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“Forty-one U.S. senators could use the filibuster to block most legislation that enables the funding of Musk’s companies. With 53 Republicans, 45 Democrats, and two independents in the Senate, such a push is numerically possible, though politically difficult.“

Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage.

"We've seen similar efforts like this before, and we've seen the Trump administration lose them," Janai Nelson, director-counsel at Legal Defense Fund, told theGrio. thegrio.com/2025/02/19/c...

📢 “He’s trying to steal Medicaid to enrich himself. He’s gutting NASA to line his pockets with SpaceX. He’s looting everything good in America for private profit.” - @aoc.bsky.social at today’s #SaveOurServices NYC rally. The fight isn’t over. Join us: go.savepublicservices.com

Today we celebrate the birthday of two legendary women—Toni Morrison and Audre Lorde—whose words have inspired generations. 🌸✨ Their profound and unapologetic works remind girls and gender-expansive youth of Color that they are worthy of love, respect, and the freedom to write their own stories. 💜

👀 We've got new Community Funding Opportunities up on our website 🧑🏽‍💻 Visit g4gc.org/fundopps to explore the latest funding and paid opportunities from our partners and values-aligned orgs. Have a funding opportunity to list? Submit it via our website for review today! 📩

Shocker of all shockers: Pete Hegseth is in way over his head and embarrassed himself in his first trip overseas as the secretary of defense. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

Since the next step for people like Trump is to blame the consequences of his actions on others, the most effective response to people like this is "It sounds like they lied to you." You can't turn these people into overnight liberals; you *can* shake their trust in the people who deceived them.

from “Parable of the Talents” by Octavia Butler

How much Elon Musk makes from the government a day: $8 million. How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65 Guess which budget Musk and Trump want to cut?

I won’t stop posting this.

Call to action: US national protest on Monday February 17 at your State Capitol or White House. Spread far and wide. End Impunity End Oligarchy End Autogenocide #3E #USprotests #eyesontheoval

As @hcrichardson.bsky.social suggested, call out their lies! Please DO share on your other social media platforms and #Resist !

If I send you this.. I’m with the shits in public.

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“We’ve been here before” @aapf.bsky.social pod.link/1441348908/e...

I'm going to pick up today.

The Sisterhood Panel is back! Join Holli Holliday, Maya Wiley, Angela Rye, and Janai Nelson as they share facts, and offer guidance for navigating what’s next. 🗓️ Sunday, 8:30 PM ET / 5:30 PM PT 🔗 Register now: bit.ly/WWBWSundayCall 💜 Don’t miss this chance to gain insights. #WinWithBlackWomen

The goal is to physically, mentally and morally exhaust you, so they can #startthesteal while everyone cowers or checks out. Don’t let them have their way.

As Trump pardoned almost all of the Jan. 6th insurrectionists, lest we forget that President Andrew Johnson pardoned almost all Confederates. And in due time, they regained power, framed antiracist Reconstruction policies as anti-White. . .1/2

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#DEI is being weaponized by Trump and Project 2025, but it’s been a cornerstone of progress in America, benefiting everyone. On this week’s Assembly Required, I talked with Kenji Yoshino about why we must define, defend, and expand DEI for our country’s future. Listen: crooked.com/podcast/why-...