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NO media 1000s are marching in DC to defend voting rights; 90 orgs signed on, Reuters sent photographers, but local media Bernie Sanders, AOC and Martin Luther King III attended Wa Post buried it A Black-led march is visible in DC only after somebody else reports it Repost the march they buried

Oh, this needs to happen. No hiding or excuses. Just Darlene Graham and Annie Andrews on that debate stage. 🔥 “The television stations are ready. I’m ready. The only person we haven’t heard from is the woman who believes she deserves to be handed a six-year Senate term.” - Annie Andrews

Many tech billionaires who grew up on science fiction are intent on building dystopian technology, @galbeckerman.bsky.social argues. He writes about a new book by Jill Lepore that explores how they took the wrong lessons from their favorite novels:

Miami’s ultra‑rich are adding rooftop helipads to skip traffic while nearly 40% of Florida families rely on Buy Now, Pay Later apps just to afford groceries. This is Donald Trump’s America: a playground for the mega-rich, funded by the debt of families struggling to put dinner on the table.

You could write a whole thesis on the rhetorical brilliance of the wording "I think California transplants like Ken Paxton can become Texans"

Haberman: "Last year the administration signed a critical minerals mining deal with Kazakhstan for a U.S. company...Six days before the deal was signed...the president's older sons with other partners took a 20% investment in a company related. What did the president know?" Leavitt: "Nothing."

Sen. Alsobrooks tells Vought "I have been waiting for the opportunity to come face to face with you" and repeatedly calls his actions "depraved" and "evil"

President Obama chose 300 of his favorite books for the Chicago Public Library branch inside his presidential center. I look forward to his reading list every year. They are reliable choices for refilling anyone's TBR list. theliterarylifestyle.com/obamas-readi...

What two scenes have the same vibe. I'll go first:

I’m surprised and disappointed that various parts of America (elites, the military, corporates, both political parties, media, etc etc ) tolerates this.

Iran got the United States to sign a document that even Americans described as degrading, mortifying, a total capitulation, Graeme Wood argues: “Watching Trump and his aides sell the deal is in some ways as humiliating as the deal itself.”

Michelle and I had fun surprising the first group of visitors to the Obama Presidential Center on Juneteenth. Come check it out!

The grifting is so good, it's worth the humiliation.

A Better CaturDogDay….

Dog with a Pearl Earring ~ Johannes Vermeer

Remembering Brian Wilson on his birthday 💙🏄‍♂️🎹 In 2006, Carole King was invited by legendary songwriter / producer Brian Wilson to his recording studio. One of the songs they recorded that day is “I’m Into Something Good,” the Goffin/King song originally made famous in 1965 by Herman’s Hermits.

Obama/JCPOA vs. Trump's Iran 'deal'

A common disinformation tactic is ad hominem fallacy. “…an attempt to discredit someone’s argument by personally attacking them. Instead of discussing the argument itself, criticism is directed toward the opponent’s character, which is irrelevant.” —Scribbr www.scribbr.co.uk/fallacy/ad-h...

Future generations won’t ask what happened. They’ll ask who allowed this.

The congressional switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. Put it in your cell phone. Use it. If you're not calling at least once a week, you're not doing your part.

A love story built on respect, partnership & purpose Michelle honoring Barack reminds us that true leadership starts with character,compassion&service Some leaders leave office. Others leave a legacy The Obama Presidential Center will inspire future generations! #SheShed #ObamaPresidentialCenter

Iran once again closed the Straits today. Shortly thereafter, the most stable intelligent President ever posted this.

No surprises. According to court filings, investigators say several members of the group embraced anti government extremism, antisemitic conspiracy theories, and beliefs about secret elites controlling the country.

They're dumping slimy, green peroxide water from the Reflecting Pool back into the Potomac. #dc @popville.bsky.social

A trail of destruction. Imagine their reaction if Obama had done even one of these things.

Michelle and I loved reading to this bright group of kids today! We hope this new Chicago Public Library branch at the Obama Presidential Center will be a place where folks come to read, check out books, and connect with one another for years to come.

ANY other President would have been removed, disgraced, and castigated.

These long-haired orange cats melt me

Follow the money. #TrumpCorruption

Screw That Data Center,And Others. Shorter Showers, All While Much Of The Country Is In A Very Bad Drought, Stupid Waste Of Resources, FOR RICH INVESTORS........

And yet…he remains.

Once again, an international embarrassment. He has degraded the US entirely, with his stupidity and lack of basic morality.

A female reporter loses a job and a NFL coach gets counseling. Speaks volumes on the inequity of how males and females are treated in this country.

Right there on the website. Seems like we can put this debate to bed now

They want you worried about Hasan Piker so you don’t see what the oligarchy is doing. www.huffpost.com/entry/elliso...

This photo should be on the front page of every single newspaper in America today.

So the White House basically told the Pope to go fuck himself and that it could bomb and destroy who it wants? Calling all so called Catholics in the USA….?

If you havent seen this, make sure you read.

The world intelligence agencies have a two week window to leak the complete Epstein Files. It’s actually a very prudent and economical act of national defense. We can’t keep letting him put us through this.

President Trump signed an executive order to create a nationwide list of verified eligible voters, a move that is sure to draw legal challenges as the president continues to demand further restrictions on voting ahead of this year's midterm elections. https://to.pbs.org/3NFfhs6

Hey southern states, How brainwashed does one have to be to vote for a total Republican lock on all federal, state, and local offices for sixty years while blaming Democrats for nothing ever getting done?

134 years ago this cartoon was drawn, and in 134 years the problem has only gotten worse.