John Buckley

Yesterday, we made history. Around 7 MILLION people across the United States stood up to say #NoKings, with allies around the world in countries like Japan, the United Kingdom, France, and Australia joining us in solidarity.

BUT OUR FIGHT IS NOT OVER.

😍 Boston, you are beautiful. #NoKings

The trump regime is setting up official agency accounts here on BlueSky, and they’re dragging their MAGA trolls with them. Block liberally.

BREAKING: 45,000 health care workers just launched the biggest strike of the year.

Workers at Kaiser Permanente on the West Coast and in Hawaii have walked out to secure a contract.

These essential workers are fighting for patient care, good wages, and decent staffing.

As if irony isn’t already dead, the Hatch Act violation on the DOJ website, which blames Democrats for the shutdown, appears on the page advising DOJ employees they are subject to the Hatch Act. joycevance.substack.com/p/a-note-abo...

Just so we're clear -- this is unabashed bribery, likely a violation of the Higher Education Act, and unconstitutional, but who's really keeping track anymore, amirite? 🤷‍♂️

Trump asks 9 colleges to commit to his political agenda and get favorable access to federal money The White House is asking nine major universities to commit to President Donald Trump’s political priorities in exchange for more favorable access to federal money.

As Big Brother as it gets. Not shocked to see UVA given Unite the Right and their most recent President resigning under pressure. Texas seems flattered, but UT Austin would have a fit. Hopefully the rest tell him to fuck off, but this grift might win over spineless jellyfish in 2 states.

NEW: THREAD: Just a small collection of propaganda emails sent by the regime to federal employees who have sent them to me on the condition of anonymity. First, we all saw the HUD banner from Tuesday morning. 1/

GREED

How the government shutdown will affect student loans, FAFSA and the Education Department The government shutdown means further disruption for the U.S. Education Department, which has seen half of its employees laid off by the Republican Trump administration.

As if they were doing anything useful before the shutdown. My loans are between Biden and God at this point.

Dear @apnews.com

The republicans control congress. Democrats did not vote down anything. If the GOP wanted to fund the government, they could have changed the rules to pass a CR with a simple majority like they did 11 days ago to approve 48 trump appointees at once.

Fix your headline.

FLASHBACK — TRUMP ON A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IN 2013: "Problems start from the top. The President's the leader. he’s got to get everybody in a room and lead.”🤔

President announces TrumpRx website for drugs, and pricing deal with Pfizer The Trump administration says it is making deals with drug companies to lower prices U.S. consumers pay for medicines. But key details are missing on how the initiative would work.

Grifters gonna grift and dude is clearly trying to enrich himself on anything he can slap his stupid name on.

I'll gladly pay more to avoid Pfizer where I can and a quick web search tells me that only one of my generic prescriptions could potentially come from them.

a man wearing headphones is holding a cell phone in front of a sign that says " time to disconnect " ALT: a man wearing headphones is holding a cell phone in front of a sign that says " time to disconnect "

🕯🏛🖕

3rd or 4th time in my voting life. Last big one was $11B from GDP and $3B in permenant losses.

Are we great yet?

Former FBI Director James Comey indicted days after Trump demanded his DOJ move 'now' to prosecute enemies Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted just days after President Trump issued a public demand for the DOJ to act "now" to prosecute him, sources say.

Wow...those Epstein files must be HORRIBLY damning. Don't get distracted by some sham political theatre and keep pressing. The House has the votes and I guarantee Trump would grind the government to a halt and blame Democrats for it before he'd let them be released.

Yall should probably close your tik tok accounts.

So just to be clear, we all haven't forgotten that the current President whipped up a mob and tried to have them murder his political enemies at the Capitol, right?

The murder of Charlie Kirk was criminal, wrong, and should be condemned.

And Charlie Kirk was a horrible, hateful man who spent his life radicalizing young people to embrace their worst demons by targeting women, people of color, immigrants, and the marginalized.

I refuse to sanitize him.

Teach us your ways Brazil! Our president who had a coup is giving a violent right wing bigoted media personality state honors. Your president who had a coup is going to the slammer.

Multiple HBCUs under lockdown after receiving threats amid rising campus security concerns At least six historically Black colleges enacted lockdowns after receiving threats, amid heightened concerns following recent campus violence at Utah Valley University.

Meanwhile, on HBCU campuses, lockdowns after bomb threats and though I'm sure this won't interest most media types, it is worth noting: abcnews.go.com/amp/US/multi...

"The master's tools cannot dismantle the master's house." - A. Lorde

Exactly. As one TT creator said: My compassion tank ran dry. I'm not celebrating it, but also not obligated to manufacture sorrow for someone who never extended compassion to others.

Let's also note that the same fascists who will seek to martyr this guy are ALSO using all the levers of state violence they can press against BIPOC, immigrant, and queer communities who lack all the privilege that he was cloaked with.

THIS and every post in the thread.

Hope we can decry political violence, feel for his family, AND also see that this man is a sad senseless casualty of the barbaric society he promoted with every breath.

Asking for a friend:

Can AI replace the toxic middle managers who don't serve any real purpose and make life miserable for everyone?

Can ChatGPT email me with weekly internalized capitalism, corporate speak, and weaponized incompetence? Can it simulate pointless meetings and "meets expectations"?

Please add!

Normalize calling for the prosecution of ICE Agents.

Columbia Settlement Offers a Warning for Higher Ed The $221 million settlement extends beyond tackling antisemitism. Some experts said it’s an example of “coercion,” while others say Columbia had it coming.

Fascism will do anything imaginable to break institutions. Hoping this forces more universities to develop legal compacts for their defense. Big 10 schools got it right.

Call me unhinged, but I just ordered six books on minimalism.

Yep. I live in a college town where 2/3rd of the student population is from out of state and we just had grad ceremonies a month ago. Costco cashier asked me if I was "feeling alright" in my mask and I was like, "Um, yeah...just fine...you've been on this planet over the last 5 years, right?!"