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interesting to me that as the administration treats democratic-voting states like conquered or occupied territories, you don’t have pundits demanding the president respect “half the country”
NEW: In a stunning admission, the Trump administration admitted in court documents that it canceled billions in energy grants to states "based solely" on politics -- and whether that state was represented by Democrats and backed Harris in 2024.
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him
Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.
www.nytimes.com
July 24, 2026 at 9:45 PM
interesting to me that as the administration treats democratic-voting states like conquered or occupied territories, you don’t have pundits demanding the president respect “half the country”
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Timely reminder: Authoritarians lie to be repeated - to force us to have their conversation instead of our own.
If you're debunking the claims, you're giving them airtime.
If you're debunking the claims, you're giving them airtime.
July 17, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Timely reminder: Authoritarians lie to be repeated - to force us to have their conversation instead of our own.
If you're debunking the claims, you're giving them airtime.
If you're debunking the claims, you're giving them airtime.
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Before the president gets on television tonight to peddle lies and conspiracy theories, here is what you need to know:
The 2020 election was not stolen. We won, and he lost.
The 2020 election was not stolen. We won, and he lost.
July 17, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Before the president gets on television tonight to peddle lies and conspiracy theories, here is what you need to know:
The 2020 election was not stolen. We won, and he lost.
The 2020 election was not stolen. We won, and he lost.
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We must restore funding for SNAP.
No child, veteran, or senior should go hungry because Congress chose tax breaks for billionaires over food for families.
No child, veteran, or senior should go hungry because Congress chose tax breaks for billionaires over food for families.
July 16, 2026 at 11:13 PM
We must restore funding for SNAP.
No child, veteran, or senior should go hungry because Congress chose tax breaks for billionaires over food for families.
No child, veteran, or senior should go hungry because Congress chose tax breaks for billionaires over food for families.
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Rachel Maddow’s description of Juan Sebastian Guerrero killed by ICE in Maine is a must see.
She explains what happened w/out being graphic, and somehow that makes it even more powerful.
Remember Alex, Pretti, and Renée? There have been no prosecutions. Still no justice.
We know how this goes.
She explains what happened w/out being graphic, and somehow that makes it even more powerful.
Remember Alex, Pretti, and Renée? There have been no prosecutions. Still no justice.
We know how this goes.
July 14, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Rachel Maddow’s description of Juan Sebastian Guerrero killed by ICE in Maine is a must see.
She explains what happened w/out being graphic, and somehow that makes it even more powerful.
Remember Alex, Pretti, and Renée? There have been no prosecutions. Still no justice.
We know how this goes.
She explains what happened w/out being graphic, and somehow that makes it even more powerful.
Remember Alex, Pretti, and Renée? There have been no prosecutions. Still no justice.
We know how this goes.
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It’s HOT! Don’t forget to unplug your local Data center to stay cool.
July 2, 2026 at 10:55 PM
It’s HOT! Don’t forget to unplug your local Data center to stay cool.
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No one could’ve predicted that an impulsive, poorly planned war led by a senile narcissist and a drunk TV host would end in a humiliating defeat.
June 23, 2026 at 3:45 AM
No one could’ve predicted that an impulsive, poorly planned war led by a senile narcissist and a drunk TV host would end in a humiliating defeat.
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The state's semiconductor workforce is at a 30-year low even though share prices are through the roof.
Oregon chip stocks are roaring back. Will the jobs ever return?
The state's semiconductor workforce is at a 30-year low even though share prices are through the roof.
www.oregonlive.com
June 16, 2026 at 10:00 PM
The state's semiconductor workforce is at a 30-year low even though share prices are through the roof.
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State officials had projected last fall, about four months after President Donald Trump signed his tax- and budget-cutting bill into law, that the number of Oregonians receiving the benefit would fall by 4% to 5% in that timeframe.
The drop was double that.
theoregonian.visitlink.me/MFzpqa
The drop was double that.
theoregonian.visitlink.me/MFzpqa
June 17, 2026 at 1:15 AM
State officials had projected last fall, about four months after President Donald Trump signed his tax- and budget-cutting bill into law, that the number of Oregonians receiving the benefit would fall by 4% to 5% in that timeframe.
