Citizen, Interrupted
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We're always born under the wrong sign, and to live in this world with dignity means to correct our own horoscope day by day. –Umberto Eco Twitter Refugee. Who dis?
"He who is a citizen in a democracy will often not be a citizen in an oligarchy." Aristotle, Book III, Politics. A citizen is an "office" of a government, but who qualifies for that office changes with different regimes and constitutions.
Oh. Ari Emanuel also backs the Ellison's take over of WB. He's part of that whole parasitic cycle. And, being handsomely paid for it. People DARE to accuse Mark Ruffalo of 'antisemitism' when he speaks about the merger's effect upon the industry. Our cultural life/news media are being gutted NOW.
Note: The red-state support for USPS's mail rule is being backed by America First Legal (the Stephen Miller-founded post-Trump 1 org). The only lawyer with AFL on the brief is Ian Prior, who was a DOJ spokesperson in the first Trump admin.
Chris Geidner@chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 3d agoThe 11 red-states' opposition is giving some real wordplay here: "[T]his case is not about whether USPS can decide who votes by mail; it is only about whether USPS can impose modest regulations for States that choose to use federal mail."
The Republican Party is not a political party — it’s an organized crime ring.
DeSantis Administration Misspent $10 Million, Grand Jury Says (Gift Article)
A charity tied to Gov. Ron DeSantis’s wife received the money from a state Medicaid settlement and diverted it to political committees supporting a cause favored by the governor.
nytimes.com
Thank you for raising this. It does my head in. That we can sign 18 yos up to kill & be killed, yet not pay them enough TO EAT - knowingly! With a helpful lil webpage to guide them to a good resource! EVEN AS WE CUT SNAP!! - is so deeply cynical & immoral that I have a hard time finding words.
Chelsea@chelseasprite.bsky.social · 3d agoOnly about 7% of the US adult population has served in the military (don't get pedantic here). That means you might not know a person who has. But you should know, the lower-paid enlisted folks (those without a degree) often qualify for SNAP benefits, there's a page dedicated to it on their website:
You know something has gone terribly wrong when 94% of teachers have to dip into their own pockets to buy school supplies while the average Wall Street employee got a bonus of $246,900 in 2025. Hello?
Three staffers at Stars and Stripes, including the publisher and editor in chief, sued the Defense Department, saying their recent firings were illegal and violated their free-speech protections under the First Amendment.
Stars and Stripes employees sue Pentagon over firings at military newspaper
The publication’s publisher, its editor in chief and a reporter allege that the government violated their First Amendment rights to free speech.
washingtonpost.com
When are major media going to write stories about the president’s obvious mental illness? The failure to do so is journalism malpractice.
Settlements are pure business decisions. If Meta was willing to pay $18 billion, imagine how guilty they must’ve been, how big they feared the real damages would be, and how insanely profitable it was to do this wrong in the first place.
The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 3d agoMeta’s $18 billion settlement will bring new screen-time limits, blocks on notifications and other changes to how teenagers use Instagram and Facebook. The new measures are designed to protect teens from excessive use. https://wapo.st/4hWPpom
“Whatever funds you’re spending on a camera, you’re not spending on getting someone into treatment.” Historic opioid settlements were supposed to be a lifeline for underserved communities. But much of that money is flowing to law enforcement.
Police are spending opioid settlement funds on Flock cameras
Historic opioid settlements were supposed to be a lifeline for underserved communities. But much of that money is flowing to law enforcement.
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Great democracy you have there, it would be a shame if something happened to it...
Hemry, Local Bartender@bartenderhemry.bsky.social · 3d agoi think if you walk into court saying "unless our demands are met we will blow up the kennedy center" you should just go directly to jail
One of the worst things going on mostly under the radar now: billionaire techbros are setting up a surveillance state in the US more intrusive and omnipotent than even Orwell could have envisioned.
BREAKING: we filed our Kennedy Center brief demolishing Trump's ridiculous position that he may tear down the building if he can't get his way on renaming it This one is simple: keep Trump’s name & hands OFF. Hearing 2pm ET Thurs. @democracydefendersaction.org & WLG are proud to rep Rep. Beatty👇
Most members of Congress are staring at one key date on the calendar: November 3, Election Day. But Rep. LaMonica McIver is much more focused on two important dates she can’t control or predict. Read the latest from @errinhaines.bsky.social:
Rep. LaMonica McIver isn’t just fighting for reelection — she’s fighting for freedom
The New Jersey Democrat is a month out from her due date — and a federal appeals court just ruled that the government can charge her over her actions at the Delaney Hall immigration facility.
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I don’t think age gating is the issue as much as putting out targeted & addictive content and not caring whether it was harmful. #meta
Politico@politico.com · 4d agoBREAKING: Meta has reached a tentative $17 billion settlement with nearly all U.S. states that would see the social media giant make sweeping changes to dramatically restrict kids’ access to Instagram and Facebook.
In effort to prime chatbots to make pro-Israel arguments the site published 124 reports, over 560,000 words in nine days, Guardian analysis shows
Fake US thinktank set up and funded by Israel sought to game AI for propaganda
theguardian.com
$165 million a year in taxpayer contracts to run detention camps, then $1.4 million flows straight back to Trump’s super PAC the following month. That’s your money, laundered through a prison company, landing right back in Trump’s political war chest. #TrumpsCorruptionCostsUS
He’s genetically incurious. Even Dolly wouldn’t have helped him.
She’s a perfect MAGA candidate She has no fucking clue about anything, by her own admission The dumber the better for this administration www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Darline Graham wins GOP runoff for South Carolina Senate seat: Results
Sen. Darline Graham, a political newcomer criticized after being stumped by a basic foreign policy question, defeated Rep. Ralph Norman on Tuesday.
usatoday.com
Judge them not by their hollow words today, but by their cruel deeds done when they think no one is looking.
Daniel Radosh@radosh.bsky.social · 4d agoRepublicans have spent the last year trying to defund Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton's voice was angelic not because it possessed some kind of divine perfection or unattainable beauty, but because it seemed to be personally invested in the well-being of anyone and everyone who listened to it, illuminated from within with an almost otherworldly benevolence.
Dolly Parton Had the Voice, and Concerns, of an Earth Angel
Parton gave hopeful expression to songs she wrote about the hard times and hard-won triumphs of her life.
nyti.ms
Darlene, Darlene, Darlene, Darlene Please don't take this job even though you can
State Department torn apart over bizarre excuse for removing Obama portrait www.alternet.org/trump-obama-...
State Department torn apart over bizarre excuse for removing Obama portrait
Back in 2013, artist Kehinde Wiley was commissioned to paint a portrait of then-President Barack Obama. And until recently, it was displayed at the U.S. Embassy in the Dominican Republic. But the pain...
alternet.org