Bluesky has been critical to Democracy Docket's growth and reach. Nate Silver is an idiot.
Bluesky has been critical to Democracy Docket's growth and reach. Nate Silver is an idiot.
...if you know their name & mailing address. Which, again, are public info if you've ever donated to any candidate in the past. In other words, yes, the deluge of spam email & texts are a major problem, but ActBlue isn't the one sending them or selling the info.
You can say it’s “too little too late” and sit on your ass and complain that things aren’t exactly how you want them to be and wonder if you could have stopped one piece of the puzzle from getting worse, or you can fight with everything you have starting now and watch as you make an impact. 5/
There is no such thing as “too little too late.” In interpersonal relationships, sure. Someone is trying to apologize for something horrible they did to you, but they don’t deserve to be forgiven? Absolutely. But in organizing? In fighting for our rights? Get a grip. 1/
I’ve had this saved for about a month. Most places have some kind of group to act quickly for people kidnapped by ICE. Find your local group, save their number, if you see someone being arrested try to get the person’s name.
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This is literally the largest act of union busting in American history. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/u...
Trump family amasses $6 billion fortune fter World Liberty crypto trading launch - at least on paper The Trump family's inflated crypto assets now surpass the value of their inflated portfolio assets The grift is astronomical www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
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
Crime is literally lower than it has been in the entire life of every single non-senior-citizen American. If you are under age 65 you have never lived at a time with lower property crime rates, lower violent crime rates or lower homicide rates. Never.
Video shows white teens punching him while yelling racial slurs like “F*** that n up” and “kill that n.”At one point, they shoved him against a meat grinder, then slammed him to the ground and kept beating him. This is not “kids being kids.” This is racial violence in 2025, in Wisconsin. 2/4
Local news: If you watch it through, it sounds like the police are referring to this as a “fight.” This wasn’t a fight. It was a race-based attack. On August 16, 2025, a 14 YO Black teen from Platteville, Wisconsin, was attacked by white teens at a party in the town of Pulaski, Iowa County. 3/4
The victim was identified as Keontae. He managed to escape and called his mom from a cornfield an hour away. Thankfully, he did not suffer serious physical injuries, but local leaders say the emotional scars are already heavy—mistrust, fear, and trauma. 4/4 www.wkow.com/news/top-sto...
He noted that snippets of Prasad’s comments still appeared on anti-vaccine social media accounts, suggesting Prasad was directing his removal demand only at a critic and not anti-vax influencers. In the past, Prasad has complained about censorship by social media companies. 3/3
Freedom is censureship? Top FDA official demands removal of YouTube videos in which he criticized Covid vaccines Channel was an attempt to ‘preserve’ what Trump officials in current Trump administration said during the pandemic www.theguardian.com/... 1/3
Jonathan Howard, a neurologist and psychiatrist in NYC, received an email from YouTube on Friday, which stated that Prasad had demanded the removal of six videos of himself from Howard’s YT channel. Howard’s entire channel has now been deleted by YT. 2/3
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“… two important lessons. One is that resistance is patriotic. Everything that we do to oppose American authoritarianism we do not just in the name of defending freedom, but in the name of preserving America as such.” #AwarenessMatters #DemocracyMatters 1/2 open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
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What cowards.
This is, I swear to Christ, the lead story at the Atlantic Monthly right now
Democrats raised more money, fought in more places, won the trifecta in 2020, & used their power to pass the IRA, which McKibben himself praised. Maybe the emotion part is harder because so many people accuse them of not fighting or using power.
"What eroded trust was the COVID vaccine" No, it was the fucking dipshits like RFK Jr, Jay Bhattacharya, Marty Makary and Vinay Prasad who spread misinformation and contrarianism as a profiteering industry.
This Labor Day, we honor the dedication of doctors, nurses, and healthcare workers who show up every day to care for their communities. Their tireless commitment reminds us that health is the foundation of a strong society. Thank you for all you do. ❤️
He’s clearly being shielded from significant public exposure while he recuperates from something, degenerates from something, or both.
UPDATE/CORRECTION: there are 600 people in the putative class. 76 of them were loaded onto planes, and all 76 have been returned to the ORR in the U.S.
The United States had one of the worst COVID outcomes in the entire world from a body count standpoint. Anyone who argues with a straight face we were TOO cautious is an unserious imbecile.
Remember, if one Dem does something ill-advised or dumb, THAT reflects on the entire Democratic Party, but if JB Pritzker or Janet Mills or Wes Moore tell Trump to go fuck himself that does not.
Also important to remember that there are only two types of elected Democrats, Congressional leaders & Zohran Mamdani.
