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Timothy Snyder: "If none of us is prepared to die for freedom, then all of us will die under tyranny." π₯
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08.08.2025 22:16 β π 74 π 19 π¬ 0 π 0@marcelias.bsky.social: "I want everyone to pay attention... Trump is laying the groundwork to steal the 2026 election."
08.08.2025 22:16 β π 678 π 263 π¬ 44 π 14NEWS: Trump says he will meet with Vladimir Putin in Alaska next Friday.
This follows reports that Putin told the U.S. this week he would pause the invasion if allowed to take Eastern Ukraine.
Bird Flu: because every time these Christians elect Caligula, God sends a new plague.
08.08.2025 22:20 β π 251 π 50 π¬ 9 π 0The most stupid person imaginable speaking daily on our behalf is embarrassing.
08.08.2025 20:26 β π 146 π 9 π¬ 2 π 1He didn't get to the moon but he got his crew home, and that was the more remarkable task.
www.nbcnews.com/news/rcna223...
Nicolle Wallace just now: "Democrats, it's go time, either have the balls to save democracy or sit back and watch it burn"
08.08.2025 20:49 β π 19 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0TEXAS REP. @crockett.house.gov: βThere is no morality. There is nothing but lawlessnessβ¦ If weβre going to preserve our democracy in this moment this is the way we are going to have to engage in this fight.β
08.08.2025 21:49 β π 972 π 325 π¬ 22 π 12Jesse Watters: "I believe we should just gerrymander the bejesus out of these maps and just destroy Democrat representation where we can..."
08.08.2025 20:44 β π 84 π 34 π¬ 25 π 15REMINDER: If billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos paid their fair share, we could afford to EXPAND benefits and strengthen Social Securityβs customer service!
Instead, Republicans are cutting Social Security and giving tax cuts to billionaires.
Given reports that Trump & top aides knew he's in the Epstein files, we must ask: is this a big cover-up?
My team @democracydefendersfund.org & I are demanding answers thru new FOIA reqs to reveal comms on Maxwellβs prison transfer and her meeting w/ DOJ
Iβll discuss @ 6pm on @thebeat.msnbc.com-TN
The Trump regime is way out of bounds and must be reined in. Voters, we know our mission: Insist on free and fair elections, then vote the complicit GOP out of office.
08.08.2025 20:46 β π 1569 π 367 π¬ 63 π 11COLLINS: βSo you reached out to (Trumpβs) Deputy Attorney General Blanche and you havenβt heard back?β
MAXWELL/EPSTEIN SURVIVOR: βYes.β
COLLINS: βWow.β
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is promoting a Christian nationalist pastor who thinks women should not have the right to vote and wants to make non-Christians second-class citizens in the U.S. More context: www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwat...
08.08.2025 20:50 β π 89 π 51 π¬ 19 π 12A lot of people donβt realize it but democrats discuss their differences and work on compromise for what is best for Americaβ¦lifting people up and helping each other get ahead instead of just getting by is what the goal for any healthy democracy as long as we have a fair chance
08.08.2025 21:15 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Watch the full interview that (probably) had Donald Trump tweet-crying at 1a.m. last night: youtu.be/Q_Zm-SDkZQk
08.08.2025 20:56 β π 131 π 42 π¬ 6 π 2Want to call out climate-deniers on on their shit? Ask that they recite even a simple summary of the carbon cycle. When they can't answer, over-talk them and demand it.
08.08.2025 19:03 β π 204 π 62 π¬ 18 π 2Glad the Apollo 13 movie is getting reruns lately.
This scene is even more moving today: right, Tom Hanks playing Jim Lovell; left, cameo appearance by actual Jim Lovell (1928 Mar 25 - 2025 Aug 7).
Better picture than mine π
08.08.2025 20:56 β π 137 π 13 π¬ 2 π 0βA Republican is somebody who couldnβt enjoy eating unless he knew someone else was hungry.β
~Mary Karr
While the hot lines were down, the photo ops were up.
08.08.2025 21:03 β π 207 π 96 π¬ 14 π 2Pro tip. If you assume that Donald Trump has likely committed every terrible act of which he has been credibly accused, then itβs easy to predict what he will do next. So yes, it gets worse from here.
08.08.2025 21:06 β π 291 π 67 π¬ 9 π 1Now, they must decide between signing a voluntary separation agreement or facing involuntary removal both options offering minimal, if any, benefits. For each, the outcome could mean losing hundreds of thousands of dollars in pay, medical coverage, and other long-earned benefits.
08.08.2025 21:07 β π 335 π 58 π¬ 18 π 2A dozen or more transgender members of the U.S. Air Force who had sought early retirement to avoid being discharged for their gender identity have had those retirements canceled. Each has served between 15 and 18 years.
08.08.2025 21:07 β π 1549 π 622 π¬ 164 π 76Legendary astronaut and U.S. Navy Veteran Jim Lovell, commander of Apollo 13 and pioneer on Apollo 8, has died at 97.
Known for turning a tragic mission into a βsuccessful failure,β his courage and calm under pressure inspired millions.
Fair winds, Captain.
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08.08.2025 17:50 β π 110 π 16 π¬ 6 π 0Note to Kristi Noem:
It is far better to be mocked in a cartoon for how you look than to be shoved into the back of a U-Haul and kidnapped for how you look.
This is going to be shorter than my earlier thread, because much of what I said earlier in the week cross-applies here:
β’ Paxton cannot cite a single apropos historical example of a court doing what he's asking this court to do
β’ Paxton cannot cite a single case SAYING that a court CAN do this
Scandal #1: Trumpβs Justice Department hired a Jan. 6 rioter who encouraged people to βkillβ police officers.
Scandal #2: The DOJ doesnβt much care, and it hasnβt fired the guy. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Appearing within two posts of each other in my timeline:
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