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I don't disagree. It is a huge barrier. We have much work to do & it is going to be exceptionally difficult. The current system led to this & we need to ensure that what allowed this to occur is prevented in the future. We cannot go back & we must ensure we can & do build a new, better system.

Unfortunately, they have proven they are not going to save us. We need to save us. The good news is that we absolutely can. Strong arguments can be made that this is the most corrupt SCOTUS in US History--some lied under oath in their confirmations or were dishonest & money has corrupted others.

YouTube video by Cult College CULT MEMBERS AS THEY WAKE UP #maga #trump #religion #cults #cult #christian #charliekirk #israel

We have more than many ppl think & We the People have the power to prop up & build new bridges, offramps & guardrails. It's not easy, things are really difficult, painful & scary. BUT there is ALWAYS hope. Ppl are waking up & we are still here, the fight is worth it.
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We MUST resist the fight with our neighbors. It is infuriating & dangerous. We must join together & fight the biggest threats. We may not agree on everything, but we must unite & fight together. We can hash out our disagreements later, when we take down authoritarianism & the oligarchy.

It is not a fight with our neighbors, it has ALWAYS been a fight against the oligarchs.
They bleed us dry & destroy our lives, bodies & planet to feed their GREED.
We must join together to take these monopolies & oligarchs down, reverse Citizen's United, & focus on PEOPLE and planet over profits.

YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC I am once again asking you to stop sending us money... but we STILL need your time!

Name a more talented natural politician who has come onto the scene in recent years.

What a great ad.

(Hey, GOP, calm down. Unlike previous object of birther hysteria, Mamdani was actually born in East Africa.)

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Every once in a while I tell people from other countries about how the health insurance system works in the US and they are aghast. Yesterday a guy straight up didn’t believe me when I said people can die because of not being able to afford medicine. He was sure I meant in the distant past.

“You can't go around building a better world for people. Only people can build a better world for people. Otherwise, it's just a cage. Besides, you don't build a better world by choppin' heads off and giving decent girls away to frogs.” Terry Pratchett - Witches Abroad

“You can't go around building a better world for people. Only people can build a better world for people. Otherwise, it's just a cage. Besides, you don't build a better world by choppin' heads off and giving decent girls away to frogs.”

Fuck, Pratchett scratches my justice itch so hard.

Changing the name of the Department of Defense will cost billions.We could build units for all unhoused veterans. Or give service members a pay raise so 35K active duty members wouldn’t have to rely on food stamps. Or… or… or…

Remember: The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich. It’s investment in our people — in health care, infrastructure and education — to build a strong middle class.

You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.

Blumenthal: They’ve exhausted the 120 days for Alina Habba, and so they’ve tried to make her acting US Attorney. But the statutes simply don’t authorize that. A judge has concluded she is without authority for any of the actions she’s taken. Everything she’s done could be challenged.

Hey-- breathe & stay grounded, avoid doomerism & calls for escalation (peaceful resistance ALWAYS works better, history is VERY clear on this!), and make sure you are protecting your nervous system from dysregulation. Get connected to your community. Don't obey in advance, fear is their weapon. SUFB

YouTube video by Hank Green Electricity is About to be Like Housing

Hank makes some good points -we should make sure we get very much ahead of this & plan for as many possible misunderstandings as we fight for the American People @progressdems.bsky.social @democrats.org @sanders.senate.gov @aoc.bsky.social @crockett.house.gov

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We all need an occasional reminder, so listen up. Write that book. Send that story. Query that agent. Ask for that blurb. Maybe it doesn’t work out, but there’s a chance it will, and that chance—however small you think it is—is all you need.

Walz says Harris "would have been a fantastic president... we wouldn't wake up every day to a bunch of shit on TV. We would wake up to an adult w/ compassion & dignity doing the work, not a manchild crying about whatever is wrong with him. May his fat ankles find something today. Petty as hell."

Sending troops into US cities against their will.

Strong-arming corporations and extracting gifts in exchange for tariff exemptions.

Calling on state governments to gerrymander in his favor.

Trump is the "big government" nightmare conservatives have always warned us about.

Pritzker: To the members of the press who are assembled here today and listening across the country, I am asking for your courage to tell it like it is. This is not a time to pretend here that there are two sides to this story.

Just walking around the hellscape that is my Chicago neighborhood this morning

It pisses me off that gay people are hated mostly because of some poorly translated ancient outdated book full of other bullshit idiots base their entire lives on. Religion is a curse, man.

The entire regime must be held accountable, and all those who are supporting their actions, such as those in Congress, governors and others who are allowing and supporting these crimes against humanity and the gross harms against Americans.

🚨 League of United Latin American Citizens v. Abbott Learn more.

🚨BREAKING: Hours after Texas passed its new map, my law firm has challenged it in federal court. In addition to violating the VRA, HB 4 violates the 14th Amendment because it unjustifiably considers race and partisanship as part of a voluntary, mid-cycle redistricting. @redistrictfdn.bsky.social

There are good things happening. Don't lose that.

This is semantic, but I do think it is very important: They are RENDITIONING him to Uganda, NOT deporting. "Extraordinary rendition is a euphemistically-named policy of state-sponsored abduction in a foreign jurisdiction and transfer to a third state." These people are being kidnapped, not deported.

Illustration of an old woman in traditional east European garb with a large stew pot in front of her. She raises her arms to the moon and stars, smiling. To her left is a rabbit and a house, to her right is a bird in a simple tree. A garden grows in front of her. Above text reads: "Strega Nona knows that joy is a radical act."

Remember to find joy, be gentle with yourself, and take care of your body, mind and soul. We need you. You are important. You are loved. Never, ever, EVER forget that.

As an educator, I am disgusted by this. The LAST thing our students need is AI, esp in the ways it is mostly being used.

I respect humans: our creativity, our history, our ability to think & form ideas, our ability to connect with one another. AI is NOT the answer--I hate that they keep forcing it.

MIT report says 95% of AI implementations don't increase profits, spooking Wall Street Sell-offs in numerous tech companies dragged global markets downward this week after a report from MIT's NANDA initiative estimated that almost no AI startups have achieved measurable...

Huh. Go figure.

The folks trumpeting how much AI is going to save companies were - gasp! - wrong!

But they're probably right that we need to push it into schools. Yeah, that should be fine.

#AIIsTheProblem #TLSky #EduSky

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Reality bites DC residents are flooding social media with critical reality checks on Trump's takeover scheme. Local news is also doing important on the ground reporting.

DC residents are aggressively pushing back against Trump's phony narrative about their city. Some are doing videos that show off beautiful parts of DC. Many others are aggressively documenting the daily reality of the sudden occupation. My latest:

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If Trump pardons convicted child rapist Gislane Maxwell, they will absolutely officially be the pedophile defender party.

The fact that this is even being considered is sickening.

She also has been moved to a nice min security prison, a club Fed, ALREADY