I agree. And how? Dems need more that writing on Bluesky. Dems need to bring together anyone who is not a MAGA Repub party cult member with a solid written action plan.
I agree. And how? Dems need more that writing on Bluesky. Dems need to bring together anyone who is not a MAGA Repub party cult member with a solid written action plan.
Pritzker: "It breaks my heart to report that we have been told ICE will try to disrupt community picnics and peaceful parades. Let's be clear -- the terror and cruelty is the point, not the safety of anybody living here."
. THIS is one of the biggest problems of our time . . . ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ .
These MAGS Republican cult protecting their authoritarian leader from victims of the Epstein files, is astounding. They are shameless.
NEW: In a huge win for South Dakota voters, a federal judge strikes down a state law that sought to make it harder for citizens to put issues on the ballot. The judge ruled the law was unconstitutional and a violation of free speech. From: @yuniorarivas.bsky.social
What are they hiding? Public servants should face the public. Check out @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social's posters all around D.C. demanding that federal agents take off their masks.
Great turnout at the Harrisburg Labor Day protest! Thank you to all who attended to support our workers over billionaires. A special thanks to the speakers, the ASL interpreter, and all the volunteers who worked so hard to make the event successful!
Over the long weekend, the Trump administration quietly tried to deport 76 unaccompanied children to Guatemala – ignoring laws protecting such minors from speedy deportations. Thankfully, a federal judge blocked the effort. The cruelty of this regime knows no bounds.
Stay strong Chicago! Stay strong. Watch your backs and keep your wits about you. Help each other out and video and post all that you are able.
BREAKING: Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker says the Trump administration has begun staging the Texas National Guard for deployment to Illinois, and federal agencies will soon begin large-scale immigration raids in Chicago. From: @jaknutson.bsky.social
Trump's Cabinet is out of control. It's up to the Democrats to show Americans how absurd their behavior is Norm Ornstein explains why Dems need to starting shadow impeachment hearings on RFK, Gabbard etc. ASAP
This was a great interview. www.progressreport.news/p/after-trum...
Yeah his voice is weird which matches his delusional thinking.
nearly 61% of exonerees in 2023 were Black, and overall, Black people account for about 53% of all exonerations since 1989, despite representing only 13.6% of the U.S. population. This indicates a significant racial disparity in wrongful convictions, with Black (cont)
Yesterday in Utah for #WorkersOverBillionares we did a fascist fighter fun run. We DID have to settle for 3 RBG, even though we hoped for 9!
Things feel uncertain right now, Illinois. I want you all to know we’re doing everything we can to protect your rights. Make sure you know how to stand up for yourself and others at illinoisimmigrationinfo.org.
I’m with MAMDANI. He is our future. (That’s a lot of pressure). He’s such a breath of real fresh air. Thank you!
WATCH: “When it’s over it’s over.” @mizzwelch.bsky.social @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social & Pumps savage @andrewcuomo & @ericadamsfornyc’s cringe posts. Zohran says Cuomo gracefully conceded after the primary… then couldn’t let it go. Full @ivehaditpodcast ep: youtu.be/PM88cTxx0hw
This makes me crazy. Mainstream media doesn’t counter these lies even in interviews. On Face The Nation, the host let Kristi Noem lie about how her forces prevented LA from being burned to the ground. Not even close to the truth.
The tolerance for lies is killing our country. Trump just called Chicago “the most dangerous city in the world, by far.” But its homicide rate isn’t even in the U.S. Top 20. Will major media call out the lie – and call it “a lie” – or will they talk about his “tenuous relationship with the truth”?
It was illegal when Donald Trump abused military power in LA. It would be in Chicago, too, if he unlawfully moves forward with his threats. The deployment of military personnel in Democratic cities is not about safety and security. It is about control.
100K Subscribers on Day 1 and this is just the beginning of us taking back the public space from fascist disinformation. Thank you, everyone, for helping to make this launch day such a success! We're gonna keep kicking at the darkness until it bleeds daylight.
Watch the trump-Miller police brutalise and attack protesters in L.A. on September 1st at 1:45 am. This is a brazen constitutional violation ! The government cannot use its armed forces against peaceful protesters. This is also happening in other US Blue cities (see source below). #RESIST !!
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🇱🇹🇪🇪🇱🇻 NATO’s easternmost member states are grappling with a sharp rise in radio and satellite interference, with Baltic governments accusing Russia of positioning equipment for EW close to their borders, - Bloomberg
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That about sums it up.
The Trump family’s corruption is blatant. Any other president would face wall-to-wall coverage and impeachment by now. Trump is given a free pass that no other president would receive.
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Surviving Jeffery Epstein: This week we hear from Jess Michaels, a survivor of Epstein's abuse, who exposes both the monster himself and the wider system that affected so many. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFqeOt_rNFM
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Lutnick Family Angling To Make Astronomical Sums Off Court Nixing Tariffs talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/lutni...
