politics
Oct 15, 2025
The image features a text-based graphic discussing wealth inequality in America, highlighting the disparity between the wealth of the 400 richest Americans and the bottom 50% of the population. The mood is serious and thought-provoking.
Text in image: The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion. The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion. Read that back. When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
@rbreich
Oct 3, 2025
The photo features a woman with short, wavy gray hair, wearing a sparkling gold outfit, raising her fist in a gesture of empowerment. The setting appears to be a stage, and the mood conveys a sense of determination and activism.
Text in image: Jane Fonda relaunches McCarthy-era committee to defend free speech
(Mohammed Badra/EPA/Shutterstock)
@washingtonpost
Sep 21, 2025
The image shows a line graph illustrating the increase in grocery prices over a five-year period, indicating a rise of almost 30% since February 2020. The graph includes annotations marking significant events affecting prices, such as the pandemic and geopolitical factors.
Text in image: Grocery prices up almost 30% in 5 years
Grocery prices have risen steadily since February 2020.
+30%
Recession
1 Prices spiked again after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
2 +29% since Feb. 2020
3 Prices spiked during the beginning of the pandemic
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Credit: Rahul Mukherjee and Scott Horsley/NPR
@npr
Sep 19, 2025
The image features a social media post by Robert Reich discussing the hypocrisy of Trump’s FCC Chair regarding free speech. The mood is critical and reflective, highlighting concerns about government control and censorship.
Text in image: The hypocrisy from Trump’s FCC Chair is staggering but unsurprising.
It should be clear by now that to MAGA, protecting freedom of speech was always secondary to wielding the power to punish anyone who questions this regime.
Free speech is the counterweight—it is the check on government control.
That is why censorship is the authoritarian’s dream.
1:11 PM • Dec 30, 2023 • 369.4K Views
Please Read: DC’s Home Rule was just put at grave risk by the following dems:
Please Read: DC’s Home Rule was just put at grave risk by the following dems:
Sep 19, 2025
The photo depicts a vigil outside the White House, featuring a blue tarp with a message and individuals in the background. The mood suggests a sense of protest or remembrance.
Text in image: The White House Peace Vigil stood for 40-plus years. Trump’s order dismantled it. Why is Not The Answer!
Sep 19, 2025
The photo depicts a vibrant parade scene featuring a person in an elaborate costume with a feathered headdress and face paint, celebrating Fiesta DC. The mood is festive and lively, with colorful decorations and participants in the background.
Text in image: Fiesta DC Is Still on Despite Fears of ICE and Festival Cancellations
Sep 18, 2025
The image contains a text post discussing historical laws related to freedom of speech, specifically the Malicious Practices Act and the Treachery Act. The mood is analytical and critical, comparing past legal restrictions to current political tactics.
Text in image: History rhymes
• The Malicious Practices Act (1933):
This law made it a crime to speak out or “make fun” of the government and its leaders. This meant that even telling a joke about Hitler could be considered a malicious attack on the state.
• The Treachery Act (1934): This expanded on the 1933 law by criminalizing any remarks that caused “severe damage” to the welfare or reputation of the Third Reich or the Nazi Party.
What’s notably different here is that Trump isn’t using legal means, but financial threats. He won’t approve your merger. He’ll sue you personally. He’ll start a DOJ investigation that will cost you a lot of money. Same effect.
posted by CheeseDigestsAll at 9:08 PM on September 17
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