is not going to end well.