Next - try fascism. That should be easy, right?

Thinking a lot lately about the simple fact that college allows people to spend about 15 weeks immersed in a disciplinary conversation with an expert in that field. And what a special thing that is.

The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.

If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.

While Grambo doesn’t identify as a Democrat, he has chosen a side. “I look at it as I’m fighting for democracy,” he said. “We don’t have a conservative and a liberal party right now. We have a democracy party and a fascist party.” Grambo will tell anyone who will listen exactly what he thinks is at the root of the deterioration of American democracy: a conservative media ecosystem that traffics in disinformation and feeds the “cult” that is MAGA. “I realized Fox News is completely full of shit, and that you can put on the record,” he said. Grambo is chatty and gregarious. He curses a lot, and he knows it.

I talk a lot abt the category error in defining opposition to fascism as Democratic. This guy--a guy on a scooter standing up for immigrants--is an example of why.

With bonus gratuitous potty mouth.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Trump says Democrats' message to military is 'seditious behavior' punishable by death President Donald Trump is accusing half a dozen Democratic lawmakers of sedition “punishable by DEATH” after the lawmakers called on U.S. military members to uphold the Constitution and defy “illegal ...

I found this in the AP news app, but they make it sound so innocuous. "It marked another flashpoint in the political rhetoric that at times has been thematic in his administrations, as well as among some in his MAGA base."

apnews.com/article/trum...

A Trump supporter started murdering his way through an assassination list of Democratic law makers FIVE MONTHS AGO. He murdered my colleague Melissa Hortman, and her husband Mark — and attempted to assassinate my dear friend John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. I was also on the hit list. WTF

finding out recently that almost all the words in the dictionary are not IP and are in fact open source/public domain was an absolute game changer for me as a writer

Graphic for Transgender Day of Remembrance featuring a lit candle with a blue flame on a dark background, with the event date November 20 displayed at the bottom.

Today, we mourn the transgender Americans whose lives were lost to anti-transgender violence.

Democrats believe every person deserves to be treated with dignity and respect, and to live their life fully and honestly.

Two farmers looking at a tower. The one of the left Is pulling up on their bootstrap to no effect. The farmer on the right is using a pully system and people pulling on the rope to pull him up the tower.

Idiom Origin

“pull yourself up by your bootstraps”

This was originally *sarcasm* & meant to convey that the act was impossible.

A boot strap is a loop used to help put your boot on.

This 1921 cartoon from the “Nonpartisan Leader” showcases that you can’t pull upward on your boots to levitate.

Today is election day!
Repubs are hoping that Texans won’t show up to vote so they can push through their harmful constitutional amendments, but now is the time to show up & make your voices heard!

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#Texas #GOTV #Voting #Elections #TexasDemocrats #TXDems

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I keep seeing people say, oh, trans people must take a hit for the greater good and, first of all, no, you don't get to discard someone else's rights and second, we know from past experience that marginalized communities like theirs are merely the first to be targeted. They'll come for you next.

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.

Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.

They are not the same.

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.

#NoKings
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Don't get desensitized, please.

Everything should shock you, appall you, alarm you. Don't ever shrug it off with "I'm not surprised."

New "Fight the Trump Takeover" protests will battle Texas redistricting vote Texas will lead with an anchor rally at the Capitol in Austin.

The next mass protest against the Trump administration on Saturday takes aim at Texas' redistricting fight.

Why it matters: "Fight the Trump Takeover" events organized nationwide push against Trump's effort to draw a new map more favorable to GOP ahead of 2026 midterms
www.axios.com/2025/08/14/f...

DC says the attempted takeover of the MPD is both illegal and creating "havoc" for officers trying to determine who is in charge of the department. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

🚨Federal judge orders DHS to limit “roving patrols” in Los Angeles.

The judge finds that the evidence shows that DHS officers are racially profiling people to demand their papers, which all sides agree is illegal, and orders DHS to stop those unlawful practices.