This week, Oversight Committee Dems are meeting with many of the victims of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. We will listen to their stories and continue our work to seek justice against anyone responsible for these horrific crimes.
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This week, Oversight Committee Dems are meeting with many of the victims of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. We will listen to their stories and continue our work to seek justice against anyone responsible for these horrific crimes.
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Shame on the courts for going along with the pernicious fiction that American national security required stripping employees of union protections
Join me and the incomparable Heather Cox Richardson for a members-only live podcast to explore the urgent challenges facing democracy today, and how history helps us understand the path forward. Wednesday, Sept. 3 at 7 p.m. ET | Live on Zoom Sign up now! newsletters.democracydocket.com/hcr-podcast
Those of us paying attention are in the real bubble
the first time you read the Giuliani press release and your brain goes "this does not make sense", hang on to that feeling because your natural inclination will be to try to make it make sense and it never will and probably should not make any sense.
senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, former chief economist to Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) & director of budget and spending policy for Marco Rubio’s 2016 presidential campaign👇🏽
Polish President Nawrocki, on the anniversary of the start of World War II, stated that he demands reparations from Germany — RMF24
1. My newest Anti-Trans Legal Risk Map is here. Risk has increased sharply for youth in many states as clinics shutter under Trump and state AGs refuse to enforce civil rights laws. For adults, some increases in risk. Nationwide risk remains extreme. Subscribe to support my journalism.
Trump’s treatment of Appalachia’s coal miners exemplifies his approach to labor in general: Kneecap unions whenever possible, prop up industry profits at all costs, and if a few workers die in the process, pretend it never happened. inthesetimes.com/article/trum...
There is a news conference scheduled for 10:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday, September 3, at the House Triangle in Washington, D.C., for survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse. #Justice4Survivors #ReleaseAllTheEpsteinFiles
Hours after trying to assassinate the EU Commission president, Russia tried to assassinate Germany’s military's inspector general, Carsten Breue, the highest-ranking general in the Bundeswehr. His plane was also jammed once over the Baltic Sea and once over Lithuania.
Russia’s actions get played down to avoid “major escalation”; even if Russia were to kill a major world leader or general, everything would be done to avoid evoking real retaliatory measures.
THE MEDIA NEEDS TO BE ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT DONNY SENILE MISSING IN ACTION! Remember the relentless scrutiny over Biden merely coughing?!? BE CONSISTENT!
One thing they’ve been very successful at is making it so when sober experts put their careers and reputations on the line to issue grave warnings, it gets mostly a shrug.
Bluesky has been critical to Democracy Docket's growth and reach. Nate Silver is an idiot.
Trump could shoot someone in the middle of 5th Avenue and get away with it, Netanyahu could kill 53,000, and Putin could kill millions. The table of impunity only gets longer. It’s important to fight tyrants at all levels. #3E
Keep tagging us in your protest pics and vids, and we’ll share them! We’re making it clear to the world today that we’re done with this shit.
From my latest: Emergency-Gate: Focus on Challenging the Premise of Trump’s Power.” open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
The clearest case of genocide to come to the Court. Prof. William Schabas, on the US, Germany, Canada, and others: “To the extent that they are providing material assistance of a significant nature, they can be held responsible as accomplices to genocide.” www.populismstudies.org/professor-sc...
On Labor Day and every day it’s important to recognize that whilst fascist republicans attack blue cities and blue states for their monstrous hateful neo-Nazi goals, red states rely on/leech off of blue states to literally keep their own economies from dying.
Great protest in Taos, NM today. @50501movement.bsky.social
🇺🇦🐝 The attack of a swarm of the FPV drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Russian position!
Smallish but mighy crowd for Labor Day #WorkersOverBillionaires protest in the hot SFV!
So, terrorist Russia, in its escalation, is suspected of GPS jamming the plane carrying the EU chief.
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For those LGBTQ people who are unable to spend Labor Day holiday with family due to rejection, please know you are worthy of unconditional love and acceptance.
Status quo bros really hate it when progressives find community.
In response to DeSantis anti-LGBTQ+ policies and attacks to the Pulse Memorial, many citizens started to paint their driveways in the rainbow colors in support of the community.
