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“The companies get the handout, but the miners get nothing,” said Gary Hairston, 71, a coal miner with black lung for 30 years. And you’re shocked? How adorable—corporate greed still has the power to surprise you.

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'Cast aside to die': Voters struggle in deep-red Trump country

Coal miners supported President Donald Trump and thanked him at the White House in April for "trying to reinvigorate their struggling industry," writes The New York Times, but now those coal miners sa...

The Fourth Branch: How Conscience and Civic Vigilance May Save the Republic | Common Dreams

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moxy @moxymcmxlvii.bsky.social · 1d

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When the official organs give out, the Republic turns to its “fourth branch”—a noble swarm of moral guardians defending democracy’s last breath. Touching, really. But I wouldn’t hold mine.

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Ordinary citizens, lower courts, military officers, advocacy groups, and artists together form a novel “fourth branch,” acting as a moral immune system of the body politic, sustaining its health when...

A Beacon Of Hope and Woke Bullshit | Common Dreams

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In trademark elegance, MAGA-ites fumed that the honor went to “some lady in Venezuela” instead of their favorite mad king—who heroically bombs brown people, bullies citizens, and murders fishermen. American Bullshit.

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Citing the value of “keep(ing) the flame of democracy burning," the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado for her “tireless work promoting democratic right...

Sanctimony, Surveillance, and the Secession of Common Sense

moxy @moxymcmxlvii.bsky.social · 1d

Ignorance of facts

People not realize that without ACA subsidies, premiums for most Marketplace enrollees will skyrocket—doubling or more—raising out-of-pocket costs by 75% to 130% across incomes? That kind of hike would push basic medical care out of reach for millions.

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moxy @moxymcmxlvii.bsky.social · 3d

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They’ve really outdone themselves—turning “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” into obedience, holiness, and a proud ignorance of history.

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Slither into the murky, twisted truth swamp that is the modern American right-wing propaganda machine, if only for the sake of intellectual…

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From medicine to mysticism: the radicalization of Florida's top doc

moxy @moxymcmxlvii.bsky.social · 3d

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He proclaimed, “Who am I to tell you what to put in your body?”—then promptly told them what God wanted them to do with it. The crowd loved the hypocrisy as much as the sermon.

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Joseph Ladapo was a normie—until he met his wife and a guru into levitating and communicating with spirits.

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Opinion | The Tom Homan Affair Has More Red Flags Than a May Day Parade

moxy @moxymcmxlvii.bsky.social · 3d

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The FBI’s probe into Homan vanished faster than ethics at a Trump rally. Bondi swears there’s “no evidence” — mostly because they buried it so well

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The brutal rollout of Trump's police state.

moxy @moxymcmxlvii.bsky.social · 5d

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That charming fellow who swerved across three lanes just to remind me how expendable my existence is? He's not alone.

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moxy @moxymcmxlvii.bsky.social · 5d

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Trump’s immigration plan: now with extra funding, fresh manpower, and cutting-edge cruelty. Innovation meets inhumanity!

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American Gulag

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Untethered To the Facts | Common Dreams

moxy @moxymcmxlvii.bsky.social · 5d

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Congrats, America — after 249 years, you finally made the Human Rights Watch list! Turns out “land of the free” has an asterisk.

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Armed terrorism by the White House escalates - What stage of fascism is it when the fuhrer defies the courts to send in troops anyway? - as does the batshit rhetoric about left-wing "terrorism" to hid...

Federal Judge Sides With Journalists, Protesters in Chicago Over Violent Tactics of Trump's Federal Agents | Common Dreams

moxy @moxymcmxlvii.bsky.social · 5d

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Judge Ellis bravely ruled that maybe, just maybe, tear-gassing reporters, peaceful protestors, and priests isn’t the best look for democracy.

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Federal judge restricts use of force by federal agents on protesters and journalists in Chicago. Ruling bars riot control weapons unless immediate threat.

Boardrooms to Battlefields: Men Silence Rational Women, While the World Is on Fire

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The persistent treatment of women as second-class citizens is a tangled mess of cultural myths, patriarchal traditions, economic…

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moxy @moxymcmxlvii.bsky.social · 6d

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Miller, ever the poster boy for crushing dissent, hit CNN to explain why sending troops into U.S. cities is totally fine—except for those pesky federal courts that still think the Constitution means something.

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Stephen Miller Says ‘Quiet Part Out Loud,’ Claims Trump Has Unlimited ‘Plenary Authority’ Before Going Silent in Interview | Common Dreams

During an ominous interview, Trump's deputy chief of staff argued that Trump has "plenary authority"—essentially limitless power—to use the military in US cities. He then abruptly went silent, prompti...

Opinion | Where Trump Is Vulnerable and How to Act on It

moxy @moxymcmxlvii.bsky.social · 6d

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#Trump’s grand plan to “remake” America only works if everyone bows down, so his team’s busy bribing the obedient, crushing the defiant, and calling it patriotism.

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Inside one federal judge's fiery rebuke of Trump's 'dishonorable' attack to 'terrorize Americans'

moxy @moxymcmxlvii.bsky.social · 7d

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The world’s most powerful man nearly unleashed deadly force on Americans—after watching a five-year-old Fox clip. Who needs intelligence briefings when you’ve got cable reruns?

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Judge William Young of the Federal District Court in Boston is a Reagan appointee who has been on the bench for 47 years. Last June, he received a threatening postcard. Handwritten in all caps, it rea...

These 8 Trump-appointed judges have accused him of 'blatantly violating the law': analysis

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moxy @moxymcmxlvii.bsky.social · 7d

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Eight months in, and Trump’s own judges are already torpedoing his policies. Who knew “loyalty” had an expiration date shorter than a carton of milk?

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President Donald Trump's administration has argued that its policies are being stymied in the courts by Democratic-appointed judges, but one new analysis shows that multiple Republican judges – includ...

'I voted for none of this': Trump-friendly podcasters now walking away from him

moxy @moxymcmxlvii.bsky.social · 7d

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Trump’s deportation spree impressed even Joe Rogan—who couldn’t quite believe innocent Venezuelan hairdressers were sharing cells with gangsters. Guess “law and order” now includes bad highlights.

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Several prominent internet personalities who helped boost President Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign are now publicly distancing themselves from his administration, nine months into his secon...

The Real-Time Demise of American Democracy Under Trump | Common Dreams

moxy @moxymcmxlvii.bsky.social · 7d

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The “shining city on a hill”—now with flickering lights, crumbling walls, and a new management team specializing in authoritarian makeovers.

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Our democracy is no longer guaranteed—from Wall Street to the White House, power is slipping into the hands of a few oligarchs at the expense of working people and ordinary families.

'Unhinged Despotism': Critics Slam Trump's Willingness to Invoke Insurrection Act | Common Dreams

moxy @moxymcmxlvii.bsky.social · 7d

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Trump graciously offered to crush future protests with the military—because nothing says “law and order” like staging your own chaos to heroically put it down.

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"A Trump-led deployment of federalized guard and active-duty troops to quell a fabricated insurrection inside American cities should only be understood as war on the American people," said one observe...