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It's not exactly a secret, executives openly lust for this, cackling amongst themselves about all the workers they're going to lay off in 6-24 months (that they've now been cackling about this for over 24 months in some cases hasn't dissuaded them) bsky.app/profile/brad...

This is one of the main reasons they wanted Trump to win in 2024. The bosses were desperate to get workers back into a situation where they are desperate and easy to exploit, and away from the tight Biden labor market, where low wage workers were getting double digit % raises. Promises kept!

He needs to resign. Now. As happens in serious countries.

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Among Democrats - "Do you support Democrats like Sanders and AOC who call for a more aggressive stance towards Trump, or moderate Democrats who are willing to compromise with Trump issues important to their base?"

AOC/Bernie: 70%
Moderate Dems: 30%

Harvard-Harris / June 12, 2025

This is nakedly political retribution against the people in these states for not bowing to inhumane Republican healthcare policies.

GOP proposal would boot 3 NJ Democrats from House committees Rep. Buddy Carter introduced the measure following a Friday protest at a Newark ICE facility.

Disgusted, but not surprised. House Republicans are once again trying to censor Democrats—this time by coming for committee seats because my colleagues dared to conduct oversight.

30 years ago, anti-government extremism and white supremacy killed 168 people, including 19 children, in Oklahoma City.

The lesson Trump learned right away in his first term is that accountability gives permission to the media to cover the story as a scandal while stonewalling with lies and denials prompts the media to move on and say the story is over

jesus christ they want her dead

Fun fact: @runforsomething.net is *still* averaging about 500 new people signing up every single day to consider a run for local office.

It's indeed a great week when Jena Nelson joined us at our meeting today! Thank you!

WSJ The Painting That Explains Trump's Foreign Policy James K. Polk expanded the U.S. more than any other president. Now his portrait hangs in the Oval Office, a signal that President Trump's ambition to take over Canada, Greenland and other territory is more than just talk. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance in the Oval Office, where the portrait of James K. Polk now hangs, March 12. By Josh Dawsey Follow and Alexander Ward , Vera Bergengruen Follow سمللمة

President Trump called Speaker Mike Johnson with a proposed deal last month: I'll give you one of the White House's portraits of Thomas Jefferson if you give me the one of James Polk hanging in the U.S. Capitol. Johnson agreed, and a painting of the 11th president, who oversaw the largest expansion of U.S. territory in history, was moved across Washington and now hangs in the Oval Office, people familiar with the matter said. Trump told others in the White House that he admired Polk, a champion of "manifest destiny" who through annexation and war acquired the Oregon Territory, Texas, California and much of the American Southwest. "He got a lot of land," Trump said to White House visitors soon after the painting -featuring a steely-eyed Polk against a dark red background-was hung in late February.

Other Republicans have privately derided Trump's expansionist ambitions. Sen. Lindsey Graham, for example, told him that if Canada were a state it would likely elect Democratic senators. But Trump remains serious about growing the country during his time in the White House. He views it as a part of his legacy, five people who have spoken to him say.

Trump has also threatened Denmark with tariffs if it doesn't agree to sell Greenland to the U.S., prompting the country to look for a Washington lobbyist, people familiar with the matter said. Denmark has quietly proposed allowing more U.S. forces on the island and granting favorable mining contracts to American firms. Trump administration officials said they are open to those ideas, but noted that the president is serious about wanting Greenland and refuses to rule out military options to acquire it. Discussions are ongoing in the White House about how to secure Greenland, a senior administration official said. "One way or the other, we're going to get it," Trump told a joint session of Congress last week. That determination makes it natural for Trump to admire Polk, said historian John Pinheiro, director of research at the conservative Acton Institute. "Polk had a vision of a bicoastal nation with commerce with Europe on one coast and Asia on the other," Pinheiro said. "If [Trump] and Polk have anything in common….it's looking next door."

Disturbing WSJ piece about Trump’s land lust — and a painting of President Polk.

This article convinced me that Trumps deadly serious about grabbing more territory — for his “legacy” — and he might not even care which territory it is.

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If you don't want to see this horrible garbage happen in every future high-stakes election, make sure it demonstrably fails in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race by helping elect Susan Crawford

We’re Finally Seeing the “Evidence” Against the Migrants Deported by Trump. It’s Unbelievable. The Trump admin said a soccer player had a gang tattoo. It’s a tattoo of Real Madrid’s logo.

It's clear that the Trump administration denied due process to the migrants it banished to El Salvador *precisely because* any measure of judicial oversight would've proved their innocence immediately.

Deported, imprisoned, and condemned to hard labor—for a soccer tattoo. slate.com/news-and-pol...

Sorry but this whole thing is a farce! This woman plainly does not run the organization, THE GUY WHO CAME UP WITH THE NAME AND WHO THE PRESIDENT SAYS RUNS IT RUNS IT

BREAKING: At least 100 Palestinians, including many children, have been killed in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip as Israeli officials threaten a ground invasion, according to Reuters.

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/191eo5

Holy crap. The DOJ is arguing that the President can unilaterally deport anyone he wants without ANY statutory authority, just on his inherent authority as President over national security.

That is a terrifying claim to make and not one that has ever been recognized before in US history.

American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.

Wild satellite loop of the dust storm currently overtaking the entire state of Oklahoma. Maybe just don't bother going outside this evening. I don't even have allergies, but the dust alone is messing me up. 🥴

EPA warning: do not go outside in the Central U.S. dust storm! Hazardous dust covers parts of KS, OK, CO, MO, WY, IL, TX, NM, NE. The AQI in St. Louis hit an unfathomable 5,791 from PM10 (dust); an AQI over 300 is “Hazardous”. The tops: Lamar, CO hit an AQI of 12,802. Consult airnow.gov.

The provision of the 14th amendment that the Supreme Court unanimously wrote out of the constitution existed for a reason. Its drafters knew what would happen if you allowed insurrectionists back into power.

A staggering number of fires are being reported in Oklahoma City proper, while several large, dangerous wildfires are threatening rural Oklahoma towns.

Here is OKC's emergency response tracker map. The local scanner has been non-stop and quite chaotic with multiple units fighting fires

Live updates: High wind, power outages in Oklahoma amid extreme fire danger conditions The NWS has issued red flag and high wind warnings for portions of Oklahoma on Friday. Residents should stay aware and take precautions.

An automated observing station at OKC's Wiley Post Airport measured a wind gust of 72.5 mph #okwx

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I did not listen to people saying that we couldn't do shit about minimum wage, the Court, or voting rights because we had to protect the precious filibuster just so that y'all could not USE the filibuster.

Government shutdowns are bad, yes. Dismantling agencies is bad. Pulling DC's own funding from its schools, yanking money from Medicaid... all these are bad.

You know how the Democrats get a seat at the table to stop this?

By showing that they will use the filibuster to stand firm.

Five major fires are burning in East Norman amid high winds, dry conditions and extreme fire risk on Friday: