TheCommonGround
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Let’s save democracy together over these long years in front of us!
I love BlueSky but I hope this doesn't become a "victory" echo chamber. Trump threatened to implement tariffs on Canada and Mexico and they "caved" and agreed to concessions that Biden had agreed to. The problem is Trump's base doesn't know that and sees this as a victory which WAS THE POINT!
February 4, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I love BlueSky but I hope this doesn't become a "victory" echo chamber. Trump threatened to implement tariffs on Canada and Mexico and they "caved" and agreed to concessions that Biden had agreed to. The problem is Trump's base doesn't know that and sees this as a victory which WAS THE POINT!
I am genuinely scared for the function of our government in the future. Elon Musk and his aids have locked government employees out of access to their computers and taken control of these computers. Our government no longer has access to the government. This is a coup!
February 1, 2025 at 2:57 AM
I am genuinely scared for the function of our government in the future. Elon Musk and his aids have locked government employees out of access to their computers and taken control of these computers. Our government no longer has access to the government. This is a coup!
We went 5280 days before a commercial plane crashed in the U.S. Trump fires FAA director, freezes air traffic controller hiring, disbands aviation safety committee, sends package offer to existing air traffic controllers and within 9 days of his inauguration we have a plane crash. It isn't hard!
January 31, 2025 at 4:12 AM
We went 5280 days before a commercial plane crashed in the U.S. Trump fires FAA director, freezes air traffic controller hiring, disbands aviation safety committee, sends package offer to existing air traffic controllers and within 9 days of his inauguration we have a plane crash. It isn't hard!
The last commercial plan crash was in 2009. Donald Trump cuts FAA personnel including FAA controllers and HOURS LATER there's a plane crash involving a commercial airliner colliding with a military helicopter. What are the mathematical chances Trump wasn't directly responsible for this crash?
January 30, 2025 at 10:31 PM
The last commercial plan crash was in 2009. Donald Trump cuts FAA personnel including FAA controllers and HOURS LATER there's a plane crash involving a commercial airliner colliding with a military helicopter. What are the mathematical chances Trump wasn't directly responsible for this crash?
The fox is running the henhouse folks.
🚨There's a lot to be concerned with ahead. Much of it is talked about, but this hasn't been discussed nearly enough.
Prior to reading this I had heard about this agency via the dudes with #Project2025 & were all drooling at the idea of storm troopers! #resist
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
Prior to reading this I had heard about this agency via the dudes with #Project2025 & were all drooling at the idea of storm troopers! #resist
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
The Little-Known Federal Agency That’s Primed to Crack Down on Dissent
The Federal Protective Service, created to guard federal buildings, has broad powers and inadequate limitations.
www.brennancenter.org
December 15, 2024 at 12:38 PM
The fox is running the henhouse folks.
Electing Donald Trump is essentially giving up on America's international leadership. It's not going to "Make America Great Again", it's going to "Make America Irrelevant Fast".
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Donald Trump Is the End of the Modern Era
The post-WWII world order of American dominance is over. Donald Trump proves it.
www.politico.com
December 7, 2024 at 10:09 PM
Electing Donald Trump is essentially giving up on America's international leadership. It's not going to "Make America Great Again", it's going to "Make America Irrelevant Fast".
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Next let’s do an article on whether dropping a child in molten lava is good for their development or not…
My Op-Ed in @nytimes.com on why & how immigration detention is extremely harmful for child development. www.nytimes.com/2019/08/27/o...
Opinion | What Will Indefinite Detention Do to Migrant Kids? (Published 2019)
The evidence is clear: No detention center is safe and healthy for children.
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2024 at 10:16 PM
Next let’s do an article on whether dropping a child in molten lava is good for their development or not…
This is a good read.
1. The conventional explanation for food deserts—that these places are too poor or too rural to generate enough spending on groceries, or too Black to overcome racist corporate redlining — fail to grapple with a key fact: food deserts didn’t used to exist. My new piece in The Atlantic.
The Mystery of Food Deserts
They didn’t materialize around the country for no reason. Something happened.
www.theatlantic.com
December 1, 2024 at 4:47 PM
This is a good read.
Hopefully in 4 years our youth will have the wisdom, will, and courage to do the same.
I’m so proud of the people of the nation of #Georgia. We are watching as the youth DEMAND the Russian Puppet govt hold free elections.
The will of the people will prevail.
The will of the people will prevail.
Tonight was a watershed, and we passed this test successfully whatever happens by dawn hours: after the morning’s horrifying vicious assault aimed at intimidating us, people weren’t intimidated, they came in larger numbers and more organized than ever. #GeorgiaProtests
December 1, 2024 at 4:03 AM
Hopefully in 4 years our youth will have the wisdom, will, and courage to do the same.
It's amazing the amount of pathological lying we tolerate by corporations. We are conditioned to submit to the will of these companies. We are very docile. That needs to change!
December 1, 2024 at 2:16 AM
It's amazing the amount of pathological lying we tolerate by corporations. We are conditioned to submit to the will of these companies. We are very docile. That needs to change!
Trump wants to dismantle America's institutions that have taken decades to build. This is a part of his revenge tour.
Kash Patel is as dangerous a pick for the FBI as Matt Gaetz was at DOJ.
December 1, 2024 at 2:13 AM
Trump wants to dismantle America's institutions that have taken decades to build. This is a part of his revenge tour.
