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East Coast progressive shaking my head at the direction the U.S. is headed in under Trump. Looking for signs of life outside of politics, including art, architecture, history, cats, etc. Tumblr blog: https://2bpoliticallycurious.tumblr.com/
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#Protests “ in the streets of New Haven!” Mass protests happening now. Join a protest near you. #3E #HandsOff #TeslaShutDown #FiftyFiftyOne #50501Movement #April19 #NoKings #HandsOff #PeoplesMovement #PROTESTS50501 #HandsOff #FiftyFiveZeroOne #Protest #StopTheCoup theblop.org 👇 👇 👇👇👇 👇

#nyc #protest #resist #handsoff #50501

Wow 👀 Salt Lake, UT continues to show up! 🪧🔥 #50501movement #handsoff #April19

Cincinnati is showing up to protect democracy! #50501 #HandsOff

Sadly, many Americans today don't have the 18th century revolutionary spirit or disdain for royalty. Today, if "King" Trump said of the starving poor, "Let them eat cake," his MAGA followers would not revolt--instead they'd wear "Let them eat cake" on their T-shirts.

15,000 people have gathered in downtown L.A. for the latest stop on the Fighting Oligarchy Tour featuring Bernie Sanders and AOC!! This event is part of what Sen. Sanders calls his efforts to have real discussions on how we move forward "to take on the oligarchs and corporate interests who have…

As Passover begins, I am reposting my open letter to Elon Musk. I wrote it in response to his attacks on me and his suggestion that I suffer from “generational trauma.” It has been the most viral piece I have ever written and I continue to be moved by the positive feedback. Thanks and Happy Pesach!

Trump is destroying US weather forecasting and research because he dislikes the word "climate": "While the phrase 'climate change' refers to manmade influence on climate via planet-warming pollution, 'climate' in NOAA parlance is simply weather observed over time..." www.cnn.com/2025/04/11/c...

I see that Musk continues to take advantage of the most corrupt administration in America's history. I'm reminded that the justices that signed onto the Citizens United decision tried to reassure the nation that corruption would not follow letting money into politics.

You really can't make this stuff up.

This challenge to Trump’s Tariffs is a strong one: www.wsj.com/opinion/trum...

Can you spot Stephen Miller? JD Vance? Elon Musk? Donald J. Trump? harpers.org/archive/1941...

So-called “errors” like this — and like the one involving Abrego Garcia — are likely to become endemic as Trump wields his power with abandon and without even a semblance of due process

“Those of us who have lived in countries terrorized by a secret police force can’t shake a feeling of dreadful familiarity.” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/o...

What hasn't the legal profession, especially the Bar associations condemned this?

President Trump is using the Abrego Garcia case to establish a truly chilling proposition: that no one can stop him from imprisoning anyone he wants anywhere else in the world never to be seen or heard from again. His dream is to preside over a police state. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/o...

“Trump is engaging the full power of the presidency to settle scores. The White House was not meant for petty tyrants on revenge tours. In the biggest job in the world, Trump seems like a very small man.” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/o...

“Collective resistance is a collective-action problem. If people don’t join together in resisting, he wins, he dominates. This is what his base loves to see.” And this is what We, the Resistance must avoid. Only in solidarity can we ever hope to overcome. www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...

Lots of people fear that Mr. Garcia is NOT okay, if he even is alive, and that is why the Trump administration is dragging its feet on this.

Make Habeas Corpus Real: You Have Garcia’s Body, President Bukele. Now Bring Him Home, Hopefully Alive and Well.

House sparrows go completely silent and disappear from my yard whenever a hawk flies over. They don’t help the hawk. I wish US voters were as smart as birds.

We can now add "Censorship is free speech" to Orwell's "1984" doublethink list: “War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.” --George Orwell, "1984"

happy bday computer pioneer designer Evelyn Berezin, b.1925, she "was responsible for the creation of the first airline reservation systems in addition to the original word processor."

Totally tacky! The first time I saw photos of the boxes of top secret files in the bathroom at Mar A Lago, I wasn't like "Oh I'm surprised!". Course not, no one was surprised. But I was shocked at how gaudy and cheap the bathroom was! Such bad taste! 🤣

Bennie and Momo have been binge watching As The Squirrel Turns this morning #cat #catsofbluesky #CatsAreFamily #Caturday

Just a reminder that these are the people purporting to be outraged by antisemitism on campus. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/u...

If I were Judge Xinis, I would order the government to produce, in her courtroom, officials who were in a position to answer her questions and to do so under oath. Letting DOJ continue to prevaricate and deflect responsibility in written submissions seems ... insufficient at this point.

🧵There’s a lot of people out there saying that measles is being brought to the US by immigrants, specifically undocumented immigrants crossing the southern border. Let’s talk about measles and migration. ✈️ TL:DR: Measles in the US comes from outbreaks started by unvaccinated traveling Americans.

They are obviously slow learners

Help us get to 10,000 letters against the voter suppressing SAVE Act! Less than 1,000 to go! Send your letters here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

How pathetic do you have to be to believe that millions of Americans were paid to protest today? Trump and DOGE are destroying our country. The question is why aren't people like Graham Allen protesting? Don't they care about our country?

Hands Off rally in Asheville, NC today #handsoff #asheville

I am obsessed with the penguin Gadsden flag

Bates: He inherited an economy that was the best-performing in the world. But in just two months, he’s crashing that economy with the biggest tax increase on middle-class families in 50 years—raising the prices he promised he would lower, and breaking his number one promise to them.

Facebook and the platform formerly known as Twitter are right-wing echo chambers. Disinformation is widespread there. Don’t believe their lies and gaslighting.

• This is what democracy looks like — in Boston, Massachusetts. • “Hands Off!” protests against the Trump regime are off to brilliant start — all across America.

“Concerns varied by location. In Ketchum, Idaho … one sign showed Smokey Bear and read, ‘Only you can prevent forest fires. Seriously. We’ve been defunded. It’s just you now.’”

The best way to remake a city is through transport. By changing how people move, Strasbourg is changing the spaces they use; transitioning from hostile, car-dominated places to ones more vibrant, welcoming, and resilient to today’s challenges. Rue du 22 Novembre: 2018 vs 2025 (Top 📷: B. Poussard).

POWER TO THE PEOPLE of PITTSBURGH! Hey, Trump! Hey, Musk! Hey, GOP! The people of America are speaking, and you better be listening! HANDS OFF!

‘Terrified’: Republicans in Congress scramble for answers to defend Trump’s tariffs youtu.be/9kwPkqiXXAM?...

I followed the white rabbit It’s easy to get lost in Venice, every street looks the same - it’s part of the city’s magic, I think 🤎 #venezia #italy #photography #cityscape #streetphoto #travel #mood #artphotography #fineart #cinematic #nikon

99.9% of scientific articles on climate change SAY WHAT?!

“Taking pictures is like panning for gold. You do it again and again, and sometimes you find a nugget.” – Raghubir Singh. #Havana #Cuba #travel #street #streetphotography #mono #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography

Fascism doesn’t fly in Philly — or anywhere in America. Hey, Trump! Hey, Musk! Hey, GOP! Hands Off! HANDS OFF! HANDS OFF! HANDS OFF! (Vid via @seankitchen)

Good Morning America! Today is the day, please stay safe and know the eye's of the world are watching. Post your pictures and video's for all to see. You got this!

THIS IS TERRIFYING‼️ Dr. Peter Marks, former head of vaccines at the FDA, just had his last day—forced to resign or be fired because he wouldn’t lie about vaccines. He gives a chilling warning: the U.S. is unprepared for biowarfare—because the response team has been gutted.