I asked Alex what's top-of-mind these days—this is what he said (& we talk about everything, not just politics:🧵 "If you're standing in America right now, I need you to understand something clearly: This isn't theoretical. This isn't "someday". You're in it. The slow coup is already underway.

Why isn't a top story that the Justice Dept had a deadline yesterday to turn over Epstein materials subpoenaed by the House Oversight Committee, and they failed to do so?

Blue states need to deploy their National Guard to defend their people against the National Guard from other states 🤔

Let’s all take a moment to reflect: Governors of the poorest and coincidentally Blackest states in the so-called union are sending their allocated National Guard troops to occupy one of the Blackest cities in the nation.

Here's a thought- How about BLUE states each send some of their National Guard to Washington DC with explicit instructions to keep their eye on the RED states' National Guard, making sure they don't break any laws? All's fair! 💯

Blue state Governors should mobilize their National Guard units to seize the Epstein list.

Perhaps it’s time for blue states to send in troops to “help” with the real crime wave overtaking our nation’s capitol

I don't know if the LA fire department is properly funded or not but the claim that the city cut its budget last year — which is circulating widely on the right — is false. As Politico notes, the budget actually INCREASED by $50 million. A portion of the funding was approved in a separate bill.

Shortly after Citizens United, Jimmy Carter issued a stark warning about the role of Big Money in politics. May we remember the truths that he told us — and act to remedy them. bit.ly/4j6N1cC

You will read countless times today that the LA mayor cut the LA Fire Department's budget by $23 million. That is a lie. The budget was actually *increased* by $50 million.

The armed insurrection on January 6, 2021 was an inside job. — We should neither forget nor forgive that.

Why are we ignoring the Fourteenth Amendment-Section 3? #NeverForgetJanuary6th

Not only has Solar Manufacturing soared in the United States under President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act and Chips Act, but all of manufacturing has exploded. cleantechnica.com/2025/01/03/u...

Congress must not certify this election. Trump did not win. He cheated with help from Putin and Musk. Trump is disqualified from serving. He instigated an insurrection against our country. Please call your representatives in Congress.

We don’t forget. This is what January 6th is:

The GOP is the abusive father and the Democratic Party (and the mainstream media) is the enabling mother who pats the abused child on the head and says "I'm sorry he beat you but we can't upset him so we can't leave."

Just wait Because you KNOW on January 21 the narrative will suddenly change So part of our job over the next 4 years will be to tell people the truth Wages rising? Thanks Joe! That new manufacturing plant? Great Infrastructure law, Joe! Unemployment at 4%? Way to go, Joe! THIS IS HOW WE FIGHT

Your job is to follow the constitution and the Electoral Count Reform Act of 2022 and object to electoral votes cast for candidates who are ineligible under section 3 of the 14th amendment.

from today's post — link is here: bit.ly/4gF7Qdr

These Republican assholes are gearing up to dump all over the police officers that protected their asses on 1/6 by trying to tell America we didn’t see what happened with our own eyes four years ago.

Does anyone have a contact for Ann ? Would love to discuss with her the possibility of partnering with her to publish her cartoons exclusively on @bluesky

FACT:

Craig Sicknick, brother of Brian Sicknick who died a day after defending the US capitol on January 6, 2021, said: "I came here today to urge Congress to do its job and block Mr Trump from taking office just a few short weeks from now." #USProtests #3E #14thNow

Borrowed from another friend/resister/ Blue Sky fighter!

The fact that it wasn’t will forever be America’s shame.

What I’ve been tryin’ to say.

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This is how it is happening.

No shit!

As Jake Sherman reports Speaker Johnson is telling his caucus Stephen Miller is “the leader of this team”, this one is worth remembering 👇🏽 www.politico.com/magazine/sto...

Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and offer themselves without being asked. A citizen who adapts in this way is teaching power what it can do. - Timothy Snyder

Again If you fly one of these flags you're not a patriot! you're what's wrong with America today 👇

Matthew Livelsberger, the man killed in the Cybertruck explosion, turned out to be an abusive incel that had 2 political manifestos in which he called for a violent, militia-backed "culling" of "Dems" and "national rebirth" of "masculinity" under the leadership of Trump, Musk and Kennedy Jr.

Republicans are brainwashed to think Biden controls prices rather than corporations.

“We have so many beautiful examples of people all around the world protesting Russian interference, like in Georgia recently, in their country’s election. They understand what the consequences are; we’re at risk of finding out what’s coming for us.” #USProtests #3E #14thNow

Not sure if you saw FULL video, pls repost this one. m.youtube.com/watch?v=qmzG...

The whole H1-B kerfuffle "comes as a reminder that MAGA is only a stable political coalition when it’s out of power. The thing that unites all these people is a seething contempt for whoever’s in charge when they’re not."

Liz Cheney demolished Donald Trump.

"Evangelicalism is not a simply religious group... Rather, it is a nationalistic political movement whose purpose is to support the hegemony of white Christian men over & against the flourishing of others." - @antheabutler.bsky.social

Our democracy needs every good American to take action TODAY! Call your legislators 202-224-3121 (Sen), 202-225-3121 (Hou). 24/7. All members of Congress took an oath to uphold the Constitution! The Constitution clearly states that an insurrectionist cannot hold federal office!