The first Chicago River swim in 98 years! The water is now clean enough. Congratulations to the hundreds of swimmers completing the swim this morning!

Join with 3,000 progressive activists at Netroots Nation, August 6-9 in New Orleans. Time to build muscle for the struggle ahead. I’m looking forward to leading a skills building session with my NOLA-based colleague Josh McCarty.

Gathering to make good trouble in Chicago.

I'm attending Indivisible Chicago's event, “No Kings Rally and March” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

Hello all: If you are in Chicago and want to share best communication tips for our chaotic times, please join me Tuesday at 7 pm at Pilsen Community Books. I'll share lessons from my book, and draw on the collective wisdom of the audience for more tips. Hope to see you there.

I’ve been watching people pass by for more than an hour in Chicago!

www.mobilize.us/handsoff/eve... Time to turn out. Spread the news.

Santiago, Chile is an incredibly bike friendly city. Great to see so many people getting around by bike …

I signed some copies of Let This Radicalize You at @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social last night.

Tesla Model 3 crushed by an Olmec statue By Mexican sculptor @chavismarmol.bsky.social

Visiting Buenos Aires, Argentina and learning what a culture of resistance looks like. From Int. Women’s Day, to protesting cuts to senior citizens, to the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo’s weekly mourning over the military dictatorship of the 70s and 80s— this is a population that remembers and resists.

#Communication lesson for 2025: “Lies can gather incredible momentum. If you know the truth, speak it. Look for allies, yes, but engage the fight.” Lesson 10 from #Persuasive: 40 Lessons in Communicating for the Common Good.

Fact checkers are going to be working through the night after this SOTU.

My favorite detail on the "what did you do last week" OPM email was that it was sent to all federal judges. Way to target your audience for building future support. Geniuses. www.npr.org/2025/02/24/n...

This is going well.

#Communication lesson for 2025: “Lies can gather incredible momentum. If you know the truth, speak it. Look for allies, yes, but engage the fight.” Lesson 10 from #Persuasive: 40 Lessons in Communicating for the Common Good. www.persuasive4good.com/new-page

Shonda Rhimes resigns from Kennedy Center after Trump’s takeover of the performing arts institution

Given developments at the Kennedy Center, effective today I am resigning as artistic advisor to the NSO. Not for me. It’s been a wonderful 8 years working with Kennedy Center President Deb Rutter, fellow artistic advisor Renee Fleming, NSO artistic administrator Justin Ellis, and the entire NSO

There it is. That’s the America I know and love.

This is worth a revisit. www.google.com/url?q=https:...

Thank you @nwlc for this highly visible action today!

Bravo, Rep. Marc Pocan !

Regrets are starting to be official. apnews.com/article/arab...

Downtown Chicago now: stop the coup!

Time to turn out #Chicago. See you at noon TODAY in the federal plaza to make clear our objection to the obscene abuse of power since inauguration. mobilize.us/s/2ldSJm/r

In Chicago, hundreds of volunteers are working to safeguard immigrant residents by creating rapid response systems to deliver real-time alerts and legal assistance in the face of ICE raids. boltsmag.org/chicago...

We are here

Ok Dems time for basic crisis comms nationally and in every state. Get your war room set up with an expert manager. Know your spokespeople on every topic. Know your range of responses (lawsuits, protests, hearings) and the allies who can carry them out. Respond immediately to it all. Time to fight.

Is this about when Trump and his crew learn that it’s the red states and many of his voters who most benefit from federal programs? taxfoundation.org/data/all/sta...

Sharing since HHS agencies are not allowed to communicate right now. www.cjonline.com/story/news/p...

#Communication lesson for 2025: “Power doesn’t always reside where you think it does. Don’t just look up for power; look all around you.” Lesson 34 from #Persuasive: 40 Lessons in Communicating for the Common Good. www.persuasive4good.com/reviews

Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"

#Communication lesson for 2025: “A campaign can be effective on many fronts but still not be successful. David beating Goliath is a big deal because Goliath is more likely to win. And often he does.” Lesson 15 from #Persuasive: 40 Lessons in Communicating for the CommonGood. www. Persuasive4good.com

Not sure how -6 and “fair” can be used in the same sentence.

Illinois families who have children in need of mental health services will now have a single place to go to make sure they get what they need. Please spread the word about beacon.illinois.gov.

Mad respect for FEMA.

Hard to believe it was 20 years ago when dozens of media outlets packed into SEIU offices in Chicago for the announcement that SEIU, the Teamsters and several other unions were leaving AFL-CIO. The alternative federation they formed never gained the power they hoped for. This reunion is good news.

In the last year of her grandma's life, Project Associate Ticia Brown moved in with her to assure she had proper care. “I am grateful that she was able to age in her own home," Ticia says. You too can work without boundaries at Chapin Hall: tinyurl.com/yfh73v98 #Hiring

Think different in 2025: Find and support businesses that are actually doing the right thing. Money talks—spend it where it matters.

Good morning and happy new year Bluesky community! If you want to build a stronger feed going into 2025, start by following these progressive communicators and news sources. You're welcome. go.bsky.app/KLpDAE1

Very proud to be a Costco member.

Every book has a story behind it, just like every reader has a unique experience with their favorite author. Check out these easy ways to help the favorite author in your life.

A fantastic movie that teaches important history. It makes me wonder how much Black history in the U.S. is still to be learned. Thank you Tyler Perry. #SixTripleEight #BlackHistory