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Illinois Gov. Pritzker ahead of Trump National Guard deployment: "To Chicagoans... Look out for your communities and your neighbours. Know your rights. Film things that you see happening... Authoritarians thrive on your silence. Be loud for America."
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.
Keir Starmer has appointed as his new Comms Director Tim Allan who was a board member of the hate group Sex Matters. It's no longer even pretending to adhere to its Manifesto promise to "remove indignities for trans people who deserve recognition and acceptance."
Dig this guy's style. Chaz Langley, the man behind the camera, runs a great Instagram account if you like street style. Unfortunately had to clip the video bc Bluesky only allows 3mins (developers pls change this!) IG langleyseye and iamsuedeofficial
OH NO
Why don’t you send everyone proof of life first? (Either way, Chicago doesn’t want you here)
People need to understand just how openly genocidal the rhetoric on the far right is getting towards transgender people. They're openly talking about eradicating us and forcefully mass institutionalizing all trans people. These are people with direct ties to the Trump administration.
SCOOP I spoke to the leader of the 764-linked swatting group that is behind the recent spare of hoax active shooter calls at university campuses across the US. He claims to have earned $100,000 in the space of just six days www.wired.com/story/purgat...
I used to donate. I used to think the D party leadership worked for me. But by every measure imaginable, from your weak-sauce, Chamberlain-esque “compromises” to your failure to seize the moment the way leading D governors are doing, you’ve convinced me you just don’t care. Bipartisanship? GTFO.
We've seen terrific pushback by Dem governors. Pritzker is leading the way, but Walz and Moore have come out swinging too and even Hochul has found a bit of a spine. Other issues aside, Newsom's social media game is strong and showing results. There's a popular model here for congressional Dems.
To Donald Trump and his administration: If you hurt my people, nothing will stop me — not time or political circumstance — from making sure you face justice under our constitutional rule of law.
Creo que sé la respuesta: un lugar mítico en la compleja y muy corrupta historia política de la ciudad. Ahí que nos vamos a las 2pm.
Whether the government runs it, or a private corporation runs it, it still costs the taxpayers. But the private corporation will be MORE expensive. Same with healthcare. Or the postal service.
Completed - but daaaang those are some push-poll style leading Qs in there. I’d encourage my neighbors in #portland #oregon who want to see the #IRS Direct File program continue to jump in there and reply in ways that might help.
Treasury is required to produce a report to Congress related to Direct File, the free tax filing option that the current administration intends to kill. They've created a survey with a bunch of leading questions. The survey deserves some responses supportive of the program to counteract its framing:
Of note: they tell you how much it costs for the government to run the free filing system, but they don’t tell you how much it would cost to have a private corporation do it. (Hint: it would cost taxpayers more to have a private corporation do it.)
Donald Trump is attempting to manufacture a crisis, politicize Americans who serve in uniform, and continue abusing his power to distract from the pain he's causing families. We'll continue to follow the law, stand up for the sovereignty of our state, and protect Illinoisans.
The safety of the people of Illinois is always my top priority. There is no emergency that warrants the President of the United States federalizing the Illinois National Guard, deploying the National Guard from other states, or sending active duty military within our own borders.
The State of Illinois at this time has received no requests or outreach from the federal government asking if we need assistance, and we have made no requests for federal intervention.
A friend stopping by, bringing me three Italian plums from their plum tree.
Miz Sugarbear is thoroughly enjoying her lap cat time this #Caturday. #cats #CatsOfBluesky #tabby
Independent media FTW.
Opera comes with a built in VPN. This fun fact of the day is brought to you by the state of Mississippi.
FYI: the fundraising ALL goes to the redistricting effort - not to a Newsom POTUS run. I checked.
Let’s be clear: the National Guard troops, federal law enforcement, and D.C. police cannot violate the Constitution or the D.C. Home Rule Act. Understanding your rights can help you make the best decision for yourself if approached by law enforcement.
“The M-17 is the military variant of the Sig Sauer P320 semi-automatic pistol, a controversial firearm that has been banned by multiple law enforcement agencies (including ICE) for reportedly firing without a trigger pull.”
❤️ data (and amazing work by @zteirstein.bsky.social @compatibilism.bsky.social and Jesse Nichols) grist.org/business/a-l...
See his 2021 post re: Jan 6 (archived link so it doesn’t generate ad views or traffic). He’s a [insert your choice of expletives here] true believer. archive.ph/Sg1Mf
If I ran one of the New York City tabloids this would be my headline
Experimental philosophy
LWV, it’s time to fight for democracy without one hand genteelly pinned behind our backs. I fully support Gov. Newsom’s initiative, and hope other states like NY and IL will do this as well. Please read up on our slide into authoritarianism here. www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...
this person should get a lawyer, and, if they don't have a lawyer, my number is easy to find
This is exactly one block from the sandwich throwing incident. The neighborhood is being collectively punished for it.
Not being an ancient historian, I use this resource mainly to inform my teaching and broaden my thinking about the vast time before the early modern period. Sharing in case others missed the change in platform.
