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A rather fitting video outlining the fall of Julius Caesar and, ultimately, the fall of the republic leading to the rise of the Roman Empire. Very salient today, even thousands of years later. #uspol #TFG #fascism #authoritarianism youtu.be/Nz7BoIlLd…
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The #DOJ has started releasing the #Epstein files because the #TFG Administration is the single most transparent since forever and ever. They made some minor redactions to protect the innocent, of course, though the definition of who the victims are appears to be somewhat fluid. #uspol
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CRITICAL NOTICE: According to the #TFG Administration, this reality you are currently experiencing is a #Democrat plot to funnel gigadillions of our tax dollars into #trans aardvark-staffed weapons factories where they build #gay bombs. Daddy T, however, says everything is just fine. #delusional
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This is WhiteHouse.gov, the nation’s official webpage for the Executive branch of the US government. Apparently this is the new “humor” we’re supposed to be “enjoying” in #TFG’s AmeriKKKa. Disgusting. Don’t fall for the distractions, but remain aware. #uspol #idiocracy #NoFacists
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The #GOP has their talking points nailed down, glued, epoxied, welded, then encased in Amber. The #Democrats should have understood this years ago when #TFG started his endless agitprop campaign and have direct counters to all the propaganda. But nope. So sick of this bullshit. #NOKINGS #uspol
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The #Democrats and “unbiased” mainstream media’s handling of the #GOP and #MAGA sucks. #TFG & Co.’s messaging is all tightly coordinated. They get their marching orders, are invited onto #CNN and whatnot to spew their lies, whilst Dems change nothing of their messaging. WTAF. #uspol #NOKINGS
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The decimation of the Fourth Estate continues
The decimation of the Fourth Estate continues. #cbs #bariweiss #news #maga #uspol
‘We Just Got Elon Musk-ed’
Bari Weiss’s first major move as CBS News chief has staffers on edge—ordering every journalist to submit a written memo justifying their work, in an apparent Elon Musk-style loyalty test.
Hello and happy Saturday,
Bari Weiss is taking a page out of Elon Musk’s playbook. Days after taking over as editor in chief of CBS News, Weiss sent the network’s journalists an email Friday that set off alarm bells. Every staffer, she said, must write for her a memo by Tuesday detailing how they spend their working hours, what they’ve produced, what’s broken, and how they’d fix it.
In her memo, The Free Press founder framed the …
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If this is the best the left can muster, then this country is right fukt. If #TFG & Co. can pass notes and learn all their lines, the #Democrats should be able to fire back just as easily. And yet, there’s no energy. Shit. #uspol #hakeemjeffries #mikelawler #fascism youtu.be/PuNTonzel…
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Ugh. #television #journalism #news #CBS #uspol #MAGA www.salon.com/2025/10/0…
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More threats, I see… #uspol #TFG thehill.com/homenews/…
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RE: Russian invasion of Ukraine. Putin: Gets invited to US soil for pomp and circumstance. Zelenskyy: Gets a phone call. NATO: Gets a phone call. #uspol #fascism #TFG #Putin #SlavaUkraini
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#Republicans who go on #CNN repeat the same talking points every time. WTF can’t the hosts and #Democrats prepare in order to respond? Do NOT give them credit for ANYTHING!! Stop them from lying. Refute their bullshit. BE PREPARED!! #journalism #uspol #NeoLibsArePartOfTheProblem
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#Miami #Florida #Republicans “postponed” the upcoming 2025 elections until November 2026, ensuring that time-limited officials who are no longer eligible to run again will remain in power for another year. Voters did not have a choice. #fascism #lawless #autocracy www.miamiherald.com/news/loca…
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A Word to the Weiss | An Unauthorized Reprint
David Ellison has quietly courted Bari Weiss for a possible role at CBS News—a move that hints at how he may steer the network if his merger goes through.
