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‼️ Fascist coup in progress. Don’t let the name “Republican Party” fool you. The party has become so radical that a new name is needed. 🌎🇺🇸🇺🇦🇪🇺
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Good news. The House of Representatives stands behind the NIH budget with no cuts.
Until Trump speaks publicly, I’m going to assume he’s incapable.
Platner: No one cares that you pretend to be remorseful as you sell out to lobbyists. Symbolic opposition does not reopen hospitals. Weak condemnations do not bring back Roe V Wade. Maine deserves better than Susan Collins.
Geoff Bennett: You say that poetry is not useful, and that's exactly why we need it. Why? David Duchovny: "We want to get educated to be able to work, to have a job of some kind, which is great and it's necessary. But we've lost sight of educating a mind on how to think or a soul how to feel."
The president’s military occupation of the capital has escalated in recent days into something not seen since British troops marched the streets of colonial Boston.
More than 1.2 million immigrants disappeared from the labor force from January through the end of July, according to preliminary Census Bureau data analyzed by the Pew Research Center. That includes people who are in the country illegally as well as legal residents. https://to.pbs.org/46d1uiJ
Activists, Democratic leaders and voters gathered in crowds large and small around the U.S. on Monday to protest the Trump administration and voice support for workers on the Labor Day holiday.
Portugal’s President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa did not mince words: he called Donald Trump “objectively a Soviet or Russian asset” in a speech this week, warning that U.S. policy now serves Moscow’s interests. A rare, blunt assessment from a European head of state. @ec.europa.eu #Russia #Ukraine
My god
Labor unions helped build this country, and their work continues today to deliver fairness, freedom and security for Americans. Thank you to our hardworking union leaders— I’ll always stand with you. Happy Labor Day.
I just hope Clooney is enjoying what our country is going through right now. Biden at his most impaired is leagues better than Trump, and that was clear in summer 2024.
"This bill screws rural America in every which way you can possibly imagine. And yet, it becomes easier for Republican representatives to get away with this precisely because Democrats aren’t in these areas ... telling their constituents what these lawmakers are doing to them." trib.al/Tht3GI7
Trump stripped collective bargaining rights from more than one million federal employees – approximately 4 out of 5 unionized federal workers. It’s one of the largest attacks on federal labor rights in history.
One of the more embarrassing takes I’ve ever seen in print.
Trump’s America.
Defund Billionaires.
"Solidarity Forever" at the Workers Over Billionaires rally on the steps of Wisconsin's Capitol on this beautiful #LaborDay
Donald Trump’s TX redistricting strategy relies on Latinos voting for him at the same rates they did in 2024. But these voters are swingy, and if Democrats persuade them to switch sides, this play could backfire. From @ddayen.bsky.social:
A study released last year shows that when a state slashes Medicaid, crime rates go up. “You might save some dollars,” one of the authors told Bolts, “but that may lead to some other problems with other objectives, like promoting public safety.”
Wages of unionized workers are 13% higher than their nonunion counterparts. But unions also set a higher pay standard that all workers enjoy. In high-union-density states, median household income is $12,000 higher than in low-union-density states. This is why unions are vital.
George Soros is the Republican Party’s Jewish scapegoat.
It’s a symbolic moment of Modi, Putin, and Xi holding hands in China, showcasing their intent to challenge U.S. dominance on the world stage and present a united front as an alternative global force.
And the U.S. stands alone. Well done, Republicans.
Narendra Modi, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping held hands in China as the leaders aimed to signal an alternative to U.S. global leadership.
Americans are coming out from sea to shining sea (and beyond) today to support labor and resist the anti-American attacks of this administration. We’ll highlight a few throughout the day, kicking things off with two of our favorite places: Salt Lake City and North Carolina. #RadioFreeAmeric
Friends, I urge you to join a Workers Over Billionaires protest this Labor Day. Let’s honor the roots of this holiday by standing together to protest the exploitation and oppression of our tinpot dictator. bit.ly/4lMgKaR
New in PN: "By the time you read this, the White House may have put out a Labor Day statement. It will no doubt offer an effusive tribute to Trump, who in his infinite beneficence has delivered workers a utopia of prosperity. But back on Earth, he's the most anti-labor president in modern history."
big policy win for them. Congratulations. I feel safer already, kidnap all the people taking care of the elderly next
The Republican Party owns this.
Nine of the CDC directors over the past 48 years have a lot to say about what RFK Jr is doing vs health of Americans www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Loathe v. loath and born v. borne are some others in the tricky e category.