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As I have somehow surpassed 7k followers on here I thought it might be nice to do a giveaway: All 7 of my books to one lovely winner. Just share and like to be in with a chance! 😁📚
November 28, 2024 at 11:10 AM
As I have somehow surpassed 7k followers on here I thought it might be nice to do a giveaway: All 7 of my books to one lovely winner. Just share and like to be in with a chance! 😁📚
Seriously! "Face the fire" as in post stuff and get yelled at with random, incoherent insults? These people have no ability to be introspective!
Go back to being called a cunt or retard daily?
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They’re in the denial stage.
November 25, 2024 at 12:47 PM
Seriously! "Face the fire" as in post stuff and get yelled at with random, incoherent insults? These people have no ability to be introspective!
This is worth the read. Another look at our broken profit-driven healthcare system.
Ravi bought insurance thinking it would deliver on its promise of access to mental health care providers. After 21 phone calls and multiple hospitalizations, no one could find him a therapist.
“I don’t want to die,” he told his mom.
“I don’t want to die,” he told his mom.
“I Don’t Want to Die”: Needing Mental Health Care, He Got Trapped in His Insurer’s Ghost Network
Ravi Coutinho bought a health insurance plan thinking it would deliver on its promise of access to mental health providers. But even after 21 phone calls and multiple hospitalizations, no one could…
propub.li
November 25, 2024 at 2:56 AM
This is worth the read. Another look at our broken profit-driven healthcare system.
It’s great to see how progressive Colorado has become. It’s always been my hope other states such as Texas would follow suit. Still hoping!
After Tom Homan threatened to jail local officials who oppose mass deportations, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston said he’s prepared to go: “Gov Carr has always been one of my heroes. He was the Gov in the middle of Japanese internments during WW2 who said this was the wrong thing to do.”
November 25, 2024 at 2:30 AM
It’s great to see how progressive Colorado has become. It’s always been my hope other states such as Texas would follow suit. Still hoping!
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Is anyone counting the Project 2025 appointees? Five.
Stephen Miller
Brendan Carr
John Ratcliffe
Tom Homan
and Project 2025 architect, Russell Vought
Stephen Miller
Brendan Carr
John Ratcliffe
Tom Homan
and Project 2025 architect, Russell Vought
November 24, 2024 at 3:23 AM
Is anyone counting the Project 2025 appointees? Five.
Stephen Miller
Brendan Carr
John Ratcliffe
Tom Homan
and Project 2025 architect, Russell Vought
Stephen Miller
Brendan Carr
John Ratcliffe
Tom Homan
and Project 2025 architect, Russell Vought
This comes across as SO true! This is absolutely an amazing thought! Nailed it!
November 24, 2024 at 2:37 AM
This comes across as SO true! This is absolutely an amazing thought! Nailed it!
It’s also a way to distract people while our oligarchs steal more wealth and power.
Don’t let GOP sell you on their hate, lies, & vicious attacks on the LGBTQIA+ community!
The fabricated issue of who can use restrooms and play sports, is just a way to discriminate based on gender identity, similar to how drinking fountains & restrooms were used to segregate based on race!
The fabricated issue of who can use restrooms and play sports, is just a way to discriminate based on gender identity, similar to how drinking fountains & restrooms were used to segregate based on race!
November 24, 2024 at 1:04 AM
It’s also a way to distract people while our oligarchs steal more wealth and power.
Prediction: After Trump eliminates the $7,500 tax credit for EVs, Elon Musk is going to request a government subsidized credit exclusive to Teslas. This would make Musk a former illegal-alien-turned-naturalized-citizen welfare recipient on a large scale.
November 23, 2024 at 6:55 PM
Prediction: After Trump eliminates the $7,500 tax credit for EVs, Elon Musk is going to request a government subsidized credit exclusive to Teslas. This would make Musk a former illegal-alien-turned-naturalized-citizen welfare recipient on a large scale.
What concerns me are the growing ties between D.C. and Moscow that will take place starting on January 20th.
Kim has sent 10,000+ troops to fight alongside Putin’s army in Russia’s Kursk region where Ukrainian forces have occupied part of border territory since an August incursion. The growing ties between Pyongyang & Moscow have raised fears about ability to strengthen its military and sustain its regime.
November 22, 2024 at 4:49 AM
What concerns me are the growing ties between D.C. and Moscow that will take place starting on January 20th.
This is a good suggestion I'm passing on. Meidas Touch is excellent especially considering the failure of mainstream media to cover the latest election.
Meidas Touch Network is an independent news channel (not owned by a big corporation like cable news) on YouTube. It's where I follow the news. Try it, I think you might like it.
November 22, 2024 at 4:05 AM
This is a good suggestion I'm passing on. Meidas Touch is excellent especially considering the failure of mainstream media to cover the latest election.
It looks like Trump is going to crash the economy and cause high levels of unemployment. This will cause an increase in support for deportations to get "excess" workers to leave the economy. This is how Trump will get "blue state" Governors to capitulate; their constituents will go against them.
November 22, 2024 at 3:52 AM
It looks like Trump is going to crash the economy and cause high levels of unemployment. This will cause an increase in support for deportations to get "excess" workers to leave the economy. This is how Trump will get "blue state" Governors to capitulate; their constituents will go against them.
So true!
November 22, 2024 at 3:14 AM
So true!
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I'm so glad to see BlueSky expanding and providing a support system for those who'd like to fight to preserve the democracy of the U.S. and other countries around the world. Sometimes things seem hopeless, but knowing others feel the same way helps a lot.
November 21, 2024 at 4:36 AM
I'm so glad to see BlueSky expanding and providing a support system for those who'd like to fight to preserve the democracy of the U.S. and other countries around the world. Sometimes things seem hopeless, but knowing others feel the same way helps a lot.