by Oliver Darcy - June 24th, 2025 [Source]
David Ellison and Bari Weiss. Bari Weiss (Status Illustration/Leigh Vogel/Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
Late last year, during a trip to New York City, David Ellison quietly made time for a meeting that said as much about his worldview as it did about his interest in media. According to people familiar with the matter, the Hollywood scion set time aside on his busy calendar to meet with Bari Weiss, the founder of The Free Press. Ellison, like a number of C-suite executive types, has long been an admirer of Weiss’ style of journalism, …
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What could possibly go wrong? #TFG’s just joking? #DOGE did it? Nuculer [sic] stuff is woke? Or maybe just get people out of the way of ramping up nuclear weapons programs. #uspol #NRC #science arstechnica.com/tech-poli…
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I’ve decided I’m going to start a mobile carrier. TKN-Mobile has already started installing billions worth of 10G towers and our AI robots are crafting phones in America with magic. $5 a month for unlimited! Pre-orders open next week! #TFG #capitalism #scams #uspol appleinsider.com/articles/…
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Judge Young of the US District Court asks, “Have we fallen so low? Have we no shame?” Yes, they have, and no they do not. The judge appointed by #GOP hero Ronald Reagan ruled against the #TFG administration in the #NIH case citing blatant discrimination. Doi. #uspol #law www.salon.com/2025/06/1…
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This is AmeriKKKa’s new #Fascist #MAGA #Right. This is lawlessness in action while they scream that they’re “protecting” justice and the law. This is our road to hell. Go out and march peacefully. Violence is not the answer. #uspol #DHS #AlexPadilla #KristiNoem #racism #civilrights #humanrights
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Welcome to the new McCarthy “Red Scare” era. I guess we call this the “Not White Scare” era, then? This was posted on Twitter by the #DHS. I am disgusted on so many levels. #civilrights #humanrights #StopTFG #StopICE #EndFascism #EjectTrumpNow thehill.com/homenews/…
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There is one brain sickness that can’t be fixed by mere herd immunity: stupidity. It’s not that stupid people take over, but that smart people are suspending their critical thinking skills in response to a social climate that rewards doing so. #uspol #TFG #fascism www.youtube.com/watch
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Yeah. We know. We’ve known. We saw it coming. We went hoarse trying to warn everyone. #RFKjr #uspol #MAHA #bullshit www.salon.com/2025/05/2…
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This. #capitalism #uspol #truthbomb #language #alliteration www.youtube.com/shorts/Xe…
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A comprehensive list of all of #ElonMusk’s “achievements”. After all, he is the wealthiest human on the planet, so he’s “achieved” a lot of things… right? #tech #oligarchy #uspol #DOGE #scams #vaporware #tesla #spacex #robotics #capitalism www.wired.com/story/the…
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Centrism doesn’t work? You don’t say! I’ll let Adam cover the details as he’s far more effectively sarcastic than I am. #politics #humanrights #civilrights #activism #EndFascism #EndOligarcy www.youtube.com/watch
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I really hope #TFG keeps acting like he owns America & can do whatever he wants. The more he acts like a authoritarian, the more people he’ll piss off, and the closer we’ll get to his ejection. #uspol #NYC #activism #resistFascism #goodtrouble #congestionpricing www.jalopnik.com/1867570/n…
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I don’t think I can say it better or more succinctly than Mr. Lawrence Ware. I’ll add that the carefully coded hate speech from #TFG and his #KKK sycophants on TV every day from the Whitest House has been adding nuclear fuel to the fire. Criminals. #FuckRacism #uspol www.theroot.com/why-thing…
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Earlier today #ElonMusk said he’d, “done enough.” I agree. He’s already set #DOGE in motion and now it can prosecute the business of destroying American #democracy from the inside. Without Musk, the “news” outlets don’t care what they do. #uspol #capitalism arstechnica.com/tech-poli…
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A surprise to nobody, aside from its sudden appearance, #TFG’s pick to run the #IRS, one Billy Long, is on tape promising “friends” favors once he’s installed. Who’s got the receipts? Why, #Oregon’s Sen. Ron Wyden. #news #uspol #grifters thehill.com/business/…
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Remember when we found out that pretty much everything being claimed by #Conservatives was a lie designed to rip #humanrights and #civilrights away from protected groups and decided that was stupid so stopped believing them? Yeah, me neither. #EndFascism #uspol #lawfare www.youtube.com/watch
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We have a strong, clear, empathetic voice in Neil deGrasse Tyson, and we risk losing him if #America continues down the path being carved into our #government by #ElonMusk & #DOGE and supported by #TFG. The cuts being made are saving squat. #science #uspol #NASA www.youtube.com/watch
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More ludicrous bullshit from the Bullshitter-in-Chief. He keeps popping up with new “gems” of ideas so regularly that I’m quite sure he and his cronies have a list of distractions to keep the infosphere busy and eyes off what they’re doing. #uspol #TFG #Alcatraz www.axios.com/2025/05/0…
