Tehran’s embattled Jewish community endures despite Israeli bombing of synagogue Members of Rafi’ Nia synagogue braved airstrikes to celebrate Passover hours before it was destroyed

#Israel #Iran
How interesting
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btw -fuck John Roberts

8.5 Million Showed Up. What Happens Next Matters More. An Open Letter to DNC Chair Ken Martin—We Are 3.7 Million Short.

#Democrats #Midterms #DNC
An open letter to Ken Martin
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Before they were arrested- Vets are demanding an end to the war on Iran at the Cannon Building in Washington, D.C.

He's your cat now

So so depressing

Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations:

Alphabet: 8.01%
AT&T: 4.6%
Meta: 3.57%
General Motors: 3.09%
Amazon: 1.37%
Exxon Mobil: 1.31%
Disney: -1.57%
CVS Health: -3.88%

Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5%

This is what a rigged system looks like.

US military seized Iranian-flagged container ship, Trump says Trump says cargo ship tried to get past US naval blockade near strait of Hormuz ‘and it did not go well for them’

Sigh. This is so f'ing enraging. Why isn't the est of the world standing up to Trump?!?!?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
One Word Describes Trump
A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world
"Patrimonialism" is not even anti-democratic it is essentially anti-bureaucratic. And it's non-governmental is sibling is gangsterism

Behind Trump’s Public Bravado on the War, He Grapples With His Own Fears The president’s impulsive style has never been tested in a sustained military conflict, and he’s been ruminating on Jimmy Carter’s failure in Iran.

Very normal stuff.

"Aides kept the president out of the room as they got minute-by-minute updates because they believed his impatience wouldn’t be helpful...

"At one point Trump mused he should award himself the nation’s highest military honor, the Medal of Honor...

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Dilute calico Aela lies inside a cardboard box that's overturned on its side on the kitchen floor. She neatly folds in her front paws as she looks out, surveying her surroundings.

Aela is getting a headstart on #KittyLoafMonday 🍞📦😸🤍🧡🖤 #CatBoxSunday #Cats #CatsOfBluesky

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The Great Divorce American and Israeli interests no longer align. The time has come for us to go our separate ways

#Israel #Gaza
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@repmcgovern.bsky.social
is a warrior for justice. Grateful to him for showing up at ICE Burlington (MA) and continuing to speak on behalf of civil society.
This government is an examples le of Patrimonialism

#Healthcare #Affordability
Insurers in the US take 15-20% of every dollar spent on healthcare

Per Larry Lovett with Kaiser Family Fndn, PBS Newshour 4-17-26

Shocked, shocked I tell you....

The grift never ends. Most corrupt regime in history

One Word Describes Trump A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.

#Midterms #Democrats
"Patrimonialism’s antithesis is not democracy; it is bureaucracy, or, more precisely, bureaucratic proceduralism. Classic authoritarianism—the sort of system seen in Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union—is often heavily bureaucratized."
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THIS IS HOW YOU DO IT

EXACTLY!

Pope Leo’s Solidarity Movement will be too much for MAGA In the summer of 1980, workers at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk, Poland, did something simple.

#PopeLeo
From the moment a Polish pope stepped onto the balcony in 1978, Soviet leaders saw danger. Not because he commanded armies, but because he offered something more destabilizing than force: moral authority that could not be controlled.
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Every once in a while, I like to watch this video clip of Joe Biden comforting a grieving Parkland family to remind myself what compassionate leadership looks like.

This is the stuff I truly miss.

The Last Supper.

"I'd like to gavel in today's board meeting of the American Medical Association...."

Massive street party in Budapest right now: huge crowds dancing, hugging, crying, and opening bottles. (Reuters)

Jane Bolin shown at her home in New York after she was sworn in as a family court judge on July 22, 1939. Photo credit: Associated Press.

#ResistanceRoots

Jane Bolin was born on this day in 1908 in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Her career was one of firsts for Black women, including the first to graduate from Yale Law School and the first to become a judge. Throughout her career, she championed civil rights and worked for systemic reform. /1

Nolan Ryan 1969. 1 st inning
Bases loaded no outs
3 batters struck out

Could This Actually End Citizens United? Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

#CitizensUnited #Montana
Robert Reich on how Montanans may get around Citizens United
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Breaking News Exclusive: The U.S. Attorney Who Should Have Investigated Jeffrey Epstein for Sexually Abusing 16-Year-Old Annie Farmer in 1996 in New Mexico Was Epstein's Personal POA for Zorro Ranch. Former U.S. attorney for the District of New Mexico John J. Kelly was Epstein's personal Power of Attorney on Zorro Ranch matters. This has never been publicly disclosed until now.

And this
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Breaking News Exclusive: The U.S. Attorney Who Should Have Investigated Jeffrey Epstein for Sexually Abusing 16-Year-Old Annie Farmer in 1996 in New Mexico Was Epstein's Personal POA for Zorro Ranch. Former U.S. attorney for the District of New Mexico John J. Kelly was Epstein's personal Power of Attorney on Zorro Ranch matters. This has never been publicly disclosed until now.

#Epstein #ZorroRanch
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