As we begin September, Democracy Docket is tracking 139 voting and election cases is 40 states. 13 in Georgia 13 in North Carolina 10 in Texas 9 in Arizona 8 in Pennsylvania 8 in Wisconsin Democracy is on the docket! www.democracydocket.com
Hi Heather, Dems need leadership now, to stop saying “if Biden or Obama…” Dems need a plan from people like you and Gavin, BTC, Meidas, Marc Elias, Pepper, et.al. Keep the plan on the dl, like the repubs. Release it when the time is right. AND, Fight fire with fire. Dems need a plan. Please.
“.. There was a period of time, briefly, where the middle-income consumer looked like they were being dragged up by all that was going well in the world. .. Then things fell off a cliff.” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/economy/cons...
Dems along with moderate republicans and anyone else who is not maga, need to immediately come together and fight back. DNC is not getting it together fast enough. Dems need this now!!
This needs to be national news and addressed immediately. WTF
Russians have likely caused a new environmental disaster in the Black Sea: a massive oil slick is currently drifting toward Crimea following a Russian tanker accident and an oil spill near Novorossiysk. According to the latest data, the slick covers approximately 350 square kilometers.
“LIKE A BROKEN RECORD” Now that the @nytimes is reporting Modi and Trump had a falling out over Trump’s lie that he deserves credit for the India-Pakistan ceasefire, we re-submit to you this clip of an Indian anchor calling him out months ago — even as 🇺🇸 media wouldn’t.
We want to give a big shout-out to Palm Beach Gardens, New York City, Boston, Los Angeles, Houston, Albuquerque, Cleveland, and Greensboro! Thank you for showing up today and making your voices heard! 💚✊
❗️The plane Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu was on was forced to land in Bulgaria due to suspected Russian GPS interference -FT There are reports that the pilots even had to use paper maps due to GPS jamming as they made the emergency landing.
Have a good Labor Day - all who keep faith in the workers of America! #laborDay #celebration #laborunion #bluesky
TODAY: This Labor Day, we stand together for a country that puts working families before billionaires. Find an event near you: bit.ly/3Vm59ED
*Trump* may not be canny enough to be *planning* to weaponize the government in a methodical way, but "there are people behind the scenes...and they know what they're doing." @radiofreetom.bsky.social talks Trump's abuses of power and more with @timmiller.bsky.social:
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WORKERS OVER BILLIONAIRES- MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD THIS LABOR DAY! Rally to begin at 12 and we will be marching around 1. We have a fantastic lineup of speakers so please arrive early if you’d like a good spot! We will also be testing out live streaming the speeches on our instagram live feed to
Hi. I’m the executive director of the organization that had the honor of hosting the FEMA Katrina Declaration and I can confirm this is a lie. NICE TRY, KRISTI! @standupforscience.bsky.social @atrupar.com
Right now in Michigan, we’re in the middle of a budget showdown. The Republican Speaker of the House slipped a provision into the budget that would kneecap our Attorney General – and make it near-impossible for us to take the Trump Administration to court.
I am literally pro bono representing a detained Venezuelan asking for asylum right now. You better bet I’m printing off these news articles.
Washington Post vs Democracy Docket. This one is easy. The Washington Post ignored Trump's latest attack on democracy entirely. It went with one about "grey rocking" instead. Support pro-democracy independent media. Subscribe to Democracy Docket today. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
On his first day back in the White House, Trump granted clemency to the rioters who stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021. That pardon gave them their freedom and even seemed to satisfy their initial calls for revenge.
Nothing says respect for our troops like deploying the National Guard only to have them pick up trash and spread mulch all day.
This!
Trump is militarizing our streets to cover up his failing legitimacy: the tanking economy, the Epstein files, and his wildly unpopular ICE kidnappings. Read our Resistance Toolkit now at bit.ly/resistancetoolkit, and share it widely. LFG rebel alliance! #WeKeepUsSafe
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe (R) reinforced GOP power grabs sweeping the country, calling a special legislative session Friday to redraw congressional districts and weaken the ability of voters to pass laws through ballot initiatives. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Medicare for all, paid leave, universal childcare. Busting up big corporations and tackling Wall Street’s greed. Getting big money out of politics. Supporting unions and fighting for higher wages. If Dems want to win back working people, this is the agenda they must support.
Government Efficiency!!
Trump Gets Middle Finger Salute En Route to Golf Outing Trump goes on back-to-back golf outings as Americans face high prices meidasnews.com/news/trump-g...
Trump spent part of his Saturday night posting that he wants to sign new executive orders aimed at voter ID and mail-in ballots. That would be unconstitutional. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
ICE is America's growing Gestapo, and they must be stopped. We just tried to do that in Wisconsin. open.substack.com/pub/kirkbang...
"'Mark my words, it’s only going to get worse,' [Conway] added." www.yahoo.com/news/george-...
Q: "Would more federal agents in Chicago assisting federal law enforcement help deter crime right now?" Pritzker: "Of course! If you wanna help us catch bad guys, bring the FBI, bring the ATF. We already coordinate with them."