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How gross. #Putin and #Russia really stretching to capture more treasure to fund his personal conquest to restore the CCCP. Not ironic at all that his criminality is what made Russia into a now former “Super Power”. #politics #videogames #authoritarianism www.engadget.com/gaming/ru…
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If you know anyone who thinks #RFKjr “makes sense”, strap them down to a chair, force their eyelids open ala A Clockwork Orange, and make them watch this. #uspol #hhs #healthcare #EndTheInsanity www.youtube.com/watch
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Public Service Announcement: We are not safe. #AdamConover #PSA #freedom #civilrights #uspol www.youtube.com/watch
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If you are able to tie your #MAGA loving friends, family or neighbors to a chair and force their eyes open so they must watch this, then please do so. #AdamSomething on #YouTube has a perfect explanation of why #TFG is an idiot. #uspol #finance #capitalism www.youtube.com/watch
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Well, #FAFO ya jerk. #tesla #capitalism #ElonMusk #FelonMuskrat #politics #uspol gizmodo.com/elon-soun…
Dipshit…
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Not sure if you’ve noticed yet, but #ElonMusk is an idiot. He’s been so fixated on terraforming American #politics to better support Billionarian life, after decimating #Twitter, he’s let his money machines wither. Not that his presence will make things better. #uspol #tesla www.salon.com/2025/04/2…
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Um… WOW?!! This is in #Idaho!! Look at that crowd! Listen to the words! #FightOligarchy #FightTrump #FightForYourRights #FightForFreedom #FightTyranny www.youtube.com/shorts/cN…
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The latest video from Spectacles on #YouTube must be seen as it clearly outlines the new stealth #authoritarianism through the lens of classic #fascism and how it differs. America is teetering on the precipice of a devastating fall. Learn now before it’s too late. #uspol www.youtube.com/watch
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I am not an illustrator or an artist of any kind, but I’ve been messing with images for decades. However #Adobe sucks ass so instead I’ve been using Pixelmator since 2010 or so. I made this in Pixelmator Pro for macOS 15. #TFG #satire #funny #art #idiocracy #EndFascismNow #DeposeTrump #SaveAmerica
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Tired of being lied to? Well, too bad because the lies will keep coming and there will continue to be truthbombs blowing them up. #Germany ran a 3-year study on #UniversalBasicIncome and have once again proven that people keep working. Period. #UBI #economics #mentalhealth yro.slashdot.org/story/25/…
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Just a simple reminder… #TFG’s “No More DEI” means an end to #diversity, #equity, and #inclusion. No more people of color. No more recognition that other cultures are also human beings. All to be replaced with institutionalized #racism. #truthbomb #fucktrump
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We used to say #FuckCancer. Well, now it’s fuck cancer sufferers as #Trump’s war on #democracy has claimed victims at the #NIH, halting the development of treatments of a breakthrough in #gastrointestinal cancers. So, #FuckTrump. #uspol #healthcare #protests science.slashdot.org/story/25/…
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#TFG’s #tariffs have prompted #Nintendo to pause pre-orders for the #Switch2 in the #US which were going to start on April 9th so Nintendo can evaluate the rapidly changing economic landscape. Fans are already unhappy about Switch 2 pricing. #videogames #news kotaku.com/switch-2-…
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PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: If you are #traveling you need to be aware of your #rights and those that could be taken from you when on the road. Axios has a helpful guide to understand how to secure your data. #cellphones #security #internet #politics #uspol www.axios.com/2025/03/2…
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Ok. I’m pretty sure that for putting sarcastic sticky notes on a #Tesla to be considered a “Hate Crime”, the Tesla itself would need to be recognized as a “protected class”. I may have the terminology wrong, but I think I’m generally correct. #uspol #WashingtonDC #police boingboing.net/2025/03/2…
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Whether you know all about #ElonMusk’s background or not, you must watch this video from #DemocracyNow for depth and context. This is critical to understanding the very real existential danger #America & #Democracy are in RIGHT FUCKING NOW. #uspol #apartheid www.youtube.com/watch
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When the #Tesla #Cybertruck is dead and gone it will have achieved an “honor” I don’t believe has ever been been bestowed upon another vehicle; The first to be tanked by the sheer incompetence of its execution and how much people hate the CEO. Discuss. #DOGE #uspol #tech #cars www.autoblog.com/electric/…
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Well, duh. #TFG 45 was a chaotic, disorganized mess desperately grasping for more support, no matter what color. TFG 47 is now laser focused on making #America white “again” (PROTIP: America was never all white. Ever.) #uspol #racism #NASA #space arstechnica.com/space/202…
