Chin up, it's thread time. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Dems have momentum in Florida. But can they reverse state's MAGA shift?

Florida seemed to lose its swing state status after big Republican victories in 2022 and 2024, but Democrats lately have been flipping GOP seats.

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At long last, I've finished the Substack migration and figured out Beehiiv. Then I had enough brain power to write a post. Happy Friday! notes-from-economy-class.beehiiv.com/p/welcome-to...

Welcome to Notes from the Economy Class

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The Internet is disappearing before our very eyes and it’s why we should all support that absolutely critical work of @archive.org

Support our public lands - contact your Senator TODAY to help protect the Boundary Waters! Text SIGN PYHDEH to 50409 #resistbot rs.bot/TnkujH

Vote NO on HJ Res 140. NO to mining pollution in the Boundary Waters

Join 815 people. Please, vote NO on HJ Res 140. Do NOT allow the glorious unspoiled Boundary Waters to be opened up to mining that will bring forever pollution and… Sign and Resistbot delivers your le...

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This is a good change - celebrate the movement, not the individual.

The Associated Press@apnews.com · 5mo ago

BREAKING: California lawmakers say they'll change the name of César Chavez Day to Farmworkers Day following sexual abuse allegations.

Brutal day/week/year. Here's a thread of pushback news to keep you moving forward: www.thedailybeast.com/arkansas-mag...

MAGA Governor Booted From Restaurant by Her Own Constituents

The former Trump press secretary confirmed that she was asked to leave the restaurant.

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This looks delightfully like a speech-bubble

Dolores Huerta issued a statement following the New York Times’ investigation into sexual misconduct by Cesar Chavez medium.com/@dolores_hue...

☘️Thank you for your excellent message, Mayor! ☘️ I was privileged to get to meet Ireland's then-President Mary Robinson when I was in high school and I've long admired her commitment to making the world a better place.☘️ Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 5mo ago

Happy St. Patrick's Day, New York.

Today is a good day to donate to the Transgender Law Center. transgenderlawcenter.org/donate/

Donate - Transgender Law Center

Supporters like you are critical to our success by providing the resources necessary to advance the rights of transgender and gender nonconforming people, defend our victories, and ensure our movement...

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CHRIST this was a bitch to alt text (my phone camera is allergic to this font) but it was worth it so we could enjoy this scorching hot Catholic tea together they just flat out said the SCOTUS Catholics are going to hell. which we knew, but maybe they’ll hear it from the bishops!

Justin@justinlawguy.bsky.social · 5mo ago

This table of contents, my G'd

So this is the playbook now: encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/t...

German Jews' Passports Declared Invalid | Holocaust Encyclopedia

October 5, 1938. On this date, the Reich Ministry of the Interior invalidated all German Jews' passports and required them to have a "J" stamped on them.

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Laura Jedeed@laurajedeed.bsky.social · 5mo ago

It seems all Kansas-issued trans drivers' licenses are invalid, effective tomorrow It is now illegal for trans people to drive a car until they surrender their license at a DMV (that most will need to drive to) and have it reissued with the wrong gender marker This was never about woman's sports

just a reminder that you already know everything you need to know about the state of the union and unless you will enjoy watching it there's a million other things you can do. you don't have to be "in the loop." the loop is a trash place to be tbh

After a weekend of California politics, I am feeling a wee bit cynical. Then I remembered that cynicism is a kind of grief, and decided to look for some heroes who are fighting the Trump administration to feel better. I'll start with some lawsuits: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

‘Trump, I’m not afraid of you’: meet some of the people suing the president

More than a hundred lawsuits were filed against the Trump administration over the past year. Four people explain why it’s important to protect rights and fight back

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From now on, we call it "hockey" and "men's hockey."

We were part of the epic snow storm in Tahoe last week.

Sarah Hörst@planetdr.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Hello if you got good snow you are required by Internet Law to share pictures with the rest of us

GOOD FOR HIM people.com/farmer-86-re...

Farmer, 86, Rejects $15 Million Offer to Sell His Land to Data Center Developers: ‘Not Interested in Destroying My Farms’

Mervin Raudabaugh, an 86-year-old Pennsylvania man, is making headlines for turning down an offer of more than $15 million to sell his farmland to data center developers. He sold development rights to...

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Gavin Newsom, shown here standing my communities by rousting out homeless people.

Governor Gavin Newsom@governor.ca.gov · 6mo ago

As Trump accelerates mass detention and tramples over due process, I'm announcing a new philanthropic collaboration and ramping up mutual aid support to help California nonprofits connect families with basic needs and essential services. We will always stand by our communities.

There are numerous articles enumerating how the people employed at the companies which make kid-targeted devices and services do not give their kids screen time. That should tell you something.

Science Friday@scifri.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Is being an iPad kid bad for the brain? Researchers are linking increased screen time to brain and behavioral changes in children. buff.ly/13J1iR4

The administration is relocating ICE agents to other parts of the country to see if they can achieve better results with the same tactics there. If you're outside the Twin Cities, learn and replicate their model for resistance. If you're in the Twin Cities, keep your networks intact and carry on.🖤

From Rapid Response to Revolutionary Social Change

Participants in the rapid response networks in the Twin Cities describe their experiences and reflect on how these neworks could contribute to revolutionary social change.

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Unicorn Riot@unicornriot.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Tom Homan, the White House 'border czar,' announced the federal operation is winding down this morning although "quick reaction forces" are still operative, claims more local jail cooperation with ICE imposed. Gov. Walz announced economic recovery measures are being set up after damage from feds.

Fixed it for you.

@schiff.senate.gov As a Californian, I am telling you that if you want my vote you need to follow Senator Markey's lead here. This administration is building concentration camps.

Senator Ed Markey@markey.senate.gov · 6mo ago

I will not support any funding deal that puts money in the hands of Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and this violent agency. Defund and abolish ICE now.

we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

I don't care how many have cameras. I'm concerned that 13,000 ICE agents have jobs.

MS NOW@ms.now · 6mo ago

BREAKING: ICE Director Todd Lyons says 3000 out of 13,000 ICE Agents have cameras Watch hearing live here: youtube.com/watch?v=mmDo...

This year, get her what she really wants for Valentine's Day Vengeance

ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps. If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...

ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April

Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.

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So I spent a lot of time in 2025 reporting on why workers did not really want to embrace AI & a consistent reason was, "It will only mean that I will end up doing more at work." And lo, these workers were right to be concerned: gizmodo.com/researchers-...

Researchers Studied Work Habits in a Heavily AI-Pilled Workplace. They Sound Hellish

A case study found that workers worked at a

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one of the greatest human triumphs of my lifetime is the relentless, unceasing, heroic effort by DECADES' worth of doctors and scientists to find a cure for a disease much of the world didn't take seriously for years because it predominantly affected a community they thought kinda deserved it

Nome@nome.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Just because good news is worth celebrating: There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection. HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.

The public made noise for Liam Ramos and it got him released from Dilley. Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo. Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles. Get them out!