Len
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Repeat after me - the institutions of this economy depend on the institutions of this democracy, among which is the rule of law
Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."
January 22, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Repeat after me - the institutions of this economy depend on the institutions of this democracy, among which is the rule of law
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Your regular reminder that Republicans in Congress approve of what the President is doing.
January 21, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Your regular reminder that Republicans in Congress approve of what the President is doing.
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What a fucking coward to override the will of the people. This will be his legacy. Being unwilling to fight fascism.
January 20, 2026 at 3:46 PM
What a fucking coward to override the will of the people. This will be his legacy. Being unwilling to fight fascism.
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Congratulations, Andrew Cuomo!
I know how hard you worked for this.
I know how hard you worked for this.
![Red Trump-style graphic with images of Donald Trump and Andrew Cuomo.
At the top it says, "I'm going to pick [Cuomo]." - Donald Trump, 60 Minutes Interview, 11-2-25
Then beneath it
TRUMP ENDORSES CUOMO](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:j5hrotody26iqi24hcusufxu/bafkreib7wnor7hl45ryvmifde4sov74rrnexa3iecbyu7zxjx6brrslsiy@jpeg)
November 3, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Congratulations, Andrew Cuomo!
I know how hard you worked for this.
I know how hard you worked for this.
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The participation of big name funnymen, including Dave Chappelle, Aziz Ansari and Kevin Hart, provoked criticism from fellow comedians and human rights groups.
Marc Maron, Human Rights Watch and others slam Saudi comedy festival
The participation of big name funnymen, including Dave Chappelle, Aziz Ansari and Kevin Hart, provoked criticism from fellow comedians and human rights groups.
n.pr
September 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The participation of big name funnymen, including Dave Chappelle, Aziz Ansari and Kevin Hart, provoked criticism from fellow comedians and human rights groups.
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Dictators love a crisis. “For reasons of both personality and political ambition, Trump needs a crisis to govern — or rather, to rule. And if the actual conditions of reality will not give him a state of exception, he’ll create one himself.” [nytimes.com]
August 13, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Dictators love a crisis. “For reasons of both personality and political ambition, Trump needs a crisis to govern — or rather, to rule. And if the actual conditions of reality will not give him a state of exception, he’ll create one himself.” [nytimes.com]
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Even easier than rolling out of bed on a Saturday morning to stop the coup!
#TeslaTakedown #MuskMustFall
#TeslaTakedown #MuskMustFall
TAKE ACTION!
> GO to this link: www.regulations.gov/commenton/FA...
>Write a comment in opposition to expanding SpaceX launches from 50 to 120
>Share with your friends and family
#teslatakedown
> GO to this link: www.regulations.gov/commenton/FA...
>Write a comment in opposition to expanding SpaceX launches from 50 to 120
>Share with your friends and family
#teslatakedown
May 14, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Even easier than rolling out of bed on a Saturday morning to stop the coup!
#TeslaTakedown #MuskMustFall
#TeslaTakedown #MuskMustFall
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Trump lunacy, Swedish edition:
The American Embassy in Sweden has written to Stockholm City Council's Urban Planning Department, instructing (!) it to no longer apply Swedish DEI legislation. A Councillor replies:
"A totally bizarre demand. No way!"
www.dn.se/sverige/usas...
The American Embassy in Sweden has written to Stockholm City Council's Urban Planning Department, instructing (!) it to no longer apply Swedish DEI legislation. A Councillor replies:
"A totally bizarre demand. No way!"
www.dn.se/sverige/usas...
USA:s ambassad kräver lydnad av Stockholms stad: ”Bisarrt”
USA:s ambassad kräver att staden slopar mångfaldsarbete
www.dn.se
May 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Trump lunacy, Swedish edition:
The American Embassy in Sweden has written to Stockholm City Council's Urban Planning Department, instructing (!) it to no longer apply Swedish DEI legislation. A Councillor replies:
"A totally bizarre demand. No way!"
www.dn.se/sverige/usas...
The American Embassy in Sweden has written to Stockholm City Council's Urban Planning Department, instructing (!) it to no longer apply Swedish DEI legislation. A Councillor replies:
"A totally bizarre demand. No way!"
www.dn.se/sverige/usas...
wuh?
“Srinivas believes that Perplexity’s browser users will be fine with such tracking because the ads should be more relevant to them.” 🙄
Perplexity CEO says its browser will track everything users do online to sell 'hyper personalized' ads | TechCrunch
Perplexity is building its own browser is to collect data on everything users do outside of its own app to sell ads.
techcrunch.com
April 25, 2025 at 4:38 AM
wuh?
