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I like burritos, dislike fascism, and do digital at @indivisible.org. Opinions my own.

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If you are a candidate in a Democratic Primary idk what the heck you're doing if X is the only text-based social platform icon on your website.

06.03.2026 18:54 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Shrugs Off Gas Price Crisis as Costs Set to Explode The billionaire president said he does not β€œhave any concern” about spiking gas prices.

People talk about a floor on Trump's support, the fifth avenue thing, but saying "if they rise, they rise" as gas prices explode during a war no one supports could drop him to near Bush levels of unpopularity.

www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump...

06.03.2026 18:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œAsked if Americans should worry about Iran retaliating against Americans on U.S. soil, President Donald Trump responded, β€˜I guess.’”

06.03.2026 00:16 πŸ‘ 894 πŸ” 301 πŸ’¬ 47 πŸ“Œ 44
Screenshot of a Kristi Noem tweet reading: Thank you 
@POTUS
 Trump for appointing me as the Special Envoy for the Shield of the Americas. 
@SecRubio
 and 
@SecWar
 are incredible leaders and I look forward to working with them closely to dismantle cartels that have poured drugs into our nation and killed our children and grandchildren.

Screenshot of a Kristi Noem tweet reading: Thank you @POTUS Trump for appointing me as the Special Envoy for the Shield of the Americas. @SecRubio and @SecWar are incredible leaders and I look forward to working with them closely to dismantle cartels that have poured drugs into our nation and killed our children and grandchildren.

A meme from the office. Jim in a tuxedo and the text 'Do you want to keep this made up position? It's important to you?'

A meme from the office. Jim in a tuxedo and the text 'Do you want to keep this made up position? It's important to you?'

05.03.2026 21:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I genuinely don't know if DHS policies will be any different under Mullin (if confirmed). As long as Stephen Miller is calling the shots, I don't expect a big difference.

But this was some of the most evil shit I've seen from a US official in my lifetime, so yeah - I'm thrilled she's gone.

05.03.2026 20:46 πŸ‘ 545 πŸ” 92 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 2

I truly do think all of the "Noem out, Mullin in" posts and stories are failing American democracy right now!

Trump is announcing his nominee.

That's it.

If the Senate majority wants to confirm him, they're a part of thisβ€”even after knowing what they know now.

And that matters come November.

05.03.2026 19:06 πŸ‘ 2643 πŸ” 611 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 54

There are 2 kinds of ppl:

1. Those who get an email about impeaching Noem sent moments before Trump fired her and reply with a good hearted 'woah did you know you had that kind of power?' and

2. Those who get the same email and reply 'Uh, how do you not know she was fired?'

Be the first kind.

05.03.2026 20:19 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Senate GOP gives Trump free hand in Iran as war powers vote fails Republicans rejected a resolution to curb Trump’s ability to unilaterally take military action, even as questions linger about the scope and goals of the escalating conflict.

Fetterman just voted with every Senate Republican (except Rand Paul) to block legislation aimed at halting Trump's disastrous war of choice with Iran.

@fetterman.senate.gov and his GOP colleagues now share ownership of Trump’s stupid, unpopular, unjustified and already tragic war β€” and the fallout.

04.03.2026 23:22 πŸ‘ 764 πŸ” 315 πŸ’¬ 104 πŸ“Œ 26
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Senate Republicans vote down legislation to halt Iran war in Congress’ first vote on the conflict Senate Republicans have voted down an effort to halt President Donald Trump’s war against Iran. It demonstrated early GOP support for a conflict that has rapidly spread across the Middle East with no ...

John Fetterman and all his Republican Senate colleagues (save for Rand Paul) now own this war and its fallout.

04.03.2026 22:52 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

the kind of thing that gets played at a war crimes trial

04.03.2026 13:47 πŸ‘ 5458 πŸ” 1103 πŸ’¬ 210 πŸ“Œ 42

There's been a lot of debate within the Democratic establishment about what rhetoric to use via ICE.

Well, an incumbent doesn't lose by 48 percentage points very oftenβ€”and her vote on collaborating with ICE was the defining issue here.

04.03.2026 04:49 πŸ‘ 8311 πŸ” 2488 πŸ’¬ 98 πŸ“Œ 107
White House instagram account photo of JD Vance with his mouth agape looking like a huge 
dumb dumb

White House instagram account photo of JD Vance with his mouth agape looking like a huge dumb dumb

Post image White House instagram account photo of JD Vance with his mouth agape looking like a dumb dumb

White House instagram account photo of JD Vance with his mouth agape looking like a dumb dumb

White House instagram account photo of JD Vance with his mouth agape looking like a dumb dumb. Zoomed in.

White House instagram account photo of JD Vance with his mouth agape looking like a dumb dumb. Zoomed in.

No lefty memes mocking JD Vance are meaner than what the White House is doing

02.03.2026 20:20 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Mullin is talking about 124 year old corpse.

28.02.2026 21:21 πŸ‘ 208 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 1

Nothing says β€œI oppose terror” like demanding more money for ICE. Bad faith BS right here and we can expect a lot more of it as Republicans use this illegal war to try to stifle dissent.

