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“He is hurting the people,” Carey said. “He’s hurting the very people that voted for him, let alone the rest of us — he does not care. And you don’t get to stand up there and let it happen if you are an elected official, regardless of where you’re from.” avlwatchdog.org/army-veteran...

The #ElectoralCollege is #DEI for #RedStates

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from senator @chrismurphyct.bsky.social chris murphy's recent floor speech, via @davidcorn.bsky.social ... link.motherjones.com/public/38940...

Gov. Mills: I’ll comply with the state and federal laws Trump: We are the federal law. You better do it because you’re not going to get any federal funds. Gov Mills: See you in court

Teachers teach. We need a leaderful movement, and there are leaders all around us.

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Trump is laying off hundreds @bonnevillepower.bsky.social who literally keep the lights on. We're talking about electricians & engineers, to dispatchers, to lineworkers, to cybersecurity experts. Ratepayers support BPA—NOT federal funding. This is putting our energy grid at serious risk!

after the overturning of roe, black infant mortality has spiked nearly 11% in states with abortion bans: www.reuters.com/world/us/inf...

The Trump administration isn’t complying with the TRO enjoining them from withholding federal funds, and now it’s putting Washington at risk of more devastating wildfires. We need to be in court now demanding an end to this regime’s shenanigans. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Extremism experts say a now-familiar playbook to scapegoat transgender people in the wake of high-profile tragedies is part of a political strategy to sow division and expand authoritarian control.

The author of "Extremely Hardcore: Inside Elon Musk's Twitter" helped us understand how the world's richest man came to have such a big role in the federal government, and why he wants it.

Murphy: "We need to act like a real opposition party in the middle of a constitutional and democracy crisis. That means we should not be moving forward nominees or legislation in the Senate. Ds should not be giving votes to nominee or legislation in the Senate until Rs get serious about this crisis"

Elon Musk—an unelected billionaire with a long list of conflicts of interest and deep ties to China—is hijacking our nation's checkbook so he can block funds that help the American people. It's corrupt—and it's putting our economy & the most at-risk communities in jeopardy.

pushback works, part infinity: apnews.com/article/immi...

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