when some or all of this eventually goes bust, the ensuing crash will be spectacularly catastrophic

Protestor outside Maduro show trial is arrested live on air. The US is an oligarchic dictatorship.

Unbelievable. After months of propaganda claiming Maduro is the head of the dangerous drug-smuggling cartel, the US government has admitted it was all a ruse in order to kidnap a sitting head of state.

“Defending immigrant workers is self-defense for the working class.” — Dominic Harris, Charlotte City Workers Union UE150, NC Public Service Workers Union

Nick Shirley visiting an El Salvador prison is one of the funniest dead giveaways that he is clearly a paid fed

These are High School KIDS!

The second fastest growing sector in America in terms of GDP growth from 2019-2024 was gambling. bls.gov/news.release/p…

But perfectly fine with it in America

A “news outlet”, created by an online casino, has a verified seal and uses BBC’s name to spread a completely made up story that will certainly lead many to support bombing a country far away. Polymarket and Kalshi are so evil, holy shit.

This was so on the nose that I burst into laughter

No reporting. No story attached. No evidence. Just straightforward state propaganda.

This reporting confirms what we all suspected, ICE has been built to be Trump's personal army, FBI and secret police. It cannot be reformed. It must be abolished. From the story: "The media is telling a certain story about ICE, giving the blow by blow on the most public horrors

The sheer volume of white nationalist memes/allusions posted from official government accounts over the past year is staggering vox.com/politics/47519…

I love that people who don't believe in climate change are actively engaging in strategic political moves that are fully in anticipation of climate change. It's almost like they don't actually believe anything.

we do not hate these people enough

At the peak of the Gilded Age in 1910, the richest 0.00001% of the US population owned wealth equal to 4% of national income. Now, the richest 0.00001% owns 12%. US billionaire oligarchs today are even wealthier than the original robber barons. Source: open.substack.com/pub/gzucman/p/…

RIGHT NOW: Huge anti-ICE student walkout in Meadowcreek High School in Norcross, Georgia. The protest is one of many actions across the country in solidarity with the Minnesota general strike.

Crowd is so big! There is the arena, and here are people waiting to get in.

Unions were out. Minnesotans were out. Immigrants were out. Neighbors were out. Rapid responders were out. People who were scared were out. Even kids were out. And it's still going! My report from Minnesota: inthesetimes.com/article/minnea…

Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse, was doing what nurses do best — taking action to protect his community — when he was killed by federal agents. Nurses are outraged by this heinous murder. It’s time to abolish ICE now!