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Anyone who would advocate for the arrest of John Cusack and call him a “marginal success” clearly has no sense, an agenda, or both. These are the same people claiming Tesla protests are terrorism and school shootings are normal. #uspol #fascism #capitalism boingboing.net/2025/03/2…
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The words of a man-child who is not smart, strong, or capable and lacks basic understanding of grammar and punctuation. This is our so-called “president”. #TFG’s only tools are using lawyers to delays legal proceedings and to lash out at anything he dislikes. #uspol www.cnn.com/2025/03/1…
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You don’t say! #ElonMusk #fascism #apartheid #racism #DOGE #Xitter #Tesla #capitalism #NaziSalute #cybertruck #chainsaw boingboing.net/2025/03/1…
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Gosh! That sounds like a 1st Amendment violation of the first order… don’t you think? Of course, #ElonMusk has been a “champion” for free speech while clamping down hard on the free speech of others on #Xitter. So… #FAFO. #uspol #fascism gizmodo.com/republica…
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#Musk is investing even more millions into his #fascism startup venture formerly known as #America, and #TFG, #MAGA, the #GOP, #Capitalism, and the #ReligiousRight are letting him in hopes that circumstances will let them grab power. That & more. #uspol rimaregasblog42.substack.com/p/things-…
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There is a very dear price we will pay if we allow our elected leaders to keep leaning into the Overton Window #TFG smashed open. In other words, the #Democrats need to be taught what #FAFO really means and now, not in 2026. #uspol rimaregasblog42.substack.com/p/those-w…
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Today’s round-up of the distressing things we need to keep track of coming out of #TFG’s Whitest House. #uspol #news rimaregasblog42.substack.com/p/things-…
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The factions, which only teamed up because they were tired of losing alone, are already starting to clash over ideological priorities. If this wasn’t horrifying I’d be laughing my ass off, having seen this coming years in advance. #uspol #Musk #MarcoRubio #clusterfuck thehill.com/homenews/…
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Not to be a pedant, but #TFG and the #MAGA #GOP are trying to erase anything not white and/or “christian” and/or #capitalism and/or climate change and/or not explicitly for the limited benefit of their fragile egos. #BLM #uspol #fascism www.theroot.com/you-wont-…
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Today’s Blog #42 from Rima Regas covers the #Trump congressional address of last night and a lot more. #uspol #tariffs rimaregasblog42.substack.com/i/1584522…
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If anything at all makes sense in these insane times, it’s that Musk’s #DOGE is acting on the barrage of lies the #GOP and #MAGA have been slinging at the Federal government for years now. #Capitalism wants it to leave them alone so they can plunder at will. #uspol gizmodo.com/doge-prep…
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Things Musk (and Trump) Did… Day 42 on Blog #42. Updated throughout the day, every day. Subscriptions are always free, though you can choose to support Rima’s work. Have the news come to you instead of tracking it down. #uspol #news #politics rimaregasblog42.substack.com/p/things-…
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My wife tracks the daily activities of the #Trump administration so you have one place to check instead of trying to find trustworthy news outlets. Check it out, and if you find it helpful consider subscribing. Options start at free and no paywalls. #uspol #news rimaregasblog42.substack.com/p/things-…
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The hatred that emanates from the Whites Only House is existentially disturbing, notably through the nasty, painful cuts to programs like The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. Thousands of #children born with #AIDS will now die. #uspol #humanrights #healthcare www.salon.com/2025/02/2…
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Pay attention, people! The Huntington Beach City Council fired former #Vikings punter Chris Kluwe from his job as high school football coach at Edison HS for the crime of protesting against #MAGA. Don’t just follow the National madness. #uspol #fascism mynewsla.com/sports/20…
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Reason #1,432,644 to #UninstallFacebook… you know what, I’ll let John cover this one in the latest episode of Last Week Tonight. #UninstallInstagram #UninstallWhatsapp #UninstallMeta #fuckZuckerberg www.youtube.com/watch
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#Censorship isn’t limited to #socialnetworks. Last year there were nearly 300 #internet shutdowns in 54 countries, the worst on record. I wonder how long it will take #TFG & Co to try that here. #politics #uspol #fascism #tech www.axios.com/2025/02/2…
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#Musk and #TFG and the #MAGA masses are so accustomed to lying and getting away with it, they just spew meaningless garbage without a care in the world? Something now immediately contradicts something said a week or so ago? Who cares! It’s not like anyone gives a damn, anyway, and if they do there’s nothing they can do to stop it, so again… who cares!
