the democratic base
@lkjhgf.bsky.social
Immigration demand is basically based on the economy. The Democratic position is that we need clear and reasonable immigration laws that provide pathways to citizenship. In the absence of that there is going to be "chaos at the border" when the US economy is good.
Anger over illegal migration helped return Donald Trump to the presidency. A New York Times review of former President Joe Biden’s actions on immigration found that Biden and his advisers repeatedly rebuffed recommendations to stem that migration. Here are key takeaways.
4 Takeaways From The Times’s Reporting on Biden’s Immigration Record
A New York Times review of President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s actions on immigration showed that they created an opening for a more aggressive Trump administration agenda.
nyti.ms
December 7, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Immigration demand is basically based on the economy. The Democratic position is that we need clear and reasonable immigration laws that provide pathways to citizenship. In the absence of that there is going to be "chaos at the border" when the US economy is good.
Getting polarized into being a Gavin Newsom stan because no one else actually listens to the full clip / context of what he says or does because they made up their minds that they hated him alread. Kinda like buttigieg
December 7, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Getting polarized into being a Gavin Newsom stan because no one else actually listens to the full clip / context of what he says or does because they made up their minds that they hated him alread. Kinda like buttigieg
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It’s important to remember there are two scandals here:
1. The Administration has likely committed war crimes.
2. But the entire operation - which now includes two dozen attacks - is illegal. In our democracy, the President CANNOT wage war without the consent of the people.
1. The Administration has likely committed war crimes.
2. But the entire operation - which now includes two dozen attacks - is illegal. In our democracy, the President CANNOT wage war without the consent of the people.
BERMAN: Did you see any evidence of them trying to use a radio in the video you saw?
TOM COTTON: Well I saw lots of evidence of them standing on the boat that had been capsized
BERMAN: That wasn't my question. Did you see any evidence?
COTTON: No, I didn't
TOM COTTON: Well I saw lots of evidence of them standing on the boat that had been capsized
BERMAN: That wasn't my question. Did you see any evidence?
COTTON: No, I didn't
December 7, 2025 at 6:26 PM
It’s important to remember there are two scandals here:
1. The Administration has likely committed war crimes.
2. But the entire operation - which now includes two dozen attacks - is illegal. In our democracy, the President CANNOT wage war without the consent of the people.
1. The Administration has likely committed war crimes.
2. But the entire operation - which now includes two dozen attacks - is illegal. In our democracy, the President CANNOT wage war without the consent of the people.
Posters need something to do that feels like they're helping and this probably isn't harmful, but there is no way any kind of reform is going to be neat and predictable. We have about even odds that the country will even have its current boundaries in 2029
December 7, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Posters need something to do that feels like they're helping and this probably isn't harmful, but there is no way any kind of reform is going to be neat and predictable. We have about even odds that the country will even have its current boundaries in 2029
The cow is of the bovine ilk
One end moo, the other milk
One end moo, the other milk
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 7, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The cow is of the bovine ilk
One end moo, the other milk
One end moo, the other milk
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I spoke with Any Lucía López Belloza, the Babson College student who was on her way to surprise her family for Thanksgiving when ICE deported her.
"My 5-year-old sister still believes that I might go home for Christmas," she tells me.
www.thecut.com/article/any-...
"My 5-year-old sister still believes that I might go home for Christmas," she tells me.
www.thecut.com/article/any-...
I Wanted to Surprise My Family on Thanksgiving. ICE Deported Me Instead.
How the Trump administration turned a college freshman’s life upside down.
www.thecut.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I spoke with Any Lucía López Belloza, the Babson College student who was on her way to surprise her family for Thanksgiving when ICE deported her.
"My 5-year-old sister still believes that I might go home for Christmas," she tells me.
www.thecut.com/article/any-...
"My 5-year-old sister still believes that I might go home for Christmas," she tells me.
www.thecut.com/article/any-...
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Rep. Grijalva says she was pepper-sprayed by ICE
December 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Rep. Grijalva says she was pepper-sprayed by ICE
I was told that the mayor-elect smiling with the president and praising him on affordability would prevent this from happening in NYC
NYC: “I’m born here! Kings County Hospital! Suck my d*ck!”
Trump’s ICE goons grabbing brown and black people. Bounty hunters. Racial profiling is all they do.