28.02.2026 18:23 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of tweet by dweeb congressman Mike Lawler reading: Given the situation in the Middle East and the potential for Iran and its terrorist proxies to attempt some type of attack, it is imperative that @SenSchumer and @RepJeffries immediately drop all opposition to funding the Department of Homeland Security and pass the funding bill.

Screenshot of tweet by dweeb congressman Mike Lawler reading: Given the situation in the Middle East and the potential for Iran and its terrorist proxies to attempt some type of attack, it is imperative that @SenSchumer and @RepJeffries immediately drop all opposition to funding the Department of Homeland Security and pass the funding bill.

Or, hear me out, Republicans could back the Dem bill to fund all the parts of DHS that aren’t themselves terrorizing our communities and murdering Americans.

28.02.2026 18:20 πŸ‘ 424 πŸ” 78 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 5

Good start but remember- only justifications of needless murder accompanied by a billion dollar transfer will get you a spot on the Trump-Netanyahu board of peace

28.02.2026 15:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Footage from Minab, Iran, shows the aftermath of an Israeli-US strike on a girls' elementary school that reportedly killed more than 50 people.

28.02.2026 14:14 πŸ‘ 1314 πŸ” 907 πŸ’¬ 114 πŸ“Œ 262

things every single republican president of your lifetime has done

- started a war in the middle east
- completely destroyed the economy

28.02.2026 14:20 πŸ‘ 26266 πŸ” 8887 πŸ’¬ 289 πŸ“Œ 334
Headline: Moskowitz, Gottheimer oppose Iran war powers resolution, breaking with most Dems. (official portraits of Moskowitz and Gottheimer). Subhead: They should just rename it the Ayatollah Protection Act because that’s what it does Rep. Jared Moskowitz said

Headline: Moskowitz, Gottheimer oppose Iran war powers resolution, breaking with most Dems. (official portraits of Moskowitz and Gottheimer). Subhead: They should just rename it the Ayatollah Protection Act because that’s what it does Rep. Jared Moskowitz said

If you don't want a vote on matters of war and peace, gtfo of congress, because that's literally your job.

If you think it's better to leave those matters to the likes of Trump and Hegseth, gtfo of Democratic politics.

27.02.2026 19:39 πŸ‘ 597 πŸ” 123 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 8

The first deaths announced from the US-Israeli strikes on Iran: dozens of school girls. They hit an elementary school in Hormozgan.

28.02.2026 11:35 πŸ‘ 3778 πŸ” 1620 πŸ’¬ 63 πŸ“Œ 169

These attacks are illegal, insane, and immoral. The power to declare war lies with Congress and they must act to block this immediately.

28.02.2026 12:07 πŸ‘ 907 πŸ” 198 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 12
Headline: Moskowitz, Gottheimer oppose Iran war powers resolution, breaking with most Dems. (official portraits of Moskowitz and Gottheimer). Subhead: They should just rename it the Ayatollah Protection Act because that’s what it does Rep. Jared Moskowitz said

Headline: Moskowitz, Gottheimer oppose Iran war powers resolution, breaking with most Dems. (official portraits of Moskowitz and Gottheimer). Subhead: They should just rename it the Ayatollah Protection Act because that’s what it does Rep. Jared Moskowitz said

If you don't want a vote on matters of war and peace, gtfo of congress, because that's literally your job.

If you think it's better to leave those matters to the likes of Trump and Hegseth, gtfo of Democratic politics.

27.02.2026 19:39 πŸ‘ 597 πŸ” 123 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 8

Paramount should enjoy its growing news monopoly while they have it because when Democrats win back power we are going to break up these anti-democratic information conglomerates. All of them.

27.02.2026 18:01 πŸ‘ 10335 πŸ” 2000 πŸ’¬ 758 πŸ“Œ 395
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War With Iran Would Be Illegal and Stupid. Democrats Should Care. Now is the time for Democratic leaders to stand firm against the risk of a catastrophic conflict.

Always listen to @mattduss.bsky.social

27.02.2026 19:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Arrest them.

27.02.2026 01:24 πŸ‘ 5055 πŸ” 1033 πŸ’¬ 65 πŸ“Œ 22

I really bristle at Nazi Germany comparisons, and this is 100% the first thing I thought of when I heard the news out of Kansas today.

I imagine (and hope) many others who grew up with Holocaust education are making the same connection.

26.02.2026 23:45 πŸ‘ 298 πŸ” 76 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2

I will vote for the presidential candidate who makes it a priority to break up this monopoly

26.02.2026 23:09 πŸ‘ 842 πŸ” 125 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 4

democrats should internalize that this is what their colleagues think of them and act accordingly

25.02.2026 03:24 πŸ‘ 15120 πŸ” 3515 πŸ’¬ 284 πŸ“Œ 1
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Ranking Member Robert Garcia Statement After Department of Justice Withheld Epstein Files, Includes Allegation President Donald Trump Sexually Abused a Minor | The U.S. House Committee on Oversight The Official U.S. Congressional website of The Democrat Oversight Committee

It’s happening. oversightdemocrats.house.gov/news/press-r...

24.02.2026 18:13 πŸ‘ 327 πŸ” 99 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 25

Sir, source your links.

24.02.2026 17:51 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0