“Since Mr Trump singled out India with an unexpectedly draconian double dose of tariffs earlier this month, he has reportedly phoned the Indian prime minister on four occasions to seek a compromise. Each time, the Indian leader refused to pick up.” (The Telegraph)
So awkward to be living through a dystopian novel about techno-fascist billionaires who have banded together with white supremacists, Christian nationalists, and international dictators in an attempt to overthrow democracy and commit genocide, all to establish tech-enabled fiefdoms in their wake.
In 2024 Sen. Merkley & I visited the Rafah gate on the Egypt-Gaza border. On the other side was Gaza’s thriving city of Rafah—home to 270K. Today we saw it reduced to rubble. The Netanyahu govt has gone beyond targeting Hamas to waging a war of destruction against all Palestinians. It must end.
“Let’s begin by saying that we are living through a very dangerous time.” So opens “A Talk to Teachers,” which James Baldwin delivered to a group of educators in October, 1963.
One thing that's particularly maddening about what's happening today—beyond that it's happening—is that when people talk about how we are moving toward authoritarianism, toward fascism, by a collection of narcissistic sociopaths, many Americans' eyes glaze over.
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Donald Trump incited a violent coup to overthrow the 2020 election and hold onto power. It will never be ok that he was not held accountable, including banning him from ever again holding public office.
The billionaires underestimate us. Let’s show them just how united we are. Join a Workers Over Billionaires protest this Labor Day by finding one near you: MayDayStrong.org.
“We are up against an ideology that has given up not only on the premise and promise of liberal democracy but on the livability of our shared world… The forces we are up against have made peace with mass death. They are treasonous to this world and its human and non-human inhabitants.” A must read:
Wait! I thought Trump was supposed to be “ending homelessness.” HUD just announced a nationwide audit of Section 8 “citizen status.” Mixed-status families could lose rental assistance, even when kids are U.S. citizens. Families including children could be thrown into eviction & face homelessness.
“The techlords and their ideology are mortal enemies of humanity and will stop at nothing to impose their dystopias in the coming years, trying to prevent us from stopping the collapse of all human civilisations.”
August 30, 2025
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If Missouri Republicans mid-cycle redistrict and break the law, they will be sued. That is a promise and I don't bluff. Just ask Texas. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
In a national poll, 9 out of 10 American flags prefer Governor Gavin Christopher Newsom.
It seems to me one of the best arguments to the court is that if this is truly a national emergency, the president’s own party controls Congress but has done nothing to address it with legislation, so how can it possibly be an emergency?
If Republicans really think there is a national emergency to justify the tariffs, why don’t they just pass them in Congress like they are supposed to under the constitution. This is supposedly a national emergency, but they are gambling on the Supreme Court while doing nothing?
I stand with Chicago. I stand with Mayor Johnson. 🚨 NEW: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson just signed an executive order to resist Trump’s federal invasion and occupation of the city. Details in 🧵
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Jones: We have a presidential administration that has more outrage about the changing of the cracker barrel logo than they do about changing the policies that allow our children to be gunned down in school…
@nealkatyal.bsky.social: “You’ve got the president who's imposed the largest tax increase on American consumers since 1993 … and he did it without Congress saying one word. That is not our constitutional structure.”
⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️ 🧵 The refusal of Jewish refugees by the United States primarily occurred during the 1930s and 1940s, particularly in the context of the Holocaust. Several key events and policies contributed to (cont) #ProudBlue #ResistanceRoots #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
Jones: I would say to my colleagues who serve in government—keep your thoughts and prayers, keep your tweets. If you want to address gun violence, you don't need to tweet. What you need is a mirror. You have the power to change things.
Jones: I want to bring theology into this because you have all these people that want to give thoughts and prayers. But I was a minister, and that is a form of theological malpractice—when you pray for something you have the power to change.
Gavin Newsom is exactly right, Trump is doing everything we told you he would do and more. It's time to wake the hell up, America. Authoritarianism is here.
"Congratulations to President Donald Trump and his whip-smart administration on turning America’s brave National Guard troops into the most expensive gardening crew in human history." https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/08/28/trump-national-guard-picking-up-trash-dc/85853498007/
Inflation and cost of living are way up as Trump appears to be spoiling like a Trump Steak. Also, still no Epstein files. But at least Trump is fighting Cracker Barrel for you. Feeling great yet, everyone? https://meidasnews.com/news/trump-white-house-spoke-to-cracker-barrel-about-logo-switch
Stuart Stevens on National Guard deployment: "The murder rate of Jackson, Mississippi is 3 times that of D.C.... the whole thing is complete fraud"
Our gerrymandered congressional maps are creating all kinds of problems. Redistricting assassin Dave Daley has a solution. Watch him explain on an all new LP Podcast, out NOW: https://youtu.be/k-bL8JHdoJQ
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I wonder why Trump imposed secondary tariffs only on India for buying Russian oil while not caring about all the other countries who buy Russian oil?
Support our work! Let's remind Trump that America is still the home of the brave. secure.anedot.com/home-of-the-...