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It's crazy that, as an extremism reporter, I'm sharing a story about federal aviation safety mainly for the purpose of counteracting disinformation put out by a U.S. president. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/b...

Jim Acosta announces on air that he's leaving CNN and says, "it is never a good time to bow down to a tyrant ... don't give in to the lies."

we have a president with a tenuous grip on small legislative majorities who is out of the gate with a flurry of dramatically unpopular orders and who has just demonstrated his weakness on the international stage. if i were an elected member of his domestic opposition, i might try to draw real blood.

Please pay attention to this case being argued in the 4th Circuit tomorrow. It could determine whether the GOP succeeds in stealing a NC Supreme Court seat by disenfranchising 60,000 voters. Follow @democracydocket.com for full coverage of this critical case. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

So let’s see, Trump has been President for a week and now we are fighting with Canada, Greenland, Mexico, Denmark, Panama, Colombia, and pretty much the entire EU. It does seem that Viktor Orban and Netanyahu now likes us more though, so there’s that.

An important read heading toward our fairly uncertain future. @byjordangreen.bsky.social - Just in case you hadn’t seen this.

This is the stuff they feed the cult to keep them from noticing that the only reason why they wanted power was to stay out of prison, have immunity from prosecution, then use the levers of power to enrich themselves exponentially faster than any group of people in human history.

SHARE WIDELY. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS. With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights. You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one. (1/3)

Michael Fanone live on CNN: "This is what I'd say to Stewart Rhodes: Go fuck yourself"

Three Kings post up in the manger. No myrrh. No frankincense. But carryout containers of kung pao, lo mein, dumplings and hot and sour soup. "We have traveled far." "No spring rolls? Where are the ribs? Silence. "You didn't grab hot mustard packets?" Crickets. "Wise men my ass."

I’m here today to be transparent and honest with you about how things are going here. As a grassroots, scrappy independent paper, we’re going through big changes. triad-city-beat.com/help-save-tc...

Attn. federal employees planning to stay on for the incoming administration: If you find yourself being asked to violate the law or otherwise cause harm, and want to speak with a journalist, please be assured I will keep your identity confidential. Reach out at [email protected]

Elon Musk and SpaceX Face Federal Reviews After Violations of Security Reporting Rules www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/t...

ALL JOURNALISTS: As my firm has done since Pres Clinton's Admin, we are willing to consider requests for pro bono legal representation, incl litigation, in #FOIA matters pertaining to 2nd Trump Administration. Please contact me at [email protected] if you wish to discuss. @bradmossesq.bsky.social

Wondering if there's much of a freelance market in ghostwriting manifestos, most of which seem to be either grossly overwritten or tersely underdeveloped and generally unprofessional. Given the political tenor of these times, it seems like it could be growing sector for the ink-stained among us.

Why do so many Americans live in poverty? Because so many rich people benefit from it, the sociologist Matthew Desmond told Annie Lowrey last year. theatln.tc/oc1NTW54

finally a reasonable take

In Legacy of Lies, El Salvador 1981-1984, photojournalist Robert Nickelsberg documents how U.S. foreign policy fueled a violent 13-year civil war in El Salvador.

Racism and horrid, inhumane conditions so intolerable that men incarcerated at Red Onion Prison in Wise, Virginia are setting themselves on fire in desperate attempts to get transferred. “Not protests, but acts of desperation hoping to get out of an insufferable situation.” 1/4

This story is being missed. These men deserve coverage & resources. @byjordangreen.bsky.social, @rawstory.com “In a span of just two weeks, a dozen Black men at Red Onion took the same desperate measures, setting themselves ablaze.”

Wonder how that 17 year old kid far from home, perched above a nuke would feel about MAGA capitulation to the Russian dictator and the appointment of a Russian asset to run our intelligence services. Almost glad he isn’t here to have his heart broken. 2/2

In 1963 my father was 17. He joined the Army to escape rural poverty in NC. He was sent to Red Stone arsenal to train then to a nuclear silo in Germany to serve with a missile unit there. He passed away in 2016. He died from a disease(ALS) that other men in his Army unit died from as well. 1/2

Tulsi Gabbard has all the red flags of a foreign intelligence asset. MAGA is all about the capitulation to power. They don’t believe in America and feel that we are weak. MAGA is perfectly happy selling our nation out to Putin.

