Trump is using campus protest as a gateway to prohibit all protest in the long run. This is a long game to dismantle First Amendment protections. I hope that's obvious to everyone.

from the r/fednews subreddit, reactions to how they should reply to phony stark’s email to federal workers telling them to detail what they did last week If you end up replying don't give them an opportunity to evaluate your performance based on the reply: This week I accomplished: • 100% of the tasks and duties required of me by my position description • 100% of the work product that my manager and I have agreed to • 100% of the duties and performance elements that are used to evaluate my performance • 100% of the deliverables requested of me by my direct supervisor. • I exceeded expectations in the delivery of the above Details available upon a formal request from my direct supervisor. this is good enough to confuse the Al they're going to use to analyze 2.4 million emails. A human might understand it's a troll, a computer will just say this person did well.

yes. love it. do this.

🔥

They learned something from their first term.

The only thing that stops a bad guy with a grift is a good guy with principles.

So this time they're firing all the good guys with principles.

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Just hit me why AOC is so good and brilliant at being the adult in the room with all the trashy losers making terrible choices around her. She used to be a bartender.

Fuck nazis!

Hell yeah. Hold the line. This is what we need people to do.

Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.

They're waking up.

Thanks, I’ll do that

The Coup Klux Klan! Freaking brilliant

a man stands at a podium with microphones that say wor on them ALT: a man stands at a podium with microphones that say wor on them

"[A] democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is Fascism—ownership of Government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power." - FDR (1938)

🚨 🚨 🚨 HOMEWORK 🚨 🚨 🚨

The email address for federal workers to inform on their colleagues is DEIAtruth@opm.gov.

Would be a real shame if folks flooded that inbox, rendering it useless.

trump was asked why he pardoned January 6th attackers who committed violence against cops, and he said they'd already spent years in jail and "murderers don't even go to jail in this country."

Sometimes, that's true.

Jim Banks voted against wildfire prevention funding in December

i was so much older then, I’m younger than that now Playlist · Claire Willett · 32 items

should anyone desire two hours of New Year’s music which is almost entirely free of both Christmas & booze themes and at least somewhat attempts to meet the mood of the moment, may i present:

“i was so much older then, i’m younger than that now”: stubbornly hopeful songs for new years eve 2024

For those of you who are a bit rusty about the actual duties of the president of the United States, here is a complete list of what a president can do, and
they can NOT do.

www.trumanlibrary.gov/education/th...

How about this?

TAX THE CHURCHES

TAX THE RICH

KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF OF SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICARE and MEDICAID AND THE VA!!!!!

Agree? ✋

This is why I support DEI. The existing system operates to exclude women and minorities. Period.

Gourmet gifts for foodies: 23 edible Christmas presents, from posh tinned fish to chutney With packaging as delicious as the contents, these sweet and savoury stocking fillers cater to all tastes Food gifts are perfect for anyone who doesn’t want more “stuff”. From brownies to scoff in one sitting to store cupboard upgrades, these gifts will…

Gourmet gifts for foodies: 23 edible Christmas presents, from posh tinned fish to chutney

Campbell’s witty response to this homophobe makes me want to enjoy some of their delicious chicken noodle soup right now! 🍜 🏳️‍🌈

JHN-This was Inspired by Mark Cuban & Noah Smith, and Might Just Find You Feeling a Bit Less Fearful The Jack Hopkins Now Newsletter #233

The latest issue of The Jack Hopkins Now Newsletter was inspired by Mark Cuban and Noah Smith. Enjoy.

***This is a FREE article. I will never share paywalled articles here***

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Can Colombia’s ‘crazy’ cattle ranchers make beef an eco-friendly choice? By rejecting traditional grazing and maintaining trees and wildlife habitats alongside pasture, farmers are turning their land carbon positive. But will it be enough? On a humid dawn in Colombia’s livestock capital, Michael Robbin rides across one of his…

Can Colombia’s ‘crazy’ cattle ranchers make beef an eco-friendly choice?

Thank God Vanity Fair is keeping it REAL!

"One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all."

-- Arthur C. Clarke, born #OTD 1917

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

Given the events of the weekend, I am re-posting what I wrote about the importance of building a new opposition movement.

Please read, act and share.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/buil...

Sad but true.