The US Presbyterian Church has just voted to divest from Palantir & GE Aerospace; recognize the genocide in Gaza; and call for an arms embargo and boycott of genocide-complicit Israeli companies. Cites Palantir & GE's tech being used by human rights violators like ICE, Israel, and Saudi Arabia.

As the U.S. marks 250 years, what if we told the truth about the stolen land and enslaved labor that built this country—and found a path toward repair? What if our pride rested on honesty, healing, and justice for all? My new zine, Community Reckoning, offers a path. FREE. Link in bio/first comment.

The Midterms will be made or lost in our local communities. Here’s what that means for how we organize. My latest piece www.commondreams.org/opinion/loca... #midterms #PeoplePower #LocalPolitics @indivisible.org @workingfamilies.org @demsocialists.bsky.social

I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Fix It, FedEx: Help Undo the Harm Your Money Helped Cause. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/fi...

Which is the backwards country now, United States?

Soil, not oil. Fertilizer shocks from the Iran War are exposing a fragile food system. My new piece argues we can build resilience thru #RegenerativeAg, and restore soil health, cut emissions, and strengthen rural economies. www.commondreams.org/opinion/free... #ClimateResilience #FoodSecurity

We’re stronger together!

What form of power do we need to survive hard times, build belonging, and resist authoritarian overreach? Inspired by #GraceLeeBoggs, #indigenous economics, and the history of African American #MutualAid, my latest column in "How We Rise” is live on Substack. Link in bio.

Trump's #war is disrupting fertilizer supplies. Added to energy prices, drought & tariffs, it threatens to spread hunger and hardship in the U.S. and beyond. What can we do? #Solidarity helps in times of crisis — and builds power to resist #fascism. @truthout.org truthout.org/articles/wha...

Millions showed up today—we made history! The question now is how we sustain this. I made a free zine — 10 practices for groups doing the long work together. Free download, no sign-up, Creative Commons. howwerise.substack.com/p/community-...

How did Iran become our enemy? Few Americans know about when the U.S. claimed Iran's petroleum wealth for itself and crushed a democratic government that sought to make life better for ordinary people. Here’s the story, and what it means to stand up for #peace. #Iran #WarofChoice

Painful to read this and think about the 2021 coup attempt, which was as blatant as it gets. An utter failure of US elites to seize the moment when everybody saw the threat right in front of their eyes. If we have history books in the future, they will be unkind.

Here’s #SOTU counter programming! Rep @summerlee.bsky.social is awesome

Congress needs to act now to stop expansion of ICE detention camps. Stop the deaths, abuse, and jailing of kids. 📞 Call senators and reps via the Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121 Details 👉 www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum... #HumanRights #ICE #EndDetention #CallYourRep #DefundICE

“We know enough.” Three words that are worth 10 million.

We demand an immediate halt in all funding for these deadly operations until the violence, abuses, and deaths in American communities and in immigration detention centers stop. @unitedwedream.org @the-ilrc.bsky.social @nilc.org @surj.org @seiu.org Read the full letter: bit.ly/NoFundsforIC...

Today, in a massive show of support, 1,025 organizations, including immigrant justice, human rights, civil rights, faith, and labor organizations, sent a letter to members of Congress to express horror, outrage & deep grief about the recent shooting deaths by federal agents in Minneapolis.

How can we end the ICE nightmare? My “guest rant” in @thestranger.com Yes, Wash. Senator @murray.senate.gov has a huge role to play. But we’ll need @schumer.senate.gov and other Senate Dems, who have the power to act, with or without Republicans, to stay strong. www.thestranger.com/guest-editor...

Love me some Jesse Welles.

Finally! Chuck Schumer is standing up. Better late than never. No funding for DHS, No funding for ICE, No Funding for Border Patrol. #ICEoutforGood Stop the Trump retribution.

Senator @murray.senate.gov and @cantwell.senate.gov Please vote no on funding this violent out-of-control federal police force. You have the power to put a halt to the “retribution” Trump is unleashing in U.S. cities. VOTE NO Tell your senators to rein in ICE NOW act.indivisible.org/sign/ice-out...

