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St. Peter at the Pearly Gates: Did you live by the Ten Commandments?

Mike Johnson: I have no idea. I have not seen those

Free and fair elections are good for business. Having a stable rule of law is important to the economy. Not having people afraid to go to work because they might be beaten up or disappeared is essential to a productive workforce. Democracy is essential for a strong economy.

60 Minutes Obeys in Advance Read more here.

When I read the full transcript of the interview, I realized there had been no pushback, no corrections, no challenging follow-ups. The entire interview had been an open-ended opportunity for Trump to tell rambling lies, only to have them cleaned up into a more polished product.

How does any democrat look at this guy and the enthusiasm he has generated, and not see the future of the party?

Kash Patel in 2023: “I’m just saying Chris Wray doesn’t need a government funded G5 jet to go to vacations. Maybe we ground that plane. $15,000 every time it takes off. Just a thought.”

You hear that @jaketapper.bsky.social ?

President Autopen is struggling with his memory.

It’s a scandal!

So CBS settled Trump’s lawsuit where he frivolously sued because they edited Kamala Harris’s interview so it would fit into their air time.

Then CBS does a 73 minute interview of Trump where they made big edits from the version that was broadcast.

They aired 28 of 73 minutes.

I want the United States government to ensure that every American has food to eat, a place to live, a safe neighborhood, transportation to move around & work, clean water to drink, free health care & free education.

Don’t care what label you give that.

That’s what I want my taxes to pay for.

Progressive Voters Guide Get the facts before you vote!

As always... Be sure to vote!

progressivevotersguide.com/washington

Judges whose allegiance is to their religion over the constitution should not be judges.

Thank you Congressman Neguse for laying it plain.

One of the right wing's top cultural initiatives was trying to destroy the idea that assholery deserves shame and we'll have to reverse that. "I'm just expressing an opinion I'm entitled to." Ok but you're an asshole. "I'm simply doing a business practice that technically isn't illegal." Ok. Asshole

All these pols talks about how expensive healthcare is in the US, but they won’t actually admit why, which is a gang of private insurance companies extracting billions in profits as “middlemen”. Your healthcare insurance company doesn’t provide any REAL benefit, they just gatekeep access.

When "Never again," became, "Well, maybe...".

“I Sweated So Much I Never Needed to Pee”: Life in China’s Relentless Gig Economy In his newly translated memoir I Deliver Parcels in Beijing, Hu Anyan captures the brutal labor and quiet grace of life at the edge of China’s booming ecommerce industry.

I really enjoyed reading this interview. Wired putting out some great content.

www.wired.com/story/made-i...

I absolutely love the ability to sit down at my kitchen table with all the voter information in front of me and fill out my ballot.

Vote by mail is better than sliced bread.

Tara Palmeri isn't exaggerating—she's warning:"If the Epstein files are released unredacted, it would truly shake the world." These aren't rumors—they're receipts. When the truth comes out, it won't just expose people, it'll expose the entire system that protected them.

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight Medicare Advantage: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

If YOU haven't seen John Oliver's SCATHING take on Medicare Advantage, you MUST watch.🤯

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ejoi...

So good. Watch the whole thing.

Last week on Fox News the network used a deceptive map to ambush or throw off Illinois governor JB Pritzker. Bret Baier used a map showing the murder rate in the largest U.S. cities not ALL U.S. cities. Chicago does NOT have the highest murder rate in the country. RECEIPTS

Legend.

There are the "feed 100 in case 1 of them would otherwise starve" people.

And there are the "Starve 100 in case 1 of them doesn't actually deserve their food" people.

Far too many who claim to follow Jesus fall into the second camp.

I Don't Know How To Explain To You That You Should Care About Other People Our disagreement is not merely political, but a fundamental divide on what it means to live in a society.

This 2017 HuffPo piece contains more wisdom & insight on current politics than 1000000 consultant polling reports.

If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.

Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net

Bummer. Lot of good times at The Rock. Been going since I was in college in the late 90s. Quite a few Buckets back in the day.

Every country has a powerful right wing that argue “if you tax the wealthy, they’ll leave”

We need to start calling their bluff.

We need to make it so the ultra wealthy either contribute enough to be a positive part of society, or be globally shunned and unable to extract further funds from us.

Hold on to your hats: thousands facing power outages from windy weather Windy conditions caused thousands of Tacoma Public Utilities and Puget Sound Energy customers to lose power Saturday. Experts expect more to come.

Windy conditions caused thousands of Tacoma Public Utilities and Puget Sound Energy customers to lose power Saturday. Experts expect more to come.

PAYCHECK $0.00

A single dad holding back tears on national TV because his federal paycheck can’t cover food and rent, while Trump’s building a $350 million ballroom at the White House.

Is America great yet?

SNAP is not the reason your taxes are high.

SNAP recipients don’t need to “just go get a job”.

Most of them work. The rest are disabled, elderly, children or caregivers.

People need & deserve assistance

Your taxes fund wars and tax cuts for the ultra rich

Be mad about that