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Ukraine just did more to clean up American elections than Congress has done in twenty years.

Google Maps updated their photos of Gaza. This is 2024 and 2026 for the area just north of Rafah.

I had a dream last night where one of my cats accompanied me to my car while leaving for work. When I got to my car, she said "well, have a good day at work, I'm going back inside". and I thought "That's absurd, she doesn't have a key, I better go with her to let her back inside ..."

Democratic Socialism: Myth Vs. Fact https://theonion.com/democratic-socialism-myth-vs-fact/

41 years ago, Carl Sagan gave a clear and elegant explanation of the science behind global warming.

I still think the algae would make a better president than Trump, though.

You knew this was coming. 🤣

Perfection 👌 Let's hope the rules allow for it.

I mean yeah it’s an authoritarian takeover but can we take some comfort in the fact that the people doing it are INSANELY stupid?

Updating my LEGO White House

It sounds like a good idea, until you think it through carefully, and realize you have to actually be able to cite specific laws being broken, then PROVE this beyond a reasonable doubt in a court. Then consider what the petulant man-child in the WH will do to Illinois while all this is playing out.

This, via @jayrosen.bsky.social, is a great matrix on how to deal with right wing trolling. reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/harm-reducti...

So a judge letting a person who comitted 35 felonies walk free. Unthinkable. What about a judge who lets out a criminal comitting 34 felonies ... like Juan Merchan?

May the extinction come quickly.

Jimmy Kimmel's Monologue now has 14.3 MILLION VIEWS on YouTube. It would be a shame for you to share it www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tj...

Like robots just parroting the line. The right-wing ecosphere has been doing this for decades. Get out the talking points and make sure everyone uses the same memorable slogan or catchphrase, because people will remember that and not the truth.

I just spent half an hour staring at my computer screen cross-eyed, but it was totally worth it. I do recommend watching it on a big screen, not your phone. youtu.be/ceAEe-Cx6e4?...

A lot of people are going to learn a lot about Charlie Kirk tomorrow. They will read his own words and see video clips. Then they will ask why corporate America, the NY Yankees, the mainstream press, and MAGA valorized a man who spent his life committed to hate.

Thinking about Chicago right now. youtube.com/shorts/vLM0W...

Look at this graph. The share of national income going to the richest 10 percent was lowest (and share to lower 90 percent highest) when union membership was at its highest. As unions have weakened, inequality has widened. This is why we must build back union power.

The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe. Will we listen to his words today?

Something like this really puts things into the right perspective for the dumber MAGAs in the back of the bus.

I think there's a point to make here.

So yeah, don't do this. Throw balloons filled with nasty smelling stuff if you HAVE to throw something to feel better. But these little clips are all the average MAGA Fox viewer will see of what's happening, and they'll happily cheer on the marines as they shoot black and brown people next week...

This statement from Jonathan Joss's husband is heart breaking. No, headline writers, he wasn't "killed in an argument with a neighbor." He was *deliberately murdered* for being gay right after his dog was decapitated. Bet the murderer calls himself a "Christian." THIS is why Pride is important.

Yet another one of those things everyone saw coming even before the election: Zelensky won't just give up half his country because Trump asked nicely, and Putin is unlikely to settle for less either. Those who realized that (like Biden) understood supporting Ukraine was the only right thing to do.

It seems the time is right for another (perhaps better informed this time) referendum on the matter ... #brejoin

This is now the 3rd or 4th time since the Trump administration took over where I had to do a double take on what turned out to NOT be an Onion headline at all ...

Proof this guy is full of SITH.

On the flip side, Hitler didn't begin deportations of "undesirables" until almost half a decade after first coming into power. So the Republicans are well ahead of the NAZIs in that regard ...

Not satisfied with having bankrupted 6 of his own hotels/casinos, Trump is now finalizing his scheme to bankrupt the rest of the sector as well ...

He already knew this would happen 30 years ago ...

New clothing line for Healthcare Insurance CEOs just dropped ...

Check out how the anchors of CBS Evening News ended their broadcast tonight:

The White House twitter accout has officially become a parody of itself ...

one thing that Democratic politicians should take note of is that the overlap between “great political optics” and “actual morally good stuff” is really big right now

I will admit I did not expect this outcome, but am very glad to hear he's still alive. Maybe this slide into fascism isn't irrevesible yet.

A MORAL CRISIS “The rule of law is being trampled. Innocent people are being disappeared. Court orders are being ignored. If you claim to love this country—if you believe in the Constitution, due process, order, and justice—this must be your line in the sand.” Take 3 minutes. This is important.

In case you were wondering why China is able to make such good "imitations" of designer products: China coming right out and explaining that it's not THEM making copies of high-end brands, but rather the high-end brands having products made there and simply upmarketing them with their logos.