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Be a voice condemning this administration’s actions in California!
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Have you seen this article? I hope Congress will address the loss of jobs.
www.axios.com/2025/05/28/a...
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Behind the Curtain: Top AI CEO foresees white-collar bloodbath
Hardly anyone is paying attention.
https://www.axios.com/2025/05/28/ai-jobs-white-collar-unemployment-anthropic
6 months ago
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People For the American Way
7 months ago
Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries just called to ban members of Congress from trading stocks.
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Douglas Main
8 months ago
Some photos from the electrifying
#handsoff
march in Ithaca NY… huge turnout (photos taken with permission and/or intentionally obscuring faces)
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Dan Rapaport
8 months ago
#HandsOff
Ithaca, NY about 3000 people
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Susuoconnor
8 months ago
Ithaca, NY
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Darth Liberal
8 months ago
The streets of Ithaca New York were filled with thousands of people today marching against the Fascism of Donald Trump!
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People For the American Way
8 months ago
Sen. Cory Booker yields after over 25 hours: “This is a moral moment.”
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Jonathan Cook of Ithaca New York
8 months ago
Sen. Corey Booker stood on the floor for 24 hours straight to defy fascism. Rep. Josh Riley? He announced a plan to beat fascism by weatherizing houses. Really. Dems need more Bookers, fewer Rileys.
#CoreyBooker
#JoshRiley
#NY19
#Ithaca
www.joshrileywatch.com/podcast/can-...
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Can Josh Riley Defeat Fascism With Moderate Economic Reforms? — Josh Riley Watch
Josh Riley’s proposal that we can defeat the fascist takeover of the US federal government by passing legislation to grow the middle class is like sitting down at the kitchen table to discuss installi...
https://www.joshrileywatch.com/podcast/can-josh-riley-defeat-fast-fascism-with-moderate-economic-reforms
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Jonathan Cook of Ithaca New York
8 months ago
Congressman Josh Riley has stopped sharing info about his public events. He deleted the link from his congressional web site. He took down information about his legislation too. What gives,
#JoshRiley
? Don’t we have the right to know what you’re doing?
www.joshrileywatch.com/podcast/why-...
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Why Is Josh Riley Hiding From Hiding Constituents? — Josh Riley Watch
Welcome to Josh Riley Watch. The mission of this podcast, I hope it’s plain, is to watch Josh Riley, a member of the United States Congress whose job it is to represent New York State’s 19th congres...
https://www.joshrileywatch.com/podcast/why-is-josh-riley-hiding-from-hiding-constituents
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Sen. Adam Schiff
9 months ago
Democracies stand with Ukraine.
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Secretoriginz
9 months ago
@aoc.bsky.social
@repjasmine.bsky.social
@warren.senate.gov
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Katie Mack
9 months ago
The first measles death in the US in a decade -- the tragic, preventable death of a child whose parents chose not to protect them with vaccination -- should spark an immediate nation-wide campaign to ensure all children are protected against preventable diseases. Anything less is unconscionable.
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George Takei
9 months ago
I sense he will be as toxic to the Trump brand as he already is to the Tesla brand.
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James Cook
9 months ago
The Democratic Party is starting to get their heads around the idea that the game has changed here, but only halfway. It’s only that they’re thinking oh, now we have to change our messaging to reflect concern. No,you have to f-ing DO something about it!
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James Cook
9 months ago
The President has signed an executive order saying only the President and his Attorney General can interpret the laws applying to the President and his Attorney General. That’s
#dictatorship
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www.jurist.org/news/2025/02...
#POTUS
#authoritarianism
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Trump signs order declaring only president and AG can interpret US law for executive branch
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday stating that only the 'President and the Attorney General shall provide authoritative interpretations of the law for the executive branch...
https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/02/trump-signs-order-declaring-only-president-and-ag-can-interpret-us-law-for-executive-branch/
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Matt Szabo
9 months ago
Former NFL player Chris Kluwe arrested during Huntington Beach City Council meeting
www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...
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Former NFL player Chris Kluwe arrested during Huntington Beach City Council meeting
Kluwe, a Huntington Beach resident, made comments against a MAGA plaque proposed for installation at the Central Library, then approached the dais and was arrested.
https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2025-02-19/former-nfl-player-chris-kluwe-arrested-during-huntington-beach-city-council-meeting
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Matt McNeil Show
9 months ago
I've had a lot of requests for it, so I will post it first tonight! Thanks,
@chriswarcraft.bsky.social
, for talking with us today about confronting MAGA, getting arrested in California,
@protecthb.bsky.social
, and fighting the good fight!
#Spotlight
Interview!
soundcloud.com/user-5879035...
