I’ve been saying this for nearly 15 years now but the “center” wing of the Democratic Party would be a very solidly right wing party just about anywhere else in the world. And our “far left” platforms basically call for what are mainstream policies in nearly every other developed country.

Michael Hobbes@michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 4d ago

It was inevitable that reactionary centrists would turn against harm reduction and call for a return to mass incarceration

If understand the rules correctly, a trigger warning preceding a reading about sexual assault is unacceptable coddling and anti-free-speech, but also if a reading causes an adult student “mild discomfort” that’s a firing offense.

Lincoln Michel@thelincoln.bsky.social · 6d ago

A college professors is fired for teaching an Ottessa Moshfegh story that causes "mild discomfort" for one student. Implication is that DeSantis government was involved in the firing. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/u...

Agree with @jamellebouie.net that it's pretty clear Elon Musk wanted to eviscerate USAID *for the purpose of killing as many African people as possible.* Mass death wasn't an accidental byproduct of his "deep state" paranoia; it was a key mission of DOGE. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/o...

Wow - the average global sea surface temperature outside of the polar regions is currently tied for the all-time absolute hottest on record (in the NOAA/OISST dataset). The record was in 2024. More graphics like this at www.climatecentral.org/climate-brie... 🌊

cops hate automated enforcement *because* its fair. They conceptualize their role not as punishing rulebreakers but punishing "bad people" (poors and minorities). They dislike red light/speed cameras because they wind up punishing "good people" for doing something they see as essentially harmless

William B. Fuckley@opinionhaver.bsky.social · 2w ago

it's fucking insane that so many people get away with hiding their license plates so that they can get away with running red light cameras and cops mostly don't care (I'm sure some of them do on their personal vehicles too). like this is something where broken windows policing actually makes sense.

Cool.

Text from my middle school daughter, who is out thrifting with her aunt in another state. More evidence that you absolutely can, and should, ignore your kids when they demand to monopolize your tv with kiddie shit. How else are they gonna bond with you over ratchet ignorant shit? Lol

Mexican fireworks night after a White Sox winner! Fuck 🧊

Jason Coupet@professajay.bsky.social · 4w ago

Mexican Heritage night at Rate field, home of my beloved Chicago White Sox. Beautiful night on the south side. Folks often think of Houston and LA, but Chicago has one of the deepest, oldest, and well organized Mexican communities in the country. Chicago is like 35% Mexican yo! 14-1 Sox!

Mexican Heritage night at Rate field, home of my beloved Chicago White Sox. Beautiful night on the south side. Folks often think of Houston and LA, but Chicago has one of the deepest, oldest, and well organized Mexican communities in the country. Chicago is like 35% Mexican yo! 14-1 Sox!

Springfield, OH hate crime. Haitian father shot driving his kids to church. "They said he was going to give someone a ride and 'they just shot him. I don’t know why.'" Consequences of hate from our gov't. www.springfieldnewssun.com/local/crime/... @gregsargent.bsky.social @jimswift.bsky.social

911 calls: Haitian father shot in head while driving children to church in Springfield

A man who was shot in the head in his car on the south side of Springfield Sunday, July 5, appeared to have been on his way to church with

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The ICE murder of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo deserves the same fury as Renee Good and Alex Pretti

Trump: "Our rise to being the world's stronger and most powerful nation was no accident of history — we rebuilt our military in my first term. We use it a little bit in our, actually, I should say 'third term' — but I won't do that because I don't want any controversy."

If you use Waymo driverless car services, you are aiding and abetting fascism. Waymo helps I.C.E. agents locate people to terrorize and abduct. The company willingly shares all facial recognition, license plate and GPS data with I.C.E. and other law enforcement agencies—no subpoena required.

Waymo Self-Driving Jaguar at Traffic Light

ALT: Waymo Self-Driving Jaguar at Traffic Light

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At least they're not hiding their corruption. Go big or go home.

Ok here it is on NBC share.google/X4u9aj64eTLd...

Paramedics responded to a ‘cardiac arrest’ at Mitch McConnell’s home on day of hospitalization

McConnell’s office said Thursday that he is still in the hospital. It hasn’t disclosed why he was admitted June 14.

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Jason Coupet@professajay.bsky.social · last mo.

