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Literacy is activism. Reading is a political act. Books are tools for liberation.

submitted 19 hours ago • 85 comments

EVERY FUCKING WORD OF THIS! We have to take the gloves off! So listen up @housedemocrats.bsky.social and @democrats.org We are ready to fight! And if you fight, know that we will stand beside you every step of the way!

submitted 1 day ago • 78 comments

A defining policy battle is about to come to a head in this country. The Republican budget will force everyone - especially Congress and the White House - to make plain whether they are prepared to harm the rest of us in order to fund tax cuts for the wealthiest.

submitted 1 day ago • 730 comments

“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.

submitted 1 day ago • 569 comments

People experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position.

submitted 1 day ago • 48 comments

Jasmine Crockett is shredding this solo. But it’s past time for the rhythm section to enter this song already.

submitted 2 days ago • 297 comments

Hi, hello. In order to grasp the significance of Trump crowning himself a King, you have to understand that he is literally carrying out a plan crafted by Curtis Yarvin, a right wing extremist, to overthrow democracy and replace it with dictatorial rule by a monarch-CEO.

submitted 3 days ago • 45 comments

Just returned from traveling by air. I feel lucky I didn't perish. And it's getting worse. Please sign. sign.moveon.org/petitions/us...

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

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Trans people exist—and no phobic, hateful, religion-addled bigots are going to change that.

submitted 16 days ago • 33 comments

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Thanks, #resistbot!

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

Persist. Resist. Microdose hope! 💙

submitted 16 days ago • 1 comment

This !!

submitted 17 days ago • 1536 comments

Trump and Musk’s attacks on the civil service—from air traffic controllers to food and drug inspectors—aim to destroy Congressional power, which is the people's power. The real “Fork in the Road” is between democracy and autocracy. Don’t quit on American democracy.

submitted 17 days ago • 237 comments

The logic of the coup that is going on now. And how to resist it. snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...

submitted 20 days ago • 356 comments

Irony is dead in this moment along with common sense. Trump who squawked “but her emails” incessantly, let Musk (unelected/not a govt employee) send his crew of kids in to review classified information & plug devices of unknown origin into the government computer system, compromising everything.

submitted 19 days ago • 362 comments

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submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

We’re here for you, more than ever. Please help spread our page far and wide many are desperately seeking reliable updates on public health, especially regarding bird flu, COVID-19, and tuberculosis. No one can silence us when it comes to sharing crucial health news. Together, we stay strong!

submitted 20 days ago • 72 comments

Please, everyone, drop what you’re doing and read this:

submitted 20 days ago • 206 comments

"The assumption of a democracy is that individuals have dignity and rights that they realize and protect by acting together." snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...

submitted 20 days ago • 20 comments

It's totally fucking NUTS that we went 16 years without airline fatalities, and less than 2 weeks into trump's presidency we have planes crashing and falling out of the sky. All while they're forcing top FAA and FBI folks to resign. Nothing to see here, right? 🙄

submitted 22 days ago • 548 comments

I feel for The Onion writers rn. Every headline they come up with becomes real. "Trump blames DEI for plane crash" oh wait, that's real. "Trump ends gender by making everyone female" shit, that happened too. "Trump opens Holocaust-style camps for immigrants at Gitmo" WHAT THE FUCK???

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

Well said, Pete Buttigieg

submitted 23 days ago • 974 comments

Apologies to the world. America is full of great people. Sadly, none of them are in charge right now.

submitted 28 days ago • 161 comments

Hat tip, @meidastouch.com, quoting @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social DEI=US: “The motto of the US: Out of many, one (diversity). The 14th Amendment provides ‘equal protection’…(equity). We pledge allegiance to the flag…’one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all’ (inclusion).”

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

What’s happening is deliberate. Please read what Swiss sociologist and mental health advocate Jennifer Walter says about how to protect your mental health while staying informed as we go forward. MAGA need not participate in this dialogue as it doesn’t concern you.

submitted 29 days ago • 1 comment

youtu.be/xwwaEuDeqM8 #BishopBudde

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

Note that this is an independent developer building this. But that's very cool. This is what an open network enables.

submitted 38 days ago • 29 comments

Climate change isn't interested in whether you believe in it or not

submitted 43 days ago • 56 comments

If only the incoming guy had an ounce of humility or curiosity; so much could be learned from the legacy of #PresidentJimmyCarter

submitted 44 days ago • 0 comments

Brilliant!

submitted 53 days ago • 0 comments

Congratulations! We are all within hours of surviving 2024 & ready to face the challenges of the decade that will be 2025.

submitted 53 days ago • 1603 comments

If you don’t have a library card go get one. Even if you don’t plan on using it right away, go get one. Keep our libraries alive.

submitted 54 days ago • 120 comments

Jimmy Carter, A Rare Presidential Legacy of Service and Humanity Current elected officials & former Presidents could restore the public's dwindling confidence in our government & institutions if they follow the model of service exemplified by Jimmy Carter. thelefthook.substack.com/p/jimmy-cart...

submitted 55 days ago • 31 comments

Excellent #DailyBeans today by @muellershewrote.bsky.social 🫘 #leguminati give it a listen to kearn more about #8thandHJustice and the wrongfully incarcerated group of young men seeking a #PresidentialPardon. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

submitted 60 days ago • 0 comments

In 1985, eight innocent men were convicted of the brutal murder of their neighbor. The evidence now makes clear that another man carried out this awful crime. Public outcry results in action. Be the spirit of Christmas and bring justice to these men: 8thandhjustice.org/get-involved #8thandhjustice

submitted 60 days ago • 1 comment

Truly.

submitted 61 days ago • 0 comments

“No Democrats voted against the measure, while 34 Republicans abandoned their speaker to vote no. As Jake Sherman of Punchbowl News wrote: “Dem[ocrat]s saved Republicans here.” Democrats also kept the government functioning to help ordinary Americans.” -Heather Cox Richardson

submitted 63 days ago • 0 comments

"With the confirmation of Judge Tiffany Johnson in Georgia this week, Biden has now appointed 40 Black women to lifetime federal judgeships—more than any president in U.S. history."

submitted 66 days ago • 4 comments

Good morning

submitted 66 days ago • 54 comments

If there was ever a time to abandon joy, it would be now. If there was ever a season when despair was justifiable, it would be this one. And yet, I am fighting not to let the darkness around me steal the light from within me. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/dont-lose-...

submitted 70 days ago • 51 comments

Fear of books is fear of ideas. It's fear of democracy itself. Let's ban that!

submitted 80 days ago • 149 comments

What if the “curse” was misstated? May you live THROUGH interesting times!

submitted 95 days ago • 0 comments

I realize I am not qualified for a cabinet position. No sexual assaults. No sex trafficking. I’ve never shilled for Putin or Assad. I haven’t helped persuade people to kill kids by leaving them unvaccinated. And I haven’t declassified information for purely political reasons. I feel inadequate.

submitted 98 days ago • 122 comments