As President, I would read 10 letters a day sent to me by ordinary Americans. At the Obama Presidential Center, we’ll have some of the letters I read — and responded to — every night. I still get emotional reading them, and it’s one of my favorite exhibits.

Rep. AOC: I have a jar right here. This is the current drinking water in Morgan County, Georgia, right after a Meta data center was constructed. The only difference between the clean water and this was that data center. This is what the drinking water now looks like next to that data center.

Again, that this stuff doesn’t immediately end his presidency is a total failure of Article I of the Constitution. A complete collapse of the polity.

Not enough news coverage of how the insurrectionist reparations fund is a clear violation of the 14th Amendment. We need to enforce the Constitution in its original meaning and plain text. You can't imagine away parts of the Constitution just because it is politically inconvenient.

Better social media regulation in Europe does not mean censorship. It means algorithmic transparency. We do not need to ban content, but we absolutely must force tech companies to show us exactly what their algorithms are amplifying

The stories & photos from today’s voting rights marches in Alabama deserve to be seen by people who weren’t able to stand there in person. If this piece moves you, please share it widely & help make sure these voices aren’t lost in the noise of a crowded news cycle. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Last week was one worth taking stock of! Mamdani balanced New York City's budget after a $12 billion deficit and Newsom balanced California's through 2028. The Supreme Court restored mifepristone access...for now. And Democrats are leading in Senate polls in red states, including North Carolina.

Mike Johnson thinks $174,000 isn’t enough to survive without insider trading. But $15/hour is too much to ask for everyone else. Every single day, these goons prove how disconnected they are from everyday Americans.

Yesterday, a new generation of civil rights activists marched from Selma to Montgomery to fight for voting rights. As states across the country try to make it harder for citizens to be heard, we need to learn the lessons of those who came before us and refuse to take our democracy for granted.

The supreme court betrayed Black voters, they betrayed America, and they betrayed our democracy.” - Barack Obama

MAJOR BREAKING: Rep. Pat Ryan just revealed that Pete Hegseth ordered military members to an area in Kuwait with an ACTIVE WARNING they had ZERO defense against drone attacks and he IGNORED IT. Six were then KILLED. Survivors blame Hegseth. This is even WORSE than Benghazi.

Palantir’s manifesto confirms our worst fears: the company running our surveillance state is fueled by dangerous prejudice. @wyden.senate.gov @velazquez.house.gov & I are demanding answers from DHS & ICE to reveal how this data is being used & on whom. There must be proper oversight of these tools.

1/ When we talk about the "One Big Beautiful Bill" cutting $1 trillion from Medicaid, the number is so big it feels fake. But it’s not fake when your grandma gets a notice that her nursing home is closing its doors bcuz funding dried up.That is reality of a budget cut #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory

BREAKING: Two Democratic Reps. are introducing a bill to raise the federal minimum wage to $25/hr and eliminate subminimum wages. Reps. Delia Ramirez and Analilia Mejia are introducing the bill, saying it's unacceptable that the minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 since 2009.

There are fewer than a dozen trans people in professional sports. But there are 62 million straight men visiting a “How To Rape” website. Guess which group conservatives are worried about.😢

Here's what a senior homeland official told me about their development of ICE smart glasses: "It might be portrayed as seeking to identify illegal aliens...but the reality is that a push in this direction affects all Americans, particularly protesters." www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-...

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Trouble ahead for the GOP in Iowa as Democrats suddenly lead in multiple races with GOP incumbents. www.politico.com/live-updates...

I wonder if any prominent media figure will take note of the differing ways the two parties handle scandals like Swalwell's. Seems significant.

The effective federal corporate income tax rate: 1950: 50% 1990: 25% 2020: 13% Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate. That is how we will pay for it.

Sorry... you are telling me that during the run-up to the 2020 presidential election the Trump FBI hid the fact that it was actively investigating sitting president Trump for Child Rape? Because that would appear to be what happened, and it appears also that the death of Epstein ended that probe...