The drop was double that.
theoregonian.visitlink.me/MFzpqa
The drop was double that.
theoregonian.visitlink.me/MFzpqa
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Delaney freedom fighters, inside & outside, are forcing the world to see what it is: a concentration camp where people are held captive due to who they are, without due process. They are catalyzing demand to close this and all camps.
“The mission is to close down Delaney Hall, to respect the human rights that all human beings have — no matter what their legal status is,” she said. “We’re seeking a humane response to something that is as close to evil as I’ve ever seen.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/delane...
www.huffpost.com/entry/delane...
‘As Close To Evil As I’ve Ever Seen’: Protesters Fight To Help ICE Detainees In Abhorrent Conditions
“We’re seeking a humane response to something that is as close to evil as I’ve ever seen,” one volunteer told HuffPost.
www.huffpost.com
June 3, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Delaney freedom fighters, inside & outside, are forcing the world to see what it is: a concentration camp where people are held captive due to who they are, without due process. They are catalyzing demand to close this and all camps.
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Because this country likes to forget what it’s capable of, I take it as a duty to remind us.
We sit at the brink of the largest decimation of Black political power since the fall of Reconstruction — a Second Redemption. And the end of Black political power means the end of democracy itself.
We sit at the brink of the largest decimation of Black political power since the fall of Reconstruction — a Second Redemption. And the end of Black political power means the end of democracy itself.
The Civil Rights Era Is Collapsing Before Our Eyes
www.nytimes.com
May 22, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Because this country likes to forget what it’s capable of, I take it as a duty to remind us.
We sit at the brink of the largest decimation of Black political power since the fall of Reconstruction — a Second Redemption. And the end of Black political power means the end of democracy itself.
We sit at the brink of the largest decimation of Black political power since the fall of Reconstruction — a Second Redemption. And the end of Black political power means the end of democracy itself.
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“'I’ve never experienced anything like this in my entire life,' the congresswoman said, fighting back tears.
"She described the way people were laying down inside as “like sardines.”
“'It is frightening in there,' she said. 'It is disgusting'..."
azmirror.com/2026/04/10/i...
"She described the way people were laying down inside as “like sardines.”
“'It is frightening in there,' she said. 'It is disgusting'..."
azmirror.com/2026/04/10/i...
April 10, 2026 at 8:45 PM
“'I’ve never experienced anything like this in my entire life,' the congresswoman said, fighting back tears.
"She described the way people were laying down inside as “like sardines.”
“'It is frightening in there,' she said. 'It is disgusting'..."
azmirror.com/2026/04/10/i...
"She described the way people were laying down inside as “like sardines.”
“'It is frightening in there,' she said. 'It is disgusting'..."
azmirror.com/2026/04/10/i...
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Won't someone please think of the internalized misogynists?
The New York Times rolling up its sleeves to do the hard work of normalizing the idea that women should not have the right to vote.
April 2, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Won't someone please think of the internalized misogynists?
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There’s already a date onboard for a general strike
May 1st, National Strike
No work, no school, no shopping
www.commondreams.org/news/no-king...
May 1st, National Strike
No work, no school, no shopping
www.commondreams.org/news/no-king...
Nationwide General Strike Planned for May 1: No Kings Organizer | Common Dreams
Indivisible co-founder Ezra Levin announces nationwide general strike on May 1 in next No Kings mass action.
www.commondreams.org
April 2, 2026 at 10:02 AM
There’s already a date onboard for a general strike
May 1st, National Strike
No work, no school, no shopping
www.commondreams.org/news/no-king...
May 1st, National Strike
No work, no school, no shopping
www.commondreams.org/news/no-king...
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“There’s a long, bad journalistic tradition,” noted another observer. “All conservative grass-roots political movements are fascinating heartland phenomena, all progressive grass-roots political movements are ineffectual bleating.” #NoKings
One observer “criticized a @nytimes.com report on the #NoKings demonstrations that quoted a ‘skeptic’ of the protests without noting that said skeptic was the chairman of the Ole Miss College Republicans.” www.commondreams.org/news/no-king...
Critics Blast 'Clueless' New York Times for Dismissive Coverage of Historic No Kings Protests | Common Dreams
Critics slam NYT for downplaying significance of No Kings protests, questioning impact on politics.
www.commondreams.org
March 30, 2026 at 1:24 PM
“There’s a long, bad journalistic tradition,” noted another observer. “All conservative grass-roots political movements are fascinating heartland phenomena, all progressive grass-roots political movements are ineffectual bleating.” #NoKings
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Those who can, run campaigns.