After the Devastation of Trump’s First Year, These Popular Rebellions Offer Hope — my take on what’s possible now. truthout.org/articles/aft...

genuinely stunning image

From a follower in Minneapolis: "Today is our big day here. Currently -20 and -45 windchill. Frost bite can occur in 10 minutes and it is a decent walk from Portland Ave to the Target Center. So those who cannot risk attending and to the rest of the country we are asking for your help."

ICE CAN BE STOPPED 41 Democratic senators can block ICE funding this month. All that's missing is the political will. Here’s how it works: www.commondreams.org/opinion/cong... Share and call your senators today! indivisible.org/ice-out-senate #immigration #ICE #ICEoutforGood

Please stop and read this statement from Renee Good's wife.

Good news: Your organizing has grounded “ICE Air.”

Never forget. 🇺🇸

Trump told us what the attack was about. Not drugs. Not democracy. Not threats against the U.S. Like Iraq, it’s about “our oil.” Also, he wants control over the whole western hemisphere. Spreading violence and tyranny, and provoking war would be disastrous for everyone. Even the oil companies.

One of the most lopsided results you'll ever see in a poll, from our weekend Washington Post poll www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...

WHERE DID YOU FIND COURAGE IN 2025? As we look forward to 2026, how can we encourage each other for the hard work ahead? What stories of courage can we share that will strengthen hearts and spirits? What did you notice in 2025 that we can build on in 2026? Leave a comment below or DM me.

Do you find yourself having “bunker envy” when you see what billionaires are building to survive the coming collapse? Me neither. I wrote this about a better idea … how about billionaires stop destroying the Earth? open.substack.com/pub/howweris...

Albanese is dangerous to the establishment not because she is a politician using slogans, but because she wields the unassailable, technical weapon of International Law against a propaganda machine built on lies. www.counterpunch.org/2025/12/05/w...

Want to show love to your artists while also calling out Spotify for airing I.C.E. ads? Welcome to Spotify Unwrapped, get your downloadables here: spotifyunwrapped.net

In Bremerton, Washington, a navy city, veterans say no!

“No longer will we have to open the history books for proof that Democrats can be great!” Zohran Mamdani won, with 104,000 volunteers, building on years of work by the Working Families Party and Democratic Socialists of America. Standing up for working people works! youtu.be/kOQT_4A1eb8?...

How Trump’s $40 billion handout for failed Argentinian dictator could be better spent in America thedemlabs.org/2025/10/22/t...

GALVANIZING POWER THROUGH JOYFUL, LOCAL ACTION What life would look like if we centered love and interdependence as the sources of power. Honored to be featured on @Nonviolence Radio this week. You can find the transcript at my Substack, How We Rise open.substack.com/pub/howweris...

When we organize together, we win. This fight has always been about more than one comedian, it’s about contesting fascist control of media & their white supremacist demands to take away our freedom of speech and silence anyone who doesn't look, live, or love like them from speaking truth to power.

They are soooo hoping for a protester to get “violent” so they can justify their invasion of our cities. Stay safe and peaceful everyone! ❤️ www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/0...

Here’s all the ways you can take action against Disney, ABC, Sinclair, and Nexstar for silencing Jimmy Kimmel and attacking free speech. Share WIDELY. #BOYCOTTDISNEYABC

How did GOP voter manipulation result in a Trump win in 2024? How can we avoid a 2026 repeat? Thanks to @thom_hartmann for the latest in his Democracy series, excerpted here on “How We Rise” open.substack.com/pub/howweris...

Unpacking after beautiful days of paddling in this year’s tribal canoe journey in spite of tsunami warnings and some tough wind and chop. www.facebook.com/share/16uVVy...

I’m excited to share what’s next for YES! Magazine! Details are here: howwerise.substack.com/p/yes-magazi...

Wow, #ZohranMamdani a true progressive, just finished first in #NewYork primary. Establishment Democrats: Take notice! www.newsweek.com/zohran-mamda...

Well here’s some good news.

If this is how this administration responds to a Senator with a question, you can only imagine what they're doing to farmworkers, to cooks, and to day laborers throughout California and across the country. We will hold this administration accountable.

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."  -Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953

“If this how the Department of Homeland Security responds to a senator with a question, you can only imagine what they’re doing to farm workers, to cooks, to day laborers,” he said, appearing to briefly be overcome with emotion. -NY Times coverage of Sen Padilla taken to the floor at press conf.