Yes, but the point is that John Roberts has killed the Supreme Court. He's made it clear it will rule arbitrarily in the best interests of it's masters. Blue states should quite simply ignore it, as it is no longer a valid governmental body.
Something that must change in Democratic politics is the belief that democracy is “drama.”
Primaries and challenging leadership aren’t “drama,” it’s democracy.
Hesitation to participate in democracy only leads to an erosion of it.
ICE’s Detention Center outside Chicago was sued on October 30 for allegedly abusing detainees. One day later, a "system crash" lost all video footage that could have shown how detainees were being treated. trib.al/QwT3aqI
So as we're finding out that the billionaire class that pushes the current economic hierarchy is actually highly corrupt, at what point do we start questioning their decisions which inflict economic suffering on millions?
I have said this time and again, and I will die on this hill: Peter Thiel is behind 100% of the upheaval we are seeing in this country. He runs Musk and Vance, and he takes orders from foreign govts.
Larry Summers is not “deeply ashamed.” He’s been an arrogant racist misogynistic asshole for decades. Was his work really so good that he earned positions of power or was there something else going on? The emails don’t reveal a smart or thoughtful person; they reveal a manipulative one.
One significant way to fix the federal deficit? Dramatically raise the minimum wage across our country. It will cause an increase in tax collections, much less people on federal assistance, and health outcomes will improve causing less reliance on federal health programs.
Some are now well aware, nothing drives it home like food banks running out of food while SNAP is disabled. All the while, the food commodities from farmers are not even in existence or they have been destroyed. This is Project 2025's plan to bring the starving to the streets forcing martial law
Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 95th day out of the last 107.
12 days of work in 107 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
Did you know that the exploding drone is the natural predator of face-eating leopards and orphan-crushing machines?
All of Batman's money can't help him when Superman decides to come out of the clear blue sky and rip his fucking head off.
Take notes, American politicians and resisters. You CAN NOT and SHOULD NOT EVER debate or allow someone crafting bills and laws who lies openly and freely expecting people to go along with it. Call them out where they stand, and refuse to allow them to participate. Publicly shame them instead.
Reality check:
This is authoritarianism.
It’s not “almost” or “on the pathway to” authoritarianism.
We are SQUARELY in it.
Elections are NOT a solution for authoritarianism.
All one has to do is learn history.
It’s NOT a secret but the politicians are making it one.
WE are the only solution.
America, where tens of millions of people can't fathom that if someone works at Walmart or McDonalds and still needs food stamps and can't afford health insurance without subsidies, the problem is government-sanctioned corporate greed.
ICE agents are complaining that every time they go out wearing masks in unmarked cars with no uniforms or identification as law enforcement to abduct people, protesters keep dumping pounds of glitter on them so that everyone can tell they're ICE for days afterwards.
This video from Portland is a metaphor for what is going on in America. ICE trying so hard to get Americans to cross a line and if they don't, dragging them across the line and violently attacking.
everyone is welcome and encouraged to resist fascism, to fight back
but we can’t just go back to Clinton/Obama neoliberalism
it wasn’t working then, it got us where we are now, and it won’t get us out
Boycotting isn't just about wielding our power as consumers; it's also about wielding our power as citizens and neighbors.
The term 'boycott' itself comes from the name of a 19th-century English land agent in Ireland whose community ostracized him to protest the unfair treatment of tenant farmers.
Between Sep. 22 — when Trump issued an EO claiming to designate antifa a "domestic terrorist organization" — and Sep. 30, ICE spent $29.4M on weapons & ammunition.
ICE spent more on weapons & ammunition in the last nine days of September than in any entire fiscal year, going back at least 17 years.
This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
For no reason at all, I would like to remind everyone that many violent, murderous regimes throughout world history have committed atrocities while carrying Crosses & Bibles.
This is horrifying.
To give context to ICE's spending spree on weapons & tactical gear, I pulled data on their FY 2023 spending for relevant product categories.
‼️ In the last week, ICE spent well OVER TWICE AS MUCH on weapons, armor, & accessories ($74.6M) as they did in all of FY 2023 ($29.2M).
The regime is acting this way because there are no consequences so it is clear that consequences—the development of them, the advocacy for them, the imposition on bad behavior—are the answer to our crisis.
There is a difference between righteous anger, directed at injustice, and hateful anger, directed at those who are different. Authoritarian regimes deliberately conflate the two to silence criticism and create false equivalence. It's important we don't let those in power succeed in this endeavor.
You’re much closer to becoming disabled or homeless than you are to becoming rich and wealthy.
It’s not a moral failing. It’s not something you can “try harder” your way out of.
We need robust social supports & safety nets to ensure everyone is properly cared for.
Just another day being further radicalized by tyrants
If a few cars, windows and buildings have to go in order to keep our freedoms intact and show that we mean business..
At this point, that’s a trade I’m willing to make..
Good trouble is necessary trouble that will redeem the soul of America..
Sensitive Content Warning: 🚨ICE
Fatally shot a man inside of a car in Franklin Park. Media is reporting the injuries to the ICE agent, instead of prioritizing the death. It is unclear at this time what the officers are doing in the video. The story is still developing. WTF. #ICE#meltICE#illinois
Viva la revolución, comrades.
Your social ecosystem needs YOU to help thin the herd! Violent, aggressive, malignant parasites live among us and we need everyone’s help to band together and exterminate this blight!
Two key concepts to apply here: paradox of tolerance and Occam’s Razor.
I keep hearing, if we do basically ANYTHING to shut this down “he will declare an emergency & use Martial Law”.
IT IS ALREADY HAPPENING!! He HAS declared NINE emergencies in 8 months! We have MILITARY being deployed into cities.
He WILL suspend elections.
The time for revolution is NOW.