Paul Mooney

His whole life in NYC except for those 3 years he lived in Brazil and was charged with check fraud

Why is Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce, gaslighting America about crime in San Francisco so that Stephen Miller can teargas his employees?

Follow the money. MB runs a data company, so he knows crime in SF is lower than in decades. That means he wants something from Trump. This is about corruption.

A matrix on how to deal with each of seven tactics from "populists," including: Provocative statement Blatant lie Attack on media Extreme idea Personal softening Flooding the zone False balance point It shows that blatant lies and attacks on media, especially, cannot be ignored. It provides a series of adapted techniques on how to respond.

This, via @jayrosen.bsky.social, is a great matrix on how to deal with right wing trolling.

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The government is shut down because Trump wants to act like a king and steal from you.

Democrats have no obligation to support a budget that funds the destruction of our democracy - and DOUBLES health premiums to fund a tax cut for billionaires.

Trump calls for Trump to be indicted for supporting and organizing violent protests on Jan. 6.

Republicans control 23 state governments to the dems 15 (remaining 12 are split). That means R’s would be the majority at a Constitutional Convention and we’d end up with a less free, equal, and democratic constitution written by Stephen Miller and the Heritage Foundation.

"and deals that Trump has made" 😂😂😂

What deals?! Sauer is alleging under oath that trade deals exist, but AFAIK nothing has been signed. Make him produce proof for the extortion deals Trump says countries are going to pay him along with the tariffs we will pay.

Trump’s mental decline is undeniable — so what now? hemselves, that there is a problem, just as Biden’s supporters did for him.    Donald Trump is showing all the signs of suffering from dementia. If this were a neighbor, a parent, or a family frien…

“Difficulty with mathematical concepts is another early warning sign of dementia.”

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Seeing Language as a Tool of Authoritarianism - emptywheel When you speak on social media, are you saying or are you doing?

Your fact checking misses the point and plays into what he’s doing. He’s not using his words to express what he believes; he’s using words to provoke resentment and a sense of victimhood. This is a standard propaganda tactic of fascists to divide and conquer. www.emptywheel.net/2025/07/06/s...

@annabower.bsky.social WHERE is the administrator of DOGE?

514,000 signups and counting.

This is going to be the largest one-day mobilization in years. Nothing stops authoritarians in their tracks like organized people power. Please join us on Saturday: handsoff2025.com?SQF_SOURCE=i...

Conservatives are fine with society paying their check. Blue federal taxes subsidize the red states. CA picks up Alabama's tab.

Conservatism is the belief that there are in-groups that deserve everything, and out-groups that deserve nothing--except to be hurt. That, to them, is fairness.

You’re comparing apples to rotten apples. The market under a democracy is a free market; under authoritarians it’s a directed market where the government picks the winners and losers. It rewards collaboration and punishes dissent. This leads to economic decay because the goal is control, not growth.

A yes vote means that voters will blame democrats for what Musk-Trump do next

Thank you for standing firm!

Folks trying to save USAID are trying to counterprogram Musk's $40 million Super Bowl ad. They're asking everyone to share this video as widely as you can today: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqUE...

None of my financial institutions notified me about the worst data breach in US history. I’ve contacted them to ask how they’re responding, and the answers were confused and unhelpful. Maybe if everyone contacted their FIs they’d be forced to take a stand and lobby for our safety?

I’m from California and I have a question too. How much of this trend is the result of the years long disinformation campaign telling us that crime is up when it’s down? There’s a lot of money going toward convincing voters we need to spend more on prisons.