#ReleaseTheCuomoList
DHS is recruiting using a not-so-subtle reference to a 1978 book from white nationalist William Gayley Simpson, Which Way Western Man? Simpson's book was released under an imprint associated with the National Alliance, founded by Turner Diaries author William Luther Pierce.
Come and take it.
ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ
So, what are you and the D leadership going to DO ABOUT IT? Please, @wyden.senate.gov and @jeff-merkley.bsky.social tell Senator Schiff your constituents are tired of his strongly worded messages - we want and need ACTION.
There are more than a million Dominicans in NYC, and yesterday on 6th Avenue I felt every bit of that pride. Thank you for welcoming me in to celebrate the vibrant, beautiful culture and community that does so much for our city. 🇩🇴
I was very moved by my conversation with @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social...
A political party that vilifies immigrants and riots about elections? Sounds familiar, yes? In Louisville, 170 years ago today, Catholic German and Irish immigrants were killed and homes burned by members of the No-Nothing Party on Election Day. 1/
democrats are going to be dealing with anti-trans hate until they either - nut the fuck up and defend these people from bigoted attacks - concede to every republican attack on the issue, inevitably leading to the total eradication of trans people from all public life literally the only 2 options
A trifecta for #caturday with Sugarbear, Wootz, and Merle. Stretchy Wootz is verrrry long. (Sugarbear was not well-pleased with him touching her without her consent, but simply got up and walked away, her dignity preserved, her primordial pouch swaying as she stalked off.) #cats #catsOfBluesky
Ken Paxton just filed a lawsuit to remove me from office. But this seat doesn’t belong to him or me — it belongs to the people. My message to Ken Paxton: Come and take it.
We’re not sure who needs to hear this, but ‘blueberry’ has two b’s.
Suburban man retreats to safe space.
As the piece notes, the PragerU propaganda is being used in schools in Louisiana, Florida, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Montana, Arizona, South Carolina and Idaho. Check with your district to see if they're using this garbage to brainwash your kids.
With Italians reacting with fury to a recent UK Good Food recipe, our poll previously found the rest of the world is committing a great deal of Italian food crimes yougov.co.uk/internationa...
The Secretary of Defense is out here promoting Christian nationalism. Imagine being a Jewish or Muslim servicemember right now. In any other Administration this would be a fireable offense. In this one, it’s applauded.
Air Force service members with 15-18 years of service can be eligible for early retirement. The Trump admin just blocked early retirement for all trans folks in the Air Force leaving them without the lifelong pensions or healthcare they're owed for their service. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
No sorry I will not allow treating transgender people as anything less than full and equal members of American society be characterized as purity and something to be papered over to defeat the right. If people like Buttigieg and Newsom want to throw those rights under the bus we have more options.
Being transgender is not misconduct. These servicemembers have a reliance argument (contract law) that should succeed in court. Otherwise what’s to prevent any admin from just finding arbitrary reason to dismiss military people right before they retire??
NEW: The Department of Veterans Affairs just terminated union contracts including AFL-CIO (AFGE), NAGE, NFFE, SEIU, and nursing unions NNOC and NNU. nurse.org/news/va-term...
From this month's edition of The Onion.
WASHINGTON (AP) - US Air Force says it will deny retirement pay to transgender service members being separated from the service.
"We decluttered the old ways of thinking. Scratched out the chalkboard full of ideas. The answer had been in front of our eyes the whole time. It was straightforward. Elegant. Like a perfect mathematical proof. Our plan for peace was simple: kill everyone."
Goddamn. What a sobering and poignant piece of conceptual art. What an amazing artist.
Watchdog Group Downgrades U.S. From Democracy To Whatever Political System Lobsters Have theonion.com/watchdo...
We Dems never quite pull it off, but if there was EVER a time to make absolutely certain that NO race in America goes without a Dem candidate it is now. We need literally every drop of margin we can possibly get. I mean it. Expect major shenanigans, and the more candidates we have, the better
As a physicist I can easily calculate time dilation from relativistic motion (time slows when you're moving fast) or proximity to a massive object (time slows in gravity) but I have yet to find a solution for emotional time dilation (the task takes five minutes to complete but six weeks to start) 🫠
Sun Ra in motion!
“The central government has the indisputable final say in the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama.” -the central government www.reuters.com/world/china/...
Until we pass a nationwide ban on gerrymandering (which we need), Democrats should gerrymander every state to the fullest extent. 52-0 in CA, 17-0 in IL, and so on. No more unilateral disarmament. Time to get serious about fighting back.
@jamestalarico.bsky.social: "As a state rep, I get paid about $600 a month. That's not much to live off of. Many of my colleagues, including myself, we have day jobs that help us pay the bills. And by breaking quorum, we are leaving those day jobs behind... So this decision was not made lightly."
Before you see a hundred or so posts saying that Texas has issued arrest warrants for the absent Dem legislators, you should be aware that they are civil warrants issued by the House that are not effective outside the state www.texastribune.org/2025/08/04/t...
