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wake up babe new $20 bill just dropped

#meme #memes #eastwing #whitehouse #uspol #uspolitics #trump

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The average age of U.S. homebuyers is now 56, up from 49 in 2024. In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.

#Housing #TrumpDidThis #RepublicansDidThis #GOPKakistocracy #AmericanFascistParty #NoRepublicansEverAgain #USPol

“Of all people, you have a #disability so you can relate, I hope.”

Out today from Austin Free Press: Disability rights activists protested outside the Governor's Mansion, for the "liberation" of more people from institutions, marking the anniversary of a key #SCOTUS decision:
https://austinfreepress.org/wheres-abbott-austin-disability-activists-picket-one-of-their-own-at-governors-mansion/

#news #politics #activism #health #HumanRights #disabled #protest #GregAbbott #USpol #politics #law #CivilRights

Good morning!

Since Trump was re-elected, Forbes estimates—

💰His net worth is up $1.9 billion, to $6.2 billion

💰Eric’s is up 10x, to $400 million

💰Don Jr.’s is up 6x, to $300 million

💰20-year-old Barron is worth $150 million

And Jared became a billionaire last year.

Have a great day!

#news #uspol #trump

"Help! I can't feel my left side anymore!"

#USpol #WhiteHouse

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The dog needs to be walked.

Laundry needs to be folded.

Kids and carpools and bills beckon.

It’s a lot.

Alongside this everyday treadmill, democracy in America needs to be defended and renewed.

No one person can do it all, but doing nothing and being discouraged is fascist gold.

Find your thing. Dig in. Rest and restore as necessary. Go again. And again.

We can do this together. The future is unwritten.

#uspol #democracy

We're here. At this moment.
I dread to find out what our actual cost of insurance will be each month for 2026.

via: The New Yorker Magazine

#uspol #healthcare

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new startup idea from Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz's a16z¹: a tool to let you control thousands of #socialmedia accounts that look "as human as possible"

¹ Owners of large stakes in #Substack, The Privatized Public Square (AKA “X” AKA “The Everything App”), and (soon) #TikTok

#DoubleSpeed #AI #grok #psyop #a16z #MarcAndreessen #SlugsOfA16z #uspol #disinformation #BenHorowitz #nerdreich #broligarchy #broligarchs #X #NetworkState

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“It certainly seems like an issue that could be ripe for litigation because it’s right on its face discriminating against people for sexual orientation or #transgender status.”

Out today, from Kit @oconnell: Emails obtained from the #Texas Department of Agriculture reveal the turmoil caused by Sid Miller's transphobic dress code, which the Observer first revealed last year. https://www.texasobserver.org/sid-miller-transphobic-dress-code-emails/

#news #politics #agriculture #transphobia #LGBTQIA+ #USpol #law

"The S is for surveillance": fighting KOSA and bad internet bills in the ATmosphere and the fediverses

https://thenexusofprivacy.net/the-s-in-kosa-is-for-surveillance/

The first post in this series was at a fairly high level.  Now, let's shift from theory to practice.

Thanks to Anthony Moser for the framing help!

UPDATE: Activism makes a difference: the SCREEN Act unexpectedly fails in committee!

@general @fediverse

#KOSA #ageVerification #fediverse #USpol

A new campaign has begun: Let Cuba Play.
[Updated with new info]

The #Trump administration in the #USA has refused to grant visas to Cuban athletes who need to compete in various events in the upcoming months in order to qualify for the 2028 #OlympicGames in #LosAngeles.

#Cuba #sports #news #politics #Olympics #USpol #HumanRights

@HarriettMB

https://www.letcubaplay.com/

In August, the #Trump admin sent #UCLA a 27-page list of demands and settlement proposal, which UCLA wanted to keep confidential during the negotiations. The UCLA Faculty Association sued to compel its disclosure, and the California Supreme Court just decided in favor of the faculty.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-10-24/uc-publicly-release-trump-ucla-1-2-billion-settlement-offer

Here's the list of demands.
https://ucop.edu/communications/_files/confidential-rule-408-communication-ucla-08-08-25.pdf

#Academia #AcademicMastodon #DefendResearch #Trump #TrumpVResearch #Universities #USPol #USPolitics

This week's comic on the US government shutdown

#cartoon #comic #uspol #ACA #healthcare #economy

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the #FBI is now officially visiting the homes of people spotted at protests like #NoKings, #ICE, etc.

it boggles the mind that there are people at #protests in the US who, upon finding #FBI agents at their door asking “do you have a few minutes to talk about the protests?” answer with anything other than “do you have a warrant?” followed by a polite request that they leave your property.

this isn’t complicated. you need to shut the fuck up. the #5thAmendment exists for a reason. shutting the fuck up cannot be used against you, for any reason, ever. not shutting the fuck up will never help you. it can only hurt you.

any false statement to the FBI can be charged as a crime. even if you just forgot. even if you mix up the order of events. even if you tell the truth but the agents find another person whose story contradicts yours. even if you tell the truth but the agents misrember what you said (!!!)

talking to the FBI is much more legally perilous than talking to the police (and you shouldn’t do that either) and talking to Kash Patel's FBI is far worse than talking to the old FBI.

i know it’s hard. you want to be helpful. you want to explain yourself. it’s a very natural human thing and that’s exactly what they’re going to use against you. so here’s a helpful script you can follow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqo5RYOp4nQ

literally every single lawyer in the united states will tell you exactly what i’m telling you now. tell a friend. tell all your friends. tell random people you see on the street.

and shut. the. fuck. up.

don't be like this guy, who helpfully stepped out of his house to chat with the FBI outside the range of audio recording for most of an hour: https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/video-fbi-agents-visit-anti-ice-protester

#STFU #shutTheFuckUp #PSA #uspol #uspolitics #KashPatel #law #lawfedi

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"The Treasury Dept instructed employees not to share photos of the demolition of parts of the White House’s East Wing after images of construction equipment dismantling the facade of the building went viral online.

