Republicans’ War on Property Taxes Will Lose Them the Suburbs/ property taxes are an appropriate way to fund local services and public amenities. Attacking them will cost Republicans the educated voters and suburbanites they need to win — and govern. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/o...
Rubio has already sought to punish immigrants for speech. New legislation might let him do it for U.S. citizens.
1,000 West Virginians stand & cheer when Bernie calls for cutting off military aid for Israel!
Great to see this. On Friday 30 of us were arrested, led by many of these same frontline community members fighting for their lives, at Citi CEO Jane Fraser's condo in NYC, demanding Citi stop financing ecocide/genocide from the Gulf South to Gaza. See:
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Working class people of color from the Gulf South directly confronting fossil capital.
Organized by Texas Campaign for the Environment, @planetoverprofit.org, & national @stopmoneypipeline.bsky.social coalition, it was one of the most powerful actions I've been a part of in a long time.
The United States has recorded its highest annual measles cases in 33 years. The milestone marks a public health reversal in defeating a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable disease as the anti-vaccine movement gains strength.
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This @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social video is absolutely INCREDIBLE. The numbers he cites, the strategy and results they produced — it’s the future. When have you heard *any* campaign talk about this, ever? (Video split in 2 to fit in Bluesky’s limits)
Jon is a Marine Corps veteran who served at Camp Pendleton. Here’s what he thinks of Pete Hegseth’s threats to deploy Marines in Los Angeles.
Part of my video chat with the brilliant writer and zeitgeist predictor Michael Lewis. Check out our full chat on Substack’s @Fresh Hell!
Loved chatting with @semaforben.bsky.social about our favorite topic—all things media!
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But it’s been a transpartisan problem///However more corrupt and cruel this administration:///Dems Demand Johnson Urge All House Members to Immediately Disclose Stock Trades Made During Trump Tariff Chaos www.commondreams.org/news/stock-d...
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I will say that it is funny that three positions that were the core of my youth: the current neoliberal trade regime is bad, the Iraq War is a monstrous mistake and George W Bush sucks, have now become right-wing canon.
Many thousands marched in Philly today against the Trump/Musk regime. And they brought with them some fantastic signage.
“The ability to participate in regulatory decision making is not a privilege: it’s a legal requirement and a fundamental right in a democratic society.”
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1/🧵 "More voters help Republicans" is reshaping Dem strategy after 2024. We put this claim to the test with a deep dive into voter files and survey data. Results? Non-voters remain disproportionately Democratic while GOP simply turns out their base better.
I would like to address Schumer’s alarmist line that the courts will “stop” unless Democrats CAVE IN to Trump’s budget.
As I’ve written *repeatedly* THE COURTS WILL NOT STOP TRUMP, NOR HAVE THEY.
They’ve told him to turn the money back on ALREADY… HE HASN’T!!
The whole “vibe shift” thing is going to age about as well as Freedom Fries. Mark my words.
The First Amendment does not allow the government to retaliate against anyone for their speech.
If Speaker Johnson needs a reminder, we're happy to send him a pocket Constitution.
“All eyes are now on the Trump administration. If the president chooses to terminate the #DACA program following today’s ruling he will be solely responsible for separating families, devastating entire communities, and toppling the U.S. economy."
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3/ The point of this to temporarily confuse the issue so that Senate Ds can say they vote for their version while allowing the GOP version to pass. The critical point is that it's handing the GOP the 60 vote threshold for nothing.
