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​"There’s no news about Patriot missiles, and frankly, nobody is even asking about production licenses for them anymore. ​Interestingly enough, we were never granted licenses to produce these missiles because our "partners" in the US fear

that if we scale up production, a bunch of countries will no longer depend on the US—and they can't let that happen at any cost! ​Someone is terrified for their profits, while we're over here fearing for our lives. ​Such is life." - Popular Ukrainian Blogger Associated with Air Defense's Vanek.

If you were wondering how to get Attorney General Todd Blanche to go from "zero" to "screaming meltdown" in a matter of seconds, just ask him if another January 6-style riot is a possibility.

We need people in the country who know how to do actual, physical work. That should definitely include members of Congress.

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Good question

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I never thought sanity would be so refreshing!

Obama argues that we won’t fix our political problems unless we rediscover our moral compass first

It has been waaaaaay too long since we had leaders who believe in us.

We acknowledge that no one has the bandwidth for this, but if it helps: -It’s ‘sleight of hand’ -It’s ‘bated breath’ -It’s ‘lo and behold’ -It's 'buck naked' -It’s ‘brass tacks’ -It’s ‘free rein’ -It’s ‘toe the line'

There is a massive corruption scandal unfolding in the US, with top American executives abandoning a $25 billion gas project over allegations of secret Russian investment and control. ​All of this is happening just as the US administration moves to ease sanctions on Russia. ​

"I don’t want an America whose feelings I have to protect from the truth. "I want an America whose promises I have to protect from our fear."

This makes me feel that "normal" is finally starting to reassert itself. ❤️

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When a worker wears an Amazon vest, drives an Amazon van and delivers on an Amazon-controlled route, but Amazon denies they work for the company — that's exploitation.

“A gaping wound of earth” 🌎 😕 Google illegally knocked down 250,000 trees in Finland to build a data center. @nonewdatacenters (From the Guardian)

Whether the explanation is screen calibration or something else, encouraging people to double-check their ballots is common sense. Review your selections, check the paper record, and alert a poll worker if anything looks wrong before casting your ballot. Why would anyone be against that?

Again: Why does Musk have operational control over any *military grade* version of anything. That’s not how DOD contracts work.

NEW AD: Have you seen these anti-Talarico attack ads? Elon Musk paid for nearly all of them. The world's first trillionaire knows if he drags the most corrupt politician in Texas across the finish line, Ken Paxton will owe him everything. Elon Musk: Texas is not for sale.

NEW: In a powerful op-ed, Lana Pelletier, the longtime partner of Maine Senate candidate Troy Jackson, breaks her silence after months of attacks on her family by Susan Collins and her allies. “If Susan Collins truly cared about my voice, she could have listened to it.”

If we have a major government contractor who runs an important defense service, and we can't rely on that defense service because the person running it puts his desires ahead of the government paying for it... ...it's time to nationalize that service.

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"The service members’ accounts paint a picture of collapsing morale... they have no idea what they are fighting for. They described feeling that 'no one was coming to help'... Bahrain, Kuwait, and the UAE offered more protection to U.S. troops and their families than their own government did."

Truly horrible pictures of US bases in the Middle East that were attacked by Iran in retaliation for Trump's vanity war. So much destruction, deaths, and injuries that Republicans have been hiding from Americans. Support our soldiers and military families! Vote all Republican traitors out.

Well, _there's_ a perfect allegory for you.

Keep checking and DO NOT submit until it's correct.

Zelenskyy: “Just imagine, there are Ukrainian children who have never known peace. That’s absolutely horrifying. Many children in Ukraine, including among the fallen, have never lived in peace. We lived in a different time. We understand what it’s like to live without sirens, shelling, and

Elon Musk boosted the lie that James Talarico stayed at a mental hospital. Meta suspended No Kings’ Instagram account during nationwide actions. Staff at the Ellison-owned CBS News were reportedly told to tie Abdul El-Sayed to the Muslim Brotherhood and 9/11. Democracy dies in billionaire hands.

This is a disturbingly good analysis.

"Almost none of his net worth is held in cash. Nearly all of it is **unrealized equity** in companies he still runs, and he draws no salary. His wealth is not money he extracted and stored. It is the market’s estimate of promises he hasn’t yet kept." fortune.com/2026/06/23/e...

I spent last night writing about Trump's waterfront land grab in DC. Things are crazier than I thought, and MAGA has the National Park Service seriously gaslighting the public over it. 🧵

🚨 WILLIAMSON COUNTY: Reports of Tennessee voting machines flipping Democratic/ @jerrigreen4tn.bsky.social votes to Republicans/@marshablackburn votes 🤔 (Folks in Memphis have said the same)

“before you panic and worry about it, take back your power and just say no, dammit, I'm voting...because it's my right..." Excerpted from Politics Chat, October 20, 2026 with @hcrichardson.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfxD... Please share. ⁣ 🐾⁣ Steve⁣ ⁣ #politicschat #protectdemocracy

Folks out here in these yard sign streets getting creative 👀

This is what we were posting about earlier. Please take your time and double-check your selections before submitting your ballot.

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Undermine the rule of law, and damn near everything else we rely on collapses along with it.

CARTOON OF THE DAY H/T @sketchyrepublic.bsky.social

Worth listening to: a reminder that "politics" can still be about communication, and not just blood-sport. (And I am absolutely _sick_ of bad-faith, winning-is-more-important-than-honesty politics.)

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.)

In Trump’s defamation lawsuit against the BBC, the BBC is playing hardball: subpoenaing fmr Special Counsel, Jack Smith, for his depo. Meanwhile, the court demands Trump explain why he is avoiding his own depo. Why it’s likely Trump will drop the case to avoid his depo: youtu.be/QD6uqvNNd-k?...

Trump: "We've given more money to Ukraine than almost anybody over the years, hundreds of billions of dollars. We've got nothing back other than high diesel. American taxpayers are tired of it." The US hasn't provided aid to Ukraine since Trump took office. Instead, they SELL military equipment to

If this is accurate, Elon lied about not having control over Starshield, and he lied about the administration making the decision. More importantly, why is a private citizen even *able* to make decisions that could hinder US military operations?

@meidastouch.com How they started. Reading the WTF book. youtu.be/8811RaS6Qok?...

🔥 MEMPHIS to the city council: “YOU WORK FOR US NOT ELON MUSK” What a pic. (H/T councilman @jbsmileyjr.bsky.social — who voted for the moratorium, which failed 6-6)