Wow. Not cool. Guess the moron in charge called his own bluff about the National Guard and January 6th. Oh, and I still want to see the unedited Epstein files.
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Wow. Not cool. Guess the moron in charge called his own bluff about the National Guard and January 6th. Oh, and I still want to see the unedited Epstein files.
11.08.2025 16:05 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Opinion: I see shadows of the Holocaust in America www.nhregister.com/opinion/arti...
07.08.2025 20:08 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Birth control is routine for many Americans and polls show it's popular across party lines. Now, the Trump administration is withholding funds that provide contraception for low income people.
07.08.2025 12:51 β π 397 π 231 π¬ 58 π 33Just because.
17.07.2025 23:40 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0This afternoon, the Trump administration officially shut down the LGBTQ Youth Specialized Services program within the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. The program allowed callers under 25 to speak with counselors trained to support LGBTQ youth, an option that has now been eliminated.
17.07.2025 21:59 β π 2289 π 916 π¬ 141 π 85Senator Padilla was forcibly removed from DHS Secretary Kristi Noemβs press conference in Los Angeles while attempting to ask a question.
Padilla was thrown down and handcuffed. A senator in his own state! (He has since been released.)
The Trump regime is out of control.
Tragically, the outrageous assault of Sen. Padilla today is becoming normal behavior for a Trump administration which is moving us toward authoritarianism.
The American people do not like petty tyrants.Β We defeated King George in 1776.Β We will defeat King Donald.
BTW, our new guide on protesting safely in the age of surveillance is unpaywalled.
From phone safety tips to just how much law enforcement can track your movements, take a look at the guide:
If you arenβt sure why whatβs happening in LA today is different than the Rodney King riots in 1992, then you are seriously misinformed. The right wing media needs to stop with the comparisons. People who lived and worked in LA then and now will tell you the truth.
12.06.2025 22:41 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0My thoughts on whatβs going on in Los Angeles:
10.06.2025 19:48 β π 17621 π 6802 π¬ 875 π 633Well played.
14.04.2025 00:35 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0This is pretty clear and now we can get reported for doing the weβre supposed to do?!
04.04.2025 21:37 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Smoot-Hawley. Fordney-McCumber. These would be great research terms now.
03.04.2025 15:46 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0If you donβt think these Executive Orders are screwing people over that you care about, youβre not paying attention or asking the right questions of your friends and family.
29.03.2025 12:22 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The Trump administration announced plans to expand drilling in the Arctic, including in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The Interior Department stated it would begin steps to open the entire 1.56 million-acre Coastal Plain of the refuge to oil and gas exploration.
23.03.2025 15:16 β π 3753 π 1335 π¬ 360 π 197In a new executive order, Trump has targeted the federal agency charged with distributing congressionally approved funds to state libraries and to library, museum, and archives program grant recipients.
www.everylibrary.org/statementiml... via @everylibrary.bsky.social
Trump signed an executive order to dismantle seven federal agencies: the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the Institute of Museum and Library Services,
15.03.2025 03:35 β π 5196 π 1554 π¬ 170 π 128"Map of alleged Ontario annexation plan." March 7th, 2025 - Unconfirmed Memorandum and maps leaked on twitter reveal Trump is allegedly planning to annex the entirety of the great lakes and Southern Ontario, home to 13,491,332 Canadians. This amounts to 35.25% of Canada's total population and includes its largest city, Toronto. This region accounts for 38% of the Canadian economy, and its loss would make Canada's independence functionally impossible.
It's worth reading Mugsy Margarit's full timeline of the Republicans' escalating threats toward Canada, up to yesterday (March 11) π¨π¦: www.facebook.com/gonzo.geneal...
12.03.2025 13:49 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 2 π 0The cover-upβ¦
USAID officials were ordered to destroy classified documents, raising concerns about compliance with federal law. An internal email sent to remaining bureau leaders at the agencyβs Washington headquarters provided guidance on βclearing our classified safes and personnel documents.β
Letβs be clear: the Dept. of Ed. provides resources to 26 million children living in high-poverty school districts; Pell Grants to over 7 million students; & funding for millions of children with disabilities.
Closing its doors would be a disaster for working class families.
The federal civilian worker payroll totaled $271 billion in 2022.
The annual cost of permanently extending Trump's tax cuts that primarily benefited rich individuals? $400 billion.
Keep this in mind as Trump and DOGE lay off thousands of federal workers.