Stopped at a Midas repair shop today and the guy there brought up the CDC. This is an example where raising the salience of what is going on really can break through the noise.
Stopped at a Midas repair shop today and the guy there brought up the CDC. This is an example where raising the salience of what is going on really can break through the noise.
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Pritzker: "We don't want troops on the streets of American cities. That's un-American and frankly the president ought to know better. This one doesn't seem to. He hasn't read any books. He doesn't seem to understand the Constitution or the laws."
DC area folks — this non-partisan rally in solidarity with survivors exploited by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell is happening Wed morning if you want to support.
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Clean energy isn’t “woke.” It’s an essential part of our energy future and saves us all on power bills. This administration’s war on offshore wind and solar is just going to raise Americans’ utilities.
NEW: Since corporate media won't call for Trump's resignation, I will. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/trump-must...
🚨 “The people united will never be divided!” Happening in OUR nation’s capital today. 1/2
This man is an authentic American hero A Black man facing armed federal agents to stand up for his youth baseball team. Brave. www.wcpo.com/politics/imm...
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“We never know how our small activities will affect others through the invisible fabric of our connectedness. In this exquisitely connected world, it’s never a question of “critical mass. It’s always about critical connections.” - Grace Lee Boggs
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Anna has had excellent coverage of this developing case in which the Trump administration tried to use the holiday weekend to secretly and illegally deport children.
More and more farms all over the country are collapsing and failing because of labor shortages. This is going to hit our shelves very soon. Not high prices. Absence of food.
"Using FOX News to support your argument is like claiming you’re a marine biologist because you watch SpongeBob."
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"
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The U.S. is one of the world's biggest human rights violators under Trump. Well done, maga.
Public servants should face the public. So why are federal agents wearing masks to hide their faces? Check out our mobile billboard driving around Washington, D.C. right now demanding federal agents take their masks off!
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remember folks, we cant have gun restrictions because if we do the federal government will occupy our streets, imprison people without due process, ship dissidents to foreign gulags and things of that nature
Trump is pushing through an end to the “roadless rule” and cutting public comments to just two weeks. Get your comments in now!
This part. Everyone should be taking notes from @ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social’s @mizzwelch.bsky.social
I'm in. Where do we sign up to help?
Why do you appreciate unions? I’ll start: Weekends off Paid vacations Work breaks Sick leave Paid holidays No child labor Safer working conditions Health care and retirement benefits
It’s called child trafficking, and none of these children will ever be found
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We were warned by Washington, Lincoln and others. Now we must oppose this authoritarian regime, firmly voice our commitment to the Constitution and rule of law—and assert what it means to be American. www.americaamerica.news/p/its-villai...
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Today at work I had the chance to visit a manufacturing facility that does deli meats and such, and it was something that drove home how complex our industrialized food system is, and also how many opportunities there are for things to go wrong. Yes, this is a post about the Trump administration.
The average American simply has no idea how quickly the infrastructure that keeps us safe and healthy is collapsing. These systems run in the background thanks to government employees who quietly do critical work. Those employees are being purged and systems are being destroyed.
Thank you @rbreich.bsky.social "Each of us must organize & participate in a vast network of moral resistance. We will grow STRONGER. This is what our current moment requires." Wisdom of Professor Reich
DOGE isn't fighting fraud — it's potentially exposing Americans to more of it. And now a Social Security Administration whistleblower is resigning after apparently being punished for trying to warn the public. Nothing about this fake government agency is "efficient."
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New Neil Young song! 🎵"No more great again... ...There's big crime in DC at the White House"🎵 youtu.be/57WEArtc2ps?...
CINDY MCCAIN: “The desperation is overwhelming.”
Enough is enough. The health of the country is in danger. Read our resignation letters: insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...
Chicagoans will rally and march on Labor Day starting at 11 a.m. at the Haymarket Memorial to protest Trump's threat of a military occupation of the city. It's time to speak out. Join us.
At a profound level, MAGA's immigration policies are simply a way to transfer taxpayer dollars to private contractors whose job is to terrorize the American people. Fundamentally, leaders are using our own money to destroy our democracy.
They're openly calling to lock up every trans person by force. We need every ally to speak out forcefully against this because trans folks cannot do this on our own.
Reuters repeating a falsehood here. Most of this money was already granted to intel under the chips act passed by Biden. The rest under other pre-Trump programs
but there’s never more money for schools
Republicans are trying to redraw congressional district lines to keep their grip on Congress in the midterms and beyond. Voters should pick their politicians, not the other way around. Get involved with the @democraticredistricting.com as they fight back: bit.ly/3HJ1ayW
This is insanity. This is the sign of a government that has lost its mind.
