House Republicans just ❌CANCELLED❌ the war powers resolution vote and headed on a taxpayer funded 10-day vacation while the war in Iran causes prices to skyrocket. From gas to groceries, your Memorial Day is much more expensive this year and the GOP won’t do a damn thing.

FLAG: Federal judges in Maine and Wisconsin just dismissed lawsuits filed by the Trump Justice Department seeking to compel the states to hand over detailed voter registration information.

For more than a decade, Stephen Colbert has been one of the top voices of late night—making us laugh and, even more importantly, reminding us who we are and what America stands for. Michelle and I enjoyed being Stephen’s guests—even when the games were rigged—and we’re grateful to call him a friend.

Thank you ACLU of Wisconsin! www.aclu-wi.org/press-releas...

The top lawyer at the Treasury Department stepped down in the wake of the creation of that $1.8 billion 'slush fund' that could soon be making payments to Trump's political allies — and reportedly even Jan. 6 insurrectionists, according to three people familiar with the move.

Headline may as well read: “King Trump and his princely sons declare themselves above the law, scrutiny, and justice — grant themselves divine right to pilfer public coffers for life.”

My wife took nursing classes. They are expensive. I'm still helping pay off her student loans. www.wpr.org/news/wiscons...

Unleashing AI Innovation in Financial Services Act (H.R. 4801) would allow financial services companies to use AI systems without regulatory oversight or enforcement, putting consumers at risk of amplified discrimination, fraud, misinformation about financial services and products and financial loss

🟥 H.R.4801 - Establish AI Innovation Labs that permit certain persons to experiment with artificial intelligence without expectation of enforcement actions ✏️ Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2] 🔗 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4801

Per @ourfinancialsecurity.org ... Congress is considering a dangerous bill that would let big banks and other financial firms deploy risky artificial intelligence while dodging major civil rights, consumer protection, and financial stability laws ... www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

Tony Evers fights to remove a 2018 lame-duck law considered unconstitutional because it gives committees power over how the state DOJ settles civil suits. www.wpr.org/news/evers-l...

"Pennsylvania has sued the artificial intelligence company behind Character.AI to stop its chatbot from posing as doctors. Governor Josh Shapiro on ​Tuesday called the lawsuit against Character Technologies the first of its ‌kind by a U.S. governor."

The White House Counsel's Office is giving private briefings to the Trump admin's political appointees on how to best prepare for congressional oversight as staff begin to brace for the likelihood of significant Democratic victories in the midterms, according to two people briefed on the topic.

Republicans want $1 BILLION in new taxpayer funding to shore up security for Trump's White House ballroom. And don't forget: Corporate donations to construct the ballroom will be tax-deductible. Trump is sticking us with the tab for his vanity project while ignoring what the country really needs.

I've spent a lifetime teaching young people — and I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. These are the most important lessons I've learned along the way. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpjs...

Reminder that any political party trying to make it harder to vote is sending a clear message: they can't win on their ideas alone.

worth remembering how short and simple the 15th Amendment is, as well as how sweeping its grant of congressional authority is. the idea that this doesn't cover a ban on racial gerrymanders is transparent horseshit

Floridians already said no to partisan gerrymandering. Now politicians want a do-over to pick their voters. Not. Happening.

Just a reminder...

During #EarthWeek, I had the chance to visit the Hope Village solar project that was spearheaded by Chippewa Falls High School’s “Green Team.” Our young people are leading the way on so many important issues, and that includes building a cleaner, greener future for our state.

Rep. Nixon showed out and showed up for Floridians and disrupted the House Republicans during an illegal partisan map power grab according to the Florida Constitution.

I will celebrate OUT Nations 250th quietly at home and boycott the trump-pragerU-flatulence. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

In Wisconsin, we help and take care of each other. When a neighbor's in need, we roll up our sleeves and get to work. Red or blue, it doesn’t matter—and it shouldn’t. We darn well ought to be able to expect the same from the President of the United States of America. Shameful.

Protest is how ordinary people change history. #TheProtestBook by Annie Leonard & Andre Carothers shares 42 stories of movements that reshaped the world. If you believe dissent strengthens democracy, this book is for you. I was honored to write the forward for it. www.theprotestbook.com

The data broker loophole allows agencies to buy personal data without a warrant. As Congress weighs FISA 702 and AI use, Senior Civil Rights Policy Advisor at UnidosUS, Claudia Ruiz, calls for reforms to the law that would require a court order before agencies can purchase sensitive data.

