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.

✨ As YES! nears its final days, we’re honored to share Founding Editor @sarahvangelder.bsky.social 's personal reflections on 30 years of solutions journalism — and the vision, values & imagination that shaped YES! Read her farewell essay: shorturl.at/2tIv9 #ThankYouYES #KeepSayingYES

This looks amazing. Can't wait to see what they produce.

YES! Magazine will be closing, just short of 30 years after we founded it in 1996. Feeling gratitude for what we were able to accomplish, for the support and collaboration, and for the other media who continue the work. Also feeling sad for the many ways independent media is under attack.

Trump honoring the troops? You mean the guy who faked bone spurs, mocked POWs, insulted Gold Star families, skipped memorials for weather, and called our fallen “suckers”? Yeah, his $100M bday parade isn’t for them—it’s a vanity project for a coward craving applause. abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics...

Happy spring! Every so often, my weedy yard delivers. 😊

@DoNotTurnOnUs: Organizing civilians, veterans and active duty military to refuse fascist orders thedemlabs.org/2025/04/30/d... @melastorm.bsky.social @vivalavoices.bsky.social @gailwaldby.bsky.social @edhirsch.bsky.social @sickofthisbs77 @donotturnonus

Trump to use military for "terrifying purpose." Executive order signed Mon. orders use of military and national security assets within U.S. boundaries. #100days #martiallaw newrepublic.com/post/194538/...

I love, love, love the way schools and communities are standing up for their immigrant students and neighbors. www.wqln.org/national/202... www.latimes.com/california/s...

“BRING HIM HOME” 🔥

Solidarity with Palestine is not antisemitism Criticism of Israel is not antisemitism Condemning a genocide is not antisemitism Opposition to war crimes is not antisemitism Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions against a genocidal nation-state is not antisemitism

There’s more to these tariffs than I’d realized. Along with breaking the economy, they offer a new way to coerce nations to end labor, environmental, digital, and democratic protections. And to shake down companies for favors or cash in exchange for exemptions. open.substack.com/pub/howweris...