Olivia Nuzzi gets a job with Bolts and immediately becomes infatuated with an Anchorage school board candidate

This week is further proof that we can't rely on our institutions to protect our rights against rising authoritarianism. The legal community and anyone who believes in democracy must act.

JOIN The #LawyersMarch for Democracy
🗓 Nov. 15 | 1:00 PM
📍 Supreme Court
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Shutting down the government is a big deal. People have been hurt in big ways as a result of the decision. To have that suffering be for nothing—to re-open the government without actually having protected people’s health insurance and economic well-being—is unconscionable.

Be careful tonight. There are some scary characters running around.

No tricks, we need court reform:
✅ Expand SCOTUS
✅ Add jurisdiction stripping, channeling, or supermajority requirements to progressive legislation
✅ Support the No Kings Act
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CNN headline: Former GOP election official buys Dominion Voting Systems, says he'll push for paper ballots

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Russia Jails 4 Journalists for Working With Navalny’s Organization The case highlighted the perils of independent journalism amid an intensified Kremlin crackdown on freedom of expression.

Four Russian journalists have been convicted of extremism and jailed for working with an anti-corruption group founded by the opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, highlighting the perils of independent journalism amid an intensified Kremlin crackdown on freedom of expression.

HAPPENING NOW: People are lined up as far as the eye can see for the #TeslaTakedown in Cherry Hill, NJ

Over 1,000 garment workers are demanding @Nike give them the recognition and pay they deserve. We stand with them. #SeeUsNike

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We will never stop fighting to protect public service workers. If you’re in the D.C. area, join us & AFGE on Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 12 p.m. on Capitol Hill to #GetOrganized and make our voices heard!

Republicans want to slash Medicaid — a death sentence for thousands of Americans. Medicaid provides health care to more than 37 million kids, funding for 2/3 of seniors in nursing homes & is 40% of the revenue for community health centers. 

We must EXPAND Medicaid, not cut it.

I just lost my job, along with most of my coworkers, due to the illegal grant freeze.
I worked at an organization that
-helped veterans who have lost a limb
-Assisted elderly and disabled people
-Helped hospitals better treat people who have lost limbs

Go 🦅

A lot of people who have no idea what government actually does for their lives are about to apparently find out real quick.

Article screenshot: Protests and a Lawsuit Confront DOGE as It Targets Labor Department Ahead of a planned Department of Labor visit today by Elon Musk’s government-slashing group, unions launched protests and a lawsuit. KIM KELLY FEBRUARY 5, 2025

🚨 BREAKING: The @aflcio.org, EPI, and four major unions have filed an injunction against DOGE and the Trump-appointed Acting Sec of Labor. They’re seeking a temporary restraining order to keep Musk’s minions out of the DOL’s data. More at @inthesetimesmag.bsky.social inthesetimes.com/article/elon...