Americans are dying so that Kushner can make money
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Americans are dying so that Kushner can make money
Trump has shredded the Constitution. He's taken an axe to checks and balances. He's using the presidency to line his own pockets. This is why we need to make sure that on March 28 β two weeks from todayβ we march across America in the largest demonstration in the nationβs history. NoKings.org
On this day in 2018 Kelsey Sharp (Ep 6) released "Shine" perimeterroad.bandcamp.com/track/shine
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OR Senator Khanh Pham stands with striking PCC union members on a picket line. Picket signs read "On Strike for Fair Pay"
Portland City Councilor Mitch Green stands with PCC workers on a picket line. Picket signs read "PCC deserves Petter" "Dude where's our COLA" and "Fair Contract NOW!"
Shout out to @senkhanhpham.bsky.social and @councilorgreen.bsky.social for supporting PCC workers on the picket lines this morning. We're holding it down on Day 3! #PCCstrike #WeFixPCC
Solidarity!
Do I trust The Regimeβs attempt to pivot on vaccines and distance themselves from their anti-public health campaign?
Absolutely not. And while I donβt think a victory lap is warranted, I do believe that it is the massive pushback from all of us that is having an impact.
Keep going, fam. π
Thank you, Tim Kaine: βMr. Kaineβ¦has thrust himself to the forefront of his partyβs efforts to push back against Pres. Trumpβs unilateral military moves, most recently his decision to undertake a war w/ Iran whose objectives, scope and time frame the administration has yet to clarify.β NYT, 3/14/26
Well done ππ½ππ½ππ½
Wall art at Union Market in DC reads, βOPERATION EPSTEIN FURY.β
Look closer. Fallen soldiersβ names: Nicole Amor, Declan Coady, Noah Tietjens. Each marked, βDID NOT HAVE TO DIE.β
And at the bottom, the gut punch: βFIGHTING IRAN FOR THE EPSTEIN CLASS.β
Brand new letter campaign! π¨
Tell your representatives: Impeach Pam Bondi!
Ready? Go!
No one has explained to me why weβre in this war in the first place
Ossoff: "When American service members are returning in flag-draped coffins... this White House treats war like a [videogame].
It's a disgrace... it speaks to the moral rot of this administration."
It's a shame this is where we are as a country.
Chop Wood, Carry Water 3/13
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This time 3 months ago we were a bunch of wankers whose war dead werenβt worth a squirt of piss.
Now he needs us.
The blokeβs a fucking clown.
Iranians turn against Trump who presented himself as their saviour just a month ago.
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Breaking: the DOGE deposition videos have been taken off YouTube. On Friday the government asked a judge to intervene, said the videos could cause reputational damage, death threats. Judge agreed, ordered them removed: www.404media.co/doge-deposit...
Ladies & gentleman:
May I introduce to you, the Secretary of Health & Human Services.
It seems implausible. How could such an imbecile be put in such an important position?
Hegseth is an unqualified, know-nothing cartoon cowboy. βDefense Secretary Hegseth has made contempt for what he calls βstupid rules of engagementββlimits meant to reduce risks to civiliansβcentral to his political identity: βOur rules areβ¦ unleash American power, not shackle it.ββ NYT, 3/13/26
The Trump regime's quiet reinstatement of a sweeping abortion ban across the Veteran Affairs healthcare system has sparked outrage and warnings about the policyβs devastating human toll on veterans.
Senator Tuberville on x writing a response to the @endwokeness account Original tweet from @EndWokeness - βless than 25 years apartβ Image 1 - the twin towers as they are hit by a the planes on 9/11/2001 Image 2 - Mayor Mamdani sitting on a prayer rug while hosting an Iftar at city hall Quote tweet from Senator Tuberville - βthe enemy is inside the gates.β
Let there be as much outrage from politicians in Washington when kids go hungry as there is when I break bread with New Yorkers.
The SAVE America Act is a voter suppression scam. It would take away the rights of working people to make their voices heard at the ballot box.
The Senate must reject this bill.
Ossoff: "The WH put out a video depicting this war as a video game. When service members are returning in flag-draped coffins, & even more have lost limbs or suffered brain injuries or are fighting for their lives, this WH treats war like a game. It's a disgrace. And it speaks to a moral rot."
Not surprisingly, *most* Americans oppose the war on Iran www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/u...
Elizabeth Warren: "I am a hard no on a supplemental. This is not a war the American people want us to engage in. This is not a war that makes us safer ... No. No more money. The only thing Congress has the power to do is to stop actions like this through the power of the purse."
'On weekends, Stanford University professor Adam Banks flies from the California campus to Cleveland, on a mission to teach a college-level African American studies class to the Black community β for free.'
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ββItβs almost as if public libraries are home to democracyβs last stand,β said Peters.β
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We're spending $1 billion per day on war as millions of working people struggle to get by.
Meanwhile, America's ultra-rich have never been richer.
Itβs amazing how much money we have to fund deportation flights for the (not) worst of the worstβ¦
But lack the capability and funding to safely transport, American citizens, including children, back home out of a war zone of our own creation.
βEven amidst death, these poems find joy...β
The Inheritance of Grief and Work: @medenkuyatt.bsky.social reviews @abbiekiefer.bsky.socialβs Certain Shelter (@juneroadpress.bsky.social).
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Trump is walking back the walk back