US national debt just hit $40 trillion. Why? HINT: It's NOT because the government is trying to provide its citizens healthcare or childcare.
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Retired scientist, dog trainer is my retirement gig
DEM UNITY: Haley Stevens just hugged Abdul El-Sayed at the Michigan Democratic Party’s Unity Breakfast in Southfield.
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES Department of Justice lawsuit to compel Illinois to provide its complete statewide voter registration database. Another big victory for Elias Law Group and its clients. DOJ is now 0-19 in these cases. ELG remains undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/illino...
🚨 United States of America v. Matthews
Learn more.
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Probably not ‘a good strategy’ to remind everyone of COVID, right before the MIDTERMS…👇 But… He’s stupid like that. Fucking with Fauci was a BIG MISTAKE! Trump. Lied. People. Died. 😎✨
Can someone explain how Axios could publish this and not note that DOJ has lost 18 of these cases and not won a single one? 0-18 is smart brevity.
some very influential people in the media and dem party do very lazy work on elections (especially but not limited to yglesias' refusal to acknowledge non L-R dimensions of voting attitudes) but that doesn't stop a lot of people from consuming that work and making big decisions based on it. sad
Jonathan Ladd@jonathanmladd.com · 2mo agoCounterpoint. The Cooperative Election Study (CES) asked national samples to place the ideology of every Dem nominee since 2012 on a 1-7 scale. They rated all the Dem nominees at almost the same place on average.
This can’t be reformed. It’s not a training issue. The agents who murdered Pretti and Good, and who shot Sosa-Celis have been agents for more than 8 years. I’ll be voting for candidates who support dismantling DHS and abolishing ICE.
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 2mo ago"Tonk" is a Border Patrol slur that refers to the sound a metal flashlight makes when used to beat a migrant in the head. And that's the word that Border Patrol agents under the direct command of Greg Bovino were using when bragging about their arrests in Los Angeles last year.
NYP reports on Mamdani's success at getting criminals to self-deport from NYC. nypost.com/2026/07/23/u...
Exclusive | Jared Kushner’s father is leaving New York City over mayor, first lady’s ‘antisemitism’
“I don’t want to pay taxes and live in a city with a blatantly antisemitic mayor and his antisemitic wife,” Charles Kushner told The Post.
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“While political operatives & pressure groups claim the library books they dislike are illegal, no court has ever found this to be true. Their lies are efforts to silence & discredit voices with which they disagree … According to these bad actors, anything they don’t like is obscene.”
Lies About Libraries (Part Three)
Welcome to the first in a series of posts dedicated to debunking false claims used to undermine trust in libraries and attack those who work in them.
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Something something seizing the means of production
USA TODAY@usatoday.com · 2mo agoThe White House launched 25 Freedom Fuel gas stations, all selling fuel at $3.47 a gallon.
President Claudia Sheinbaum is rolling out Universal Healthcare for 120 Million Mexican residents. Now that is leadership, I’m both jealous and very happy for the people of Mexico.
It’s not just New York; Democrats everywhere rate lefty anti-establishment candidates better than party leadership. New polling: www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-06-29...
America's most (and least) popular politicians in 2026
Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders, and Zohran Mamdani top the list, while Tucker Carlson and Chuck Schumer bring up the rear
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I don't want to hear another word about how much white European visitors are enjoying ranch dressing while team officials, Africa's top referee, and now one of the world's most celebrated fans are turned away from the World Cup. The USA is an utterly unfit host — it's as simple as that
DR Congo superfan denied US visa to support team at World Cup
Michel Kuka Mboladinga is iconic for his motionless tribute at DRC games, but a US World Cup repeat has been denied.
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Trump is trying to suppress dissent, chill organizing, and scare people away from opposing his regime. We must make his repression backfire.
also not lost on me that as democratic socialists are winning some elections, a new red scare targeting anarchists, antifascists, and their allies is digging in hard, and today handed down 30, 50, and 100 year prison sentences to activists and organizers
Generally speaking, polls have shown the Democratic Party's problem is not being seen as too woke, but weak and ineffective. Judging by tonight's primary results, Democratic Primary voters are intent on fixing this www.gelliottmorris.com/p/new-poll-d...
