If your state's primary is coming up, perhaps the best way to celebrate the day is to plan your vote.

Oh my, what a poignant ending to today's episode of Politics Chat. A lovely reading of the Declaration of Independence by the wonderful @hcrichardson.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCsf...

What did you do for #MayDay? The energy from my local event buoyed my spirits. I'm grateful for the organizers.

Protests are wrapping up for the day, but this is still good information.

Boycott Team - GO!

From the "All Politics Are Local" files:

Definitely worth five minutes, no matter who your senators are.

Take note of HERITAGE FOUNDATION's data on voter fraud. Their totals cover more than 40 years of data, averaging out to less than than 1 fraudulent vote per state per year. Surely that's reason to attempt to disenfranchise some 60M women (and plenty of others) right? electionfraud.heritage.org

Most of these apps are stalker-apps, too, so don't just stop at deleting the Starbucks app. Companies wouldn't develop free apps unless they were getting something out of it.

Get this information **before** you need it. A recording of yesterday's live stream is up and available. www.youtube.com/live/zqka9fU...

I'm in. You?

Also interesting: www.ms.now/opinion/minn...

Interesting thread.

Okay, this is weird. Google Drive menu displaying in... Danish? Is this a joke? (This was just last night. And yes, I'm de-googling, but you can't make everyone else do it, too.)

Just as there is organic food and B-Corps, I want "Certified AI-Free" businesses to choose from.

Anyone have experience w/virtual credit cards? I've vowed to never subscribe to anything again, since unsubscribing can be notoriously difficult. A virtual credit card would solve that problem. Privacy. com is an option, but I haven't yet been willing to hand over my checking account info to them.

Worthy info for all Americans right now.

Becoming a "legal observer" is a thing. And, no, you don't have to be a lawyer. www.nlg.org/massdefensep...

I don't wanna hear the "but myyy rep doesn't care." Pick up the damn phone. Because if you don't, your rep is going to assume YOU don't care. It's 5 minutes.

A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter. I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.

"No administration can survive long without the consent of corporate America."

There's probably an action near you. If not, why not be the person to organize one?

"Some tools might be unavailable due to heavy traffic in this file." You, go, America.

Folks we have hit capacity on tonight’s emergency response zoom but you can follow the livestream here: www.youtube.com/live/zRHkis6...

Collective Action Win: Did you participate in the #GroundAvelo campaign? You are part of this win. www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/01/07/a...

Non-compliance in action.

I do recommend these calls. They're a mix of feeling validated, sharing outrage, and channeling energies go **collective** action. They are held weekly.

We’re hosting a national rapid response call tomorrow night to go over concrete next steps. Please circulate - we need a national response. More details to come. www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

We all know this, right? Let's support these people.

Seeing Spotify Wrapped? Unwrap it! Cancel your subscription/don't use your free account, until they stop supporting the regime. #SpotifyUnwrapped

@leahgreenberg.bsky.social - In regards to the question asked during What's the Plan last week, @propublica.org has done a good bit of work collecting ICE stats. Here's one example, but I know there are more: www.propublica.org/article/immi...

Let's not drop this ball.

1/ While some of this increase may be due to inflation, I remain discouraged by an America that appears to prioritize consumption above... pretty much everything. If we can't even shut down Black Friday, #GeneralStrike proponents will be deeply disappointed.

Yep.

See Something, Say Something. #TellOnIce #ICEWatch Report ICE/CBP misconduct to the DEMs of the House Oversight Committee. oversightdemocrats.house.gov/immigration-...

There are plenty of other businesses that deserve to be on this list. But it's easier to get mass action that has a financial impact by focusing our energy on a few. Let others wonder if they'll be the next target. #WeAin'tBuyingIt

Wait, what?? I think @rbreich.bsky.social may be on to something here. "Importantly, a state that no longer grants its corporations the power to spend in elections also denies that power to corporations chartered in the other 49 states, if they wish to do business in that state."

1/ We all feel a sense of accomplishment when we approach the famous 3.5% threshold at protests. But it's just the beginning. We need that many people pushing on those "pillars of support" in a sustained manner. That's what the actions in following posts are meant to do. More on "pillars" here:

If Senators Slotkin or Kelly, or Reps Crow, Deluzio, Goodlander, or Houlahan are one of your electeds, call them and tell them You Approve of This Message! (And also that it should be a Superbowl ad?)

I'm not buyin' it. Are you?

In the meantime, get organized. • Get connected to the resistance: www.fiftyfifty.one/groups • Get trained on noncooperation: nokings.org/rise • Get bold for rapid response: nokings.org/alliance • Get engaged in politics: pol-rev.com • Get started: Choosedemocracy.us

There's a lot of talk about how #CitizensUnited harms democracy. But how much do you really know about it? I found this educational. www.civics101podcast.org/civics-101-e...

@bradlander.bsky.social is helping us chip away at those pillars...

And here we have a crack in a pillar of authoritarianism. We, the people, must convince businesses it is not in their best interests to uphold it any longer. "Shi calls Operation Midway Blitz economically reckless. She says revenues for some businesses have gone down by 50%."

This week's #NoKings Weekly Action #NoContractNoCoffee action.fightforaunion.org/a/no-contrac...

Finaly (?) thought regarding the shutdown: I think the DEMs had no good solution. Ultimately, I think their biggest error was in their timing.

Bonus points for not just cancelling #Spotify, but dumping their stock as well.

LA, you've got (yet another) job to do. America, This Is A Test. If we can't do this small thing, we'll never manage the big things.

Continuing to chew on pros/cons of ending the shut down. Pretty sure GOP never would have caved. Regardless of viewpoint, THE TIMING WAS AWFUL! Not while SNAP payments were awaiting final ruling. Not while majority of DEM base wanted to continue. Not immediately after election success.

Seattle Alert!!