Nobel Peace Prize 2025 The Nobel Peace Prize 2025 was awarded to Maria Corina Machado "for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transi...

The Nobel Peace Prize went to Maria Corina Machado "...for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy"
Trump deserves credit for ending the Gaza war, but in no way does he deserve a Nobel Prize!
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Reform Movement Statement on Hostage and Ceasefire Plan After two years of seemingly endless war, we welcome the news that an end is finally in sight.

Cautiously optimistic that peace is at hand and the hostages are finally coming home!
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YouTube video by Senator Chris Murphy Murphy Floor Speech on Trump's Authoritarian Takeover

Senator Senator Chris Murphy tells his Senate colleagues the truth about Trump's efforts to destroy democracy - www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MTt...

Pete Buttigieg's EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with Meidas Amid Trump Shutdown In a wide-ranging interview with MeidasTouch anchor Luke Radel, former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg discusses the government shutdown, Trump’s escalating attacks on universities, and more.

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🚨 Stop the “Show-Your-Papers” Voter Suppression Rule America First Legal has petitioned the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to impose a nationwide proof-of-citizenship requirement for voter registration that could stop 21 million Americans from reg...

Tell the Election Assistance Commission to reject efforts to demand voters produce proof of citizenship, which will disenfranchise millions of voters. The deadline to comment is Oct. 20.
actionnetwork.org/letters/stop...?

YouTube video by Robert Reich Why This Is Not a Normal Government Shutdown

This is not a normal government shutdown, as Trump has claimed the power to ignore Congress' budget mandates since he took office. Why pass a budget he has no intention of honoring?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOF2...

Enjoy some truth about the #TrumpShutdown @markwarner.bsky.social

How Much Have Trump’s Cuts Shrunk the Federal Work Force? Shutdown Plans Offer a Clue. The number of federal employees has been trimmed by thousands since President Trump took office, according to contingency plans drawn up by federal agencies.

See how much Trump and Musk have slashed staffing at every level and in every department. Terrifying!
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ADP report: Private employers unexpectedly shed 32,000 jobs as labor market continues pullback Private employment went into negative territory in September, the latest indication of the labor market's pullback.

Donald Trump can block the BLS job reports all he wants, the private sector still shows a clear trend: Donald Trump’s economy is failing American workers. Job growth is stalling, wages are lagging, and families are paying higher price at the register.

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Priorities.

'Deeply Un-American': Trump Tells Generals to Use US Cities as Military 'Training Grounds' | Common Dreams "Wake up, people, the US is fast approaching a point of no return," warned one critic, who said the president's alarming rhetoric "comes right out of the fascism playbook."

“Americans cannot stay silent when our leaders express plans to use our military against us.” Read more from the Not Above the Law Coalition co-chairs, including CAC VP Praveen Fernandes: www.commondreams.org/news/trump-u...

Jane Goodall, Eminent Primatologist Who Chronicled the Lives of Chimps, Dies at 91

In these days when both science and women's contributions to society are being denigrated, let's take a moment to honor the memory and work of Jane Goodall. Zichronah l'vracha - may her memory be for a blessing.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...

The Blogs: It’s OK to be brokenhearted about the suffering on both sides From the blog of Ron Kronish at The Times of Israel

Read Rabbi Ron Kronish's recent blog "It's OK to be brokenhearted about the suffering on both sides". blogs.timesofisrael.com/its-ok-to-be...

Project 2029 | Drive Change Together Join Project 2029! We're taking action with a visionary plan for human flourishing. Build coalitions, demand policy reform, and create a hopeful future. See how you can take action towards a future ...

Project 2029 seeks to create a blueprint for creating a better democracy that works for all people. If we are not just to rebuild, but build better, after our current nightmare ends, we have to be prepared with a plan. Project 2029 is a good place to start.
www.project2029.me

Urge Congress to Institute Scientific Integrity Protections for Federal Scientists Scientists working for the federal government need safeguards to do evidence-based work and to inform our nation’s policymaking without political interference. Urge Congress to support the Scientific ...

