Why do right's odious lies & horrifying claims break through not merely as rhetoric but policy? Because center-left keeps wielding thermometers to take temperature while right power up flame throwers to change it. New evidence from Germany: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

The No Kings protest drew a massive crowd to Downtown Chicago. Check out our photo gallery from the event: blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/18/p...

At the No Kings rally tomorrow Billy Siegenfeld will lead us in chanting the Preamble to the Constitution. To help you participate in the chant, the words of the Preamble are in the comments. Please try to have them available on your phone or print them out.

ICE GOONS arrested a father and mother in front of their child. Chicago, Illinois

"The original #NoKings protest was 250 years ago. We've had democracy since then. Now we have a would-be king who wants to take it away—King Donald the First. Fuck that. Stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18." 👉👉 nokings.org

Resistance. Refusal. Ridicule. Those are the ingredients to bring down regimes and among them ridicule is arguably the most delicious. The emperor isn't just naked; his goon squad is afraid of an inflatable frog. Portland is TOO FABULOUS FOR FASCISM.

We must now start calling this what it is: Trump’s Invasion. It started with federal agents, it will soon include deploying federalized members of the Illinois National Guard against our wishes, and it will now involve sending in another state’s military troops.

Trump and Vance want badly to stop you from using the f-word That's because if we accurately call out rising fascism from the streets of Chicago to the waters of the Caribbean, we will understand that we must fight back with the moral strength of war My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...

Things to consider: Document the violence & violations--on camera, w/photos, saving images--any way you can. Speaking as a historian- it will matter Point out violations--w/images & text--even if you think it won't matter. It will. It needs to be called out & exposed You are a witness. Expose it.

People in Chicago: Know your rights when faced with federal forces.

NEW VIDEO: Donald Trump knows what he is doing. Historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat shared with me a warning about Trump's next authoritarian moves and how we can fight back www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovor...

Let's continue to build solidarity by peacefully opposing our tyrant-in-chief at No Kings Day 2.0 on October 18. There are currently over 2,000 events planned nationwide. More details here: https://www.nokings.org

These two signs have been removed from Acadia National Park (Passamaquoddy and Penobscot territory). I am not okay. Source: open.substack.com/pub/barharbo...

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

And don't forget editorial cartooning is satire, @rollingstone.com and @alfranken.bsky.social www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

This week, a group of experts will step up in a big way to ensure that science goes on, despite Trump administration cuts to Federal science advice. They join several other independent science efforts fighting back. 🧵 blog.ucs.org/gretchen-gol...

My collaboration with Ivan Ehlers for the @latimes.com

How is this not a screaming massive headline across every news site? This is insane, a virtual declaration of civil war. We fought a revolution to not be subjected to this kind of tyranny

🚨 Free DC 🚨 National Guard patrolling our neighborhoods. ICE + FBI harassing and arresting our neighbors. Tomorrow, we rise up together. Join us in Malcom X Park for a National March to End the Occupation of DC: act.ourrevolution.com/signup/we-ar... #WeAreAllDC #FightOligarchy

This guy gets it. This is the way.

Help us build Climate.us! Be a founding supporter of our mission: donorbox.org/climate-us-p...

A team of climate communication experts – including many members of the former climate.gov team which was shuttered by the Trump administration earlier this year – is now working to resurrect its content into a new organization with an expanded mission. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

🌅 Here is everything you need to know about joining us for Sun Day this September 21 🧵 sunday.earth

Let’s be clear: the National Guard troops, federal law enforcement, and D.C. police cannot violate the Constitution or the D.C. Home Rule Act. Understanding your rights can help you make the best decision for yourself if approached by law enforcement.

This week's Ask A D.C. Native tackles an urgent question: How do we document D.C. right now? 51st.news/ask-a-dc-nat...

I wrote this days after Trump was sworn in. Reposting now. The pro-democracy movement will not survive four years of Trump if its members cannot or will not stand up and do their work. The steps I have outlined are essential if that movement is to thrive. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/ther...

