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I *despise* contacting my members of congress. Part of what pisses me off about the current moment is that I have to do and sometimes several times a week. And yes: it is an important tactic that most of us can do amongst a diversity of necessary tactics in this moment.

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HEADS UP! We need to give this story more attention. This is the next phase - investigations of those who criticize Trump, Musk or SCOTUS. It’s already started. It is a campaign of intimidation designed to silence criticism. wapo.st/3X8d75G

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"Hochul is dithering about whether to use her powers. AOC, in contrast, exercised her 1st Amendment rights to inform her constituents about their 4th Amendment rights. In doing so, she showed that the administration is tyrannical. She also showed that it’s weak — if you’re willing to confront it."

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At this time of trouble for our nation, the words and example of a friend and one of my heroes, John Lewis, are a strong and motivating guide. He shared this in his last essay to the American people, penned just before he passed away:

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Sobering words from @sulliview.bsky.social: “The free press may be going down, but if so, we should go down swinging.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Unions for federal workers have filed a lawsuit to block Trump's mass firings of probationary federal employees — alleging that officials are exploiting and misusing the probationary period. The unions say the firings are "one of the most massive employment frauds in the history of this country."

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[You'll have seen this in lots of my writing.]

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"Will Universities Surrender or Resist?" Scholar Slams Trump's Threat to Defund Universities over DEI

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A very intense dislike of tech billionaires, which crosses partisan lines, could shake up US politics. www.axios.com/2025/02/20/m...

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Good thing Elon Musk has nothing to do with DOGE, otherwise this might look a bit shady www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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Musical legend and humanitarian Dolly Parton has called on Indiana’s Republican governor to reverse course on plans to do away with her popular “Imagination Library,” her acclaimed program promoting childhood literacy: www.thedailybeast.com/dolly-parton...

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It's nearly 5am and Republicans just rammed through their pro-billionaire, anti-middle class budget blueprint. In order to pass massive tax giveaways for billionaires, they're going to defund Medicaid, slash veterans benefits, & force kids to go hungry. Make sure everyone knows it.

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We have over 30 #TeslaTakedown protest events planned for this weekend. Join one or create one in your city at Teslatakedown.com!

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There’s something happening in this country.

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“At one point, McCormick…was pointedly asked about the firings of hundreds of workers at the CDC which is based in Atlanta: “Why is a supposedly conservative party taking such a radical and extremist and sloppy approach to this?” www.cnn.com/2025/02/21/p...

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Remember when Trump/Musk said they cut $8 billion in spending, but really it was only $8 million. How are we supposed to trust these people when they can’t even count their zeros?

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

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I think it would make a big difference in our health if we banned Pharma ads from America like the rest of the world does.

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Rep Paul Tonko (NY-20) has created a whistleblower tip line for federal workers. There isn’t a whole lot that our Dem electeds can do, but this is something I want to see from every single one of them If your elected isn’t doing this, include this in one of your calls to them this week

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"The New York Times has been caught, once again, passing off Republican operatives as “regular” Republican voters in an article intended to show how effectively Trump is maintaining his support." presswatchers.org/2020/10/how-... by @froomkin.bsky.social

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House members are back home this week and I've never see anything like the footage coming out of these in-district town halls. From Milton NY Dems, a constituent of Rep. Paul Tonko talks about the need for John Lewis-style leadership and civil disobedience and gets a standing ovation.

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If you are experiencing rage and despair about what is happening in America and the world right now because of the Trump-Vance-Musk regime, you are hardly alone. But a groundswell of opposition is growing. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/ten-reasons-for-optimism

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Really good piece. Other Democrats in power need to look at what AOC is doing right now and follow her example. One of the worst and most frightening aspects of this moment is seeing how many Dems in leadership roles seem resigned to defeat.

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Catholic Bishops Sue Feds Over Cutoff of Refugee Resettlement Funding https://buff.ly/4hNM6Nh "First, the Refugee Funding Suspension contravenes appropriations-related statutes and flouts the Constitution’s vesting of the power of the purse in Congress.... Second, it is arbitrary and capricious."

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They are emboldened. Trump's pardons solidified a dangerous alliance and history tells us what happens if we let this continue. From me, as a part of our Entrenchment Agenda series. www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/trumps-par...

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Today’s cover of the Murdoch-owned New York Post

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Folks, get mad and stay mad. Republicans have the power to stop a lot of Trump's bullshit but they will only do it if they fear for their seats.

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This is just disgusting. Can you imagine spending an entire legal career and life supposedly invested in the American legal system only to try in curry favor with a fascist by undoing it for him? Shameful.

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oof this is a very good joke / not a joke

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REP. RICH McCORMICK: When you talk about presidential power, I remember having the same discussion with Republicans when Biden was elected TOWN HALL CROWD: *Noooooooooooo!*

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Top Democrat on House Oversight Cmte blasts Justice Dept inquiry into Rep Robert Garcia (D-CA) “This is a shameful attempt.. Mr Martin – an organizer, financier, & legal representative for the January 6th insurrection – is weaponizing the Justice Dept to carry out the President's retribution tour"

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This is a good story about micro impacts of tariffs that could have macro effects The U.S. is trying to build out power capacity to meet rising demand from AI and data center demand Transformers used in power grids are especially vulnerable to tariff disruptions www.wsj.com/economy/trad...

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