#Introduction I keep meaning to update the bio on my profile, but until/unless I do this I’m going to post a proper intro here, since I haven’t done so since I joined the #Fediverse 3 years ago. I’m Kevin, 61 years old, currently living in #Tennessee but was born in #California and lived most of my life in Washington State, both Spokane and Seattle. Blind since birth, but while it certainly can make everyday life annoying sometimes and downright frustrating at other times, to me that’s just a factoid. I hold explicitly #progressive views, and right now I’m voting exclusively #Democratic because, and please hear me here, there is no other bloody choice! I struggle with depression, and the past year has taken a huge toll on my mental health, with no end in sight. I do persevere, and a huge shout out to #Mastodon for being there when I’ve really needed support. Thanks for just being there!
Titus Stahl
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This world would be so much better if social media was offered by democratic governements (instead of corporations)
And France is trying things out. 😊
This world would be so much better if social media was offered by democratic governements (instead of corporations)
And France is trying things out. 😊
It is incredible to me that the Democrats in the House and Senate are not collectively and systematically calling for Trump’s impeachment and removal over his actions toward Venezuela and his threats against Denmark/Greenland. I don’t give a fig that they don’t have the votes to make this happen. They should be spelling out the case for it regardless.
We so desperately need new Democratic leadership in the House and Senate. We need a serious opposition party.
"Over the weekend, we saw the President – without authorization or approval from Congress, as required by our Constitution – launch an attack on #Venezuela... I now believe that our #Democratic Caucus must imminently consider #impeachment proceedings."
- Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (MD-06), Monday, January 5, 2026
put Rep Delaney in charge
Alternate explanation: #Walz goes into auditing, honest government node. He's a candidate for Secretary HHS in 2029. He can spend the next three years campaigning for #Democrats in general, then for #Democratic candidate.
nullagent
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Recently I got to talk to a #Democratic Party leader.
I used the moment to talk about how the #InternationalCriminalCourt can be invited to take jurisdiction within U.S. borders, to investigate and prosecute crimes against humanity. Ukraine, which like the U.S. did not sign the #RomeStatute (the treating creating the #ICC), has done this to allow the ICC to investigate Russian war crimes in Ukraine.
I let them know this is the minimum I expect from a 2028 Democratic presidential candidate.
Alex Akselrod
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🚨Pure #despotism & utter bullshit🚨
#FBI seeks interviews with #Democratic lawmakers who urged US #troops to defy #illegal orders [which is literally required by #law]
Congressional #Democrats who appeared in a social media video urging #US troops to refuse to follow “illegal orders” say the FBI has contacted them to begin scheduling interviews, signaling a possible inquiry into the matter.
#Trump #law #fascism #tyranny #dissent #democracy #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech
https://apnews.com/article/trump-fbi-congress-80c1a1ffbbaa3a12e63745356f2377f3?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-11-25-Breaking+News
vruz
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The #Pentagon says it is investigating #Democratic Senator & former astronaut #MarkKelly of Arizona for possible breaches of #military #law after Kelly joined a handful of other lawmakers in a video that called for US troops to refuse unlawful orders - which happens to be required by military law. Ridiculous.
#Trump #LegalEthics #RevengePolitics
https://apnews.com/article/pentagon-mark-kelly-troop-investigation-4882f76b05dcdfa3060c284c2c84dd12?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-11-24-Breaking+News
It would mark the 2nd investigation tied to the video, coming a day after the #Pentagon said it was reviewing Sen #MarkKelly (D-AZ) over potential violations of #MilitaryLaw (also bullshit). The #FBI & Pentagon actions come after #Trump accused the lawmakers of sedition “punishable by DEATH” in a social media post.
#law #military #UCMJ #despotism #fascism #tyranny #dissent #democracy #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech
“ #Trump is using the #FBI as a tool to intimidate & harass Members of #Congress,” a group of 4 #Democratic #House members said in a stmnt Tues. “Yesterday, the FBI contacted the House & #Senate Sergeants at Arms requesting interviews.”
#Michigan Sen #ElissaSlotkin, 1 of the 6 Democrats in the video, told reporters Tuesday that “last night the counterterrorism division at the FBI sent a note to the members of Congress, saying they are opening what appears to be an inquiry against the 6 of us.”
🚨Pure #despotism & utter bullshit🚨
#FBI seeks interviews with #Democratic lawmakers who urged US #troops to defy #illegal orders [which is literally required by #law]
Congressional #Democrats who appeared in a social media video urging #US troops to refuse to follow “illegal orders” say the FBI has contacted them to begin scheduling interviews, signaling a possible inquiry into the matter.
