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Editor. Political director for Progressive Mass. Opinions are my own. Phone-banking-while-walking evangelist.

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They're going to write books about all the big brain moves of this gang of imbeciles and among them will be "Spending a year trying to kill renewable energy and then launching a war that sends oil prices soaring"

07.03.2026 03:39 πŸ‘ 4275 πŸ” 865 πŸ’¬ 48 πŸ“Œ 26

this is explicitly genocidal

07.03.2026 03:44 πŸ‘ 2340 πŸ” 504 πŸ’¬ 71 πŸ“Œ 14
Tehran’s landmark Mehrabad Airport appears to have been struck tonight, exploding into a giant ball of fire and smoke, according to two Tehran residents who live near the airport. The residents said in text messages that they saw what looked like commercial planes parked on the tarmac burning, adding that smoke is filling the air.

Tehran’s landmark Mehrabad Airport appears to have been struck tonight, exploding into a giant ball of fire and smoke, according to two Tehran residents who live near the airport. The residents said in text messages that they saw what looked like commercial planes parked on the tarmac burning, adding that smoke is filling the air.

This is just senseless destruction. This is a war crime. πŸ‘‡πŸ½

07.03.2026 04:46 πŸ‘ 55 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Hegseth needs to stand trial after this as a war criminal. Between this attack and the girls' school, there's no ambiguity. He is responsible for mass murder and must be held accountable.

07.03.2026 01:32 πŸ‘ 4788 πŸ” 1410 πŸ’¬ 92 πŸ“Œ 42
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Power without a throne: how Khalifa Haftar controls Libya The long read: When Nato helped overthrow Gaddafi in 2011, there were hopes of a new beginning. More than a decade later, this former CIA asset runs the country – and Libya has become yet another less...

"Every intervention makes the same promise: remove the dictator and the people will be free. Libya is what happens when the dictator is removed and the people are forgotten." www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

07.03.2026 04:37 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
Bar graph showing responses to question "Would you support or oppose abolishing ICE?" from The Economist/You Gov from June 2025 and late Feb-early March 2026. Total support for abolishing rose 23 points, among Dems 30 points, among independents 23 points, among Republicans 14 points.

Bar graph showing responses to question "Would you support or oppose abolishing ICE?" from The Economist/You Gov from June 2025 and late Feb-early March 2026. Total support for abolishing rose 23 points, among Dems 30 points, among independents 23 points, among Republicans 14 points.

Public opinion is not fixed.

And it's the job of a campaign to move people.

06.03.2026 16:43 πŸ‘ 412 πŸ” 105 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 11

Imagine all the cool, fast trains we could have with the billions we spend on bombs.

07.03.2026 01:59 πŸ‘ 1126 πŸ” 188 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 11

Why aren’t you on this list, @sethmoulton.bsky.social?

07.03.2026 02:20 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

I love that there are people mad about the claim that God is non-binary.

Like, what? Did you check β€œGod’s” β€œgenitalia” to make sure that God was using the β€œcorrect” bathroom? What the fuck is your problem?

07.03.2026 02:41 πŸ‘ 102 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 0

This is one of the most jaw dropping moments of Trump’s presidency. Up there with brainstorming about injecting bleach and shining light up orifices to cure COVID.

06.03.2026 23:31 πŸ‘ 5066 πŸ” 1300 πŸ’¬ 244 πŸ“Œ 46
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DOJ releases Epstein files with accusations against Trump Over the course of four interviews in 2019, a woman told the FBI that Epstein and Trump sexually abused her in the 1980s.

β€œA DOJ source told the Miami Herald that agents found her to be credibleβ€”and that they would not have interviewed her four times if they thought she was lying.”

@jkbjournalist.bsky.social bringing it home
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...

07.03.2026 00:20 πŸ‘ 3269 πŸ” 1420 πŸ’¬ 51 πŸ“Œ 59

THE CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT HAD TO TELL THE POLICE HE'S FUNDING HE WORKED ON THE CITY COUNCIL OF LOS ANGELES

07.03.2026 00:23 πŸ‘ 207 πŸ” 78 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 2
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DOJ releases Epstein files with accusations against Trump Over the course of four interviews in 2019, a woman told the FBI that Epstein and Trump sexually abused her in the 1980s.

The woman who told FBI agents that Trump sexually assaulted her when she was as young as 13 recalled that she and her mother received death threats afterward, with callers saying β€œwe know where you’re at, you need to keep your mouth shut."
Here's a Miami Herald gift link.

06.03.2026 22:56 πŸ‘ 448 πŸ” 288 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 15
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#worcester is relaunching a chapter of @progressivemass.bsky.social we welcome you to join us as we build a stronger progressive base in our city!

06.03.2026 20:38 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Like Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

05.03.2026 16:25 πŸ‘ 5143 πŸ” 995 πŸ’¬ 322 πŸ“Œ 40

what is the case for thinking that the duration of the conflict will be up to Trump?

06.03.2026 22:05 πŸ‘ 1371 πŸ” 211 πŸ’¬ 53 πŸ“Œ 19

Mayo is a nonprofit; it’s literally not supposed to have profit, especially $1.5B…

So what are they doing with all that extra revenue?

06.03.2026 22:10 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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Op Ed: Our State Legislators Must Protect Our Human Rights by Sponsoring the Safe Communities Act | Westwood Minute Heather Ford posted an opinion on Fri March 6, 2026 2:45 pm

"Governor Healey and Beacon Hill legislators are finally getting the memo that the public wants to see action. But it matters that we pass legislation that meets this unprecedented moment." #mapoli westwoodminute.town.news/g/westwood-m...

