Concerned citizen
I am a citizen of the universe attempting to be a spiritual being in a material world. The material world contains a lot of insanity. I am trying to do my part to promote sanity. This includes social justice and respect and understanding of diversity.
- Reposted by Concerned citizenCNN’s Manu Raju straight up asked House Oversight Chair James Comer why President Donald Trump had not been called to testify as part of the House investigation into late child sex predator Jeffrey Epstein.
- Reposted by Concerned citizenThe pattern goes like this: Public Figure A smears trans people, probably says horribly racist and/or antisemitic things, falls apart mentally, or some combination of all three. But transphobia is the gateway drug. It is a well-trodden path from celebrity to nasty crank. trib.al/lfxm3qP
- Reposted by Concerned citizenNPR's A Martinez speaks with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul about new legislation that would block police departments from collaborating formally with federal immigration authorities. n.pr/4bynXdl
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- Reposted by Concerned citizenCitizens United gives billionaires even more power to rig the system for the well-off & well-connected. That’s not democracy—it’s an auction. I’m proud to be endorsed by End Citizens United as we fight to get big money out of politics & put power back where it belongs—in the hands of the people.
- Reposted by Concerned citizenI cowrote a cover story!
- Trump wants to control the country’s future by rewriting its past. For the latest issue of our magazine, @dfriedman.bsky.social and @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social explain how the president is weaponizing history to wage his never-ending cultural and legal battles. Read it here: tinyurl.com/32n7948b
- Reposted by Concerned citizenElon Musk's net worth just hit $800 billion. How? One of his corporations acquired another one of his corporations. Meanwhile, Elon's companies pay next to nothing in federal income taxes and get billions of dollars in government contracts. This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
- Reposted by Concerned citizenTrump Threatens Iran’s Leader: He Should Be ‘Very Worried’ Right Now
- Reposted by Concerned citizenIf Jeff Bezos had any strength of character he would pay someone to take the newspaper he's destroyed off his hands and contribute money to a trust to restore it.
- Reposted by Concerned citizenTrump's tariffs are hurting the manufacturing industry. This is not the Golden Age he promised. It's the opposite. You deserve better.
- Reposted by Concerned citizen“We told them it is this or nothing, and they said, ‘Okay, then nothing.’”
- Reposted by Concerned citizenA wide-ranging conversation on @cnn.com this afternoon about Iran, Russia, and the choices facing U.S. leaders right now. Thanks to Boris Sanchez for the thoughtful discussion. youtu.be/F3DdlV_fRlE
- Reposted by Concerned citizenThe former lawmaker used the president’s latest attack on Rep. Thomas Massie’s wife to call out “weak Republicans.”
- Reposted by Concerned citizenToday we honor the 113th birthday of Rosa Parks, the Mother of the Civil Rights Movement. Her refusal to give up her seat helped fuel a nationwide fight for equality. Resistance in the face of injustice is ALWAYS powerful. Her legacy lives on in every battle we fight for civil rights today!
- Reposted by Concerned citizenFox Host Sounds the Alarm On Trump ‘Telling Us That They’re Going to Meddle With the Election’ Source: Mediaite share.newsbreak.com/h4csmgoc
- Reposted by Concerned citizen🚨BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed California to use its new, voter-approved congressional map in the 2026 election, clearing the way for Democrats to counter President Donald Trump’s redistricting gains in Texas. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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- Reposted by Concerned citizenThe Illinois Department of Public Health sidestepped the federal government this week by independently joining the WHO’s Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN). It is the second state to do so, after California joined the network last month. trib.al/0ecIsxF
- Reposted by Concerned citizenlol this is the most ominous letter I've ever seen in my life.
- Reposted by Concerned citizenSteve Bannon says the federal government is planning to send ICE officers to patrol polling stations during the midterms. "We're going to have ICE surround the polls come November." "We're not going to sit here and allow you to steal the country again." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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- Reposted by Concerned citizenAnother batch of Trump's judicial nominees refused in their confirmation hearings today to publicly acknowledge that Joe Biden won the 2020 election, which annoyed Sen. Richard Blumenthal enough for him to call them "monkeys" and "puppets"
- Reposted by Concerned citizenIf you want to FINALLY watch Scott Bessent get pinned down on specifics about the illegal money laundering operation being conducted by the Trump admin from someone who knows WTF he’s talking about, this clip is your chance. Bessent gets destroyed.
