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Sama Safi, a 20-year-old U.S. citizen, was kidnapped from her home by IDF soldiers and held without charges in inhumane conditions which worsened her chronic medical conditions. I joined Rep. Rashida Tlaib and my colleagues to demand Secretary Rubio secure her immediate and permanent release.

The U.S. owes $40 trillion in debt. Everyone has an opinion about why. But there’s one question you almost never hear asked: Who’s actually getting paid?

If you can’t agree to: -Not trade stocks while in office -Not become a lobbyist after leaving office Then you have no business in public office.

We’re in scary times, but lots of folks in media are doing their damnedest to defend democracy. My Stop the Presses newsletter praises 25 of them and also cites other fierce fighters. See if you agree.

Why would Cassidy vote for Blanche? Trump backed candidate primaries him out of office, so what does Cassidy owe to Trump? What was the price? www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

The Trump administration must demand that both Adam and Sama Safi are safety returned to their families.

If McConnell is actually deceased, is he still getting his government paycheck? Because that would be fraud

I want to committee to testify about this. So glad it’s getting attention! The City Council must not approve this deal.

My litmus test - a candidate takes no AIP.AC money, Expansion of the Supreme Court, no to section 224 of the NDAA, and BIG new taxes for billionaires; it’s a place to start. These are not extreme

its also why you dont vote for his judges, you dont vote for his nominees, you dont fund his government. the only legit response to trump is shutting everything the fuck down.

Trump said the quiet part out loud… he picked Bill Pulte because he wants him to investigate our elections.   This is all just a totally bogus attempt to justify interfering in the midterms.   We must stop Pulte.   We must reject this plot.

If you credulously do a segment about the vote in California in which you don’t say the president is lying, you’re spreading disinformation to your listeners.

The genocide has not ended. The Israeli military continues dropping US-made bombs and murdering Palestinian children. We can't trust the word of unaccountable warmongers like Netanyahu and Trump. Congress must act. Let's pass my Block the Bombs Act.

Truth always comes out.

*Darth Vader blows up Death Star* Darth Vader: Good luck blowing it up now!

We will build a second Strait of Hormuz, and Mexico is going to pay for it. by Donald J. Trump

A commenter notes that "Trump managed to be both Hitler and Chamberlain in the same negotiation. An unprecedented feat." 😭

Going this far to distract us from the Epstein files is psychotic. PSYCHOTIC.

A masterpiece! This scene from Downfall as a sort of meme template for lack of a better word will live on for future for generations if humanity survives 2026

Information is not knowledge Knowledge is not wisdom Wisdom is not truth Truth is not beauty Beauty is not love

The difference between Iran and Vietnam is Trump had a plan to get out of Vietnam!

Dark money groups are paying influencers to spread attacks about our campaign. Voters deserve to know who is trying to manipulate our election.

I don’t think we talk enough about how the foundational, most aspirational premise of the AI industry is “what if there was a human-level intelligence that didn’t have human rights.” Like. Exploitation is literally the whole point! Of COURSE they hold human life, intelligence and labour in contempt!

Isn’t it too late to prevent our knowledge of his depravity?

Never for a moment forget Trump has done this to keep a diseased, delusional criminal in power: himself #Impeach

The cartoon that appeared this week on the front page of France’s most influential national newspaper, Le Monde Brilliant work by the cartoonist, Guffo.

If there was ever a day Donald J Trump didn’t commit a crime, he must’ve been in a coma.

Shops for clothes in the (Hitler) Youth department

No matter how long I live after we get through this dark chapter, I will never get over the immorality, the amorality, the corruption, the criminality and the cruelty in service to one of the worst humans to ever walk the earth.

FYI: If we invade Greenland we go to war with 31 nations. Let that sink in. Donald Trump is a deranged lunatic. If ever there was a time for the 25th AMENDMENT, it's now.

political stability is dependent upon justice, equality, and the rule of law. but you already knew that. political stability creates economic stability which in turn allows people to plan families, businesses, and futures.

Earlier in 2025, I discussed with members of European Parliament how organized crime syndicates seem to have hijacked nation states to collusively deploy cognitive hybrid war tactics to undermine sovereignty, democracy, and potential accountability. youtu.be/y3QKtwFis-o?...

Whether they realize it or not, all these CEOs getting in bed with Trump for short-term benefit to exploit his transactional corruption are self-inflicting long-term reputational damage to themselves personally and their brands. The stink of Trump never washes off.

Both parties should support this. Using AI to generate a video of a candidate saying something he didn’t say should be illegal. Especially since many voters think it is real. I will condemn any candidate from either party who does this.

I’m thinking the Dems need to run on nothing less than remaking American democracy. End Citizens United, totally reform the corrupt and broken SCOTUS, a new voting rights act, ban gerrymandering everywhere. And give Trump figures who broke the law fair trials, and ban them from federal jobs.

Welcome to Nakatomi Plaza Christmas 1988

the only thing democrats should be saying today is “the entire republican party is engaged in a coverup of the most notorious child sex trafficking ring in world history”

With startling frequency @gregolear.bsky.social puts out an eloquent analysis of our current lot with attendant logical solutions, tongue often firmly planted in his cheek. This is one of his best. I recommend it to all, even if it is a bridge too far. gregolear.substack.com/p/the-liz48-...

"I voluntarily gave up my rank as the president suggested...I have no regrets about my decision. I have given up the service I loved for the freedom to do the right thing, the freedom to speak my mind and the freedom to speak in defense of our country." wapo.st/4ofqqfy

Did Ron Johnson say this from Moscow on the Fourth of July? He’s known to do that www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

Can we release the Epstein files AND invoke the 25th amendment? That would really make my day.

CROCKETT: When I say that you are the least qualified FBI director in the history of the FBI, that is real, because you are the only one that never even served with the FBI PATEL: That's false CROCKETT: I didn't ask you a question

A noun, a verb, and release the goddamn Epstein files.

Russians dropped a glide bomb on elderly people who were waiting in line for their pensions. More than 20 dead. Please. Don’t look away and don’t be silent. This is all I could ask for