🚨 HAPPENING NOW 🚨 Women's Marchers have been arrested in the Capitol for standing vigil for the people killed by ICE. #AbolishICE llustrations by @channeldraw

The govt has fired *all* the immigration attorneys representing detained children and given a $150 million contract to a 26-employee law firm in Texas with ONE immigration attorney. @theyoungcenter.bsky.social's Child Advocates are now the last line of defense for kids in deportation hearings.

Amy Jo (AJ) Cousins@ajcousins.bsky.social · 11h ago

Wanna help? Become a Waymaker! We're running, walking, cycling 20,000 miles in September to raise money to get immigrant kids out of detention and back with family. Someone who kayaks to work is dedicating his miles to Waymakers! A salsa dance class is counting steps! It all counts! #BeAWaymaker

Really really important reading list "Artificial intelligence is not just a market product or a scientific achievement. It is a political theory. And it is gobbling up our democracy."

Puff the Magic Hater@mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 10h ago

I've read most of the books on @tressiemcphd.bsky.social's proposed reading list and plan to read the rest. These are excellent recommendations. In fact, @gilduran.com (author of The Nerd Reich) will be a guest on Movement Memos soon.

Yeah, cool, this is all totally normal and ok /s "On Saturday, Trump began selling access to his social media posts to Wall Street trading firms milliseconds before they go public, permitting them to buy and sell with insider information. The cost for this service... is up to $100,000 a month."

Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR)@hcrichardson.bsky.social · 20h ago

August 4, 2026

But thank you for your service. apnews.com/article/mili...

AP Exclusive: Trump's immigration crackdown has detained more than 50 military spouses and parents

An Associated Press investigation reveals that President Donald Trump’s administration has detained dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty U.S. troops.

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Frances Perkins was the patron saint of American workers and an inspiration for me during my time as labor secretary. She was the guiding light behind the creation of Social Security, the 40-hour workweek, the National Labor Relations Act, and much more.

David Dayen@ddayen.bsky.social · yesterday

Today's Prospect Patriot is Frances Perkins. She saw the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory go ablaze in 1911 and her life changed. "The New Deal was born that day," she said. 22 years later she'd be America's first female cabinet member. prospect.org/2026/08/04/a...

Democratic Socialism is really just the regulated capitalism we had under FDR's New Deal (which likely saved US capitalism, fwiw) People screamed in terror over it back then too, and then it led directly to the "golden" era of American middle class that MAGA is always invoking in their nostalgia.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d ago

👀 Nathan Robinson takes full advantage of a chance to explain to Katie Pavlich why Democratic Socialism is on the rise 🔥

Vernon Burton, historian and Distinguished Professor Emeritus, examines the Confederacy's Cornerstone Speech—in which Alexander Stephens declared slavery and white supremacy its founding principle, a claim the Union defeated and answered with the Reconstruction Amendments. #WeAreAmerica250

AI bubble burst is coming, & it's not gonna be pretty "the spark for the kind of political and geopolitical conflict that historically accompanies the end of an 80-year cycle — meaning the real risk to prepare for may not be a portfolio loss, but the unrest that follows one."

Ray Dalio on the AI bubble nearing 1929, 2000 levels and the lesson people always forget: 'wealth is not the same as money' | Fortune

"You see a lot of people getting wealthy but you can't spend the wealth," the Bridgewater Associates founder told Diary of a CEO.

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This comedy now reads like a documentary. Join us at 7pm Tuesday at GROW, 1340 Elmwood Ave. in Columbia, for our screening of Stanley Kubrick's 1964 cult classic Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. Free and open to all.

This is VERY bad. Congressional investigation immediately. They’re trying to use Palantir to figure out who you voted for. 0% chance this ends well. Stop it ASAP.

Exclusive: FBI gets voter's IP address in new fraud probe tactic

The move offers a glimpse into how authorities are now digging into voter rolls and registration practices.

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I don't want a "Smart Fridge" that orders milk for me. I want a fridge that lasts 25 years and doesn't have a privacy policy that allows it to share my late-night snacking habits with my health insurance provider.

Interested in making a difference in your communities? Join the Better Ballot SC team and the movement for #MoreChoiceMoreVoice. Together we can affect real change in South Carolina. Whether you're all about people or prefer to work behind the scenes, we have an opportunity for you.

Filing is closed for the Special Primary to determine the GOP candidate in the November general election. 9 candidates have filed so we're sure to see a runoff. Crowded fields often lead to it, but they don't need to.

