"Prejudices are what rule the vulgar crowd." ~ Voltaire
“We’ve moved into the Age of the Oligarch which is defined by a network of the rich and powerful and the authoritarians they prop up. The group transcends national borders and has zero interest in the countries that elevated them to power.”
The Third World War Is Here
And it's not what you think
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Congressman Jared Huffman on the Threat of Christian Nationalism open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Congressman Jared Huffman on the Threat of Christian Nationalism
A recording from Joyce Vance's live video
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This is exactly why we have the 5th Amendment. Follow for more cartoons!
Way more than enough evidence in these papers not only to get Comey’s charges 86’d before trial in federal district court, but also to get Blanche—and Trump—86’d at an impeachment trial in the Senate.
You can work as a benefits slave for the next 30 years splitting your healthcare costs with your boss or you can vote for universal healthcare in 2026 and 2028 and taste liberty.
conifergirl.bsky.social@conifergirl.bsky.social · 2w ago
I worry that they are moving so fast—and that the media has been so bizarrely silent—that the “new global order” (Pax Silica) will be in place (& impossible to unwind) before the public knows anything about it. Thread. #PaxSilica 1/
Jenny Cohn@jennycohn.bsky.social · 4w ago😳 Jacob Helberg—who left his position as an advisor at *Palantir* to join the Trump State Dept—spearheads the international “Pax Silica” initiative. In May, he discussed it w/ Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale: “Jacob Helberg on Pax Silica & the New Global Order in the AI Age” 1/
Lots of talk about Lindsey Graham this week but here’s an obit worthy of our attention. A life of service vs Lindsey’s life of self serving. chicago.suntimes.com/obituaries/2...
Mary Morello, Libertyville native, activist and mother of Rage Against the Machine's guitarist, dies at 102
In 1990, Ms. Morello founded Parents for Rock and Rap, a group that sought to protect the free speech of musicians in the face of a censorship movement.
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"The contest for ages has been to rescue liberty from the grasp of executive power." ~ Daniel Webster
It’s a trick question. Obama and Biden would have let the Smithsonian handle it because we don’t hire presidents to throw parties.
A stunning fact, indeed, that should be more widely discussed.
Please read and call. Flood the zone.
Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social · last mo.I just sent this out to Democracy Docket premium members, but in light of the Postmasters comments this morning threatening voting by mail, I felt it is urgent to post it online for everyone. Please read and share. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/mail...
James Talarico knows the cost of corruption. He knows it’s killing American families. And now he’s laser focused on unrigging the system for the rest of us.
James Talarico@jamestalarico.bsky.social · 2mo agoWhen we win, the first bill I’m filing is a comprehensive anti-corruption package: Overturn Citizens United Ban corporate PACs and super PACs Ban members of Congress from trading stocks Once we defeat the most corrupt politician in America, we can defeat this entire corrupt system.
Want to make government work for you and not the just the rich and well-connected? We must: ✅ Overturn Citizens United ✅ Get dark money out of politics ✅ Ban congressional stock trading ✅ Real oversight of SCOTUS
The Bengali Knicks poet and the Sikh dholi guys combined forces for a follow-up! Now we just need the sewing machine guy and the ride a bike with stuff on his head guy to meet.
Trump borrowed $2.3 Trillion Dollars, added to our National Debt and then gave 83% of that money to corporations, the 2200 wealthiest families in America, Real Estate developers, the owners of private planes and an Estate Tax cut.
Doing god’s work. Great NYT pic of the rainbow at the Kennedy Center last night for the “Great Unnaming”
This is the second time this has happened. CBS News's Investigative unit got a retired ICE agent to break down the Good shooting frame-by-frame. On the record, he said the agents were entirely out of line. The piece was only posted online and never broadcast. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ywL...
Retired ICE agent breaks down deadly Minneapolis shooting
YouTube video by CBS Evening News
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Niall Stanage@niallstanage.bsky.social · 2mo agoThis is a devastating interview. Scott Pelley tells the NYT that Bari Weiss directly put a “thumb on the scale” for Trump over the killing of Renee Good. Here’s his explanation of exactly what happened.