The richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here?

This is nightmarish. Thirty to forty-plus inches more rain. No community is designed/built to shrug off teh flooding that come from that kind of deluge.

Speaker Johnson should be removed for violating the Constitutional rights of AZ-2, and by extension the rights of all Americans by keeping the House adjourned. The People have business to attend to! Administrate the oath and let all go on record on releasing the Epstein files!

And wait... how much money did Trump just promise Argentina? How much is Trump spending on his new ballroom? 🙄😡 @firedbutfighting.bsky.social

We are being shadow banned on Instagram after we posted about Kristi Noem WHINING on TV bc Chicago businesses weren’t letting ICE agents use bathrooms. Who lets a creep trying to abduct you pee?? Ppl are looking up our exact handle @moonlightmvmt or name and not getting results!! Kristi is a loser!

Green party reaches 100,000 members for first time after Polanski becomes leader

About a month ago, the Trump administration got rid of the de minimis exemption, whereby packages valued under $800 could slide in without import duties. Now there's a backlog as the government can't process all of this paperwork, leading to UPS just destroying packages

Giving up? LOL. We're just getting started. October 18th, Everywhere #nokings

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.

Whistling when ICE is about to kidnap someone for no reason is incredibly effective. They know what they are doing is wrong and will scatter in the wind when too many witnesses gather.

Many people noticed plainlanguage.gov was migrated to digital.gov/topics/plain..., where it has been *consolidated*. Our friends at @alt18f.bsky.social posted a version of the original content at plainlanguage.18f.org Unlike other sites that have disappeared, this one just changed.

“More than 2,300 armed National Guard troops are currently patrolling the District unlawfully. That unprecedented deployment is inflicting irreparable harm to the District’s sovereignty, its economy, and public safety.”

The US govt is now shutdown, Republicans keep illegally dismantling basic services while Dems host pressers and send angry letters. Our leaders have failed us and we need a new approach. The Moonlight Movement is organizing a fresh creative strategy to fight back, but we need your help, a thread ➡️

By seeking to make authoritarianism bipartisan in DC, Muriel Bowser has made herself an international disgrace. Top leaders of both parties in DC are now collaborating to drag dads out of car windows and throw moms down on pavement. Meanwhile 80% of DC residents oppose the occupation.

RIGHT NOW is likely a pivotal moment in US history. Dictators almost always take over capital cities, usually by force, to assert power and control. A thread to help make sense of this moment and how we fight back:

New tactic: FreeDC is calling on everyone in the Capitol to make loud noise every day of the military occupation of DC. If you live in DC, take 3 minutes every day at 8pm - play your trumpet on the stoop baby. If you aren’t in DC, text someone who is and ask them to holler nightly at 8! 🎺📯📣🥁🎷🪕

NEW: Tucson city council has UNANIMOUSLY rejected the water guzzling “project blue” data center after brave organizing from neighbors. Data centers are being built all over to benefit billionaires at the expense of water, land and people, and Tucsonians are modeling how to say enough is enough.

Stories of anti-authoritarian resistance - a thread on the Aragalaya in Sri Lanka: In early 2022, Sri Lankans were in a rough place. 🛢 Gas lines stretched for miles. Daily blackouts hit 13+ hours. Food inflation passed 90%. The Rajapaksa regime blamed “global issues.” The people weren’t buying it…

Today Amazon released its “Sustainability” report. Predictably, what it leaves out is vastly more important than what it says. Amazon is building a dirty energy empire, spending literally hundreds of billions on data centers that will rely primarily on new fossil fuel infrastructure.

Did you know 338 rural American hospitals could be pushed to close by politicians? Senate Republicans are hoping to pass a big horrible bill TOMORROW, and the severe cuts to Medicaid would threaten the closure of hospitals in nearly every state, harming millions of people they “represent.” LIST➡️

If you know someone inspiring, who should run for office on our NEW anti-authoritarian slate with Mamdani style good vibes and low prices, tag them below, text them, let them know. We need everyone. No experience required to run for office, just a hunger to keep our freedoms & pursuit of happiness.

ZOHRAN MAMDANI wants you to use your energy this morning to help stop the massive cuts to healthcare, SNAP, clean energy, public lands, and more moving in the US Senate tomorrow! We need to stop the big horrible bill NOW. Hundreds of rural hospitals could close. Let’s go!

NEW: we will be launching a slate of anti-authoritarian candidates for 2026 at all levels of govt inspired by Zohran Mamdani-style smile and hustle politics with a gorgeous vision of the future. Immigrants, federal workers, all the beautiful people Trump is attacking will be at the heart. Join us 🍾

Our budget agreement with the Governor is now public. We fully protected public transportation funding — reversing all proposed cuts — & fully protected the $750M loan to Bay Area transit systems we previously agreed to with the Assembly. 🧵

My parents went to one of several rallies on Long Island. ICE has been targeting families there for abduction, but the regime didn’t realize what they’ve awakened. There haven’t been this many people protesting in this suburb since summer 2020 #NoKings @projectmoonshot.bsky.social

Hi! We’re Project Moonshot, a new movement space to fight autocracy, build alternate organizing & keep each other safe. We’ve trained 1000+ ppl, hit 10M views on political ed, organized 500+ fed workers, & more since Jan. Will you follow + share so we can reach more and keep building? Solidarity 🙏

David Huerta, President of California's largest union, was assaulted and detained Friday by ICE. Now the @aflcio.org, the biggest confederation of unions in America made up of nearly 15 million active and retired workers, is calling on members to protest on his behalf.