“Hope is not a promise. It is not a guarantee of success. It is the courage to act in the face of uncertainty. And right now, in this fragile moment for our democracy, it is the most important responsibility we share.”

⚡️ Free online home energy event! ⚡️ Renters & homeowners: learn how to tap Inflation Reduction Act incentives for induction stoves, heat pumps, EVs & more. Hosted by the Green Neighbor Project. 📍Thu Aug 28, 4–5 PM CT & last Thursday of each month. 🔗 Info + RSVP tinyurl.com/homenrg-qa

For most of the last decade, our media and political class has panicked over the idea that progressives were intruding on free speech rights by loudly criticizing people with unpopular views. Anyway, here's far-right federal paramilitaries advertising that they'll rip down pro-immigrant messages.

“History is watching.” At the Chicago demonstration Saturday, in solidarity with Texas Democrats and people everywhere who are standing up to the bullies and billionaires trying to take away our freedoms.

The Constitution protects your right to record law enforcement in public.

When we were told to bend the knee, Texas Democrats stood up... to the governor of TX, to the DC party bosses, to the billionaire megadonors. And we stood up to the president of the United States, bc we did not swear an oath to Trump, but to the Constitution! ~TX State Rep @jamestalarico.bsky.social

Chicago came out to support Texas Democrats today. @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social

Important.

We need you to #BeBraveWithUs against our nation’s dark turn! On August 15th, The #VisibilityBrigade is launching the #BeBrave movement on hundreds of overpasses across the country! To learn more about how you can participate, go to: www.visibilitybrigade.com/bebraveday @jesscraven101.bsky.social

People cheer as some federal agents get in their cars and leave. NY plates on their cars.

Thinning out now. DC police the only ones left, and they're packing up too. Locals mobilized quickly out here, with handwritten signs warning drivers to avoid this block, lined up ready to protest what's happening. People shouting down from apartments too. "You should be fucking ashamed!"

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If you're a Washingtonian and you have not yet attended a @freedcproject.bsky.social campaign orientation training, THIS IS THE TIME. They're offering an emergency intro training TOMORROW - register and spread the word: freedcproject.org/event-list/r...

"Perhaps because we’ve become so adept at cooling the indoors with air conditioning, we’ve forgotten the importance of cooling the outdoors, too. There's no technology that cools it as effectively as a tree... essential public infrastructure with major implications for energy use and public health."

A few thoughts on charting out a post-Trump future and reclaimed democratic America talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-f...

"Science is dangerous because science is truth and science provides factual information." - NOAA Listen to the full 'I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR' series at bit.ly/FedSeries. #idosolemnlyswear #federalworkersagainstdoge #werefuse #supportfederalworkers #doge #FDA #publicsafety #NOAA youtu.be/T0LTWr3qpkg

"Many, if not most, websites publish an RSS feed. ... you can follow any website with an RSS feed in a feed reader. When you open it, all your reading is neatly waiting for you in one place." Really Simple Syndication - Curate your own newspaper: www.citationneeded.news/curate-with-...

My view is that as a country, we're not meeting the moment--but the people @michellegoldberg.bsky.social reports on here are, & we can learn from them. Very glad for this sober-minded reporting. (Also,emphasis on the *reporting* part of it--this isn't just a take.) www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/o...

6/ Also CleanPowerSf.org has a program whereby if you replace your gas-fired water heater with a heat-pump one, you get $50 credit per bill for 2 years ($1200), which would be on top of the $2K federal rebate, which brings the cost close to that of a new gas model. www.cleanpowersf.org/waterheater

The Rewiring America calculator has state, local, and utility incentives for 29 states. See if there are incentives in your area! homes.rewiringamerica.org/calculator

I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases) projects.propublica.org/claimfile/

Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.

What has happened to the girls at Camp Mystic is EXACTLY what one of the country's best meteorologists John Morales warned would happen. Learn how Trump's cuts to NOAA & NWS have critically impacted storm prediction nationwide.

Reupping for those in Louisville, Kentucky right now.