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Chris Kluwe with Matt - February 20 2025
Chris Kluwe is a former NFL punter and continues to be a strong progressive advocate, detailing his arrest in front of the Huntington Beach City Council for speaking out against a MAGA display at a lo
https://soundcloud.com/user-587903571/chris-kluwe-with-matt-february-20-2025
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Bill Kristol
9 months ago
"Democrats have one simple message to deliver: Republicans are responsible for everything that happens from now on. Republicans control Congress and the presidency. All the consequences, government shutdowns and failures will be Republican-owned."
thehill.com/opinion/camp...
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Democrats need a new message: ‘Blame Republicans’
Democrats have one simple message to deliver: Republicans are responsible for everything that happens from now on. All the unintended consequences, government shutdowns and colossal failures are 10…
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5142872-democrats-trump-republicans-blame/
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸
9 months ago
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Timothy Snyder - intro - “Fascists rejected reason in the name of will, denying objective truth in favor of glorious myth articulated by leaders who claimed to give voice to the people.”
9 months ago
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Buy this book and send it to Republican Senators! Tyranny is here. We can still fight back!!!
9 months ago
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We need a candidate to come out and say “one day one of my administration, I will impose a tax of 50% on billionaires and grant everyone health insurance.”
9 months ago
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Politics In The Wild
10 months ago
Around 35% of SpaceX’s revenue comes directly from the federal govt. Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.
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Robert Reich
10 months ago
DOGE is reportedly threatening NOAA with massive staff and budget cuts. NOAA houses the National Weather Service and National Hurricane Center, which produce forecasts and warn people about storms. This attack on public safety is ripped straight from the pages of Project 2025.
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Jonathan Cook of Ithaca New York
10 months ago
Trump continues to target Ithaca after last week’s ICE raids. His Dept of Education is investigating Ithaca City School District for holding events for students of color. At same time, Trump seeks “choice” with government $ for racially segregated private schools.
www.ithaca.com/news/ithaca/...
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Trump-Era Education Department Launches Investigation into Ithaca Schools Over Alleged Racial Exclusion
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has launched an investigation into the Ithaca City School District for hosting annual Students of Color Summit events, sparked by a
https://www.ithaca.com/news/ithaca/trump-era-education-department-launches-investigation-into-ithaca-schools-over-alleged-racial-exclusion/article_b1635a08-e2af-11ef-85e6-7760bf2508d6.html
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Robert Reich
10 months ago
An unelected billionaire, with no actual Congressional authority or govt experience, has access to Treasury payment systems and sensitive information about millions of Americans who receive Social Security checks, tax refunds, and other payments. What could go wrong?
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...
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Elon Musk’s Team Now Has Access to Treasury’s Payments System
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/us/politics/elon-musk-doge-federal-payments-system.html
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
10 months ago
Yes. While there are absolutely things Democrats can and must do to slow, obstruct, etc, GOP hold both House and Senate majorities, severely limiting our options. Johnson and Thune are handing over the own keys and relinquishing their own power. Even for the cynics this should be a shock.
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Anti Ice protest in the cold
10 months ago
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Robert Reich
10 months ago
So the world's richest man spends a fortune backing Trump and is given the go-ahead to... -Run an "efficiency" agency despite having billions in govt contracts -Replace civil servants with his own cronies -Gain access to sensitive Treasury payment systems See the problem?
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
10 months ago
It’s important to know that a lot of productive activity is happening in person and offline, too. Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more. Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
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I am on hold with the IRS. I wonder if people still work there.
10 months ago
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Robert Reich
10 months ago
Trump has taken a sledgehammer to government ethics by: -Rescinding Biden's EO outlining ethics commitments for political appointees -Firing 18 federal inspectors general -Launching a self-enriching crypto coin This will be the most corrupt administration in history.
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The Ohm
10 months ago
I'm sick of hearing politicians and corporate media tell us that there is no
#resistance
to the fascism of Donald Trump. It's BS. I see people resisting every day. Let's get back to the spirit of 2008. Can we resist fascism? YES WE CAN. There is no other option.
#YesWeCan
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The Sons of Liberty
10 months ago
Idiocracy has arrived 💯 〰️AdminJenn
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Robert Reich
10 months ago
Make no mistake: Trump’s first week was a catastrophe for many vulnerable people. But the biggest story was his startling initial moves from democracy to oligarchy. My hope lies in Americans noticing this.
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Trump's first week: The Real Story
Let it be known
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-first-week-the-real-story
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The New York Times
10 months ago
Timothée Chalamet doubled up as host and musical guest on “Saturday Night Live” this week. And in a cameo, Lin-Manuel Miranda rapped about freedom from royal tyranny. Here’s an episode recap.
