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“The Empire cannot win. You’ll never feel right unless you are doing what you can to stop them. You are coming home to yourself. You’ve become more than your fear. Let that protect you.” - Cassian Andor, Andor Season 2 Episode 1, “One Year Later”

The first issue of Nemik's Weekly Manifesto, the newsletter I'm working on with @getfree-mvmt.bsky.social to mobilize Star Wars fans into real life action around #Andor season 2, is here! Let's get what inspired these episodes, and what you can do right now: bit.ly/NemiksManife...

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Evergy plans on powering this AI data center via fossil gas power plants, which furthers the climate crisis, and they want to raise our energy bills to PAY FOR IT!

Luigi Mangione Judge Married to Former Healthcare Executive Judge overseeing case involving murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson owns millions in stock, including Pharma and healthcare, through husband

The judge presiding over the Luigi Mangione case is married to a former Pfizer executive. More about the judge here:

My desire to go get a little pastry and a coffee and my desire not to go out in 16-degree weather somewhat in tension with each other this morning

What she doesn’t mention is that Arkansas is the 8th deadliest state in the nation for gun violence per capita. California and New York are 46th and 48th.

this is an IN GAME screenshot btw 😏 #starwarsoutlaws

There are more than 84 members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus

An Industry Reacts

Our Wedding, From The Woman Who Loves Zooey Zephyr Zooey Zephyr and I were married on Saturday, December 14th, in front of our friends and family in Missoula, Montana. This is our wedding story.

On Saturday, Dec. 14, Zooey (@zoandbehold.bsky.social) and I celebrated our wedding in Missoula, Montana, in front of friends and family.

We plant our flag together, for those we care about, and face the future side by side, grounded in an unimaginable love.

Our story and photos:

Yep. Steve Bannon is already floating the idea of Trump running in 2028

this rocks because what i’m looking for in this political moment is politicians doing completely symbolic things that i thought had already been done

Eleven counts. The first two both invoking terrorism. The ruling class is treating killing one of their own, with the motive being related to the evils of our health care system, as a fundamentally different act than if you or I were to be murdered.

Mugshot of Luigi Mangione, the man charged with the murder of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO.

Luigi Mangione has been indicted for the murder of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO.

Democrats, readying to battle Trump, shake up House committees House Democrats on Tuesday elected new leaders on three key committees, a shake-up that signals a generational shift as they prepare to take on Trump

House Democrats elected Rep. Gerry Connelly (Virginia) over Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (New York) to be the party’s top member on the powerful Oversight and Accountability Committee, sticking with a veteran amid a broader shake-up aimed at taking on the second Trump administration.

Tried my best. Sorry I couldn’t pull it through everyone - we live to fight another day. ♥️

“The poor should have kids so my son’s factories have workers” — incredibly normal mom

Cory Booker took a smiling photo in his office with former Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant, wanted by the ICC for war crimes, in front of a picture of Frederick Douglass.

Trump’s DOGE Team Is Asking Potential Appointees If They Can Abolish the FDIC “Trump is going to create the conditions for another depression,” one critic of the move said.

Trump’s transition team is looking at ways to get rid of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, an agency that provides insurance for banks to ensure that customers’ money can be recovered in the case of a bank closure.

sounds like a way to manufacture consent to heavily crack down on anyone who expresses discontent about health insurance companies like they did with that woman in Florida.

Really feels like a watershed type moment.

Income over $1 billion should be taxed at 100%.

This is not remotely controversial, nor extreme.

this is the equivalent of thinking that a magic 8ball is really talking to you

Trump's billionaires set to take government by storm At least 14 billionaires — and counting — will serve in the next Trump administration.

At least 14 billionaires are set to be part of the Trump team.

His administration will be by far the wealthiest ever assembled.

It will shatter the previous record, held by Trump's first administration.

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Like @atrupar.com said - anything to get that sweet, sweet TV spot.

Nancy Mace walking around with a bullhorn.

Trans rights activists arrested in House building during bathroom ban protest Former soldier and U.S. Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning was among those protesting.

NEW: 15 demonstrators were arrested in a House building amid a protest against Mike Johnson's recent bathroom and facility ban affecting transgender and nonbinary people on Capitol Hill.

Someone decided to re-write the second half of the book.

The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions declared in front of the National Assembly that they will go on an indefinite general strike until President Yoon Suk Yeol resigns.

Talk about union power.

No need to change any policies this should be enough

A list that identifies the wealthiest members of the Trump administration as of Dec. 3, 2024. The wealthiest members are Elon Musk with more than $300 billion, Donald Trump with $5.4 billion and Steven Feinberg with $5 billion.

Besides Donald Trump, Elon Musk and his fellow DOGE head Vivek Ramaswamy, at least 11 billionaires will be serving key roles in the administration.

Whether it acts as a government for billionaires could test and potentially tarnish Trump's populist legacy. trib.al/gExhwrT

I don't give a rat's ass if the fair weather crowd call me insensitive about making fun of this CEO getting assassinated today. Cancel me then. Think of how many claims UHC denied while he was alive and in charge. Which has led to people dying in debt and then let's talk. Fuck that guy. Who's next?