Nice little TV network you got there How easily has Trump rolled corporate media? So much more easily than he probably expected.

How easily has Trump rolled corporate media? So much more easily than he probably expected.

“Republicans love to advocate for more work requirements for poor people — people on SNAP, people on Medicaid,” Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) said. “Well, I’ve got an idea. Let’s have a work requirement for Republicans to show up to Congress and do your goddamn job.”

I've got two words for you:
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Thank you @rephuffman.bsky.social and @naturalresources.bsky.social for calling out how Republicans' budget reconciliation bill is an attempt to “give a lifeline to this dying [coal] industry to line the pockets of some of their rich pals and to pedal false hope to what is left of coal country."

Harmful bleaching of the world’s coral has grown to include 84% of the ocean’s reefs in the most intense event of its kind in recorded history, the International Coral Reef Initiative announced. cnn.it/3EDO9oF

Why isn't our democracy strong enough to stop him?

YouTube video by Above the Garage Podcast The Handmaid's Tale S1E03 - Now I'm awake to the world

Are we awake yet? If not, what will it take?
#handmaidstale
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Many federal probationary employees have been fired - mass firings of federal employees with civil service protections will begin next. Here is a fact sheet re eligibility for UCFE (Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees).
and how to apply: oui.doleta.gov/unemploy/doc... Please share.

Members of the @vdeminstitute.bsky.social talk to @revkin.bsky.social about autocratization and u-turns back to democracy. It gave me a sense of an historical ebb and flow, instead of the linear narratives about the spread of democracy that we grew up on, or the despair we might be feeling now.

Opinion | Now Will We Believe What Is Happening Right in Front of Us? (Gift Article) There can be no appeasement. None.

Now is not the time to curl up in despair. We have institutions to protect, pro-democracy organizations to support, and elections in less than two years. We have lawsuits to pursue and corruption to expose. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/o...

YouTube video by NFL Kendrick Lamar's Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show

Here’s a quick test: If no one around you liked the Super Bowl halftime show, you’ve probably self-segregated with people who think just like you. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDor...