"Trump has vowed repeatedly to halve power prices within 12 months...Instead, residential electricity prices have climbed about 10% from January until May and are projected to rise another 5.8% next year" https://bloom.bg/4fTtifb
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"Trump has vowed repeatedly to halve power prices within 12 months...Instead, residential electricity prices have climbed about 10% from January until May and are projected to rise another 5.8% next year" https://bloom.bg/4fTtifb
Keep speaking up. Keep speaking out. These cuts are coming, even if some don't want to admit it. We must keep the pressure on our leaders to reverse them. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/26/m...
Offering 3 resources for people seeking ideas for what they might do in this moment: 1. We made a short workbook to help people narrow down or discover their areas of interest and focus. It's been downloaded thousands of times. Hope it's useful to you: millionexperiments.com/zines/making...
2. I created this list and it's been viral. Some actions that are not protesting or voting. There's something for everyone on the list. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Per @ballotready.org: Dems have won 3 upsets for open state senate seats that Trump won - & all were uncontested in prior cycles. IA 35 - uncontested in 2010, 2014 & 2018 IA 1 - uncontested in 2014 & 2018 PA 36 - uncontested in 2022 This is why @runforsomething.net recruitment never stops.
No matter what people say, you can’t run a govt like a business.
When you consider that businesses are run by dictators—that a firm is not a democracy—it makes sense why a series of rich guys at the top of the capitalist world think government can be run without following any laws.
Imagine how this makes them feel.
Links: www.reuters.com/legal/govern... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... www.latimes.com/california/s... abc7.com/post/charges... www.whitehouse.gov/presidential... immpolicytracking.org/policies/eo-...
Had to stop by this sign outside the Moshannon Valley Detention Center. The GEO Group donated $1M+ to Trump’s campaign. Now they’re profiting off of locking up kids using our taxpayer dollars. The corruption is clear. Thank you to the local residents, clergy, & advocates for standing against this.
Which U.S. Cities Are the Most Dangerous? | Security.org share.google/aO8jqdOiXEDQ...
It’s really obvious what’s going on.
Tennessee would like a word with the President. 2 of the top 5 most violent cities are in Tennessee. Which U.S. Cities Are the Most Dangerous? | Security.org share.google/aO8jqdOiXEDQ...
Every National Guard member must not obey illegal orders. If each member can’t see this for what it is (unconstitutional), listen to the below bsky.app/profile/pitt...
President Trump balked when asked whether he would send National Guard troops to Republican-led cities with high crime rates: “Sure, but there aren’t that many of them." Of the 30 U.S. cities with the highest number of violent crimes, more than half were in certifiably red states. trib.al/WEcfqPk
The 19th Amendment was ratified on this day in 1920, barring voting discrimination based on sex. But for women of color, the right to vote wasn’t fully realized until the Voting Rights Act of 1965. 105 years later, we're still fighting for equal ballot access for all.
The CFPB dropped an investigation into Credova, a company with close ties to Donald Trump Jr. This is emblematic of the corruption associated with Trump administration officials assisting its perceived political allies.
LULAC, the nation’s oldest and largest Latino civil rights organization, is calling on Home Depot CEO Ted Decker to deny ICE access without court warrants or advance notice: lulac.org/news/pr/LULA...
Parliamentary systems certainly have their issues but it feels like a major problem that despite this there are no mechanisms to call snap elections or a vote of no confidence. Even an emboldened opposition party reading these numbers has very little they can do other then wait for the midterms.
Last year I wrote about the American Accountability Foundation posting "watchlists" of public employees to encourage harassment. This piece describes the effects. "her phone rang for a month with about 30 calls a day from unknown numbers." www.reuters.com/investigatio...
According to Google AI: Louisiana, Mississippi, & Alaska are top of the list for crime. Do you see Trump sending troops there? No, because they’re red states. This is not about crime. This is about a fascist takeover of blue states to stop the midterms. Stand up. Stand strong. #ProudBlue #Pinks
In an urgent letter to Congress, more than 180 current and former FEMA workers wrote to “sound the alarm” about the Trump administration’s cuts, warning that they have obstructed officials’ ability to respond to and protect the public from natural disasters.
We CANNOT let Trump bury the truth. ❗ Sign the petition to demand the DOJ and White House release the Epstein Files—now: belib.org/MKmBS7n
So far during Trump's 2nd term, the DOJ has fired or demoted more than two dozen prosecutors who were assigned to hold January 6th insurrectionists accountable. They were fired for doing their jobs and protecting our democracy. That's outrageous.
Uganda is the latest of several countries to strike a deportation deal with the US as President Donald Trump ramps up controversial efforts to remove migrants from the government. Here’s what you need to know about what countries might be getting in return. belib.org/fN1AfZu
Quick primer, seems to be some confusion. Capitalism (pure): Private ownership of it all. Winner takes all. Fascism: Private ownership with government having ultimate control. Socialism: Some private ownership + Government Ownership. Communism: Government owns it all.
All the women need to go on strike...Republicans especially the evangelicals are chipping away at women's rights. They want to take women back decades. So girls tell your other halves. No Sex until TACO is is outta there. This shit will be cleared up fast..👍 Thank gawd I'm Canadian 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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53 cities in Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia had higher crime rates than D.C. in 2024. Despite this, these states deployed their own National Guard troops to help address D.C.'s newly declared "crime emergency." www.democracydocket.com/analysis/the...
Reminder: our system is rigged against working people, where the insanely rich get richer, and the rest of us struggle to survive.
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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.
Trump was released on cashless bail 3 times in 2023
If the blue states just stop paying federal tax, the federal government will collapse. It even rhymes.
#calexit. california, or, wa, should align with vancouver and create the largest economy i the west. time to stop paying for red states.
Uncooperative Federalism is here! open.substack.com/pub/cmarmita...
I’m not in DC but can someone there print some of these out and hand them to the military, police, ICE “agents” on the streets? Thank you.
I am always confused about why GOP extremists still say they are conservative, when their party is spendthrift and neglectful, while we speak daily about conserving treasure, resources, health and the environment. The religious "conservatives" disturb me because what they seek is not Christian.
Also those are words republicans use. dcinboxinsights.substack.com/p/was-it-som...
Republicans: disappear people off the streets and rendition them to El Salvador, crash the economy, build concentration camp in the Everglades, declare martial law in DC, eliminate cancer and vaccine research, align with Russia, disenfranchise Black people, tank in the polls Political pundits:
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.
Another huge market is lost because of Trump.
We’re 7 months in, and “Pentagon plans military deployment in Chicago” is a headline in the Washington Post. And because it’s city number three, we’re already numbing to it. If you read this about any other democracy in the world, you’d conclude that it was well on the road to a dictatorship.
my entire politics rn is informed by the belief that, even if trump fails to finish consolidating power, doesn’t build a bunch of camps, and leaves office peacefully, we would still eventually get all the worst outcomes, absent a dedicated effort to dismantle fascist tools and punish the fascists
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For years, moderate Democrats refused to eliminate the filibuster and grant D.C. full statehood, leaving the door wide open for Trump’s coup d’état dry run. From @ryanlcooper.com: trib.al/0jYqmUm
If we would just listen to the victims, we could have recreated The DAMN Epstein Files, from scratch, 100 times by now!!!
JFC @senatedems25.bsky.social When are you having hearings for the survivors?
A pedophile in jail, who will lie to save herself and Donald Trump IS NOT THE PERSON YOU SHOULD BE LISTENING TO. Listen to the victims.
We don't NEED the #EpsteinFiles, all we have to do is belive his victims.
“I was r*ped sometimes 3 times a day on that island… and I was not the only girl on that island… Ghislaine must die in prison, because I’ve been in hell and back for the last 17 years.” Listen to the survivors.
Why can't Rep. Jeffries come out and say the trump is sending the military ONLY to cities that vote blue and plans to keep them there to block election voting locations and drop boxes so people are too afraid to vote and so that the GOP will win be default?
Thank you for this. Will share.
I still believe in MLK's path. Prepare now.
If they come, Meet them head on. But don’t play their game. Do as LA ; music , dance , don’t let them think they have you. See a road block advertise it , you see ice advertise it. Avoid violent confrontation, but confront. Record all you see. Stand up Do your part
Louisiana has to build three new natural gas power plants to accommodate the "AI" data center that Meta just crammed through because said center will use *Three Times* as much electricity (and, thus, attendant resources) as the *Entire City Of New Orleans*, every year. Y'all this isn't sustainable.
Shithole cuntry? Over 500 abuse reports have been filed inside U.S. immigration detention centers. Testimonies describe sexual assault, impersonators posing as ICE agents, and systemic neglect that puts women and children at risk. . Full investigation: belib.org/oUaImZp
he told the audience, “One of the things we’re going to be redoing is your parks. I’m very good with grass. I have a lot of golf courses all over the place. I probably know more about grass than any person anywhere in the world.”
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Ghislaine Maxwell gave an interview and told these lies for Donald Trump in exchange for her cushy, new, low-security prison transfer and anyone who believes this is an idiot. He is the king of the quid pro quo. THIS IS NOT HARD, PEOPLE. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The purge continues taskandpurpose.com/news/navy-fi...
A judge ruled the Trump administration cannot deny funding to Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles and 30 other cities and counties because of policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration efforts.
Well that’s one way to describe what’s going on…
BREAKING: Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released from prison at the order of a U.S. magistrate judge in Tennessee after being imprisoned illegally, and is now on his way back to Maryland to see his family. belib.org/7qseBuI
kudos to @eddiekimx.bsky.social who, whilst dealing with the lingering effects of pepper spray, walked to the office, changed his shirt and sat down to report this morning's events
The Coast Guard works for ICE now. Coast Guard planes previously used for search and rescue have done hundreds of secret ICE flights in recent weeks, including two I watched from a public parking lot near BWI. My exclusive for Rolling Stone: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
My next opinion writing workshop is in less than three weeks! Get 'em while they're hot: www.elizabethspiers.com/workshops/
White male, mediocrity and anger. Setting this country ablaze where there privilege and mediocrity makes them fear others. Non-Caucasian people have to work 10 times as hard and when you don’t, it makes you soft so what do you do? You do what you’ve always done you lied, cheat, steal, and kill.
For years, progressives have warned that leaving D.C. as a “disenfranchised colony” would “lead to disaster.” Trump’s military invasion of the city shows why. From @ryanlcooper.com: trib.al/3DK7BCS
Cutting funding to PBS. Partnering with PragerU, a program that denies the existence of racism in policing. Accusing the Smithsonian of being "too woke" and overemphasizing slavery. Trump is waging a battle on public education, and he's following a playbook that's centuries in the making.
Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade ending the federal right to an abortion, there has been increased worry about how period tracking app data could potentially be used against people seeking abortion care. belib.org/4tJ78Ne
The only thing I can say about this paragraph is read it. Sit with it. Read it again. @michaelharriot.bsky.social
Krishnamoorthi on the FBI raiding Bolton's house: "It looks like it's also an attempt to distract from the other big news of the day, which is the first production of the Epstein files that is required by subpoena from the Oversight Committee and they want to change the conversation."
In the end, these types of writers don't just screw their countrymen, they screw themselves. That goes for officials like John Bolton too: bsky.app/profile/sara...
Donald Trump and the deconstruction of America
Check this shit! Earlier today, ICE tried to break into private property in Lynwood, California — no judicial warrant, no authority. Acting like thugs, not federal agents. Spoiler alert: Lynwood does not play. This trio of goons got sent packing.
Remember when John Bolton defunded the CDC and the next year we had an enormous global plague?
The absolute worst example of this is Woodward siting on the trump recording, where he says Covid is gonna be much worse than the flu, so that he could sell that info in a book all the way in September, well after the Trump lie took root.
Thank you @govpritzker.illinois.gov for fighting cruelty with compassion and providing dedicated resources for the LGBTQ community. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Powell: "GDP growth has slowed notably in the first half of this year, to a pace of 1.2%, roughly half the 2.5% pace in 2024. The declining growth has largely reflected a slowdown in consumer spending ... higher tariffs have begun to push up prices in some categories of goods."
"People rallied with the doctors, calling for medical professionals to be allowed inside..." belib.org/7McavAd
BREAKING: After we beat them in court, Trump's OMB has restored the apportionment website that it removed in March. This is a huge win for transparency! The public deserves to know how their taxpayer money is being spent—and now they can.
Students! Voters of Tomorrow is providing student organizations and clubs with everything they need to host a National Voter Registration Day drive. The work to win 2026 starts today, let's do this!
Good legal advice in California by the ACLU. Know your rights. When stopped by an officer | ACLU of Southern California share.google/10LgMI6Z5ru3...
How long did it take for armed, masked, badgeless, warrantless Trump agents surrounding vehicles and smashing windows to turn to gunfire in American streets? This long. And who—besides everyone alive—could have predicted it? Anyone who doesn’t see how dark things are going to get... God help you.
So Chompy's name is all over, huh? I dont care if Bill Clinton or any other Democrat is in there, I want them ALL in PRISON! AND so everyone who violated their oath of office starting with the new hires from project 2025.
Republicans orchestrate a selective release of some Epstein related documents. Here is a thought. Release the files with only the victims names redacted.
The right-wing news channel Newsmax has agreed to pay $67 million to Dominion Voting Systems over its coverage of the 2020 presidential election. A trial had been scheduled for October.
Note that there are NO LINKS to the primary sources that purportedly support these statements. That matters. In particular because other sources that rely on FBI data suggest that Memphis is #1. And that Houston, Nashville, Denver and yes, Baltimore are ahead of D.C. www.security.org/resources/mo...
When we say “billionaires shouldn’t exist,” what we mean is: Everyone should have healthcare. Everyone should have housing. Everyone should have access to good food and clean water. Billionaires are a policy failure.
#ICYMI: You can spot E.J. Antoni, Trump's pick for Bureau of Labor Statistics Chief, in the crowd of Capitol rioters via our archive of 500+ Jan. 6 videos. Watch him walk through the bottom of the screen starting at ~1:41 in this clip: projects.propublica.org/parler-capit...
The White House is mobilizing red state military forces to occupy a Democratic stronghold and let me tell you: No one has ever pretended something isn't happening harder than Democratic leaders are pretending this isn't happening right now.
This behavior is indistinguishable from the worst secret polices of fascist regimes of the 20th century.
"Texas has the fewest personal freedoms" The right wing Cato Institute ranks Texas 49th in personal freedom www.freedominthe50states.org/personal/texas Crimes per 1M transit trips NYC: 1.3 Dallas: 38.0 "Republican-controlled states have higher murder rates" "California 40% less gun violence"
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