Unbelievable.

www.propublica.org/article/trum...

the first arrest of a pardoned released J6 offender. There will be scores of others, and just their presence already terrifying victims and others. Trump has unleashed a toxin on the country. The analogy to Hitler's brownshirts is not off base.

abcnews.go.com/US/jan-6-rio...

crazy ass stuff on the border, TikTok, and birthright citizenship, all of which will prompt immediate lawsuits.

He is a madman.

But he is far worse, a profound traitor to the country. The pardons reward violence to people and the Constitution in the service of a treacherous lie on his behalf.

How can any member of the House of Representatives who had to take cover on January 6 not feel shame and incredulity today?

On his last day in office, a review of Biden accomplishments, the largest investment in US since LBJ, some would say FDR- after landing in office amidst a global pandemic. MSM utterly failed to report most of this bc chaos is their $ maker.
Thank you President Biden!!!
Not YOU, RepublicanTs

Start your own website. Run your own blog. Use decentralized and open-sourced platforms

@ghost.org is a great open-sourced blogging platform and website builder
Pixelfed is doing great work for images and runs on the social web

Support open social projects so your homes on the web don't fall apart

In all seriousness: the last 2 weeks of TikTok posturing and Zuck grovelling, combined with the X insanity of the last year, should show you that an app with a feed that you don’t control serves *other people’s interests* - not yours.

Misinformation and disinformation cannot be regularized, this makes it easier for the right to manipulate. This has been going on for too long, and that is what got us here, Donald Trump as president—again.

Elon Musk is a threat to free speech and our democracy. What happened to “free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy?” Musk was obviously never a believer of free speech, we can see that unfolding now with the censorship on X.

Wow. Good thing I already resigned, or I'd have to do it now.

At LA Times, now have to submit editorials to owner in advance, and also "balance" anti Trump pieces w/ other side.

LA Times owner tells editorial board to take a break from writing about Trump @ElombahNews news.band/la-times-own...

Former OpenAI researcher and whistleblower Suchir Balaji, who raised concerns about the company’s use of copyrighted data for AI training, was tragically found dead in San Francisco.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is donating $1M to Trump’s inauguration fund, citing support for the president-elect’s vision to lead America into the “age of AI.” He joins Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos who are also in for 1M each.
src: @cnn.com

ValuePenguin reported a 32% claim denial rate for UnitedHealthcare based on CMS data from ACA marketplace plans in 2022. But this data is incomplete and excludes other private plans. Standardized public reporting of claim denial data is needed to understand the full scope of insurer practices.

Politics is why you’re free to practice your faith—or none at all. It's why healthcare is affordable or out of reach. It's why your voice matters regardless of where you come from, and why fairness either exists or vanishes. It only works if enough people demand it. Be proactive.

Politics isn’t just suits and speeches – it’s the art of deciding who gets what, when, and how. It’s why your coffee costs $5, and not your soul (yet), it's whether your grandma can afford her meds without selling her cookie recipe to a startup, or if future generations can inherit a livable planet

The CEO of UnitedHealth Group, one of the largest healthcare and insurance companies, calls U.S. healthcare a 'patchwork built over decades,' facing public backlash after the tragic death of their executive. Algorithms, denied care, and rising costs fuel scrutiny as calls for reform grow louder.

Trump’s transition team is considering downsizing or even eliminating key financial safety nets like the FDIC, the agency that was created after the Great Depression to keep your money safe in banks. Critics warn such moves could undermine trust in smaller banks and shake financial stability.

North Carolina’s Republican lawmakers passed a new rule that takes away some power from the new Democratic governor. This means Republicans will control how elections are run and pick judges instead of the governor.
src: @apnews.com

Sen. Mitt Romney’s retirement signals a loss for a middle-ground approach in the U.S. Senate. Known for his bipartisan approach and critique of Trump, his departure leaves a leadership gap in a polarized Congress.
src: @apnews.com