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Note the passive voice. Cuts made by whom, pray tell?

Sorry we had to cancel your cancer treatment, but the Secretary of Defense had to fly all the generals in so he could call them fat.

In a consistently Orwellian pattern, the Civic Rights Act is being used to justify disenfranchising and firing people who are not white males.

The cruelty is the point.

It amuses me that farmer MAGA is just now figuring out that TACO fucking hates them. The 20 BILLION dollar bailout of Argentina isn’t just stupid and wasteful, it is salvaging and boosting direct competition for US soybeans and beef. The contracts China had with the USA are now going to

Yeah, that'll win the Nobel Peace Prize. Also, let's bomb New York City. Bright.

Hahaha! I’m honored! Troublemakers R Us!

What an absolute shitshow. Not likely to get better either.

Charlie Kirk was no free speech hero. His Professor Watchlist and his Schoolboard Watchlist were both intended to silence educators with whom he disagreed. American higher education has thrived on the principle of academic freedom; when academic freedom is under attack, America is under attack.

Charlie Kirk, free speech warrior, wanted to end all federal funding to universities that didn't crack down on Gaza protests.

Every time I look at what Charlie Kirk said, it just gets worse This is a real tweet: x.com/charliekirk1...

The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city. This is not a joke. This is not normal. Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.

Yesterday Republican Senators laid it on thick that Trump deserves the Nobel for Operation Warp Speed, so now Junior seems insufficiently sycophantic--the kiss of career death in Trump's Administration. A clever ploy? The scary part is what incompetent fool will come next.

RFK Jr. claims to be taking on Big Pharma, yet he supported congressional Republicans' OBBBA—legislation that shields the top-selling cancer treatment drugs from Medicare negotiation.

Trump thought firing the people who crunched the numbers would change the truth, but it didn’t: his tariff chaos is slowing the economy and costing jobs. Today's report is just the latest sign of Trump’s failing economy — and it's only getting worse.

“The president said he wasn’t aware that people were wondering if he had died, but he had heard there were concerns about his health. ‘“I knew they were saying, like: “Is he OK? How is he feeling? What’s wrong?”’” “Concerned” is one way to characterize the giddy party planning atmosphere online.

Seems to me that Michael Whatley is the drag on Michael Whatley. He is the Mark Robinson of NC Senate politics. But I am perfectly OK with Trump dragging him down further. #NCpol

Ok. This is really funny.

The local team that prepared for a visit by Senator Mark Kelly, to Black Mountain, NC, the "little town that rocks." That's, from left, @angelahlevine.bsky.social, @beth-franklin.bsky.social, @captmarkkelly.bsky.social, and @bsutton-ramspeck.bsky.social.

On Saturday, @captmarkkelly.bsky.social as well as @buncombedems.bsky.social chair Kristen Robinson and @ncdemocrats.bsky.social chair @abreezeclayton.bsky.social came to my town, Black Mountain, the Little Town that Rocks. I'm proud to say I helped organize on the local end. It was a super event!

Amanda Gorman...

If Iowa can do it, Western North Carolina can do it. This was a 20+ point swing. Chuck Edwards won NC-11 by 14 points. Catelin Drey attributes her win to a strong message (affordability and education), plus an army of tireless VOLUNTEERS. Let's get to work NOW, WNC! #NCPol

Tell your friends who couldn’t bring themselves to vote for Harris because of Biden’s position on the war that we hope they are happy with the green light Trump has given Netanyahu and his ministers. They wouldn’t believe things would be worse for Palestinians under Trump. apple.news/A3YGKFdXFTvy...

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Jamie Ager is one of 5 (!!!!) promising Democratic candidates for the nomination to replace Chuck Edwards, a MAGA Republican who "represents" NC's 11th district and who is vulnerable in 2026. Cartoon by David Cohen @cohencidents.bsky.social

Heads up: the Bureau of Labor Statistics also calculates the Consumer Price Index.

A guy with documented mental health issues, who also possessed a carry permit courtesy of Las Vegas, shot and killed 5 people in NYC. One of the victims was a NYC police officer. The shooter brought his meds with him. They were found in his car. apple.news/AVmXKNjSQTDm...

The U.S. can be proud that we’re still freely exporting stupidity.

People in and around Mebane, NC! Please read:

Every election Every school board Every water/utility board Every town council Every county commissioner Every sheriff Every mayor Every state assembly Every Congressional seat Every governor Every primary Every general Lower turnout = empowered fringe

Americans have been duped. Every other advanced country has universal healthcare, universal education, paid family leave, paid maternity leave, at least 6 weeks paid vacation, living wages, and a commitment to green energy. That’s how you make America great.

As someone who lived in New Orleans during the thing you call Katrina, I’m here to say that the time to politicize governmental failure in a tragedy is when anyone is still paying attention.

The feeling when you look out the window while cleaning out the coffee pot and see a bear looking back at you. Not precisely #caturday!

I think I’ll just pin this one. 📌

From @timothysnyder.bsky.social: "The government is putting before us the temptation to cooperate in fascist dehumanization on a grand scale. But that does not mean we must do so. This is an area where actions by individuals, by civil society, by the professions, and by companies can be decisive."

It's hard to avoid recalling this passage from the English historian Tony Judt:

I can

Higher education is under attack.

Interesting to see whether this is still a live possibility, now that Tillis is not running. #NCpol

Political earthquake in NC. #NCpol www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

Does anyone know how to find out when someone became a citizen in the early years of the 20th century? I am wondering whether, under the rules the Trump administration has proposed, my own mother was a citizen. She was born in 1919 to two immigrants.

1/3 When people come together, we are powerful. Listen to Dr. Erica Chenoweth explain their research, which shows nonviolent civil resistance—like mass protests, strikes, boycotts, & building alternative institutions—has been twice as successful as violent uprisings in…cont @chenoweth.bsky.social

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