Trump’s ICE goons grabbing brown and black people. Bounty hunters. Racial profiling is all they do.
December 6, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I was told that the mayor-elect smiling with the president and praising him on affordability would prevent this from happening in NYC
How's this one holding up
When you have a strong argument, you don't need to start it with a paragraph full of so many caveats.
December 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
How's this one holding up
New New England must secede
“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide
Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.
www.wgbh.org
December 6, 2025 at 1:43 PM
New New England must secede
Primary everyone is a more or less ok idea, in theory it may make stronger candidates but it doesn't just happen through posting the words. We exist in a realm of people doing things and this stuff takes resources. If someone is actually not that unpopular outside of this website, well.
Chi Ossé ends early bid to challenge Jeffries
Chi Ossé ends early bid to challenge Jeffries
He struggled to gain traction among city leaders like Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.
dlvr.it
December 6, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Primary everyone is a more or less ok idea, in theory it may make stronger candidates but it doesn't just happen through posting the words. We exist in a realm of people doing things and this stuff takes resources. If someone is actually not that unpopular outside of this website, well.
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It really is amazing that the president has a noticeable an unexplained physical ailment that is disfiguring his right hand and there's no reporting about it. The White House's line is that it's from Trump shaking too many hands! Something is clearly being covered up.
December 5, 2025 at 10:08 PM
It really is amazing that the president has a noticeable an unexplained physical ailment that is disfiguring his right hand and there's no reporting about it. The White House's line is that it's from Trump shaking too many hands! Something is clearly being covered up.
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To applause and tears, Joe Biden today urged LGBTQ+ people to “get up and fight back” against Trump’s efforts to demonize this community.
“This is no time to give up. Get up!"
"There’s nothing more American than the notion of equality. Nothing, nothing, nothing." www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-bi...
“This is no time to give up. Get up!"
"There’s nothing more American than the notion of equality. Nothing, nothing, nothing." www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-bi...
Joe Biden Lashes Trump For ‘Trying To Distort’ Fight For LGBTQ+ Equality
“Get up and fight back!” the former president said to applause and tears as he accepted an award honoring his record of advancing LGBTQ+ rights.
www.huffpost.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:45 PM
To applause and tears, Joe Biden today urged LGBTQ+ people to “get up and fight back” against Trump’s efforts to demonize this community.
“This is no time to give up. Get up!"
"There’s nothing more American than the notion of equality. Nothing, nothing, nothing." www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-bi...
“This is no time to give up. Get up!"
"There’s nothing more American than the notion of equality. Nothing, nothing, nothing." www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-bi...
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Today, @governor.ca.gov Gavin Newsom held productive meetings to secure funding for LA's recovery.
Trump turned his back on survivors by refusing to even meet with us.
His promise to ‘take care’ of survivors was clearly a lie.
Trump turned his back on survivors by refusing to even meet with us.
His promise to ‘take care’ of survivors was clearly a lie.
December 5, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Today, @governor.ca.gov Gavin Newsom held productive meetings to secure funding for LA's recovery.
Trump turned his back on survivors by refusing to even meet with us.
His promise to ‘take care’ of survivors was clearly a lie.
Trump turned his back on survivors by refusing to even meet with us.
His promise to ‘take care’ of survivors was clearly a lie.
Rest in piss Frank Gehry
December 5, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Rest in piss Frank Gehry
Hey if any national FAs or star players wanted to boycott the world cup in solildarity with players and fans from Iran or Haiti who technically aren't allowed to even enter the USA, today would be a good day to announce that
December 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Hey if any national FAs or star players wanted to boycott the world cup in solildarity with players and fans from Iran or Haiti who technically aren't allowed to even enter the USA, today would be a good day to announce that
No one posting this kind of thing listens to what he actually said here lol
Anyway bsky essentially knows no ball so we will see. I think since he's term limited and this is a ballot question it's essentially free for him to say he doesn't support the ballot q to position himself for pres
Anyway bsky essentially knows no ball so we will see. I think since he's term limited and this is a ballot question it's essentially free for him to say he doesn't support the ballot q to position himself for pres
December 5, 2025 at 5:28 PM
No one posting this kind of thing listens to what he actually said here lol
Anyway bsky essentially knows no ball so we will see. I think since he's term limited and this is a ballot question it's essentially free for him to say he doesn't support the ballot q to position himself for pres
Anyway bsky essentially knows no ball so we will see. I think since he's term limited and this is a ballot question it's essentially free for him to say he doesn't support the ballot q to position himself for pres
if he is talking about kei trucks then a big problem is that they can't be registered in many places, which is going to be a state-by-state issue. also like 5 weirdos will actually buy them, but
December 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
if he is talking about kei trucks then a big problem is that they can't be registered in many places, which is going to be a state-by-state issue. also like 5 weirdos will actually buy them, but
Well there you go
"My org isn't funded and influenced by Russia" shirt has people asking questions etc
"My org isn't funded and influenced by Russia" shirt has people asking questions etc
We are opposed to bleeding out Ukraine in the name of checking Russia yes.
