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Red-state Democrat helping Democrats fight everywhere; ED of Every State Blue. Champion of grassroots action. Recovering lawyer. Gardener. Painter. I've been told I smile too much.
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I’ve never seen a tweet that more effectively communicates how we got to this current situation

Considering the stakes, perhaps they shouldn’t wonder “quietly.”

💙 this piece about @governorwalz.mn.gov Red State Dems are fighting tooth and nail. It matters. Supporting Red State Dems – crowdfunding for underfunded Dems running in some of THE reddest places in the country– is literally what we do at @everystateblue.bsky.social. We can make progress, friends.

The Democrats organizing and protesting and running in the reddest places in the country truly inspire the hell out of me. The massive turnout on April 5 proved it – it's not that Democrats don’t live here. It’s that for too long, we’ve not engaged them.

Actions meet consequences. Just an unbelievable amount of disruption and pain – and it's 100% on Trump and his Republican enablers. Make sure they hear from you. Switchboard: 202-224-3121

⚖️ DISSENT IS NOT UNLAWFUL ⚖️ EVERY TIME WE DON'T SAY, HEY!!! YOU CAN'T DO THAT, THEY DO MORE! #TrumpCrimeSyndicate You've got to make your voices heard 🗽 You've got to speak up 🗽 Next Worldwide Day Of Action April 1️⃣9️⃣✊🏻 #HandsOff2025 #WeThePeople #April19 #DEFENDDEMOCRACY Thread 1/3🧵

This isn't just wrong and dangerous – it's wildly, wildly offensive. I'm actually speechless.

I spoke to a new group who just started organizing in Kansas City. This is their fourth meeting with about 80 in attendance. They organized an empty seat Townhall last month. Keep at it, friends.

Rural America. @hornish.bsky.social @piperformissouri.bsky.social @barnraiser.bsky.social

I WILL BURN THE COUNTRY TO THE GROUND TO SAVE MY OWN ASS. BELIEVE ME. #Felon 🦆 Thread 1/3🧵 2/3 • Stephanie Ruhle fact-checks Trump's tariff claims 🎥 3/3 • Fierce backlash against Trump's agenda seen in sweeping, nationwide protests 📸

“That these Red State Democrats actually wanted to be seen is remarkable. While we may live in a country where our right to protest is guaranteed (at least in theory), if you’ve never protested in a Red State, you need to understand that there’s a cost to doing so.” substack.com/@michelehorn...

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Booker: For people with 401(k) accounts and retirement savings, they’ve lost thousands. I’ve been hearing from people who had hoped to retire this year after working 25, 30, or even 35 years, but now they don’t think they have enough money because he’s taken $6 trillion overall out of the markets.

"If only there was something we could do," say the Republican senators and business titans who could actually do something.

Kristi Noem….certified ba….dumbass. My latest.

You’d think when you’re claiming the richest country in the world can’t afford childhood cancer research you might wait a year before throwing yourself a 100 million dollar birthday parade. But carpe diem, suckers.

Justice Sotomayor, writing in today's deportation case. How many times must she write, "With fear for our democracy, I dissent," before Republicans get the point? Perhaps only when, as the poem goes, they come for them.

In a way the tone is almost as frightening as the substance. The dissent writes like it understands the stakes, and what kind of regime we're on the precipice of becoming. The majority writes like it's hearing a case about whether rollerblades can be taxed as vehicles.

This is Ripley. He was nervous about taking the stairs. May have panicked a bit. 12/10

"The implication of the Gov't’s position is that not only noncitizens but also United States citizens could be taken off the streets, forced onto planes, and confined to foreign prisons with no opportunity for redress if judicial review is denied unlawfully before removal." Sotomayor, dissenting.

“They smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.” ~The Great Gatsby

A-friggin’-men, Rep. Swalwell! I’m tired of these hacks like Bill Ackman and Andrew Yang who enabled Donald Trump and helped elect him now screeching about tariffs. Peak FAFO.

This is @governorwalz.mn.gov This morning. In Zanesville, Ohio. It’s building. Fast. Run. Everywhere.

See what the GOP is doing. Can you afford to pay $316 more per month? Can people you care about afford it?

Dead on. Yes the annual is a bigger number but per month is devastating to most families.

Can we talk about this in a per-month metric? I think it might be easier for folks to internalize. It's like having a new $316 bill every single month. That's a lot of groceries.

Want to catch up on all—yes, *all*—the #HandsOff protests this weekend? @donnermaps.bsky.social has collected Bluesky posts of photos from more than 1,100 cities great and small on this interactive map -->

🚨 Hands-Off Our Rights & Our Democracy 🚨 #HandsOff 🇪🇺🫂🇺🇸 #April19 #HandsOff 🇪🇺🫂🇺🇸 #April19 #HandsOff 🇪🇺🫂🇺🇸 #April19 Next Worldwide Day Of Action April 1️⃣9️⃣✊🏻 “Each one of us can make a difference. Together we make a change.” ~ Barbara Mikulski ~ Thread 1/3🧵

Anyways. Here's a script to use with your members of Congress as the stock market craters tomorrow.

They are making a lot of people desperate, simultaneously. Historically speaking, that is not advisable.

This is a big deal. Spread the word. But it’s tiny compared to the totality of what’s happening at NIH. Cure Research for all cancers, Alzheimer’s, everything is being gutted. Intentionally. It’s all getting burned to the ground but the news isn’t getting out. The new cures won’t be there for you.

Not joking: as of today Donald Trump is the absolute greatest destroyer of wealth the country has ever had

Who's going to tell him that spaghetti isn't an English word?

Bravo to all who showed up for democracy yesterday. Anyone who wasn’t able to attend yesterday, please keep an eye out for the next one. We are just getting started!

I think of the large protests in two red states I know well, Indiana and Tennessee, and know this is correct.

It's word salad. Capitalist Mad Libs. Yes, he says "human beings" – but also says it will be "automated." They just know to add words like 'factory,' 'tradecraft,' 'resurgence,' and 'great' into a response. This isn't an answer. He's just doing the GOP verbal tap dance.

Good thread.