New poll: Democrats' real problem isn't being too liberal — it's being seen as too weak
Americans, including swing voters, see the Republican Party as 20 points more extreme than Democrats — and the Democrats as weak and ineffective. So why would the *Democrats* moderate?
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We are suing to prevent Donald Trump from controlling mail-in voting by dictating to the Postal Service of whose ballot they will and won't deliver. All of this is laddering up to Trump trying to dictate who gets to vote and who doesn't.
On this Juneteenth, we hope you will take some time to acknowledge the incredible contributions of Black Americans, all of the progress that we’ve made, and also how far we still have to go to achieve justice in our country.
On June 19, 1865, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, enslaved people in Texas finally learned they were free when Union troops arrived in Galveston to enforce emancipation.
By the way, Elon Musk didn't start Tesla. By the time he invested in Tesla, the original founders had already started building the Roadster THEY had designed. When he bought them out, he changed the history of the company to make himself a founder. I'm not joking. He's always been a fraud.
Hey, all you new followers, here’s something I care about. I hope you care, too. On the other hand, if book banning is your jam, you should leave now. The planet, I mean. Thanks.
Martha Hickson@sassylibrarian.bsky.social · 7mo agoIf you watched THE LIBRARIANS, turn your anger into action by donating to my fundraiser to support EveryLibrary. Donate at least $5 and I’ll toss a book banner into the litterbox to await a tribute from my cats. gofund.me/9c5f9f290
If you watched THE LIBRARIANS, turn your anger into action by donating to my fundraiser to support EveryLibrary. Donate at least $5 and I’ll toss a book banner into the litterbox to await a tribute from my cats. gofund.me/9c5f9f290
Donate to Make a Stink About Book Banning!, organized by Martha H
Hi everyone! My name is Martha, a recently retired high school librarian. In celebration of … Martha H needs your support for Make a Stink About Book Banning!
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Albania’s anti-corruption prosecutors just froze the assets of a company tied to Jared Kushner’s controversial $4 billion resort project as part of a property fraud investigation Over the weekend, thousands of demonstrators marched through the capital under the banner “Albania Is Not for Sale”
Forty-six people, including members of the press, were arrested last night at the Delaney Hall protest. The authorities justified these arrests because protesters were carrying helmets, masks, and shields. When the state treats citizens as enemies for simply seeking protection… ITS FASCISM!
JUST IN: a rally is being planned by Indivisible in front of Mikie Sherrill’s office in Trenton NJ tomorrow at 2 pm to demand answers concerning her deplorable actions at Delaney Hall. Get there if you can. www.mobilize.us/cooperriveri...
Gov. Sherrill--WE WANT ANSWERS!! · Cooper River Indivisible
WE ARE HEADING TO MIKIE SHERRILL'S OFFICE -- to demand that she answer for the mess that she has made. And to tell her to: -Stop spreading MAGA propaganda and start helping our detainee friends! -S...
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And when this poor soul eventually wins a large pay out from the federal government, where will the money come from? Blue state’s tax revenue. Again I ask, why do blue states continue to fund their own persecution?
🚨ATTENTION MAINSTREAM/INDEPENDENT MEDIA ICE agents are bum rushing unarmed protesters outside Delaney Hall into truck traffic. Last night our Will Allen-DuPraw captured ICE kick a protester into mega truck—crushing their foot/leg. Maybe cover now or wait till someone gets killed?
"Talarico is a vegan." "Paxton pardoned a pedophile." "Uh, well, Talarico says God is nonbinary or something?" "Paxton pardoned a pedophile." "Um, Talarico is, uh, low T?" "Paxton pardoned a pedophile." "Talarico is going to institute sharia law!" "Paxton pardoned a pedophile."