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States like Indiana, Ohio, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and more drew even bigger crowds than on 4/5. We’re in awe of you, America. You know you did something right when even Fox News is covering it. Wow!! We love you!
April 19, 2025 at 11:16 PM
States like Indiana, Ohio, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and more drew even bigger crowds than on 4/5. We’re in awe of you, America. You know you did something right when even Fox News is covering it. Wow!! We love you!
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The best time to start hating Substack was the day they launched their subsidy for fascists. The second best time is today. We welcome everyone, you’re never late.
Anyway, I’ve only hated Substack this much since the beginning of the year. Other people are way smarter than I am when it comes to SS. I just hyperfocused on it in January and now it’s my entire personality.
Join me.
Join me.
April 11, 2025 at 12:53 PM
The best time to start hating Substack was the day they launched their subsidy for fascists. The second best time is today. We welcome everyone, you’re never late.
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Can somebody just fucking do something about this
April 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Can somebody just fucking do something about this
Wondering how long it is until we see a political cartoon of Uncle Sam cutting off his nose to spite his face
April 9, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Wondering how long it is until we see a political cartoon of Uncle Sam cutting off his nose to spite his face
I welcome our new robot overlords, may they be forever benevolent #jerseycity
April 7, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I welcome our new robot overlords, may they be forever benevolent #jerseycity
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It Is All Just So Very Very Stupid [kottke.org]
It Is All Just So Very Very Stupid
Folks, I can’t even today. I gotta tap out. I hope to be back with you tomorrow.
kottke.org
April 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
It Is All Just So Very Very Stupid [kottke.org]
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Booker is still going. 73K people watching on his stream, 77K on AP's, 19K on PBS NewsHour, 14K on MSNBC.
Senator Cory Booker is holding the floor of the Senate and says he “will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis”. [youtube.com]
Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker
Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) has taken the Senate floor and is speaking as long as he is physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and the administration have shown a complete disregard for the rule of la
www.youtube.com
April 1, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Booker is still going. 73K people watching on his stream, 77K on AP's, 19K on PBS NewsHour, 14K on MSNBC.
Here's a information about Executive Orders and what they can and can't do. They've been used for bad and good. www.aclu.org/news/privacy...
What Is an Executive Order and How Does it Work? | ACLU
What executive orders can – and cannot – do, and why we have them in the first place
www.aclu.org
March 28, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Here's a information about Executive Orders and what they can and can't do. They've been used for bad and good. www.aclu.org/news/privacy...
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It's amazing but not really amazing that the White House is doubling down on the Signal screw up being a hoax.
March 26, 2025 at 5:17 PM
It's amazing but not really amazing that the White House is doubling down on the Signal screw up being a hoax.
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With 23andMe filing for bankruptcy -- reach out to your family members who might have ordered these kits to get them to request deletion of their data. And if you signed-up yourself, you should absolutely do the same!
March 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
With 23andMe filing for bankruptcy -- reach out to your family members who might have ordered these kits to get them to request deletion of their data. And if you signed-up yourself, you should absolutely do the same!
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Creative protests & resistance to fascism are happening everywhere. Keep standing up, even in the reddest states. It matters that others see your courage.
Protestors reciting Pledge of Allegiance over and over until they shut down a House subcommittee about to consider bill requiring immigration checks by Tennessee banks on international wire transfers. Video: John Partipilo.
March 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Creative protests & resistance to fascism are happening everywhere. Keep standing up, even in the reddest states. It matters that others see your courage.
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This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH
March 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH
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Perhaps the best thing about this #TeslaTakedown protest in Manhattan is that the NYPD have completely blocked the dealership to keep protestors out, but it also keeps any potential customer out too 😂
March 15, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Perhaps the best thing about this #TeslaTakedown protest in Manhattan is that the NYPD have completely blocked the dealership to keep protestors out, but it also keeps any potential customer out too 😂
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CALLS ARE WORKING - it has bought us precious time, but we NEED to keep the pressure up.
Tomorrow is the cloture vote.
KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️
Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill.
Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me.
Tomorrow is the cloture vote.
KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️
Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill.
Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me.
🚨 Everyone needs to call their Dem Senator right now. They are starting to cave.
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
March 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
CALLS ARE WORKING - it has bought us precious time, but we NEED to keep the pressure up.
Tomorrow is the cloture vote.
KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️
Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill.
Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me.
Tomorrow is the cloture vote.
KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️
Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill.
Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me.