Really does seem like the existence of billionaires is incompatible with a functional democracy.

Did it! Thanks 👏

Editorial: A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up. In the past several weeks, the U.S. leadership has demonstrate...

NEW: A searing editorial in the The Kyiv Independent.

“It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.

“A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.”

@kyivindependent.com

Donate to Ukraine’s defenders The National Bank of Ukraine has decided to open a special fundraising account to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

war.ukraine.ua/donate/

Official channel for supporting Ukraine. I donated today. It’s the least we can do.

Wear blue and yellow for Ukraine. Show the world we support Zelensky and we are appalled at the thugs who are masquerading as “leaders”.

Go. Disrupt. Announce a shadow cabinet. Speak clearly and directly to the American people. Call the coup what it is. Call the fascism what it is. Trump and Vance showed themselves to be Putin’s allies today. Don’t let this go unnoticed.

I second this! Yes 👏 👏 👏

If you haven’t already made a daily habit of calling your reps (especially your GOP reps), it’s a super easy, small step you can take. This app makes it super easy.

I use my daily call to Ron Johnson as personal catharsis. I love telling him exactly what I think 😂

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Can’t remember the last time I felt this furious. This exchange could be a psych 101 lesson on verbal and emotional abuse. I’m ashamed and disgusted. We all must do everything in our power to stop these thugs masquerading as leaders. No action too small. Start where you can and work up from there.

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@workingfamilies.org is doing a great job with this.

I totally agree. I fully believe in the strategy of starting small and local and building up from there. This is how we get women and, more generally, progressive candidates, into power. School boards, town councils, county execs, all the way on up.

Honestly, I think America would elect a white gay man (especially a veteran from the midwest) before they would elect a woman. The misogyny in our country runs incredibly deep.

As a healthcare professional, I’ve been saying this about vaccines to anyone who will listen. Americans have gone so long without many infectious diseases that we forget what a world without vaccines would look like. Our memories may be getting a refresher soon thanks to our new HHS secretary.

“Those who are cheering the rise of autocracy in the United States ‘have no understanding of what it means to live under an autocratic government’”.

Thank you @hcrichardson.bsky.social and @j-amesmarriott.bsky.social for your work!

February 20, 2025 On Monday, James Marriott of The Times, published in London, noted that the very stability and comfort of the post–World War II liberal order has permitted the seeds of its own destruction to flourish...

February 20, 2025

I’ve been calling Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) every day. Today his VM box was full. I called back, chose a different option on the robot phone tree, and succeeded in leaving a VM.

@5calls.org has an amazing app that makes calling your reps foolproof. Download it! Use it! Call your reps!

Here's one way we can fight back against this MAGA-made crisis Here’s a three-part strategy to respond to this crisis. 1. Fight back against the MAGA/DOGE assault on our country and hold all GOP politicians accountable. 2. Lift up Dems who are doing the right…

If you are looking for a way to stand up to Trump’s MAGA madness, join the WisDems in the first and most important fight of 2025— electing Judge Susan Crawford. Chair Ben Wikler lays out how we’re tackling this paramount effort. Read and share now.

"Be angry, but don't give up."
From Rachel's interview tonight with Senator Brian Schatz @schatz.bsky.social
Part 1 (testing how it looks to post a multi-part video here)