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#CorporateDemocrats starting to suck wind with enormous PAC cash. @rbreich.bsky.social Reich points out that outside cash for MI primary meant $95 spent on each El-Sayed “against” vote vs. $9 spent “for.” #MoneyOutOfPockets www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We are finally witnessing the decline of corporate Democrats | Robert Reich
Americans are backing progressives not because they want socialism, but because they want candidates who will fight for the working class
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I want people to be able to drive a car if they choose to! I also want everyone who doesn't want to own a car or can't afford it to be able to walk, bike, or take high quality public transit with efficiency, safety, and enjoyment, no matter their age, ability, or income status.
Chaos and unthinkable choices all around us. So you need to take a moment and catch your sanity. You’re welcome. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/s...
Humans Love Having Pets. Seems Like Some Other Primates Do, Too. (Gift Article)
We aren’t the only animals that like to take care of other species. A new study finds that the roots of keeping a pet may stretch deep into our primate past.
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Devastating finding by researchers working in shadows of Insurance Capital of USA. #SinglePayer #UniversalHealthCare
Jen Taub@jentaub.bsky.social · 5d ago“A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace, according to a new preprint study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.” ysph.yale.edu/news-article...
#OwnGoal The #senilePresident holds up article from #WaPo about prescription drug prices falling 3.1%, and overlooks the fact that the article credits #JoeBiden policies for the drop. “Everyone get that?” Yes, we did. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump shows off article on lower drug prices that says Biden deserves credit, not him
US president credits himself with lowest drug prices in 60 years, when article says drop is more likely due to Biden
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It’s honestly just sad. The incompetence of this administration is affecting literally everyone. Photo source: MeidasTouch
On the 91st anniversary of Social Security, these words from FDR are just as important today:
Harry Litman tells how you CAN win against a "corrupt and sinister" government and its shadowy bankers. #DeICE @thecontrarian.bsky.social @harrylitman.bsky.social A Band of Plucky Protesters Nets One Against ICE harrylitman.substack.com/p/a-band-of-...
A Band of Plucky Protesters Nets One Against ICE
Showing how it can be done.
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My dad was in the #Navy. My SIL is in the Navy. My grandson just enlisted in the Navy. The situation aboard #USSAbrahamLincoln is #shameful and SecDef #Hegseth is a #dishonorable fraud for ignoring it. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
USS Abraham Lincoln sailors tried to jump overboard amid extended deployment – reports
Aircraft carrier’s crew in ninth month at sea and has spent record 250 days consecutively without making land
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#LyinLeavitt on her way out “to spend more time with her family.” Buh-bye Ms. Good-Lie. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/u...
Karoline Leavitt, Trump’s White House Press Secretary, Is Leaving the Role (Gift Article)
President Trump said that Ms. Leavitt, who recently gave birth to her second child, would be leaving to spend time with her family.
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Today's who-the-hell what-the-hell why-the-hell and who cares story from @nytimes.com . If I have to go look someone up on the ancient B-list section of Wikipedia, it's not front page news.
Also let’s talk about Meta’s videocam glasses. They are banned in CT #pollingPlaces. And rapidly becoming known as #pervGlasses for good reasons. #Meta and #Zuckerberg are busily tearing up what’s left of the social fabric if we let them. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
‘People were giving me dirty looks’: the backlash against Meta smartglasses
Influencers describe negative reactions to their use of what are widely becoming known as ‘pervert glasses’
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When we get to #gaming out #election threat scenarios, that’s when it gets real. #Read. #Vote. #DefendDemocracy www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Top Democrats simulate election threats as Trump continues assault on voting
Chuck Schumer and other senators took part in exercises in which legal experts laid out election disruption scenarios
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Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users. ALL ROAD USERS. What about painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them. Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USA
Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.
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@theonion.com wins @variety.com in bankruptcy, takes over website. Or else this is just #absurdist drama. variety.com/2026/film/fe...
‘One Night Only’ Director Will Gluck Cut Out ‘So Much Nudity’ Because People Dislike Sex on Screen: ‘It Takes You Out of the Movie’
"One Night Only" director Will Gluck on why audiences have become prudish about on-screen sex and why the theatrical rom-com isn't dead, after all.
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Democracy is not for private profit. Citizens aren't chattel. Jobs? Eliminate or pay nothing. Health care? So much easier if you'd quickly die. Education? We don't need people who think. The planet? It's ours to pillage & profit. Elections? It doesn't matter who votes, just who counts the votes.
