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🚨BREAKING: Georgia Supreme Court STRIKES DOWN four State Election Board rules concerning certification and hand counting ballots last year. A big victory for GA voters and a stinging defeat for the RNC and election deniers. www.democracydocket.com/cases/georgi...

oh crazy, it is as if protests have consistently hurt trump since 2017

If & when what happens in LA comes to NY, Adams or Cuomo almost certainly will not stand up to Trump. (Hell, they’d roll out the red carpet.) Hochul miiiiiight, maybe. That’s how we should be thinking about every state & local election - will this person have the courage to stand up for us?

I am in downtown Los Angeles right now and it is completely surreal to hear that Trump is sending Marines here. We are listening to mariachi music. People have dogs. There are teenagers here. It is utterly and completely peaceful. Please tell your friends.

The correct way to connect the authoritarian presence in LA and the Big Beautiful Bill is that the bill gives the government the resources to do this in dozens of cities at once. So if you don't like what's happening in LA, it's coming to your town if the bill passes.

even though LA is a sexy news story, neighbors have been protecting neighbors across the country all year and they will continue to. You have a community right outside your door. Care for it.

America has to one of the only countries in the world that will try to turn a story about crippling medical debt into a feel-good story.

Coco Gauff becomes the first American to win Roland Garros since 2015. The last to do it? Serena Williams. What. A. Moment. 🇺🇸❤️

So moved by this conversation between @staceyabrams.com and @joycewhitevance.bsky.social Power belongs to the people! #resist

I honestly don’t know how any party that accepts this — and not saying the dems have — can ever again be competitive enough to overcome gerrymandering and voter inertia. The man did a Nazi salute. What are we doing here??

Liberals Stop Stanning Anybody and Everybody Who Turns Against Trump But Especially The Literal Worst People Ever 2025 Challenge

must be incredibly frustrating and disheartening to have federal funding that was promised to you for important work suddenly and arbitrarily ripped away

BLUE WAVE 🌊 | Mississippi Democrats fight back and WIN big! From Jackson to Horn Lake, Dems flipped mayoral seats & energized voters statewide. Change is here—& it’s just the beginning. 🔵 #BlueWaveMS #VoteLocal #WeFightBack #MississippiDemocrats #BlackVotersMatter

What if instead they look to hold him accountable for his crimes?

Southern Women talking about democracy: Stacey Abrams joined me for Substack Live and you can watch it here if you missed us. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

NEW: Meet the 22-Year-Old Trump’s Team Picked to Lead Terrorism Prevention One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is the Department of Homeland Security official tasked with overseeing the government’s main hub for combating violent extremism.

A Big, Beautiful-for-Billionaires Bill.

“You see, Billy, your mom died because she couldn’t go to work during chemo and Republicans cut off her Medicaid before her cancer was cured. But Peter Thiel has a shiny new tax-free contract to mine your personal data, so that’s good.”

Extraordinary resource mapping the real world voter-facing devastation of this regime of the bullies, for the billionaires, by the bribes: theimpactproject.org/the-impact-m...

🚨GA VOTERS: Got a letter from the Sec of State? Don’t panic. Here’s what to do: 1️⃣ Update info: mvp.sos.ga.gov 2️⃣ Fill out the form, snap a pic, mail it back 3️⃣ Call your county elections office to confirm status 4️⃣ Share your story—link in bio They want confusion. Stay sharp. 🗳️

Last week in Southwest Georgia, I heard from folks who want the opportunity to thrive and support their families. They're showing up and speaking up and holding their elected officials accountable. That's where progress begins.

Amazing @nytimes project on NIH cuts and grant freezes to cancer, alzheimer's, diabetes and other research: “I would like to cure brain cancer,” Dr. Tanner said. “I think that's not particularly controversial.” GIFT: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

my takeaway from this feature is that in a functioning political system there would be televised congressional hearings over the fact that one of the most influential people in the white house is a total maniac www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Did you read the book about Joe’s decline? Big Bill: No because he’s not the president anymore and he did a good job when he was the president.

