paul jessen

Fascists doing fascist violent things.

#Pinks

trump is a crook.

maybe the message is as simple as that?

People of Illinois, we need your help.

Get your cell phones out – record what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors.

We need to let the world know this is happening – and that we won’t stand for it.

mad king donald

perfect example of the don't-like-your-question-so-i'll-just-talk-over-you-about-something-else communications tactic we're increasingly seeing from gop electeds and regime officials.

"I think you can hear me" -- Mike Lawler just crashed out on CNN and spoke over host John Berman for a solid 45 seconds straight

It’s happening. The takedown of Jimmy Kimmel is likely the start of a campaign to use the murder of Charlie Kirk as a pretext to use the power of the White House to wipe out Trump’s critics and his political opponents.

But we aren’t powerless. We can mobilize and organize. Now.

A Black man and a homeless man were found hanging from trees in Mississippi yesterday, for those who haven’t seen yet because it’s barely made it out of local news.

JD Vance: “Charlie Kirk never said Black women do not have brain processing power to be taken seriously. He never uttered those words.”

Charlie Kirk: “Joy Reid, Michelle Obama, Ketanji Brown Jackson — you do not have the brain processing power to otherwise be taken seriously.”

this is huge:

states have the power to limit political contributions of corporations, without overturning citizens united.

as with auto emissions, california alone would be enough to set a new de facto corporate standard.

so bizarre to see a sitting u.s. president gabbing with morning news show hosts live in studio, especially in times like these.

Brigham Tomco ® @BrighamTomco Follow Utah Speaker Mike Schultz confirms Charlie Kirk is dead. Brigham Tomco @BrighamTo... • 1h Someone just shot at Charlie Kirk at his Utah Valley University "Prove Me Wrong" tour stop. The crowd saw Charlie Kirk fall out of his chair. Last edited 3:13 PM • 9/10/25 • 193K Views

Politics reporter at Deseret News says the Utah Speaker has confirmed Charlie Kirk is dead.

$22.5k probably came from a nice round $25k number, less a simple 10% “depreciation.” 🤮

this rings true—it appears our institutions aren’t going to save us this time.

*but* when we the people truly show up to stop him, it emboldens institutions to do the same.

in theory, once we the people push back enough, trump will become a pariah, as will those who enabled his lawless regime.

People from all over are showing up for DC. This is not a moment. It’s a movement. We are united in our demands. We are all DC! #FreeDC

The We Are All DC march to protest against Trump admin’s takeover of DC is currently heading toward the White House:

Via @benjalvarez1.bsky.social

The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city.

This is not a joke. This is not normal.

Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.

the trump goons are basically cos-playing as authoritarians without doing any of the work to shore up the foundation of public approval needed to hold on to power.

and they are doing it quickly, much faster than in orban’s hungary.

they’re too narcissistic to follow the standard dictator playbook.

JB Pritzker Shows How to Handle Trump Cower before a bully, and he’ll only hit you harder. Stand up to him, however…

beyond highlighting pritzker’s success, @ryanlcooper.com makes a crucial point:

by wrecking the economy and government *without regard to public opinion*, the trump regime is setting itself up for widespread public outrage—the kind that stops authoritarian regimes.

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They’re calling it the trumpcession folks

When rainforests died, the planet caught fire: New clues from Earth’s greatest extinction When Siberian volcanoes kicked off the Great Dying, the real climate villain turned out to be the rainforests themselves: once they collapsed, Earth’s biggest carbon sponge vanished, CO₂ rocketed, and...

When rainforests died, the planet caught fire: New clues from Earth’s greatest extinction | ScienceDaily www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

ICYMI — We are “concerned” about @SenatorCollins selling out her constituents.

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collins knew exactly what a nightmare rfk would be for public health, and could have used her political capital to sink his nomination. instead, she voted for him and provided key cover for the nomination, as with kavanaugh.

but most mainers now see through her act.

collins is *toast* in 2026.

If someone tells you there's nothing we can do about gun violence beyond thoughts and prayers, remind them:

—Gun laws in other countries have prevented mass shootings
—More guns don't make us safer
—A majority of Americans want gun reform

We don't have to live like this.

the political deadlock on this issue has been maddening, and the trump regime is certainly pushing federal gun policy in the wrong direction.

but we *can* do something about it.

we *know* how to fix it.

and we *will* do something about it, as soon as enough of us wake up & demand change.

absolutely. dem politicians are coached by consultants to be afraid of saying the wrong thing. as a result, dems spout coordinated, focus group tested blather that has lost all authenticity.

Never before in our history has one man exercised such unbridled discretion affecting the lives of so many of us, while simultaneously preventing others — Congress, the courts, the American people — from having a say or even knowing what he’s going to do next.

This is what dictatorship looks like.

trump is an imbecile.

absolutely—his narcissism, mendacity, and stupidity become more obvious by the day.

sadly, the world is trapped at the dangerous intersection of the three…