Take #Xitter’s #CommunityNotes as an example. They were great because Musk didn’t need to pay people to keep toxic shit off the Official Social Network of Shitposting® because the “community” would handle that. But now that those same notes are being “gamed” by filthy libs, “he” is going to have to “fix” them, so I …
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I don’t think punitive resignation works anymore. Not only does it close out a specific process pipeline, it creates a hole which #TFG & Co can fill with whomever they please, and that is likely to be a useful idiot. Stay. Fight. #uspol www.washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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If you have operated under the illusion that #TFG & Co are trying to save #America’s #economy by cutting waste and fraud, then you should know that installing these and then removing them costs millions of dollars. Also very petty. #uspol #tech gizmodo.com/u-s-gover…
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There is no question that, if there isn’t one already, we need a #ProtestTracker. Or even just use the hashtag and post images and videos from these protests. Share our frustration at the outrages of #TFG and Co since the MSM won’t. #uspol #news #protests kottke.org/25/02/004…
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The #facism is being televised, and not enough Americans give a damn… Oh well. Guess I’ll just play #MarvelRivals while #ElonMusk dismantles our democratic institutions. Also, Squirrel Girl is a hottie! #apathy #uspol #capitalism kottke.org/25/02/the…
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And another thing about this Gulf of Mexico thing… I was under the impression that #TFG’s America was about the Freedom™ of #Capitalism? But #Google just caves to Dear Leader’s petulant colonialist demand like it was State Run? How pathetic. #tech #capitalism #fascism gizmodo.com/google-ma…
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Can someone please make a browser extension that puts a label over “Gulf of America” that reads “Gulf of Mexico” in Google Maps? I can’t code to save my life, but I don’t think it would be that complicated… right? #tech #google #TFG #internet #programming jalopnik.com/google-is…
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RE: RFK Jr. being sworn in as #HHS Secretary; Every last one of #TFG’s appointments have been people who either owe #DearLeader for their acceptance into #MAGA, have been licking his boots clean for years, or gave him money… oh, and are white and “camera ready”. #uspol #fascism #capitalism
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If you want to keep track of what the #Trump administration is doing, but don’t want to filter out the useless junk from dozens of sources, bsky.app/profile/r… collects it all in one daily post. #uspol #resistfascism Here is today’s: rimaregasblog42.substack.com/p/things-…
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I call bullshit. If the #Democrats won’t do anything because they don’t hold any power, which makes no sense because the #Republicans got up to all manner of shady bullshit when they were in the minority, what fucking good are they? #uspol www.axios.com/2025/02/1…
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No wonder the #oligarchy is hell bent on protecting #AI. After slowly murdering #education, they can then use #AI to replace it with #agitprop and #revisionistHistory to save their precious #Capitalism from the clutches of meaningful #regulation. #tech #uspol gizmodo.com/chatgpts-…
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Move fast and break shit shouldn’t be a thing one can do to a society… I’m just sayin'. #elonmusk #TFG #uspol #fascism #toxiccapitalism #americanoligarchy www.theverge.com/elon-musk…
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There is one simple question never posed by any in a position to ask:
Where’s the proof?
#TFG & Company have floated all manner of madness and have never furnished proof. Period. Full stop.
