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Rep Raskin has been great. Rep Ocasio-Cortez has been great. And Rep Frost and Rep Crockett. Senator Murphy. Maybe no one knew exactly what to do. But such people laid down a clear marker. Let’s respect these and other elected federal representatives who stood out these first few weeks.

submitted 23 hours ago • 1272 comments

I am the great-grandson of a man who led his family out of the shtetl to a strange land in search of a better life. I am the grandson of the three-year-old boy on that journey. As you know, my name is Marc, but my Hebrew name is Elhanan—after the warrior in David’s army who slew a powerful giant.

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Protests happen when they happen, if you can only show up on certain days show up on those days, if no protest is available on your dates then organize one, open your own spaces. Protests need to be daily, but not everyone is expected to show up daily. Do what you can when you can. Just show up.

submitted 1 day ago • 83 comments

I understand that their goal is to harm a lot of marginalized people. We each need to do what we can to protect the vulnerable. I really get this and ALSO I just need as many people as possible who are able to do so to notice that these people are pathetic. They truly are. Just ridiculous.

submitted 1 day ago • 30 comments

🗣️ @aoc.bsky.social out fighting for the people & federal workers: “Every day our job is to wake up and say ‘what can I do today?’ — There is no act too small. Every action matters.” 🇺🇸

submitted 2 days ago • 965 comments

A good moment to remember the Russia thing was always real. Trump's goal is to help Russia and Putin, always has been. He's trying to throw our democratic allies under the bus and America as well. Again, the Russia thing was always real.

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The UK has a shadow cabinet - political positions within the party that isn’t in power - and so should we. Plus, we need weekly press briefings led by @petebuttigieg.bsky.social on the state of the union. Business-as-usual time is over.

submitted 5 days ago • 893 comments

imagine your reaction if you were told a decade ago that in 2025 Mitch McConnell would be the only Senate Republican willing to stand up to a Putinist takeover of the US intelligence agencies

submitted 10 days ago • 228 comments

Raskin: "The wrecking ball of rightwing authoritarianism is swinging right through Congress and coming directly at the freedoms of the press and the people. The self-appointed CEO of this operation is the unelected bureaucrat and aspiring techno-dictator, Elon Musk ... "

submitted 10 days ago • 97 comments

“Trump has packed so much illegal, unconstitutional, lawless activity into three-and-half weeks that the press, politicians, and many Americans have already forgotten or normalized activity that can only be described as a coup.” — Robert Hubbell Newsletter Feb. 13, 2025

submitted 9 days ago • 112 comments

2. Help Democrats The success of any opposition rests on the opposing party taking power. Next time you want to attack a Democrat for being too much of this or too little of that, realize that you are only helping the GOP. Instead, find a Democrat you support and volunteer for their campaign.

submitted 10 days ago • 212 comments

We can’t say this enough: When people in Trump‘s orbit deliberately lie about how our constitutional democracy works, they violate the oaths they take to uphold the law. & they violate the trust the American people place in them.

submitted 10 days ago • 963 comments

This isn't twitter so you don't need to do the "gotcha" thing for the algorithm, just post about the actions you are taking in your community or to resist. Be the person you want to see in your democracy.

submitted 10 days ago • 108 comments

If you have a billionaire owner or hundred-millionaire investors, corporate advertisers from huge companies, and a corporate structure with many employees, you aren’t “independent” media even though your marketing team tells you to try and rebrand yourself that way.

submitted 10 days ago • 39 comments

Just look at the press, practically salivating. They feed off this chaos. Trump’s instability gives them more headlines in a day than Biden did in two weeks. It’s great for ratings, but devastating for the country. And they’re complicit.

submitted 10 days ago • 94 comments

Sen. Elizabeth Warren addresses Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) shutdown protest: "For every American who doesn't want some weird Elon Musk suck-up searching through your personal private data, this is your fight."

submitted 12 days ago • 46 comments

Do I have this right? Elon Musk - the guy in charge of preventing wasteful spending - dropped $40M on a Super Bowl ad? We could permanently house 800 homeless veterans for $40M. Or provide five million meals to the hungry. Or replace lead pipes in 8,500 homes.

submitted 13 days ago • 936 comments

A message of encouragement from @aoc.bsky.social from those feeling despair (as Musk tramples the 🇺🇸 government): “We outnumber them — authoritarians are like the Wizard of Oz, they rely on their PERCEIVED power, not their actual power. You can resist. Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DFqgcQb...

submitted 18 days ago • 143 comments

Here are the options on the table (which are not mutually exclusive): 1. House Dems bring articles of impeachment* 2. Senate Dems play constitutional hardball and obstruct everything 3. State AGs litigate (and prosecute) everything they can 4. Citizens march en mass

submitted 21 days ago • 4939 comments

It's February which means it's #BlackHistoryMonth & I've said before I love #BHM. This month, I'm going to share a resource with a focus on Black history that I had a hand in making every day. Starting today with my Slavery & Resistance in NYC Walking Tour: Slavery and Resistance in NYC Walking Tour

submitted 21 days ago • 96 comments

Did you know? In 1968, 24 Black men in Pittsburgh revolutionized emergency medicine. The Freedom House Ambulance Service was established to provide emergency medical care to underserved Black neighborhoods—creating the world’s first paramedics.

submitted 21 days ago • 913 comments

How can any of us feel anything other than intensely ashamed to be associated with this? Just incredible cruelty and indifference. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/w...

submitted 22 days ago • 52 comments

We need to amplify this—the Republican House refused Secretary Buttigieg’s request for safety improvements at Reagan International.

submitted 23 days ago • 31 comments

I missed this entirely: The FAA Administrator criticized Space X’s safety record and threatened fines. Musk demanded he resign. He did. On January 20th. www.thedailybeast.com/faa-chief-mi...

submitted 23 days ago • 1051 comments

WATCH: Fox’s @cherylcasone mocks federal workers for being concerned about finding child care It’s so callous and gross that even @mariabartiromo feels the need to step in👇🏽

submitted 24 days ago • 89 comments

🚨BREAKING: After @democracyforward.bsky.social successfully sues, OMB rescinds memo claiming to freeze all federal funding. Follow @democracydocket.com for details. Don't ever let anyone tell you that litigation can't help protect democracy. www.democracydocket.com

submitted 24 days ago • 803 comments

Worth looking through the quotes and replies to this!

submitted 24 days ago • 5 comments

We’re not waiting for Black History Month this year, or ever.

submitted 25 days ago • 7 comments

Please remember that this administration is not “the government.” They are not governing. The government is not the bad guy. Trump and the oligarchs are the bad guys. They are dismantling “the government.”

submitted 25 days ago • 344 comments

Today we launched a website to track how much orange assface plays golf. We’re guessing this thing is gonna get a workout! Bookmark it. Enjoy! More: TrumpGolfTrack.com

submitted 26 days ago • 764 comments

The finished hat. Pattern: Wooly Bear Knit’s Sunrise Hat Pattern. I used left over Malobrigo Rasta in Whales Road and Aquamarine and a random ivory. The question now is to pom pom or not?

submitted 27 days ago • 2 comments

Oh yes they did auto-follow FLOTUS on my Instagram.

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments