Dr Erica Chenoweth (who researched and developed the 3.5% rule for non-violent protests and political change) and their team are continuing to do great work tracking protests and crowd sizes across the US. Their post quoted below is fascinating and heartening reading.

$75 billion for ICE Meanwhile: clinics closing, nurses cut, patients rationing meds Leader Jeffries is right—taxpayer dollars should make life affordable, not fund brutality and lawlessness. Congress knows the choice. History will remember it. #FundHealthcareOverICE

Chris Murphy names the harm plainly: ICE is inflicting trauma and violence—Minneapolis to Texas, block by block. Families terrorized. Communities destabilized. This happens by design and by funding. Congress can stop feeding it today. #FundHealthcareOverICE

WTAF is 🧊 going to the Olympics in Italy? They said they are only “vetting individuals” going to the Olympics. Why is that needed? See nothing has changed & they are escalating their appearances world wide. They are also planning to be at the Super Bowl. Can’t we enjoy anything w/o them showing up?

For everyone in the South Shore MA or Cape Cod areas (or anyone who wants to travel): The next planned large stand out in front of Plymouth County Correctional Facility to demand that Sheriff McDonald end the Services Agreement with ICE to house detainees is December 13, 2025 from 2pm to 3:30pm.

As Kathryn Monet said, we must do right by veterans and their families—many of whom rely on SNAP and the ACA to get by. Supporting them isn’t charity; it’s a promise this nation is morally bound to keep. It’s time to deliver on it. Happy Veterans Day!

Corporate layoffs are exploding with over 1 million jobs slashed this year. October alone saw 153,000 cuts, the worst since 2003. That’s 100,000 more than last month, and 100,000 more than last year. Remember this the next time Republicans brag about their “booming economy.”

The MAGA administration has set a very low number of refugees to be allowed into the US in 2026. And they've made their racial bias clear by prioritizing white Afrikaners over everyone else. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

Speaker of thr House Johnson is showing up in the media, but hr and his GOP colleagues aren't showimg up for work. #TrumpsShutdownDragsOn

Are you participating in a nokings.org rally on Saturday, 10/18? Here are some helpful tips to get your messages across in safe, peaceful, and joyous ways.

This is a good read, w great tips on how to stay grounded & confident in our purpose & journey as we come together to exercise our First Amendment right this Saturday (& beyond). (Join us Sat Oct 18 as we send a LOUD message: there are #NoKings in America. Find an event near you: nokings.org )

Project 2025 was the plan all along The fever dream of Stephen Miller Fire as many government employees as possible Roll back regulations so billionaires can exploit ALL of our resources-including US workers End anything that promotes equity Destroy the rule of law Burn down American democracy

Pennsylvania: a critical Supreme Court retention election is on the ballot in Nov. GOP billionaires want to flip the court & gut worker rights, abortion rights, & voter access. Most voters don’t even know it’s happening: spread the word! #PACourtsMatter social.demcast.com/s/2la6xwcI

🎧 Don’t Let Them Lie to You! The GOP controls the House, Senate, and White House, and the lives & livelihoods of 15M people are on the line! If the government shuts down, it's because THEY chose to shut it down rather than pass a budget that serves the American people. #TrumpsGovernmentShutdown

The White House is weaponizing a shutdown to hollow out federal agencies gutting services Americans rely on. This crisis is due to Trump’s refusal to negotiate. A MAGA plan to exploit a crisis they create With the funding deadline days away, Americans will pay the price #TrumpsGovernmentShutdown

The perversity of Stephen Miller channeling Joseph Goebbels cannot be overstated. The descendant of Jewish refugees from Belarus mimicking the words and attitudes of the chief propagandist of Nazi Germany is sickening. Do not turn away. Remember this. Stand up against this.

This woman went to three grocery stores and found produce sections either bare or rotting. That’s #Trumpflation. Trump’s war on immigrants and careless financial policies make him richer while families struggle with higher prices and empty shelves. Seems fair?

With the de minimis exemption gone, everything now comes with surprise duties, broker fees, and shipping surcharges. That hidden tax shows up at checkout and in grocery prices too. Tariffs pile up, prices soar to outrageous levels. #Trumpflation social.demcast.com/s/TCcAlRJb

The rich keep getting richer while the minimum wage stays stuck. Thanks to inflation, that $7.25 from 2012 in the US barely buys a bag of chips today. #Trumpflation

The League of Women Voters of the Plymouth Area (MA) are holding a panel discussion on immigration detention in the commonwealth this evening (Mon. Sept 8) at 7pm at Plymouth Town Hall.

At a Missouri town hall, farmer Fred Higginbotham said what millions are thinking: enough of GOP politicians bowing to Trump while working people lose farms, health care, & futures. Farmers aren’t mincing words anymore: this is rebellion from the ground up. And we are here for it. Stay angry!

🤬 this is why he’s trying to normalizing federal troops in blue state cities. 🤯

Ryan Walters’ PragerU “woke” spot tests are a purge, not education. Teachers are fleeing, programs closing, kids stuck with emergency hires—and Walters, mired in scandals, won’t fix it. Oklahoma is dead last in education. Sellers nailed it: “Why not focus on being #45 instead of #50?”

State Rep. Collier is showing us what it means to resist authoritarian overreach, refusing to "sign away [her] dignity." @thejenniwren.teamlh.social walks us through Collier's stand at the TX State Capital and shares a timely Call to Action. #WeveHadEnough www.digitaldrumbeat.com/p/weve-had-e...

