“We are not going to go quietly” is a rallying cry for something much larger than just acts of collective kindness this has the appearance of a pivot to a far far more powerful footing of collective good and collective protection.

Danish guy gets it

@jbf1755.bsky.social Happy National Bird Day!

This is precisely what I said this morning. Politicians MUST draw a formal line in the sand. m.youtube.com/watch?v=dZDJ...

In 2026, we can’t take the easy path by giving in to despair. We have to keep doing something to be ready for the moment the right combination of events align and we can see a better future.

I don’t understand how the first reaction from leadership isn’t “This is an impeachable offense. My colleagues must defund Hegseth and begin drafting articles immediately.” Like, even if it doesn’t get done, how are you not planting this flag in the ground immediately?

This. If incumbent Democrats won’t stand up and push back, challengers will—and should—fill that space.

Members of Congress: stop posting online and APPEAR, PHYSICALLY on the steps of the Capitol to decry this unconstitutional violation of domestic & international law. SHOW THE PEOPLE the level of danger we are facing as a country. @housedemocrats.bsky.social @senatedemocrats.bsky.social

Moulton: "When we had briefings on Venezuela, we asked, 'Are you going to invade the country?' We were told no. 'Do you plan to put troops on the ground?' We were told no. 'Do you intend regime change in VZ?' We were told no. So in a sense, we have been briefed, we've just been completely lied to"

Oil and distraction Trump attacks Venezuela anntelnaes.substack.com/p/oil-and-di...

YES. DRAW SOME FRICKIN’ LINES IN THE SAND. Formally, loudly, state the blunt facts about this as a group, with force. Expose the reality of this. Without that, it’s just consensus.

He watched it from his house. Not from the seat of government. And experienced it as a TV show. He is a non-president.

My full statement on the Trump Administration’s military actions in Venezuela:

It is outrageous for a President who is tanking our economy here at home to suggest that the American taxpayer spend a fortune to “run” another country while doing nothing to make life better in America. I opposed the war in Iraq from the outset—and the parallels here are glaring.

I will similarly oppose any war in Venezuela. I refuse to put the lives of servicemembers at further risk, and I refuse to saddle our children with yet another costly war for no good reason. My full statement ⬇️

The idea that Trump plans to now run Venezuela should strike fear in the hearts of all Americans. The American people have seen this before and paid the devastating price.

Yes, Maduro is a bad guy. But the President now says we will “run” another country of more than 28 million people for an undetermined time. How many American service members will be put in harm’s way — without even a vote in Congress?

Donald Trump’s unconstitutional military action in Venezuela is putting our troops in harm's way with no long-term strategy. The American people deserve a President focused on making their lives more affordable.

Yes, Maduro is a bad guy. But the President now says we will “run” another country of more than 28 million people for an undetermined time. How many American service members will be put in harm’s way — without even a vote in Congress?

It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad. The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.

Yes! RIGHT NOW!

@governorferguson.bsky.social Thank you for all you have done in 2025, not only for we in Washington State, but in all the national. This has been a tough year; your focus and efforts do not go unnoticed or unappreciated. May you and yours be blessed in the New Year. Onward!

@repricklarsen.bsky.social Thank you for all you have done in 2025 in WA-2. This has been a tough year; your focus and efforts do not go unnoticed or unappreciated. May you and yours be blessed in the New Year. Onward!

@governor.ca.gov Thank you for all you have done in 2025, not only for Cali, but in all the nation. This has been a tough year; your focus and efforts do not go unnoticed or unappreciated. May you and yours be blessed in the New Year. Onward!

@govpritzker.illinois.gov Thank you for all you have done in 2025, not only in Illinois but for all the nation. This has been a tough year; your focus and efforts do not go unnoticed or unappreciated. May you and yours be blessed in the New Year. Onward!

@governorwalz.mn.gov Thank you for all you have done in 2025, not only in Minnesota , but in all the nation. This has been a tough year; your focus and efforts do not go unnoticed or unappreciated. May you and yours be blessed in the New Year. Onward!

@tinakotek.bsky.social Thank you for all you have done in 2025, not only for Oregon, but in all the nation. This has been a tough year; your focus and efforts do not go unnoticed or unappreciated. May you and yours be blessed in the New Year. Onward!

@govmlg.bsky.social Thank you for all you have done in 2025 in New Mexico! This has been a tough year; your focus, efforts and action show what government can accomplish for its people. Your efforts do not go unnoticed or unappreciated. May you and yours be blessed in the New Year. Onward!

@raskin.house.gov Thank you for all you do and have done in 2025. May 2026 be better. Wishing you and yours a Happy New Year. In gratitude.

The majority of archival material out there has NOT been digitized. So if you really want to figure something out, odds are that you have to go to an archive and dig. Historians are trained to dig.

Wow.

Hey! Remember when Barr (Bondi) withheld the Mueller (Epstein) documents for weeks so he (she) could mischaracterize what was in the Mueller (Epstein) Report and spin the findings for three weeks and then over-redact them? I sure do!

House Republicans are going on vacation and letting your health care subsidies lapse.

Go Europe!!!!

THIS is how it’s done!!

Couldn't agree more. All of these proposals are constitutional, reasonable, and vital. (1/2)

Happy Hanukah!

The news has entirely failed to grasp the unprecedented scope of the ICE and DHS budgets. Nothing like it in modern history. A galaxy of public/private surveillance and caging institutions for $100,000,000,000s unleashed on a public that will be forever changed. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

A half dozen senior Republicans in Congress have now made clear that pending congressional hearings, they have no intention of expending political capital in support of Pete Hegseth. The odds that he's going down have just doubled.

I REMEMBER. In 1981, nearly 100% of people with AIDS died, often rapidly. I remember weeping. I remember Ronald Reagan's refusal to say "AIDS". I remember the brave patients, loving caregivers, and the defiant power of ACT-UP. And finally the miracle of modern therapy. Rise up for World AIDS day.

Thanksgiving indeed !

Today is Holodomor Memorial Day

I was born an underdog. 21 surgeries by the age of 12 for spina bifida. A kid wearing goodwill hand-me-downs. I knew nothing would come easy, but I never doubted my right to the American dream. Now, I'm running for the U.S. Senate to make sure all Iowans have a shot at theirs.

A reminder that the Epstein files aren't a distraction from the oligarchy. They're an integral part of it.

Well this is fun - an AI Generated Song from The Resistance praising #HeatherCoxRichardson! youtu.be/eHWWmMtVtQ0?...

Call your senators. NOW.

This morning's new sign for my community's weekly rally.

Americans can’t afford this deal. Democrats can fight AND win — just like we did in our budget battle in Michigan. A promise isn’t a deal. Don’t settle.

Elections are a challenge to power. That’s their point. And if you think you should be in power for ever, you will not be a friend to free and fair elections.” —Joanne Freeman, with Heather Cox Richardson, “What the Heck Just Happened” 11/8/2025.

This. @hcrichardson.bsky.social and @jbf1755.bsky.social do in a podcast what 20 years of Sunday morning shows have failed to do: discuss current events in an informed historic context and proposed actionable ways forward. Well worth listening to. And thank you, Professors.