Sara Pascoe

I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.

YouTube video by Seth Staton Watkins Stand Together (Original Song) by Seth Staton Watkins

Telling it like it is ❤️
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YouTube video by Robert Reich The REAL Waste That Elon's DOGE Should Cut

A piece of understanding, income inequality that has been going up during my lifetime.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hVM...

OpenAI visits Oregon while scouting data center sites

We need to look at the cost of these huge projects on Oregon’s natural resources.

reader.theoregonian.com/openai-visit...

Every single health insurance denial should be appealed. Every. Single. One. But it can be overwhelming. Here’s a good application of AI.

fighthealthinsurance.com

Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions A public resource tracking the legal challenges to the Trump administration's executive orders and actions.

www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...

Scenes like this wouldn’t be possible without whistleblowers coming forward about Elon Musk’s authoritarian takeover. Reminder that if you’re a public servant wishing to report fraud, waste, or abuse at a federal agency, you can do so on my website:

Protecting Yourself From Potential Trump Surveillance I hate to bring it up, but I have to bring it up. Now is the time to prepare.

FYI because we live in a complicated tech world…

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The GOP’s 60-Year Conspiracy to Kill Our Democracy: None Dare Call It Treason—But I Will They called it saving freedom, but they built an iron cage None dare call it treason—but I will on this stage

The GOP’s 60-Year Conspiracy to Kill Our Democracy: None Dare Call It Treason—But I Will
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Van Hollen, Colleagues Host Press Availability At USAID HQ Amid Illegal Shut Down Of Agency YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen

Shenanigans at USAID

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YouTube video by Democracy Docket The Lawyers Fighting Trump's Executive Orders

I am proud to have co-founded @democracyforward.bsky.social in 2017. I am even prouder to Chair its Board today as it leads the critical court fights to protect democracy.

When we fight, we win!
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Trump firings at labor board threaten union win at Whole Foods – and beyond Whole Foods workers in Philadelphia voted to unionize early this week but may be stuck in limbo due to President Donald Trump firing leaders at a federal labor regulator.

When millions of struggling workers want to join unions, Trump's decision to neuter the NLRB is blatantly illegal. It is also a huge gift to Musk, Bezos & other billionaires who want to abolish the only federal agency that can stop their union busting.

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Don’t forget the joy. Don’t forget every day people.
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Trump's FCC chief opens investigation into NPR and PBS Brendan Carr, the new head of the Federal Communications Commission under President Trump, says the public broadcasters are being investigated for allegedly running commercials.

Brendan Carr, the new head of the Federal Communications Commission under President Trump, says the public broadcasters are being investigated for allegedly running commercials.
By @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social

The Pentagon’s intelligence agency has put on hold observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Juneteenth, Holocaust Days of Remembrance and other annual events due to President Trump’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion programs, according to a new memo.