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“Orwellian shit going on in Tennessee — Republican voters are being threatened to vote, Democratic voters are being told to vote a day late.”

👋🏽 We are here. These mailers are real.

And secretary of voter suppression Tre Hargett seems unconcerned🤔

🇺🇸 SEN. KELLY: “We said something very simple and non-controversial, and the president said ‘hang them’ — Hegseth is the least qualified Secretary of Defense in our history, and the president doesn’t understand the constitution.”

Genius

Blackburn is a black curse on Tennessee and is running for governor of that fine state. She is a master of the art of diversion: nevermind scumbag calling for hangings of patriots who happen to oppose him, she talks about bogus derangement instead. She is dangerous and deranged.

Trump Debasement Syndrome

Holy shit RACHEL MADDOW was at Dick Cheney's funeral. I can maybe imagine being obligated as a politician to send off a fellow ghoul but this is dire.

Republicans finally want to talk about health care. That’s good — but their ideas are absurd. - The Boston Globe Their proposals would take our already broken health care system and make it even worse. Here’s what we should do instead.

Republicans admit their plan to double ACA premiums & throw 15M off health care is a disaster.

Trump’s “big idea” — a one-time check of AT MOST $6,500 — won't even cover cancer treatment or childbirth.

Health care is a human right. It's time to expand Medicare & cut drug prices.

Donald Trump is reposting calls to hang Democratic politicians on his Truth Social account.

This is the type of deranged behavior you might expect from an internet troll, not the President of the United States.

How to Navigate Transgender Issues in the Trump Era It's possible to both condemn the bigotry of the right and reject the excesses of activists.

I've been vilified for my views and I'm grateful that other people are pointing out that groupthink happens on both political sides. It's time to rethink, take a deep breath, and form a new consensus.

I'm so mad. How did we let the bullies run things? Since when is a pants on fire liar anywhere near the White House? How many criminals will get pardoned before people realize it's a mistake to let this progress? Furious.

Are You a ‘Heritage American’? Why some on the right want to know if your ancestors were here during the Civil War

Interesting that they focus on the civil war, and deplorable that they exclude natives unless "integrated". www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

Israel’s killing of journalists follows a pattern of silencing Palestinian media that stretches back to 1967 Since October 2023, Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed nearly 200 journalists. But the targeting of media predates the current conflict.

This is bad for Palestinians AND Jews.

Proud Boys sue DOJ: Will taxpayers be forced to pay millions to extremists? The suit leans into the far-right conspiracy theory that the prosecutions under the Biden administration were politically motivated.

This happened June 6: the Proud Boys sued the DOJ over their prosecution for the attack on the Capitol. It looks like they might win, meaning we taxpayers could be funding this violent white supremacist group.
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The most important story of our time is not what Donald Trump wants to do, but what the people of this country allow him to do.

History Will Judge the Complicit Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?

I understand the desire to keep your head down and protect your family. Things will have to get worse before people find their spines. Meanwhile, put the pressure on the ones like Johnson and Rubio who know what they are doing.

Hidden Communication Devices in Chinese Solar Equipment Raise Global Security Concerns US officials and global governments reassess risks after discovering undocumented hardware in Chinese-made inverters and batteries capable of bypassing firewalls.

I'm not surprised at all. Chinese-manufactured solar panels are coming outfitted with electronics that serve them, not us. Who controls the grid anyway?

This is all fine and good but I'm not on social media for news, I was hoping to find my friends here. Not make new friends, but see what friends are up to. I'm not getting it.

The Constitution says: “The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it.” Notice the word REBELLION. Suspending Habeas Corpus is a setup for total authoritarian control because you best not rebel.

The Pope’s Florida Brother, a MAGA Disciple, Plans to ‘Tone It Down’

The new pope's brother is a magat.

I've been tracking NIH research via their emails and websites for a long time...and today for the first time I was banned from reading an article about an advance in the detection of aggressive breast cancer. Sad day.

"American Rivers and our partners are calling on the Trump administration to forgo its interest in abolishing FEMA and instead focus on needed improvements including updating flood risk maps, improving land-use standards, and making community grant programs more swift, efficient, and effective."

Threat of FEMA Abolishment, Layoffs Lands Mississippi as American Rivers’ Top Endangered River for 2025 American Rivers is today, naming the Mississippi River as America’s Most Endangered River® of 2025. At a time when extreme weather is driving more frequent and devastating floods, hundreds of layoffs ...

The threat of FEMA abolishment and layoffs lands the Mississippi River as American Rivers' and @aractionfund.bsky.social's #1 on America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2025. Flooding is the most costly and common natural disaster across the United States: www.americanrivers.org/media-item/t...

Trump’s FCC chair threatens Comcast, demands changes to NBC news coverage “Comcast outlets spent days misleading the American public,” Brendan Carr claims.

I thought Rubio was a champion of democracy. He broke. He's repeating the Bully's talking points...up is down, down is up. Now the Bully wants the media to parrot His official line of BS. Who has the guts to stand against it? Kudos to Comcast, the AP, Rosie, Harvard, Raffensperger, Bowers, more.

YouTube video by TED This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like | Carole Cadwalladr | TED

Don't use your real name. Decline cookies. Don't let the algorithm track your kids from birth. Privacy is power. She's on to something here.

Johnson's body language shows the shame he is feeling as he continues to assist the Republicans in destroying our democratic processes. The house passed, it but the senate can stop it: Tell your senators to reject the stupid save act: act.commoncause.org/petitions/te...

Conservatives Declare War on Empathy Understanding others' perspectives and caring about their welfare? Why would we?

Narcissism has been on the rise in the American populace for a while now, and the modeling of downright nastiness by Trump, Musk et al has resulted in an increase in bullying among children and a decrease in reasonable discourse among adults. It's up to all of us to model kindness.

New Mining Boom: Traveling the Columbia Basin and beyond The Seattle Times traveled the vast expanse of the Columbia Basin to tell the story of a new mining boom.

The Columbia River won our River Madness competition — but it faces serious threats. A report warns that if a dam fails at Canada’s Copper Mountain Mine, WA could be buried in 6 feet of sludge within 24 hours, with debris pouring into the Columbia: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

State & Local Featured Projects Collective Learn more about these featured Water Resources Development Grant Program Projects. View before and after photos and dive deeper into the benefits these projects brought to their communities.

We're celebrating a free-flowing Watauga River in NC thanks to the collaboration of our partners and funders on the Ward Mill dam removal project! 👏 Check out the before vs. after below! storymaps.arcgis.com/collections/...

Thank you Senator Cory Booker. This guy truly cares about the people he represents.