Please read this from @jenrubin.bsky.social. Every sentence is catharsis. THIS is why the Tapper book feels obscene. Because it has to be squared with the media’s “cover-up” of Trump’s lunacy. And only one of these threatens our democracy. contrarian.substack.com/p/trump-and-...

DEMOCRACY: “We need to become a powerful majority to turn back bigotry & inhumanity amid this fierce urgency of now—not as a coalition of humanity that agrees all the time, but one united to save democracy & to finally realize the dream of so many who gave their lives to save us,” Donna Ladd writes.

It's possible she may be guilty of this crime, but it's unreasonable for her to pay too high a price for 20 seconds of action. Think of her future! Girls will be girls.

This has been a frightening week. Right here in our city, ICE is kidnapping school children and locking people up without due process. I'll be a Mayor who stands up and fights to protect New Yorkers from Donald Trump—not one who aids and abets his cruelty.

somehow this is still happening?

We’re not just seeing Project 2025 unfold—we’re entering its next phase. On this week’s Assembly Required, we sit down with @dgraham.bsky.social to talk about how we can recognize what’s coming and organize our resistance. Tune in. t.co/tlliH5uvXE

Join @indivisible.org for an intro to phonebanking 📆 Thursday, May 29 ⏰ 5pm ET/2pm PT Learn how we’re going to use it to protect Medicaid, SNAP, & other vital programs by focusing on the senators most likely to vote against the bill. Your voice is powerful. Use it. shorturl.at/0kdOv

if your grand approach to politics is bloodless poll-testing so that you're always aligned with wherever public opinion happens to be, you've already lost

I’ll say this and then I’m gonna step back b/c 2026 IS THE ONLY NATIONAL ELECTION THAT’S IMPORTANT NOW. No Dem presidential candidate wins w/o high Black turnout & vote. So stop making it like Black voters are expendable or that you can serve up any candidate chosen by Pelosi, Clooney or MSM & win.

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if dems want messaging help, stop telling people you're "fighting back." it sounds like you're being mugged. call off the podcaster search, take your ridiculous money pile and try opening some food banks and free clinics. hurricanes are coming and the feds have no plan. looks like an opening to me.

Naomi Tutu, daughter of the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu (and an Episcopal priest herself) fully addresses the lie at the heart of the claim of that white South Africans are “refugees.” Amplify her voice. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb... www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

“.. would also mark the first time in the history of SNAP that the federal government would no longer ensure children in every state have access to food benefits ..” @cnbc.com www.cnbc.com/2025/05/21/s...

i think it should be a bigger story that the president held a meeting with a foreign head of state where he ranted about the most gutter white supremacist propaganda you can find on the internet

Great news! I'm told a few moments ago US Institute of Peace Board Chair Amb. George Moose went to the USIP building where he and legal counsel were able to retake possession after the recent court decision. They were accompanied by a small team securing the building and assessing maintenance needs.

“In multiple ways, Republicans have signaled their intent to steal elections wherever and however they can.” @johnjharwood.bsky.social on how a GOP attempt to steal a state Supreme Court seat is a warning sign for Democrats to step up their game for midterm elections zeteo.com/p/a-gop-atte...

my column/essay this week is on the administration's war on the future, what that means, and the obligation anti-trump americans have to articulate a robust vision of an egalitarian future in response. read/share/etc. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/o...

There are tons of left leaning influencers, creators, with decent followings and little to no funding for their podcasts, YouTube shows, and media platforms. They cover lifestyle, pop culture, personal development and reality TV FUND THAT. Not new political focused pods.

Adriana Smith has been on life support for roughly 12 weeks despite the wishes of her family. This is happening all because of Georgia's cruel abortion ban. The bill was designed to be vague and create a chilling effect on doctors providing essential maternal healthcare services. (1)

There is a crime here that goes beyond denunciation. There is a sorrow here that weeping cannot symbolize. There is a failure here that topples all our success.