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Remember: The concentration of wealth in the hands of a few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy. When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice. The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.

The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased. Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power. Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable. But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless. Remember this.

Why do you appreciate unions? I’ll start: Weekends off Paid vacations Work breaks Sick leave Paid holidays No child labor Safer working conditions Health care and retirement benefits

Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve on the Minnesota shooting: "The sad thing is we can't sit here and tell them that help is on the way. Because we're not going to do a damn thing about it."

Schiff on the Bolton raid: "They're essentially going after any critic, any opposition in an effort to intimidate them. That's what this is about. It's not about Bolton per se. It's about anyone else that like Bolton might stand up to the president."

Over a quarter of all homes sold in the first three months of 2025 were bought by real estate investors. If we want to make housing affordable again, we must get Wall Street out of our homes. https://youtu.be/q9TOGxDJ0TE?feature=shared

Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users. While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.

Turns out politics and poultry have more in common than I thought. 🦃🎪 #Comedy #StandUp #PoliticalHumor #Satire #Funny #PaulaPoundstone #DonaldTrump #fieldteam6 #Politics @fieldteam6.org @hcrichardson.bsky.social

I’ve seen so many people spreading the misinformation that PBS is shut down or is shutting down. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been shut down and PBS has been defunded. HOWEVER!!! PBS still exists. It is more important now than ever that you donate to PBS if you can.

"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people." —The Declaration of Independence

That was one of the most batshit press conferences of Trump's public life. He brandished a photo of Putin and promised to deploy the US military to occupy Chicago, New York, and San Francisco. A sane country would be moving toward impeachment and removal right now.

The argument against regulation is always the same: “It stifles growth and jobs.” But just as tax cuts for corporations have not trickled down, regulatory cuts have not benefited most people. Big companies enjoy bigger profits. Working people bear the costs.

Markwayne Mullin: "I'm not joking when I say this. I drive around Washington DC in my Jeep - yes, I drive myself - & I don't buckle up. The reason I don't buckle up - people can say whatever they want - is because of carjacking. I don't want to be stuck in my vehicle when I need to exit in a hurry."

If tariffs are paid by foreign countries and don't hurt American consumers, as Trump has repeatedly claimed, then why do we need rebate checks? www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

insane makeup on duffy. looks like he's ready to put on his sluttiest dress and hit the clubs in miami.

Ambassador Mike Huckabee says France recognizing Palestine as a state is "like letting the Nazis have a victory after World War 2."

it's amazing the amount of time and effort Democrats spend painstakingly critiquing their messaging while Trump just fires from the hip while his brain leaks out of his ears and it's good enough for 312 electoral votes and winning control of the entire federal government

"Unlike January 2021 — when the Big Lie scheme failed — by 2029 Trump and his cohorts will have new tools to carry out a coup, including a massive federal police force with a proven willingness to engage in systemic illegality at Trump's behest."

There will be enough on Trump in so finally he will get to see the Jail from the Inside - Out 👏

I didn't know they rebooted "Drunk History."

Call me silly but I like the new notifications for interactions after reposting someone else. It’s nice to see when giving a post a boost is actually reaching people 🥰

As ICE terrorizes communities, remember that some of Trump's biggest supporters are private prison companies that will make bank off his budget bill. And Stephen Miller recently disclosed over $100K of stock in Palantir, the shady data firm ICE uses to target immigrants. Cashing in on cruelty.

self-awareness level = 0

bellhops?

also organ grinders and their monkeys

The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich. It’s investment in our people — in health care, infrastructure and education — to build a strong middle class. You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense — yet that's what this GOP budget is all about.

the president just opened a concentration camp

CBS's parent company Paramount settled Trump's frivolous lawsuit against 60 Minutes. Reminder that Paramount needs approval from Trump's FCC to be acquired by Skydance for $8 billion. Surrendering to Trump’s tyranny only invites more of it. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/b...

McGovern: "GOP leadership & the WH are jamming this bill down our throats. And for what? We are not on a deadline. We are here because Trump wants a 4th of July party to celebrate this garbage bill. He wants fireworks & flags & cameras. Not for this country. But for himself..sounds more like a cult"

Raskin: "I found the preamble to this big ugly bill. 'We the billionaires and our king, in order to deform and sicken our union, establish injustice, ensure domestic servility, weaken our people's defenses, undermine the general welfare, and have staggering debt servitude for eternity ... '"

"If I were them, I wouldn't want to be associated with this bill either" -- McGovern points out that Republicans aren't even willing to rise and speak on behalf of the bill

AOC: "On this point of tax on tips, as one of the only people in this body who has lived off of tips, I want to tell you a little bit about the scam ... the cap on that is $25,000 while you're jacking up taxes on people who make less than $50,000 across the US ... while kicking them off the ACA."

Look Daddy what I did I started a war and you said ……

Beyond parody

Several guests who attended Trump's crypto dinner this week said they attended with the explicit intent of influencing him and U.S. financial regulations. Trump is selling access to our government to the highest bidder while lining his own pockets. It's all out in the open.

M3.8 #earthquake detected 39 km WNW of Petrolia, CA at 5/25/2025 2:56:35 AM PDT This reflects data from the U.S. Geological Survey that is subject to change. Visit the USGS page linked below for the latest #quake information

The electric NYC subway moves 3.6M people daily. Tesla? Even with 2M cars sold in the US, daily riders are a fraction of that. Mass transit > status symbol. Scale still wins. EV winner =⚡️🚇

(Scharfe) Kritik ≠ Sprachverbote Es gibt kein Recht auf Applaus - schon gar nicht für den größten Mist. Ist doch nicht so schwer zu verstehen. 😉

Voters in Missouri passed a ballot initiative enacting paid sick leave and raising the minimum wage. In response, the Republican state legislature repealed paid sick leave and scrapped a key provision of the wage increase. Hello? Do Republicans ever listen to the will of their voters?