If any other president had threatened to prosecute a mainstream media outlet for simply reporting the news, if he had called their very act of reporting ‘illegal’, it would have been the biggest story in America for weeks. But with Trump…crickets. Including from the media itself that’s under threat!
Great conversation covering the many ways Trump & family are profiting from the Presidency and using opaque financial instruments to do so. @hcrichardson.bsky.social @zacheverson.com
Please share this. Friends of the Everglades are organizing a protest to stop Alligator Alcatraz. Join us we have coalition members traveling overnight to be there by morning.
Where: Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport, 54575 Tamiami Trail
When: Saturday, June 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Duckworth statement on Trump’s strikes against Iran nuclear sites.
Duckworth statement on Trump’s strikes against Iran nuclear sites.
Trump bombing Iran was illegal and unjustified.
I ran for Congress to make sure our leaders consider the true costs of war.
And I will be in the Senate, standing on my titanium legs, demanding answers from Trump.
My statement:
That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress, or our allies, or fully explaining to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers.
Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they? Hello?
Five things to remember about war:
Here’s the thing about #Juneteenth:
It is the only Holiday recognizing that freedom and democracy take ongoing effort and dedication.
Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation occurred more than two years before being enforced in Texas.
A good lesson in these difficult times.
#Juneteenth is a celebration of freedom—and a reminder that justice delayed is still justice denied. We honor the resilience of those who waited years to learn of liberation. And we recommit to fighting for the freedoms still being denied today.
Juneteenth marks a day to honor the resilience of Black Americans who fought for freedom. It is important all Americans understand the power of this day. We must stand up against those who want to erase Black history.
damn -- Duckworth to Hegseth: "If you want to be the DHS secretary, maybe you can apply for that job when you're fired from this one due to your incompetence."
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Captain: “What is it they’ve sent us?”
Leia: “Hope.”
Senator Padilla is right. If they can do this to a sitting U.S. Senator, they can do it to anyone.
@padilla.senate.gov
We all know what we saw.
Our friend, Senator Alex Padilla exercising his duty to this country while the Trump administration forced him to the ground, and put him in handcuffs.
There’s no sugarcoating it—these are dangerous times and we WILL hold the admin accountable.
@schatz.bsky.social
more and more people are saying we don’t do kings here ❌👑
Screenshot of a Joshua Friedman post reading, “judge: makes me think: can president declare vacancy that doesn’t exist! If president finds a vacancy, there’s a vacancy! If the president finds a rebellion, there’s is a rebellion! And I try to distinguish in my mind, how is this any different from what a monarchist does? But that’s not where we live (in a monarchy). We live *in response* to a monarchy.
Judge said ❌👑
Rep. Rivas: "What we witnessed today are actions of an authoritarian government. The Trump administration quickly resorted to violent actions to silence Seneator Padilla, erase our democracy, and rewrite our nation's values."
“You see plenty of elected officials getting into it with each other. You do not see the FBI or secret service dragging their colleagues to the floor and cuffing them…It is the ethos of this administration to treat people not as colleagues, but enemies." - @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social
"On Tyranny" free resources to use and to share, now or any time
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BREAKING: The enforcement chief at America’s consumer watchdog is quitting, ProPublica has learned.
Cara Petersen writes in her sign-off letter that it’s “clear that the Bureau’s current leadership has no intention to enforce the law in any meaningful way.” 🧵 1/
"SpaceX’s Starlink satellites are leaking radio waves to such an extent that it could threaten our ability to study & understand the early universe..Interference from the thousands of Starlink satellites in orbit..has been a continuing concern for astronomers"
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Think you don't need California? Think again.
“Look in the mirror, put on your big boy or big girl pants, put on your daddy or mom shoes, and get to work. Call your Congress people, write them a letter, ask for a meeting in their home office, show up to their town halls, write a letter to the editor, write an op-ed,” Plenzler said.
We literally talked about this.
A new analysis estimates the Trump/GOP budget's rollback of clean energy tax credits will eliminate nearly 830,000 jobs by 2030 and raise energy prices by 50% by 2035.
Just another way the "big beautiful bill" will make the economy worse and your life more expensive.
Journalism. Free speech. The rule of law. “All under attack,” said ‘60 Minutes’ correspondent Scott Pelley.
“Diversity is now ‘illegal.’ Inclusion, a dirty word.”
At Wake Forest, he didn’t give a speech. He rang the alarm.
👏👏👏 #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky
Sen. Sanders speaking to a crowd at the Hardwick dance.
Sen. Sanders dancing with Vermonters.
Sen. Sanders twirling amongst the crowd at the Hardwick town dance.
In these difficult times building community, and support for each other, is extremely important. That’s why I’m holding community dances around Vermont.
We just had a great event in Hardwick. People of all ages danced the night away.
BREAKING: A massive explosion from a bomb has destroyed American Reproductive Centers, an IVF and fertility center in Palm Springs, CA. At least one person is dead. Authorities are investigating whether terrorism played a role.