ABC News just took this article down but I just read it, article said Mitch McConnell went into cardiac arrest on June 14 and EMS asked for “advanced life support” abcnews.com/amp/Politics...

ABC News just took this article down but I just read it, article said Mitch McConnell went into cardiac arrest on June 14 and EMS asked for “advanced life support” abcnews.com/amp/Politics...

Here's Cade Cavalli striking out Willson Contreras and screaming "sit down boy!" at him. Really nice and a great week for it. Does Manfred 1) do the obvious thing or 2) do nothing because he doesn't want a Turning Point spokesman to do a viral tweet about how he won't watch baseball anymore

Clarence Thomas says the 14th Amendment should be read narrowly because it was written for formerly enslaved people. By that logic, the 2nd Amendment was written for muskets, not AR-15s. Funny how that kind of originalism only shows up when it's convenient.

Imagine tweeting this horseshit two weeks after this same court has eliminated the right for black votes to count in the South.

Chuck Schumer@schumer.senate.gov · last mo.

Despite Trump’s best efforts to bully them, the Supreme Court just reaffirmed that if you are born in America, you belong in America.

They are going to tell you that left electoral politics can’t work in the south and I am here to tell you that is horseshit. Atlanta has a socialist city council member and almost got the school board. The Atlanta Way is changing from the left and it’s about it time.

The establishment is going to tell you left politics can’t be organized outside of the bluest of states and I am here to tell you that is horseshit. Good ol boy poverty, fascism, and inequality is deeply entrenched in the south and we are fucking sick of it too.

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · last mo.

NEWS: 29-year-old Democratic Socialist Melat Kiros will defeat 15-term incumbent Rep. Diana DeGette in the Democratic primary for CO-01. Kiros, a first-time candidate and former attorney, dominated the Denver assembly and tapped into anti-incumbent sentiment.

💯 The most fascinating thing is that there are those that, even while instigating all of vicious this state violence, do not have the spine to receive a mildly critical email. It shows how weak they truly are. As we say in Kreyol, n’ap pike devan!

Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social · last mo.

What is very notable here is that the note says that the person will lead a terrible life, it is not a threat to do anything. This is just state police intimidation.

Also my experience at the Haiti-Morocco match here in Atlanta. After we lost, Morocco fans broke bread with us (we were partying after the loss anyway lol). The fascists want us at each others throats but we are supposed to love each other and eat together and share happiness.

Dr. Lucky Tran@luckytran.com · last mo.

A Japanese fan broke down crying after his country's elimination, but a group of Brazilians fans went to console him and Mexican fans made him soar. You gotta love the World Cup! ❤️🌎⚽️ Video: RÉCORD

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Adam Serwer@adamserwer.bsky.social · last mo.

What’s remarkable about all this stuff is the stolen valor. You didn’t build shit, you won a birth lottery. You are a podcaster not Emperor Vespasian. bsky.app/profile/just...

Send to the next “liberal” or “leftist” you hear stanning her for for pushing back on the attacks on Iran

Sharon 🪳🌹@sharonk.bsky.social · last mo.

was looking at X to check something and uh, yeah, i really don't think the next couple of years are going to be great

This is flat out Ku klux klan levels of racism and xenophobia.

W.E.D.em Boyz@leftistwonk.bsky.social · last mo.

Establishment Dems continue with the absolutely unhinged rhetoric. McMorrow is asked if her attacks on Hasan Piker backfired as Abdul El-Sayed is surging in the polls, and she responds by invoking a terrorist attack against a synagogue in Michigan, implying Piker is somehow implicated?

This is why the right wing of the dems are so scared of him and our movement.

Neil Lewis, Jr.@neillewisjr.bsky.social · last mo.

After a lifetime of hearing why things can't be done, it's remarkable to see how much he's been able to get done in just six months.

Expanding the Supreme Court is the moderate position.

⚠️ WARNING: ICE abducted a pet owner, leaving two dogs to starve for a week. Only the landlord saved them. This isn't a mistake; it’s a sickening pattern. When agencies treat people as disposable, innocent lives become collateral. This cruelty must end.

In the eight months since Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill passed, SNAP enrollment has declined by 4.7 million, according to USDA data. In states where demographic data are available, about half the decline comes from kids losing food aid. The Trump administration describes this as a success story

Trump’s One Big Beautiful Hunger Crisis

His solution to the food affordability crisis is to cut programs that help people afford food.

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