Resegregation is alive and well, especially in NC where the gerrymandered lege constantly thwarts the will of voters. #USDemocracy www.propublica.org/article/segr...

After Tom Homan threatened to jail local officials who oppose mass deportations, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston said he’s prepared to go: “Gov Carr has always been one of my heroes. He was the Gov in the middle of Japanese internments during WW2 who said this was the wrong thing to do.”

LONDON (AP) — A civil jury in Ireland finds that mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor sexually assaulted a woman in a hotel.

The young country artist solidifies himself as a rising star in this captivating performance.

My friend and old colleague Lisa Sorg has done incredible work for years on this organization and its director. The wheel turns. Slowly, sometimes, but it turns. #NCPol insideclimatenews.org/news/2011202...

Post a non-religious photo you think of as holy...

Not good enough for Matt Gaetz to end his AG nomination by finishing prematurely. That was inevitable. We need to see that ethics report so we don't have to endure another moment of that shitpiece's political relevance. Leak it now, Dems.

Just my 2 cents. But my goal is to ignore the trolls. Give them zero attention. Block them if they annoy me. I think the worst thing we can do on this site is re-create the ad hominem/ personal attacks that occur across comments on Twitter/insta/tiktok/ etc

Right-wingers are not coming to this platform for any reason other than to be obnoxious trolls to people who just want to be left alone. They are not here for any useful or constructive purpose. They only want to tear down and insult. It’s all they know. It’s how they live.

Breaking NYT: Federal investigators established a trail of payments from Matt Gaetz to women — including some who testified that Gaetz hired them for sex. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/u...

‘Some Gaetz Be Open …Some Gates Be Closed ‘

Our new comedy short, “Overthinking” is now streaming on YouTube. Dating is hard when you’re the worst.

Bluesky tip for newbies: Bluesky has no real algorithm. Likes here do nothing but show the poster that you enjoyed their content. That kindness is always going to be appreciated by creators, but if you want to help to boost something here, you have to repost it so others see it. 🙂

Moms for Liberty’s Local Election Scorecard The “parental rights” group’s North Carolina chapters endorsed seven school board candidates this election cycle. Only two won. www.theassemblync.com/politics/mom...

Black trans activist and entertainer Sir Lady Java has died at age 82. Born in New Orleans in 1942, she rose to prominence in the 1960s when fighting against cross-dressing laws with the support of the ACLU. May she rest in power. ✊🏾🏳️‍⚧️ www.them.us/story/sir-la... #QTPOC #LGBTQIA #BlackWomen

If you need a laugh, giggle or guffaw I have been beginning to ease into scripted work. This is my first comedy short as director- “Millie & Tilly’s Gay Porn Adventure”. Streaming free here: youtu.be/X_CXDROfgxA?...

After a weekend of trying out a few different approaches, I think I'm getting the measure of this platform. And for everyone telling me to shut up and write a song about what happened on 5th November, I already did three years ago www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfeY...

A step in the right direction for Asheville in the wake of Hurricane Helene.

Family includes everyone! ❤️

Okay, y’all… I have finally decided that retreat is the better part of valor. Bringing some rainbow energy over to these blue skies. #bydhttmwdi

Like Joe & Mika, I would also like to announce that I am “restarting my communications with Trump.” However, I will do it in a slightly different way: 🖕

Trump nominates Brendan Carr to lead the FCC. He’s a Project 2025 co-author who’s willing to go after newsrooms for fact-checking Trump. He sucks up to Musk constantly — now he’s in charge of satellites. He’ll kill Net Neutrality. Spare me the “nice guy” takes. www.freepress.net/news/press-r...

This is the rallying call that I've needed to hear since November 6th. From Roxane Gay in today's New York Times www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/o...

🚨 Columbus, OH🚨 The Nazis currently marching through Columbus, Ohio are led by former Blood Tribe/GDL member Anthony Altick, aka Combat Carl. He murdered a black man in 2015. Video from FB vis @rooster.info Limited information at this time.