Treasury’s HQ is located next door to the East Wing, giving employees there a front-row seat to the construction of Trump’s $250 million ballroom. The new project is set to replace parts of the East Wing."

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/treasury-tells-employees-not-to-share-photos-of-white-house-ballroom-construction-1d4f2c49?st=woEQcR
More pics at https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/10/21/white-house-east-wing-demolition-trump-ballroom-photos/
#UsPol
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RE: https://flipboard.social/@newsguyusa/116409413448725052

there goes the theory that US military commanders would refuse illegal orders.

the gringo war machine is so huge, they could lose two-thirds and still be the largest in the world ―and with enough sociopaths to willingly do anything for war-mongering.

all because white supremacists couldn't respect a great treaty ―by international law standards― that a Black man negotiated.

getting rid of white supremacist is the new (and should have been the old) bash a fash.

#USpol #USMIL #Iran

Out today: Feeding #Texas estimates that its 20 member banks have lost a total of $57.6 million in federal funding cuts, and that’s only in immediate canceled funding. But this could actually be on the low end of the potential impact range. https://www.texasobserver.org/trump-cuts-texas-food-banks/

#food #SNAP #Trump #poverty #Texas #politics #USpol #news

This is an amazing clip. Doug’s kids talking about what it’s like to be in Kamala’s family.
Compare with any single minute of Don Jr on camera.

#HarrisWalz2024 #JoyfulWarriors #TheBigWalzowski #TonicMasculinity
#TheWalzAbides
#KamalaHarris2024 #KHive #YesWeKam #MALA #MakeAmericaLaughAgain #MastodonForHarris #ThankYouJoe #USPol #Politics #Democracy
@kamalaharrisforpresidentnews

“The records that we have received demonstrate that senior TDA officials were well aware of the potentially unlawful nature of their policy.”

Last year, I broke the story about the #Texas Department of Agriculture's transphobic dress code for @TexasObserver. Now, I'm back with internal emails showing the turmoil it caused, especially in the nutrition department: https://www.texasobserver.org/sid-miller-transphobic-dress-code-emails/

#news #politics #USpol #transphobia #agriculture #LGBTQIA+ #trans #homophobia #WorkersRights

“The US🚨is preparing for war in Venezuela.”

The vast majority of American voters don’t want Trump to start a new war, nor has Congress approved it, particularly one that’s that’s unjustifiable, & is likely a distraction from Trump’s multiple failures, especially on the economy, & the Epstein files.
#Venezuela #War #Fascism #Congress #Protest #USPol
🎁 https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/archive/2025/10/venezuela-trump-caribbean-boats-maduro/684690/?gift=SCYx-5scVta3-cr_IlgTyREBAyO8CrUxBuBWOFzIBuI

This famous poster from the Holocaust Museum displays the early warning signs of #fascism. While still applicable, I want to make it clear that we are chest-deep in the #fascist #cesspool and have been for *years*.

Pinning this to my profile in case you know someone who still has doubts. Send them this post.

History is repeating itself once again.

#unitedstates #uspol #uspolitics #antifascism #warning #History #resistandinsist

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I attended the Supreme Court of #Texas on Wednesday to help @deceleration cover a unique case involving #Indigenous religious freedom, pandemic restrictions on churches, and a cormorant rookery in a San Antonio park.

https://deceleration.news/texas-supreme-court-scrutinizes-san-antonios-bird-tree-removals-in-religious-liberty-debate/

#politics #USpol #environment #ClimateChange #animals #news #law #religion #activism #SanAntonio #SouthTexas #trees

If you see me happily posting pics of my dogs and cat or making endless corny dad jokes it’s because I am utterly terrified what’s going to happen in November and I don’t really have anything useful to say that everyone else can do so much better.

Now if I appear to be carefree
It's only to camouflage my sadness
In order to shield my pride, I try
To cover this hurt with a show of gladness

#uspol #CopingMechanism

Oh look, another rich, white billionaire saying #climatechange isn’t so bad

https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/28/business/bill-gates-climate-change

What does Microsoft need from the US Government, Bill? I know you’re not CEO any more, but this reeks of the same fucked up bullshittery we saw Tim Apple do at the White House.

OH, and congratulations on the shitty timing. You know, just as #Jamaica faces the largest storm in its history….

And look, the crux of what he’s saying is “ tackle hunger, and disease” but if you don’t tackle climate change as well, those other things will get WORSE. This isn't an 'either, or' situation.

We have to tackle anthropogenic climate change. We have to tackle hunger. And we have to tackle disease. We can't do just one. We have to do all of them, and that means... changing how we deal with world wealth.

Tax the rich. Build a society where all have a chance to thrive… not just a few.

#uspol #climate

“When people can’t get their #SNAP, they’re going to go to the #food banks. There isn’t enough food in the food pantries to handle this need. I mean, they’re all saying we’re going to run out of food. There’s no way we can replace everybody’s SNAP benefits.” https://www.texasobserver.org/snap-benefits-shutdown-will-leave-hungry-students/

#Texas #poverty #hunger #economy #politics #USpol #Trump