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That's my senator! 🔥

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“Together, you and he are dismantling our government, undermining the rule of law and harming the most vulnerable in our society.”

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Hard to fathom the stupidity of slashing a program that helps high school students with disabilities transition to the workforce... ... because "transition" is part of the program name. 🙀🙀🙀

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BREAKING: The Associated Press sues three Trump administration officials over access to presidential events, citing the First Amendment.

submitted 2 days ago • 353 comments

Newsletter, day 19:

submitted 2 days ago • 16 comments

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

submitted 3 days ago • 1928 comments

I thought there was still hope a few Republicans wouldn't green light a lawless state. But here we are.

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Hell yes 💥

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okay this did make me laugh

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🤯🤯 Fellow parents of neurodiverse kids, we need to talk....

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Not all that familiar with the New Testament, so perhaps some of the good Christians who serve in the Trump administration could explain how this gibes with their deeply held beliefs. Remarkable reporting via a 5-person NYT team. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/w...

submitted 5 days ago • 104 comments

The Indigenous People of North America have decided to go back to calling the Gulf of Mexico, “Chalchiuhtlicueyecatl”. It is what the Nahuatl People originally called it as it is the domain of the goddess Chalchiuhtlicue, who is assoc w/water bodies, including the Gulf of Mexico.

submitted 9 days ago • 1052 comments

It's about gutting the civil service and returning to the corrupt & corrupting patronage system.

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NAACP lists companies that dropped DEI in its tactical spending guide for Black Americans. People of all backgrounds are encouraged to use the Black Consumer Advisory. apnews.com/article/blac...

submitted 7 days ago • 21 comments

Our colleagues at the @AP are the best in the business, total professionals and straight as they come. Since I started covering the White House in 1996, no president has punished a mainstay of the press pool to enforce his personal choice of what words they use in their stories.

submitted 8 days ago • 132 comments

Sheryl Crow: “My parents always said you are who you hang out with. There comes a time when you have to decide who you are willing to align with. So long Tesla. Money donated to NPR, which is under threat by President Musk, in hopes the truth will…find its way to those willing to know [it].”

submitted 8 days ago • 358 comments

Rebecca Solnit: "In my dreams, we see ourselves as citizens, not just consumers, see in each other future allies, not people who made different choices in the past. We remember our power and we exercise it." www.meditationsinanemergency.com/members/?tok...

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"The earth turns and hangs upon nothing." ✨️✨️ This poem by Hannah Bonner in Sleet Magazine's resistance issue feels spot on, devastatingly so. www.sleetmagazine.com/selected/bon...

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Welp, I had a really fun hour having a dance party with my kiddo before I was stupid enough to check the latest headlines. F'ing hell.

submitted 18 days ago • 1 comment

Elon Musk is committing a lot of felonies. He belongs in jail, and so do his criminal associates. He may not comprehend that. And if and when he does it may make him more reckless. No assumptions about where we go from here.

submitted 18 days ago • 40 comments

Hey Minnesota peeps, here's a chance to make your voice heard. The more, the better. Let's show up!💥✨️ www.mobilize.us/indivisiblet...

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

Now is a good time to read DO THE WORK by @megpillow.bsky.social & @roxanegay.bsky.social. It’s a great resource & workbook on power & how we can wield it to make change. It’s very accessible. It would be a great tool for high school & college students.

submitted 19 days ago • 1 comment

Approximately 20 members of Elon Musk’s staff have begun working within the Education Department. They have gained access to multiple sensitive internal systems, including a financial aid dataset containing the personal information of millions of students enrolled in the federal student aid program.

submitted 19 days ago • 927 comments

Calling all flash non-fiction writers! We’re open now through Feb. 15 on the theme of GROWTH 🌱 Send us your weird, your wonderful, your moving - we’d love to read your work open.substack.com/pub/inaflash...

submitted 21 days ago • 1 comment

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"Europeans who witnessed democracy crumble before their eyes have some words of advice for Americans now entering the second Trump era.... stay united, safeguard your civic institutions and never, never give up." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

submitted 20 days ago • 15 comments