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Medicaid is not for sale. NASA is not for sale. The Post Office is not for sale. America is not for sale. We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.

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Maybe if @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social spent less time on a book tour promoting his new book, and more time rallying the people to save our democracy with every ounce of ferocity and tenacity required, this fascist coup would already be over.

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Cleaner heat, lower bills. 💚 The NY HEAT Act is a game-changer, cutting utility bills by ~$136/month for those struggling the most. C'mon NY AM Tommy John Schiavoni, let's make it happen! 🔥❄️ #CleanerHeatLowerBills #NYHEAT Act

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Read the transcript of my interview with @aranshetterly.bsky.social on Substack open.substack.com/pub/writersv...

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Happening now: protesters are outside the Fine Arts Building on Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago this evening. People are in line to see House of Reps Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries for an event tonight promoting his recently released book. Crowd chanting at them, "we don't need a book tour!"

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The City of Boston is leading 40+ mayors, cities, and counties in an amicus brief against the Trump Administration's drastic and illegal cuts to federal research funding—cuts that will lead to immediate job losses nationwide.

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Climate chaos is the biggest threat to farming. Thanks to Musk/Trump, research to help farmers is being shut down while Trump supercharges the climate emergency.

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Is there really a contradiction between identity & class politics? @aranshetterly.bsky.social discusses his powerful new book, Morningside: The 1979 Greensboro Massacre and the Struggle for an American City’s Soul. Listen to the full podcast here tinyurl.com/44wjms6y

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I sent a campaign donation to Ruben Gallego. Won't make that mistake again. He's a poster boy for collaborating with fascism. This is one more vote he made for Trump's Destroyers. heated.world/p/trump-ener...

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This right here.

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FEMA, which illegally fired hundreds of "probationary" employees, now has to “come up with employee reductions far beyond the probationary list," an internal email reveals. #forkoff

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Find out some of the many patriotic Americans who are contesting the imperial presidency of Elon Trump

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And watch this whenever you need a reminder www.tiktok.com/@realprogres...

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Don't let Trump/Musk colonize your brain or flood your attention! Their Shock & Awe strategy is designed to make us passive. Watch this whenever you need a reminder. And take care of yourself and others! www.tiktok.com/@realprogres...

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Farmers devastated by Trump/Musk cuts. Future of US agriculture in doubt. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3oX...

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Our new paper just dropped and the conclusion is: IRA good for America

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From "The New Climate War" (www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/micha...)

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And there it is. Same holds for activists, writers, "free speech" orgs, arts institutions and everyone else who has been silent for 15 months.

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Want to take action against the fascist coup? Check out this: actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-u...

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"Other than Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), who has placed a hold on Trump’s State Department nominees, not a single Democratic senator has placed a blanket hold on any nominees."

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Mayors across the US urge Congress not to repeal clean energy tax credits. grist.org/energy/mayor... #IRA #Musk #Trump #Greensky #Climate

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According to Trump/Musk, it's not OK to say "women" anymore. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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All those Democrats who think all they have to do is win back the House in two years are seriously kidding themselves. As Trump said, "you won't have to worry about voting anymore." They didn't believe us when we warned about fascism and they don't seem to get it now.

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This guy is my new favorite cartoonist. Follow him!

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Cognitive dissonance @axios.com: we're calling it Gulf America, but we're doing it of our own free will. Definition of anticipatory obedience to dictatorship. Hitler called it "Gleichschaltung": "bringing into line."

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Tapping this sign again. Gonna tap it every week. Forget your savvy & your cleverness & your 3D chess. Just skip to the end, where you fight.

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Victoria Christopher Murray talks about HARLEM RHAPSODY, her novel about the Harlem Renaissance and the woman who made it possible. Listen here to the whoe episode! #BlackHistory tinyurl.com/4ncchzsa

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RFK, Jr's Maoist dreams. And what does "addicted to antidepressants" even mean? Opioids? Benzos? Prozac?

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DC folks: Elizabeth Warren, Indivisible, the CFPB union and others rallying outside the CFPB building tomorrow at 4:15

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Climate change communication in the real world — Science Moms has an ad during the Super Bowl this year! Our research shows that 70% of adults in the United States believe global warming will harm future generations. Watch the ad here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYwP...

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More of the Great Unraveling. And this is "ordinary" flu.

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While the Democrats "try to find their asses with both hands" (Cory Doctorow), the AFL-CIO is actually doing something. Join them! act.aflcio.org/forms/depart...

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This is the exact right response from someone who takes her Constitutional oath seriously.

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Democrats want something actionable to do? A way to channel your anger and grief into something productive? 3 congressional seats are open and special elections are coming up fast. We can flip the House blue. So how can you help? @aoc.bsky.social

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To all those saying "shouldn't we root out government inefficiency? What's wrong with DOGE?" a quick background on Constitutional law and why the WAY it is being violated exposes the true motives of the criminals:

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Cory Doctorow on the crypto-con and the enshittification of everything on this week's Writer's Voice. www.writersvoice.net/2025/02/blac...

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"expert reaction to study looking at shipping aerosol emissions, ocean surface temperatures and rate of global warming" via @sciencemediacentre.bsky.social: www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-react...

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Waffle House is now charging 50 extra cents per egg as prices spike under Trump.

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The Trump concentration camps are underway. Who are these prisoners? Will they have legal representation? Will there be independent oversight of their conditions? www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

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Elon Musk is a terrible president.

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Deems need to stop posturing and get real. Throw sand in the gears of the GOP. Sue the hell out of Trump. And lock Elon Musk up.

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Raskin cooking rn

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RASKIN has a message WATCH below link! THEN call everybody to call their Cong/Senator. x.com/HowardMortma...

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