Progressive. 🇺🇸. This flag is ours. They wave the Trump flag & the one that celebrates cop violence.
update: I am still unreasonably excited to stream the first-ever SpaceX earnings call next week
e.w. niedermeyeryou're goddamn right I'm going to livestream the first-ever SpaceX earnings call on the AT Protocol put it on your calendar now: August 4, 2026, following market close at 4:30 PM Eastern stream.place/niedermeyer.online
It turns out that the “civics education” non-profit run by Australian “Alpha Male” MAGA influencer Nick Adams is an enormous grift. This is my shocked face. www.propublica.org/article/trum...
This MAGA Influencer Runs a Charity to Teach Kids Civics. Much of the Money Goes to Him Instead.Nick Adams’ Foundation for Liberty and American Greatness has brought in millions in donations and helped him land a State Department appointment, but records show there is almost no indication FLAG w...www.propublica.org
I worked at Disney a while ago. Do you know why theme parks are so safe? Because OOSHA reps can walk the track on any ride at any time and any safety violation they see is a $10,000 fine. Each. Theme parks are not safe because the company cares. They're safe because it's cheaper to comply.
Jon of The NorthTurns out that food companies were only checking their food because the government told them to, which is exactly why we need government regulations.
I've seen more people just straight-up run red lights in San Diego since Covid than I had in my entire life up to that point. There's essentially zero traffic enforcement in Southern California.
gregmartinsd"The scooter rider was in the crosswalk of Camino Del Norte at Paseo Montanoso when the driver of a 2005 Honda Pilot ran the red light, hitting him, police said."
1. Rural voters elect Republicans 2. Republicans destroy services for rural areas, making life worse for their constituents 3. Election time: "Vote GOP to fight transgender elitist illegal alien snooty professors who think they're better 'n you!" 4. Rural voters elect Republicans 5. Rinse, repeat
19thnewsDemocratic candidates in competitive races are hoping that anger over labor and delivery unit closures will prompt voters to reject the Republican lawmakers who helped enact President Trump's tax-and-spending law, which contained nearly $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid.
Progressive social media really should be going harder on highlighting Hope Florida scandal- * Helps to take out vulnerable GOP Senator up for reelection * Exposes hypocrisy of GOP "blue state fraud" meme * Hurts Ron DeSantis image * Emphasizes systematic GOP political attacks on Medicaid
emptywheelCBS reports that Ashley Moody did precisely what the entire GOP has accused Tim Walz of doing -- and yet, somehow, that crack fraud task force has not arrested the GOP nominee for Senate. www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/f...
"At least six House members or their immediate families purchased a total of between roughly $83,000 and $245,000 in SpaceX shares....Joining [Rep. William] Timmons were Reps. John McGuire, R-Va., Dan Meuser, R-Pa., Gil Cisneros, D-Calif., John James, R-Mich., and Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla."
SpaceX stock-purchasing by Congress members fuels conflict concernsFive of the Congress members serve on committees whose work touches SpaceX's federal contracts, defense programs, AI, telecommunications or securities markets.www.cnbc.com
Hey, remember when the head of GM -- which is, totally coincidentally, the manufacturer of the Cadillac Escalade -- introduced Trump at his political rally yesterday?
AngryHey I know inflation is out of control and a lot of folks can’t afford basic necessities, but at least we’re tackling waste fraud and abuse by buying… *checks notes* 250 Escalades for the government.