Trump and his anti-science sycophants are gutting our national science and health institutions. Tell your congress member to support the Science Integrity Act and restore the US to its previous place as a pre-eminent source of scientific advancement.
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A Letter to America’s Discarded Public Servants We appreciate what you did for America

please share this letter from former ambassador William J. Burns to illegally fired civil servants. It is an ode to civil service and an indictment of Trump's destruction of our institutions.
A Letter to America’s Discarded Public Servants: You Deserved Better
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The Blogs: Our season of reckoning: Israel’s moral crossroads in Gaza Jews face some of the most complex dilemmas in our history and one-dimensional voices must not be allowed to determine the discourse

Read Yossi Klein Halevi's recent op-ed on Israel's moral dilemma - blogs.timesofisrael.com/our-season-o...

Are Billionaire Bribes, Ideology, or Fear Driving the Supreme Court’s Obedience to Trump? Whether bought, brainwashed, or bullied, the six conservative justices have abandoned their oath, and the consequences are tearing our republic apart…

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Don't Be Afraid To Speak Up Courage is contagious...and we're going to need it!

Read Joyce Vance's piece on the dangerous assault on the First Amendment by Trump and his sycophants. As she always ends her posts - we're all in this together!
Don't Be Afraid To Speak Up
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Trump's Calamitous Crypto Corruption It's enriching him and his family but endangering you, me, and the entire economy

Trump is corruptly reaping billions in a crypto coin scheme and selling out Americans' security in the process. Watch and share this video from Robert Reich and help raise awareness.
Trump's Calamitous Crypto Corruption
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Welcoming the Passage of the New York Declaration The passage of the New York Declaration by the U.N. General Assembly is a positive step that can lead to a resumption of productive diplomacy. The United States and Israel should welcome the General A...

The Israel Policy Forum statement on the NY Declaration of the UN on Israel calling for two states, condemning the October 7 terrorist attacks, demanding the return of all hostages, and the end of Hamas rule in Gaza and their disarmament.
israelpolicyforum.org/2025/09/12/w...

Michigan Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist II, family safe after bomb threat at his home Michigan Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist was targeted in a bomb threat at his home.

I am grateful and relieved that Lt. Gov. Gilchrist and his family are safe. Michigan is not immune to the threats of political violence, and decent people, no matter where you are politically, must stay united in the condemnation of political violence. www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2...

YouTube video by Robert Reich How YOU Can Fight Back Against Trump

Listen to Robert Reich's five practical ways to stand against Trump:
www.youtube.com/shorts/-EI9K...

Our Wins Of The Week This past week saw Donald Trump rebuked multiple times by the courts, which have become our one consistent check against the Trump regime’s authoritarian overreach.

Three strikes against Trump in just one week: judges blocked deportations of Guatemalan children, ruled against his use of the National Guard in L.A., and went against him on his illegal deportations of migrants to El Salvador. That’s a Week in Wins worth reading.

Sharing an op-comic from Ruth Ben Ghiat and Ivan Ehlers

The Day Democracy Was Attacked Read the latest by Marc Elias.

As Trump and MAGA GOP try to rewrite history, it's important to remind everyone what really happened on Jan. 6 and what led up to it, so it can't happen again.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...?

After facing antisemitism in the Diaspora, pro-Israel LGBTQ Jews find refuge in Tel Aviv Backlash over the Gaza war in queer spaces is forcing some 'back into the closet,' says the leader of a US delegation whose members were buoyed by the Israeli counterparts they came to support

After facing antisemitism in the Diaspora, pro-Israel LGBTQ Jews find refuge in Tel Aviv https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-facing-antisemitism-in-the-diaspora-pro-israel-lgbtq-jews-find-refuge-in-tel-aviv/

The Zionist case for a two-state solution. This is what Zionism really means - peaceful coexistence and a sovereign state for both peoples - www.jta.org/2025/08/28/i...