We really don’t have to praise someone for changing their pants after shitting in them, especially if they’ve repeatedly had to change their shit-filled slacks over the last 18 months.
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We are seven months away from the most consequential midterm election in US history. Meanwhile, we are fighting a war. These are the structural conditions for a coup attempt in which a president tries to nullify elections and take permanent power as a dictator. snyder.substack.com/p/the-next-c...
The Next Coup Attempt
And How to Stop It
snyder.substack.com
At this rate, they’ll have to release all the Epstein files just to distract from the war and gas prices
Financial documents compiled by ProPublica reveal a myriad of relationships among Trump and his team that could create conflicts of interest — including ties between appointees and industries their agencies frequently interact with. Explore our database 👇
Explore Financial Disclosures From President Trump and 1,500 of His Appointees - ProPublica
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Okay, so this is an authoritarian playbook trick, once the evidence is overwhelming say everyone needs to wait for the official investigation then either fix it or attack it when its completed. Same shit Russian pulled with MH17 and chemical attacks in Syria, very predictable.
Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · 10mo agoReporter: Will Stephen Miller be apologizing to the family of Alex Pretti for calling him an assassin? Leavitt: This incident remains under investigation.
It’s not the most important thing but….. Nothing makes me more Latinx petty than seeing 🧊Barbie wearing hoops. Girl, those are not for you. Take them off.
You know me I don't share fundraisers unless I can tell you I trust them with my whole heart and my own wallet. This one gets protective gear to legal observers in Minneapolis / Saint Paul www.gofundme.com/f/help-equip...
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I have been involved in rapid response in the Twin Cities area since the b… Jac Kovarik needs your support for Help Equip Twin Cities Legal Observers with PPE
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🧵 @jburnmurdoch.ft.com is spot on about the conditions in his FT piece. Liberal democracy held it together thanks to growth, good demographics, and the promise of a better future. Those days are gone, and that’s the "why" behind the erosion. However...
Chris Bertram@crookedfootball.bsky.social · 10mo agoDemocratic politicians have, though, pursued growth in GDP at the expense of other values. One response to @jburnmurdoch.ft.com pessimistic scenario is refocus on those values, combined with egalitarianism, sufficiency and quality of life. Not "it's the economy, stupid" but "it's the the society"
“Trump's Venezuela Attack: It’s All About the Oil, Stupid!” Here are five times Donald Trump himself admitted that illegally attacking Venezuela and toppling Nicolás Maduro was aimed at seizing the country’s massive oil reserves. My latest for Zeteo:
Trump's Venezuela Attack: It’s All About the Oil, Stupid!
Here are five times Donald Trump himself admitted that illegally attacking Venezuela and toppling Nicolás Maduro was aimed at seizing the country’s massive oil reserves.
zeteo.com
“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
🔥 BREAKING: A spokesperson for Kids Can Press, the publisher of the Franklin the Turtle books, messaged me today about Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth using the likeness and image from the books to make light of killings in the Caribbean in his post yesterday on X.
"Which of the following best describes what motivates Pierre Poilievre most?" Ambition for personal power: 35% Sense of duty to Canada: 16% Vision for the country's future: 13% Desire to help people like me: 13% Pressure from his party/supporters: 6% Abacus / Nov 27, 2025 / n=2074 / Online
American Express Launches Small Sweatshop Saturday https://theonion.com/american-express-launches-small-sweatshop-saturday/
Where’s the assistant loudly whispering into Miller’s ears that he’s talking about his own ancestors
Stephen Miller Is an Immigration Hypocrite. I Know Because I’m His Uncle.
If my nephew’s ideas on immigration had been in force a century ago, our family would have been wiped out.
politico.com
John Q. Public@publius24.bsky.social · 12mo agoStephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
How Oregon’s Data Center Boom Is Supercharging a Water Crisis Amazon has come to the state’s eastern farmland, worsening a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages. Rolling Stone reports in collaboration with @thefern.org: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
So, yes, Jmail is amazing. But it also alerted me to the fact that one of the last emails in his email inbox was @flipboard.com alerting Epstein that he'd been arrested... (cc: @mmccue.bsky.social)
WIRED@wired.com · 12mo agoUsing Jmail, you can read thousands of Jeffrey Epstein's emails in a familiar format. Use the star function to highlight notable finds. wrd.cm/49u9pdF
Malcolm Nance said these sound like the titles of porn movies.
Whether it’s scholars writing about fascism, or Donald Trump implementing a fascist regime, both sides are guilty of bringing the topic of fascism to the forefront.
BETO TO DEMS: “We don’t wait for the punch thrown by these would-be fascists to land. We punch first, and punch harder… CA, NJ, IL, MD — redraw your lines now. Don’t wait for Texas to move first.”
the next democratic nominee should run on chaotic left wing pastiche platform of blowing up mount rushmore, deporting everybody who has ever worked for ICE, free college for trans kids only, reparations for divorced housewives, free health care but not for white men, christians pay higher taxes etc
Using the word "stole" to describe young girls is how to beat those accessory to a sex trafficker suspicions.
The cowardice of institutions and people who have claimed to be brave is endemic.
Not shocking but these chodes need to be publicly humiliated. www.cbc.ca/newsinteract...
Tracking Canada’s fascist fight clubs
CBC’s visual investigations team reveals where some of Canada’s white nationalist 'active clubs' gather to prepare for violence.
cbc.ca
Three of the best journalistic entities that are covering all this nonsense right are a parody newspaper, a teen mag, and a magazine for nerds, and I am grateful for them (The Onion, Teen Vogue, and Wired)