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Rise Up for Justice advocates for the rights and equality of all people channeling engagement into action to fight systemic injustice. We organize support for progressives and allies in elections for every office - local, state and federal.
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The Plot Against America www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-plot-a...

The People’s Hotline is blowing up on social media. Clips of YOUR CALLS are reaching MILLIONS of Americans. 🚨 We are looking for real, personal stories about how the Trump Administration is impacting you and your family. 🚨 These calls are cutting through the noise. Please call & PASS IT ON!

America’s heart beats with Ukraine’s brave souls, pouring out military might, funds, and tears to fuel their desperate stand for freedom. We stand with them, united and unwavering. Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦💙🇺🇸

RE: Trump’s Firing of Air Force General C.Q. Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff As commander-in-chief, Trump’s powers to fire or punish military officers are LIMITED BY LAW. www.brookings.edu/articles/doe...

Amanda Zurawski has been named one of TIME magazine’s Women of the Year. Amanda’s Story: Citing the state’s abortion laws, Texas doctors denied Amanda Zurawski emergency medical care when her water broke at only 18 weeks of pregnancy. It was September of 2021, and Amanda was miscarrying. Her…

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Democratic attorneys general are taking legal action against Trump and Musk’s efforts to shut down the CFPB.

The latest Democracy Index from @joycewhitevance.bsky.social tracks the escalating threats to democracy This week's top-lines: ‣ Trump declares himself “king” ‣ DOJ's threats of retribution ‣ Mass firings at FAA, FDA, & CDC threatens lives ‣ WH threatens press access

Have you noticed an uptick in threats coming out of the Trump administration this week? We did! Check out this week’s issue of The Democracy Index by @joycewhitevance.bsky.social for @contrariannews.org. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

NEW: While the agency is allowing disability discrimination probes to resume, the Trump administration’s investigation shutdown still applies to cases of alleged civil rights violations based on race and gender, according to a memo obtained by ProPublica.

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#RiseUp He's a crime against humanity. The question is has he committed crimes for which he can be arrested and convicted. Tick tock - he's dismantling America from the inside-out.

From Eduardo Castaldo. As simple as it is: they are back. Naples, Italy, latest artwork *Click on link for artwork* www.instagram.com/reel/DFNhUrN...

Great essay not just on #takedowntesla but how it's working and how it exemplifies direct action (Waging Nonviolence is always worth checking out):

Some 21 million Americans don’t have ready access to a passport, birth certificate, or naturalization papers. And the SAVE Act would require these documents to register to vote.

Amanda Zurawski, one of the Texas women who nearly died due to the states abortion ban, has been named one of Time’s Women of the Year.

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

NEW: Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared. ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.

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THROW A WRENCH IN THE DEPORTATION MACHINE. Trump’s deportation raids are wrecking lives. Join United We Dream and learn to host Know Your Rights trainings in our communities at a webinar for new volunteers coming WEDNESDAY, February 27th at 7 PM with sign-ups here: www.mobilize.us/uwdaction/ev....

Protests are taking place all over the country tonight against cuts to vital federal services. Here in Washington, people are marching to SpaceX’s offices demanding Musk be ousted from the government.

The Garden HQ is BACK!🏡✍️ Join us every Tuesday in West LA through April first to defend our Liberal majority on the Wisconsin State Supreme Court🧑‍⚖️ Sign up now: linktr.ee/grassrootsde...

The news outside the US noticed you! #3E #USProtests #TeslaTakeover www.bbc.com/news/article...

Columbia, SC #Protest against 47’s fascism 2/17/25

For eight decades, alliances have formed the bedrock of American foreign, trade and cultural policy. But not any more. Europeans, but also America's Asian allies, need to accept this new world, and learn how to live in it. www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

Mary Ellen Callahan, former chief privacy officer at the DHS, explains why the treasury secretary violated the law by giving sensitive, personal data to Elon Musk's DOGE.

NY Gov. Kathy Hochul’s response: “We are a nation of laws, not ruled by a king. The MTA has initiated legal proceedings in the Southern District of New York to preserve this critical program. We’ll see you in court.”

The waste is coming from the White House. 👇

Resisting comes in all forms. Here is a very creative one starting to pop up.

Republicans are gonna try and come for our Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. We must stop them. Call and send letters to your Members of Congress: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

Some bright spots: @runforsomething.net had two candidates in WI primaries yesterday - both won and will move on to the April general election! Congrats to Derek Field & Julia Matthews in Madison.

#RiseUp Leonard Peltier was released from over 49 years of wrongful incarceration. Peltier, an enrolled citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, will reside on Tribal homelands in North Dakota. NDN Collective is bringing him home. www.threads.net/@ndncollecti...

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It’s Tuesday, February 18. What did Democrats do today?

THIS is the person we need on the Wisconsin State Supreme Court! Someone who will uphold the law and the constitution! 🗳️ VOTE for Susan Crawford on April 1.

MLK Jr. was an advocate for economic boycotts. It took the Montgomery Bus Boycott a year to prevail. "Our aim has never been to put the bus company out of business, but rather to put justice in business." Remind Target that bowing down to dictators is bad for business. tinyurl.com/40-days-boycott

This is how the world views the US. Australia calling out fascism, then adding that "Trump is a disaster for humanity and he belongs behind bars, not the oval office."

New piece by me and @leahgreenberg.bsky.social in the Nation this morning. Let me know what you think! www.thenation.com/article/poli...

🚨Trump & Musk are coming for your VA benefits. They’re coming for Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid. We can make it politically untenable—but we need your stories. VoteVets delivers the hardest-hitting ads in politics. Help us fight back. Submit now: votevets.org/doge-tipline

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NEW: A letter from an anonymous federal worker. Please read and share: www.muellershewrote.com/p/letter-fro...

"This is a time of crisis. In other words, it is not one for complacency." Max Stier, president and CEO of Partnership for Public Service, calls for immediate action to counter Trump’s dismantling of the federal workforce and institutions.

Black communities have the power to create positive change. That’s why @FieldTeam6.bsky.social helps register new Black voters & allies in swing states & districts. Together, we can defeat insidious MAGA Republican voter suppression! #Voterizer #BlackHistoryMonth social.fieldteam6.org/s/mCH3JCPk