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Class factotum. History nerd. Constant reader. Liberal AF. It's Hobbits we shall be in 2025.
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Check it out!! VIP masterclass by @antoniascatton.bsky.social : how to *stop* accidentally pushing radical change in our norms /terms. *Almost all* of us DO this, in most posts. Print, read, re-read daily, until it seeps into your brainpan indelibly. reframingamerica.substack.com/p/do-not-ass...

1. CONFIRM YOUR SOLIDARITY NETWORKS 2. CONCENTRATE ON THE MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE FIRST. 3. FIGHT WHERE YOU CAN/WITHIN YOUR CAPACITY.

I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped

Hell no

My elderly neighbors get their medicine in the mail…a disruption in USPS service could quite literally kill them.

DOGE has spent the last six weeks on a supposed crusade to audit the government and stop fraud, waste, and abuse. But two federal auditors with years of experience say that DOGE’s actions are the furthest thing from what an actual audit looks like. wrd.cm/420UPoq

1/🧵 Judges across ideological lines are ruling against Trump at strikingly similar rates (84% liberal, 86% centrist, 82% conservative). This isn't partisan opposition to Trump—it's the judiciary functioning as intended by cutting across partisan lines to uphold the Constitution.

Just so we’re all clear, the Supreme Court *expressly ruled* that the president cannot fire FTC commissioners without cause in 1935’s Humphrey’s Executor. Trump’s action here is brazenly illegal under any interpretation of the law as it stands. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

New DEA rule would block telehealth providers from prescribing ADHD meds, testosterone, or any other scheduled med. THIS will be a huge deal for rural folks. Comment period ends tonight. Please comment!!! www.regulations.gov/commenton/DE...

This is sickening

Time to start pushing for impeachment, if you haven't already.

#3E Even if it's not guaranteed, we need to harp on this EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. There is always a chance that Republicans might want an out from this shit. www.congress.gov/members/find... Please enter your ZIP code and CONTACT. Tell them you are a constituent and you want them to vote to impeach.

Reading about COINTELPRO and massive effort the feds put into agents provocateur, sowing discord among leftists so that they would destroy each other, not be able to stay organized, and fall apart from internal rivalry and bickering. You know, like a precedent for social media or something

👇 This is essential 👇

These are e most important #s for the Dems. They should be tracking all local media and influencers in these states and reposting it everywhere The economic pain tariffs can indlict on red states need to be talked about more than anything else right now. It will flip voters.

Meet the first disabled veteran to serve as a US senator. Women's History Month: Tammy Duckworth open.substack.com/pub/sonsofli...

🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 Library patrons everywhere, rise up! The most recent EO targets federal funding of libraries. This will impact grants, interlibrary loans, statewide databases and collections, and systems of support for public, school, and academic libraries. Reach out to your representative NOW 👇🏽

Related: always just assume that the guy who wants you to hire him to build a bomb or kill your spouse or go on the record espousing political violence is a fed.

🪦 New Yorkers are in front of the New York Stock Exchange for a mass die-in to symbolize how these devastating cuts will destroy families & take lives. Deep spending cuts to programs like healthcare, food assistance, and education is a matter of life & death for millions. Congress: #StopTheCuts!

@americanopposition.org's founder joined the #VeteransMarch yesterday to speak to our #Veterans & American people. Please consider supporting their cause & boosting their message. "We are launching a nationwide campaign to pressure every Republican to join us in removing Donald Trump from office."

Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House. We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication. They own what happens next.

Why elite institutions MUST speak out.

You know what stories I would like to read and hear about? People who have been pushed even more to the left/progressive/ Dem socialist side after the last several years-- and after everything happening with the Dem establishment now.

Sharing some resources for people trying to figure out how they might want to plug in if they aren't already: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Here’s another win, from our favorite allergist @rubinallergy.bsky.social We will have a flu vaccine for next season!!! There was a lot of concern that it wasn’t gonna happen but a meeting was held and they did decide which strains to target So bravo to the amazing fighters who made this happen

Morning everyone. Economics was never our strong suit. We're wracking our brains to find a link between the dates and the downward and upward wiggly lines in these two pictures from America. Any ideas?

Hitler dismantled a democracy in 53 days. On day 53 of the illegal Trump administration, We The People claim our power to dismantle this presidency! Make history with us on the National Mall today, 3.14! The #NowDC #VeteransMarch livestream starts here at 12:15 p ET www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeIi...

Heading home from the #veteransMarch held at the NC state Capitol in Raleigh. I stopped by the NC Vietnam Memorial off I-85. #ncpol

This is exactly what I have been saying for a while now. At this point, it’s not left vs right that matters, but fighters vs non-fighters. The Dems, and the American people, need fighters.

She doesn't mention cloture specifically. But I think it's clear what Pelosi is saying here. And I think her saying it is a pretty big deal.

Lutnick: "The best way to actually merge the economies of Canada and the United States is for Canada to become our 51st state ... Canada is gonna have to work with us to really integrate their economy, and as the president said, they should consider the amazing advantages of being the 51st state."

A couple months after TX voted for secession, Sam Houston warned Texans about underestimating the North: "They are not a fiery, impulsive people as you are...But when they begin to move in a given direction, they move with the steady momentum and perseverance of a mighty avalanche."

Love me some @majorityquiet.bsky.social This is powerful www.youtube.com/watch?v=McSt...

Governor Walz is back on the scene and he’s not pulling any punches. ✊🏼 Good to see you Coach!!

VSIP, RIF, illegal firings, possible shut down. Our lives are so uncertain right now. Many will need to leave for good reason. But for those who can, please stay. CDC needs us. Public health need us. This country needs us. Stay and fight. Staying is resisting. #resist #holdtheline

This is a day where it feels to the terminally online like a lot is happening in DC, but in reality if you log off at 7AM and check back in at 9PM, by 9:15 you will be exactly as well informed as those of us following things post by post and have had a much happier and healthier day