Happiest of Juneteenths to all those who celebrate (like me).

Hillary Rodham Clinton@hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Juneteenth marks the celebration of America's second independence day. Like the people in this photo—Texans celebrating Juneteenth in 1900—we know that progress hasn't made our union perfect. But we can recommit to reaching toward that more perfect union together. Happy Juneteenth.

Thanks to Trump's tax cuts, 88 corporations — including Coinbase, CVS, and Disney — paid ZERO federal income tax last year. They also spent $852M on political donations and lobbying. Their combined tax savings: over $26 BILLION (a 3,000% ROI!) We must break this corrupt cycle.

These deaths are on him as well as the parents he has misled.

I’ve heard that if you follow the money things usually make sense…

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Four-byline alert: 🚨 “.. A broker for Pete Hegseth, the US defence secretary, attempted to make a big investment in major defence companies in the weeks leading up to the US-Israeli attack on Iran, according to three people familiar with the matter.” www.ft.com/content/744e...

The brave men and women who serve our nation deserve to be led by people who know what they are doing.

53 years ago today, the last U.S. combat troops left South Vietnam, ending America’s direct role in the Vietnam War. I remember seeing this anti-war PSA back then. Its message is sadly still very relevant today as Trump drags us into another unpopular war.

Jeff Bezos is worth $220 billion. After building that fortune from overworking and exploiting his own workers, Bezos is now developing a fund to acquire manufacturing companies and automate them. Why do we always hear about immigrants taking jobs when the oligarchs are actually to blame?

#MorningVibe This is the country that I want to live in. One with compassion. One with honest love. I sobbed when I watched this story from @cbssundaymorning.bsky.social. Watch it and remember what being great really is.

Following the money, usually sheds light on the truth behind horrific things.

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5mo ago

There it is. Republicans want more money from taxpayers to feed Trump's insatiable desire to bomb things everywhere all the time.

IRB’s exist to protect us from research studies that could cause harm to participants.

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 6mo ago

A lot of people, including me, were wondering how an IRB could ever approve this study. The answer is that no IRB did. The person who “signed off” on approval from the only ethics board that reviewed it had resigned three years earlier. His signature was used without his knowledge.

I knew I saw this somewhere before. Funny that it’s almost exactly what’s actually happening now.

WTF did she say out loud?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6mo ago

Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."

Doctors say that vaccines protect children from dangerous diseases. A nepo baby who barbecues dogs and snorts cocaine off toilet seats says that vaccines make children vulnerable to 5G radiation. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust.

"The recent arrest of Don Lemon should alarm every American who still believes in the First Amendment," writes Kerry Kennedy.

When a Journalist Is Arrested, Democracy Is the One in Handcuffs

Kerry Kennedy, President of the Robert and Ethel Human Rights Center, on the arrest of journalist Don Lemon

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He cannot be clearer. There is no difference to him between bombing random fishermen on boats and shooting Americans protesters in the face

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6mo ago

I swear this clip is not edited. Trump pivots from downplaying the killing of Renee Good and Alex Pretti ("two people out of tens of thousands and you get bad publicity") to in the very next breath claiming "we've been very tough on the waters," leaving Tom Llamas baffled ("the waters?")

So is Trump’s plan to put troops in our streets to gun down American citizens for protesting. While at the same time promoting the right to protest in Iran? Huh?

this is pathetic to a degree i didn't realize was possible

How long will we continue to murder brown skinned people in little boats because they are in the wrong place in an ocean 1,000 miles from the U.S.?

WOW! AN HONOR! — GCN

If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime. If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder. It’s that simple.

My friend Dr Marmon @lmarmon.bsky.social has started a free to join grassroots online community focused on protecting human rights and battling climate change. Please consider joining us. It costs nothing and could make a real difference. www.advanceesg.org

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Vaccine-preventable diseases are unimpressed with your consumption of beef tallow and peptides and supplements in lieu of vaccines. You’re the antelope and the lion is going to track you down.

Kelly: "My family has suffered from political violence. My wife, Gabby, was nearly assassinated, shot in the head at a political event. Even the president -- 2 assassination attempts -- he should understand his words have significant weight and people react to things that he says."

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Now THAT’S a Project I can support!! 👊

Early voting is underway for Prop 50 in California. I urge anyone in the state to vote yes. This isn’t a race to the bottom. It’s a means of avoiding the bottom. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-blue-states-should-do-when-red

I cannot emphasize enough that the playbook being used against mRNA vaccines (and vaccines in general) is IDENTICAL to the playbook used to restrict voting rights after the 2020 election: actively sow public distrust, then cite the distrust you sowed as an independent reason for your desired policy

Opinion | Jay Bhattacharya: Why the NIH is pivoting away from mRNA vaccines

As a vaccine for broad public use, mRNA technology has failed to earn the public’s trust.

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