DEMOCRACY DEFENDERS: Are there big corporations enabling Ice or the Trump administration that can be targeted/hurt financially by a boycott—withholding purchases from their specific stores this Christmas season?

A fragile line between human and beast emerges as I watch a table full of adults continually, yet nonchalantly, swat flies as they eat.

I vacillate between extreme confidence and severe apprehension, my default being somewhere in between which is awkward for everybody nearby

Seldom scene artistic courage these days. This type of uncompromising flex can b incredibly powerful and if it lessens the collective fear of other creators just a touch, that's where movements gain momentum. I will confess, the moment his glistening tiny reed of a penis appeared gave me great hope.

I'm at a cafe wearing headphones and I suddenly sneeze and look up, meeting eyes with a guy across the way and I softly say thanks/nod thinking maybe he said god bless you and then he subtly shakes his head no -- like he didn't say it. That just happened. I shrugged back and life continues on.

The woman working the register asked me if I wanted a side of tomatoes or home fries with my eggs and I said, "how about a side of none of your business" and the cafe line erupted into laughter.* *All true except for me saying that or anyone else being in line.

Seattle WA showing up! NO KINGS

Tomorrow is the day! Let's spread the word to everyone. We need to make a strong statement. By showing up.

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Think about what kind of person you have to be to lie about sending someone to a torture prison for life based on nothing bsky.app/profile/atru...

Day after the Women's March, for reference, the Times went with a big photo and multiple small ones and had that take up most of the "above-the-fold" area.

Millions of people hitting the streets across the country and where do you think it shows up on the front page of the New York Times THE NEXT DAY? Scroll down and see because I COULDN'T FIND IT. Can you?

Now THAT’S some #GoodTrouble. #HandsOff

Wow. #HandsOff rally in St. Paul, Minnesota is massive!

To the world: We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom. —With love, Your American allies.

Oh wow: Portland Oregon is NOT KIDDING #handsoff

Excited for all the new American banana and coffee factories.

BE SAFE!

Shouldn't we all re-post this one -- to paper all of the timelines? Let's increase the NUMBERS!

Curious — who's going?? I am!

Who's hitting the streets on Saturday?

PLEEEEASE SPREAD WIDE & FAR. It's our moment to be seen and heard!!

Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive. No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief. 1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.

(Elton John Voice): SATURDAY, SATURDAY, SATURDAY.. Saturday, saturday, saturday — This Saturday April 5th — CLICK to find a rally near you. Let's FIGHT these FASCISTS!

This saturday -- LET'S GO! (LA: Pershing Square: 4-8pm) But it's all across the country. Check out the link.

Pushback works, part gazillion: "Here are the facts: DOGE moved forward with plans to close multiple field offices. Then, without public notice or explanation, they reversed their plans. Now they are trying to pretend like they were never planning to close the offices." popular.info/p/how-the-so...

PLEASE GOD Wisconsin give the win to Susan Crawford tomorrow and a stinging, crushing emasculating defeat to Schimel/Musk

This is really good. And helpful. And from a centrist rag, no less.

He's led by his bloodlust. He will defy everything to exact revenge. It will build slowly but eventually he will disappear people and politicians, who we are all very familiar with, and when there is protest his refrain will be: WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT? We need to have an answer to that.

SADISTOCRACY

Going through old writer's notebook: Two high school stoners switch bodies but no one notices

On Saturday April 5, we’re uniting to say Hands Off! Join me to fight back against Trump’s unprecedented power grab. Check this site to find out where. It's NATION WIDE. app.sosha.ai/s/c6kPYF3i

A play for these times... in under a minute

Houston...

Today Donald Trump attacked me by name in a speech at the Department of Justice. Of course I am worried, but courage comes from acting in spite of being worried. I have made my choice: I will continue to speak out, I will continue to litigate, I will continue to stand tall. I will never bow down.

Enough with the anti-semitism claims at college campuses where students are just exercising their freedom of speech rights. There are two big fucking nazi sympathizers in the whitehouse — can we focus on that?

American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.

💙💙💙

Here’s a cheat sheet with all the phone numbers for the US Senate. I have a feeling we’ll be calling them a lot in the near future.

Please call your 2 senators TODAY.... It takes SECONDS. Yes -- this wd mean a gov't shutdown — but we can't support this GOP only vote that will allow Musk to continue his pillage and purge. DEM SENATORS NEED TO STAND STRONG. ☎️☎️ 202-224-3121 ☎️ Please call now.

First they came for immigrants (deportation) Then elderly/ poor (medicaid/social security) Then students (freedom of speech/funding) Middle class (inflation/zero safety net) Business (who compete w/oligarchs) The rest of us (no healthcare, no cancer research, no education, no free press, no voice)

HINT HINT

If you miss camping or nature go to the bathroom with your coat on it feels like an outhouse

more of this (!)

One fun challenge I do everyday is to slowly scroll down the front page of The Times and then not jump off the 4th St Bridge