SCOTUS hears arguments to overturn Birthright Citizenship. If it breaks with precedent, so many children will be stripped of the right to live in the only country they have ever known. The Korean Vegan #Pinks

😱 193 million acres of your national forests. An area larger than Texas. The largest public land agency in the country. Just handed, on a silver platter, to the people who’ve spent their entire careers trying to destroy it. #ParkChat #SheShed @muellershewrote.com open.substack.com/pub/morethan...

reminder that TWENTY TWO STATE ATTORNEY GENERALS filed an amicus brief supporting this clown show attack on the Constitution. deep, deep rot in our legal system

Republicans control the House, the Senate, and the White House. Democrats have introduced 7 bills to fund TSA. Republicans voted them all down. Republicans are to blame for long TSA lines.

I'm confused how an American president can reduce sanctions on two countries currently killing American citizens and others and remain in office. Perhaps 'treason' means something different in the US?

Iran has 600,000 soldiers and 350,000 to 5 million reserves. 5,000 Iranian soldiers have been killed in the Second Iran War, and 15,000 injured... ...leaving just *580,000 to 5.58 million armed Iranian combatants* lying in wait for the ground invasion Trump is about to launch.

“I’m being charged by my own government with federal felonies for having the audacity to stand up and say, ‘Hey, stop fucking oppressing people by race'." www.huffpost.com/entry/cities...

2007: US DOJ Prosecutor Marie Villafaña Prepared 60 Counts Against Epstein, Her Bosses Stopped Her Villafaña interviewed teen girls. Drafted a 60-count indictment charging Epstein, and assistants with sex trafficking. Alex Acosta, Menchel and Filip killed it. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The US President casually announcing his intention to commit war crimes on social media. That's where you're at, America.

Kash Patel admits under oath FBI is buying location data on Americans #TheGuardian

About 70% of the U.S. economy runs on consumer spending. But as wealth concentrates at the top, the richest 10% can’t spend enough to sustain it — while everyone else can’t afford to. Reminder that trickle-down economics simply doesn’t make sense. It’s a hoax.

HASSETT: “Hurting consumers is the last of our concerns” When they tell you who they are, believe them

GOP: the mail is secure enough to receive your photo ID, social security card, your debit and credit cards, your stimulus checks, and your tax returns Also GOP: the mail is not safe enough for voting

This Russell Vought, trying to usurp the power of the purse. Congress and the people have made it abundantly clear that they want to fund science. But Vought keeps trying to steal those funds. www.science.org/content/arti...

The new V-Dem report was released today. There are dramatic declines in democracy in the US. Much worse than during Trump I.

@davidmoscrop.com @maxfawcett.bsky.social @thetyee.ca @thenarwhal.ca @ianhanomansing.bsky.social @brodiefenlon.bsky.social @theglobeandmail.com @minibubbly.bsky.social @beynate.bsky.social @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social @charlieangus104.bsky.social We see where PP is headed

America first is letting foreign companies come into the US to mine copper?

Hassett: "If the war were to be extended, it wouldn't really disrupt the US economy very much at all. It would hurt consumers, and we'd have to think about what we'd have to do about that, but that's really the last of our concerns right now."

If Trump doesn't like your coverage of the war, his FCC will pull your broadcast license. That is flagrantly unconstitutional.

2 out of 3 Black Americans don’t have a valid passport. Passport ownership rises w/ income & age. Young, Black & poor voters are impacted 1st. The purpose of SAVE is to disenfranchise voters! 📱 202-224-3121 & demand your senators to vote NO! #SaveActIsPayToVote

These are the things that have historically led to revolutions. Not sustainable.

Reminder: sign up for March 17 Safety & De-escalation training in preparation for No Kings Day III on March 28! Be prepared! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

This week Trump is going to try to ram through the Senate his bill to take over state elections so he can rig the vote in his favor. As he becomes historically unpopular, he’s getting desperate. We cannot let this bill pass.

Endless mafia-style tactics