This one exclusion could be the end of #America. #uspol #fascism #doge #racism #whitesupremacy
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This seems to explain a lot. It’s called “Extinction Burst” and it’s a term used in #psychology. There’s a video, but also a transcript, which I read, that covers it. It makes a lot of sense, not that it will help, but knowing is good, I guess. #MAGA #fascism #racism kottke.org/25/02/ext…
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The #UK’s #surveillance apparatus creeps from the void like Cthulhu hungering for a midnight snack. Note that in this order it is #unlawful to reveal to the public that they’re doing it to us… and I mean us because that power extends outside of the UK. #dystopia mjtsai.com/blog/2025…
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I wasn’t aware that it took #Hitler 53 days to destroy #Germany’s #Democracy, but I wouldn’t be surprised if #TFG is following a similar process, what with #ElonMusk’s #Nazi salutes and blatantly illegal rampage through our governmental infrastructure. #uspol kottke.org/25/02/the…
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The violation of #American #democracy continues apace with #ElonMusk gyrating at the center of the criminal typhoon #TFG has unleashed on our country. And all of this felonious activity is neatly justified using grade-school gaslighting techniques by the GOP. #uspol kottke.org/25/02/mus…
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Remember when you watched #Idiocracy and laughed at how absurd and over-the-top it was? Are you laughing now? #uspol #ElonMusk #TFG #fascism #capitalism #MAGA #FAFO www.salon.com/2025/01/3…
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I think I should remind people of one simple fact: human beings are not corporations.
While #Capitalism may be kissing #TFG’s ass we, as individuals, don’t have to. Stop shopping at that store. Stop using that website or service. Keep speaking out. #uspol #donotobeyinadvance onefoottsunami.com/2025/01/3…
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This is the literal definition of #fascist #propaganda, or even more specifically, #agitpro, also known as agitation propaganda, which is designed to stir up shit. #uspol #TFG #bullshit #bullying daringfireball.net/linked/20…
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Open your eyes and look. It’s critical for you to see what is happening. #TFG & Co. are going after so-called “#Entitlements” because billions are funneled to help #underprivileged and #disabled Americans and not into the pockets of the #oligarchs. #uspol #capitalism #theRapingOfAmerica www.newsweek.com/how-snap-…
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Uh… wait a minute… wasn’t the #WSJ one of the boosters for #TFG? I guess all that bluster about fixing the economy and shit that’s not happening kind of soured them on his racist ass. I could be wrong… #uspol #capitalism #fascism www.salon.com/2025/01/2…
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Adam Something put out a great new video this morning about how #ElonMusk won the election and reminds us what is at stake, most of which doesn’t concern the bulk of humanity, but is super important to Musk’s bank account size and level of control. #uspol #capitalism www.youtube.com/watch
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#TheVerge has a helpful guide on how to delete your #Facebook account, which seems more likely now that you can count on it even less for accurate information about #politics and #news. I guess now all we can count on is that it will be a haven for #disinformation. #capitalism www.theverge.com/22231495/…
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While I can’t speak to other motivations, it’s clear that #WallStreet didn’t need to be pressured by #MAGA #Republicans to leave the #NetZeroBankingAlliance. It’s just a convenient excuse. This is how #Capitalism works. Not for you, but for money and power. #uspol #finance www.salon.com/2025/01/0…
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While I remain unsurprised I am still mortified, more at the unapologetic, emotionless callousness of #Texas' than of the disturbing number of babies left to die in ditches and dumpsters. Government prescribed subjugation of women will, after all, result in ugliness. Period. #humanrights #womensrights #abortion #health www.salon.com/2025/01/0…
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This is heartbreaking. I was very lucky to be among those whose loans were mostly wiped clean by the Biden administration and I’m “only” 56. And my outstanding loans were a pittance compared to Valerie’s. I thought my 16k was stressful… #studentloans #debt yro.slashdot.org/story/24/…
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From what I hear, she freakin' nailed it :) Good for her… and also, there are no legit jobs that require you to stop being who you are 24/7/365, so taking time off to make a personal dream come true is a non-issue. Period. Full stop. #uspol #scotus #broadway #stage #nontroversy www.theroot.com/justice-k…
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Oh god, what a disaster. It was bad enough that #ElonMiusk’s #SpaceX was shooting thousands of satellites into orbit, but now others are doing it. There are countless factors to blame for this, not the least of which are #Capitalism and toxic power fantasies. arstechnica.com/space/202…
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As one might say, “Must be nice.” I mean, it’s not like dropping a cool quarter million plus to go on a #cruise for four years is an option for all of the people whom #TFG is likely to cause harm with his addled concepts of ideas. It certainly appears to be a thing, though. #escape #uspol www.salon.com/2024/11/1…
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I feel like I’m going to be sick. While the #election isn’t done yet and there are still more votes to count, it’s looking more and more likely that #TFG will win. He’s a #liar, a #fraud, a #rapist, a #conman, a #racist, and possibly a #pedophile, and he and millions of Americans know it, but they do not care. All he and they care about is the win and control.
