In a shocking moment, Speaker Johnson refuses to swear in newly-elected Democratic Rep. Grijalva, who is the decisive 218th vote to sign a discharge petition to release the Epstein files.

Kennedy timed his retirement to make sure Trump got an extra pick on the court. It is not "partisanship" that is threatening American democracy. It is people who do not believe in democracy.

I know we’re supposed to be Past That, Marge, but it really is astonishing that Trump—through a weird combination of total shamelessness on his part and sneaking regard on theirs—has largely gotten to the media to treat him in a way that applies to literally no-one else in American public life.

Final tally from #ClimateWeekNYC: 48 meetings, events, talks, panels, receptions, meals, and interviews in five and a half days 😅 I always bundle travel to cut carbon and save time, and Climate Week makes it easy!

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Our elections don't have to incentivize negativity and division. We can have a politics that rewards building coalitions around issues that matter to voters. We can put voters in front of partisan hate. It starts with a simple change. #RankedChoiceVoting

Are his pants on fire yet? www.rawstory.com/donald-trump...

Designating as Terrorist an Organization that doesn’t even exist is the perfect example of tilting at windmills

to me, the “column” is less a form than an opportunity (and a challenge). you’re telling me i have as much space as i’d like to make an argument about anything i’d like to an audience inclined to pay close attention? well let’s see if they’ll read 2000 words on democratic legitimacy. (gift link)

Every country is expected to submit new climate targets before #COP30 in Brazil. ⁠ Previously, most targets were vague on the energy transition or left renewables out. ⁠ That is finally changing. Our new analysis shows a clear shift towards including renewables ✅⁠ 👇 ⁠https://tinyurl.com/4dzakk98

Learn about Ranked Choice Voting and find the petition at RankMIVote.org/where-do-I-sign Ranked Choice Voting is a simple upgrade to how we vote that will make politics less divisive, empower voters, and end the spoiler effect. We definitely need your signature, so sign today! #Democracy #RCV

WIRED asked security and privacy experts for their advice for hardening personal privacy protections and resisting surveillance. Here are their recommendations.

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I don’t know about you but I do feel left out. 😢

When you listen to the full clip he’s saying they’re setting up advance teams in the cities. This isn’t immigration it’s getting ready for riot control and the elections.

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Important reminder: Government censorship is unconstitutional. Just last year, we successfully argued before the Supreme Court that the First Amendment bans the government from coercing or retaliating against companies to shut down speech that offends them. Read more: reason.com/volokh/2025/...

*Kindest* reminder everything you're experiencing rn under American authoritarianism that *feels new* is not new for Native people. I'd really recommend you start connecting with members of your local tribe by attending open events and listening to what the elders have to say. We know this well.

STEWART: “Comedy doesn’t change the world, but it’s a bellwether— we’re the banana peel in the coal mine… authoritarians are the threat to comedy, music, art, thought… progress.” Nailed it.

These data centers are coming to the Great Lakes basin because of our water. Humans should be concerned about the impact on the Great Lakes and explain the huge difference between gallons/day used and gallons/day discharged back into the lake. How will this affect me? 🌊🌊

Since there is no organization known as "Antifa," and Donald Trump and those who wrote his presidential order for him have been told this over and over and over and over and over—and have zero evidence to the contrary—the new Trump executive order can only be seen as outlawing anti-fascist activity.

Standing against fascism is now domestic terrorism—by presidential decree. Anyone committed to fighting fascism can now be deemed an enemy of the state, arrested, and held—possibly without full due process—on the claim that they're a "terrorist." Just like that, we lost America.

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Detroit” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

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Don't buy the canard that this is about Charlie Kirk. Abusing state power to lean on corporate leaders and get Jimmy Kimmel off the air because he told jokes about the president and made him feel bad was always the plan.

Proud to announce my new thinktank, the "I reckon if we just don't mention it, the greenhouse effect just stops????" Institute

I'm attending Showing Up for Racial Justice's event, “White People's Work Combating White Nationalism in this Moment” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/surj/event/8...

OK, maybe not everything #RankedChoiceVoting @rankmivote.bsky.social

Today is Robert Reich's favorite holiday — National Voter Registration Day! nationalvoterregistrationday.org

Rank MI Vote all-star volunteer Hanna first learned of Ranked Choice Voting from a friend 20 years ago ...and then ran into that same friend carrying our petition 20 years later! We're bringing EVERYONE out for a better democracy. Do YOUR part at 👉 rankmivote.org.

The recent US Supreme Court decision "green lights" racial profiling. One week ago today, by a vote of 6 – 3, the US Supreme Court ruled that ICE agents in Los Angeles could stop people if they “look like” they might be “undocumented.” www.gp.org/supreme_cour...

If you ever had any doubt that rightwing media is just official state propaganda at this point, consider that Charlie Kirk was replaced on his show by the sitting Republican vice president who ‘interviewed’ White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller. Independent media!

Disgusting.

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Sound familiar? The paradox of tolerance is a philosophical concept suggesting that if a society extends tolerance to those who are intolerant, it risks enabling the eventual dominance of intolerance; thereby undermining the very principle of tolerance. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox...

Black Lives Matter. The #MeToo movement. Same-sex marriage in US law. The “transgender tipping point.” Diversity, equity and inclusion. We were making real, excellent progress until the COVID-19 pandemic broke a lot of brains, literally and figuratively. Disability justice is one path forward.

I’ll be at Detroit’s Eastern Market today circulating the petition to put #RankedChoiceVoting on the ballot here in Michigan. Come on down and sign!

Make your voice heard, too! ➡️ cclusa.org/fofa The Senate Agriculture Committee is expected to take up the bill in the coming months. Use our tool to see if your Senator is on the committee and, if so, send them a message. Remember: Healthy forests are an important part of the climate puzzle 🌲🌲🌲

The #FixOurForests Act uses smart, science-based solutions to restore forest health and reduce wildfire risk, while preserving important environmental standards. That's why we've joined 21 other organizations urging the Senate to pass the bill: citizensclimatelobby.org/blog/news/cc...

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Trump's approval ratings are tanking. He's blowing up the economy. He hasn't done squat to help the working class. The Epstein scandal haunts him. He is a weak and failing president with his back against the wall. Keep up the pressure.

@billmckibben.bsky.social says although “this is as dark a moment as there's ever been in our democracy,” a surge in renewable energy is an "untold story" with huge potential. "It's so big and so good that it might help with both the climate and the authoritarianism crisis.”

Swalwell: "He's telling you not to see your neighbor being chased through a Home Depot parking, he'a telling you not to see the drawing he made for Jeffrey Epstein. My theme is to put Truth over Trump."

Oslo Opera House, Norway. Sept 2025. #iphone #blackandwhite #eastscoastkin #oslo #norway #urbangaze

Oslo, Norway. Sept. 2025. #operahouse #oslo #norway #leadinglines #eastcoastkin #iphone #photography

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