We have long since moved past the standard of not speaking ill of the dead.
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Mom, NYer 🍎, book lover 📚, political junkie, 🍕 expert, non-profit pro., postcard activist 📫, LGBTQ+ ally 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️, & proud Democrat 💙 🌊 .
We need a corporate power reset to get the $$ out of politics and states have the power to do that. Hawaii just did. How about Rhode Island? rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/06/09/t...
There’s more money in politics than ever. Here’s one way Rhode Island can fight back. • Rhode Island Current
The Rhode Island Corporate Power Reset Act would also redefine corporations in a way that prohibits political spending.
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Perfect campaign ad for the upcoming Midterms. 👌
The Trump crime family is not only profiteering off the American people, but they are putting US national security at risk. www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...
How Trump’s $500 Million UAE Crypto Deal Trades U.S. National Security for Family Profit
Days before Trump’s second inauguration, the United Arab Emirates’ “Spy Sheikh” secretly bought 49 percent of the Trump family’s crypto firm. Months later, the administration handed over America’s mos...
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Last week, Hawaii State Leg. passed S.B. 2471, redefining powers the state grants to corporations The bill exploits a gap in Citizens United: states define corp. powers, & can choose not to grant political spending in HI's federal, state and local elections. www.americanprogress.org/article/addr...
Addressing Questions Surrounding Hawaii's Bold Move To Undo Citizens United
Hawaii is poised to become the first state to use its long-dormant legal authority to drain corporate money from its elections—and the legal questions raised about the move have clean answers.
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We must keep the pressure on and build this movement together. Sustained action is how we win.
As Americans Deepen Their Nonviolent Mobilization, the Trump Administration Begins To Make Concessions
The “No Kings” protests this March show steady movement toward 3.5 percent participation among the U.S. population, with related mobilizations in Minnesota forcing the government to meet some of the p...
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State election records show that Trump, first lady Melania Trump and Trump’s son Barron, all voted BY MAIL in the House District 87 election. Trump requested his mail-in ballot on March 14, just days after he insisted that the SAVE America Act include limits on mail-in voting.
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The $111B Paramount/Warner Bros. Discovery merger should be challenged by state attorneys general using state antitrust laws. www.contrariannews.org/p/the-paramo...
The Paramount/Warner Bros. Merger is Not What a Free Press Looks Like
The takeover is a threat to our economy and our democracy. State Attorneys General can stop it.
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Just in case you forgot, this is the future Secretary of Homeland Security, cowering from “mostly peaceful” Capitol “tourists” on January 6, 2021. HE LET POLICEMEN DIE! He’s now in charge of your safety and security. Awesome, huh? ===========
The GOP is so depraved.
Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5mo agoCongratulations. You harassed a married staffer until she submitted to your perversions leading to her suicide and still kept your job because the Republican Party stands for nothing except the acquisition of power. Congrats, Tony. bsky.app/profile/atru...
It's all deflection and projection.
Chris Hayes@chrislhayes.bsky.social · 5mo agoWhen you think about it for more than 5 seconds, it really is both insane and outrageous that *HILLARY CLINTON* - a woman who apparently has never met with nor corresponded with Jeffrey Epstein was one of the first people deposed.
This Wisconsin teacher deserves an answer to rising costs. Rep Derrick Van Orden was so disrespectful, and then body checked him!
CAP Action@americanprogressaction.org · 5mo agoMUST WATCH: Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) IGNORES this Wisconsin teacher's concerns about rising costs and the impact Trump's tariffs have on his community.
You must watch Aliya's testimony. ICE agens are not law enforcement. They are monsters and goons.
Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com · 6mo agoI’m sharing Aliya’s entire opening statement. We owe it to her, and those who no longer have a voice, to watch. youtu.be/zrcW8SZtYpI?...
Thank you @profgalloway.com for your leadership. Today I cancelled Prime and IMDB Pro. I had already cancelled WashPost. Also, I adore you and @karaswisher.bsky.social equally, and learn so much from you. #resistandunsubscribe
No Kings's training event, “Eyes on ICE: Document and Record” - sign up! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
Eyes on ICE: Document and Record · No Kings
On Saturday, federal agents horrifically shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse who cared for veterans, in the Eat Street neighborhood of south Minneapolis after brutally beating him in...
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Favoring the Rich: The Supreme Court’s Republican appointees voted for the wealthier side in cases 70 percent of the time in 2022, up from 45 percent in 1953, a study found.
Tax cuts for top 1%= $2.3T All other tax provisions= $2.2T Cuts to SNAP, Medicaid, and health programs = -$1.1T www.americanprogress.org/article/7-wa...
7 Ways the Big Beautiful Bill Cuts Taxes for the Rich
Overall, the Big Beautiful Bill will harm poor Americans and raise the incomes of rich Americans—driving gains for the rich through cuts to marginal tax rates and the estate tax, along with tax breaks...
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Republican solution to healthcare is just to shift costs to consumers.
CAP Action@americanprogressaction.org · 8mo ago@neeratanden.bsky.social explains how it's been 15 years without a Republican alternative to the Affordable Care Act—but they keep proposing plans that increase costs for Americans: "Their answer is to not just ignore your problem, but to make it worse."
Job losses, increased costs, and farmers needing bailouts—Trump's economy is failing all of us. @neeratanden.bsky.social explains.
Orange menace needs attention by playing "strongman" again. He's such a baby. 🚼 Someone tell Melania he needs a diaper change. Headline: Trump says he is authorizing military to use ‘Full Force’ in Portland.
One Big Beautiful Bill + Trump tariffs = bottom 99% of Americans with less after tax income by 2027.
New Trump Administration Policies Will Decrease Average Incomes for All Americans Except the Top 1 Percent
New policies in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, paired with the Trump administration’s tariffs, will leave the bottom 99 percent of Americans with less after-tax-and-transfer income by 2027, while the...
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In one of the debates in New York mayor's race, Mamdani (and Lander) both praised Boston Mayor Michelle Wu. She has been one of the most passionate voices defending cities and urban life as Trump trashes them. And she's stayed popular in way Brandon Johnson has not. newrepublic.com/article/1997...
This Democrat Proves You Can Be Principled, Effective—and Popular
Zohran Mamdani has pointed to Boston Mayor Michelle Wu as a model. There are many good reasons why.
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Not a single red state has endorsed a non-partisan redistricting commission. That's only a center-left thing. It's time to fight fire with fire. Trump is using the authoritarian playbook to rig the 2026 election because he knows he is unpopular and his policies are hurting Americans.