Wtf!

At least 41 people still missing as officials face questions about why warnings did not reach hard-hit Kerr County.

A lot of this country’s problems boil down to straight white men who see themselves as some sort of default “normal” but any variation on that as “an identity” that is “political”

Living on Social Security isn’t “retirement”—it’s survival. $943/month on SSI won’t even cover rent in most cities. With cuts to Section 8 looming, millions of elders & disabled people are facing homelessness. Poverty isn’t a flaw. It’s a policy. 🧵1/16

Specifically, they "invite manuscripts for a new, first-of-its-kind special collection focused on climate change in the United States." More here:

Good news for today! The @agu.org and @amspolicy.bsky.social are teaming up to support climate science in the US and fill the vacuum left by the cancellation of the support team and dismissal of the authors of the Sixth National Climate Assessment. More from @drshepherd2013.bsky.social here:

"This will impact WD Farms in such a way that we will possibly have to stop farming," Sammy Murphy, whose farm in Neely, Mississippi, provides fresh produce to food banks in South Mississippi, wrote after the Trump administration cut $1 billion in federal food assistance.

REPORT: Biden Officials Admit They Never Pressured Israel for Ceasefire, as Israeli Leaders Boast of Playing Washington Here’s what the investigation revealed: 🧵⬇️

Spot the difference. They're almost too many to name, but the most glaring one is the reason Rev Dr Barber was arrested and Sean Feucht wasn't.

Can confirm: Just spoke to him, and Barber and two others were, in fact, arrested. Story coming.

The AHA encourages Oklahomans invested in quality history education to contact their state legislators and ask them to return the newly revised Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies to the State Board of Education for further review. Read our action alert for more information 🗃️:

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...

Anouther thing mainline liberals have gotten right - We're one-for-one on calling who on the anti-establishment left will flip to fascism

How are Democrats doing in communicating the Trump admin's impacts in swing congressional districts—say, #MI07 around Lansing, or #PA07 around Allentown, both held by freshman GOP reps? Well, DNC members from states requested resources for state organizing. They got no response from Jaime Harrison.

White House unfreezes $19 million in USAID funding for Samaritan’s Purse Graham defended the Trump administration's review of USAID funding as an important step in reining in federal waste and fraud.

Democrats say they're struggling to reach voters with messages about the Trump admin's unlawful executive orders and its impacts on federal agencies. Their state parties could have been building trust and relationships with infrequent voters since 2017, but they spent a fortune on old-school TV ads.

#GVerse #Attention: 🚨THIS IS AMAZING:🚨 An incredible crowd showed up to see Rep. AOC @aoc.bsky.social in Greeley, Colorado where Republican Gabe Evans is hiding from his constituents. MAGA doesn't believe this is happening. Make sure everyone sees this. Repost!!!

GOP representative: “I support Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency.” Town hall crowd: “BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!” Let’s keep making Republicans own their complicity in President Musk’s hostile takeover. Take action near you during this congressional recess: indivisible.org/muskorus

It gets worse. Schumer isn’t just going on a book tour—he’s charging for tickets. Absolute insanity. While Americans are scared and in crisis mode, he’s basically saying, let them eat cake. @schumer.senate.gov Step Down.

The terrible CR Budget bill — written by right-wing House Republicans with no input from anybody but themselves — was passed tonight with the support of 10 Democrats.   An absolute failure of Democratic leadership. NOBODY in the Senate should have voted for this dangerous bill.

@schumer.senate.gov LET THE REPUBLICANS SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT. LET THEM DESTROY EVERYTHING. SHOW THE COUNTRY HOW INEPT THESE PEOPLE ARE. YOUR BASE WOULD 100% SUPPORT THIS

Every single person who votes for this, including Schumer need to be primaried when they're up for re-election. These people treat us like we are jokes.

Let's be very clear: Democrats who voted for the fascistic Laken Riley Act helped this happen.

Kenneth Roth, former head of Human Rights Watch, said Israel as an occupying power has an “absolute duty” to facilitate humanitarian aid under the Geneva Conventions, and called Israel’s decision “war-crime starvation strategy."

if you are a democrat who is retreating on and abandoning trans people, you are evil and throwing all trans people under the bus won’t stop them for coming after you next

Black Women Are the Unsung Heroes of “Bloody Sunday” 60 Years Ago

Democracy dies in decorum.

