Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."

@zeteo.com Compare and contrast Donald Trump's response to Rob Reiner's murder with Biden and Harris's responses to Charlie Kirk's murder. There is no 'both sides'. Just one side - Trump - that is cruel, sociopathic, unhinged.

Just want to share with my American friends how the Australians respond to a shooting tragedy. Action, rather than thoughts and prayers.

Fuck that…they ain’t got enough cells for all of us.

This is your seasonal reminder that Bookshop.org and libro.fm exist as local-supporting not-Amazon options for all your physical and audiobook needs! Bookshop even gives you the option to add a card and a pretty fabric bag and ship it directly to your giftee!

Instacart got caught running real-time price experiments on shoppers — same groceries, different prices. Workers know this game well: Instacart’s algorithm does the same thing to their pay. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/b...

“America doesn’t build anymore.” “Everything suddenly got worse.” “Equality is a struggle.” This year’s economic books captured the forces reshaping our economic lives. We explore the ideas behind Abundance, Enshittification, and Piketty’s newest works. 🎧 New episode out now: buff.ly/K7vtVqq

Josh Hawley’s “health care plan” is pure trickle-down: families pay $25,000 a year in medical bills (a third of their income!) and get a $3,000 tax break later. This isn't a plan—it's a coupon handed out too late to actually provide relief from the high cost of health insurance. buff.ly/loIhdkD

I swear, the next email I get with the subject “trump attacked me by name!”, I’d throw my phone if it didn’t mean I’d have to buy a new one with 250% tariff on it.

It’s funny that the news wants to have the conversion about Trump running for a third term…. after all these years, they still don’t understand this man… He is not running for a third term. He just will not leaving office. 🙄

stupid young people, stop buying a new phone every year if you don't want to be broke. wait no, not like that.

Missouri Republicans must be REALLY SCARED that Missourians are fed up with them overturning the will of the people all the time & forcing a mid-decade gerrymander that eliminates the congressional seat held by the former chair of the Black Caucus in Congress. Just blasting our phones with lies.

I get over a dozen a day. From generic and nebulous organizations hoping I’m so pissed off about President They’re Eating The Dogs that I’ll give them money….and it’s infuriating.

Aside from the cowardice on issues of importance and reliance on anti-trump sentiment to motivate voters, the consultants that recommend this garbage that inundates our phones, to candidates and political organizations are what’s killing the Democratic Party.

Support good journalism. Donate to @statesnewsroom.com and @propublica.org.

PSA: Stop giving your money to politicians and churches and instead put it into a high-yield savings account or certificate of deposit at a credit union. You’re welcome.

You guys realize that taxing people to pay for services isn't socialism, right? This is just how governments work.

When you scheme like this….you fucking did it. If he wasn’t a piece of shit, he’d fucking resign.

The reps that made this happen without securing ACA subsidies should lose their jobs. Jared Golden (ME), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA), Adam Gray (CA), Don Davis (NC), Henry Cuellar (TX) & Tom Suozzi (NY). Convenient that all the Senators who voted w/ Republicans aren’t up for reelection in 2026.👀

Every single one of them should be defeated. Reps. Jared Golden (D-Maine), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.), Adam Gray (D-Calif.), Don Davis (D-N.C.), Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) and Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.).

I miss regulations

President They’re Eating The Dogs and his unindicted co-conspirators should never know a moment of peace or freedom after we’ve wrestled the reins of government away from them.

@shaheen.senate.gov's daughter

The numbers don’t lie. Our new polling conducted with @dataforprogress.org finds that: 😥 65% are worried about rising health insurance premiums 🥊 52% of voters say Democrats in Congress should keep fighting to prevent health care price hikes

Mine too! I saw it up close and personal in the MO state legislature. Democrats would come to them with proposals (often uncontroversial) for how to fix government programs that Republicans would complain about, and they would literally say shit like “that doesn’t work for our narrative.”

My entire life Republicans’ game has been to stymy, undercut & undermine when Democrats have power so they can point to the resulting failings as evidence progressive policies are dysfunctional & then they get power & aggressively gut every social gain & Dems are still like ‘maybe we can negotiate’

They don’t hear you, and they don’t care. Republicans ARE NOT honest brokers. These 8 senators are setting themselves up to get screwed over by the GOP, and by extension, the American people.

These eight senators are pathetic

There’s been a lot of ink spilled on QAnon and its effect on Trump’s base, and rightfully so. We need to have the same lens applied here, considering the broad buy-in to the idea that there is no organic support for the Palestinian people by our political, academic, and media elite.

The President pardoned members of his private militia after they failed to overturn an election; they, in turn, pledge their support to him and urge him to use them to police civil society.

The fight for affordable healthcare is NOW! Get ACA subsidies extended BEFORE the government reopens and then work on fixing the broader healthcare system after that. Do NOT make all of our suffering have been for nothing.

Looks like the Dems are doing exactly what I expected them to do…what was the point of holding Republicans accountable on healthcare if we didn’t get an extension of premium subsidies in exchange for D votes?! WHY DO WE BACK DOWN FROM WORHY FIGHTS?!?!

In the UK they have a way of dealing with a situation where you feel your conscience no longer permits you to fulfill your duties and it's called resigning

Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design. news.sky.com/story/the-x-...

Jesus I see what you've done for others

There’s an organization in Missouri focused on EXACTLY THIS, and it’s mine! 👇🏾

we really aren't better than this as history demonstrates. bsky.app/profile/angr...

I’m voting for any politician who will pledge to ban all fees. The price you see is the price you should pay. I’m tired of my money being siphoned away by fees at every turn.

I need more politicians to show up with this energy.

I'm happy that Mamdani won. But I won't let that get in the way of my celebrating Cuomo losing.

i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist

Take note of all the cowards who refused to endorse Mamdani, including those who did so at the 11th hour. Don’t let them take credit for his victory or the way he ran his campaign. They’re fucking cowards. I said what I said.

this is genuinely wild

The names of these organizations asking for money sound so fucking shady….WTF is “Grassroots Democrats HQ?” I know the org I run sounds nebulous, but at least it reflects what we do (we ‘Amplify MO Actions’ at the county committee level)…but this other nonsense sounds like a straight up scam.

The shutdown didn’t happen by accident. Republicans refused to fund ACA subsidies—so 22M Americans face higher premiums. Now SNAP is being cut off for 42M families. All to protect billionaire tax cuts. @lilyroberts.bsky.social explained in June how gutting SNAP hurts communities: buff.ly/SHgHAd6

Listen to @theameilee.bsky.social and @toddntucker.com talk about trade policy & what’s really at stake. It’s not just about stuff, it’s about people.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson should revoke the Trump Tower business license.

I love when racists are like "i have access to information you don't!" and the information they have access to is racism.

Paid sick leave is expanding — 80% of US workers have access, up from 63% in 2012. Not because Congress acted — but because voters forced it. Alaska + Nebraska passed it in 2024. Missouri voters passed it too — then politicians killed it, stripping protections from 728,000 workers. buff.ly/dmFPd7C

Exemplary.