American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.

NEWS: U.S. Senate advances bill to reopen the federal government in a 60-40 vote.

Dems who votes yes:
🔵 Catherine Cortez Masto
🔵 Dick Durbin
🔵 John Fetterman
🔵 Maggie Hassan
🔵 Tim Kaine
🔵 Angus King
🔵 Jackie Rosen
🔵 Jeanne Shaheen

Republicans who voted no:
🔴 Rand Paul

Primaries for senators

Don’t be a blockhead Charlie!

He was the number one target in the AI Trump jet video.

💯Absolutely💯
January 6th 2021:

Smeared sh*t on Capitol walls, erected a guillotine for the VP, officers attacked (& some killed) by mob of Trumpers, caused millions in damages...all to attempt to keep their cult leader in power.

⤵️⤵️⤵️⤵️⤵️⤵️

somewhere in portland, there's one person, or a small handful of people, who came up with the inflatable costume idea, and I feel like they deserve our immense respect for defining the obvious developing aesthetic of the contemporary battle against fascism

Thank you to everyone at the #NO_KINGS rallies for making your voices heard & being part of history.
The massive crowds were joyful, passionate & spectacular!

So were the signs...

4 panel comic Panel 1: A group of people just having a lovely time. Everyone is laughing Panel 2: An absolute Federal Agent appears in the middle of the group laughing like an obnoxious robot Panel 3: The group quickly disperses, leaving the gross creepy agent by himself Panel 4: The agent touches his ear and says “arrest their moms”

the US government has arrived on bluesky

A line of protestors on a street corner in front of a fancy bridal shop.

The bougiest corner of Pittsford Village might seem like a strange place to meet Atifa Super-Soldiers, but between the snare drums, the cowbells, and car horn honks, you hear whispers that tariffs are the reason the price of inflatable frog costumes have doubled

#nokings in Rochester, NY

Best photo of the day from Rochester.

But I may be biased because my other half is in Portland. @yayger.bsky.social

No Kings Rochester, NY!

Just one of several protests in the Rochester, NY area. Well done. #ROC #NoKings

(around an image of the No Kings logo) IT’S OFFICIAL Nearly 7 million people have attended today's peaceful protests, which makes No Kings Day the biggest single-day protest against tyranny in American history! With more than 2,700 lawful and peaceful protests across all 50 states, No Kings Day was 14 times larger than both of Trump's presidential inaugurations (combined).

After a week of ridiculous Republican smears and Trump claiming that “very few people are going to be there,” you just made history. #NoKings

DON'T OBEY Image of frog

Do not obey in advance: NoKings.org.

Sign with blue on blue no kings, repeating background. On the left is a crown with a red cross through it underneath that it says no kings. On the right is a green

NoKings.org

Here it is my first attempt of a political cartoon that will serve as my sign for this Saturday.

Just unsubscribed to Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+. Trying to do my part to hit them where it hurts them the most.

At least, it is obvious now what side they are on.

I will never again see an ICE agent without assuming they're from Proud Boys or Oath Keepers, a pardoned Jan 6 rioter or a member of the KKK.

Total persons disappeared by ICE: 4,623

United States Disappeared Tracker: public.tableau.com/app/profile/...

Signs for today.

Heading to a Protest This Weekend? Lock Down Your Phone First Hitting the streets to make your voice heard can be dangerous. Still, it's your right, so here are our best tips to protect your privacy and your safety.

www.pcmag.com/explainers/h...

From this article:
‘Surely we don’t need the Nazi example to teach us that propaganda “omits information selectively,” “simplifies complex issues” and “plays on emotions.” ’

Nazis’ ‘Terrible Weapon,’ Aimed at Minds and Hearts (Published 2009)

You can find propaganda like this one described in this article: www.nytimes.com/2009/02/24/a...

This is happening, right here, right now. Just like it did in Germany in WWII.