#Trump #law #fascism #tyranny #dissent #democracy #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech
https://apnews.com/article/trump-fbi-congress-80c1a1ffbbaa3a12e63745356f2377f3?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-11-25-Breaking+News
The #Pentagon says it is investigating #Democratic Senator & former astronaut #MarkKelly of Arizona for possible breaches of #military #law after Kelly joined a handful of other lawmakers in a video that called for US troops to refuse unlawful orders - which happens to be required by military law. Ridiculous.
#Trump #LegalEthics #RevengePolitics
https://apnews.com/article/pentagon-mark-kelly-troop-investigation-4882f76b05dcdfa3060c284c2c84dd12?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-11-24-Breaking+News
vruz
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Joint Leadership Statement About Donald #Trump’s #DeathThreats Against
Democratic Members
#House #Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark & Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar released the following statement:
#PoliticalViolence has no place in America.
Representatives Jason Crow, Chris DeLuzio, Maggie Goodlander & Chrissy Houlahan & Senators Mark Kelly & Elissa Slotkin all served our country with tremendous patriotism & distinction.
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Joint Leadership Statement About Donald #Trump’s #DeathThreats Against
Democratic Members
#House #Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark & Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar released the following statement:
#PoliticalViolence has no place in America.
Representatives Jason Crow, Chris DeLuzio, Maggie Goodlander & Chrissy Houlahan & Senators Mark Kelly & Elissa Slotkin all served our country with tremendous patriotism & distinction.
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Lisa Melton
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As an unprecedented #immigration crackdown enters a 3rd month, a growing number of #Chicago residents are fighting back against what they deem a #racist & aggressive #overreach of the federal govt. The #Democratic stronghold’s response has tapped established activists & everyday residents from wealthy suburbs to working class neighborhoods.
#resist #Trump
https://apnews.com/article/chicago-immigration-protest-arrests-agent-police-whistles-df72b2ba4e57befc085d692d227363b8
As an unprecedented #immigration crackdown enters a 3rd month, a growing number of #Chicago residents are fighting back against what they deem a #racist & aggressive #overreach of the federal govt. The #Democratic stronghold’s response has tapped established activists & everyday residents from wealthy suburbs to working class neighborhoods.
#resist #Trump
https://apnews.com/article/chicago-immigration-protest-arrests-agent-police-whistles-df72b2ba4e57befc085d692d227363b8
As an unprecedented #immigration crackdown enters a 3rd month, a growing number of #Chicago residents are fighting back against what they deem a #racist & aggressive #overreach of the federal govt. The #Democratic stronghold’s response has tapped established activists & everyday residents from wealthy suburbs to working class neighborhoods.
#resist #Trump
https://apnews.com/article/chicago-immigration-protest-arrests-agent-police-whistles-df72b2ba4e57befc085d692d227363b8
#Trump went on to suggest that the question was a “desecration” of the memory of those who had recently died in floods in the Texas Hill Country.
It was a strangely aggressive reaction from the man whose most fervent supporters had spent years talking about #Epstein, the…convicted #SexOffender who died in prison [during Trump’s first term🤨] before his last trial, in which he faced charges for #SexTrafficking minors.
#law #criminal #BestFriendsForever #rape #RapistInChief #EpsteinFiles #CoverUp
During the 2024 campaign, #Trump, when asked, pledged to release documents related to the investigation, commonly referred to as the “ #EpsteinFiles.” A key tenet of the #CultOfPersonality around Trump was the belief that his second presidency would result in the #Epstein documents revealing a secret #cabal of #Democratic #pedophiles [ #QAnon #ConspiracyTheories which Trump leaned into].
#law #criminal #BestFriendsForever #rape #SexualAssault #SexTrafficking #RapistInChief #felon47 #CoverUp
bhaugen
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It manages the contradiction not by overcoming it but by exporting its #costs. Through #imperialism, social #democratic states extract cheap #labor & natural #resources from the #globalSouth, allowing them to sustain prosperity, high #wages, & #welfare systems at home while keeping #capital #accumulation intact.
#Politics #Democrats #Republicans #Liberals #Conservatives #Vote #Election #DemocraticParty #RepublicanParty #Trump #Biden #KamalaHarris #TimWalz #Democracy #USA #Musk #Fascism #Fascist
It manages the contradiction not by overcoming it but by exporting its #costs. Through #imperialism, social #democratic states extract cheap #labor & natural #resources from the #globalSouth, allowing them to sustain prosperity, high #wages, & #welfare systems at home while keeping #capital #accumulation intact.
#Politics #Democrats #Republicans #Liberals #Conservatives #Vote #Election #DemocraticParty #RepublicanParty #Trump #Biden #KamalaHarris #TimWalz #Democracy #USA #Musk #Fascism #Fascist