The Department of Defense will seek to demote Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), a retired Navy captain, as punishment for reminding troops in a video last year that they are obligated to refuse illegal orders. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected. And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.* Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:

Somewhere near downtown LA, no lies told — blue states keep MAGA country afloat. 🔥 “You just keep on using me until you use me up.”

Dr Oz: “I think we all agree that Covid has passed”. No we do not agree! Anyone who thinks Covid has passed has no business in charge of public health. It’s still here. It’s still killing and disabling. Get your booster if you can. Wear a mask (ideally an N95) and clean the air!

Do think the single most likely do or die flashpoint for this administration is gonna be the seating of the 120th Congress

Erasing history.

There’s a reason I asked Pam Bondi if she was capable of saying “no” to the president.

They want Marco Rubio to play dictator: deciding who “deserves” a passport & silencing dissent with a pen. Hell no. We don’t bow to thought police. We fight back. Join the rebellion & tell Congress to kill H.R. 5300 👉 resist.bot/petitions/PN... ✊

The EPA is preparing a proposal that would revoke a critical 2009 legal determination stating that greenhouse gases are harmful to human health. That finding has been the backbone of U.S. climate regulations for over a decade.

The world is watching and nothing is being done.

A quick message from the @pbsnews.org Please support PBS and NPR. Both organizations produce high quality journalism.

I know we’re all tired 🥱 But let’s see how many reposts we can get across this app Let’s go ‼️

"You just f---ing shot the reporter!"

The cruelty is the point.

Horrifying!!!

"Congress must be revitalized internally... Congress must reassert itself vis-a-vis the other branches... The second must involve Congress clawing back the vast discretionary powers it has entrusted to the presidency." hook it into my veins

@cnn.com THERE IS A LUNATIC IN THE WHITE HOUSE! THIS IS NOT NORMAL NOW DO YOUR JOB CNN REPORT THIS!

I’m so tired of the incompetent tomfuckery. He caved. He created the problem and now they’re trying to sell this like it’s a win—because ports were EMPTY. Lowering tariffs for 90 days doesn’t create economic stability—it does prove how stupid he is. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/b...

staffers are still cleaning up the Kristi Noem mess after she got gutted/filleted by @chrismurphyct.bsky.social this is A MOMENT. #MustWatch 🧢 @trumpfile.org

Emily Feiner, a retired social worker and mother of two, posed no threat whatsoever. Ms. Feiner politely asked her congressman — Rep. Mike Lawler — what his red line was to finally, vocally oppose the lawless Trump regime. Lawler refused to answer the question. When Ms. Feiner called out for him…

Sending migrants to war-torn Libya on a U.S. military flight is not just reckless - it’s a brutal betrayal of human rights and basic decency. This administration’s cruelty knows no bounds. #MomSky

THIS IS HOW YOU STAND UP: 550 U.S. rabbis sign a letter condemning Trump for “overtly abusing” the issue of antisemitism to “divide Americans, undermine democracy, & harm other vulnerable communities.” SO PROUD of my rabbi, hometown rabbi, & NYC rabbi for signing. forward.com/fast-forward...

Only 14 Democrats voted against confirming Trump's ambassador to Italy. The vast majority of Democratic electeds talk like things aren't normal and then act like they are.

National Law Day of Action: Lawyers join Workers to stand for the Rule of Law on May 1st. Find an event near you: lawdayofaction.org

The richest 0.1% of Americans control $22 trillion in wealth. The bottom 50% control $3.8 trillion in wealth. Read that back. Folks, this is what oligarchy looks like.

Another step in a terrible direction. www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...

The same shit, different assholes

Robert Reich nails it - here are just a few ways that the GOP has made raising kids in America more difficult 👇

Norway launches scheme to lure top researchers away from US universities

"A survey of more than 500 political scientists finds that the vast majority think the United States is moving swiftly from liberal democracy toward some form of authoritarianism." www.npr.org/2025/04/22/n...

Numerous studies, including the Abecedarian Project and the Perry Preschool Project, have shown that children who begin preschool at an early age experience significant benefits in cognitive, academic, and social development. Seems like a program you’d want funded. #MomSky

It’s one insane thing after another with RFK Jr….now it comes out that HHS planning to cut the National Suicide Hotline’s program for LGBTQ youth that gets 2,100 contacts per day….cruelty is the point with this heartless bastard www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

As we resist Trump’s tyranny, America gains solidarity. As we gain solidarity, we feel more courageous. As we feel courageous and stand up to Trump, we weaken him and his regime. As we weaken Trump and his regime, we have less to fear.

Damn right!

Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.

America is fighting back against Trump, the Trump regime, and the Trumpism that has wholly consumed the GOP. Saturday in L.A., over 36,000 people gathered and stood strong at a Fighting Oligarchy event — featuring Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Sunday, 20,000 people…

There is no clearer way to say it. Letters from an American - April 13 @hcrichardson.bsky.social

He’s threatening media companies who are critical of him. He’s talking about sending Americans to foreign prisons. He’s signing executive orders to investigate former staff members who spoke out against him. He’s defying the Supreme Court. Don’t you see what’s happening here?

Due process isn’t just about a defendant’s guilt or innocence. Due process is a check on governmental power so guilt or innocence can be proven BEFORE a punishment is determined. A democratic society relies on the rule of law. Without due process for all, we don’t have a true democracy.

This is how tariffs work. ..and now I want Crab Rangoon.

The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, a major voter suppression measure that, if it became law, could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters and badly undermine U.S. democracy. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

If a picture tells a thousand words, this is the one I want hanging in the WH. I take liberty with my alt texts. Just telling the truth. #Voices4Victory #DemVoice1