Nathan Willcox

Uncle Sam banner saying "This hurricane season. You are on your own."

Since Trump fired everyone ahead of hurricane season, we figured he needed help delivering this message so we showed up at FEMA HQ to help out.
#MakePollutersPay #NoFEMA #ClimateJustice

This is...not a Kathy Hochul many New Yorkers have seen before.

Just an appreciation post for Jacob being on the scene. In the absence of this reporting it would have been he-said/she-said. The sheriffs attacked peaceful protestors including kids with flashbangs, tear gas, and rubber bullets. We need more peaceful protest and more documentation on the ground.

This is serious, rigorous analysis and it should change the way the media has been covering these protests. These were, in the aggregate, *massive.*

In the words of @pingree.house.gov “Holy shit, Portland, look at all these people!” I love you, Maine. #NoKings #NoKingsDay

A 1,400-County Crisis for Democrats Podcast Episode · The Daily · 06/03/2025 · 28m

Another sobering but helpful analysis

The #BillionaireTaxScam — Trump's "big, beautiful bill" — would be catastrophic for our planet and communities and ruin millions of lives.

We must defeat this extreme bill.

📱 Call your senators at 202-224-3121 and tell them to stop the billionaire tax cut.

The Coming Democratic Civil War A seemingly wonky debate about the “abundance agenda” is really about power.

Is there a “Team Abundance, With a Few Minor Caveats re: Less Being More Sometimes (ala energy efficiency, etc)”? That’s me, Team AWFMCLBMS. 😀 Because yes, we desperately need more housing, transit and clean energy built much faster than the current systems allow.

Thousands return to Portland as part of another day of rallies across Maine The rally was one of many that took place in more than a dozen towns across Maine and organized as part of a national day of action by groups across the state.

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Not too shabby, Maine! Especially for a holiday weekend and less than 2 weeks of planning!
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More than 1,500 protest Trump policies in downtown Portland Saturday's march was organized by Indivisible Greater Portland, and was one of hundreds of rallies across the country to denounce President Donald Trump’s sweeping policy moves.

More than 1,500 protest Trump policies in downtown Portland

YouTube video by Portland Press Herald Portland Rally on Saturday

Video from today's protest in Portland's Monument Square

The Executive possesses enormous powers to prosecute and to deport, but with powers come restraints. If today the Executive claims the right to deport without due process and in disregard of court orders, what assurance will there be tomorrow that it will not deport American citizens and then disclaim responsibility to bring them home?∗ And what assurance shall there be that the Executive will not train its broad discretionary powers upon its political enemies? The threat, even if not the actuality, would always be present, and the Executive’s obligation to “take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed” would lose its meaning. U.S. CONST . art. II, § 3; see also id. art. II, § 1, cl. 8. Today, both the United States and the El Salvadoran governments disclaim any authority and/or responsibility to return Abrego Garcia. See President Trump Participates in a Bilateral Meeting with the President of El Salvador, W HITE H OUSE (Apr. 14, 2025). We are told that neither government has the power to act. The result will be to leave matters generally and Abrego Garcia specifically in an interminable limbo without recourse to law of any sort.

"If today the Executive claims the right to deport without due process and in disregard of court orders, what assurance will there be tomorrow that it will not deport American citizens and then disclaim responsibility to bring them home?"

Abrego Garcia's wife: "I will not stop fighting until I see my husband alive. Kilmar, if you can hear me, stay strong. God hasn't forgotten about you. Our children are asking when you will come home ... they miss their dad so much."

I want to tell you why the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia should matter to you.

The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.

Thousands showed up in Augusta today to say #handsoff !!!

Big turnouts for today's #HandsOff! protests nationwide, including in smaller towns and cities — here's Portland, Maine

We have the momentum

Live updates: Mainers rally across the state to protest Trump policies Thousands of protesters gathered both in Portland's Monument Square and near the State House in Augusta, while other 'Hands Off' protests were held in Auburn, Freeport, South Paris, South Portland and...

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Portland, ME showed up. #HandsOff

'Listen to the people': Thousands demonstrate across Maine for national day of action against Trump • Maine Morning Star “The power of the people is more important and stronger than the people in power.” That was what U.S. Sen. Angus King told the thousands of people who gathered on Congress Street in Portland on…

“The power of the people is more important and stronger than the people in power," U.S. Sen. Angus King told the thousands who gathered in Portland on Saturday to protest the Trump administration as part of national “Hands Off!” actions.

This episode was so timely and vital, both for putting a human face on government workers, and for highlighting the negative societal impacts of DOGE tearing down the federal workforce. Well done, @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social !

Trump administration says it mistakenly deported Salvadoran migrant The government blamed “an administrative error” for the deportation of Kilmar Abrego García, a Salvadoran immigrant married to a U.S. citizen. Officials say they’re unable to return him to his family.

Heartbreaking and infuriating.

Unidentified men grabbing someone off the street and putting her in a car because she wrote an op-Ed. This as flatly authoritarian as anything we’ve seen in this country in a very long time.

Nixon Dreamed of Breaking the Media. Trump Is Doing It. Podcast Episode · The Daily · 03/25/2025 · 45m

Really helpful and sobering recap of the current media landscape, and the hurdles we face in communicating truth. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Lionizing Mark Twain, Conan O’Brien Subtly Skewers Trump In accepting the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, the comedian mounted a bristling political attack artfully disguised as a tribute.

In accepting the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, Conan O’Brien delivered what amounted to a bristling attack on the current administration artfully disguised as a tribute to Twain.

Spread the word: On April 5, we’re coming together to say Hands Off! and push back against Trump’s unprecedented power grab. Join us for a national day of action: handsoff2025.com/?SQ...

Speaking out and showing up, via @indivisible.org, @moveon.org and others is a far better way to force Ds to take a stand, vs waiting for those Ds to stand up on their own. Speaking up today—even if you’re not sure your voice is being heard—is better than waiting for elected Ds to speak up tomorrow.

Really loved this BUT your answer to “what can concerned citizens do today?” at the end sorta gutted me, basically saying “Citizens shouldn’t have to fix this, Ds in Congress should lead, and reaching out to them rarely does anything.” Yes, elected Ds should be doing (lots) more. AND…