Apparently, "thumbs up" is now the symbol for "We hate ourselves as passionately as our True Believers love us and as our opposition despises us."

Say anything they want to publicly and privately, #ChristianNationalism was never/ is not now about Jesus. It started as a backlash with Jerry Falwell Sr and others to the Civil Rights laws. It is about Political Power and Financial Greed. These white Christian male supremacists prove it everyday.

Rep. Mark Harris offers a prayer of thanks for President Trump: "We thank you for him. All across this world, people continue to see this man and really revere him in many ways."

I was committed to religion in those days. I agree that Eisenhower was the last of the good Republican presidents. The 1956 GOP platform is a remarkable read.

That’s so weird. I wonder what happened. 🤡

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@mikezaccardi.bsky.social

Absolutely right. As we noted in FAULT LINES, Watergate is key to understanding Cheney’s politics

Neil deGrasse Tyson breaks down deepfakes, discusses the time a deepfake video tricked Terry Crews, and learns about how AI is used to deceive with the help of Bitdefender Chief Security Strategist, Alex Cosoi.

🚨 Paul Goodrich, Exec Board Member, IW Local 63
Paul discusses the history of labor strikes and the real change that has come from them over time. Unity is FUNDAMENTAL for success. Please share his messaging. “We want more justice and less revenge.” 1/2

🚨When you feel you and your family require housing on a military base - to be “safe,” you are the problem. When these people are members of the president’s senior admin/advisory staff, they are (collectively) our problem. They have declared themselves enemies of the people. 1/2

Twenty years I voted mostly Republican, then along came the Bush/Cheney regime. Having left religious fundamentalism in the 1980s, I recognized the signs of creeping authoritarianism. I have not voted for a Republican since 2002.

#GOPFascists

Such middle-school age playground antics. Even if Habba cannot see it, Republican leaders who do see it should call it out.

#SilenceIsApproval

A party of Fascist freaks led by a super freak, protected by right wing reactionary freak Justice Roberts

Why are far right governments so inept and corrupt?

Consider the difficulties of limiting your leadership to a very particular type. White Christian male supremacists are easy to locate but hard to educate and to hold accountable. Their self-entitlement makes them vulnerable and weak.
#GOPFascist

It's almost as if letting the ultra-rich own the entire mainstream press and also all the big social platforms had a downside.

Always a willfully ignorant fool...now a #DementedOldFool in the White House. He cannot help but be inspired by FOX News et al. And the #GOPFascists are happy to keep him busy w toys and videos and sound-bites.

If he decides a war is necessary, it is because his Republican handlers want the war.

A chart by John Burn Murdoch showing that, between 2000 and 2005, the US right became much more authoritarian. Source: World Values Survey.

Re the death of Dick Cheney, it is worth reflecting on the inflection point in this chart when considering his legacy.

Holder: The Supreme Court is a broken institution. And it’s something that has to be part of the national conversation in ’26 and in ’28.

If there is a Democratic trifecta in 2028—and I think the possibility of that is pretty good—Supreme Court reform has to be on the table.

Most people never feel the weight of "the final straw"...
They mosey through life, side-stepping questions and consequences, avoiding challenges and confrontations.

Cultists are the supreme example of cognitive and protective avoidance. "If Dear Leader says it's okay, it must be okay."

He wants to kill Obamacare, but has no other plan. He is not satisfied with his deportation operation because his ICE agents are not abusive enough. He plans to continue murdering people in the Caribbean Sea because the law and these humans are of no concern to him. All this thanks to John Roberts.

We’re in a strange limbo where secret police are routinely beating, disappearing, and shooting everyday people in public, but they’ve not yet consolidated enough power to stop us from talking about it on social media. That imbalance prob can’t last. Either we roll them back or this gets rolled up .

I continue to wonder when Americans will decide enough is enough. As Frederick Douglass reminds us:

“The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”

YouTube video by Machine Pun Kelly Can We Restore the America We Once Knew?

The real way to "make America great again" is to listen to what the Millenials and Gen Z are telling us. youtube.com/shorts/JHDz0...

Good news!
You have power!

Tomorrow is election day & in areas where elections are going on, your vote can help save democracy & send a huge message.

If you don't live somewhere where elections are happening, you can volunteer to contact voters.

It's fun, easy & empowering!
Link in 🧵.
#YesOn50

It's useless and perhaps counterproductive to appeal to their morality. The same is true of MAGA believers. Their "righteous cause" is white Christian male supremacy, wherein all opposition from immigrants to Democrats are the true enemy.

They willingly traded empathy for indifference. #Fascism

The last time minimum wage was increased was on July 24, 2009, when it rose to $7.25 per hour. You can't even buy a sandwich for this amount anymore. The cost of living has risen approximately 51% since 2009 and they wonder why people are on SNAP?

Police cameras track billions of license plates per month. Communities are pushing back. Flock contracts with more than 5,000 law enforcement agencies across the U.S. and scans over 20 billion license plates per month.

Every day, millions of people across the country are being tracked without their consent by Flock Safety's automatic license plate readers.

Our leaders must listen to the outcry and stop using this invasive surveillance tech in our communities.

That is OUR food.
Those are OUR tax dollars.
It is OUR White House.
It is OUR Social Security.
They profit off OUR labor.
That is OUR disability insurance.
WE pay for OUR Medicare.
We pay for ALL OF IT.
It is OUR government.
They stole it.
It is TIME to overthrow them.

New Mexico, tomorrow is Election Day! Polls are open from 7am – 7pm tomorrow.

One of the most powerful things you can do right now is make your voice heard and cast your vote! Let’s do this! 💪

A gun violence 'action plan' calls for a new emphasis on prevention Dozens of leaders in medicine, criminal justice and more issued an urgent call for collective action to tackle the gun violence crisis in the U.S.

Dozens of leaders in medicine, criminal justice and more issued an urgent call for collective action to tackle the gun violence crisis in the U.S.