In case it wasn’t clear, the anti-DEI crusade has never been about merit. Zero news experience. Never been a reporter. Elevated to Editor in Chief of CBS News, one of the most storied news institutions in the nation. www.mediaite.com/media/news/p...

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He's telling us what he's doing. Using the military to suppress protest. At some point the opposition needs to listen to him and adjust strategy.

“There will be no federal takeover of Portland, Oregon.” 🔥 👀 Damn — @bynum.house.gov is. Not. Playing. Around.

CEO pay is up 1,094% since 1978, while worker pay is up just 26%. Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?

Everyone should read this. Because every word needed to be said. (gift article). www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/m...

Charlie Kirk’s memorial was Christian nationalism’s biggest moment. In his video, @garrisonhayes.bsky.social points out how this is the Christian nationalist hallmark: fusing the sacred and the secular, where praise and partisanship become strange bedfellows.

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It’s easy to take democracy for granted. It’s easy to assume that the Constitution is in stone. It’s not. This is a moment when your courage and your activism are most needed.

October 18 is going to be the largest peaceful protest in American history. This is the land of the free and the home of the brave — but if we want to be free, then we’ve got to be brave. Find your local event: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

Children's hospital chaplain Ayman Soliman, whose detention sparked a community uproar and became a test of counterterrorism powers in immigration court, was released from an Ohio jail Friday as DHS abruptly withdrew its case against him. “This is beyond my dreams,” he told ProPublica.

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Trump is so vain that he wants to make it ILLEGAL to make fun of him. It really is the definition of pathetic. @jamellebouie.net nails it, as always.

“There is a gift in every difficult thing that we have to deal with. And the gift of this time is the ability to reimagine and restructure what this democracy is — and the only way that we can do that is together.” - @markruffalo.bsky.social Join us on October 18: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

Don’t you dare call us fascists, they say, as they force people off the airwaves for criticizing them while vowing to crush and criminalize their opposition.

First Colbert, now Kimmel. Last-minute settlements, secret side deals, multi-billion dollar mergers pending Donald Trump's approval. Trump silencing free speech stifles our democracy. It sure looks like giant media companies are enabling his authoritarianism.

Silly Jimmy Kimmel. He should have just called for all homeless people to be killed and he’d still have a job.

Not a headline that can appear in an actual democracy. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...

The real issue isn’t left vs right. It’s not white vs black. It’s not citizen vs immigrant. It’s not gay vs straight. The real issue is that a lot of powerful people have a vested interest — and a lot of money invested — in dividing us, and it’s working.

The problem with allowing guns everywhere is that no one is safe anywhere.

As a trial lawyer for 15+ years, I’ve never seen a case this big. The Epstein files aren’t about partisan politics. They’re about predators, power, and justice. And Trump’s lies about his ties tell us everything we need to know.

Let’s be clear—this is bigger than Trump. The Epstein files show how banks, corporations, and even governments looked the other way while children were abused. Survivors deserve justice. We can’t let this cycle repeat.

Wrote about Ayman Soliman, a children’s hospital chaplain now in ICE custody after losing his asylum. His story shows the long legacy of post-9/11 laws, and his case is a test of Trump’s ability to merge the sweeping powers of immigration and counterterrorism www.propublica.org/article/ayma...

The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city. This is not a joke. This is not normal. Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.

Standing in front of the U.S. Capitol, a group of eight survivors shared emotional stories of abuse and demanded more transparency from Congress on the government's investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.

🚨 We need to pay attention to what’s happening at the CDC. This isn’t bureaucratic drama — it’s a political takeover of our public health agency. The fallout will hit vaccines, outbreaks, and crisis response. Our health is on the line. We can’t look away.

Frey: "We need an assault weapons ban nationwide. We need to have a high capacity magazine ban. And if the federal govt and states aren't gonna act, give us the ability to protect our constituents. Give mayors & council members the ability to protect in Mpls 435,000 residents that call Mpls home."

What do the DEMOCRATS need? MORE content creators like YOU! We were on @jjonassen.bsky.social’s show on @thesirennetwork.bsky.social. WATCH NOW: youtu.be/CLEXaZnF-KU?...

Trump 2020: Find me 11k votes Trump 2025: Find me congressional seats

What can we do to get ready to go into midterms? Make sure we have a candidate on every ballot in every race in every district in every state… No seat uncontested.

On gerrymandering and the looming electoral arms race

If you are upset about DC‘s crime rate while voting for a felon, you are a special kind of stupid.

The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe. Will we listen to his words today?

Trump is lying to you. This isn't about stopping crime. This is about taking as much control over the federal government as possible.

To avoid voting on the Epstein files, Republicans prematurely fled DC to get an early start on August recess. That means you might have a chance to pressure your GOP representative in person at an upcoming town hall, office visit, or other public event: indivisible.org/epsteinfiles...

Elected officials from both parties must demand that Trump use US leverage to end the intentional starvation of Gaza. Tell your Members of Congress to push Trump to actually deliver on his offer to increase humanitarian aid and ensure it’s delivered safely by trusted third parties.

Through his words and leadership, writer James Baldwin exposed and explored issues of race, sexual orientation and class in America. A self-professed "witness to the truth," he forced the country to confront its own painful truths. He was born #OTD in 1924. #TheMarchContinues

It’s insane that we live in a country where folks can walk around in the street with an AR-15.

When you strip away humanity

When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.

Throughout history, tyrants have understood that their major enemy is an educated public. Trump is no different. That’s why he’s trying to control not just what we do – but what we think. Watch: https://youtu.be/rEH7sF6pA4s?si=zC1tb0MqvpyTQNKC

The UFW can confirm farm workers were critically injured yesterday during chaotic raids in Ventura County, CA. Other workers, including US citizens, remain unaccounted for. UFW staff is on the ground supporting impacted families. Our full statement below. ⬇️ 1/

FREEDOM OF THE PRESS FOUNDATION: “Today is a dark day for press freedom. Paramount’s spineless decision to settle Trump’s baseless and unconstitutional lawsuit is an insult to journalists of ‘60 Minutes’ & an invitation to Trump to target other outlets.” www.thewrap.com/freedom-of-t...

“I have no doubt that, if judges must allow the Executive to act unlawfully in some circumstances, as the Court concludes today, executive lawlessness will flourish..." @pemalevy.bsky.social unpacks KBJ's dire warning to the nation following today's Supreme Court rulings:

So odd that Congress is so willing to have their power usurped and stripped from them.

We live in a rogue and dangerous country. Do what you need to do to maintain your internal peace. Hold the core of your spirit. Pray for peace. Commit yourself to justice. And just rest.

“The fundamental civic unit in this nation is neighbor.” - @jelaniya.bsky.social 🇺🇸

This is what fascism looks like - using a conspiracy theory about a dehumanized outgroup as a pretext for seizing political power and wielding arbitrary authority. What you read about in the history books is happening right here, right now.

Yesterday, millions of us reasserted the “We” in "We the people." We gained strength from our solidarity. We celebrated our numbers and our power. We will be steadfast. We will not cower to a dictator. We will win.

Perhaps the country shouldn't be run by people living in an absolute fever dream that has no relationship with reality