Happy Hanukkah to those who celebrate it! May your holiday be filled with warmth and cheer.

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate it! Happy Holidays to those celebrating the other holidays! May your holidays be filled with warmth and cheer.

We love it when Republicans steal our good ideas to help everyday families like cutting TN's grocery tax.

But they also deleted the fiscally responsible part of our bill, offering no way to pay for it. So the GOP bill cuts the grocery tax — and cuts funding for roads & schools.

It’s not that we can’t afford universal health care. It’s that we can’t afford not to do it. #MedicareForAll

We pay the most, but our life expectancy does not reflect it. 🇺🇸

Notably: None of the countries with Universal Health Care have decided to get rid of it.

New York Times: Kennedy tenure at HHS would jeopardize public health, Nobel laureates say in letter to Senate | CNN Dozens of Nobel Prize winners are urging the US Senate to oppose Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to lead the US Department of Health and Human Services, according to a letter dated Monday and publi...

Dozens of Nobel Prize winners are urging the US Senate to oppose Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to lead the US Department of Health and Human Services, according to a letter dated Monday and published by the New York Times.

The regime of al-Assad has fallen.

federal election commission: elon musk gave at least $277 million in political donations to trump and other republicans this election cycle

making him america’s largest political donor

Putin's strategy in Ukraine ahead of Trump's return | Ian Bremmer's Quick Take YouTube video by GZERO Media

we’re in an escalatory period re: russia’s threat to ukraine & europe

but don’t lose sight of this: it’s performative and oriented towards what happens when trump takes office

dei initiatives were already cratering in corporate america

trump admin will put the nail in the proverbial coffin

If you’re wondering what his qualifications for FBI director are, we present The Atlantic’s Kash Patel profile from August👇🏽 https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/10/kash-patel-trump-national-security-council/679566/

If you’re wondering what his qualifications for FBI director are, we present The Atlantic’s Kash Patel profile from August👇🏽
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Trump’s FBI Director nominee Kash Patel said he will prosecute and jail Americans who Trump deems “the enemy”: “We will go out and find the conspirators... Yes, we are going to come after the people in the media”

COMING MONDAY: My latest "Hate Comes to Main Street" investigation takes us to the influential white-supremacist conference that calls Tennessee its "home away from home."

BREAKING: Trump makes BOMBSHELL weekend announcement YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen

I spoke with @marcelias.bsky.social about exactly why Kash Patel is one of, if not *the* most dangerous Cabinet picks. Watch below:

Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) | GLAAD Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual observance on November 20 that honors the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. You can read m...

Today was Transgender Day of Remembrance. We honor those we've lost to violence & hate. In these challenging times, we must stand together to protect our trans family, friends & neighbors. Your lives matter. Your stories matter. We remember. 🏳️‍⚧️ #TDOR2024 #TransRightsAreHumanRights

A picture of trees in autumn colors and hills beyond. There is a white church in the center of the photograph across a farm field.

This is a beautiful picture taken outside the village of Viola in the fall, where I grew up. The church in the background is where I attended services growing up when it was a United Methodist Church.

Picture by Shelby Durham Photography.

Transgender Awareness week reveals a community in crisis | CNN During the 2024 election cycle, the transgender community was relentlessly demonized, with harmful rhetoric fueling prejudice and fear, leaving many transgender individuals feeling marginalized and vu...

This is Transgender Awareness week. Transgender Day of Remembrance is on Wednesday. This article contains some important resources.

Suicide can impact anyone. If you or a loved one are suffering from suicidal thoughts or behaviors, support and treatment are available. One option for short-term care is 988, a free, confidential, 24/7 line that provides short-term crisis counseling. It is available for both calls and texts.

Bill Freeman Dies at 73 Real estate company founder, Scene owner and community benefactor died at his home in Forest Hills

This is a tragedy. Bill Freeman was a great man who made such an impact on Nashville. He was a great philanthropist and impacted the lives of many people. We crossed paths several times in politics. His son Representative Bob Freeman is carrying on the family legacy. My prayers are with his family.

I grew up in a county that is considered part of Appalachia. I actually grew up there unlike Vance. I always thought he was a fraud. Some people need to apologize.

This election has been devastating and very challenging for me. It is hard to even function. Yet orgs like Working Families gives me hope. We have to build progressive wins from the bottom up.

It is just awful. It is a disaster. I hope some of these people are incompetent enough to prevent an effective fascist dictatorship. It seems all about disruption. Did you see the articles about the far right tattoos on Hegseth and how he was deemed a possible “insider threat” by the National Guard?

Never forget this: The GOP’s nonsensical culture war is meant to distract you from corporate corruption, worker oppression, and staggering wealth inequality.

Class 1: “What’s Happened to Income & Wealth” by UC Berkeley Professor Reich YouTube video by Robert Reich

Friends, I’m delighted to see how many of you have joined me here on Bluesky.

I thought I’d take a moment to share my course, Wealth and Poverty, which I released in its entirety on YouTube not too long ago.

Now, perhaps more than ever, I hope you’ll consider joining me in the classroom.

Betty White will once again grace Americans' lives, not on TV, but on your mail. The US Postal Service will honor the beloved American TV icon with her own stamp next year. cnn.it/4hUbv8c

What Actually Mattered This Week: Team Trump 2.0 Takes Shape 🔔 Want to stay updated on global politics every weekday? Subscribe to GZERO Daily to get the news delivered straight to your inbox. WHAT ACTUALLY MATTERED THIS WEEK Team Trump 2.

what's different with trump's cabinet the second time around?

expect a tighter team with less dissenters consolidating around him
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a look at the educational divide between democrats and republicans (that’s only widening)

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