I desperately want to email this to a certain journalist
Russia tried to assassinate the President of European Commission Ursula von der Leyen by jamming her plane while landing. So far Europe has ignored the issue as to not give Russia the attention it wants and to quietly prevent themselves from reacting to this significant escalation by the Kremlin.
In Chicago, thousands protest against threat of ICE, National Guard deployment reut.rs/4newN2y
Being a tomato dumper is hard work. This crew of 28 pickers harvests thousands of 24lb buckets a day. That makes for a lot of work for the two dumpers. #WeFeedYou #LaborDay
Graham Platner, an oyster farmer from Maine, wants to “claw back wealth that was created by the labor and the consumption of working-class Americans who have not shared in the riches they helped build.”
“Frayed collar workers in gold plated times.” 30 years ago I issued a stark warning about the health of America’s working class. Watch and tell me what you think. https://youtu.be/8rW1kkAV-gw?feature=shared
Two remarkable Ambassadors for our Planet, 99 year old Sir David Attenborough and 91 year old Dr. Jane Goodall. They’ve dedicated their lives to educate and protect.. 🌍 #janegoodall #davidattenborough #nature #chimpanzees #wildlife #environment #drjanegoodall #jane #sirdavidattenborough #bbc #bsky
My latest: “Emergency-Gate: Focusing on Challenging the Premise of Trump’s Power.” open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
US Navy P-8 Poseidon reconnaissance plane right off the coast of Northern Russia. Unknown what the operation is. Lots of background movement happening now worldwide. (📸 @MoloWarMonitor)
Get vaccinated while you still can.
Reminder that there are multiple vaccines already out there that reduce your kids' chances of multiple types of cancers (and some people want you to believe this is bad!) www.scientificdiscovery.dev/p/6-vaccines...
The long term data on hepatitis B vaccination shows it reduces the incidence of liver cancer by 84% and death from liver disease by 70%. This comes from a large cluster RCT in which entire towns were randomly selected to give the hepatitis B vaccine to all newborns.
Russia is a terrorist state, and that's the team Trump wants to play on.
‼️ Russia has intensified reconnaissance of Ukrainian energy facilities - this is evidenced by the analysis of enemy drone routes, - military "Flash"
France preparing for war with Russia, has ordered doctors and hospitals to ready themselves for an influx of wounded and casualties, they have only until May 2026 to get ready, must be able to treat hundreds if not thousands per day. Also urges citizens prepare emergency survival kits.
This should be getting far more attention from the media, and it should be investigated as a hate crime. A 14-year-old Black teen was targeted, beaten, and dehumanized with racial slurs by white teens while people stood around cheering. 1/4
As a verified, long-term, dues-paying member of @sagaftra.org, I continue to support unions and union members always.
US not prepared for war with Russia, it's recommended local and state governments take initiative due to near collapse of federal agencies under Trump. Unlike previous wars, this one will reach the homeland.
Trump: I FEEL GREAT NOTHING IS WRONG HERE LOOK A PHOTO OF ME GOLFING FROM A WEEK AGO Giuliani: I WAS HELPING SOMEONE DONT SPREAD CONSPIRACY THEORIES ABOUT MY CAR WRECK Trump: EPSTEIN IS OVER HE DIED A LONG TIME AGO GET OVER IT Sure, guys.
Germany will not send troops to Ukraine, all German troops will be divided between Germany and Lithuania to help defend the Baltic front. Estonia ready to evacuate all citizens in the country and possibly Latvia when Russia invades. At least 16,000 Estonian troops expected to stay behind and fight.
@50501movement.bsky.social #Resist #protest #nokings Denver’s 1st of the day march was about a block long.
Labor Day in San Francisco: fantastic day for a massive protest! The streets are packed and the general mood is awesome! 😎
India & China to back Russia in its invasion of Europe, will increase trade and manufacturing to make up for current losses. Together they’ll make sanctions obsolete and provide equipment / resources needed by Russian forces. Unknown the level of intelligence & manpower either country will provide.