DC residents are frozen out while Trump and Bondi control every aspect of law enforcement. The DEA chief runs the police, local leaders are sidelined, National Guard deployed, Congress ignored. The city is no longer self-governing. This is federal overreach and attempted soft coup. 😡

Soliman faces torture or worse in Egypt. Save this brave chaplain and former independent journalist. “If the U.S. can revoke asylum years later on dubious grounds, every refugee lives at the mercy of political whims.” open.substack.com/pub/demcastu...

Here's a montage of Trump talking about cutting Social Security and Medicare. It would be a shame if everybody shared this on Social Security's 90th birthday, today! #HandsOffOurSocialSecurity

D.C.’s violent crime is at a 30-year low. The population is diverse: 45% Black, 40% white, 11% Hispanic. Trump’s response? Send troops and spread lies to distract from Epstein’s mess. Classic authoritarian gaslighting. #Epstein #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

The Guardian does well with this headline: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... POTUS's next authoritarian escalation, coupled with another attack on vulnerable folks, is bad in and of itself, but also meant to be a distraction from declining popularity because of his incompetence and Epstein

Please join us this Labor Day weekend as we take a stand for worker’s rights. 8/30 12-2pm Buttonwood Park New Bedford, Ma. @warren.senate.gov @bethtoja.bsky.social @thisiswhywefight.bsky.social @essscue.bsky.social @ccwfc.bsky.social @markey.senate.gov www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

Control of Congress is in the balance, and MAGA knows that, and they know they’re losing popularity. Their solution? Cheat.

I'm a little behind on pop culture news and trying to catch up... Is Gene the name of Sydney Sweeney's plastic surgeon?

Abbott's inaction on flood relief is a CRIME! He has the authority to act, but is prioritizing Trump's demands over the needs of Texans. Dem lawmakers are risking arrest & fines to stop this betrayal. #MessWithTexas social.demcast.com/s/FYcOXwks

🚨Texas Democrats are fighting for the democratic process. They are literally the front line in the fight against American fascism and Trump’s corrupt government. The stakes are high—it’s time for good trouble. Thank you, Texas Democrats! #MessWithTexas

Texas House Dems just showed us what righteous courage looks like, risking fines and worse to protect our voices. Let’s make sure we thank them and let them know we’re behind them in this fight! #MessWithTexas act.aflcio.org/letters/than...

The Texas GOP's redistricting plan is a DIRECT ATTACK on voting rights! Thousands have testified against it, but Abbott & Co. are pushing forward. Dem lawmakers are risking arrest & fines to stop this betrayal. #MessWithTexas social.demcast.com/s/SDRq37CP

Trump's influence is so toxic that Texas Republicans are now scrambling to redraw the maps, desperate to silence voters who are furious with his disastrous agenda. #MessWithTexas

BREAKING: Rep. Ann Johnson isn’t playing games. “Breaking quorum is a last resort,” she says—but when democracy’s under attack, Texas Democrats show up and risk everything to defend it. This isn’t theater. It’s sacrifice. And they’re doing it for all of us. Stand with them. #MessWithTexas

There are many options for supporting those suffering the conditions in Gaza. Here's one: Restoring Hope with PAL Humanity in North of Gaza www.chuffed.org/project/1228...

@thejenniwren.teamlh.social’s article exposes the DHS recruitment machine building a radicalized ICE militia—complete with signing bonuses, propaganda, and a dangerous reallocation of public funds. open.substack.com/pub/demcastu...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) doesn't create policy. It reports data. It has strict statistical methods, peer-reviewed models and decades of insulation from political pressure. Firing the commissioner because the numbers are politically inconvenient is a direct attack on objective reality.

Trump’s DHS is building a radicalized ICE militia—using your tax dollars. Bonuses, propaganda, and a mission to terrorize communities. 📢 Read this must-share exposé from DemCast: 🔗 open.substack.com/pub/demcastu... Then share it like democracy depends on it, because it does.

Jody’s son Ian is a joyful, curious kid who loves school and his friends. But GOP cuts to Medicaid threaten the in-home nursing care that makes that possible. Without it, Ian could lose more than care—he could lose his childhood. Let’s fight for Ian & Jody! #CancelTrumpsMedicaidCuts

Medicaid turns 60 today & half the people it covers are children. Let that sink in. Every cut, every cruel restriction, is an attack on their futures. On their health, their dignity, their lives. We are fighting for our kids. #CancelTrumpsMedicaidCuts

Trump & Epstein were named as co-defendants in a lawsuit accusing them of raping 13 year old Katie Johnson. She ended up dropping the lawsuit after receiving death threats for her & her family. This is not new evidence. This cannot be covered up. #PedoPresident

In The Handmaid’s Tale, the Commanders preach purity but sneak off to brothels. It’s not fiction, it’s a mirror. The most repressed are often the most controlling. If they just let themselves enjoy life, maybe they wouldn’t burn the world trying to punish everyone else for enjoying it.

Texas Republicans are shamelessly kowtowing to Donald Trump, prioritizing gerrymandering over disaster relief and the needs of Texas voters, a clear sign of their cowardice. An unpopular GOP supported by a minority of voters can only hold on to power through voter suppression and rigging the system

TONIGHT’S the NIGHT! Be sure to set a reminder on your phone!

The regime's solution to homelessness in the US: ramping up civil commitment. No plan to address affordable housing, no plan to address underlying causes. Just a plan to start rounding folks up and locking them away First they came for the immigrants This is next www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...