Darwin Smith

The fact we have secret police whisking people off the streets doesn’t get enough attention. It ain’t normal and we’re further down the road to authoritarianism than you think.

@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Congrats! Best candidate for mayor I've seen since I first moved to NYC. Would love to get a pair of t-shirts or merch from the campaign!

A Kentucky Weather Office Scrambles for Staffing as Severe Storms Bear Down

A National Weather Service office in Kentucky was scrambling to cover the overnight forecast on Friday as severe storms moved through much of the eastern U.S.

The office is one of several left without an overnight forecaster as a result of cuts ordered by the Department of Government Efficiency.

How Europe is quietly stealing America’s scientists

Please do it less quietly, Europe. US political leadership needs to be more rattled by this!
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Sanders: You know why we have all these great musicians here today? We're going to make our revolution with joy. We're going to sing and dance our way to victory against hatred and divisiveness.

Can someone explain how these or any of the tarriffs are supposed to help working class people? I don’t understand

AOC: I want to live in an America that guarantees healthcare to every person.

I want to live in an America that has a living wage for every person

I want to live in an America where you have free speech to express yourself and not be afraid of being put on a list or deported.

DOGE claims to have saved $115 billion, but we can confirm this figure is overstated by 77.3%, meaning the actual savings amount to only $26.05 billion. To verify this, we had to rely on internal connections, as Musk has obscured details of these claims on DOGE despite promises of transparency.

Who is the illustrator?

If Russia wants peace, they should end the invasion.

The president sits while Elon stands. That tells us who’s really in charge.

Just got this tip from an airline pilot

Healthcare

Why isn't anyone investigating the healthcare / health insurance industry in the US? I dunno think whoever does would get a lot of public attention and support right now. If someone is please point me to it.

Corporate media, a play in 3 acts

UnitedHealth's New "I Feel Your Pain" PR Blitz Leaked internal memo says the system "isn't perfect"

New UnitedHealth internal memo (leaked to me) suggests the company is undertaking an empathy offensive. "We know the health care system isn’t perfect,” the message says. "There is more work we can do and must do..."

Exclusive: Luigi's Manifesto Read the manifesto the media refused to publish

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This has been happening for decades. Welcome to paradise.

United CEO's of America

Unemployment went up 100% for me this year.

Universal Healthcare for All. This is problem that has a solution. People die and suffer, corporations just exist to profit.

Why aren't news outlets talking about the healthcare / health insurance industry's absolute systemic failure? I suspect most are unfazed by the midtown accident. That's what it was right, an accident. We can't determine it was anything else without more proof. Lolz.

Universal Healthcare for all.

This is paywalled and cannot read. Can anyone share at least the gist of this article?

Healthcare is a human right. Healthcare should never be a profit-based industry.

Feeling really lost lately. Unsure about work, unsure about what is next… post layoff depression combined with seasonal depression is a wicked cocktail.