The liberal frustration is frequently about the violation of norms and how power should be used to uphold the system, even if the system is irrevocably broken. It's time to fight for justice and be willing to work outside the norms and existing power structures. They're not there to help you.

My podiatrist jokes just don’t stand up.

From the "no sh*t Sherlock" files. Why would *anyone* with common sense risk border search & seizure, ICE conflicts, detention, deportation at any time... And that's just from Canada where folks often resemble the ethnomajority. Can you imagine the risk coming from Asia, or Latin/South America?

Kilmeade: "Did you do this outside leadership, and was there a big push for you not to join the others and break the 60 threshold?" Shaheen: "No, we kept leadership informed throughout." For anyone who doesn't yet understand the Dems are just controlled opposition.

Why solve an issue through a vacancy tax to put downward pressure on rent rates, when you can instead claim it’s undesirables and bring in the military and use it to further your authoritarian goals, amirite?

Hey @schumer.senate.gov - nice work. You shut the gov down for 40 days, held for election momentum, and then... gave up all leverage to ensure the American people would get screwed over yet again. 👏...👏...👏 Dem party shows again why despite MAGA shredding our norms, D approval is an abysmal 34%.

I did not expect this, but I am glad for it.

Over the last year I've heard from older folks upset that this is the attitude of younger people. But they see repeated demonstrations that "vote blue no matter who" is not actually harm reduction as advertised, and are under no obligation to take part.

10 degrees to the left of centre in good times, 10 degrees to the right of centre if it affects them personally…

Tired of doomscrolling so I got an iPod. Was oddly still able to doomscroll, thanks to @tmbg.bsky.social

Make no mistake: This is just as much about policing how ALL women present as it is about ostracizing transgender people.

“As part of Democrats’ agreement to end the shutdown, Thune is promising Senate Democrats a vote in mid-December to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies” Because if there’s one thing we can count on, it’s the integrity of MAGA. In spelunking, we call this a “cave.”

Kayfabe and spectacle at the highest levels. Fully expect the Dems to get the least possible concession - or perhaps none at all - in order to end the shutdown before the holidays so it doesn't affect wealthy liberal donors.

Going to make IDs free? Or just go ahead and violate the 24th Amendment, it's not like you've cared much about the 1st, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, 10th, 14th, 22nd... Throw it on the pile until Congress grows a spine.

It's creepy you think about what's in my pants more than my wife does. Your whole party keeps doing this cringe song and dance about transgender people while you keep diddling kids. Pretty fucking gross. But nice you stopped by to troll me while you're busy not serving your district.

Who does he think gets the money from ACA? Why does he think we're demanding Medicare for All? Every time he posts, he demonstrates his complete lack of understanding about anything in the real world.

The foot sure looked off home plate…

Let’s rip that band-aid off. It’s not going to. Whatever we thought America was is already gone. What comes next is up to the people, but it won’t - and shouldn’t - be a return. It must be a new social contract that puts people first. archive.ph/CRVOq

There's an ep of My Name is Earl where Randy sets up a romantic room for Catalina with bubblewrap (reminds her of childhood gunfire), tictacs (found in her purse), and a rainbow, using a simplistic interpretation of a limited data set - rather than just getting to know her. Sort of like this.

Exactly. It's not "almost here." It's here, and now it's a matter of how much it cements itself in power. I went to a Dem meeting yesterday and it's disappointing how many people still put their faith in the system that delivered this obvious coup.

Sure @michaelsteele.bsky.social - Ds *could* put Rs on notice. But Rs could stand up right now and oppose the P2025/MAGA agenda. It’s on more than just Ds now if we’re going to see de radicalization of MAGA. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Remember: The main factor that those in power care about is how you vote with your wallet. Reject convenience and take a stand. Exercise your economic power. #cancelspotify #dontstreamfascism

Personal life? In MY America? No, just another way companies want to wholly own you in the future.

If you're not yet subscribed to @tadstoermer.bsky.social let me make a strong recommendation. If you want to understand what's going on in the context of history, and why - he's putting on a daily masterclass.

Remember how like, two weeks ago, DJT confirmed he authorized the CIA to conduct covert ops in Venezuela?

www.usda.gov Government by the worst of us, for the worst of us.

The more I've been studying this, the more I am convinced that parallel structures are needed. The People's Media. Workers Associations. Mercantile Networks. Interstate Compacts. Put trust and power into the people's hands from the start - not the oligarchy, and certainly not the bureaucracy.

A few resources for those ready to use them: Move to encrypted texts: signal.org Get your phone off the grid and block the mic: mic-lock.com Privacy email: proton.me (paid level has VPN) VPN: www.privateinternetaccess.com Time to take your privacy seriously, if you aren’t already.

This is the permanent nightmare hell we're all in for, as a direct result of NSPM-7. It's retaliation for using our 1A rights, to fit an invented narrative and the false assertion that dissent and sedition are one and the same.

Hey neat. People have rights. And States have rights. So they’re going to exercise those rights.

It’s not just a metaphor anymore.

You don't say.

If there was any doubt in your mind that actual N*zis are running the US right now, please let the illusion be shattered. There shouldn't be, given R's eagerness to dismiss/condone the recent Young R's chat leak. But just in case.

These dipshits are trusting that you won't do the homework to know that Republicans could absolutely reopen the government if they really wanted to. They just need to eliminate the filibuster. But they know that doing so would likely make them even more massively unpopular than they already are.

No taxation without representation. I think these asshats forgot what kind of behavior has been traditionally associated with kings by the American people. And why there'll be more NO KINGS to come.

He’s right. From Target to ABC, we’ve been shown that the ONLY thing that changes the dynamics of power now is economic consequence. Vote with your wallet. Vote with your labor. That is your greatest power today.

DJT telling us he would rather sh*t on half of all Americans rather than represent them.

Just me, or is it giving Aryan? I'm just kidding, I know everything they put out is with intent.

Pro Democracy. Pro Justice. Pro Equity. No Kings. Keep standing united - 7 million strong today. #nokings

Stay classy, Republican Party. We see you.

Violence on the left is the obvious problem here. Biggest /s ever.

With how the general public is laying blame for the shutdown, I’d say he took his own advice.

Could it be any more clear who is calling the shots?

I can’t be the only one who sees this.

This is called "catering to ego." And it's a smart maneuver by Zelensky. Let's hope it works.

DJT attempts to justify restricting YOUR 1A rights by claiming it "agitates" and "irritates." Flag burning is not an incitement to violence. It's constitutionally protected political speech since the 1989 Texas vs Johnson ruling. Not that that's stopping them from trying.

Top 5 reasons Harris lost: - didn't run on a bold progressive platform - didn't distance herself from Biden's failed presidency - didn't strongly condemn the genocide in Gaza - she and Walz hid from the public almost the whole time - did events with Liz Cheney, not Bernie Sanders In a nutshell

I’ve received many notes of support since pausing the campaign pointing to ways to make it into something greater. Thank you. The campaign was a reminder how much I value privacy, but also that I can be an effective change agent if I step out from my usual behind the scenes roles.

Watch: Stephen Miller freeze up after he gives away the plan to counter the latest roadblock: claim plenary authority. Essentially this means they will argue the president has full control over the military and the judicial branch can’t stop them as the judge in Oregon did.