December 5, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Well there you go
"My org isn't funded and influenced by Russia" shirt has people asking questions etc
"My org isn't funded and influenced by Russia" shirt has people asking questions etc
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The blatant use of false, inaccurate histories to arrive at a decision the majority of the Court clearly wanted regardless of the facts is a feature of both Dred Scott and Dobbs. It’s an apt comparison. 🗃️
If you see John Roberts in person, be sure to tell him he’s a worse Chief Justice than Roger Taney (pronounced “tawny”). That’s a nerd burn that will hit him where it counts.
December 5, 2025 at 12:38 AM
The blatant use of false, inaccurate histories to arrive at a decision the majority of the Court clearly wanted regardless of the facts is a feature of both Dred Scott and Dobbs. It’s an apt comparison. 🗃️
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NEW: "George Santos with a Gun" — here's the first in a series of reports based on my 9-month investigation into Rep. Cory Mills. sollenbergerrc.substack.com/p/george-san...
‘George Santos With a Gun’: The Untold Story of Cory Mills, A Mercenary In Congress
The Florida Republican has tried to leverage his legislative role to the benefit of his arms business. With that business now in foreclosure proceedings, Mills has little to show for it.
sollenbergerrc.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:21 PM
NEW: "George Santos with a Gun" — here's the first in a series of reports based on my 9-month investigation into Rep. Cory Mills. sollenbergerrc.substack.com/p/george-san...
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If you want to do a show impeachment that won't succeed in removing the target to make a political point, force important people to testify and get facts in the public record, you should impeach Sam fucking Alito
December 2, 2025 at 12:16 AM
If you want to do a show impeachment that won't succeed in removing the target to make a political point, force important people to testify and get facts in the public record, you should impeach Sam fucking Alito
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Newsom said his “Trump kneepads .. were sold out, just like our universities were selling out, just like our law firms were selling out, just like a lot of CEOs were selling out—selling out this country, our future, our republic.”
@thedailybeast.bsky.social
www.thedailybeast.com/gavin-newsom...
@thedailybeast.bsky.social
www.thedailybeast.com/gavin-newsom...
December 4, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Newsom said his “Trump kneepads .. were sold out, just like our universities were selling out, just like our law firms were selling out, just like a lot of CEOs were selling out—selling out this country, our future, our republic.”
@thedailybeast.bsky.social
www.thedailybeast.com/gavin-newsom...
@thedailybeast.bsky.social
www.thedailybeast.com/gavin-newsom...
this may be true but no one else would either
Elise Stefanik is going after Mike Johnson — calling him an ineffective leader who's losing control over the GOP conference headed into the midterms.
"He certainly wouldn't have the votes to be speaker if there was a roll-call vote tomorrow." www.wsj.com/politics/eli...
"He certainly wouldn't have the votes to be speaker if there was a roll-call vote tomorrow." www.wsj.com/politics/eli...
Exclusive | Trump Ally Elise Stefanik Attacks Speaker Johnson’s Leadership
In interview, New York lawmaker says Johnson is losing control of House Republicans
www.wsj.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:37 PM
this may be true but no one else would either
This guy depresses me, he is very evil, only wants the worst things for Arkansas, he has the charisma of a block of wood, and he will never come close to losing his seat until he dies
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), to reporters, after viewing video footage of the U.S. strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean on Sept. 2:
"Righteous strikes." "Entirely lawful."
"Righteous strikes." "Entirely lawful."
December 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
This guy depresses me, he is very evil, only wants the worst things for Arkansas, he has the charisma of a block of wood, and he will never come close to losing his seat until he dies