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AOC to @pabloreports.bsky.social : A swastika is one of the clearest symbols of hatred in all of humanity… to remove that designation… indicates a possible collaboration with those very elements, which I think is genuinely frightening to any American.

If a swastika or a noose isn't a symbol of hate, what on earth is?

She ignored the question, but here’s the answer:

The Trump admin doesn’t think that a swastika is a hate symbol.

Postal traffic to US drops more than 80% after trade exemption rule ends, UN agency says The de minimis rule that allowed small packages worth less than $800 to be exempt from tariffs ended on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025.

The de minimis rule that allowed small packages worth less than $800 to be exempt from tariffs ended on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025.

Tell the Smithsonian: Reject demands to whitewash history act.indivisible.org/sign/smithso...

Nailed it. @willbunch.bsky.social

Remembering today when pro-GOP media erupted with outrage over Kamala Harris' warning that Trump had plans to militarize the national guard and deploy them on the streets of US cities. Indeed, he had such plans. And now he's implementing them.

The resistance is active in DC—you’re just not looking closely enough It's not massive protests on Pennsylvania Avenue, but happenstance hecklers and Nextdoor posts.

"The DC resistance isn’t manifesting this week as recognizable members of Congress marching up and down Pennsylvania Avenue..., but as an array of ordinary DC residents documenting what’s happening in their neighborhoods and mobilizing pop-up actions based on the information being shared."

The historian has one responsibility: to tell the truth as best they can--all these questions about patriotism or making people feel "bad" or "guilty" about the past are totally irrelevant.

Opinion | How the Military Became Another Instrument of Trump’s Power

“It now seems clear that the military will not rescue Americans from Mr. Trump’s misuse of the nation’s military capabilities.”

Martial law by any other name is still dictatorship and rings the death knell for liberty.

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/o...

Bowser: "I think I speak for all Americans -- we don't believe it's legal to use the American military against American citizens on American soil."

Robert Reich Why Trump Is Partnering With Christian Nationalists | Robert Reich

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared a video of a Christian nationalist pastor who believes women shouldn't be allowed to vote.

Trump and his inner circle want to replace democracy with a MAGA theocracy that would strip away our freedoms.

Be warned. https://youtu.be/-XsORP-VuRI?feature=shared

“Why Are We Funding This?” Long-standing myths about “silly science” have contributed to the reckless slashing of government-supported research.

My latest for American Scientist Magazine helps give scientists the tools to fight back against politicized charges that our research is silly or pointless- tools that will work whether you’re asked “why are we funding this” from your asshole uncle at Thanksgiving or an asshole US Senator.
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Incredibly dangerous authoritarianism here.

The deportations are about to turn into detentions.

There isn’t money in deporting folks, but there is in detaining them…

The EPA is preparing a proposal that would revoke a critical 2009 legal determination stating that greenhouse gases are harmful to human health. That finding has been the backbone of U.S. climate regulations for over a decade.

Socialism is what they called public power.

Socialism is what they called social security. 
 
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
 
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.

—Harry Truman, 1952

The ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Would Add Billions to ICE’s Budget Under the Senate version of the bill, the agency would receive an infusion of more than $100 billion through 2029.

ICE's current budget is around $10 billion.

The Big Ugly Bill currently being voted on in the House adds $100 billion more. And takes money from Medicaid, food & nutrition programs and so much more to pay for it and for massive tax cuts for the wealthiest.

#CALLyourREPS

time.com/7299360/big-...

Wow. The EPA has placed 144 employees on administrative leave after the workers signed a public letter criticizing EPA leadership for disregarding scientific expertise and rolling back environmental and public health protections.

Mike Johnson just said if you are for reducing the deficit, this bill is for you.

The bill adds 3-4 trillion dollars to the deficit.

They just lie.

American Police State: Congress has just authorized $170B for ICE (not $37.5B), more than the ENTIRE NATIONAL DEFENSE BUDGET for every country on the planet except China.🤮
source: www.democracynow.org/2025/7/2/tru...

I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy.

I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.

TRUMP'S BIG UGLY BILL: • Forces nearly a trillion dollars in cuts to Medicaid, the largest cut to the life-saving program ever by a factor of FOUR • Gives ICE a larger budget than many militaries around the world • Eliminates funding for green energy • Strips healthcare away from 5% of Americans • Kicks 11.8 million people off SNAP benefits • Represents the largest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich in US history

Help raise awareness about the specifics of Trump’s Tax Scam by using our social toolkit. When people know what’s in the GOP’s dangerous reconciliation bill, they overwhelmingly oppose it — but a lot of people still aren’t aware of the details. We need to change that: app.sosha.ai/toolkit/trum...

Senate Bill Slashes Critical Park Staff as Summer Crowds Surge Nationwide "This bill is an affront to park lovers near and far, and could destabilize the places people go to hike, fish and connect with America’s historic and cultural resources." - Daniel Hart, NPCA's Direct...

“This bill is an affront to park lovers near and far, and could destabilize the places people go to hike, fish and connect with America’s historic and cultural resources.” - Daniel Hart, Director of Clean Energy and Climate Policy for NPCA

Learn more: bit.ly/44cj3P8

This is not normal

Chris Murphy: "This is the most deeply immoral piece of legislation I have ever voted on in my entire time in Congress."

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u...

Facts: PBS

Nobody wants measles in their community! Why would anyone say that's an OK tradeoff? "Who benefits when proven preventions are falsely denigrated; who profits from pseudoscience?" Affordable vaccines benefit all humans who interact with others. #TruthBrigade truthbrigade.indivisible.org/s/OBxIzA1v