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Migrating away from here. Can be found as @takecourage.bluesky.social.

[keep_calm_& @takecourage_42]

@AmyRigby @bluesky The #fungifriday there is a wee tonic to blunt the terror of the coming catastrophe, so there’s also that.

[keep_calm_& @takecourage_42]

@AmyRigby Finding it very strange to be in the UK in the circs, people and work proceed as ‘normal’ (and, for which reason, so must I) but every bit of news, and my inside voice is 😱😱😱.
Also FWIW, I’ve been finding the other place, @bluesky 🦋a far more congenial void.

[Pete Buttigieg @PeteButtigieg]

In America, decisions about what is legal and illegal are made by courts of law. Not by the Vice President.

[Senator Adam Schiff @SenAdamSchiff]

This morning, I sent a letter to the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) regarding @elonmusk's potential conflicts of interest.

Within minutes, the White House confirmed receipt.

By noon, President Trump fired the Director of OGE.

I want to know: Was this to prevent his answer?

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Fascism backed by Big Money is one of the most dangerous of all political alliances. We saw it in 1930s Germany, and we're seeing it again today.

[keep_calm_& @takecourage_42]

@endlibtyranny @Acyn I wonder if one reason it’s so difficult to discern satire is that it matches reality so closely.🤔

[keep_calm_& @takecourage_42]

@broadwaybabyto @TaniaCHumphrey V sorry that you’ve had this experience. FWIW so far I’ve found @bluesky 🦋 a much more congenial platform if you’ve not already checked it out.

[keep_calm_& @takecourage_42]

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[keep_calm_& @takecourage_42]

Tesla Paid Zero Federal Income Tax in 2024, Despite $2.3 Billion in Income | Truthout https://t.co/bUNPTj5gao

[Ben Crump @AttorneyCrump]

A true hero has taken his final flight. ✈️ Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr., one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airman, has passed at 100. He broke barriers and defended a country that denied him equality when he returned home. His legacy soars on. Rest in Power, Lt. Col. Stewart.

[keep_calm_& @takecourage_42]

@lemnsissay Probably doomscrolling during a proper Saturday lie-in. Speaking of which, really looking to spend less time on this platform @lemnsissay . Any chance you’ll be joining the other place?

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

The Palestinian people have suffered unbelievably.

>45,000 killed. >100,000 injured. Healthcare, educational system, housing— all destroyed.

Trump's response? Forcibly remove 2.2 million people from their homes and turn Gaza into a billionaires' paradise.

I don't think so.

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

The world’s richest man has decided that the world’s richest country shouldn't help some of the world’s poorest people.

This is blatantly illegal. An unelected billionaire cannot simply shut down federal agencies authorized by Congress at will.

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

BREAKING NEWS:

Republican Senator Jerry Moran of Kansas has split with his party to admonish the reckless and illegal shutdown on USAID:

Moran says the aggressive change at the USAID office shut down left $340 million in lifesaving food grown in the United States sitting at domestic ports, waiting to be delivered to various destinations where people are STARVING.

"Time is running out before this lifesaving aid perishes," Moran said. "Food stability is essential to political stability, and our food aid programs help feed the hungry, bolster our national security and provide an important market for our farmers, especially when commodity prices are low."

This is not a democratic vs. republican issue. This is a humanitarian issue!

Thank you Senator Moran for speaking out!

[Morgan J. Freeman @mjfree]

I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what Trump did.

[Governor Tim Walz @GovTimWalz]

As the forces of hatred are on the march, my promise is this:

Our trans neighbors will continue to be safe, protected, and welcome in Minnesota.

[Congressman Greg Casar @RepCasar]

Fire Elon Musk.

He crashes and breaks everything he buys. Now he thinks he can buy our government and strip it for parts.

Even something as simple but essential as air traffic controllers are at risk.

We can't let that happen. We need to fire Elon Musk.

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

If you are worried about the state of the country, don't forget:

Republicans control the House and the Senate, but their margins are SLIM.

They are susceptible to citizen outrage.

If they say "drill baby drill," if they want to cut Medicaid:

Get on the phone. Fight back.

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

There is a simple solution to the CBS/Trump lawsuit.

The Harris campaign should sue Fox and insist Fox release the unedited versions of all their many edited interviews with Trump.

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

She doesn't have 'connections' to USAID (she worked there years ago, before she was a journalist); she didn't "dox" him, he was a de facto government employee; she didn't "get" him fired, he got himself fired for saying racist things; and it very much *is* journalism.