Those who have never even knocked a voter's door let alone run a campaign pen screeds about how to do it.
Those who have never even knocked a voter's door let alone run a campaign pen screeds about how to do it.
March 18, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Those who can, run campaigns.
Those who have never even knocked a voter's door let alone run a campaign pen screeds about how to do it.
Those who have never even knocked a voter's door let alone run a campaign pen screeds about how to do it.
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Every time a group, candidate or leader calls to say "we need a message about [X]," I ask the same 2 questions before even considering crafting it: What do you wish people believed? What do you need people to do?
Mamdani gets that a message must have purpose not be a mere platitude.
Mamdani gets that a message must have purpose not be a mere platitude.
March 17, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Every time a group, candidate or leader calls to say "we need a message about [X]," I ask the same 2 questions before even considering crafting it: What do you wish people believed? What do you need people to do?
Mamdani gets that a message must have purpose not be a mere platitude.
Mamdani gets that a message must have purpose not be a mere platitude.
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You can keep turning the other cheek - by which I mean capitulating - but they will keep slapping. Their story about legality was always a fiction, one the center left eagerly fed (and feeds) in the hopes it would quell it when instead, predictably, it simply spread (and spreads.)
March 15, 2026 at 5:18 PM
You can keep turning the other cheek - by which I mean capitulating - but they will keep slapping. Their story about legality was always a fiction, one the center left eagerly fed (and feeds) in the hopes it would quell it when instead, predictably, it simply spread (and spreads.)
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Over at the newsletter I wrote about how establishment Democrats' problem isn't going "too far left" on "identity politics," it's being feckless invertebrates in the face of autocracy and unchecked corporate power.
Polling Shows Democrats Aren't Too 'Woke,' They're Too Weak
The idea that Democrats are weirdly and extremely obsessed with "identity politics" and pronouns is a right wing propaganda fiction not supported by polling data, and Democratic party leaders should n...
karlbode.com
March 9, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Over at the newsletter I wrote about how establishment Democrats' problem isn't going "too far left" on "identity politics," it's being feckless invertebrates in the face of autocracy and unchecked corporate power.
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Staff at the nation’s largest Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility have placed bets on which detainee will be the next to die by suicide, according to new reporting from the Associated Press based on 911 calls and detainee accounts.
At Largest ICE Detention Camp, Staff Bet on Detainee Suicides, AP Reports
Camp East Montana has received several 911 calls in the span of five months about immigrants trying to harm themselves.
www.motherjones.com
March 7, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Staff at the nation’s largest Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility have placed bets on which detainee will be the next to die by suicide, according to new reporting from the Associated Press based on 911 calls and detainee accounts.
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wow -- Tillis goes ballistic on Noem, telling her "what we've seen is a disaster under your leadership"
March 3, 2026 at 5:51 PM
wow -- Tillis goes ballistic on Noem, telling her "what we've seen is a disaster under your leadership"
@nytimes.com STOP IT. This isn't a "quandary facing America." It's the Trump-caused war. Stop using passive voice as if the war just happened on it's own.
March 2, 2026 at 7:32 PM
@nytimes.com STOP IT. This isn't a "quandary facing America." It's the Trump-caused war. Stop using passive voice as if the war just happened on it's own.
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Taking time to do this today. I grew up in an old logging town in Oregon, where I once made a lot of enemies by doing a school project on the endangered spotted owl. These forests welcome me every time I visit—I'll always associate them with home, with rest and peace. They deserve their peace, too.
You only have a short time to comment. They are trying to destroy our forests to enrich a few logging company executives and the politicians they’ve paid off.
Leave your comment here:
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BLM Announces Plan to Fell Oregon's Last Great Forests
One billion board feet per year... 30 days to make your voice heard.
morethanjustparks.substack.com
March 2, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Taking time to do this today. I grew up in an old logging town in Oregon, where I once made a lot of enemies by doing a school project on the endangered spotted owl. These forests welcome me every time I visit—I'll always associate them with home, with rest and peace. They deserve their peace, too.