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YouTube video by Candidly Tiff What is a “radical leftist”?

What is a “radical leftist”? I try to explain below.

So tired of the cult using that phrase to paint all Democrats/Liberals as radicals.

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At Washington Hearing, NC GOPers Praises Bipartisanship While Cutting Voting Access at Home At Washington Hearing, NC GOPers Praises Bipartisanship While Cutting Voting Access at Home

A Republican member of North Carolina’s elections board sang the praises of bipartisanship at a U.S. Congressional hearing on elections Tuesday, despite working in recent months to shift the state’s voting rules toward the GOP. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

As Donald Trump amasses power, too many in the legacy media are bowing down and pulling their punches. I started Democracy Docket in 2020 to be fearlessly independent and pro-democracy. No venture capitalists, corporate overloads, no compromises.

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Macy's says employee hid up to $154 million in expenses, delaying Q3 earnings Macy’s says it’s delaying the release of its fiscal third-quarter earnings results after it discovered an up to $154 million accounting-related issue.

Macy's says employee hid up to $154 million in expenses, delays reporting third-quarter earnings

The most baffling part is that CNN thinks there is an audience for this. Who is it?

It’s fun how y’all blame Oprah for Dr Oz

But give Bernie Sanders a total pass for Tulsi Gabbard.

Tell me about it! It’s hard

This part. And you’re feeding his AI algorithm… for what now? I mean really what’s the point of arguing with nothing but bots and trolls???

Make America Healthy Again lasted less than a Scaramucci

NBC NEWS WATCH LIVE IMMIGRATION As sources say Trump could deport undocumented Chinese first, Asian American groups rush to prep Sources previously told NBC News that undocumented Chinese nationals of military age will be among the first groups targeted for deportation by the incoming Trump administration.

not great

Black Twitter helped define the internet — so where will the exodus from X lead? Some X users say they’re hoping to create a new “Black Twitter” on other social media platforms.

“Black users on Bluesky are already working to build a community on the site. One user, Rudy Fraser, launched Blacksky, a collection of curated, Black-centered feeds that filter out racism and misogyny to provide a safe, inclusive experience for users.”

Sanders: Democrats can’t ‘hang your hat’ on identity politics Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Democrats lost the 2024 presidential election because they relied too much on talking about race, gender and sexual orientation, warning that candidates shouldn’t “…

Sanders criticizes Democrats for relying on identity politics

Bernie is more obsessed with Identity Politics than real Democrats because Dems especially Kamala Harris didn’t even run on Identity Politics in 2024. He is so full of shit.

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A Pennsylvania County and the Political Tensions in America Two weeks in the life of Pennsylvania’s Luzerne County, one of the many places that shifted to the right in this year’s election.

Wadan Fernandez, an undocumented immigrant, said he came to the U.S. to start a new life. He overstayed his tourist visa and has been working in construction.

“I love Mr. Trump,” Fernandez said. “Of course he could send me back at any moment, but if he did, I would still love him.”

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Biden approves Ukraine’s use of long-range U.S. weapons inside Russia, reversing policy The Biden administration will allow Kyiv “limited” use of the ATACMS long-range missile system to strike enemy positions in Kursk, a significant reversal of U.S. policy.

BREAKING: “Biden approves Ukraine’s use of long-range U.S. weapons inside Russia, reversing policy. The Biden administration will allow Kyiv limited use of ATACMS to strike enemy positions in Russia, according to senior U.S. officials.” www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Another day, another million new people have joined Bluesky!

18M users? 🙂‍↔️ 18M friends 🙂‍↕️

Palm Springs officials approve $5.9M to pay Black and Latino families displaced from neighborhood The Palm Springs City Council has approved a $5.9 million deal to pay Black and Latino families who were displaced from a neighborhood in the 1960s.

Palm Springs, California, will pay $5.9 million to compensate Black and Latino families whose homes were burned and destroyed in the 1960s

Exactly tf

no baby this is #BLACKsky not the other one 😭

The reason so many of these stories come and go is because we have competent health officials to mitigate these crises. When they effectively manage situations like this, their work is invisible—and unfortunately, unappreciated by the public. And now we’ll likely have RFK Jr. in charge…

Trump Pentagon pick had been flagged by fellow service member as possible 'Insider Threat' Pete Hegseth, the Army National Guard veteran and Fox News host nominated by Donald Trump to lead the Department of Defense, was flagged as a possible “Insider Threat” by a fellow service member due t...

Trump's Dept. of Defense pick Pete Hegseth was flagged as a possible “Insider Threat” by a fellow service member due to a tattoo he has that’s associated with white supremacist groups

With this is mind, remember:

If you see transphobic, racist, Alt-Right posts. Do not interact, do not share (even to say you’re against those comments) Do not draw attention to them or give them the attention they crave.

Block the account, report them where appropriate. Do NOT make this Twitter!

We Asked Young Men Why They Voted for Donald Trump—Here’s What They Said Record numbers of young men voted for Trump in the 2024 election. What drove them to the right?

Thanks to @tify330.bsky.social for bringing this story to my attention at the other place.

As she says, this is a tough read but it makes a LOT of sense.

Young men shifted to the guy who makes them feel comfortable being dudebros.

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The Democrats’ Refusal to Break With a Broken System Cost Them Dearly The party has followed its affection for Beltway institutions and their stodgy norms to its logical endpoint—getting locked out of power. It’s time for a rethink.

In the end, there was nothing Democrats could have done to win the 2024 election—not with any issue or any candidate—as long as they were put in the position of having to defend a status quo system that had fallen out of public favor… newrepublic.com/article/1883...

We don’t need “resisters”, we need truth tellers. Start using your voices to tear down tell misinformation and lies. Labeling yourself means nothing if you are just bitching and complaing on social media

They have, I don’t get it! And wonder why we are stuck the way we are! Continue to punish everyone 🤦🏽‍♂️

America had a good run, fam. We’re a bad joke now.

Way more!

We live in an idiocracy. Full stop.