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submitted 11 hours ago • 4 comments

This is really smart by @sanders.senate.gov Go to republican districts and push voters to pressure their republican reps. www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...

submitted 12 hours ago • 2325 comments

Good that the Times is tracking his deeds and words like this. www.nytimes.com/interactive/... Next level would be to organize all the known steps in democracy's replacement by authoritarian governance, and report it as news when he reaches them, so that we know where we are— and what remains.

submitted 11 hours ago • 24 comments

No kings. No tyrants. Not now. Not ever.

submitted 13 hours ago • 42 comments

Listen to @radiofreetom.bsky.social! "Now that Trump has captured the intelligence services, the Justice Department, and the FBI, the military is the last piece he needs to establish the foundations for authoritarian control of the U.S. government."

submitted 1 day ago • 325 comments

What the US can learn from South Koreans who stopped an authoritarian power-grab wagingnonviolence.org/2025/02/less...

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

“When you talk about tyranny, when you talk about presidential power, I remember having the same discussion with Republicans when Biden was elected.” #gapol www.ajc.com/politics/mcc...

submitted 2 days ago • 9 comments

WaPo Page One: “If you’re going to just yell at me, that’s not going to be an effective town hall,” McCormick said .. “But we’re pissed!” a woman shouted. #GA07 www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

submitted 1 day ago • 1285 comments

I will use every tool at my disposal to protect this country from Trump. I will litigate to defend voting rights until there are no cases left to bring. I will speak out against authoritarianism until my last breath. I will not back down. I will not bow or scrape. I will never obey.

submitted 2 days ago • 512 comments

Dear @cnn.com, The judge did not “vacate” the trial. He adjourned it. Then he appointed an amicus curiae to argue against dismissing the charges. Who writes your headlines?

submitted 2 days ago • 1044 comments

There’s something happening in this country.

submitted 2 days ago • 756 comments

Focus on the positive: this has overall been a really bad week for Trump! open.substack.com/pub/theweekl...

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

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

submitted 2 days ago • 568 comments

Senate Republicans just BLOCKED Sen. Ossoff’s amendment to protect children’s and maternal health care through Medicaid.

submitted 3 days ago • 176 comments

I don't think the Dems can stop the firings. But why aren't they proposing legislation that assures those that took the buyout get paid , and that all that are fired, get at least a year severance and health benefits? And any one with a health condition is covered the entire time they are sick?

submitted 3 days ago • 5046 comments

President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.

submitted 4 days ago • 2878 comments

DOGE in practice: Disabled Army veteran who has 4 kids and did 3 tours overseas is fired from his job at Bronx VA hospital

submitted 5 days ago • 454 comments

If you’re not confirmed by the Senate then you have no business meddling in the lives of MILLIONS of Americans We are suing DOGE for violating the constitution & illegally seizing power I’ll discuss tonight @ 8PM ET on @insidewithpsaki.msnbc.com 👇 statedemocracydefenders.org/fund/new-law...

submitted 6 days ago • 1251 comments

A must read---> "What can regular Americans do? Perhaps most crucially, they can stay informed and engaged.They can keep track of what’s happening, not just throw up their hands and think only of sports, entertainment and family life." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

submitted 6 days ago • 27 comments

Four weeks. 70+ lawsuits against the Trump administration. Seven to watch, and why: https://buff.ly/4hCsxHn

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

Weekend action: The Justice Dept. has asked the US Supreme Court to let Trump fire the head of an independent US agency that protects government whistleblowers

submitted 7 days ago • 5 comments

Trump turns to Supreme Court for first time as he seeks to oust officials who don't embrace his views. w/ @zoetillman.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

President Donald Trump asked the US Supreme Court to let him fire the head of an independent US agency that protects government whistleblowers, according to a person familiar with the filing. via @gregstohr.bsky.social @zoetillman.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

submitted 7 days ago • 32 comments

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing. So don’t be inactive." -- Alexei Navalny (June 4, 1976 – February 16, 2024).

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Did you know that the CDC's work goes way beyond responding to outbreaks? They're also vital for tracking long-term health issues like tobacco use, which has devastating, chronic consequences. #publichealth #CDC #tobacco #quitthenic #chronicdisease

submitted 7 days ago • 26 comments

Continually ruling by decree is un-American.

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

No surprises here: “While the immense cuts are framed as a means of removing waste, they may also become a boon to private companies – including Musk’s own businesses “ www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

submitted 7 days ago • 189 comments

Why does This Week with ABC continue to have Reince Priebus on the panel?

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submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.

submitted 9 days ago • 2697 comments

What do you think, @petebuttigieg.bsky.social ?

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

Good advice ⬇️

submitted 10 days ago • 507 comments

Danielle R. Sassoon, Manhattan’s acting U.S. attorney, resigned on Thursday rather than obey a Justice Department order that she drop a corruption case against New York City’s mayor, Eric Adams, that she had championed, according to three people with knowledge of the matter.

submitted 10 days ago • 612 comments

This is incredible. The source code for the new DOGE “official US government website” points to X as its primary source of authority. Sharing links to the DOGE site sends users to x dot com. www.wired.com/story/doge-w...

submitted 10 days ago • 115 comments

Scoop: The databases powering DOGE.gov are insecure, and people outside the government have already pushed their own updates to the site to prove it: www.404media.co/anyone-can-p...

submitted 9 days ago • 439 comments

It's a giant middle finger not just to military spouses and U.S. servicewomen but to women everywhere as credibly accused domestic abuser Sean Parnell is named Pentagon's chief spokesman In Trump's America, the violent misogyny is the point. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/sean...

submitted 9 days ago • 11 comments

Today's news: -Tesla not awarded a $400m EV contract, State Dept says -Russia should rejoin G7: Trump -US aid freeze undercuts Mexico anti-fentanyl efforts -Hamas recommits to Saturday hostage release -Armed men in eastern DRC raped hundreds of children: UNICEF 👇 www.justsecurity.org/107951/early...

submitted 9 days ago • 5 comments

YOUR HELP NEEDED: Today a Federal judge in R.I. ordered the Trump admin to re-start all federal grant payments. If you've got a federal contract, and your funding is still frozen despite that order, please let us know here. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/u...

submitted 13 days ago • 4 comments

I am thinking of Caroline Kennedy tonight. She was brave enough to speak out against the cabinet nomination of her cousin, who will undoubtedly (and unfortunately) be confirmed tomorrow. And Trump taking over the board of the Kennedy Center must be painful for her.

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

Let’s call it’s the Gulf of Hubris.

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submitted 11 days ago • 383 comments

BREAKING: NIH admits funding freeze is illegal, will resume issuing grants open.substack.com/pub/populari...

submitted 11 days ago • 135 comments

Do you remember when people lost their bloody minds because President Clinton appointed his wife to lead a task force charged with developing a comprehensive plan for universal health care? That seems so quaint now. 1/2

submitted 11 days ago • 1 comment