I won't lie, this was a tough year for democracy. But we enter 2026 with hope and optimism for the year ahead. I wish you all a happy and healthy new year.

One last fucked up 2025 scoop—FEMA has begun issuing termination notices to CORE staff (appointed under the Stafford Act, ordinarily extended for 2 years) effective Jan 2, agency sources tell me. Sr leadership was asked if they could be given more notice but Acting Administrator Karen Evans said no.

Beautiful piece. Warmest congratulations on your inauguration tomorrow. What a perfectly wonderful way to start the new year! This Jersey girl will be applauding all your hard work and wishing you tremendous success! ♥️

Tonight's swearing-in ceremony will be private. A public one will be held later in the day. nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/12/29/e...

On December 14th, I sat across from 142 New Yorkers as they shared their concerns, their dreams, the leadership they long for from City Hall. Our campaign was built around listening to the people of New York, and we will govern in the same way. Tomorrow, we get to work. youtu.be/xj89tYvwr6k

Oh no, @marcelias.bsky.social!!! You're apparently a lose bc you have not met Jack Smith.

Jack Smith on the Red mirage pre-election planning: To this day Trump believers still say they saw the fraud with their own eyes. Some committed crimes based on the Red Mirage lies.

I'm going to suggest that we stop accepting this as true. Yes, we all saw the Supreme Court do this, and we absolutely should hold them responsible for it. But we should declare here and now that this was bullshit at best, and is a precedent destined to die, because we will kill it.

The most important thing I have written in a while -- Trump’s DOJ wants your data and whether it gets it may decide the outcome of the midterm elections. If you aren't already, become a Democracy Docket member to gain full access all to my writings and DD's premium content. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0

You know it's true...

uhhh yeah I can see why these childcare properties weren't eager to let in some rando dudes asking "where are the kids?"

I actually don’t know any dodger fans who *don’t* like the blue jays. It’s one of the main reasons the World Series was so awesome. Two great teams with individual stars who were particularly easy to root for. And yes Ernie Clement has always been a star to those who know!

NEW: Earlier this month, Dallas Republicans announced plans to hand count every ballot cast in the upcoming GOP primary election, insisting “failure is not an option.” This week, failure was very much an option: The Texas GOP announced it would drop the initiative. https://bit.ly/44SOX33

At the start of 2025, we knew this movement would play a pivotal role in the fight against authoritarianism. Still, we’re blown away by the level of commitment and dedication you have shown throughout a difficult year. Thank you for reminding the regime that power still belongs with the people.

This is authoritarian rot in plain sight. A DOJ weaponized against “enemies” of a sitting president isn’t law enforcement — it’s vengeance. That’s how democracies die: not overnight, but when power decides dissent is a crime. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Don’t let them rewrite history. Thank you, Nancy Pelosi, for speaking out.

On Fox, Leslie Marshall takes on some of the right-wing talking points about the Minnesota story

Stop paying for or using Spotify until the ICE recruitment ads stop: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify?source=bluesky

Love to see it.

Trump follows Putin's directives in both words and deeds. "Useful idiot" barely scratches the surface. Republicans and MAGA rally behind a traitor, prioritizing Russia over America. #TraitorTrump #UsefulIdiot #PutinFirst

She has the microphone. She has immunity. If her concern were really about the victims, names in The Epstein Files would be said out loud — on the House floor. Silence isn’t caution. It’s a choice.

This is not hard. Artists are not responsible for ensuring the Kennedy Center remains relevant and successful. The center’s board is responsible for that, in a fiduciary way. All of this energy being directed at artists should be re-directed at the board.

"If there is no boundary between real and unreal, good and evil, life and death, then nothing means anything, and we face a nihilist abyss." @marcishore.bsky.social in #IWMPost @iwm.at www.iwm.at/publication/...

I read her essay when it originally came out and reread it today. A brilliant, beautiful soul, gone much too soon.

Tatiana Schlossberg has passed away at 35. Please read this beautiful essay she published last month. It's one of the best things I've read in a long time. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

You can't tell me this is not true. 😳

Let's hope @rbreich.bsky.social is right and that the US will finally take a long, hard, look in the mirror. The "American Dream" they've been sold since Reaganomics is actually a dystopian nightmare.

This is how you do it folks

The President is insane. Pretending there is anything rational in this situation is joining in and amplifying the insanity.

And even at the end she tried to stop her most dangerous relative

Fact check: true

And the 25th!

We won’t defeat fascism with a politics-as-usual approach. That’s why we’re gearing up for a massive primary program to put forward a new wave of candidates who can win at the ballot box and in the battle to defend democracy: indivisible2026.org/?utm_source=bluesky

Hey so this seems like something more people should be talking about 🤔 🗳️ www.npr.org/2025/10/23/n...

Pelosi: “The President incited an insurrection. We begged him to send the National Guard, they never sent them. This President is trying to re-write history… it was an assault on the constitution of 🇺🇸.”

What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.” What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.” Funny how that works.

Someone in his administration told him he ended 8 wars. And that GDP is awesome. And that he's creating jobs. And that his poll numbers are great. Trump doesn't have a clue what's going on, he only knows what he's told.

If you've never seen it or haven't in a long time and you think it's just Pollyannaish fluff, you should watch Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.

Trump is deploying his DOJ in a defensive stance designed to protect him at all costs, while calling the files a Democratic hoax. But really, he could do the survivors a great service by sharing what he knows. joycevance.substack.com/p/he-looks-l...

This Week: 12/29-1/4! Lots of ways to show your support 4 #democracy: in-slwm.org/wp-content/u... Need a ride to Standout for #Veterans & All #Federal #Workers tomorrow (Monday) at VA in Leeds, 11:30am-12:30pm? Email: [email protected] Sign Up Here: www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...

Under Trump, Inflation Is Costing Average US Family $700 More Per Month “While President Trump claimed that he would bring down prices, the reality is that Americans have seen their costs soar even higher since he took office.” www.commondreams.org/news/inflati...

“By Easter” is the new “in two weeks.”

I wonder how past predictions of crises being resolved by Easter worked out?

i’m seeing this over & over by folk who ‘follow’ me. what in the ever-lovin hayell is this ‘group’ attempting to accomplish?? is it a scam? should i block them? are others seeing it?? i’ve received about 20 of them so far … somebody! tell me what’s up??

Midterm election chances for the Republican Party could dwindle for a surprising reason, a political analyst has predicted.

“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.” ― Theodore Roosevelt

... For Decades these have been their "Goals" ...

It’s a combination of white-supremacist authoritarianism and eugenics. Basically the definition of Nazi.