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House Minority Whip Katherine Clark on the looming government shutdown:

"And what for? Because Elon Musk, an unelected man, said we're not doing this deal and Donald Trump followed along."

We all know who's running the show, and it's not Donald.

Illustration of Krypto dragging Superman through the snow. Krypto looks very happy to be helping. Superman looks unconscious.

Krypto is a good boy

US Supreme Court to hear South Carolina Planned Parenthood defunding case The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to hear South Carolina's bid to cut off public funding to Planned Parenthood in a case that could bolster efforts by conservative-leaning states to deprive the reproductive healthcare and abortion provider of government money.

"Defunding" Planned Parenthood is part of the broader anti-abortion grift to redirect public/taxpayer money to anti-abortion pregnancy centers that provide minimal, if any, medical services and are largely affiliated with right-wing Christian groups and staffed by church volunteers

Minnesota is praying for our neighbors in Wisconsin as America once again mourns the loss of innocent, young lives at the hands of gun violence.

Gun violence should not be a fact of life for children in our country.

Stock futures are flat after Dow notches longest losing streak since 2018: Live updates The 30-stock Dow slid for an eighth session on Monday, marking its longest run of losses since 2018.

The Dow fell for the eighth straight day — longest losing streak since June 2018.

@cnbc.com
www.cnbc.com/2024/12/16/s...

This is max 4 men with different hairpieces.

Michael Moore Says He Will Not “Tamp Down” or Condemn Anger Stirred by Luigi Mangione The man accused of shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson named Moore — who directed 2007's 'Sicko' — in his alleged manifesto.

MICHAEL MOORE: “.. Some people have stepped forward to condemn this anger. I am not one of them. .. It is not new. It has been boiling. And I’m not going to tamp it down or ask people to shut up. I want to pour gasoline on that anger.”

www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general...

Fox News talking about Luigi Mangione, but make the footage Kyle Rittenhouse

I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget

Don’t mistake our kindness for weakness.

Vaccinated and still alive.

Anyone else?

It’s impossible to overstate how insane it is that we now live in a country in which the treasonous perpetrator of a deadly on our Capitol is not only retuning to the office he tried to steal, but also promising to pardon the attackers and imprison those who investigated the attack.

Trump Names Charles Kushner as Pick for Ambassador to France The announcement elevated Mr. Kushner, the father of President Donald J. Trump’s son-in-law and the recipient of a presidential pardon at the end of Mr. Trump’s first term.

"Mr. Kushner, 70, pleaded guilty in 2004 to 16 counts of tax evasion, a single count of retaliating against a federal witness and one of lying to the Federal Election Commission"
and so now he will be US ambassador to France
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/30/u...

Shocking as it sounds, it’s quite possible people prefer the civility and community of Bluesky over being force fed some cooked up algorithm concocted by a bombastic billionaire to amplify trolls, bots, and miscreants. Imagine that!

First Buddy Elon Musk joined Donald Trump for Thanksgiving dinner. Musk has rarely left Mar-a-Lago since the election.

Will he move into the White House with Trump on January 20?

This is a real tweet from vice president-elect JD Vance depicting himself as Trump’s wife.

You wanted a reality show host as a president, well now you’re on Survivor.

These words are engraved above the entrance to the United States Supreme Court. It's time for them to be removed. They're clearly no longer accurate.

If you voted out the incumbent because you thought he’d help the US auto industry, I have even more bad news from you. As trade expert @kclausing.bsky.social observes, auto parts cross NA borders many times in the process of making a car/truck. This will wreak havoc on the US auto sector

"Kyiv Post fact checks of Rogan’s points found direct contradiction of the factual record of the Russo-Ukraine War, and at times repeated Kremlin official state narratives almost verbatim."
www.kyivpost.com/post/42815

Well, I’ve been trying Bluesky out for a week. Very pleased, for the foreseeable time being this will be my primary posting space. Thanks for all the follows.

My updated starter pack is now used by more than 1000 accounts.

I hope you find it helpful.
go.bsky.app/JSLScTv

This Is Why I Blocked You A list for my MAGA trolls.

Now that they destroyed their own neighborhood, the Maga/Elon trolls are rolling in to BlueSky.

My recommendation is to block early, on the first offense, without explanation.

Here are my rules why I block them:

open.substack.com/pub/therickw...

Opinion | School Police Officers May Not Prevent Violence Monic Behnken writes on how school police officers may not be the most effective way to prevent violence in schools and may actually cause harm.

Research shows that police officers in schools don’t always prevent violence, including school shootings. In fact, their presence can harm students.

Here are five reasons #police in #schools, also known as school resource officers, actually make students less safe in school:

Wow

I looked at replies to me on the other site from the last month... It's a festering dumpster fire with unhinged threats and hateful idiots. Breaking free from that toxic waste dump is invigorating.

Nice