you know how in school you knew bullying was bad but there was that one kid who was such a dick the rule didn't apply when it happened to him? That's what printers are to the appliance world
Bribleck
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(He/him) Dem politics, sci-fi, law, humor. I repost a lot of stuff.
It's extremely corrosive to civil order that we hear "Trump is breaking the law" and most people think "when I break the law I am *minimally* involved in a drawn out cruel display of state power and *maximally* deprived of my freedom" and for actual members of the government its a "whoopsie".
Andy Craig@andycraig.bsky.social · 14h agoIt's already illegal. Congress banned it near-unanimously in 2022. That law allows the ban to be lifted only if Russia withdraws from Ukraine. He's simply breaking the law that's already on the books.
Putin told Iran the locations of our warships. Today, Trump rewarded him by lifting sanctions and allowing American dollars to fuel Russia’s war machine. Our troops are in harm’s way, and the President cut a deal with the adversary putting a target on their backs.
i need a crpg with character portraits like this
@pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 13h agoA 19th Century Japanese Depiction of an American
Again, I never again want to hear the Republicans claim the mantle of, or be referred to as, the "party of national security." This, as with threatening to invade our NATO allies, should have long ago immediately ended his presidency. It also should again now.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 18h ago“Zelenskyy could’ve stopped this war many times, and he chose not to … he better damn well stop” — Trump is no longer trying to conceal that he’s fully on Putin’s side
Holy shit they disenfranchised nearly ten percent of the population. It’s like a GOP wet dream
India Cut 130 Million From Voter Roll, Fueling Protests Against Modi
Public anger is growing over an exercise that critics say undermines the world’s largest democracy, particularly disenfranchising Muslims under the Hindu nationalist government.
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Today in Donald Trump's state-sponsored terrorism. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
UFW condemns brutal ICE surge in Central Valley; calls on Valadao’s comments as ‘insulting’ to his constituents
October 10, 2026: The below statement is attributable to UFW President Teresa Romero. “Warrantless stops and roving patrols by masked federal agents across California, especially the Central Valley…
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Gavin Newsom backs measure to kill the billionaire tax and ban future wealth taxes Gov. Gavin Newsom isn't just fighting the billionaire tax. He's backing Prop. 42, which would ban future wealth taxes in California, too.
Gavin Newsom backs measure to kill the billionaire tax and ban future wealth taxes
Gov. Gavin Newsom isn't just fighting the billionaire tax. He's backing Prop. 42, which would ban future wealth taxes in California, too.
cal.news
I don't think enough people are aware that there is a pretty good likelihood that this war gets far worse throughout the region after the midterms
Jason "Red5" Lyall@jaylyall.bsky.social · 9h agoAt Least 12 Killed and 300 Injured in Houthi Attack on Saudi Airport; deadliest attack in a Gulf Arab country since the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran began in February, and forced the airport to temporarily suspend operations. Worth noting the attack came after 100s of Saudi airstrikes vs. Houthis
Nothing has ever been more real than the Trump Putin collaboration
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 10h agoWow — listen to these new comments from Trump. Thanking Putin, trashing Zelenskyy, characterizing Russia as eager for peace and Ukraine as intransigent. The mask is totally off.
the reason the media doesn't cover this for what it clearly is is because they like Trump and they want to help him rule us. Especially as we approach an election that could be a generational wipeout for Rs they will double down on attempting to help him
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 18h ago“Zelenskyy could’ve stopped this war many times, and he chose not to … he better damn well stop” — Trump is no longer trying to conceal that he’s fully on Putin’s side
term limits and age limits are populist bullshit meant to give people an out from admitting whats wrong with America: The Republican Party and their fucked up ideas.
"white lives matter" meeting today at 4:00pm at Boulevard Taphouse. The venue was notified yesterday. We go where they go! No safe space for racists!
Meanwhile, of course, Marco Rubio - instigator of Boris Nemtsov Plaza, the man who used to call Putin a war criminal, and whose maiden speech in the Senate was all about American exceptionalism - remains a senior figure in the administration that's aligning the US with Putin's Russia.
“Zelenskyy could’ve stopped this war many times, and he chose not to … he better damn well stop” — Trump is no longer trying to conceal that he’s fully on Putin’s side
Not hearing much from the Sound of Freedom crowd about this child trafficking operation, are we
JJ in DC@jjindc.bsky.social · 16h ago🧊✈️ SEATTLE: A girl in chains boards an ICE-chartered GlobalX airplane (tail: N630VA) at Boeing Field, to be transported south to Arizona 👀
It’s the part where “leftists” and “communists” seem determined to help republicans win every time that makes me dislike them.
Head Start works. For over 60 years, it's been the gold standard for early childhood education, helping children & families thrive. Now the Trump administration wants to dismantle the very standards that make it successful. I wrote to Secretary RFK Jr. urging him to withdraw this dangerous proposal
AFT@aft.org · 2d agoIt's #HeadStartAwarenessMonth! For over 60 years, Head Start has set the gold standard for early childhood education. Now, the Trump administration wants to eliminate standards protecting children's safety, quality education & essential services. Head Start works. We must protect it.
The taboo against naming Trump's dementia is fading. A THREAD.
The Editorial Board@editorialboard.bsky.social · 22h ago1. I think the president of the United States really believes "there's never been anybody" who deserves the Nobel Peace Prize more than he does. He really believes he "settled eight wars." He really believes he stopped "the total obliteration of the world" by going to war with Iran.
Caves of Qud is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 which means: 🐭Mouse controls (for humans) 📺 Enhanced resolution 🙌 A free upgrade for owners of the Switch 1 version
Today, and every day, we stand with the Somali community.
It is funny to me, and wildly hypocritical, that Ro Khanna still maintains support from the left wing as someone authentically left. The same people who attacked Biden for votes from the 1980s conveniently forget that Ro Khanna ran in 2014 as a social security cutting tech bro.
It's not hard. Both Yglesias moderates and Khanna leftists give MAGA politicians legitimacy because they want MAGA's base. Ossoff simply does not give a shit about the MAGA base, which allows him to speak with fierce clarity about MAGA politicians. He is willing to bet on an anti-MAGA majority.
Bill McKibben@billmckibben.bsky.social · 2d agoFiguring out why Ossoff is so effective is an interesting task. I think he's mastering a kind of stern dignity that is uniquely compelling in contrast to the clownish cruelty of the other side. I think the other person who's kind of hit on the same thing is AOC, though in a different register
"Jon Ossoff, my advice to him is, if you start calling your political opponents Nazis, maybe it's time to shut up. That's just not what we do here in this country." -- David Brooks, this evening. Remember, Brooks still gets very handsomely rewarded by the fossilized media for saying shit like this