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For a long list of logistical & practical reasons people shouldn’t worry too much about tanks & the 82nd Airborne lined up in front of polling sites to intimidate voters. But there are many, many more plausible threats to the 2026 elections (incl Repubs not seating new members)
An incredible story of courage in the face of danger. Ryan Palattao, in a wheelchair, survived because his teacher, Becca Heer, pulled him under a pew and threw herself over him to protect him. His family calls her a "guardian angel." www.startribune.com/he-couldnt-r...
Take a look at this from Meidas. Donald’s attempt to show proof of life is not going very well! There are allot of blatant inconsistencies and it seems like there is a huge coverup to mask what is really happening with his health! #USDemocracy #Pinks youtube.com/watch?v=y__n...
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3 more #Florida people who used chalk to protest DOT's deletion of the Pulse crosswalk released from jail: “I would argue water-soluble chalk that washes away while you’re being arrested doesn’t amount to over $1,000 worth of damage." www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/09/01/t...
Maybe because when you donate through Charles’s website and/or candidates slates alll the money goes direct to candidates via Act Blue, not to mysteriously overhead—very unlike some big PACs. This guy is a honest volunteer, period. Donating via his site magnifies your money.
I'm just gonna flip on some corporate media really quick... ABC: ads CNN: ads Back to CNN: Trump's Chicago "immigration enforcement" MSNBC: Protests in Chicago Back to ABC: A "federal judge getting in the way of Trump's immigration crackdown" Back to CNN: Weekend travel Nothing about Trump MIA
Honestly, the hour-long run and march of people shouting “Free DC” up 14th Street today is the energy I needed this morning. I love you, DC.
What a sweetheart! 💙
In case you are wondering what is going on today at WaPo and Democracy Docket.
Ah, I see Newsom is already there, as well. It's a good start, hopefully can follow up with some in-person trolling of the sort I recommend. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
I love the smell of consequences in the morning. Thank you, @dragoncon.org
.@velshi.com “Head in the sand”? Please. Part of the problem is limp news coverage that turns every Dem wobble into a five-alarm fire while treating GOP extremism as background noise. That’s what depresses our base.
He put chalk on his shoes then walked on the Pulse Memorial crosswalk. Police arrested him. But the court said they had no cause and he was released. The man arrested is now considering suing the state of Florida citing first amendment right violations.
Fabulous Labor Day with lots of my friends in organized labor—thank them for benefits, 5 day work weeks, vacations and more! I started with the Roane County Democrats and then went to Melton Hill Lake to see AFL-CIO, Jobs with Justice East TN, DSA, and so many more! A great day!
How we tricked AI chatbots into creating misinformation, despite ‘safety’ measures theconversation.com/how-we-trick... The safety measures are "alarmingly easy to circumvent." "It’s a vulnerability that could reshape how misinformation spreads online."
So many BS health halos out there! Sticking "natural", "protein", "organic" or "no seed oil" on a package doesn't make crap healthier. Agree stronger regs needed! The case for stronger regulation of deceptive nutrition-related claims on unhealthy food journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...
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JUST IN: Drew Ensign, on behalf of DOJ, reports that all of the migrant children have been returned to ORR custody.
Let’s see. Who should I trust? My own doctor, 1,000’s of scientists, & researchers. Or someone who thought using heroin for 12 years was one of the best things he could have done, swam in a sewage polluted creek with his grandkids, had a brain worm, has no actual medical training. Tough call.
Btw why aren’t businesses saying anything about that? I don’t think any company would want their employees getting sick for no reason. The company I worked for before I retired even offered vaccinations every year on the job.
Set your alarm! Norm & Jen go LIVE tonight at 8pm ET with the leaders fighting for unions, teachers & workers’ rights. Hear their stories, their vision, & how they’re standing up for a better tomorrow in the face of growing threats to democracy.
Status quo bros really hate it when progressives find community.
Really curious how all the rest of the GOP (including the hack judges) & the media, corporate, & academic elite will act if Trump kicks & Vance takes over. Would SCOTUS let JD Vance become a dictator? Would Congressional Repubs let him render them powerless?
It is folks like this that just piss me off… I’m a Black man from SC. By 21, I’d been pulled over a few times for “driving too slow” or “looking suspicious.” Trailed 10 miles on I-20, asked if I had drugs when I’ve never touched drugs in my life. That’s profiling. So don’t pretend to know my life.
Somebody take Frederick Douglass’s magazine out behind the shed and shoot it.
California stepping up.
