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I think some in the Senate have convinced themselves that the backlash to folding will be limited to “the left” and therefore ignorable. Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes. Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.

submitted 1 day ago • 5295 comments

We don't all have to be focused on the same fights right now. There are many fronts & fights. The most important thing is that each of us take up one or two. That's really it. Get to ground, find your people, and fight like hell.

submitted 2 days ago • 57 comments

At the moment, I don't care about 2028. Show me Democrats who will lead us effectively through the rest of 2025, and I'll be open to talking about 2028.

submitted 2 days ago • 54 comments

The Social Security Administration abandoned plans it was considering to end phone service for millions of Americans filing retirement and disability claims after The Post reported that Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service team was weighing the change.

submitted 2 days ago • 60 comments

🚨 Everyone needs to call their Dem Senator right now. They are starting to cave. Tell them: 1. Vote NO on Cloture AND 2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill. Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it. TODAY is the showdown. 🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121

submitted 3 days ago • 2750 comments

Again, Democrats, if we're in a constitutional crisis, don't vote to confirm Trump's nominees, especially not Assistant AGs. Disappointed with @warren.senate.gov here voting to advance Trump's Assistant AG pick Gail Slater.

submitted 3 days ago • 7 comments

BREAKING 🚨 🚨 🚨 US added to international watchlist for rapid decline in civic freedoms Civicus, an international non-profit, puts country alongside Democratic Republic of Congo, Italy, Pakistan and Serbia www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

submitted 5 days ago • 43 comments

Speaker Johnson has rolled out a slush fund continuing resolution that would give Donald Trump and Elon Musk more power over federal spending—and more power to pick winners and losers, which threatens families in blue and red states alike. Read my full statement ⬇️

submitted 6 days ago • 79 comments

A reminder if it’s needed for #internationalwomensday that women have had a voice for many centuries - maybe we just haven’t always been willing to listen … #earlymodern

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

I want to share this training opportunity. Please let me know if it's pre-filled with my info: www.mobilize.us/surj/event/7...

submitted 9 days ago • 17 comments

Republicans are CLAPPING and CHEERING Trump's Tariffs. Trump's Tariffs are a Trump TAX on YOU. When prices skyrocket, remember that Republicans cheered for higher prices.

submitted 10 days ago • 49 comments

What he said about Social Security payments has been repeatedly debunked - so the question isn’t whether he’s lying about this, the question is why. What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?

submitted 10 days ago • 3343 comments

“The days of rule by unelected bureaucrats are over.” Uh....

submitted 10 days ago • 139 comments

Trump backed GOP into a big corner with his “balanced budget” point. The ONLY way House GOP could even think about upholding their “no cuts to Medicaid” swing seat promises and their spending cut mandates is deficit spending and bad math. Now they have to gut Medicaid & hand it to Elon in public.

submitted 10 days ago • 1215 comments

On the one hand, I want to be a part of working towards and realizing a better America… on the other hand, I wouldn’t be mad if the western border of Canada creeped south just a bit.

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

Ending the night with this. Get your hankies A D-Day veteran called a gracious and humbled Zelenskyy a hero.

submitted 14 days ago • 1218 comments

I hate to be the wet blanket here, but Lisa Murkowksi has voted to confirm every single Trump cabinet nominee with the exception of Hegseth. She voted for Rubio at State, Ratcliffe at CIA, Gabbard at DNI, and Noem at DHS. So, forgive me, but this rings incredibly hollow.

submitted 13 days ago • 224 comments

“How we choose and what we choose make a difference in what we become and in what the world becomes.” — Saint Bonaventure I think about this quote almost everyday. Everything thing we do matters. Every choice we make—or fail to make me—affects what we become and what the world becomes.

submitted 14 days ago • 1 comment

If the Democrats had any sense at all, they would leave DC en mass on Tuesday and go home to their local communities and work from there.... Talk to constituents etc...

submitted 14 days ago • 29 comments

We are shutting down our online store at midnight Eastern in solidarity with the 2/28 Economic Blackout. We’ll be back on 3/1. Also, sorry about the long shipping timeframes and the lack of shirts—we’re working hard to catch up! We use small U.S. suppliers for our products.

submitted 15 days ago • 572 comments

You have to be willing to try shit and to be wrong and then to keep trying.

submitted 15 days ago • 24 comments

I think that it's important to share examples of visible dissent. Normalcy bias is real. Sharing how people continue to dissent is helpful.

submitted 16 days ago • 24 comments

Thinking a lot about the kin-dom of God and our not only failure but down right resistance to imagine this reality.

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

Spending isn't a “conspiracy” just because Musk doesn’t know how to read usaspending.gov. A program isn't waste just because it doesn’t help the richest man in the world. It isn't fraud just because he doesn’t like it. A law is not illegal just because he disagrees with it.

submitted 20 days ago • 76 comments

It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too. EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them. Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)

submitted 28 days ago • 1910 comments

Thank you @murray.senate.gov and @cantwell.senate.gov for listening and for holding the line! Thank you for voting NO on the latest confirmation. Keep calling your reps, Washingtonians!!!

submitted 38 days ago • 0 comments

This week has been about connecting with others who want to build deeper community in our city. I’m thankful for the conversations and eager to move forward and get to work.

submitted 120 days ago • 0 comments

I am angry and devastated.

submitted 128 days ago • 1 comment

The surprise guest was YOU all along.

submitted 204 days ago • 0 comments

Them: trust your gut My Gut: eat all 12 donuts & the 2 apple fritters

submitted 205 days ago • 22 comments

Who should I read if I’m digging into the Gospel of Mark (particularly chapter 7)? Give me your recs!

submitted 211 days ago • 3 comments

How is it okay for an airline to charge you for a ticket that includes seat selection and then NOT allow you to select a seat?

submitted 266 days ago • 0 comments

The oldest deep-sea shipwreck was just discovered -- a Bronze Age ship filled with Canaanite storage jars. It's being excavated now from a mile deep 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/olde...

submitted 267 days ago • 9 comments

I shouldn’t be allowed to make decisions when I’m in a good mood. Anyways, I’m preaching in ten days on Mother’s Day… and performing the day before at a fundraiser.

submitted 316 days ago • 0 comments

It’s one of those sunny PNW days where you feel like you’ve been resurrected and all things are shiny and new. ☀️

submitted 328 days ago • 0 comments

I was today years old when I learned that the Go-Gos were singing “Our Lips Are Sealed” and not “Ollie Lucile.”

submitted 330 days ago • 0 comments

You’re gonna need some time to process Civil War.

submitted 335 days ago • 0 comments

There are a lot of problems that beset academia. This 👇 is one of the worst. How can we defend ourselves from the Rufos and DeSantises of the world when many of us can't even respect our colleagues enough to help equitably distribute labor?

submitted 343 days ago • 17 comments

The Redwoods are amazing and totally worth the trip.

submitted 344 days ago • 0 comments

I’m hitting that “I’ve been away from work for a week and I’m starting to wonder if I even remember how to do my job” part of vacation.

submitted 344 days ago • 0 comments