I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

Trump is going to track Americans’ every move. This is in addition to Palantir tracking us using our private financial, health and travel data, social media, donations — and more. If you think they’re only tracking “illegals” or “Antifa,” then you haven’t been paying attention.

Gov. Tim Walz said he anticipates President Donald Trump will send troops to the Twin Cities as part of the president’s campaign to target Democratic-led cities under the pretext of stamping out violent crime.

Tonight! One Million Rising — What's Next? www.mobilize.us/onemillionri...

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Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time Record solar expansion and steady wind power growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The U.S. Supreme Court term for 2025-2026 officially begins today, Monday. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...

Chicago priest Father Michael Pfleger: "The state of emergency is in AMERICA, not Chicago. It's birthed from this president and his admin's reign of terror." ( ht: @mikenellis.bsky.social )

“The bloodshed must stop—and we unfortunately have to stand here because we have such an incredibly weak government that doesn’t dare to draw a red line," said one Dutch protester.

"This call is for anyone and everyone who took part in the One Million Rising trainings and gatherings over the summer and early fall" - moving on to: Form a Courage Collective www.mobilize.us/onemillionri...

Inside the everyday Facebook networks where far-right ideas grow: "The Guardian spent a year studying an online community trading in anti-immigration sentiment and misinformation. Experts say such spaces can play a role in radicalisation" www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

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"Immigrants locked up in California’s newest federal detention center have described the facility as a “a torture chamber”, “a zoo” and “hell on earth”, saying they were confined in filthy cells and suffered medical crises without help." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

But he gets a new ballroom at the White House and Argentina gets $20,000,000,000

"The vast majority of officials and diplomats in the UN General Assembly Hall appeared to walk out as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the stage for his address on Friday." www.axios.com/2025/09/26/n...

If there is a government shutdown, Republicans will own it.

Judith Butler is being targeted by the US government. We must stand up | Joel Swanson

Last day! Add your comments. secure.everyaction.com/v_WskhOo3EKU...

The time to be loud is now. Be part of our ongoing monthly calls for ACLU activists and join us on Thursday, September 25 at 8pm ET.

Amazing coverage as Sun Day weekend starts! www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/c...

"it’s about supporting family farms, promoting sustainable practices in agriculture... But it’s also about feeding people’s souls ... through the messages of hope, love, cooperation, solidarity, and mutual support that cascade throughout the day, onstage and off." www.thecurrent.org/feature/2025...

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"The House Natural Resources Committee is meeting TODAY to hear H.R. 4090, legislation that would take Trump's Executive Orders fast-tracking toxic mining at the expense of our clean water and turn them into permanent law." www.friends-bwca.org/take-action-...

"Propping up fossil fuel is like propping up white supremacy: the future of the USA is a nonwhite majority, and the future of the human race is renewable energy." www.meditationsinanemergency.com/the-future-i...

"Trump’s Justice Department deleted a study from its website stating that right-wing violence 'continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism' in the United States. " newrepublic.com/post/200537/...

"The Roadless Rule is one of the most significant conservation measures adopted to protect the national forests of the United States. The rule prohibits industrial logging and most roadbuilding within intact areas of our public forests." act.audubon.org/a/save-roadl...

"Months after the largest mobilization, it’s time for us to take stalk of where we are and begin to ask, what’s next? " antiauthoritarianplaybook.substack.com/p/from-spark...

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Beautiful essay on political violence: www.qasimrashid.com/p/reflection...

ordered by 34-time convicted felon Donald Trump: "ICE agents stormed Georgia's Hyundai EV battery site ... 475 workers were detained—over 300 of them South Korean nationals who had come here to build the green energy infrastructure" newsletter.peoplepowerunited.org/p/i-stand-wi...

If Democrats stay united in the government funding fight, they can stop or even reverse some of Trump’s cruel healthcare cuts and lawless power grabs. That means it's extra important for our Democratic Members of Congress to hear from us right now: indivisible.org/camp...

Saturday, October 18, 3:00–5:00pm South 9th Avenue West & 3rd Street South Virginia, MN www.mobilize.us/northernprog...

BUT WAIT! There’s more! Now instead of humans denying your care, they’re letting AI decide if your procedure gets covered or not!

Excellent piece by Ezra Klein: if Dems really believe that Trump is creating an authoritarian government they should not continue to fund it. The shutdown is their only leverage right now to draw attention to what is happening and maybe force change. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/o...

"Pair met with thunderous applause at town hall in Brooklyn as part of senator’s Fighting Oligarchy tour" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

No Donald, Chicago is not your war zone

"Lawsuits against patients over unpaid medical bills increase in Minnesota to a five-year high" www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...

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The We Are All DC march to protest against Trump admin’s takeover of DC is currently heading toward the White House: Via @benjalvarez1.bsky.social

ACTION ALERT: STOP THE U OF M ICE RECRUITMENT EVENT- Sept 3! Call the President: 612-626-1616 Call Career Services: 612-624-7577 Demand the U of MN Career Services Dept CANCEL this recruiting event, and STAND UP AGAINST violence toward our immigrant communities. Shameful! 1/2

9 CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nation’s public health system "should alarm every American." It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...

"The trump administration attempted to remove 600 terrified unaccompanied minors to Guatemala in the middle of the night on a holiday weekend until Judge Sooknanan entered an order to stop it." www.muellershewrote.com/p/the-sookna...

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Great conversation www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxV0...

“Someday, I hope, we’re going to have a reckoning over the horrors of this moment, but I don’t think we can do it without a clearer understanding of how this fits into U.S. history. There’s a tendency to say, “This isn’t who we are,” and I get the impulse, but history is never that simple.”

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