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Calling the newest effort to complete their hostile takeover of our government by the name they cooked up for it credulously helps them in their cause. It's the Silence Voters Act, the MAGA Monarchy Act, the Politician Protection Act. If you say "SAVE" you're advancing their narrative.

submitted 7 days ago • 5 comments

My friend Christy is on the ground in Wisconsin as a volunteer canvasser and we are fundraising to pay for travel for her and other volunteers for @seedthevote.bsky.social. We are SO CLOSE to hitting $4,000. Can you help us make sure Musk doesn't buy the Wisconsin Supreme Court?

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We told the state’s budget committee that NOW is the time to invest in opportunities for Oregon’s families. While unelected billionaires create economic instability for everyday people, Oregon needs to protect critical services. Many people agreed! #ProtectOregonNow #orleg

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

We expected 2,000 people out in GOP-held Greeley, Colorado. 11,000 people showed up. Something special is happening, folks. Now is the time to organize in every dimension possible and get to work.

submitted 11 days ago • 3876 comments

Merkley: "The best time to take on a tyrant is as early as possible. And this is the moment."

submitted 19 days ago • 563 comments

The President left out "for the wealthy' when talking about the tax cuts he supports. His proposals, which are included in the House budget resolution, cut taxes for the top 1% and pay for it by cutting food assistance and Medicaid. #CBPPJointAddress

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

REMINDER: I will be hosting a telephone town hall TODAY at 4:30 PM PT! I will be taking LIVE questions from you and your neighbors. All are welcome. RSVP to receive a phone call and join our conversation. 📱👇

submitted 22 days ago • 2 comments

My daughter's daycare just sent out an email about potentially needing to layoff staff because new babies about to start withdrew because of parental job losses. So if you're wondering how government layoffs and mass contract cancellations will affect the economy, here's an example

submitted 25 days ago • 257 comments

Well done @mayorwu.boston.gov. WELL. DONE.

submitted 26 days ago • 51 comments

"They'll never cut Social Security" is the new "they'll never overturn Roe v Wade."

submitted 27 days ago • 1273 comments

New op-ed from me: yes, House Republicans really are coming for your Medicaid and SNAP. In this piece, I explain why the Republicans who say, "oh, we're not actually going for Medicaid and SNAP" are bullshitting you. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

submitted 28 days ago • 8 comments

Trump and Vance are the best lackeys Putin ever had.

submitted 31 days ago • 2 comments

67% of Oregon AFSCME members surveyed have faced violence, threats, or trauma on the job. Understaffing & lack of safety measures are putting workers at risk. It's time for action. Oregon needs to pass SB 24 & SB 606 to protect frontline workers! #orleg

submitted 39 days ago • 0 comments

Democrats fighting to defend Medicaid, SNAP and other services while GOP wants to cut it to give away tax cuts to the ultrawealthy. Watch live. www.c-span.org/event/us-hou...

submitted 35 days ago • 1 comment

NEW - Rep. Mark Alford tells fired KC federal workers ‘God has a plan’ at hostile town hall Folks, I've been covering politics for a dozen years in Kansas and Missouri and this is probably the most intense, angry town hall I have ever seen www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

submitted 36 days ago • 512 comments

Debt under the House Budget Commitee's plan would likely reach the statutory limit by Nov. 2026, despite a $4T increase. Trillions in tax cuts, paid for partly by cuts to health coverage, food assistance, and more, will shorten how long the increase lasts: www.cbpp.org/research/fed...

submitted 39 days ago • 0 comments

As activists, we see lots of depressing developments, which can wear us down. So I think it's important to also indulge in all the GOOD things that are happening - something the fabulous @jesscraven101.bsky.social does every Sunday. chopwoodcarrywaterdailyactions.substack.com/p/extra-extr...

submitted 36 days ago • 1 comment

“A video shared by Tarrio on social media on Saturday showed him following the officers, Michael Fanone, Harry Dunn and Aquilino Gonell, through … a Washington hotel that was hosting the Principles First summit, a conference where one of the officers received a ‘profile in courage’ award.”

submitted 37 days ago • 2928 comments

I showed up for the 3 PM Merkley town hall at 1:40, and almost no one is here yet. Did I show up too early? Is the 3/4” of rain we’ve gotten since midnight scaring people away from an outdoor line? PS, Duniway MS is a beautiful building. Lived in YC for over 30 years and haven’t seen it before.

