Amanda Marcotte on #guns, violence against women, & #MelGibson: "Recently, Vice President JD Vance complained, "our culture sends a message to young men that you should suppress every masculine urge." He pretended that it's about telling men they can't "tell a joke," when the real problem is men punching women in the face and sexually assaulting them in department store dressing rooms."

Salon.com

“A safety issue”: Trump wants to return Mel Gibson’s guns, showing the madness of toxic masculinity

Ron DeSantis wants to repeal "red flag" laws that help prevent suicides and mass shootings

Fascinating how people (#Vance, #Musk, #Trump et al) with no empathy (in fact, who celebrate its absence) nevertheless want it, expect it from others. #Ukraine #Empathy #USPol #Karma

Thank you @Paul E. for this message (edited due to character limit). During the Pres. State of the Union speech, [watch] THE STATE OF OUR UNION." from 6pm CT to midnight. To find this alternative we can log into Youtube.com/RolandSMartin, or view this on the Black Star Network (BSN) app. The broadcast will be broken into 30-min. blocks w/speakers inc. Congressional Black Caucus members, civil rights activists et al. The moment 47 walks to the mic, Rev. William J. Barber II will speak. #USPol

Excellent column by Will Bunch: "The goal [of #Tesla Takedown] is both to cripple new sales of Tesla and also tank its astronomic stock price that underwrites #Musk and there are powerful signs it is already working. Many experts say the CEO’s right-wing politics are why U.S. sales of its EVs flattened in 2024 and fell below 50% of the domestic market, and also why Tesla’s value on Wall Street has plunged as much as 21% since Trump’s inauguration."

Inquirer.com

Outside Tesla in the Philly suburbs, the green shoots of an American uprising | Will Bunch

Rage over unelected billionaire Elon Musk sends protesters to Tesla showrooms as America wakes up to the reality of our oligarchy.

#Fascism #USPol

"Although some people claimed Musk’s salute wasn’t intended to evoke the Nazis, Bannon didn’t get the benefit of the doubt." Then why does this article give #Bannon the benefit of the doubt? "Apparent Nazi salute"; "gesture"; "salute." Bannon is obviously a #Nazi, and the #media? cowardly, complicit, and also fascistic. I looked up the writer, David Moye, and don't think he should be covering this.

HuffPost

Steve Bannon

The gesture echoes one Trump ally Elon Musk made just a month earlier.

#Fascism #UsPol

#Musk would be very unhappy to see this ad, which was accepted and then rejected by the #fascist cowards at #WaPo. Would be a shame if it got a head of steam on social media. #Bezos