On the eve of his second election — on October 31, 1936 — FDR delivered his coup de grace, explaining the stakes in his fight with the moneyed interests. Today’s economic royalists are backing Trump, and the fight is much the same.
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Food, Sports, Politics, Art, intellectual discourse — Not here to date. If you’re DM’ing me to say “hi” I will delete and block. No joke. Raised three, four grandkids now too. Born in NY- lived in California, Hawaii, NJ and came back to CA!
The scale of New York City's response to the nationwide No Kings mobilization against the Trump administration is nothing short of staggering. Powerful! ✊
@softtail65.bsky.social thanks as always Monica. You’re Top Drawer!
@thisone0verhere.bsky.social @Amazon told me they delivered your book that I pre-ordered. The package felt awfully light to be a book. This is what was inside. What in the world?
MAGA gets STUNNED on Monday Night Football! The Chicago Bears had a mariachi band play the national anthem before tonight's Monday Night Football game against the Eagles, and the MAGA cult is melting down.
We had old outdoor figurines, one of which was an old rickety giraffe in a Santa hat. 🎅🏻 As we set up our display a few years ago we nicknamed the giraffe #CaseKeenum and told him if he can’t stand he’s goin in the trash. Had a huge storm and every figurine we had was on its side. Except him. #Bears
An actual cartoon from Dutch cartoonist Siegfried Woldhek.
@nytimes.com would have a stronger following if they could actually DELIVER a paper. I subscribed in August for Sunday delivery and they have not sent a single paper to me. Three straight Sundays. Zip. I spent hours in a queue trying to get help only to be thrown in AI hell.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the era of “unconditional” ties between the US and Europe built since World War II are over, at least for now, the latest pronouncement of a breakdown in relations under Donald Trump’s presidency. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
A massive diesel spill at a New Jersey data center has dumped roughly 5,000 gallons of fuel into wetlands connected to the Meadowlands. Local officials say a “computer glitch” caused the backup generator system to keep calling for fuel. The diesel entered Anderson Creek,
Ron White: Eight of Ken Paxton’s assistants turned him into the FBI for fraud... They sued and won $6 million. Guess who paid that $6 million? You and me paid the $6 million for his bribery. His own party impeached him. He’s a criminal.
GOLDEN STATE GOES PLATINUM! CA was just certified platinum (1 of 8 states) by Results For America for its record of successfully increasing the impact of taxpayer dollars, record of evidence-based actions and results, and increased transparency and access through landmark data infrastructure!
A major issue the U.S. refuses to address is widespread media and functional illiteracy, making propaganda and disinformation easy to spread and manipulate public opinion. Corporations and politicians can even manufacture “grassroots” movements to undermine their competition.
Get out there and vote so that we can begin the purge.
I said California would sue to defend democracy. We did. And we just won.
The Associated Press@apnews.com · 2mo agoBREAKING: A federal judge once again blocks President Trump's executive order limiting mail voting.
Fuck every single person who, through action or inaction, allowed this stupid, stupid reality to come to pass.
SHOUT OUT to Mike Luckovich: one of the all-time great political cartoonists. 🏆 With corporate media doing such a poor job in these most perilous of times, his work is more vital than ever! THANK YOU @mluckovich.bsky.social!!! 🙏