Bob Fried

Pediatricians Can’t Bear These Costs The Trump administration’s crackdown is turning a difficult profession into an impossible one for some doctors.

The law of unintended consequences at work.

That's RIGHT!
We can't allow that BULLSPIT to seep in.
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🚨NEW: Kerry Kennedy has announced Late Show Host Stephen Colbert is the recipient of the 2025 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award for his advocacy for free speech and speaking truth to power.

REPOST to congratulate Colbert on this honor!

Step by awful step, Trump is using this 12-stage plan to seize total control

And there you have it in a nutshell.

In my view, a claim like this should be backed up with supporting evidence.

I’m reading her book now, and I recommend it.

Fragile N.C. Residents Lose Medicaid Support for Food and Housing

So, @kenmartin.bsky.social I assume the Democratic Party is mobilizing organizers to make the case in western NC that the Republicans and Trump are making their lives miserable. What, you say? The Party isn't doing that? No wonder we keep losing and that our "brand" is toxic.

I just watched this film, and I think it’s a must-see. It focuses on Georgia, but it’s not just about Georgia.

What the Public Memory of Charlie Kirk Revealed

If you read nothing else today, I pray that you will read every word of this necessary, powerful, and much-needed piece by @nhannahjones.bsky.social.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/m...

When the rich rob the poor it’s called business. When the poor fight back, it’s called violence. ~ Mark Twain

#Pinks #ProudBlue

So true. Mark Train was brilliant and ahead of his time.

Cover of “The Fort Bragg Cartel,” a book by Seth Harp.

Read this book. It will blow your hair back.

I simply cannot understand how the President can do this unilaterally. He doesn’t own the place.

Terrible but not all that surprising. I donate directly to select candidates. DNC, DCCC, DSCC, DLCC — no way.

The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?

Building the Opposition From Marc | The success of our democracy rests on an effective opposition movement.

Rather than a resistance, the concept of an opposition is more comprehensive and durable. It recognizes that there are no time limits to the effort. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/buil...

Opinion | Disney and the Decline of America’s Middle Class

With all the Jimmy Kimmel hullabaloo, think about this article and how it relates. I took my kids to Disney World in the late 90s when they were little and courting the rich wasn’t a company goal.

NO KINGS CINCINNATI · No Kings **In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...

Hope to see you there.

Are you in Georgia talking to people whose lives were upended by Trump’s Hyundai raids? We have to organize every day, not just when elections are close.

Understanding Zionism The movement for Jewish settlement of Palestine resembles other nationalisms of its era.

“Zionist” should not be used as a term of derision, Arash Azizi argues. It denotes a nationalist movement whose history “bears revisiting as a reminder of its impetus and early diversity.”

Anatomy of Two Giant Deals: The U.A.E. Got Chips. The Trump Team Got Crypto Riches.

@nytimes.com Why isn’t this underneath a banner headline on page 1?

Trump Orders Removal of Photo of Enslaved Man’s Scars and Information About Slavery from National Parks: Report President Donald Trump is reportedly having his administration remove photography related to slavery from national parks in the United States.

Erasing history…right out of the fascist playbook.

Think Big for a Change, Democrats: Call This the “No Kings” Shutdown. The consultants will tell you that taking this stand against Trump is a political loser. But this time is different.

Think Big for a Change, Democrats: Call This the“No Kings” Shutdown.

@kenmartin.bsky.social @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social Please tell me that the Party has people on the ground in GA right now, talking to people affected by the Hyundai arrests and linking that misfortune to the GOP.

America, your government is either fucking stupid or fucking complicit. Either the ATF can't figure out what Turan's headstamp is or they are deliberately fear-mongering. Even dumbass conservative ammosexuals know what a headstamp is. Here are some examples. PS: Turan is garbage ammo.

The Constant Battle The first excerpt from 107 Days

It troubled me that the Biden WH didn't showcase his wins. This excerpt troubles me even more. There's an old adage -- "The edge of the rut in the road is not the horizon." For many in the Democratic Party and Biden's closest staff, it seems like the edge was, in fact, the horizon. Ah, if only...

Twelfth-Grade Math and Reading Scores in U.S. Hit New Low The declines deepen slides that began before the pandemic.

Public schools and libraries saved my life as a kid.

We have a crisis on our hands — I’ll tell you what’s making it worse, and our plan to turn things around. 🧵
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...

Not everything Donald Trump does is a “distraction” from Jeffrey Epstein, Mark Leibovich argues—and "Trump’s strongman tactics are a far greater danger to America than his proclivity to ‘distract.’” https://theatln.tc/L6WMIww5

This should be where the end begins. Let’s pray it is.

Governor Ferguson, America salutes you.