It’s very simple. A reality TV host became dictator because he turned down a role for Sharknado 4 and that’s why the king of outer space, who cheats at Diablo, got to kill Africa. Now the economy is controlled by a sex cult that has something to do with Harry Potter fanfic because of robots.
I don't like any kind of authoritarianism. Not communism, not fascism.
They came here fleeing persecution; rather than give them refuge, Marco Rubio’s state department will send them to die in countries they’ve never been to. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/w...
Women Who Fled Iran Are to Be Deported to Central African Republic, Lawyers Say
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(Anyone know why he calls his account "based"?) You see, Senator, the thing about Christian nationalism and state establishment is that they unavoidably entangle the state in questions of orthodoxy. Once Hegseth decides the armed forces are Christian crusaders, he's going to decide who's Christian.
they’re shooting crowd control munitions at crowds that include multiple members of congress, the governor, and a sitting united states senator. they fired pepper balls at the senator. they cannot and will not be reigned in by democracy, whatever’s left of it.
David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · 4mo agoICE agents pepper-sprayed Senator Andy Kim of New Jersey.
"Meetings are held, emails are sent, phone calls are made, and something like 520,000 children die of malnutrition, diarrhea, tuberculosis, malaria, and HIV." prospect.org/2026/05/22/w...
Who Died When Elon Musk Killed USAID? - The American Prospect
Nicholas Enrich’s new memoir details the human toll of the agency’s dismantling.
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The problem isn't about getting magic words into the law, it's getting millions of Americans & Congress to care about the load bearing structures of our country & the world we live in. So much is taken for granted for so long that it is torn down because people forget why it matters.
Mike Black@mikeblack114.bsky.social · 6mo agoand for the record this wasn't like just konrad and sal, it was actual ostensibly serious navalists who get for real published by USNI and shit
Doctors say that vaccines are the best way to protect children against measles. A guy who eats dogs and snorts cocaine off toilet seats says they should just swim in untreated sewage water instead. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust.
Thought experiment: what do you think would happen if your local police chief announced that henceforth, they would be shifting the majority of their resources to crack down on underage drinking. Three things would logically follow:
The human cost of Trumpism. Listen to this kid. Let’s assume, as is implied, that his parents came illegally but he was born here and is a citizen. Assume they committed a crime by illegally crossing a border. I ask: does this punishment fit the crime? Can anyone with a heart say it does??
The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11mo agoDevastating— “I’m afraid for my parents to leave the house. They treat us like dogs because of the color of our skin. I shouldn’t be scared, I should be focusing on school.” A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regime’s ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.
The suma proof that in the Admin the approach is "I'll work to take away everything that the government provides for citizen wellbeing, but if you want anything back it has to be because I'm in a position to dole out favors for your loyalty."
NPR@npr.org · 11mo agoLike many Americans, Scott Adams had insurance problems. But unlike most people he has powerful friends on social media, and when he asked President Trump for help, he got the cancer drug he needed. n.pr/47yYhti
You want a military tradition worth venerating? We took immigrants who grew up in rough neighborhoods and the culture of football and ran through the SS like shit through a goose.
The SS created their own divisions because they were absolute dipshits. It’s like Iraqi Republican Guard or the IRGC.
The issue isn’t that there are revolting deranged bigots in America. The issue isn’t even that they have their own following. The issue is that they are prominent advisors and friends to the President of the United States and his team.
El Norte Recuerda@elnorterecuerda.bsky.social · last yr.The entire Latino population in the U.S. is 65 million. She means all of us.
NEW: The death shadow cast by Musk. “When U.S.-supported soup kitchens were forced to close, babies starved quietly, their mothers said, while older siblings died begging for food.” The world’s richest man did this to the world’s poorest children. Don’t ever forget.
In Sudan, where children clung to life, doctors say USAID cuts have been fatal
The Trump administration’s cuts to USAID had an immediate and deadly impact in war-ravaged Sudan, according to civilians, doctors and aid officials.
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In the entirety of Joe Biden’s presidency, there was no judicial nominee who endured more partisan ugliness and cruelty than Adeel Mangi. He was an objectively impressive and qualified pick. He also happened to be Muslim. Senate GOPers subjected him to a disgusting monthslong smear campaign. (1/x)
In 2019, Curtis Yarvin (Peter Thiel’s “house philosopher”) began writing under his own name when American Mind, a Claremont publication, announced he’d write 5 essays for them. Matt Peterson—who is tied to the Thiel-backed Rockbridge Network via Firebrand Action—launched American Mind in 2018. 1/
The Trump regime is claiming tyrannical powers. Not an exaggeration, not hyperbole, not a partisan statement. The reality we now face.
Joe Ura@joeura.bsky.social · last yr.If the government can pay a foreign state to imprison you and, in so doing, remove you from the protection of US law, the Constitution is worthless.
you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts. Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
Through comments, I learned about other big myths Americans believe about foreign aid: 1/ it's risen past 1% in recent years, esp. due to Ukraine - false, max is about 0.5% in 2022 $80B 2/ it's used mostly *not* for humanitarian aid - nope 3/ It's mainly about military objectives - nope
Dustin Moskovitz@moskov.goodventures.org · 2y agoOne of my party facts is that according to polls, Americans believe foreign aid is about 25% of the federal budget and on average that it *should* be about 10%. The actual number is less than 1%. Foreign aid has long been a boogey man of the right, so it's not surprising they're vilifying it now.
@radiofreetom.bsky.social Don't hate me but I added some homemade chimichurri, but otherwise follow the recipe exactly.
