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Been thinking about this clip from the west wing a lot today, @corybooker.com @bradleywhitford.bsky.social youtu.be/DhhffsCot1k?...

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Proud to stand with members of the Congressional Black Caucus as we highlight the devastating impact Republican cuts to Social Security will have on Black families nationwide. Together, we’ll keep fighting to protect these hard-earned benefits from being ripped away by Elon Musk and Donald Trump.

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Americans know how to defeat a tyrant. And because of the American people today, using the tactics of our forebears, we will ensure liberty lives on for generations to come. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

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A victory for women everywhere but especially in Gilead-Bama. To the ACLU, Yellowhammer Fund and Judge Myron Thompson, Thank you for proving the Constitution is a living document. AG Marshall doesnt control women’s right to move freely & seek reproductive care. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

submitted 3 days ago • 10 comments

CONGRESS UPDATE Everything has come to a standstill • House is done for the week after a GOP division over proxy voting for new moms that caused leaders to cancel votes • Senate is doing nothing because Cory Booker is entering his 22nd hour of holding the floor and speaking

submitted 3 days ago • 52 comments

the constitution isn’t is a word game and the fact that you can abuse the language to produce an outcome does not mean the constitution allows that outcome. the 22nd amendment was ratified to restrict a president to two terms in office, period. that is what it does.

submitted 3 days ago • 245 comments

Senator Booker: I will not stand for another American to lose their healthcare for a billionaire. (…) for another veteran who’s dedicated to stopping the suicide of other veterans to lose their job. (…) for the air quality in my community to be worse because they’re letting polluters pollute more.

submitted 3 days ago • 12 comments

what booker is doing right now is an example of what i mean when i say things like “we need more ambition right now.” there is room in american politics right now for people with ambition to take big stands and reap the rewards. he’s doing it!

submitted 3 days ago • 540 comments

This is what democracy looks like!! Over 650 folks in front of Tesla in Lyndhurst, Ohio #teslatakedown

submitted 6 days ago • 76 comments

used to not have toilets, shade or drinking water cause bosses said it was too expensive. With pesticides we would work too close to the spray. Thanks to Cesar Chavez they changed those things. Join us in marching for Cesar Chávez - Francisco, CA farmworker, 28 yrs #WeFeedYou

submitted 5 days ago • 311 comments

Hiring your brother is the original affirmative action for white people.

submitted 6 days ago • 759 comments

please sue their ass! the death penalty is horrendous

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going to be on with @chrislhayes.bsky.social shortly (i don’t know why i always look so dour)

submitted 6 days ago • 559 comments

Fuck this shit every day and twice on Sunday

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“There is no reason why they’re being held,” the judge said. “If this was a criminal case. … I’d throw you out of my chambers.” www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

submitted 7 days ago • 785 comments

For the first week of Ramadan, Palestinians in Gaza marked the holy month with a respite from war. Then Israel broke a ceasefire with Hamas. The fighting and blockade mean there's little to celebrate.

submitted 7 days ago • 12 comments

RFK is a eugenics freak first and foremost and everything falls downstream from that. he wants excess deaths. he thinks that only the "fit" should survive.

submitted 7 days ago • 1030 comments

was anyone really shocked that they KNEW the “benefit” of using Signal?! like yeah they’re idiots, but there’s also clear intention behind their actions

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Pete Hegseth Blows Into Breathalyzer To Unlock Phone

submitted 8 days ago • 737 comments

So glad to hear Rep. Cleaver showing support for the USPS!

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In case it gets lost in the onslaught of news, today PBS and NPR are defending themselves before Congress. If you’ve never seen this clip of Mr. Rogers advocating for PBS funding, I urge you to watch the full ~6 minutes. It’s incredibly powerful. Here’s to the helpers, indeed. #MomSky 🕊️🕊️🕊️

submitted 9 days ago • 93 comments

The Trump administration's erasure of federal data has put the Internet Archive in the spotlight. The organization, with its small but mighty team, is working to help save the world's digital history.

submitted 10 days ago • 51 comments

Genocide.

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This is why due process matters: so that you don’t make a grievous mistake and round up, arrest, detain and deport innocent people. 😳⚖️👇🏾

submitted 12 days ago • 22 comments

The power of on-screen representation 😻🐈‍⬛

submitted 13 days ago • 608 comments

If a law firm won't risk everything to defend itself, what makes you think it will risk anything to defend you? My advice: Find a law firm that will not back down and will never bend a knee.

submitted 12 days ago • 695 comments

The United States of America is the only major country on earth that does not guarantee health care as a human right. The result: We rank dead last among wealthy nations in life expectancy. We must end that international embarrassment. Yes. We need Medicare for All.

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Netanyahu has not allowed any food, water, or fuel into Gaza in two weeks. Now he has resumed bombing, killing hundreds of people and breaking the ceasefire that had given Gaza a chance to live again. NO MORE MILITARY AID TO ISRAEL.

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Former chair of the Tennessee Libertarian Party 👇🏽

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A midwife has been arrested on felony abortion charges in Texas. She faces up to 20 years in prison. jessica.substack.com/p/breaking-t...

submitted 18 days ago • 223 comments

How is this prediction going so far?

submitted 19 days ago • 1449 comments

10 years ago, when I introduced a bill to make public colleges & universities tuition free, it was called "radical." Not today. Over 100 colleges & universities now offer free tuition to working class students. Now, we must expand that idea to all public colleges & universities.

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"The reason you should care about this is not that it could happen to you but that it is already happening to others. It is happening to people who, we claim, have rights just because we are human. It is happening to me, personally." www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/o...

submitted 18 days ago • 58 comments

This is so heartbreaking

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Side-note: I am an old soul, which is probably apparent enough, but I've noticed a fair deal of folks express that they are only interested in novel things. I, for one, think it's cool to look backward at least enough to see how the world has changed and not just how it is changing.

submitted 21 days ago • 98 comments

Dr. Oz, nominated by Trump to head up Medicare and Medicaid, is all in on the plan to take nurses out of nursing homes.

submitted 21 days ago • 328 comments

whether they’re retiring or not this should be the last term for each of them

submitted 21 days ago • 369 comments

The Onion keeps making the BEST posts right now, really top notch!

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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.

submitted 20 days ago • 6007 comments

Scientists analyzed thousands of bird sounds from all over the world to try to peck out some kernels of knowledge about what determines a bird’s vocal range and the sounds that they make.

submitted 26 days ago • 10 comments

I'd like to bring this video to your attention. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyco... It's doing pretty significant numbers for what it is, so while I understand sharing it won't make a difference for those knee-deep in the cult of personality, I'd say it has a better-than-average chance of resonating.

submitted 27 days ago • 111 comments

Al Green and Jasmine Crockett are my leaders.

submitted 28 days ago • 424 comments

This Sunday, the whole country needs to spring forward from 1939.

submitted 28 days ago • 832 comments

"coffee is only good when it is served in jim crow conditions"

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It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too. EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them. Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)