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I hope one day America realizes that character matters in our political 'leaders.' We've seen what happens when a man of despicable character is elevated. It's hard to even imagine the evil they will unleash. Now, we don't have to imagine it, we can see it right out in the open in broad daylight.

El-Sayed didn't incite an insurrection - Trump did. If we screen anyone from holding public office, it should be the one who incited an attack on the Capitol. I believe it was only Republicans who tried to enter the Capitol with guns. MAGA has zero claim to 'patriotism.'

When the right wing nutcases start going off about transgender issues, I think the opposition party should think about responding with something akin to being a bit more concerned about the FBI policy of hiring personnel who participated in bestiality.

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It is genuinely heartwarming to receive some good news. Here's hoping that Americans also reject authoritarianism.

Overall, we are seeing some very odd deal talks that are supposedly a part of ending the war in Ukraine. But in fact evidence shows these deals are structured (in the most recent case secretly until now) to financially benefit Russia or business partners of the Trump and Witkoff families.

Digging Into the Money Behind the US Healthcare System kffhealthnews.org/health-care-...

The Michigan Supreme Court's decisions shape our civil rights and liberties, including reproductive freedom, LGBTQ rights, voting rights, disability rights, privacy rights, and more.

If Trump weren't a traitor, the war in Ukraine/Russia would have been over months ago.

Usually I act on this kind of post with a block, but I know Eddie and what he does in terms of African American history since back from Twitter. I trust him and so can you. If you can't help, at least please share. Thank you.

A lot of dictatorships try to make these kind of arrangements when things go south. Important to remember there are other kinds of criminal, civil and reputational accountability pardons can’t touch. And if you’re pardoned you have no 5th amendment rights.

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It seems clear to me the Russia/Ukraine war could have been over a long time ago, but as usual, Trump picked the wrong side. He cut off a lot of support & tried to make Zelensky surrender. His love for Putin blinded him to the obvious fact that Zelensky has more integrity & courage than that.

This is lower than whaleshit, honestly. What does he have to gain or lose by taking this position? He's lost any claim to respect from decent people if he ever had any to start with.

When I say the system is broken, this is what I mean.

the most expensive house in Ohio is basically a palace and crypto has spent 3 of them against the guy who just wants you to make a fair wage and retire with dignity www.zillow.com/homedetails/...

I'm seeing reports of touch-screen ballots flipping votes. Here in MA, we use paper ballots, marked with a pen, but in my city we do have some touch-screen machines for visually impaired voters. These machines are old, and like my old GPS, they have wonky touch screens. This isn't necessarily ...

⚡️German military classifies threat of Russian sabotage as 'significant' for first time, German media reports. Reviewing internal documents from Germany's armed forces, German media reports that this is the military's second-highest threat classification.

Always protecting & covering for pedos. He's a Pedo President.

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NEW: Do you remember Chris Duncan? He spent 30+ years on death row in Louisiana, convicted with junk science from doctors later revealed to have created a bite mark on victim. He was found innocent by a judge last year. Now the judge is running to take over the DA office that prosecuted Duncan.

This is a reminder of the ways in which you can influence betting markets with fake scams, at a time where big news outlets like CBS News are incorporating these markets into their coverage and graphics.

Folks! If you're using a mail-in ballot, TRACK ITS RECEIPT. Someone just told me her ballot was never received. She's being sent a new ballot. DOUBLE CHECK YOUR ON-SITE BALLOT WHEN YOU VOTE CHECK THAT MAIL-IN BALLOTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED Sad to say--but double-check EVERYTHING in this election.

Trump has spent years deliberately lying about our elections because he needs you to doubt them. He needs you to lose faith in your own vote, because the moment that you do, he stops being accountable to anyone. Don’t give him that. Make sure you have a plan to vote.

Isabella Weber is THE economist to be listening to right now “Fascism is rising from frustration, born out of a crisis of livelihoods,” says Weber. “So, we need to reclaim these essentials now.” www.theguardian.com/business/202...

THEY ARE NOT POWERLESS TO STOP HIM! Go back to Washington, stand on the steps of the Capitol and demand Johnson and Thune recall the House and Senate, and impeach him. THIS IS HOW IT IS SUPPOSED TO WORK! THERE IS LITERALLY AN INSTRUCTION MANUAL! (It's called the Constitution.)

Revolt of the MAHA moms. "...on Monday, govt. watchdog Public Citizen revealed that 20 out of 21 environmental chemicals the White House pledged to address in its May 2025 ‘MAHA Report’ have been subject to less, not more, regulation under the Trump admin." www.commondreams.org/news/maha-fo...

Let’s check in on The Free State of Florida, where the GOP is pursuing criminal prosecution of anyone who mentions a grand jury investigation that implicates the governor’s wife and a sitting US senator www.miamiherald.com/news/article...

JD - I've got 15 free minutes before my son's hockey practice ends, so let me see how many of Trump's enrichment schemes you didn't see that I can remind you of. 1/ First one is easy: Trump has executed over 30,000 stock trades, many on inside information, netting him millions.

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I don't know what E15 is, but this seems like it might be something illegal. No shock, I understand. Just don't think we should let any of these things slide without comment.

You can't read the posts under trending topic "ICE arrest of US citizen" and think abolishing ICE is the extreme position. What ICE is DOING is the extreme we need to eliminate, so #AbolishICE is the rational choice. They won't be reformed.

The crazed lunatic is the one ordering 400+ trees cut down at a **public** golf course bc he wanted to & for no legitimate reason.

A federal judge ordered Justice Department lawyers to sign a government filing, invoking the rule used to sanction attorneys, hours after President Donald Trump called her a “crazed lunatic.”

Here's why everyone needs a plan to vote, vote early if possible and have a backup plan - no joke. My plan was to vote early asap which would be tomorrow. Guess who's having a car problem? Me. I am concocting a back-up plan now. Still want to do early voting scenario, but might be a few days later.

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Homan needs to return to the taxpayers the $50k in cash he took shortly before he officially joined the crime family administration. Until he does, he needs to stfu about anyone else 'committing wrongdoing.' stg the gall of that asshat!

Progressives can pay for their wish list by taxing the ultra-wealthy & ending US imperialism. "The top 1% of American households hold about a third of the nation’s wealth.... [and take] home twice as much as the entire bottom half of the country..." jacobin.com/2026/10/ineq...

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I just got my copy of David Corn's (@davidcorn.bsky.social) book, "How Russia Won. Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the Fight for America." I never closely followed the details of the whole saga, so I hope this will catch me up on all of it.

Rubio lied or 'doesn't know what he's talking about.'

Guilford county is doing a lot of us dirty. My polling place is predominantly black. Today, the A/C was “out of order” and there were only 6 voting booths.

Some students had to wait in line for 3 hours! "They weren't ready."

A federal court just told Trump he cannot force NYC to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. Sanctuary cities like New York can refuse to use their own resources to enforce immigration laws. Why this order is a huge rebuke against the lawlessness of this Regime: youtu.be/-F6cfX6OaOE?...

He thinks Putin is 'strong' but how strong is he if he couldn't defeat Ukraine in the (so far) 4 years of trying WITH the assistance of soldiers from N Korea and the Dirtbag Despicable Don (refusing to honor the deal with Ukraine made years ago). Russia's economy's a mess & DDDon bails him out again

Thanks Ernie

New in PN: Who wants to visit an authoritarian America? "Data shows the US on its way to being as unpopular a tourist destination as Russia, & for roughly the same reasons. In both countries, a tourist who runs afoul of the govt might spend months in a freezing warehouse without no legal counsel."