Last night I stood up for those who need Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security. Democrats will never abandon the fight to make sure every American has a safe, healthy, and financially secure life. #ISaidWhatISaid

these fuckers aren't getting a dime from me ever again. honestly. all my money is going to mutual aid, abortion funds, etc. This is cowardice. This is white folks expecting Black folks to be their shields. This is white women wearing pink jackets performing activism while a Black man gets hauled off

I’m proud to call Aurora home. Donald Trump is lying about our community. We are a strong, diverse, and vibrant city. Our local Chamber of Commerce has told me the President’s lies are having an impact on businesses. And his rhetoric demonizing immigrants makes people less safe.

Weekly pep talk (for you and me): 1) you and your work matter. 2) you are appreciated and loved by many people. 3) you need to protect yourself. Have copies of EVERYTHING from your personnel file, know what RIF would look like for you (retirement or lump sum- see section L in employee express).

Some of you may be old enough to remember November 2024, when a presidential campaign that started out gangbusters and with intense energy was forced by "centrists" to rein it in and look like Republicans. I do. We lost the WH, the House, and the Senate. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

E.g. look at this! It comes across as really really desperate to me, like just pathetic. A press release about how everyone (in your own party lmao) is saying you're super strong and great for being such a tough guy on camera! This to them is not contemptible tho. www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...

When I was a teenager in an evangelical church in Arizona, my pastor would have used this as an illustration of the Antichrist.

“Charity can take care of it” is a common refrain I’m hearing in response to US government funding being cut across the board. No. No, it can’t.

Trump "gold card" immigration idea is an even better deal for foreign oligarchs than it looks, because it comes with a huge tax loophole not available to US citizens or other immigrants. www.cnbc.com/2025/02/27/t...

Now i can understand why some GOP legislators act the way they do. It is fear for their safety and that of their families. How horribly mob-like is this? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

DFL Rep. Andy Smith grew up in an evangelical family. Now, he's warning about the threat of Christian nationalism, writes columnist Rochelle Olson.

On the HHS Leadership call today: 1 employee from CMS (Center for Medicare/Medicaid Service) and 2 employees from SSA (Social Security Administration) have died by suicide after their firing.

I had reluctantly decided to continue my Washington Post subscription when Bezos canned the endorsement last fall. That changed today. After 25 yrs (and occasionally writing for them as a freelancer), I cancelled. I can't have a penny of my money supporting an authoritarian attack on the press.

"This budget slashes SNAP, taking food off the plates of seniors, veterans and kids, all to fund tax breaks for billionaires like Elon Musk while increasing our deficit by trillions. How can anyone show their face in their district after voting yes for this?" - Colorado Rep. Brittany Pettersen

In light of everything happening, I wrote about how the KKK in the 1920s felt unstoppable, about the people that fought against them anyway, and about how fascism always fails. dansinker.com/posts/202…

2/19: MSNBC celebrates its NAACP Image Award and Joy Reid’s book Medgar & Myrlie. 2/22: Trump calls MSNBC a “threat to democracy” after NBCUniversal’s lawsuit settlement. 2/23: Joy Reid ( @joyannreid.bsky.social ) canceled. When Trump sent the heat, @MSNBC.com bent the knee—AGAIN!

"The scientific review officer said he could describe the impact of these layoffs on [NIH's] ability to review grant applications and fund research in two words: 'We’re fucked'" I guess at least I've been accurate in how I describe the current situation.

There are no perfect analogies. But one comparison with the U.S. throwing away NATO and its dominant global economic trading position is the Ming Dynasty's decision to end the Treasure Voyages right before the European age of exploration. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ming_tr... @ryanlcooper.com

Last night I attended the Save Our Services rally in New York City. Listen to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) fighting for people & federal workers: “Every day our job is to wake up and say ‘what can I do today?’ — There is no act too small. Every action matters.” @aoc.bsky.social

And there it is. Same holds for activists, writers, "free speech" orgs, arts institutions and everyone else who has been silent for 15 months.

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