The endgame of authoritarian regimes is to no longer need popular approval. So don't be too sanguine about Trump's plummeting popularity.

They will get it once we Vote them OUT of office!!!

It’s disgusting that these Democrats caved and 24 million and more Americans will be unable to afford their Healthcare. Fck the ENTIRE LOT of you! We The People want AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE!!! The same kind you ALL have !!!

AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE!!! Is anyone fighting for it?! Hello #Democrats on the Hill what’s going on?!?!

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I’m sick of ppl. I’m so disappointed. Disgusted and sick of ppl. It’s Monday. #gratitude #grateful #ffs

Venice Bakery is remembering those that have died in ICE custody this year by adding them to their community altar for Dia de Los Muertos. By @eltragon.bsky.social

Union Pacific wants Trump's regulators to approve its $72B buyout of Norfolk Southern — a mega-deal that would stifle competition, raise costs, and hurt workers. Union Pacific is also among the corporate donors to Trump's ballroom. Gee, I wonder why?

This dark time should wake us up to the bankruptcy of the corporate Democratic Party. It should mark the birth of the people’s Democratic Party. Zohran Mamdani and others like him are its future. Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-mamdani-moment

Your regular reminder that we desperately need to overturn Citizens United and get big money out of politics. It is among the worst Supreme Court decisions in history. It corrupts our political system every day.

Just another rare moment of me agreeing again with POTUS

Health insurance costs jumped for workers & employers in 2025. This will get worse if the GOP refuses to extend ACA subsidies. Meanwhile, the seven largest health insurance companies made a combined $71B in profits in 2024. Still not sure we need Medicare for All?

And who is surprised!?! The SCIENCE has been out on this for years! 😩 #climatechange but no one gives AF

And who is surprised !?! This is what Dictators do.

#Philadelphia #NoKings was on the MALL between Independence Hall and the Constitution Center @maddow.msnbc.com @donlemonofficial.bsky.social please alert your teams to post picture from THIS SATURDAY- not old pictures from June!!!

@maddow.msnbc.com I’m sorry but who is doing your editing for your show!?! This is Philly from the first #NoKings rally!!! On Saturday WE WERE ON INDEPENDENCE MALL! @donlemonofficial.bsky.social you also posted incorrect photos on your threads. What is going on!?!

So angry and disturbed.

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Five corporations control 90% of the US media market. Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today. Four giants control 80% of meat processing. A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry. The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.

Released on this day in 1987, the sixth studio album by #DepecheMode was "Music for the Masses". It featured such recognizable tracks as "Strangelove" and "Never Let Me Down Again".

Democratic New York lawmakers — as well as City Comptroller Brad Lander — were arrested by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officers Thursday after demanding access to an alleged detention facility run by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at 26 Federal Plaza.

Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today. Four giants control 80% of meat processing. A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry. The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere. It means more power for them and less freedom for you.

Some personal news: I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting. Thread incoming. substack.com/@karenattiah...

This is what it’s like to live under Authoritarianism.

Charlie Kirk spent his life‘s work and all of his energy and time targeting out-groups while arguing for a world in which gun massacres would be easy to enact, plentiful, and inevitable, and he became famous and wealthy doing it, and we’re now not supposed to mention that because it’s not polite.

Charlie Kirk wasn't killed by political violence. Charlie Kirk was killed by *gun* violence.

I’m so sick of this shit .

Walmart spent $35.3B on stock buybacks from 2019 to 2024, enough to give each of its 2.2M employees annual bonuses of $2,719. Last year, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay of just $29,469. Textbook corporate greed.

womp womp.

#FreeDC Mass march hitting the streets of DC now.

This Labor Day (and all other days): Thank the workers who serve you. Appreciate the workers who care for you. Respect the workers who pick up your trash. Salute the workers who get you your mail. Honor the workers who teach your children. Pay all workers a living wage.

i find this image so fascinating. it is both a literal example of authoritarianism but also a second-hand reproduction of the aesthetics of other authoritarian states. it's like a simulacra of authoritarianism whose purpose is to attempt to make the simulacra real.

Recently, in a legally questionable move, the DOJ has sent letters to multiple states requesting access to their voter registration lists. Now, the department is escalating its efforts by threatening legal action if states refuse.

Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024. This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500. Remember this before you order your next pumpkin spice latte.

People are constantly asking me — what can I do? Between now and the 2026 midterm elections, here are five practical steps you can take to make a difference.

The One Ugly Distraction let ACA premium tax credits expire—jacking up health care costs for 22M Americans. In VA, a 55-year-old making $63K will pay $2,410 more just to keep their plan. Working families pay the price for GOP cruelty.

LGBTQ people and our history will never be erased, and the lives taken at Pulse will never be forgotten.

White woman puts Mexican flag on her truck to waste ICE’s time.

The clearest picture of corporate greed in this country is CEO-to-worker pay ratios. At the 100 lowest-paying major US companies, CEO pay averaged $17.2M in 2024. Median worker pay at these companies was just $35,570. That’s a ratio of 632 to 1. How can anyone defend this?

Via Variety: 'Guillermo del Toro refused to make #Frankenstein with too much visual effects and green screens: "I want real sets."' variety.com/2025/film/fe...

Again: this is not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities.

Why isn't a top story that the Justice Dept had a deadline yesterday to turn over Epstein materials subpoenaed by the House Oversight Committee, and they failed to do so?

This is typical of people who hate government. Their belief is that government is corrupt and stupid, so when they enter a government role they immediately crowbar the reality to fit their narrative by corrupting government and making its expenditures as stupid as possible. A centuries-long trend.

Trump wants voters to believe America is ungovernable, and that the only solution is an authoritarian like him taking over. The more chaos, lies, and misinformation he spreads, the more likely people are to tune out completely.  Do not.

Trump revoked Biden's executive order cracking down on anti-competitive corporate practices. This gives Big Tech, Ag, Pharma, and airline monopolies even more power to price-gouge and rip you off. CEOs have been kissing Trump's ring — look at what they're getting in return.

Just a reminder that even Stephan Miller’s family hates him

Jesus was a radical activist and these ppl want to make him out to be a bigoted freak in their image. FOH !

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