Be prepared for the end of the great experiment. It will come. We warned you. He wins, we’re fucked.
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Orange County California Supervisor allegedly funneled millions to daughter's non-profit
We spend a lot of time focusing on the National elections. There’s nothing wrong with this, but this singular gaze has, for years now, been shifting our attention from local issues to the National stage, and we do so to our civic peril. Over and over again we see so-called politicians leveraging public office for personal gain, regardless of party affiliation. Stay awake. Keep your head on a swivel. #uspol #localpolitics #california #corruption
“Orange County Supervisors Katrina Foley and Vicente Sarmiento are calling for Supervisor Andrew Do to resign Wednesday as authorities investigate allegations of fraudulent spending of COVID-19 relief funds by a nonprofit that employed Do’s daughter.”
“Earlier this month, the …
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Russia's insane revisionist pulp fiction industry
If you question why the general population of #Russia supports the #war in #Ukraine there’s likely one fact you are unaware of. I certainly knew nothing about this, because it is one of the single most insane methods of #propaganda sponsored by any sovereign state I have ever seen. This is bat shit crazy on steroids, crossed with Cthulhu, and cloned into oblivion. If you know of something more ludicrous and insidious, do let me know. #youtube #video #culture #putin #insane youtu.be/iCI6es9G0…
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The Preamble of The U.S. Constitution | Shallow Thoughts
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How do we define the United States of America? We call it a country, but that just means a plot of land with established borders. Land certainly tells stories, but those tales are woven over millennia, and definitions within that context just don’t scale down for the convenience of our human time-frame.
The first quote I think of in regards to the makeup of our government is that it is formed…
…of the people, by the people, and for the people…
Sounds familiar, right? Well, it’s not from the US Constitution. The quote comes from Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, and the idea had been discussed by others for centuries. That might disappoint you, if you didn’t know that until now, but we do have an actual Constitution. If you …
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Where’s the rage? | Pandemic Edition
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Where is it, the rage? We should all be really, quite upset. Why aren't we marching in the streets, demanding accountability for the endless stream of corruption and criminality that has been unveiled on an almost daily basis for quite a few years? The French? Fuck, they're out in the street if anyone, anywhere sneezes on their rights! The Yellow Vests? You might have heard of them?
The …WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT – ‘Not only did the FBI not report my abuse, but when they eventually documented my report 17 months later, they made entirely false claims about what I said,’ Olympic gymnast McKayla Maroney told U.S. lawmakers https://t.co/J14eAYuVes pic.twitter.com/i1R9Ct0VJl
— Reuters (@Reuters) September 15, 2021
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Support reasonable regulation of the vaping industry
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I was a smoker of 30+ years. I smoked a pack a day and, for a few years, I smoked two packs a day. Almost two and a half years ago, I tried an e-cigarette and I stopped smoking and started vaping. Millions of smokers try to quit every year and fail. They try patches and gum and drugs, but none of it works effectively. Electronic cigarettes, however, have been exceedingly effective in smoking cessation. I don’t think it’s a bad thing to regulate e-cigs and I’m not keen on kids getting into vaping because of the candy-flavored juices, but that’s no reason to let a small group of puritanical zealots smash the one industry that smokers can count on to quit into little bits. After all, you don’t use a sledge hammer …
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RE: I already support progressive causes. Stop spamming me.
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Dear Progressive Friends,
Look, I like you. I'm glad you're working to get the insane Citizen's United overturned and the entire raft of other things we'd all like to see. It makes me feel good to know that I'm not alone, and I appreciate that there are more than enough people to create all manner of organizations that champion our causes.
What I don't appreciate, however, is all of the spam. I already spend enough of my time every day working on the same things you people are. I don't need to be endlessly distracted by cleverly worded emails or calls to help avert potential disaster. I, of all people, know exactly the precipice on which we are delicately teetering.
I suggest that you try a little harder to figure out …
