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I hate to mention this but this message about “this all ends in November” is false, even if Democrats take 100% of both chambers. They’re not seated until January and the current incumbents are going to do bat shit crazy stuff until then.

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I know there's a lot going on but I feel it should probably be more of an above-the-fold story that members of Congress released a thoroughly documented report directly accusing the president of the United States of being a serial rapist.

It’s nice when a global fascist movement can crumble without millions of people dying.

One last time. Thank you, all.

boy it sure seems like the main threat to democracy everywhere across the globe is right wing media and certain social media companies

Congrats to Lula on overcoming Mark Zuckerberg and Donald Trump to defeat Hospital Pervert Jr., even as his opposition literally blocked off roads and turned off bus service during election day. Fascists are scary but they are always, 100% of the time, ultimately gigantic fucking losers.

🧊 Could be a map of the Fugitive Slave Patrols... but it's not 👀

The Cold War officially ran from 1945 to 1991. What's being dismantled are the reforms of Capitalism coming out of the Great Depression commonly known as the New Deal. Many of the institutions and regulatory frameworks that give workers rights and provide social protections stem from that era.

New in PN: In defense of empathy "Being aware of other people’s feelings, sensitive to them, and able to put yourself in another person’s shoes is pretty much essential for humans to function as a community. But the current conservative project has zero room for that sort of thing."

the reason you issue preemptive mass pardons is to reassure junior staff who are shitting themselves that they’re safe and they don’t have to flip on you. going to be very important to push back on their validity, which is nil, preemptively also

Well, well, well…. An analysis of voter registration records reveals Republican operative Scott Presler had 3 out-of-state voters use his Pennsylvania address to vote in the 2024 election. This is what voter fraud looks like.

Read this whole thread

This is literally the end of the rule of law. If a President can pardon people committing crimes on his behalf - and the Supreme Court says he himself can't be prosecuted for crimes committed as part of his job - then the government becomes a lawless entity able to violate our rights without limit.

@regebro.bsky.social hey!!! I was just thinking of you and hope you’re doing well! I have a friend in Ukraine I might go visit next year and if so, I’m definitely going to see you on the way! Miss you.

Jared’s father, Charles Kushner, pleaded guilty to 18 counts of tax evasion and witness tampering. He hired a prostitute to seduce his brother-in-law, videotaped it, and mailed the tape to his sister. Trump pardoned him and made him Ambassador to France and Monaco. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles...

Preach🤔💯✌️💯✌️💯✌️💯✌️💯✌️💯✌️💯✌️💯✌️💯✌️

Everyone is Twelve truly is the defining political theory of our age.

This 👇

Trump’s ex-chief of staff John Kelly said this to me, six years ago: “I don't know how he’s not in an institution somewhere, whether it’s jail or a nuthouse. He’s a seriously sick guy. I never heard him saying anything that wasn’t a lie.” Trump has only gotten worse since.

So we don’t trust the numbers from Cloudflare? radar.cloudflare.com/bots/as13238...

😱😱😱 And just like that, it’s completely VANISHED from the media. A sitting congressman, Ted Lieu, said on the record the Epstein files are being blocked because they show Trump raped and threatened to kill children. Lets make this viral again 👇

The day in 1979 The Muppets invaded the set of ‘The Empire Strikes Back’. #FrankOz #JimHenson #MarkHamill

This is wild - somebody did a deep dive into the real stories behind this famous XKCD: sheets.works/data-viz/hol...

Have you tried eating too much candy about it

On cue, the right-wing influencer machine is suddenly terrified of "migrant caravans" again. It is amazing how this supposed border crisis only ever happens during election years when Republicans are facing a blue wave at the polls.

If you watched the viral baseball game clip with the mom and dad and jumped to conclusions, you are legally required to read and share this entire post written by the mom, and then go home and rethink your life.

Happy Stanislav Petrov Day He passed in 2017. As Encyclopedia Britannica puts it, “He is survived by his two children, two grandchildren, and the entire human race.” If you don't know his story, please take 3 minutes now to learn it. @gchalliance.bsky.social @docsforclimate.bsky.social