Incredible shots of the exchange between Rep. AOC and RFK, Jr. at today’s congressional hearing.

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TRUE. Spent years after the crisis on Dodd-Frank and related regulation. Congressional Dems were mealy-mouthed, incrementalist and lame, afraid of challenging anything. It was infuriating, even to me on the corporate side! The CFPB was best, by far, in helping consumers.

Decided to do a little more digging to learn more about those 2020 Biden voters who skipped 2024, why they skipped, and what sort of message might win them back, and found this helpful research by Celinda Lake from last year: waytowin.docsend.com/view/rnv5spt...

Love to see our poll from last year going viral!! wow

The legacy of patriarchy and racism is real, but so is the D's many-year move away from the New Deal and toward corporate deregulation. The reversal of $Trilions from the many to the few has created an impossible economic reality. And the people just don't trust Ds to fix it-regardless of identity.

Not Red, but Rigged (feat. Todd Zimmer) - Charting the Way Forward Episode 65 YouTube video by Way to Win Action Fund

Charting the Way Forward Ep 65 - with Down Home North Carolina's Todd Zimmer, from the front lines of one of the spiciest swing states. (and it's not just the bbq sauce) Stick around towards the end for Todd's personal story. 🤯

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We gotta penalize MAGA where it hurts and that’s in Georgia in Texas… everywhere they think they’re safe! they’re not!

Expand Your Imagination, Part 2 Podcast Episode · Charting the Way Forward · April 9 · 41m

Good conversation with some encouraging news on the improving prospects for Democrats in Texas, North Carolina, and elsewhere. Let's keep expanding the map! @waytowinus.bsky.social @torygavito.bsky.social
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The Bootlegging, Blues Singing Star of 1930s Prison Radio Hattie Ellis was poised for post-prison fame. Then she encountered shotcallers who didn’t value her voice.

This essay is an edition of Redemption Songs, a limited-run newsletter from @themarshallproject.org and @mauricechammah.bsky.social that dives into the music produced in prisons over the last century.

We’ve republished it at @thebarbedwire.com 🎶

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We got takes, hot takes re special elections this week!

Angus: This is a president who says the only constraint on his actions is not Congress, not the courts, not international law, but, quote, “my own morality, my own mind.”

There is no morality in a man accused of being a rapist…

“Reports”???

He’s got access to the best intelligence in the world. He doesn’t know?

it makes me want to jump out of an airplane...

One last clip: "...my grandmother said it, so I don't know. Maybe she's the 13th disciple, I'm not sure. But anyway, she would always say, what the devil meant for harm God will use for your good...what it forces me to do is a paradigm shift... I'm looking at, OK, what's the good in this?" 🤯

"We're making a stand for our humanity and our ability to own our God-given right to actually have choice, operate in our agency and shape the world that we live in to the world that we desire and we deserve."
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Just because a President announces he’s agreed to a two week ceasefire moments before he threatened to commit war crimes, does not mean he is suddenly fit to serve. #25thAmendment

Speaker Johnson, we are calling on you to bring the House back to DC IMMEDIATELY!

The Cabinet needs to invoke the 25th Amendment. But Congress can’t just sit on its hands and wait for that to happen when the President is threatening to commit war crimes TONIGHT.

I called my members of Congress to urge them not to let a president commit war crimes in my name. Please consider doing the same. The least we can do is be on record saying 'not in my name.'

Thank you! Feels important to keep on to hope today!

The darkest moments bring out the brightest stars. Inspirational conversation featuring LaTosha Brown of @blackvotersmatterfund.org talking with @torygavito.bsky.social. @waytowinus.bsky.social

The revolving door for lawyers between Kalshi and DOJ Kalshi’s former lawyer now helps the US Department of Justice in lawsuits that cushion Kalshi from criminal lawsuits by state regulators.

A lawyer who helped Kalshi in court vs. the federal government now works for the government.

The lawyer hired by Kalshi is now the Principal Deputy Assistant AG at the DOJ Civil Division.

There he's positioned to protect Kalshi from states trying to regulate prediction markets.

I'm not sure how you can be against removing this man from office right now. What will it take? A nuke being dropped? It's too late then. The purpose of impeachment and the 25th Amendment is to prevent that type of thing from happening, not just to react to it.

Darkest Moments to Brightest Stars (feat. LaTosha Brown) YouTube video by Way to Win Action Fund

If things are feeling a little dark this week for you, you NEED to listen to this episode of Charting the Way Forward with superstar superorganizer & Black Voters Matter founder LaTosha Brown. Couple of clips here; please watch and share!

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Armageddon is terrible, but our only other option was diversity trainings at work.

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Tune in today at 11 AM ET for The Weekly Assignment LIVE with your hosts @sjdemas.bsky.social & @samosterhout.bsky.social & guest, President of Way to Win @torygavito.bsky.social as they dive into what Trump’s Easter threats really mean for Iran— only on Lincoln Square!

Tune in tomorrow at 11 AM ET for The Weekly Assignment LIVE with your hosts @sjdemas.bsky.social & @samosterhout.bsky.social & guest, President of Way to Win @torygavito.bsky.social— only on Lincoln Square's Substack!

This conversation I had with LaTosha Brown made me laugh, cry, want to yell, storm a castle, take a deep reflection... Anyone who cares about democracy must listen, follow, support the work of Black Voters Matter.

Really really strongly and vigorously recommend this episode, LaTosha is just consistently brilliant and deep and a delightful soul. I am still thinking about "what the devil meant for harm God will use for your good." 🤯

5 stars—Don't sleep on LaTosha Brown!

Foundations Mobilize to Protect the 2026 Elections As threats to democracy rise, foundations like MacArthur have pledged funds to safeguard the 2026 elections, aiming to ensure fair voting practices.

“What Texas showed us is that voter suppression today looks less like a single dramatic policy and more like a thousand tiny, administrative paper cuts," Way to Win President @torygavito.bsky.social tells @insidephilanthropy.com

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