The absolute desperation of “I’ll pay you for your vote…” It’s also illegal.
Vance appears to walk back Trump’s offer of $5,000 ‘dividend’ if Republicans win midterms – US politics live
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The absolute desperation of “I’ll pay you for your vote…” It’s also illegal.
Vance appears to walk back Trump’s offer of $5,000 ‘dividend’ if Republicans win midterms – US politics live
This is a powerful piece. It is not just about 9/11.
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In my decades of public service, I have rarely been as angry as I was the day the damning inspector general’s report was released about the EPA's response to the World Trade Center collapse. Read my new piece on the lessons of 9/11 at @theatlantic.com: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
In her “Politics Chat” from 9.3.26, @hcrichardson.bsky.social traces the 40-year unraveling of supply-side economics—from the 1980 promise of "voodoo economics" to the upward redistribution of $50 trillion from the bottom 90% to the top 1%. 📺 tinyurl.com/2f9f8jf6 🐾 Steve #PoliticsChat #FactsMatter
In 1977, MLB banned reporter Melissa Ludtke from team clubhouses. Judge Constance Baker Motley ruled the ban unconstitutional, striking down gender barriers for women in sports journalism. 📽️ @hcrichardson.bsky.social @250to250.bsky.social 📺 youtu.be/w5LEIXbCb8A 🐾 Steve #WeAreAmerica250
While it's sickening & disheartening to realize the GOP is more loyal to a deranged maniac than to our country, I'm grateful for the clarity. It honestly deepens my resolve to fight for the country we all deserve. @hcrichardson.bsky.social 🗞️ heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-...
This is a big deal. @govpritzker.illinois.gov's Republican predecessor put the state's finances in the crapper. Pritzker has invested heavily in the state's people and infrastructure AND restored its fiscal stability. No small feat.
Illinois earned its 12th credit rating upgrade since I took office. It’s a victory for every Illinoisan that puts money back in their pockets.
Today, @hcrichardson.bsky.social examines a key federal court ruling blocking attempts to use the Postal Service to restrict mail-in ballots. 🗞️ heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-... 🐾 Steve #LettersFromAnAmerican #VotingRights #RuleOfLaw #ProtectTheVote
Today, @hcrichardson.bsky.social details how the first Labor Day parade in 1882 sparked a movement that challenged Gilded Age corporate power. 🗞️ heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-... 🐾 Steve #LettersFromAnAmerican #LaborDay #WorkerRights #LaborHistory
Today, @hcrichardson.bsky.social traces how severe midterm loss projections are driving desperate moves to retain power. 🗞️ heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-... 🐾 Steve #LettersFromAnAmerican #VotingRights #RuleOfLaw #Midterms
“Remember, the Constitution doesn’t begin with, ‘I, the president.’ It begins with, ‘We, the people.’ ” —Gloria Steinem at the 2017 Women’s March
As we elders, our daughters, and our granddaughters continue the fight for power, equality, and respect, we hold you in our hearts with love and gratitude. Rest in peace and power, Gloria Steinem. 🤍
Gloria Steinem, Personification of the Women’s Movement, Dies at 92 (Gift Article)
She challenged sexist assumptions, helping women develop a sense of self-worth and gain a measure of equality at work, at home and in society at large.
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Today, @hcrichardson.bsky.social traces how historic special election flips in Texas are shattering claims of a permanent mandate. 🗞️ heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-... 🐾 Steve #LettersFromAnAmerican #VotingRights #ProtectTheVote #DemocracyInAction
Trump will keep getting worse as his desperation of losing grows. It will take a massive voter turnout to ensure we overcome all the traitorous ways he is plotting to deny the will of the people.
In the midst of all the chaos, enjoy something unquestionably happy and uplifting. Dare you to watch it just once. youtu.be/qQdnl0_IuRg?...
Baby Can I Hold You Tonight - Pavarotti and Tracy Chapman Live
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Call your congressional representative and both your US senators today. The DC switchboard is (202) 224-3121. Demand your vote be protected and counted – including your right to vote by mail. Do it now.
Excerpted from “Politics Chat, September 1, 2026” . @hcrichardson.bsky.social 📽️ www.youtube.com/live/_3DRTVc...
The administration has provided zero evidence that these are drug traffickers, and even if they were, there are legal processes for their arrest and trial. What we DO know is that the administration has stopped pursuing actual drug cases to go after immigrants instead.
20 years after Harry Truman proposed national health insurance, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare and Medicaid into law in 1965. 📽️ @hcrichardson.bsky.social @250to250.bsky.social @kim.senate.gov 📺 youtu.be/paeMmyntKrg 📸 tinyurl.com/53ewxh96 🐾 Steve #250to250 #WeAreAmerica250
Today, @hcrichardson.bsky.social examines how unchecked executive immunity has opened the door to election interference. 🗞️ heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-... 📸 www.instagram.com/p/DcyKagflnT... 🐾 Steve #LettersFromAnAmerican #VotingRights #ProtectTheVote #RuleOfLaw
Here’s to the Horace Mann’s of the world. We need more people just like him, and like @hcrichardson.bsky.social, who wins a victory for humanity every damn DAY with her “Letters” & this phenomenal @250to250.bsky.social series. 📽️ @nicholasferroni.bsky.social 📺 youtu.be/yMZphcqKX_c 🐾 Steve
Today, @hcrichardson.bsky.social details how top military leaders are warning that prolonged Iran operations are gutting readiness. @charlotteclymer.bsky.social @radiofreetom.bsky.social 🗞️ heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-31-... 📸 tinyurl.com/wn2z3ayt 🐾 Steve #LettersFromAnAmerican
Here’s an idea I think we can all get behind - let’s leave a Google review for Lake Ontario and tell the powers that be just what we think about the supposed name change. www.google.com/maps?cid=175...
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Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps.
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They were spot on. This was The New York Times Sunday Opinion section on October 27, 2024.
Seems kind of obvious but apparently it needs to be pointed out that the president does not actually have any official power to change the names of things. It’s just an old man howling at the moon.
Apple Maps still shows Lake Ontario as Google Maps changes name
Mitch McConnell is dead. The burden to prove otherwise rests with the GOP, not us. Let’s proceed accordingly.
Thanks again to the invaluable @hcrichardson.bsky.social for the shout out and for capturing the moment so well as she always does.
"It seems like the writers for the 250th season of American democracy are becoming increasingly desperate to get the country’s attention." @hcrichardson.bsky.social And kudos to @djrothkopf.bsky.social for the question of the century. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-30-...
In 1942, Colorado Governor Ralph Carr stood almost alone in opposing the forced internment of Japanese Americans, arguing that stripping citizens of their civil liberties damaged democracy itself. 📽️ @hcrichardson.bsky.social 📺 youtu.be/aqaVQHlwrLg 📸 tinyurl.com/3769fhm8 🐾 Steve