Bikeways are somehow #DEI. #Bootlicker Sean Duffy is trying to #Cancel them. In New Mexico #GhostBike deaths are up 100% 2025 over 2024. #MagaHate knows no bounds of #decency. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US push to defund ‘DEI bike lanes’ will make roads less safe, advocates say
Trump administration boasts of cutting $1.73bn already allocated for cycling improvements to city streets
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From the #grifter flushing nearly $100 bil down the tubes for a ruinous war: 66 million seniors don’t need help with prescriptions because “the subsidies go to drug companies.” That’s how subsidies work, #Dr.Oz … #TrumpCrimeFamily #RussellVought #Evil www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/b...
Trump Will End Subsidies for Medicare Drug Premiums (Gift Article)
Millions of older Americans could pay more for their prescription drug coverage next year.
nytimes.com
Jamelle Bouie lays out why Elon #Musk is so dangerous to society. Thinking of him as an awkward K-fueled #chud makes him a sideshow. Seeing him as a prime #racist who wants to hang #whites for #empathy and exterminate #blacks? On brand. @jamellebouie.net FREE www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/o...
Opinion | Why Do We Tolerate Elon Musk’s Racist Commentary? (Gift Article)
Why does the owner of X get a pass for what he says and does there?
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RobertAnthony Cruz just pulled off a backflip catch for the Savannah Bananas, proof that Banana Ball blends circus training with real baseball skill.
He forgot that most of us call it “soccer” and many of us did not care about his #TrumpCorrupt #WorldCup. From the man who brought you the #FifaPeacePrize. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Javier Milei accuses US Democrats of financing ‘anti-Argentina campaign’ at World Cup
President also blames Brazil and Mexico and says online critics ‘do not want the ideas of freedom to succeed’
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#Trump goes to #SupremeCourt to argue again for non-existent power to #StealElections. High stakes for #TrumpCrimeFamily. #Elections #Voting #Democracy [FREE article, REPOST] www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/u...
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Allow Order Restricting Mail Voting (Gift Article)
The Trump administration asks justices to intervene after an appeals court blocked key parts of a mail-in voting executive order.
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Crypto-cum-robot company places “teacher” robot based on sex-doll tech in NY state school district with Native American student plurality. I did not fabricate a single idea in that sentence. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘Really inappropriate’: teachers decry plan for humanoid robot in New York high school
Robot from company that acquired sex doll maker to be introduced in school with large Native American population
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“A Penn professor thought she’d sell 1000 copies of her ‘Odyssey’ translation. She sold a million this year alone, thanks to Christopher Nolan.” “West Philly's Emily Wilson, who penned a highly acclaimed translation of the epic poem in 2017, is having a big summer.”
A Penn professor thought she’d sell 1000 copies of her ‘Odyssey’ translation. She sold a million this year alone, thanks to Christopher Nolan.
West Philly's Emily Wilson, who penned a highly acclaimed translation of the epic poem in 2017, is having a big summer.
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“The [Trump] Administration is desperately trying to project power that it doesn’t have.” In CT our primary starts with early voting on Aug 3 and Primary Day is Aug 11. If you are primary-eligible PLEASE VOTE. Project the power you DO have. #elections #vote www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump administration drive to seize election powers sparking ‘chaos’ despite pushback
US courts, state officials and Democrats warn that moves are endangering voting rights and the rule of law
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Oh look. Texas also made voter registration errors. They were caught and fixed, all without needing the SAVE act or a national voter roll database. CRAZY. www.kxxv.com/news/local-n...
Election errors found in Texas voter database ahead of November election
A campaign worker found errors in Texas's voter database. Here's what it means for McLennan County voters ahead of the November election.
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Ignore the interspersed comments from GOP POS chair; CT #elections are relatively secure. They'd be even more so if #NedLamont and legislature would fund election work at needed levels. #PutUpOrShutUp www.ctinsider.com/connecticut/...
Why Connecticut officials are confident in election voting security this year
President Trump's recent comments has Democrats pushing back on election integrity, saying they are confident in Connecticut's measures.
ctinsider.com
#IncelsOfTikTok and other deranged so-called influencers trying to slaughter #Memphis pizza shop #Tamboli for declining service to occupying #NationalGuard troops. Massive backfire. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘Buy-cott’ boosts Memphis pizza shop after owner refuses to serve national guard
The city rallied behind Tamboli’s despite online boycott calls, as frustration grows over the Trump administration’s federal taskforce following multiple deaths
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Merger paused. Only right. #Paramount #WBD #Mergers #Ellison www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ju...
Judge orders pause on Paramount-Warner merger after challenge from 12 states
$81bn merger halted for at least two weeks after US states sued to block deal, saying it would ‘extinguish competition’
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