Threatens to shoot a black man in the head.
Mayor Brandon of Chicago responds to a question from a reporter if pushing back will make things harder? “Can you imagine if my ancestors would have had the same rationale? Let’s not fight against the Confederacy. Let’s just try to get along, and maybe one day they’ll give us our freedom?”
One of the firefighters arrested is an Oregonian. My office has been in touch with his lawyer who says he can't locate his client. My office is working to get more information on his whereabouts ASAP.
Thousands of Mike Johnson's own constituents are at risk of losing Medicaid coverage following the passage of a budget bill he pushed for. And it’s all so he could help bankroll more tax cuts for corporations and the super-rich. Don’t let him forget.
I often talk about the fact that MAGA does not access the same news as the left wing. I present to you Exhibit A. Dr. Daskalakis’ resignation letter excoriated RFK Jr. and shared that RFK Jr. was lying to the public, manipulating data, and ordering unethical actions. This what Fox News served.
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"'People don’t want to reach this conclusion: This is authoritarianism."
What I want you to see in this speech is that Pritzker never, eve gives Trump the benefit of the doubt. He does not accept any of his lies as true in order to put himself in a phony middle position. ALL THE DEMOCRATS better pay attention to this.
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Oh no! You might be right. When I found something similar on YouTube, it had this disclaimer: "This video is a creative narrative script inspired by themes of faith, spirituality, and world affairs.... ...Any resemblance to real events, persons, or statements is purely coincidental." -Annoying!
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Grateful for a society where all get an equal say in our government. Praying for people to come together and drop the impulse to demonize, drop the addiction to false superiority. -To open our hearts to one another with forgiveness and genuine appreciation. youtu.be/Kj1UQuJjrXI?...
Federal Reserve Board Member Lisa Cook: “I will not resign."
🚨BREAKING: In a landmark victory for voters, a Utah judge struck down the state Legislature’s gerrymandered congressional map and reinstated the citizen-led redistricting reforms voters approved in 2018. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
I salute her. More people should be following her lead, rather than caving to unmerited and/or unconstitutional power grabs.
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20 countries have now stopped shipping all valuable mail parcels to the United States. It’s a result of the White House’s large and chaotic taxes on Americans who buy products made with any input from overseas (‘tariffs’). If you listen closely, you can hear small businesses dying.
THIS
This could happen anywhere…. Rainbows abounding.
Oh look, it's the thing every fascist government says about the opposition party before they dissolve them and turn the country into a one party state.
The battle of our day is no longer about Democrats versus Republicans or left versus right. The choice right now is democracy or dictatorship. And we're sliding faster than I ever thought possible into the latter. Everyone must choose which side they’re on.
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Pritzker: To the members of the press who are assembled here today and listening across the country, I am asking for your courage to tell it like it is. This is not a time to pretend here that there are two sides to this story.
When’s the last time you heard a Vice President talk about an investigation this way? You haven’t. Because the DOJ/FBI are supposed to be independent, and a VP using “we” to describe a particular investigation is not supposed to happen.
It isn't until the 26th paragraph that there is mention that what Trump is doing is being challenged as illegal. And it accepts Trump's stated rationale to act. Here is what I think: Trump is illegally deploying the military in blue cities to set the stage to interfere with the 2026 elections.
Donald Trump berated NBC and ABC as “two of the worst and most biased networks in history,” adding he’d support the FCC in revoking licenses to their television stations.
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This is great Ariella! Doomerella gets schooled! Spot on!! 😂😂😂👍👍👍💙
Okay, be honest, which of the things Doomerella said have you thought before too? Enjoy today’s installment of Doomerella Gets Schooled, title is a work in progress… Daily Dems Doing the Work, Making Noise and Fighting Back Day 208 open.substack.com/pub/ariellae...
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In case you're wondering, THIS IS SOCIALISM
Concentration camps CAN be forced to shut down. We can have an impact. We have to.
I recorded this brief statement last night because people aren’t seeing what’s happening right in front of their eyes. It’s not normal. Name it.
Donald Trump says he is going to deploy the National Guard to Chicago. This is what weak men do to pretend they’re strong. Stay safe, stand with your community, and most importantly, know your rights:
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Luttig is communicating vastly more clearly and honestly about Roberts and Scotus than most Democratic officials are. It’s absolutely flabbergasting.
Really nice!!
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The Trump administration is operating a concentration camp in Florida, stripping people of due process and legal counsel. This isn’t just about immigration—it’s about human rights and the future of our democracy. We need to keep speaking out.
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This needs to stop NOW‼️