“While there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free.” —Eugene V. Debs

For years, but especially for the past year, Democrats have been in thrall to the idea that they need to chase an imagined median voter, and adopt that voter’s positions. Mamdani’s victory shows another way: hold principles, and persuade people to share them.

“Convention has held us back. We have bowed at the altar of caution and we have paid a mighty price. Too many working people cannot recognize themselves in our party, and too many among us have turned to the right for answers as to why they’ve been left behind.” - ZKM

We can shut it all down. Start organizing your communities. We will need to prep with strike funds and mutual aid networks. #50501Movement #GeneralStrike

Time for a #generalstrike. The corporations and oligarchs enabling Trump need to begin to feel it.

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“Ain't no justice, it's just us. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust” RIP D’Angelo

Elon Musk is a white nationalist. Anyone who needs more data points to reach this conclusion is beyond help or persuasion. If you buy, rent, service, or supercharge a Tesla you are supporting the most powerful white nationalist on earth. Period.

We are so humiliatingly deep into tinpot dictatorship territory. The government has just brokered the coerced sale of a major media platform to an ally of the president, who is openly boasting about converting it into (even more of) a partisan propaganda outlet.

The US is a failed state

I understand this ad is running in Texas this weekend during football games 👀

Let me state the obvious that seemingly needs restated. You can BOTH condemn the murder of Charlie Kirk, and still disagree with what he said. This is the USA.

It’s safe to say that - by most metrics - we no longer live in a free society.

Trump wants to stomp out dissent but we refuse to be silent. We must use our economic power to pressure ABC/Disney. Encourage everyone you know to cancel their Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ subscriptions, and post their cancellations to social media using the hashtag #BoycottDisneyABC. 🧵

They want to cancel Jimmy Kimmel and kill free speech? Time to hit them where it hurts—their pockets: - Cancel Disney+ - Cancel Hulu - Boycott ESPN - Boycott ABC Let them know why you’re canceling/boycotting. - ABC contact: support.abc.com/hc/en-us/art... - Nexstar contact: www.nexstar.tv/contact/

A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say. This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand. All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.

While we're all discussing how it's wrong to murder someone, let's not forget this:

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Republicans are the party of polio 🦠.

You and I are richer than Gates, Zuckerberg, etc. because we can afford not to polish the boots of the authoritarian clown.

“When you look at the factors weighing down Democrats, it’s not crime or trans rights or wokeness. It’s the deep-seated belief among independents and Democratic voters that Democrats are weak and feckless.”

. THIS is one of the biggest problems of our time . . . ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ .

All I want is for everyone to hate these fucking fascists as much as I do. That's really all that remains of my politics.

A friend snapped this pic and sent it to me yesterday. It's from yesterday's large march in Chicago. Thank to the protester for bringing me along :)

Results so stunningly clear they inspired this classic xkcd (xkcd.com/2400/):

Why do you appreciate unions? I’ll start: Weekends off Paid vacations Work breaks Sick leave Paid holidays No child labor Safer working conditions Health care and retirement benefits

Just a reminder that all of Trump’s wealth and that of his billionaire friends is stolen in one way or another from the People. And all of his policies serve ultimately to protect that wealth. And that their wealth and power should be forcibly expropriated from them and returned to the People.

Americans once assumed their kids would be better off than they were. But business professor Scott Galloway says today's economic policies work to enrich Boomers and steal from younger generations.

In Soviet Union they used to tell a joke about a man who buys the newspaper every AM, looks at the front page, curses, & throws it away. "Why do you keep doing that?," the seller asks. "I’m looking for an obituary." "But those aren't on the front page!" ..."Oh, the one I’m looking for will be."

"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people." —The Declaration of Independence

Y’all are wild

It's like reading the most macabre, horrific mad libs headlines every day, I swear. "___ disease was thought to be nearly eradicated 30ish years ago. Now it's an epidemic, and ___ are again struggling to get the government to do something about it." So many communities have these stories now.

Here’s my take on the news: The US is a cruel and evil country. The bad guys have won. It was a (mostly) evil country from the beginning. It (most likely) always will be. Keep voting; keep fighting; but the rot is too deep. Move to Denmark if you can.

The President—who uses antisemitic slurs—is building concentration camps and an enormous secret police force. Ya know, maybe this is just because I’m Jewish, but I wish the political opposition and the media made a bigger deal about it!

Its a good day for accelerationists

May every single human being on this planet be safe. May every single person be protected from harm. May we bring into being a time in which we are all free from those who do evil— together, speedily and in our days.

#NoKings march in Denver, Colorado

While Trump has tanks rolling through DC for his authoritarian parade on Saturday, we’re taking to the streets everywhere else for No Kings Day. With nearly 2,000 events planned nationwide, this will be the single largest protest of this Trump administration. Join us: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

“Pretty much wherever you are, you’re probably less than 30 minutes away from your closest No Kings event.” - @leahgreenberg.bsky.social with @democracynow.org We hope to see you at your local #NoKings Day mobilization on Saturday: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

This has always been the GOP's strategy: 1) Cut taxes for the wealthy & corporations by claiming they'll pay for themselves. 2) Explode the deficit. 3) Demand cuts to vital programs that help millions. 4) Repeat. They're trying to get away with it again.

Where we’re at: “The bill has $1.1 trillion in tax cuts for people who make more than $500,000 a year. And it has $1.1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid and food stamps. It is a straight transfer from people who cannot afford food and medical care to people who can afford to fly first class.”

It is bracing to reread the Framers’ bone-deep fears about foreign corruption of the presidency and realize Trump is exactly what they were trying to prevent. slate.com/news-and-pol...

This should enrage the entire electorate

Stephen Miller, Tom Homan, Kristi Noem and a whole lot of ICE/DHS types is will discover a Strange New Respect for habeas corpus and the rule of law when the 2029 Truth and Reconciliation Commission arrests them for human trafficking, conspiracy, kidnapping, and child abuse.

Republicans really don't want you to know that Trump’s tax scam would hand billions to the ultra-rich while gutting Medicaid and SNAP for working families. We can't let the GOP off the hook — if you live in a red district, make sure your representative hears from you: act.indivisible.org/...