SEIU California President David Huerta has apparently been charged with a federal crime--conspiracy to impede an officer. This is a felony that carries a sentence of six years in federal prison.

7 lessons from abroad for today’s National guard “deployment” in LA. A thread on what research and international movements teach us about effective responses and resistance to attacks on civilians like the one in Los Angeles today:

NIH is getting rotten to the core. If we have any reporters who follow us, this is our outcry to start looking into: Andrew Nixon, Director of Comms at HHS Laci Williams Deputy Director of Strategic Comms at NIH Thomas Buckley, Director of Strategic Comms at NIH. They’re the “let’s be clear” gang

Right now, every US university is at a historic crossroads: follow Columbia and bow to Admin overreach out of fear, or follow the Harvard model and fight back for educational freedom. A thread 🧵 on what research and history tell us, how schools are reacting, and what we can all do:

We are less than two weeks away from a large majority of NEH staffers being officially separated from their jobs. We’re hoping for a last-minute Hail Mary pass from the courts, but the reality is also staring us down. We’ll still be here fighting the good fight, no matter the outcome. 🤍

NEW: sources in MA tell us hours after banning Harvard from having intl students Trump Admin is already stopping them at Logan Airport in Boston. If you have further info, pls DM, we need all of us to keep students safe 🙏🙏

Trump and RFK Jr.'s "Make America Sick Agenda" is throwing community health centers into chaos, gutting life-saving research, and spreading vaccine misinformation during a measles outbreak. Read their stories at markey.senate.gov/MakeAmericaS...

🚨 EMERGENCY!! CALL TO ACTION! 🚨 ‼️Full disclosure‼️ This is not vetted. There will be risks. If you decide to go, please be aware of your surroundings at all times. Remember to stay peaceful, do not escalate tensions, and be safe. #RasBaraka #Newark

TODAY - Democrats are poised to help Republicans overcome a filibuster and move forward a bill that would bless Trump's crypto schemes and give Amazon and Meta new power. www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

When even Josh Hawley is raising big tech concerns - Amazon issuing a stablecoin and forcing buyers and sellers to use it, Meta and Google expanding their monopoly enterprises into financial services - you gotta ask how a single Democrat could vote to move this bill www.axios.com/2025/05/07/s...

Today we switch on the Alternative U.S. Department of Energy, a community of DOE staff and supporters dedicated to speaking truth to power and exposing corruption at the nation's energy agency.

Studies show 3.5% of the population actively protesting often leads to major change. Many folks have cited the “3.5 rule” to show how people power can stop tyranny. The Momentum community who popularized the research are hosting a training on the rule TOMORROW, May 6! 🧵on the rule and the training:

Colorado joins the list of states to sue the Trump administration over the #AmeriCorpsGrantCuts. Just last year, AmeriCorps and its partners brought in over $10.3 million from local businesses, foundations, public agencies, and more — funding that supports real work in Colorado communities!

Yesterday, DOGE ordered AmeriCorps to end nearly $400 million in grants, approximately 41% of all agency funds. These cuts will impact more than 1,000 organizations and 32,000 AmeriCorps members and volunteers, limiting necessary resources and people power to communities across the country.

DOGE's assault on AmeriCorps is more than just a federal issue. They're punching a hole in every layer of our society to make a headline. Gouging their way to a $150B quota, they're targeting one of the most efficient uses of taxpayer dollars. www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/04/my-r...

Why is Senator Van Hollen’s trip to El Salvador so important? What does research show about this kind of leadership? A thread on TAKING UP SPACE:

Tax the rich, pass it on. #TaxDay

Research: when judicial systems are targeted by a demagogue grabbing power, solidarity between judges and ordinary citizens has helped prevent autocracy from dismantling basic freedoms. A thread on polish judicial resistance 2015-2023:

Introducing the Alternative Department of Transportation. DOT has been corrupted by unelected billionaires dismantling our transportation system. We, federal transportation workers, won't remain silent. Join us to expose the corruption and protect safety standards DOT is attacking from within.

NEW: Trump and Musk are breaking the law with HHS cuts! We found the section of US code that says that only Congress can cancel or re-organize the office of minority health they callously shut down. Thanks to our Federal worker friends who tracked this down !

Research: why is Cory Booker’s record 24+ hour speech so important? A 🧵 on what history tells us about his brave protest to slow things down.

Breaking: @corybooker.com HAS GIVEN THE LONGEST SPEECH IN SENATE HISTORY. He is protesting Trump/Musk corrupt attack on Medicaid. This is the way, we will not comply.