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Timothée Chalamet Is Himself and Bob Dylan on ‘S.N.L.’
Timothée Chalamet, star of “A Complete Unknown,” doubled up this week, and, in a cameo, Lin-Manuel Miranda rapped about freedom from royal tyranny.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/arts/television/snl-chalamet-miranda-trump.html?smtyp=cur&smid=bsky-nytimes
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Travel, grant and funding cuts ‘stifling’ US health agencies in new Trump era The US will fall behind. There is nothing pro-American here.
10 months ago
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Jonathan Cook of Ithaca New York
10 months ago
The Laken Riley Act - HR29 - is the first big
#fascist
legislation of the
#119thCongress
. It seeks to deprive millions of people living in the USA of the right to a fair trial, and is a step toward enabling Donald Trump to set up concentration camps. It’s time for Americans to stand up and resist!
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Jonathan Cook of Ithaca New York
10 months ago
I donated $, volunteered all summer & autumn. I voted. I did this w/ the assurance that Josh Riley would and stand up to Donald Trump. This week, Congressman Josh Riley voted for extremist
#MAGA
legislation HR 23 and HR 29. Is Josh Riley now MAGA?
#JoshRiley
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Robert Reich
12 months ago
Your flu season reminder that paid sick leave is better for workers, companies, and society as a whole.
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The Hidden Costs of Denying Paid Sick Leave
96% of the highest-paid workers in the US have paid sick days.Just 38% of the lowest-paid workers get them.Only in America do we call working people ‘essenti...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-9PYV-bl2U
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Robert Reich
12 months ago
Under no circumstances should Pete Hegseth be entrusted with the U.S. military. But will Senate Republicans do their duty?
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Why under no circumstances should Pete Hegseth be entrusted with the U.S. military
But will Senate Republicans do their duty?
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/why-under-no-circumstances-should
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Democracy Now!
about 1 year ago
Massive Energy Needs of AI & Cryptocurrencies Lead Amazon, Google & Microsoft to Embrace Nuclear Power
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Energy Needs of AI & Cryptocurrencies Lead Big Tech to Embrace Nuclear Power
Tech companies are turning to nuclear to fulfill the skyrocketing energy needs of artificial intelligence, with major corporations like Amazon, Google and Microsoft announcing plans to invest in…
https://www.democracynow.org/2024/11/19/cop29_nuclear_power
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Robert Reich
about 1 year ago
Never forget this: The GOP’s nonsensical culture war is meant to distract you from corporate corruption, worker oppression, and staggering wealth inequality.
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Timothy Snyder
about 1 year ago
Russia did exactly this to HRC in 2016, aiming to suppress her vote, and probably did. Musk no doubt did suppress Harris voting as well with these demotivation techniques. This should be illegal.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Inside the Republican false-flag effort to turn off Kamala Harris voters
A multi-pronged dark money effort by advisers to Elon Musk targeted liberals, Jews, Muslims and Black voters with ads that were not quite what they seemed.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/11/15/republican-ads-false-flag/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzMxNjQ2ODAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzMzMDI5MTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3MzE2NDY4MDAsImp0aSI6IjM3NTQ1ZmQ5LTE3YjItNGMzNy1iZTkzLWU4ZDY2OGRjMTlmMiIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9wb2xpdGljcy8yMDI0LzExLzE1L3JlcHVibGljYW4tYWRzLWZhbHNlLWZsYWcvIn0.cgCdBvqyAPqQcMXewAQX9wUocEZkojxBww12_uQt8gY
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People For the American Way
about 1 year ago
We simply cannot allow Matt Gaetz -- someone plagued by serious criminal accusations and one of the most devout Trump loyalists of them all -- to serve as Attorney General. Sign the petition today!
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Urge the Senate to Reject Matt Gaetz!
President-elect Trump has selected Representative Matt Gaetz, one of his most extreme and loyal supporters, to be our next Attorney General. As one of Trump’s most vocal and unyielding loyalists,…
https://peoplefor.org/RejectGaetz
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Inequality Media
about 1 year ago
Is America an oligarchy? Even a system that calls itself a democracy can become an oligarchy if power becomes concentrated in the hands of a few very wealthy people and corporations.
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What is Oligarchy? | Robert Reich
YouTube video by Robert Reich
https://youtu.be/inBWp13C7H8?si=ohMSIsx2vDjwWkNW
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George Takei
about 1 year ago
President Biden tried to raise the overtime threshold, which is the point where salaried workers are entitled to earn overtime pay. It would have helped millions. A Trump appointed judge in Texas just blocked it. Please tell me you see which party is actually fighting for the average worker.
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