"Our actions are working, and they are not enough. Nothing we do is sufficient, and everything we do matters. We must be strategic, and we must operate on multiple fronts simultaneously. Time is of the essence, and we have to act for the long haul. This is how change happens." Dan Berger

Between wealth taxes, UBI, and Medicare for all, quality of life could improve for everyone and we’d all benefit! It’s not complicated! Even though it may seem implausible, when Black and brown folks are cared for, white people can also benefit. We just need to get over our bigotry first.

And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.

Since I'm reflecting on land acknowledgements at the moment, here's an opportunity to share one of my favourite, short pieces of Indigenous satire. walkingeaglenews.com/2017/12/19/l...

More impunity for the elite, courtesy of the Trump regime.

Release the documents because the victims have been demanding this for years. That should really be the bottom line here. RELEASE ALL OF THE DOCUMENTS (including photos and videos)

Survivors of Epstein's abuse are going up against some of the most powerful institutions and people. It's dangerous, so we cannot drop the ball here. For them and for other survivors of abuse and sex trafficking. We must continue to fight as hard as we can for justice.

It’s wild how many of the ICE/CBP detentions are turning out to be illegal — and yet in the US system, there are no consequences for the agents and no recourse for the victims.

My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far

Fuckin’ A! Took long enough. This delay caused so much unnecessary harm and all the legislators are almost certainly patting themselves on the back “for getting through such a tough budget season”

This is so heartbreaking. The emotional (and also physical) torture that happens when people abducted have NO CLUE where their cases are, and whether they get to go home again. The immense harm done to these people's lives through all of this tears at my soul.

Miss World Chile did is in a metal band. This was her talent portion at Miss World www.instagram.com/reel/DQuI2W7...

A great interview with Professor Mahmood Mamdani in which he discusses his new memoir, the shortcomings of the boycott as a political tool and its implementation in the anti colonial movement, academic freedom, libraries, and the relationship between scholarship and politics. No talk of Zohran!

My political hot take is that US voters should be able to recall elected representatives via petition - at any time. No more hiding behind election terms.

fyi north allegheny school board is attempting to sneak in license plate readers on tomorrow’s agenda, hidden in the superintendent’s report in the combined meeting before the new majority gets sworn in

JUST IN: Katie Wilson significantly extends her lead in the Seattle mayoral race. She now leads Mayor Bruce Harrell by 1,346 votes, or 0.5%. That's up from the squeaker-lead of 91 votes in yesterday's update). She won today's batch of nearly 6K ballots by 20% (!). Not much left at this point.

So proud of The Somerville 4 Palestine organizers for what they accomplished. I know it was a lot of hard work, and stumbling through the process and they did it so well. Hope to see more and more efforts like these (happy to chat about Pittsburgh!)

"Somerville for Palestine decided to take the issue to voters." "[F]irst time voters in the U.S. have had the opportunity to directly declare their support for [BDS] through a ballot initiative." "It was a landslide." #Massachusetts #USA #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Voting #Genocide #Military

Huge congrats to the @pghguild.com on winning after a 3-year strike! Powering through the longest ongoing strike in the nation is a testament to your resolve. Your organized labor makes our communities stronger and our workplaces more fair.

Welp, time to get back out there and try to help each other survive.

you ever want to just get a bunch of friends together, get a little crazy, and abolish the senate

a note on the Minnesota primary: this is correct, the person to replace Tina Smith with is Peggy Flanagan

Gay is the way! Heh.

What you need to understand, honey, is that the Democrats know what they’re doing. Every move is shrewd even if it SEEMS terrible. They’ve been doing this for a long time, okay? They are just victims of bad luck! YOU’VE never had bad luck? Come on now.

we could have had malcolm kenyatta but you stupid fucks were too racist to imagine being represented by a black man

Maybe important to note it was the disruption in air travel that Democrats couldn't stand and not, you know, 40+ million people not knowing where their next meal was coming from.

This looks awfully intentional.

MSNBC reported Schumer's office felt that the longer that shutdown went on, the more likely it was that people would start to blame the Dems. My kingdom for Democrats that don't govern out of fear. I've said it before and I'll say it again: The American people are far braver than their reps.

Sadly I doubt this would be the last opportunity…

reminder to any ambitious Dems waiting in the wings: announcing a primary challenge right now to a squishy Democrat who’s up in 2026, whether they voted tonight to shine Trump’s shoes or not, will almost instantaneously be awash in cash. fortune—and a primary challenge—favors the bold.

Can we just find a way to publicly acquire UPMC through eminent domain? And provide free healthcare through county or state clinics? The tax base they take up with their property ownership alone… bet we could pay folks better, too.

In order to primary them all, we need people willing to run against them: runforsomething.net

Every single Senator could decide to resign at any given point.

I'm deeply sorry to everyone who is going to suffer for this. Truly, truly sorry.

Oh god these craven motherfuckers

When millions of people are suffering and dying because they cannot access health care, it is a moral wrong. It's also going to have catastrophic intergenerational repercussions. So many of us already can't afford food, housing, and other basic needs and this is a recipe for disaster.

The Dems who are caving are doing so not because their base wants them to, not because the voters want them to, not because the fed workers and SNAP recipients want them to… they are caving because their DONORS want them to. And that’s really all that ever matters to the corrupt

Screams and bangs echoed inside Ohio’s largest youth residential treatment center. Some children rushed outside to grab rocks. A teacher ushered her students into the cafeteria for safety. Another teacher texted her mother, pleading with her to call 911: “Call them. Call mom please.”

If you worship the cops, banish criticism of the cops from politics, give all the money to the cops, and operate on the assumption that the cops are what keeps society together, there’s nowhere to stand to oppose the fascist police state

Being on SNAP benefits for 17 years, I've NEVER been told I wouldn't be paid my benefits. NEVER. What is going on is BEYOND cruel. The ppl w/disabilities, ppl w/chronic illnesses & cancer, seniors already isolated, the 16M hh's w/children. WE REFUSE TO BE A NUMBER. WE ARE PEOPLE. WE DESERVE DIGNITY.

straight up, this is abuse. The government is abusing the most vulnerable citizens in its care. They should all be fired.

oh hey it's the piece that time magazine tried to fuck over

BREAKING: A federal jury in Brooklyn awarded our clients — 674 immigrants unlawfully jailed by the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office — $112 million. Could not be more proud to work at @latinojustice.bsky.social and to partner with the talent of Winston & Strawn.

If you care about how things were made, not just how they look, then this connects you to an old craft tradition. Harris Tweed originated in the early 19th century as a home industry when crofters wove cloth by hand for their own use and for local exchange.

Let's go! The City of Cleveland - home to a public power utility - is one of the first in the nation i've heard of so far banning shutoffs during this federal shutdown crisis. Public power can lead the nation in showing what democratic institutions can do to make our lives better.

This article would have been significant enough by itself, but the story behind it makes it an urgent read. Racism has not only become mainstream, it's becoming some kind of requirement to be mainstream therumpus.net/2025/11/05/z...

If you'd like to join us virtually tonight, we'll be streaming here (tech willing!) youtube.com/live/RQ3x-aS...

This gorgeous piece from @hebagowayed.bsky.social is a must read! The casual Islamophobia hurled at Mamdani's campaign over the last few weeks has struck such a nerve for so many of us.

heads up to anyone who holds trans kids near: amy harmon from the nyt is searching for and having a hard time finding people to interview to find out exactly what trans kids are doing when their care is limited or cut off, and for purposes of community safety, please shut the fuck up around her.