Way to rise up San Diego Labor Day ✊
#BlackSky
VETS AGAINST TRUMP
Protesters outside Trump Tower now! ✊🏼 Be Careful n ignore any agitators, who try to start violence! #nyc #arresttrump
After Donald Trump nominated RFK Jr to be his Secretary of Health and Human Services, 75 Nobel Laureates and more than 17,000 doctors publicly urged the U.S. Senate to oppose Kennedy's confirmation. EVERY REPUBLICAN U.S. SENATOR EXCEPT FOR MITCH MCCONNELL ignored all the warnings and confirmed him.
MASSIVE ICE SURGE COMING STARTING TOMORROW
BREAKING: Trump announces that Rudy Giuliani will be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which is the nation’s highest civilian honor. Note that Giuliani has been charged with felonies in two different states, including racketeering and has been found liable for over $100 million in damages.
18K US Doctors Signed Quickly! Remove RFK Jr because he endangers lives. More are signing every minute!
How I spent my Labor Day morning: with a good ol' fashioned protest against the broligarchy! Even in this hot weather, Walnut Creek showed UP! ✊️👏🔥 #WorkersOverBillionaires #protest #laborday #bayarea @50501movement.bsky.social
Washington DC: The crowd continues to grow as streets in the area of Half Street & L Street SE have been closed by police.
Federal minimum wage is way below a living wage. Support workers unionizing to bargain for better pay. Misnamed “Right to Work” laws empower corps. like Starbucks & Amazon to suppress union organizing. Fight back against oligarchs & exploitative corps.!
📌NOTE: Apparently, our legacy national media suddenly have other things to do than report on the failing health of the greatest threat to America since the Civil War — which is odd when all we heard about for two years leading up to the 2024 election was Joe Biden’s age and fitness for office ...
"Even in a long line of anti-labor GOP presidents, Trump stands out. And while he may not succeed in completely destroying collective bargaining in America, he’s poised to strike terrible blows against organized labor." — @paulwaldman.bsky.social
Good grief. www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-r...
Certainty beats accuracy. Proximity beats proof. The public record...studied from afar...shows how that plays.👇 www.jackhopkinsnow.com
It’s still early, but pretty good turnout so far for Bernie Sanders and Graham Platner’s (running against Susan Collins) rally here in Maine today.
Putin's top propagandist and a former economics professor at the University of Alabama, Vladimir Solovyov, threatened that Russia would “march on Paris” after France’s President Macron called Putin "a predator and an ogre at our doorstep".
"Every one of these people is taking with them skills and knowledge that will be difficult to replace. But there may be no single individual whose departure better captures what is being lost and destroyed than Demetre Daskalakis."
I don’t know if you all remember, but Sharice Davids was reelected in Kansas even after the GOP gerrymandered her district…
NYT: “When Tennessee’s Republican governor @GovBillLee dispatched troops to support Trump’s crackdown on crime, critics wondered why he didn’t keep them within state lines. Memphis has a murder rate twice DC’s, Nashville’s is higher as well.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/u...
Defend democracy. Defund billionaires. Defeat fascism.
President Donald Trump is considering declaring a new national emergency later this year to bolster the Republican Party's prospects in the 2026 midterm elections, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed on Monday.
Oh! But he's not trying to corrupt the elections...
This is literally the largest act of union busting in American history. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/u...
Labor Day in Nevada County! Powerful message 💙
Trump announces he will severely devalue the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Soul Summit Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn 🕺🏾💃🏽
Austin Labor Day: really catchy music and great energy! Really love the vibe!
The White House account on X boasts of “$8 trillion in tariff revenue.” 🤡
Kressly: I expect in the next couple of weeks, this is going to get worse. You’re going to hear from the same administrative people who have gutted the expertise needed to promote child health — pushing false narratives like, “we need to look at the link between vaccines and autism.” That is a lie.
“Blueskyism” Rent free lmao
Every conservative principle that could have merit is already represented in the mainstream Democratic Party, not to mention fully abandoned by conservatives themselves. What's left? Bigotry, sadism, tantrums over corporate logos. This is what you're trying to find common ground with
Labor Day in Springfield (MO)! A very large number of protesters answered the call and gathered to say “enough” to Trump and his policies.
Why Did Silicon Valley and Peter Thiel Groom JD Vance to Be the Vice President? I'm talking to the great @gilduran.com about the broligarchy's plan and end game. Worth hearing. LIVE. thelefthook.substack.com