06.03.2026 21:46 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Massive war price tag could be a massive problem for GOP leaders The prospect of a ballooning new spending bill has GOP leaders bracing for a messy internal fight.

It's cute when people pretend that Congressional Republicans actually care about the debt or deficit and won't just, almost to a person, ram through more money for Trump's illegal war.

www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

06.03.2026 21:50 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

US Central Command just emailed out its fact sheet for Day 7 of Iran War. Claims 3000 targets struck, 43 Iranian ships damaged or destroyed. Still has a list of US weapons/aircraft/systems used that still ends with "...and special capabilities we can't list here!" Exclamation point isn't a typo

06.03.2026 21:17 πŸ‘ 80 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0
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The United States had a deal that could have prevented Iran from getting a nuclear weapon.

Donald Trump ripped that deal up and got nothing in return.

06.03.2026 20:28 πŸ‘ 1533 πŸ” 477 πŸ’¬ 60 πŸ“Œ 21

Honestly, it makes so many things that didn’t make sense make sense.

06.03.2026 20:35 πŸ‘ 50 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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> @benstiller.redhour.com

06.03.2026 19:36 πŸ‘ 10031 πŸ” 2115 πŸ’¬ 142 πŸ“Œ 80

yeah but

06.03.2026 20:13 πŸ‘ 120 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."

06.03.2026 20:03 πŸ‘ 250 πŸ” 74 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3

πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰

#mapoli

06.03.2026 19:02 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Next week! Hope to see you there! #mapoli

06.03.2026 19:04 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This reminds me of the scene from Knocked Up where Alan Tudyk and Kristen Wiig's characters say that they can't *legally* ask Katherine Heigl's character to lose weight BUT.....

06.03.2026 17:04 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh.

06.03.2026 17:01 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0
Don Beyer (VA-08) 	Val Hoyle (OR-04) 	Chellie Pingree (ME-01) 
Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01)	Jared Huffman (CA-02) 	Mark Pocan (WI-02) 
Andre Carson (IN-07)	Sara Jacobs (CA-51) 	Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) 
Greg Casar (TX-35) 	Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) 	Delia Ramirez (IL-03) 
Joaquin Castro (TX-20)	Hank Johnson (GA-04) 	Emily Randall (WA-06) 
Yvette Clarke (NY-09) 	Robin Kelly (IL-02) 	Luz Rivas (CA-29)
Steve Cohen (TN-09)	Ro Khanna (CA-17) 	Linda SΓ‘nchez (CA-37) 
Danny Davis (IL-07) 	Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) 	Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) 
Maxine Dexter (OR-03) 	Summer Lee (PA-12) 	Lateefah Simon (CA-12) 
Lloyd Doggett (TX-37) 	Sarah McBride (DE-AL) 	Mark Takano (CA-39) 
Dwight Evans (PA-03) 	Morgan McGarvey (KY-03) 	Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) 
Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) 	Jim McGovern (MA-02) 	Lori Trahan (MA-03) 
Val Foushee (NC-04) 	Monica McIver (NJ-10) 	Lauren Underwood (IL-14) 
Maxwell Frost (FL-10) 	Christian Menefee (TX-18) 	Nydia VelΓ‘zquez (NY-07) 
Robert Garcia (CA-42) 	Robert Menendez (NJ-08) 	Maxine Waters (CA-43) 
Chuy GarcΓ­a (IL-04)	Gwen Moore (WI-04) 	Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) 
Al Green (TX-09) 	Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) 	Nikema Williams (GA-05) 
Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07) 	Ilhan Omar (MN-05)

Don Beyer (VA-08) Val Hoyle (OR-04) Chellie Pingree (ME-01) Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) Jared Huffman (CA-02) Mark Pocan (WI-02) Andre Carson (IN-07) Sara Jacobs (CA-51) Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) Greg Casar (TX-35) Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) Delia Ramirez (IL-03) Joaquin Castro (TX-20) Hank Johnson (GA-04) Emily Randall (WA-06) Yvette Clarke (NY-09) Robin Kelly (IL-02) Luz Rivas (CA-29) Steve Cohen (TN-09) Ro Khanna (CA-17) Linda SΓ‘nchez (CA-37) Danny Davis (IL-07) Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) Maxine Dexter (OR-03) Summer Lee (PA-12) Lateefah Simon (CA-12) Lloyd Doggett (TX-37) Sarah McBride (DE-AL) Mark Takano (CA-39) Dwight Evans (PA-03) Morgan McGarvey (KY-03) Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) Jim McGovern (MA-02) Lori Trahan (MA-03) Val Foushee (NC-04) Monica McIver (NJ-10) Lauren Underwood (IL-14) Maxwell Frost (FL-10) Christian Menefee (TX-18) Nydia VelΓ‘zquez (NY-07) Robert Garcia (CA-42) Robert Menendez (NJ-08) Maxine Waters (CA-43) Chuy GarcΓ­a (IL-04) Gwen Moore (WI-04) Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) Al Green (TX-09) Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) Nikema Williams (GA-05) Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07) Ilhan Omar (MN-05)

Thank you to the 53 House Democrats who voted NO on a war-mongering GOP messaging resolution designed to justify Trump's war on Iran by calling Iran a "direct and persistent threat to the US."

06.03.2026 16:05 πŸ‘ 75 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 11