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Reposting news of a generous billionaire wanting to do good.

THIS IS SO GOOD

If the sub didn’t split, you must acquit!

three sheets of paper are taped to the outside of a building. they have the words "The Oval Office" in gold script

this looks like a trick daffy duck would put up to get bugs bunny into "the oval office"

In a way, I find the authoritarian takeover of our media system even more disturbing than the authoritarian takeover of our political system.

Our political system has been failing basically my entire adult life. But, the media system provided accountability and sort of worked. Now it’s collapsing.

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Reports of ICE ads on #Spotify were noted in early October. People began calling for boycotts immediately.

Now, nearly a month later Spotify is seeing major losses.

And we can do ever BETTER. 👏👏👏

#BoycottSpotify

What he said: 💯 🎯

My 11-year-old sitting with her pile of Halloween candy, sorting it into a bar graph

We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.

15 million Americans are going to lose their health care.

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 84th day out of the last 96.

12 days of work in over 3 months.

With full pay and benefits.

The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.

It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.

2025: The real horror show, just in time for Halloween.

Enough is enough. Adelita Grijalva was elected on September 23. The people of Arizona have a right to be represented in Congress.
 
During today’s pro forma session, when the House is called to order I will seek unanimous consent to insist upon the swearing-in of Adelita Grijalva.

What a day for an enormous NYC march for the country we love. This is truly what democracy looks like — and there are #NoKings in the USA!

@indivisible.org @riseandresist.bsky.social @50501movement.bsky.social @50501newyork.bsky.social

How do you build a movement?

With days like today.

How do you weaken fear-propaganda—the power grip of authoritarians?

With days like today.

Why is the regime so scared of today?
There’s your answer.

if you say the words “wow I have a busy couple of weeks ahead of me”, even in your own head, every single one of your current Libby holds will descend upon you all at once like wolves on a limping deer

Far as I can tell, Robert Redford was:
* successful at everything he tried
* genuinely intelligent & insightful
* desired by women
* envied by men
* an absolute mensch to everyone he dealt with
* a tireless, lifelong philanthropist
... and he died peacefully in his sleep.

10/10 life. No notes.

Robert Redford on the phone, plus Dustin Hoffman. From All the President’s Men

When journalism was cool. And risked everything to challenge power.

Stephen Colbert's Emmy victory speech:

"Sometimes you only truly know how much you love something when you get a sense that you might be losing it. I have never loved my country more desperately. Stay strong, be brave, and if the elevator tries to bring you down, go crazy and punch a higher floor!"

This may explain why there’s an aggressive response to people who merely post Kirk’s own words. It threatens the existence of the alternate Kirk - the motivational speaker that had been marketed to young kids and white Christian groups through selective quotation & clips.

Remember how this united us as a country.

Today we are divided like never before.

#sad

Trump Likely Just Ordered West Point to Cancel Ceremony Honoring Tom Hanks This fucking guy.

"I think this is Trump being petty over Mr. Hank's politics and getting revenge... In any case, Tom Hanks remains beloved by the veterans community. He's our guy. An award isn't needed to establish that."

😳

Fuck social media read books

trump can issue as many executive orders as he wants, perhaps coverage should reflect the fact that a lot of these have the legal force of a child's wishlist for santa

it shouldn't be easier to get a gun in America than the covid vaccine

Health officials from Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania met this week to consider coordinating their own vaccine recommendations, separate from the federal government.

Good.

A drawing of a horse. The front half of the horse is black. The back half of the horse is white. The tail is black. Text reads: I defragged my zebra

This one is only for Blueskyers of a certain age.

LGM! 🧡 💙

Bluesky now platform of choice for science community It’s not just you. Survey says: “Twitter sucks now and all the cool kids are moving to Bluesky”…

FUCK YEAH SCIENCE

arstechnica.com/science/2025...

Pritzker makes a crucial point here: Members of the National Guard have full-time jobs outside of their service and responsibilities. By frivolously calling them up, Trump is upending their lives just to weaponize them against their own neighbors and fellow Americans. It's appalling.