This should be an oxymoron, butā¦
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This should be an oxymoron, butā¦
This was great! Thanks for the recommendation. Iāve been focused on learning more about the 14th amendment. Itās incredibly important that we become well informed about the constitutional rights that some seem hellbent on stripping away.
I remember a time when honor, intelligence, compassion, the rule of law and respect for the U.S. Constitution were regularly demonstrated by the POTUS, SCOTUS, U.S. Senate, Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Cabinet, the Administration & most U.S. Citizens. āA Republic if you can keep itā yes šŗšø
As I told @newrepublic.com, "Once last week, twice today, ICE has picked me up and thrown me on the ground. Honestly, it doesnāt compare to what our neighbors who are trapped inside the Broadview processing facility are going through. Theyāre committing crimes against humanity there."
Trump is trying to rig elections by redrawing TX district maps. CA has the solutionā¦ Proposition 50. CA votes in November on whether to redraw CAās district maps to counter Trumpās rigging of TX districts. We must fight Trumpās corruption. CA PLEASE VOTE #YesOn50 #Voices4Victory #ProudBlue
This is what actual freedom of speech looks like ā join in www.nokings.org
Here is my best guidance, rendered beautifully by the great John Lithgow. I first published these lessons nearly nine years ago, in late 2016. They open the twenty chapters of "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century." snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
Sen Chris Murphy has been at work and deserves credit
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Iāve seen what authoritarianism looks like. For decades I've called out leaders in Russia & China who silence dissent. Now Trump is doing it here: using state power to crush opposition to the government. His conduct is anti-democratic & anti-American. We must fight it.
If there is a government shutdown, Republicans will own it.
I just listened to this on my walk today. Greg and Jen are so smart. They give me hope during these dark and difficult times!
Thanks for the words of encouragement! I just sent an email to my congressman regarding the stopgap funding bill. I plan to review my Project 2025 notes from last year and resume the fight to pushback on their horrendous agenda.
Please contact your reps and demand that they vote NO on the Republican's stopgap funding bill. Dems MUST stand united on this & use every ounce of leverage that they have to prove to the American people that they are fighting hard to preserve our well-being. #Budget www.npr.org/2025/09/19/n...
How do we get people talking about it again? Thereās still a lot more bad stuff on their agenda.
Bravo, Damon Lindelof. Someone had to kick this off. Will MORE SAG, WGA & DGA powerhouses make this work? Because trust me, America & the world wonāt be buying the #Project2025 versions of our TV & film. Art survived repression thru millennia. Humans always recognize REAL art & storytelling.
When people say things are going to get much worse, believe them. #Project2025 www.project2025.observer/en
āCarr was the author of a chapter on the FCC in Project 2025, the far-right plan that was started by Trump's allies as a blueprint for what's to come if he were elected.ā #Project2025 #FCC people.com/who-is-brend...
This isn't just about one late-show host. It's about the ability of peopleāwhether they're high-profile media hosts like Jimmy Kimmel or everyday Americansāto use their platform to speak out against the government. Sign the petition now: MoveOn.org/RestoreKimmel
I got a lot of good ideas for my list! www.vulture.com/article/best...
Read more about the Patients Over Profits Act here ā¬ļø
I just did too!
Let me just say a simple thing. Democrats have no obligation to provide the votes to fund the destruction of our democracy. If you want my vote for a bipartisan budget, there need to be protections to stop Trump's brazen lawlessness.
Letās review. X: owned by Trumpās largest donor Facebook: owner gave Trump $1M TikTok: soon operated by billionaire Trump donors ABC: fired Kimmel, gave Trump $15M CBS: fired Colbert, gave Trump $16M This isn't normal. Free speech doesn't belong to billionaires.
My statement on Jimmy Kimmel and the Trump administration's crackdown on free speech.
My statement on political violence and the Trump administrationās crackdown on free speech in the aftermath of Charlie Kirkās assassination.
Itās long past time for Donald Trump to release the Epstein files. Now, thereās another layer that you may not know about Epstein. And if Republicans werenāt scared, Congress could do something about it. Hereās how: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDrM...
Weāre on the verge of a government shutdown because Republicans refuse to fix the health care emergency in America. Iām on my way to the Senate floor to sound the alarm.
This is the playbook, folks. If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away. Do not be quiet in this moment.
This is so messed up.
I was there for 5 days last summer and I loved it. I felt energized by multiculturalism.
This was great! Thank you!
The Democrats were very wary of a government shutdown in March. But they're open to fighting now. trib.al/SB7LBzY
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Done!
I was there for this. The room was in overwhelmingly in opposition to the 2025 party platform. I hope leadership was truly listening because if not, there will be a lot more pushback like this. www.politico.com/newsletters/...
Iād only add that the āideologues in control of Congress and the Supreme Court abetting this agendaā were put there by the fossil fuel industry precisely to abet this anti-science agenda, and that corrupt dark money is the motivating factor.
Iām planning to give it another go. I will say after a couple of episodes in, my feeling was it was maybe a little too realistic. If you know, you know.