After Sec. RFK Jr.’s ouster of the CDC director, four more high-ranking officials reportedly resigned. Letters from them include warnings that the agency’s mission has been compromised, with anti-vaccine policies and other growing misinformation. trib.al/XyuOntD
When unions are strong, our communities and our country are strong. Every person in our nation has benefited from the labor movement. This Labor Day, we celebrate the workers and unions who have fought for fair wages, safe workplaces, and sick leave for all of us.
Dan Rather is 93, and 20 years removed from signing off as a CBS anchor. But he’s still tapping out stories. “As Popeye used to say, I am what I am.”
When our working families are strong, Minnesota is strong. That’s why we’ve established paid leave, expanded the right to collectively bargain, and why we’re investing in the projects creating the union jobs of the future. Happy Labor Day, Minnesota.
Trump’s embrace of the revolving door may allow some corporations to acquire more influence and greater profits, but it will leave everyday Americans and the federal government far worse off. From @jeffhauser.bsky.social and @timi-iwayemi.bsky.social with @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social:
What a gang of mindless amateurs in Washington accomplished in Beijing:
We do not fully grasp how damaging the SCOTUS’ presidential immunity decision was. What we know is it was a disaster and the huge damage it has caused is being compounded daily. That is because the result is a collaboration between corrupt justices, a supine Congress and a demented President.
We have to communicate this effectively with MAGA America. They won’t connect the dots without help. They live in a disinformation bubble.
This. They must go. Removing them must become a top Congressional priority or the deaths they cause will be on the hands of every member of Congress...and lest they think there be no consequences, those deaths will be mounting up by the time of next year's election.
Trump's presidency has produced many victims with many many more to come. But there has been no greater beneficiary...and it is not even close...than Xi Jinping.
So we’re just happily joking with a sociopath now. Someone whose lies could have killed people. Fuck her, she should be a pariah.
Oh my
"These corrective actions will be painful for many households but are necessary to head off the risk of a fiscal crisis, whereby an abrupt, large decline in Treasury demand relative to supply sparks a sharp, sustained increase in interest rates." trib.al/jir9kva
Special shout-out to those who wouldn’t vote for Harris because Gaza.
One of my pet peeves. NYT and others keep calling him a vaccine skeptic not a vaccine opponent.
NEW: Since corporate media won't call for Trump's resignation, I will. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/trump-must...
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.
Everyone parrots the line, “They’ll just replace Trump with another figurehead.” Bullsh*t. Later today in my latest JHN Newsletter I’ll break down why Trump is the one irreplaceable piece of this machine. When he’s gone...the whole thing starts to crack.
New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!
#ONEV1 #Pinks 🌸 #Voices4Victory
Yeah, lol, that was never really about Biden’s health. His health was just the excuse.
‘The forgotten forest’: how smashing 5.6m urchins saved a California kelp paradise
NEWS: Trump and House Republicans' budget cuts seek to eliminate the HOME affordable housing program that’s built/rehabbed 1.3M homes in 30 yrs, including 540k in rural areas. 84% of those homes are in districts that voted for him. Rural families now face losing their lifeline.
You won't see this on the news. In fact, you may not see this anywhere. Residents of Washington D.C. march up 14th Street on Saturday August 30, 2025 chanting "Troops Go Home".
Our media is so terrible. I can’t believe the host just let her ramble on and on with that BS. Journalistic negligence. I can’t watch legacy media anymore
Pritzker on Trump's authoritarian takeover: "The playbook is the same. It's thwart the media. It's create mayhem that requires military interdiction. These are things that happen throughout history and Donald Trump is just following that playbook."
The set is ridiculous, but so the hell what: These are the words responsible leaders need to say. This is the analysis from which corporate media has mostly shied away. If they need a fake kitchen to get there, that's fine by me.
I see this among my Democratic-voting millennial coworkers. They concede things are awful, but the awfulness has not yet sufficiently affected their own lives. They think they are going to somehow skate through this. Mostly, they act like this isn’t happening. That attitude is very widespread.
Some view it as hyperbole; others don't even know what the words mean. But it's all textbook. Textbook history, textbook political science, textbook psychology, textbook social psychology. Elementary stuff, not obscure. And it's happening in real time, right before our eyes.
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.