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- Reposted by Concerned citizenThe US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is probing Nike in response to unspecified allegations that the company discriminates against White employees, the agency said. cnn.it/49VU4Cs
- Reposted by Concerned citizenA first step, sure. But there’s usually only 150 in the entire state. This drawdown means there will still be around 2,300 (15x the normal amount) unaccountable federal agents roaming our streets.
- Reposted by Concerned citizenTrump’s recent comments about Republicans taking over elections are just about as fascist as he’s ever sounded: bit.ly/4kBBX8J
- Reposted by Concerned citizenI think it's best for everyone to understand that the unified class project of billionaires right now is to do to white collar workers what globalization and neoliberalism did to blue collar workers.
- Reposted by Concerned citizenIf this were a draft story for a political comedy - a national security official who shows no interest in national security, and obsesses over a domestic locality with the same name as a country she's supposed to care about - it would be too on the nose.
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- Reposted by Concerned citizenMy story on Elon Musk cutting safeguards at xAI is on the front page of today's @washingtonpost.com. I’m also among 100’s of reporters laid off. I absolutely loved my job my brilliant coworkers & the thrill of reporting @ the center of forces upending the world: AI & Silicon Valley’s political power
- Reposted by Concerned citizenIn an exclusive interview with Tom Llamas, President Trump discusses rising tensions with Iran and says Iran’s supreme leader “should be very worried.” Tom also asked the president whether, in his view, Iran is trying to restart the nuclear program.
- Reposted by Concerned citizenWe need to take Donald Trump’s calls to “nationalize” elections extremely seriously. What is he planning next after this sham raid on an elections facility in Fulton County?
- Reposted by Concerned citizenRFK Jr. conceded that even he cannot get the aging president to personally follow the MAHA agenda.
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- Reposted by Concerned citizenTrump’s border czar announced Wednesday that the Trump administration will remove 700 federal immigration officers from Minneapolis. The decision, effective immediately, still leaves over 2,000 agents in the area, nearly four times the number of officers in the Minneapolis Police Department.
- Reposted by Concerned citizenBannon and Trump have a couple things in common. One, they throw around threats when they know they’re going to lose. Two, they’re in the Epstein files.
- Reposted by Concerned citizenFears of ICE Surge Galvanize Vermonters to Respond The threat of a large-scale immigration enforcement surge in Vermont has galvanized elected leaders and community organizers to prepare with a greater sense of urgency.
- Reposted by Concerned citizen“If a newspaper’s publisher makes a bunch of decisions that lose money, and then the owner keeps the publisher while firing the staff who puts out the paper—none of this is really about the money, is it?” open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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- Reposted by Concerned citizen"Republicans’ whispers have grown louder in recent weeks: Trump is distracted; he’s focused on the wrong things; the chaos is hurting us. And then a thunderclap from deep-red Texas," @jonlemire.bsky.social writes. {gift link} www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
- Reposted by Concerned citizen🚨BREAKING: Virginia Democrats’ efforts to counter President Donald Trump’s redistricting gains across the country scored a procedural win Wednesday, when the state court of appeals hurried the case to the state supreme court. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
- Reposted by Concerned citizenGreat work by Greg Sargent. We are, right now, deciding whether we want to be a land of giant concentration camps and ethnic cleanings. newrepublic.com/article/2060...
- Reposted by Concerned citizen🚨BREAKING: Steve Bannon said Tuesday that the federal government is planning to send Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to patrol polling stations during this year’s midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
- Reposted by Concerned citizenRepublicans in Congress have given up on trying to save Affordable Care Act Tax Credits, and Delawareans like Diane from Middletown will (literally) pay the price for their failure.
- Reposted by Concerned citizenThis image is everything! This is the way!
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