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I love this show! Congrats to Adam Randall for his win for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series! #Emmys
Statistically over a person's lifetime, you will have or know someone who has cancer. Thank Trump for the lack of cures: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...
I missed the beginning so I have no idea why this is supposed to be funny.
iconic #Emmys
Love it
Tramell Tillman wins Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series at the #EMMYs for āSEVERANCEā He makes history as the first Black actor to win the category.
Well deserved for his amazing work on Severance!
When Tramell Tillman wins an Emmy
You managed to capture a few members of my group (but not me) in this pic. Iām still not completely sure I understand how we left the amendments on top of the amendments situation š.
Heās a beauty!
I honestly donāt understand how anyone can justify having accounts on X or Facebook. The cons so far outweigh any remaining perceived benefits.
This has got me thinking about all the kitchens out there with boring white cabinets.
#Narbonne with a very old 1884 lens from when photographers needed to be half artist and half chemist. Exposures were made on rigid glass plates. Chromolithography was used for the colour then, much easier with digital! Taken in #France using vintage lenses in 2025 by #Ā©SteveC #Photography #notAI
I like the soft light. Itās very soothing.
Please don't forget, and don't let anyone else forget, they did this openly.
Iām about to take my second Viking cruise and Iām definitely not fancy. For me theyāre not so much about the boat, but the places you visit. There is not a lot to do on their boats other than watch the scenery go by, eat well and sleep!
What a great group! #mapoli
What???
You picked one of mine!
I now suspect groyper will surpass āpretextā as the most used word online this week.
www.cnn.com/2025/09/10/b...
I dunno what I was thinking, but I do love honey crisp š
NEW: No, Charlie Kirk was not practicing politics the right way. That's what Ezra Klein said. We can condemn this heinous assassination but also recognize that with his 2020 election denialism and extremist rhetoric, Kirk built his movement with falsehoods and in a wrong and divisive manner.
He looks terrible!
Clark: If they want to move forward with a spending plan that continues making these cuts ā and just this week theyāre talking about more cuts to mental health and our public health infrastructureāif they want to do that, they can do it without a single Democratic vote.
Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."
maybe it is all the guns
Heās awesome.
Serious question: How do we goad them into fighting?
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Done, thanks!
My first opportunity to āsaveā a post! Thx for the recommendation.
Awesome!! Letās scare them away from Boston next!
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Northern Ireland man from Lisburn kidnapped by Trumpās Ice raids because he ālooked like a Mexicanā. He had the correct visa, all his documents. Heās never been in trouble with police. Held in terrible conditions. A fellow captive couldnāt get his medication and dropped dead of a heart attack
wrote about the ānational conservativeā vision for america
Got it, thanks
Please help a current subscriber who is probably not as savvy about this as I could be. Who would you say are not? Thx
If the president of the United States threatening a U.S. city with āWARā is not a red line for constitutional democracy, then nothing is. trib.al/Nq2UtNm
i think every democrat who does a cable news hit should start calling trump the pedophile president
I think I did a little too!
Just terrible š”
Trump had a bad week in court last week: 1. Broad Tariffs without Congress - illegal 2. Harvard funding freeze - illegal 3. National Guard to LA - illegal 4. Alien Enemies Act - canāt use 5. Cutting $12 billion in funding that Congress already approved - illegal
āOn September 8, 1910, the Texas House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a resolution encouraging U.S. senators and congressmen to work toward repealing the Fourteenth Amendment, which granted citizenship to Black people born in the U.S.ā calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...
Iāll be rattling mine today! āļø
Iām furious and my representatives will be hearing from me. @edmarkey.bsky.social @warren.senate.gov @repmcgovern.bsky.social
On September 8, 1974, President Gerald Ford pardoned President Richard Nixon:
Donāt say āDems arenāt doing anything.ā Thereās just little attention to the courage of these Missouri Dems resisting the extreme gerrymandering of Republicans desigmed to increase Republican numbers in the House. www.kfvs12.com/2025/09/05/m...
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With ICE increasing its presence in and around Boston, I thought I'd repost this helpful guide for reporting ICE sightings in an effective way. Remember: S.A.L.U.T.E. You can report sightings to LUCE Mass at 617-370-5023 (the holine operates from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. in multiple languages)
ICE has just ramped up its presence in the BOSTON area. If you see something -- a raid, cars with masked agents, etc. -- call LUCE right away and record everything you can. Support your neighbors!
Those concerts were great!
Who the hell asked for this? Oh rightāthe ultra rich CEOs that Trumpās Transportation Secretary used to represent. Every chance they get, these guys side with the billionaires over the people.
The fate of the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship still hangs in the balance. Letās get educated.
Excellent piece by Ezra Klein: if Dems really believe that Trump is creating an authoritarian government they should not continue to fund it. The shutdown is their only leverage right now to draw attention to what is happening and maybe force change. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/o...
Heās gorgeous in anything!
Tame Impala share new single "Loser": watch video ft. Joe Keery (Djo) www.brooklynvegan.com/tame-impala-...
Barely!
Can't stop watching this one