“I have faith in people outside of government. The professional organizations, doctors, nurses, and other providers—and also the parents…So I’m hopeful in that sense. I’m just not necessarily hopeful that the federal government is going to be the answer anymore…” open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
What’s wild to me: NOW, media outlets & medical organizations are “stunned” by the damage RFK Jr. is doing to CDC, other health agencies, & public health. Me & my colleagues have been screaming about him for years. Years. Even more so in the last year. We were called hyperbolic. 1/
Thousands of Hurricane Helene victims are being evicted — less than a year after being displaced… And now, as FEMA crumbles, imagine what *future* victims of ecological disasters will have to endure
not just that he has no constitutional authority, there isn't even any particular legal or institutional mechanism by which the president can make anyone treat this as anything other than a weird advisory opinion.
Trump’s Decapitation of the CDC Takes a Darker Turn—and Hands Democrats a Weapon Illinois’s JB Pritzker is leading a charge other Democratic governors should take up: In our America, we’ll make sure public health systems remain strong.
Call to Action: Mass protest at Washington D.C. on November 5th. Plan accordingly. #3E #RefuseFascism
They should all be doing this!!!!
"Newsom is saying two things. First, we’re not going to let Republicans play by different rules anymore. And second, we are going to use our power however we can, no matter what The New York Times editorial board says about it." trib.al/SpzgHnV
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
AP: “When Trump awarded a contract for $1.2 billion for 🇺🇸’s largest immigration detention complex, it handed it to Acquisition Logistics LLC, a small biz with no experience… its address a modest home in suburban Virginia.”🤔 Golden Age of Corruption. apnews.com/article/trum...
WOW, must see TV!
New Mexico is overriding the federal government on the topic of COVID19 vaccines to ensure their residents can access them. States hold a tremendous amount of public health power. They should use it.
Media should hound him at least half as much as they hounded Biden. But they won’t.
Lily really wanted to come outside and be part of the party today and my daughter filmed it and added a soundtrack (volume on)
They seriously suspended you for wanting him to shit himself into the grave onstage? Because, uh, I’m pretty sure that’s not an isolated opinion
After Minneapolis, Vice President Vance and Melania Trump are trying to shift the topic from guns to mental health. But as usual, the rhetoric is the opposite of reality—Trump's drastic Medicaid cuts in his big, ugly bill will greatly impact mental health services. trib.al/UaeE8F7
Senator Bernie Sanders’ op-ed in the New York Times details RFK Jr.'s firing of CDC leadership, dismantling vax advisory boards and defunding mRNA research.
Brandon just signed an executive order saying Chicago police with not collaborate with or aid federal troops if Trump sends them to Chicago. People can bash Brandon all they want, but when fascism arrives, you’ll wish you had someone covering your back. Newsom, Pritzker, and Brandon are doing it.
Without congressionally approved funding, public media stations say communities will be left with aging infrastructure amid growing risks from extreme weather.
Republicans had a chance to protect public health. Instead they chose to put a dishonest quack in charge of it. They own the nightmares to come.
Read every word of this "And if an 81-year-old woman can beat Donald Trump? Twice? Anybody can. In the larger picture. I think money is the answer. When the [powers that be] get hit in the pocket book by Trump, that’s going to be it. That moment hasn’t come yet." variety.com/2025/film/ne...
I hope we'll see such orders signed by every official with the power to sign them. This isn't radical or even liberal; it's 101, it's like saying the king can't house his soldiers in people's homes.
A shout-out here for Isthmus in Madison, WI, which found new life by reorganizing as a nonprofit. A great alternative weekly, much beloved by the community.
🧵 Authoritarianism, Democratization, and Coalition Politics. The consensus around here is, more or less, that the United States is currently a consolidating authoritarian regime controlled by a mix of reactionary populists and fascists.
Decorum, decorum.
It’s the biggest tell that this is all directed by Putin. Destroy U.S. science.
Yeah, this does not fill me with hope, rather the opposite. Too many people out there still defending not voting for Harris. There is no issue that justifies that, not when the stakes were so high.
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.
Trump did this
Trump/RFK Jr. policies to neuter CDC, fire experts, grow another pandemic, lack of data and warning information, deadly childhood diseases and incredible suffering seem inexplicable until you understand they want to "cull the herd" and have only the "best" genes dominate. #eugenics
Or at least a Million Person March in D.C. or NYC, in addition to the many smaller ones. People who can’t travel to the big one should still demonstrate.
The overall goal here is clear: Trump wants full control of the U.S. economy. That’s reckless no matter who the president is. But it’s a ruinous mission for a president who obviously has no idea what he’s doing. trib.al/VnbR4iD
Find a protest near you at maydaystrong.org.
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More bagpipes!!!!!
“Nearly 40% of online shoppers abandon their carts when faced with these extra tariff and duty surcharges at checkout,” Sean Henry, CEO of e-commerce and fulfillment company Stord, told Fortune. trib.al/nWFA4ng