Should be a bigger story— “Alexandra Bravo, prosecutor investigating 🇺🇸 strikes on 3 Ecuadorian boats and survivor accounts of torture/kidnapping, shot dead… hitman on a black motorcycle opened fire… Bravo’s sister jumped to protect her, also killed…” www.dropsitenews.com/p/prosecutor...

ICE detained me for 80 days. America's silence is no longer an option. In a brazen assault on the First Amendment, I believe I was detained by the Trump administration for speaking out against the ongoing atrocities Israel is committing www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

ICE detained me for 80 days. America's silence is no longer an option.

This is not just an attack against me and others working for Palestinian freedom; it is an attempt to dismantle the values we profess as a nation.

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𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚🚨 New report exposes 59 DHS agents with a history of violent & sexual crimes mostly targeting women & children. 85% committed SA & 2/3 against children! Most were CBP, but of the #ICE officials, 69% of them committed SA on kids. There are children who were impregnated in ICE detention!

How did inequality spiral out of control? If you’ve never watched a video of mine, please watch this one.

How Wealth Inequality Spiraled Out of Control | Robert Reich

Here it is: The full story of wealth inequality in America.The top 1% holds 15x more wealth than the bottom 50% combined

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Thank you Charleston DSA for organizing the march and rally against the “1st Amendment” ordinance. We call on the Charleston City Council to repeal this unconstitutional ordinance, passed in 2021 without public comment, that is too broad and not equally enforced.

The people of Madison, WI, locked in arms, protesting the brutal killing of Corey Ruiz yesterday. #CoreyRuiz #Madison #MadisonWI #MadisonWisconsin Credit @statuscoupnews.bsky.social

BREAKING: I’m suing the Trump Administration for holding millions of public safety dollars hostage in an attempt to take control of our elections.

Our economy has become so concentrated in a handful of giant A.I. corporations that the risks of a recession or crash are rapidly growing.

Brace Yourself for the AI Bubble

Are we watching an AI revolution, or a slow-motion economic disaster?

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Love to see two white idiots admit to misrepresenting a successful, BIPOC-led protest for voting rights as a “failed No Kings” event to fundraise off of it. How much money did you raise, & how much of it is going to groups like Black Voters Matter? Here’s Leah calling y’all out too.

New. Digital. Now.@newdigitalnow.bsky.social · 2w ago

This is disappointing to see. You have a lot of misinformation in your message. We are an official partner of the No Kings coalition, as you can see in the official kickoff video for No Kings Day in March. There was a protest hosted by No Kings last weekend. Link here: www.goodtroubleliveson.org

This text isn’t from the No Kings Coalition. Shayna Jaskolka & @gneinstein.bsky.social’s PAC sent out a spam text to fundraise off a recent “low turnout No Kings” protest (there wasn’t one). Tl;dr: don’t give $ to @newdigitalnow.bsky.social, unless you like their Kat Abu hate posts on the Nazi Site

Please read, watch, and share. @lizadonnelly.bsky.social gets it.

"We Are America"

We can each make change, one person at a time.

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this strikes me as yet another reason behind our national economic Bad Vibes

NPR@npr.org · 2w ago

About 24% of U.S. employees stay in unwanted jobs just for health insurance, a report out Wednesday finds. Up significantly since 2021, the uptick in "job lock" is a concerning sign for the U.S. economy. n.pr/4gQIY5E

The #VoterChoiceAct will help more cities & states adopt #RankedChoiceVoting. Ask Congress to support the Voter Choice Act today! 👇 bit.ly/4w9jqFc #MoreChoiceMoreVoice #FairRepresentation #InstantRunoffVoting

Take Action: Ask Congress to support the Voter Choice Act!

Let’s bring ranked choice voting to more cities and states

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The Dodd-Frank Act was signed into law 16 years ago today. Though it included some key reforms, it failed to include the most important way to prevent future crashes: reinstate the Glass-Stegall Act and separate Wall Street from Main Street.

How Can We Stop Bank Failures? Make Banking Boring | Robert Reich

Silicon Valley BankSignature BankFirst Republic BankTogether, these three failed banks held more assets than the 25 bank

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Tomorrow, the House will vote on the NDAA, which includes a provision to merge parts of our military with the IDF. This amendment is an existential threat to American sovereignty and democracy. Every member of Congress must vote NO.

We will demonstrate—safely, peacefully, and effectively—that we won’t allow our rights to slip away. We will be visible. We will be organized. And we will show Charleston that our rights are not up for negotiation. charlestondsa.org/first-amendment-first-rally #FightfortheFirst #1stAmendment