In my favorite office with Happy, Catena Connects's CJO (Chief Joy Officer).

July 10, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

Some declaration. Call your representative at 202-224-3121 to tell them to vote no.

Many are no more than 1°-2° of separation from the 1 in 5 in the US on Medicaid. For ex., is your parent—or a parent of someone you know—in assisted living, spending down their assets before applying for Medicaid? Has a friend lost their job? Does a cousin work 3 jobs, but none offer healthcare?

Stop Obeying in Advance

"[Republicans] are trying to force through a measure that will dramatically cut the nation’s social safety net while at the same time increasing the national debt by $3.3 trillion over the next ten years."

"Suppose ... [Trump] is (for once) telling the truth. Wouldn’t that represent the most shocking dereliction of duty one could imagine for the commander-in-chief?" "What would have happened if a Democratic president ... had said he let a foreign adversary fire on an American military installation?"

The @brennancenter.org on the Trump admin's use of force to silence free expression: "Using public power to squelch dissent is the practice of the United States’ adversaries: dictatorships, juntas, and rogue states."

An advance look at “On Parade,” David Plunkert’s cover for next week's issue. #NewYorkerCovers

For a beachside community on a cold, gray April day, Provincetown, MA, represented for #handsoff. Thanks to @womencrafts.bsky.social for organizing and every pissed off year-rounder who showed up for the country we love — its promise and its warts.

What the actual f$&k?

I transcribed the speech here: www.readtpa.com/p/watch-illi...

"[A]uthoritarians become dictators and really tear down the temple by just ignoring the Constitution, ignoring the judiciary. We won’t have an independent judiciary any longer. That would be the shocking end to our 250-year experiment. It would be bad."

If you're not terrified, you're not paying attention. A gift to the @brennancenter.bsky.social is the best investment you can make to rebuild the guardrails of democracy that the Trump-Vance-Musk administration has bulldozed over.

“Our Constitution is built on checks and balances. We must all insist that presidents cannot simply defy court orders they don’t like. Anything less means the end of the Constitution and the degradation of democracy.”

These are the senators who collaborated with the GOP. Schumer Fetterman Cortez Masto Durbin King Shaheen Gillibrand Schatz Hassan Peters Don’t let them forget it. No peace for them.

I think some in the Senate have convinced themselves that the backlash to folding will be limited to “the left” and therefore ignorable. Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes. Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.

And it continues. Please do not wait for them to come for you before standing up.

Sixty years ago, civil rights activists marched in Alabama to demand equal access to the ballot. The state’s 2024 election data shows how progress since then is being rolled back. #Selma

Images from left to right: Brennan Center staff outside the Frank Johnson Courthouse “Legislating in the Dynamic South” event Brennan Center staff outside Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. served as pastor from 1954-1960 Outside Rosa Parks's apartment

The writer’s struggle is real, my friends. It’s real.

www.instagram.com/reel/DG0mmHR... @petebuttigieg.bsky.social to libertarians and freedom-loving conservatives: WHERE ARE YOU????????????

One day late, but Happy F*%&ing Grammar Day!

In 2015, SCOTUS allowed corporations + individuals to buy elections. Cue Elon Musk. In 2024, SCOTUS gave presidents king-like powers. Cue Trump's America 2.0. SCOTUS needs reform. No more lifetime appointments. No more self-policing. @brennancenter.bsky.social has the solutions >>

Thank you for the dose of hope (and sanity), @slotkin.senate.gov. I vow to be an "engaged citizen," do "a little bit more than [I'm] used to doing," and hold my representatives accountable. #democracy

"We are here. We are not gonna sit around while you desecrate our Constitution. We are gonna be on your asses. We are gonna make sure you know what democracy looks like."

Jasmine Crockett for President

Elon Musk's wrecking ball now swings at USAID, vaporizing humanitarian assistance, putting countless lives at risk, threatening to topple America's economic and moral standing and emboldening autocrats around the world. Stand strong for our top humanitarian aid agency.

Donald Trump is scrubbing critical health information from government websites. This is staggeringly stupid, anti-science, and will have real consequences. www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-std...

It’s alarming that Elon Musk has access to government payment systems used to deliver Social Security and Medicare benefits.    He also drove out the senior career official at Treasury responsible for preventing a potential default on U.S. debt.   Congress must investigate.

No one elected Elon Musk. As Donald Trump allows Musk to access people’s personal information and shut down government funding, Republicans in Washington will also own the consequences. We must do everything in our power to push back and protect people from harm.

Donald Trump just slapped a major tax on every person and business in America. Families will pay hundreds more at the grocery store and the gas pump. Everything from cars to kitchen appliances will skyrocket in price. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

It’s important to know that a lot of productive activity is happening in person and offline, too. Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more. Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.

1/ DO NOT FORGET WHAT THE TRUMPERS TRIED TO DO TODAY. Thankfully a judge stopped it. Temporarily. FIND INDIVISIBLE GROUPS, so we are ready when it happens again. Because it will. They want nothing less than to take out this country at its knees.

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“I’m definitely not so adventurous as I was, but I’m still curious. I like the way the world spins.”

I love birds — more than many humans. mymodernmet.com/acorn-woodpe...