Folks, I assure you the GOP has more than redistricting up their sleeves to control the 2026 election, if they even allow us to have one. It’s time for Gavin Newsom and JB Pritzker to launch investigations into the 2024 election, and get us forensic data on what really happened.
Hochul: "I will put saving democracy as my top priority at any cost. Bc it's under siege. Just like those who put on uniforms to fight battles across the ages. For centuries we stood up & fought. Blood has been shed. This is our moment in to stand up for all we hold dear & not let it be destroyed."
I edit features @WIRED.com and work with some of Earth’s best journalists. Right now a subscription to our journalism costs TWO DOLLARS PER MONTH. Yes, there is a limited-edition tote. And yes, we do hyphenate certain compound modifiers such as “limited edition.” www.wired.com/v2/offers/wi...
Hochul: "This is a war. We are at war. And that's why the gloves are off and I say, bring it on."
Stop “waiting for TX Rs to redistrict” @governor.ca.gov @governor.ny.gov and every other Blue state gov - start NOW. Why are we waiting? You know Texas Rs will make it happen, why wait?
I am so damn PROUD of TX Dems for standing up and fighting back!! But this won’t mean anything if the rest of the country doesn’t back them up. BLUE STATES! IT’S ON YOU TO MOVE! No more talk. Start announcing referendums and special sessions to redistrict the GOP out of existence!
Do you know which state has the largest number of Black residents? TEXAS (nearly 4 million) Trump’s demand that TX redistrict & the Republican legislature’s acquiescence is an attack on Black representation. Stand with Texas Dems. www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
More of this, please.
losing my mind at this. apoplectic. want to punch a wall, or a human being data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-mother...
Audience members - at an old movie theater in mid-town Manhattan during Robin Williams’ “Popeye,” every kiddo’s voice was raised during the Popeye and Bluto fight scene, yelling “GET HIM POPEYE!!!” “BEAT HIM UP!” in a collective roar. 💪🏻
In medicine, we can't ignore bad data. We learn from it and act. Trump is doing the opposite. Firing the person who told the truth about the economy won’t create a single job. American workers deserve leaders who follow evidence, not vengeance. www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
Next month’s job numbers are the street you grew up on and the last thing you ate.
Incredibly evocative work by Samuel van Hoogstraten, born on this day in 1627. A kind of domestic still life. Nothing & everything.
oh they will definitely hold that the 14th and 15th amendments dictate that nothing can be done to ameliorate racial inequality or past racial discrimination, even in voting and representation, despite the fact that the text of both amendments clearly allows for such.
It has been the honor of my life to serve as Commissioner of BLS alongside the many dedicated civil servants tasked with measuring a vast and dynamic economy. It is vital and important work and I thank them for their service to this nation.
Me three months ago:
um. www.wsj.com/world/middle...
For ARTnews, I looked into the four artworks by Pablo Picasso, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Diane Arbus now being auctioned online by the US government with connections to the 1MDB scandal. Three were gifted to Leonardo DiCaprio by Jho Low and one was forfeited by a producer of THE WOLF OF WALL STREET.
Scoop — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will be sending out a press release shortly announcing the creation of an AI task force and the appointment of Chief AI officer. Unclear how and why exactly the agency regulating the US economy is going to use it. Draft text shared with me:
struggling with an analogy here but imagine NASA posting a meme about how excited they are to return aviation to the pre-jet age
CDC Recommends Eating A Nice Crisp Shiny Apple Instead Of Having Unprotected Sex theonion.com/cdc-rec...
Look at this heckin big yawn
A long time ago I spoke an attorney in the Dakota Access Pipeline case, and the GOP has been trying since at least then to implicate EVERYONE in a protest based on the behavior of one person under RICO. It's how they intend to jail dissidents. Keep an eye on this shit.
Sign up for future webinars if you haven't already to see how you can facilitate strategic non-cooperation within your community ... no matter how small the group! #OneMillionRising
Something ugly is happening around this country right now. But something beautiful is happening, too: The pro-democracy movement is growing at a historic pace.
it’s almost like all the attacks calling Mamdani antisemitic were vapid bad faith bullshit created by politicians with no policy plan other than smashing the “scary muslim” button
So glad that @indivisible.org and folks all over are working to resist authoritarianism - together. It gives me hope and fuels my courage. #onemillionrising
#1millionrising #onemillionrising The opening of the community gathering. Set expectations. Set the tone that creates a space where everyone's present. Everyone starts off with a simple introduction that includes saying what brought them to the gathering.
Fidel Castro has a Wikipedia page about his special and intimate relationship with dairy products, and it’s really made my day en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fidel_C...
1/2 Trump cares more about fossil fuel execs than Oregon’s children. There is no question that greenhouse gases are detrimental to human health. As a critical care and lung doctor, I’ve seen it with my own eyes. Lungs ravaged by wildfire smoke. Bodies distressed by heat stroke.
A thoughtful, serious look at the fragility of democratic resilience under authoritarian pressure. #democracy #authoritarianism #indivisible muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...
