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Rev. William Barber arrested while praying in the People’s House

submitted 3 days ago • 8 comments

To connect some dots: since at Dept of Energy there’s no DEI grants to be cancelled, they went straight for cancelling all of them. Which is to say, “DEI is a problem” is a pretext in context of science funding. And we should all be clear on that. 🧪⚛️🔭

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

How many times do we have to say it? Elon Musk, his DOGE, and his billionaire friends have NO business accessing workers’ private Social Security information.

submitted 10 days ago • 2 comments

Go Harvard.

submitted 10 days ago • 45 comments

Re-upping this:

submitted 40 days ago • 11 comments

For most Mainers, April 13 probably doesn’t ring much of a bell (other than, “Uh oh, it's two days until Tax Day!”). Turns out, 4/13 is also the anniversary of one of the greatest wins for workers’ rights in our state’s history: the end of the Skowhegan strike. (1/8)

submitted 12 days ago • 1 comment

The Founders were so committed to postal service they included it in the Constitution. So the people who claim to revere it are FOS and ahistorical wanting to privatize it. And if they want to go with "doesn't say you can't", then they're even bigger hypocrites given how they cling to it.

submitted 13 days ago • 15 comments

This, from @kaminskimed.bsky.social on Tr*mp’s weaponization of ant!s3mitism, is powerful: “I fear the day we will be blamed for the destruction of American science, and the real antisemitic wave that will follow.” Gift link below 👇

submitted 14 days ago • 1 comment

Sen Van Hollen met with El Salvador's Vice President Félix Ulloa, who told him that the reason they are holding Kilmar Abrego Garcia at CECOT is because the Trump admin is paying them to do so. They also provided no evidence that Abrego Garcia is part of MS-13 or committed any crimes.

submitted 15 days ago • 87 comments

And if they had the power to spring Tate out of Romania, they have the power to spring Abrego García out of El Salvador.

submitted 15 days ago • 122 comments

“It’s amazing that others in this room underwrote electing a man who, in the last week, single-handedly destroyed all of American science. It’s amazing how much good science you can destroy with $320 million and RFK Jr, very fast.” — Seth Rogen’s censored remarks presenting the Breakthrough Prize

submitted 16 days ago • 270 comments

Happy Jackie Robinson Day. It is important to remember our history. All of it. He who forgets the past is doomed to repeat it.

submitted 16 days ago • 45 comments

Since the start of the Trump Administration, thousands of constituents have contacted my office who are concerned about Elon Musk’s access to their private data. I’ve filed a discharge petition, which starts the process to force a vote on my bill to end Musk’s illegal access to your data.

submitted 17 days ago • 28 comments

Wouldn't it be nice if every news outlet that covered the Bukele Oval Office meeting noted: District court wrote: Abrego Garcia "has never been charged with or convicted of any crime."⤵️ Fourth Circuit: The government presented "NO EVIDENCE" of MS-13 affiliation. Abandoned argument before court. ⤵️

submitted 17 days ago • 172 comments

70 years ago yesterday, a new vaccine was the cause for celebration:

submitted 18 days ago • 2 comments

No one should be above the law, most especially the President. Ignoring a Supreme Court ruling to facilitate Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return isn't just cruel; it's unconstitutional. They're saying the quiet part aloud — if they get away with it now, they'll do it to anyone.

submitted 17 days ago • 362 comments

Immensely impressed. Hats off to both Harvard, as well as faculty, alumni, and trustees who made this possible - including, importantly, Ryan Enos and Steve Levitsky. An important step forward.

submitted 17 days ago • 2 comments

Smart move. The right-wing is engaged in non-stop PR and misinformation; it requires time, energy, and investment to counter it. Detailed information about the benefits of research at Harvard is a great way to start the push back.

submitted 17 days ago • 9 comments

This is what happens when people who think an Internet search is research are put in charge.

submitted 55 days ago • 3 comments

From our beloved #altGov: 🌈💫Did you know that government jobs used to be awarded through a patronage/ spoils system? This changed in 1895 when Teddy Roosevelt implemented merit-based civil service positions.

submitted 67 days ago • 6 comments

How can you tell that Trump and Musk don’t actually care about going after waste and fraud? They just fired someone at the Minnesota VA whose job was to find waste/inefficiencies to save taxpayer money. It’s all a façade to shell out more money for billionaires and big corporations.

submitted 65 days ago • 74 comments

You're plugged in and have heard comparisons of DOGE and Gamergate in passing. I took a deeper dive — but still a short, breezy read — explaining how it goes much deeper than a comparison. Gamergate was whiner boot camp. DOGE is the Loser Invasion. www.salon.com/2025/02/24/w...

submitted 66 days ago • 33 comments

Remarkable: Trump's own pollster just found that in swing House districts, Dems lead by 5 points and voters want tax policy to prioritize working people, per Politico. Yet GOP is about to brutally slash the safety net and give the rich huge tax cuts! New piece: newrepublic.com/article/1918...

submitted 68 days ago • 319 comments

I believe I do a pretty good job in this column of explaining why public-sector workers are valuable. Please read, @housedemocrats.bsky.social! newrepublic.com/post/191811/...

submitted 68 days ago • 7 comments

GovWayback: access historical versions of U.S. government pages by replacing ".gov" in the URL with ".govwayback.com" https://govwayback.com/

submitted 84 days ago • 17 comments

Donald Trump just made the housing crisis worse by causing the price of lumber to go up.

submitted 87 days ago • 12 comments

So I wonder how many of Trump’s rich friends/henchmen just made a ton of money as a result of Trump's flip-flop on tariffs on Mexico? Kinda feels like Trump took a page out the playbook "Market Manipulation for Dummies."

submitted 87 days ago • 128 comments

BOOM! Bishop Mariann Budde has responded to her critics who told her to apologize to Donald Trump. “I am not going to apologize for asking for mercy for others.” Smash that repost if you agree she owes Trump ZERO apologies!! 🦋

submitted 97 days ago • 521 comments

José Andrés, the founder of World Central Kitchen (WCK), has been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom — the United States' highest civilian honor. Chef Andrés is being recognized for his extraordinary contributions to humanitarian work and the culinary world. The honor was presented…

submitted 117 days ago • 453 comments

I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget

submitted 118 days ago • 325 comments

I had polio when i was 9. I was taken from my parents & placed in a Hospital for contageous diseases- the polio ward. I would see them once a week - thru the glass window at the end of my ward. I could not walk. It was terrifying. Kids died. Iron lungs were awful. Dont let RFK Jr ban the vaccine

submitted 139 days ago • 941 comments

Instead of raising the age minimum for benefits, eliminate the cap on contributions.

submitted 140 days ago • 153 comments

1. It’s time I explained what I mean by rightwing media apparatus. I don’t mean Fox. I don’t mean Breitbart or Twitter. I don’t mean Joe Rogan or TikTok.

submitted 141 days ago • 68 comments

SCOTUS was bent on protecting Trump no matter what. They’re the ones who sat on the case for half a year then gave him sweeping immunity. They’re the ultimate reason Trump couldn’t be brought to justice. Shameful.

submitted 156 days ago • 252 comments

A long time ago I wrote about Marc Bloch as an example of why medieval studies has ALWAYS been involved in politics #medievalsky www.forbes.com/sites/matthe...

submitted 158 days ago • 3 comments

I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget

submitted 160 days ago • 1532 comments