I really hope the let's address our problems with promises to do a bipartisan, hype "rule of law" and the Constitution, get that what people want is an actual fight against fascism. That's the pole for your desired "big tent:" confrontation against this horrific regime not moderated pablum.
I think the better term would be @sarahkendzior.bsky.social 's : Stripping down America & selling it for parts.
To Trump, this isn't America's suicide. It's his life's dream coming true: Becoming the owner of the US, and possibly the world.
If anyone's imagination can't take it, that's on them.
The whole system is complicit. Dems WILL NOT save us. Sarah has been saying it (and supporting with meticulously gathered evidence) for over a decade. When are we gonna start listening?
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The Detention facility is located in a heavily industrialized area, likely exposing immigrants to numerous forms of pollution. Detention is bad for people and for the planet, come show solidarity together!
#AbolishICE #AbolishGEOGROUP #ChingaLaMigra #ShutdownNWDC #FreeThemALL
If you attend the White House Correspondents Dinner this year, you should be legally barred from using the term "journalist" to describe yourself from that point on.
While Trump is an indictment of the GOP, to an extent, he is also an indictment of Democrats.
He is proof of how far the party allowed the Overton window to move rightward.
The party needs fighters. Hopefully this midterm, we see a new class of Dems ready and willing to kick fascist teeth.
“I’m not sure Audre Lorde would agree that any tool that’s used by ‘the master’ is a ‘master’s tool.’ […] If the right-wing uses community organizing effectively (and it has), does that mean progressives shouldn’t do organizing, because that’s now a ‘master’s tool?’”
The cyberattack on The British Library in October 2023 knocked out ebooks and almost ever other computer thing there for years.
Ebooks just came back. They were knocked out everywhere using the BL’s license (legal deposit libraries I think? More libraries?)
Distributed physical copies matter.
Anybody who was in the academic trenches knows that the administrator class was a representative of capitalist interests that prioritized the financialization of academia while undercutting labor and destroying democratic energies. You don't get here without them serving as hatchet men.
WaPo takes note of Trump’s “oscillating claims” about the war, but avoids the obvious conclusions — that Trump is deranged, that he is unfit, and that he shouldn’t be in charge. This is an example of the normalization of the dangerously abnormal. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Sound on! You do not want to miss this. Listen to the whole thing. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
The mighty @gilduran.com, one of the great modern chroniclers of the broligarchy, was suspended from Twitter for the tweet below against Palantir!
He joins The Left Hook at 530 pm ET
@tparsi.bsky.social joins us at 6 pm ET to discuss the Iran War debacle.
thelefthook.substack.com
No paywalls.
Has any columnist in the U.S. written like this?www.thetimes.com/comment/columnists/artic...
A mass shooting that took the lives of eight children should stop this country in its tracks. Instead, the Shreveport tragedy disappeared from the headlines in a day. We cannot allow this level of violence to fade into background noise. Ending America’s gun‑violence epidemic is a moral oblligation.
As a reminder, 17 Dems voted yea to confirm Lori Chavez-DeRemer as Secretary of Labor: Michael Bennett (CO), Catherine Cortez Masto (NV), Ruben Gallego (AZ), Maggie Hassan (NH), John Hickenlooper (CO), Tim Kaine (VA), Mark Kelly (AZ), Amy Klobuchar (MN), Jon Ossoff (GA), ->
Cabinet secretaries appointed in the first round last year:
Women: 2/5 remain
Men: 10/10 remain
Things I keep saying that no one likes.
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"All this is common knowledge, but because it dribbles out in news stories about this specific incident or department, the reports never adequately describe an administration sabotaging the functioning of the federal government and also trashing the global economy [and] international alliances...."
For the first time in decades, consensus broke at the UN Commission on the Status of Women. The United States cast the lone “no” vote on a document aimed at improving justice systems for women and girls worldwide. Misogyny is the official policy of the US under Trump.
“The Far Right and the Right are not shouting because they are winning. They shout because they know their time is coming to an end.”
Pedro Sánchez
Prime Minister of Spain
Same. I keep pushing this. We need this to be a huge success.
Step it up. #MayDay
The stakes are very straightforward:
If democratic socialists win, ordinary people win greater rights, protections, public infrastructure, and social services.
At the same time, corporations and their lobbyists lose influence and have less control over politics.
They are very scared right now.
Microplastics are found in our bones, brains, and bodies.
Hemp is a solution, as it can be used to make biodegradable plastics.
Let’s use hemp to stop microplastics.
After 10 yrs+, American media still can’t figure out that Trump lies about everything
Quit. Repeating. His. Lies
@mb_ghalibaf • Translated from Persian by Grok 1- The President of the United States made seven claims in one hour, all seven of which were false. 2- They did not win the war with these lies, and they will certainly not get anywhere in negotiations either. 3- With the continuation of the blockade, the Strait of Hormuz will not remain open. Rate this translation: 5:14 PM • 4/17/26 • 340K Views
@mb_ghalibaf • Translated from Persian by Grok 4- Passage through the Strait of Hormuz will be conducted based on the "designated route" and with "Iranian authorization." 5- Whether the Strait is open or closed and the regulations governing it will be determined by the field, not by social media. Rate this translation: 5:14 PM • 4/17/26 • 107K Views
@mb_ghalibaf • Translated from Persian by Grok 6- Media warfare and engineering public opinion are an important part of war, and the Iranian nation is not affected by these tricks. Read the real and accurate news of the negotiations in the recent interview of the Foreign Ministry spokesman. t.me/ghalibaf/23778 Rate this translation: 5:14 PM • 4/17/26 • 174K Views
⚠️ Iran Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf:
“The President of the United States made seven claims in one hour, all seven of which were false.”
He says the Strait of Hormuz will NOT remain open IF the US military blockade remains in effect.
More:
After Trump’s post this morning, dozens of ships could be seen trying to make a run for it to go through the Strait of Hormuz.
As Iran began to clarify the situation, most (possibly all) turned back.
Few are willing to risk the uncertainty involved in traveling the strait at this point.
Indisputable facts. Sarah has been right all along. I humbly recommend her books.