submitted 37 days ago • 1 comment

Democrats are fundamentally misunderstanding the moment: We're not asking them to be legislators right now. We need them to be politicians. There's nothing to be done about the legislative situation. They're right about that. But there's PLENTY to be done as politicians.

submitted 38 days ago • 174 comments

@oregoncapitalchronicle.com is a non-profit news room. They have been doing some of the best coverage of the Trump/Musk madness, and not pulling any punches in the headlines. Please support non-profit journalism that is unafraid to stand up to corporate special interests.

submitted 41 days ago • 1 comment

A source stationed in Germany has sent me emails showing the principal at a Department of Defense school, Weisbaden Middle, telling teachers they can no longer allow books to be checked out until someone has reviewed them for compliance with Trump’s anti-trans, anti-diversity ex orders.

submitted 44 days ago • 83 comments

If Project 2025/GOP forces people off Medicaid to fund tax cuts for Musk, et al, Oregonians will suffer deeply. One proposal will repeal funding that opened OHP for more low-income working adults. More Oregonians than in any other state could lose coverage. #orleg www.kff.org/medicaid/iss...

submitted 46 days ago • 0 comments

These are the kind of direct headlines we need during this era of extreme misinformation from the federal government. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com

submitted 47 days ago • 0 comments

The great Yale historian, Timothy Snyder, expert on fascism and on Ukraine and Russia

submitted 48 days ago • 47 comments

The fascists are checking whether anyone will check them. And if no one will, the assaults will merely increase. If Democrats keep refusing to exercise the limited power they're got, they will have even less power.

submitted 49 days ago • 7 comments

🚨BIG SCOOP: Musk’s DOGE Teen Was Fired By Cybersecurity Firm for Leaking Company Secrets Edward Coristine posted online that he had retained access to the firm’s servers. Now he has access to sensitive government information. 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

submitted 53 days ago • 434 comments

Oregon homebuilders would experience price hikes in softwood lumber, electric transformers and other materials, according to an industry rep.

submitted 53 days ago • 1 comment

www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/art... "The halt of the aid program presents a likely loss of revenue for farmers in Texas and other rural states who relied on USAID to buy crops including rice, wheat and sorghum."

submitted 53 days ago • 0 comments

JUST POSTED! Episode 8 of Charting the Way Forward, a discussion about our new campaign and Dem trust problems. @kramos1841.bsky.social and @danancona.bsky.social were sadly not able to solve the entire problem in one episode, but please listen and share anyway! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

submitted 54 days ago • 1 comment

www.bizjournals.com/portland/new... Nearly 2.5% of Multco workforce is federal. Rural Oregon face higher Trump lob losses. 16% of Sherman County, 8% of Harney, Grant and Lake & nearly 4% of Douglas County face Trump job losses. #orpol @wyden.senate.gov @jeff-merkley.bsky.social

submitted 53 days ago • 0 comments

This list is mostly Black women. It's clear that the entire anti-DEI project is just neo-segregation. It's the same reason they only targeted Black women at Harvard. They don't believe people of color or women should have any positions of power. www.aol.com/federal-heal...

submitted 55 days ago • 22 comments

My latest. As journalists and writers, we have a duty to use language that is accurate and describes our current reality. I’m no longer going to talk about DEI/Anti-DEI. Let’s be clear. We are facing racial purges and re-segregation. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

submitted 54 days ago • 225 comments

Stop falling into the GOP language trap. Stop saying they want to "end DEI." Call it what it is: they want to bring back segregation and give preference to white men.

submitted 54 days ago • 0 comments

Some scenes from a protest by the Oregon Capitol today, part of a nationwide wave of demonstrations against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk. #orpol

submitted 54 days ago • 3 comments

From @jmshumway.bsky.social in Salem and me in Portland for @oregoncapitalchronicle.com hundreds came out to protest Trump, Musk, Vought nomination and what @jeff-merkley.bsky.social is calling "an authoritarian administrative coup." oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/02/05/h...

submitted 54 days ago • 2 comments

Donald Trump and Elon Musk have cut off funding for half of the health centers that serve 400,000 Virginians, forcing some to close, which could mean up to 200,000 Virginians are suddenly without healthcare www.vpm.org/news/2025-02...

submitted 55 days ago • 78 comments

It’s called demographic anxiety. m.youtube.com/watch?si=rxK...

submitted 56 days ago • 5 comments