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Violent demonstrations achieve only one thing: jail time. Don't prove to the world you're an idiot. Instead, register to vote.

The immoral coveting of power, money, & guns (& they seem to go together) sadly defines 21st century American culture & the failure of any religion to make a difference.

To have twice voted to empower a man even after what he said to Billy Bush years ago is insane, irresponsible, & a reputation of all that is American. Shame on us. We are a nation of fools.

Cartoonist: Mike Luckovich

We vote for a president to uphold our laws, our constitution, not to fundamentally change America by jettisoning the rule of law.

An awkward comparison for the GOP - denying trans people to serve in our military vs condemning Zelensky for Putin's criminal invasion of Ukraine plus now reversing course and allowing Russia sell his oil. I think our priorities are screwed up.

It seems that any law that doesn't nail down every possible interpretation will be manipulated by the current administration. It seems our country's founders did not anticipate today's GOP - the enemy of America from within.

It's one thing for people to worship a God who they believe is free to do as he pleases. But building a machine that is set free to do anything is quite different. The latter is real.

If "woke" advocates simply stuck to promoting the Bill of Rights & SCOTUS confirmed interpretations of those rights, we'd have a much better country.

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Trump has made a deal with Putin that is a 180 from his previous decisions, throwing Zelensky under the bus, simply to remedy his own wrong choice to attack Iran.

Using Trump's logic re Zelensky: "Netanyahu could have ended attacks by Hamas many times - by giving in to Hamas demands."

Someone's got Rubio's ear - giving him a GOP selective & dangerously flawed view of western history.

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Hegseth - the incompetent firing the competent. What could go wrong with that?

Let's be clear, If you support a Putin/Xi type of autocratic leadership for the US, you are not a patriot.

Red carpet for Xi while attacking our first amendment. Has Trump lost his mind?

Do advertisers ever present their commercials to a cohort of average Americans before airing them? So many turn me against the products.

Sure, there's always been corruption in government, but Republican leaders haven't cleaned it up but made it much worse.

It's ironic that an American Federal judge (defender of the US Constitution that guarantees our freedom & a free press), said it was lawful for the Pentagon (defenders of American freedom), to fire the leaders of the Stars & Stripes (a free press).

Do AI companies need to know "how" their systems access other systems, or can they simply install programming that forbids entering other systems?

If #MAGA meant what it proclaims, funding science would be its highest priority- since #science made #America great.

When one looks at the overall decisions of SCOTUS, it becomes clear that they are attempting to comply with the GOP 2025 document w/o appearing to do so. Thus they give liberals some battle wins as long as the GOP wins the war.

Bullying others should automatically be sufficient evidence of criminal corruption.

Love, love, love this. ht: @scottlincicome.bsky.social

US Customs and Border Protection data shows that 80% of those arrested for smuggling fentanyl at US ports of entry were US citizens. That’s a very different narrative than what we’ve heard for years from MAGA.

Important reminder from @garymarcus.bsky.social @anilseth.bsky.social & friends on the dangers of anthropomorphism in relation to AI/tech. Some anthropomorphic deception is inadvertent. Some is intentional. Both are dangerous.

This is likely why Republicans keep hawking data centers when they're deeply unpopular with actual voters. The money demands they do.

The current administration's problem is that among all three branches of government where they hold the majority, only one Republican has a background in teaching constitutional law - Amy Coney Barrett. Two liberals on the court (Kagan & Warren) taught constitutional law. Rep. Raskin also has.

When will GOP legislators vote to roto-rooter the Trump sewer? It's horribly backed up and smells to high heaven.

If you live in Texas they have cancelled 1.2 million voters’ registrations. Please check your registration. If you are told you aren’t registered at the voting site, ask for a provisional ballot. They can’t steal our right to vote. #BlueWave #ProudBlue#Vouces4Victory #OneV1 vote.gov

"Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil" is an ancient and powerful moral maxim. (Exodus 23:2) and serves as a foundational warning against herd mentality, peer pressure, and the distortion of justice by the majority.

The entirely predicable result of having an anti-vaccine kook in charge of public health in America but Bill Cassidy couldn't work up the nerve to vote against his confirmation.

So much more than a Country Music Superstar. Philanthropist, humanitarian, defender of diversity & fierce advocate for the working class, she helped fund the Moderna Covid vaccine & donated 332+ million books to children. Thank you, Dolly. We will always love you.♥️ #RIP

Reminder: watch what they do, not what they say

Unbelievably, we learned nothing from our asymmetrical war in #Vietnam. And here we go again in #Iran, blinded by our need to believe we are the best because God favors us.

The 2nd Trump administration, like the first, triggers hypervigilance because he is like an out-of-control 2-year-old who touches/breaks everything in his reach.

In a country so deeply divided, isn't it nice to have something we can ALL agree on? #ReleaseTheFiles-BeginTheTrials ⚖️

Your regular reminder that if not for the Trump and Bush tax cuts, federal revenues would keep pace with federal spending indefinitely. Instead, these tax cuts have added at least $10 trillion to the debt. The so called "party of fiscal responsibility" is full of it.

Scientific research is neither conservative or liberal. Rather, it pursues the evidence wherever it leads - which means it usually can't confirm conspiracy theories.

In 2026, any politician that doesn't support funding uncensored science is instantly unqualified for leadership.

If DEI-based hiring favors incompetence, how do we assess Trump-based hiring choices?

Aug. 21, 1926: Scenes from the immigrant receiving center at Ellis Island. A class for English learners; a matron helps girls to make their own clothes; two new arrivals, a Syrian Jew and a Russian.