GOLDMAN DESK: “.. September is comfortably in first place as the worst month of the year for the S&P 500 with an average return of -1.17% looking back to 1928 ..”
From my latest: Emergency-Gate: Focus on Challenging the Premise of Trump’s Power.” open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
No, just no. That is absolutely not what the paper shows! Read the scientific paper, without your crazy bias! They found a very good T cell responses, no damage, no exhaustion. Stop spreading your idiotic nonsense. . bsky.app/profile/mar... 1/2
Gavin Newsom, for the win! Let's fucking go! 🙌💪👏✊👇
* Trump Family Amasses $6 Billion Fortune After Crypto Launch @wsj.com
I’ve been impressed with NM’s forward thinking lately, protecting healthcare for all. The new Covid vaccine health order is also very smart and comforting! sourcenm.com/briefs/nm-he...
Just an astonishing, powerful op-ed that drives home what we are losing and what's already been lost. We are so incredibly fortunate to live with the advances modern medicine and health science. Destroying and stymieing it is just unforgivable. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Spent some time blocking trolls. It's one of the great features of Bluesky.
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Weird, putting tariffs on construction materials and throwing day laborers in concentration camps should have solved the supply problem by now
Very puffy too. On steroids for heart issues?
Where's his hair? He looks like he's on death's door. He needs to address the media.
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Exactly. Keep the pressure on. Trump will not stick with anyone he thinks may be dragging him further down. That was the beginning of his distancing from Elon. Keep the pressure on. RFK must go.
Releasing the names of covert intelligence officials is a crime. It amounts to #Treason.
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James Stroud, who is one of at least 21 FEMA employees, put on leave after signing a letter criticizing Trump’s disaster preparedness, discusses the culture of fear within the agency. “One thing that is underreported is the day to day agony and humiliation we’ve been suffering this whole time.”
I’m trying.
Margaret Atwood takes aim at Alberta’s school library books ban with satirical story globalnews.ca/news/1135817... "They grew up and married each other, and produced five perfect children without ever having sex."
❤️ Lovely
Marcellina Oseghale Akpojotor, artist who combines tiny pieces of ankara fabric to create portraits of Nigerian women #WomensArt
Wow. 💙
The forces that drive harmful bunk👇 Political identity. Emotion. Community. Algorithms. Many factors drive spread of misinformation, including "cognitive alignment, emotional salience, social reinforcement, and algorithmic amplification." Cascading falsehoods link.springer.com/article/10.1...
How Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.,’s Anti-Vax Agenda Is Infecting America www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a... @pauloffit.bsky.social: "What’s happened is that the anti-vaccine activists have been shouting from the sideline for decades. Now they’re making public policy. In summary, we’re screwed."
I’ve been racking my brain, trying to figure out how to explain to the younger gen how much queer rights have changed in the last 10-20 years, because there’s this idea that nothing has changed and that Ds are getting further to the right and if your entire life has been with Trump in politics, 1/
you might think that I think I figured it out If you are one of these people and you don’t remember before this, read a slash fanfic from before 2015. I’ve been reading Chyan and it’s easy to forget how bad it was, and how normal that badness was. 2/
Yes this is fiction but it’s based in the reality that just existed and I don’t think younger people now understand that. Maybe I’m wrong maybe it won’t explain it, but it’s definitely putting me right back there back in 2009 with it gets better project and no h8 campaign and no on prop 8 3/3
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Bravisima! 👏👏👏
wow
Yes, lots of liberals are doing that! Who, you might ask? Well, there’s Gavin Newsom…&…uh… 251 out of 253 Congressional Dems vote to protect trans people, but all you want to talk about is a lame duck governor once married to Don Jr’s girlfriend? Yeah, that’s reasonable judgement in good faith…
For years I’ve been noting Trump’s declining cognitive health. But only in the last few days have I thought that he may be near dying, or at least near being unable to pretend he’s still in charge.
Trump drove Modi into the arms of China, a nation a year ago they had been fighting. Also a big loss for American defense industry workers, factory jobs that Trump supposedly wants to protect.
@drdemetre.bsky.social: “as I was sitting there talking abt the outbreaks that I was managing, my phone blew up w/, ‘I didn’t know you guys were changing the chldrn’s sched.’..we asked if we could see the supporting data that led to the decision.&we were told no. Q: Just flat out no? Flat out no.”🧪🛟
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I’m absolutely begging reporters to stop suggesting that Lisa Cook stated that she would use both properties as a principal residence on her mortgage APPLICATIONS Mortgage APPLICATIONS and mortgage AGREEMENTS are not the same thing We have no idea what she represented on the APPLICATIONS