This is exactly what the right wants— our silence.

They want us afraid and to stop speaking up, to check out, to shut up about politics. We can’t give them that. Not now. Not ever.

I Refuse to Stay Silent. Will You? Read more here.

I refuse to let hopelessness prevail. This may just be one essay, by a lawyer few have heard of, in a newsletter read by a fraction of the public. But I will not stay silent.

Will you?
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Don’t give an inch

Love this. Superbly done. Please send this far and wide. @donwinslow.bsky.social

Where’s the warrant?

Oh look the party that screams “family values” every five minutes is silent when one of their megachurch darlings pleads guilty to child sex abuse. But they’ll trip over themselves to ban books and attack drag shows. Tells you everything you need to know.

It’s important to flood social media and news channels with news about how ICE lies, so that potential jurors see it.

Richmond SPCA waives adoption fees for all cats and kittens after announcement of Francine's return The Richmond SPCA is celebrating Francine's return to the West Broad Street Lowe's by waiving adoption fees for all cats and kittens.

Richmond, VA area😻Richmond SPCA waives adoption fees for all cats, kittens to celebrate Francine's return😻

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NEWS: A top federal prosecutor in Virginia has informed colleagues the she is DECLINING to charge NY AG Letitia James, despite pressure from Trump himself to indict her on bogus charges.

New via Carol Leonnig and Ken Dilanian of MSNBC. Link in reply.

We covered this on today's @dailybeanspod.com. Extremely dangerous and these ICE agents should be charged with felonies.

No corruption here, folks! Totally normal stuff the deputy director of the CIA(Michael Ellis) just demoted the acting general counsel and decided to make himself the top lawyer while still being the No. 2 in charge.

AOC: "Stephen Miller is a CLOWN. He looks like he's 4’10”. He looks like he's angry about the fact that he's 4’10”. He's taking that anger out at any other population possible. Like, LAUGH AT THEM. Laugh at them."

Letting the health care tax credits expire would devastate American families — and we’re making that crystal clear by giving you the data.

We’ve built graphics showing how much costs would rise in every GOP district.

Let’s start with Mike Johnson (R-LA):

Same.

#AlsoTiredOfWaitingForTheEPSTEIN_Files

THE CHICKENS ARE FINALLY COMING HOME TO ROOST

Ryan Walters is out & the investigation floodgates just opened. The Oklahoma AG launched a full audit of Walters’ entire tenure as Superintendent, and it’s about damn time.

Also the education dept website’s being scrubbed of his culture-war nonsense.
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“No one man can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.” -Edward R. Murrow

TIME MAG - “The 69-year-old judge had received death threats in the weeks leading up to the fire…” (Stephen miller in particular has been lashing out at judges)

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Bless Dr. Jane Goodall’s Final Message To Humanity In which she tells us who she'd launch into space.

Please watch her final words to us all. They are beautiful and have given me a grounding sort of hope. Maybe they’ll help you too.

Illinois and Chicago sue Trump administration over deployment of National Guard | CNN The state of Illinois and Chicago on Monday sued the Trump administration over its move to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago as the White House targets Democrat-led cities amid weeks of protests...

BREAKING: The state of Illinois and Chicago sue Trump administration over the deployment of National Guard troops: cnn.it/46T8fW9

A Texas megachurch pastor and GOP leader has been arrested for crimes against children. Not Robert Morris, a different one. Not Josiah Anthony, a different one. Not Luke Cunningham, a different one. Not Tony Evans, a different one. Not Scott Crenshaw, a different one. Not Steve Lawson, a different o

Chills…

More messaging like this please

Harmeet Dhillon (DOJ) publicly targeted this judge on Twitter a couple weeks ago.

Chicago priest Father Michael Pfleger: "The state of emergency is in AMERICA, not Chicago. It's birthed from this president and his admin's reign of terror."

( ht: @mikenellis.bsky.social )

No one is covering the GOP's scheme to rig congressional maps for 2026 as closely as Democracy Docket. It is providing gavel to gavel coverage of the ongoing hearing over whether the Texas gerrymander will be in place for the midterms.

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They still haven’t found all the missing children from the floods. Why are they more worried about Illinois than about the children in Texas?