The DOJ let loose a lot of info despite the redactions. I doubt #$TRUMP knows just how bad this makes all his rich puppet masters look. Tax avoidance, anonymous donations, insider knowledge. youtu.be/NNkSNt7qIOw?...

Stop the steal of our nation and jobs - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/sp...

The richest Americans saw their net worth soar 120% from 2017 to 2025. The top 1% now control $55.8 trillion in assets — more than the G.D.P. of the United States and China combined. Meanwhile, millions of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Still wondering if inequality is out of control?

IRS contract with Palantir is a alarming. Palantir's right wing politics and Trumps desire to go after left leaning groups is a match made in hell. "The question isn’t just what it can do — it’s who it will be used against.” theintercept.com/2026/04/24/p...

For decades, rich and powerful interests and their right-wing political allies have been executing a secret plot to buy our political system — and it may get a whole lot worse. @davidsirota.com reveals the full story of how we got here, and what we can do to get out of it. youtu.be/AeO41h4fHb4?...

I ❤️the first paragraph of this opinion piece by George Monbiot ... "The poor and middle pay taxes, the rich pay accountants, the very rich pay lawyers – and the ultra-rich pay politicians. ... The more money billionaires accumulate, ... their control intensifies." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

How lobbyists influence and PAC money flows to/via #$TRUMP Family Inc., and how our government agency (Insiders) assist in this graft. see "Popular Information" post below. open.substack.com/pub/populari...

"Meta is installing new tracking software on U.S.-based employees’ computers to capture mouse movements, clicks and ​keystrokes for use in training its AI models, part of a broad initiative to build AI agents that can perform work tasks autonomously, the company told staffers in ‌internal memos..."

"SpaceX said it secured the right to buy artificial-intelligence coding startup Cursor for $60 billion."

in 1996 I was busy with work and night school. I barely saw the news. I was totally unaware of the Telecommunications Act the President Clinton signed into law. It was the beginning of the end of the free press. I am ashamed to call the US my home. open.substack.com/pub/alisav/p...

"Secretary Kennedy’s unlawful declaration harmed children,” the Judge wrote. “This case highlights a leader’s unserious regard for the rule of law... “Unserious leaders are unsafe." www.advocate.com/politics/nat...

Palantir's ImmigrationOS endangers democracy and the rule of law, according to a new law review paper from Fordham Law School’s Chinmayi Sharma and Sam Adler. In this week’s podcast, they break down the risks of AI-powered surveillance in immigration enforcement.

We carry a responsibility to prove that government is worthy of the people it serves. A week ago, we marked our first 100 days. We will work every day to honor the promises we made to New Yorkers — and to fulfill the mission of the movement that brought us here.

"There's only one majority in this country and that's the working class." —Zohran Mamdani

Secretary Kennedy publicly recognized cutting these programs for children is harmful, but are going to do it anyway because Republicans ran up the “national debt” giving tax cuts to billionaires. They made a choice: Neglect our children to help billionaires.

A jury has found that Live Nation has been operating as an illegal monopoly. Live Nation used its dominance to harm customers, artists, and venues alike. Other monopolies take away our freedoms in similar ways. Former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains.

April 15, 2026 MADISON, Wis. – The WI DOJ and a coalition of 33 other states today won their lawsuit against Live Nation and Ticketmaster violated antitrust laws... ...the coalition will argue for remedies and financial penalties at a separate bench trial." www.wisdoj.gov/PressRelease...

About 100 Wisconsin National Guard soldiers are helping in our state response to the severe storms and flooding. I visited a few of them today to thank them as they filled sandbags in Columbia County. They exemplify what being a good neighbor is all about.

NEW: Associated Press projects Democrat wins special election for New Jersey 11th district U.S. House seat.

Postal Issues under #$TRUMP www.wpr.org/news/wiscons...

Go Wis-Dems! www.wpr.org/news/rebecca...

He is a Sick Sick Man @marcygall.bsky.social

"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." –Justice Louis Brandeis