“Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration.” — Abraham Lincoln, Annual Message to Congress, December 3, 1861

#Democracy #savedemocracy #constitutionalcrisis #resist #persist

Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.

BREAKING: MAMDANI HAS WON according to Decision Desk

I continue to wonder when Americans will decide enough is enough. As Frederick Douglass reminds us: “The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”

Hmmmmm....

Oh, hey. There's a thought.

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

Nice recap

This Is Fascism

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@wyden.senate.gov DEMS SAY THIS TO THE PUBLIC: "He's a dictator. He wants to hurt the AMERICAN PEOPLE. He threatened the fearful GOP House and Senate members not to talk or work with us...the same way he forced DISNEY, a company to fire one man, Jimmy Kimmel. He's a dictator. It's a crisis"

A pattern is developing where everyone who fights back against a Trump attack inevitably wins with their reputation much better than before, and everyone who caves to him looks like shit and has Trump coming back for more a month later.

Seems like a good time to remind everyone that FDR RAISED taxes on the rich significantly,,,, and in doing so got us Medicare Social Security a jobs program,,, and built an American middle class.

Republicans can’t win on their policies, so they are trying to dodge accountability by rewriting the rules. These lawmakers are going out of their way to silence the will of the people and deliberately undermine our democracy.

“Our leader celebrates Americans losing their livelihoods because he can’t take a joke.”

Only in America do people get fleeced and robbed by the people who are supposed to help them with healthcare.

"Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.

Very compelling. Getting big money out of politics needs to be part of the solution to this massive mess we're in. www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

The clock is ticking.

I kind of feel this would've had a better chance without as many Supreme Court justices in the pockets of billionaires. I suppose we have to try...

We can set an example for the whole nation in this election.

The strongest move the states can make is to make their own vaccine recommendations, since antivax nut job RFK Jr. has gutted science at the CDC. We still have credible medical sources like the WHO, Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins University, and Canada's Public Health Agency. Rely on their credibility.

Know your rights, Illinois. Stay safe and stay informed.

American Psycho

Good night 💤 We all place ourselves in danger to one degree or another when we stand up, but we place our children and grandchildren and even greater danger when we don’t. Unknown

The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns. The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate. Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care. The list goes on and on. Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.

Impressive for sure. Wonder who else will begin to learn and attempt a companion approach for both power and fresh water.

Concert outside the White House! #cdnpoli

VETERANS, Family & Friends: Want to participate in organizing Veteran led peace patrols to reassure & remind our National Guardsmen that they have sworn an Oath to the Constitution? It’s forming on every city. JOIN HERE : rememberyouroath.org

Neil deGrass Tyson: "How sad it must be believing that scientists, historians, scholars, economists, journalists devoted their entire lives to deceiving you, but a reality-TV star proven in court to be a lying felon is your beacon of truth & honesty"

Illinois is launching a first-of-its-kind legal hotline for LGBTQ+ individuals — Illinois Pride Connect. As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.

I’ve been in or around politics for over a half-century now. I’ve watched as corporations and the super-rich flooded D.C. with campaign cash and ransacked our system. It won't be easy, but here’s how we break the oligarchy and return power to the people. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sP0pRIBRcDk

Texas is completely LAWLESS Texas GOP is drunk with power What they are doing to Shero Rep. Nicole Collier is called: KIDNAPPING & EXTORTION? Are there no decent Law Enforcement people in the entire state? ARREST Greg Abbott Dan Patrick Ken Paxton & 100% TX GOP www.keranews.org/texas-news/2...

Bless these Alaskans!

WE WILL NOT GO BACK! "Tyranny collapses because people insist on the truth, because they reach for each other even when fear tells them not to. That is the paradox that topples tyrants, and the promise that still belongs to us." #Pinks www.commondreams.org/opinion/tyra...

As Democrats wrestle with the question of retaliatory gerrymandering they should remember that it is the Supreme Court has driven us to this moment. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...

FRIEDMAN: “If the behavior this administration has exhibited in just its first six months continues and is amplified for its full four years, the America you know will be gone. And I don’t know how we will get it back.” ‘1984’ is upon us. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/o...

Wow

When they go low, we kick dirt in their eyes.