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"Protests by military families against a defense secretary are extremely rare..."

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USAID staffers describe colleagues abandoned in violence in Congo as DOGE ends assistance programs Newly filed affidavits of U.S. Agency for International Development workers describe a lieutenant of Trump ally Elon Musk and other outsiders directing the immediate termination of hundreds of U.S. ai...

"USAID workers and their families abroad had no agency help in fleeing after looters overran their homes in Kinshasa..."

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: What’s the Plan? A Weekly Discussion with Indivisible’s Co-Founders.. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. The onslaught of news, the chaos coming out of the White House – it’s all meant to overwhelm us. It’s a deliberate strategy to sow confusion and make us believe we are powerless to fight back. The an...

When horrendous news comes at us as fast as it has in the last few weeks, the only way to process it is to come together and discuss what’s happening (and more importantly, talk about how we fight back). Join @leahgreenberg.bsky.social and @ezralevin.bsky.social tomorrow for their weekly discussion.

It's a scam, it's a grift, it's a crime spree

This is absolutely insane. Musk’s DOGE crew just straight up *took* $80 million from an NYC bank account!

In Procedural Move, Judge Denies CBS Motion to Dismiss Trump ’60 Minutes’ Lawsuit A judge denied CBS' motion to throw out Donald Trump's '60 Minutes' suit, since an amended lawsuit has made the motion moot.

Like the authoritarians who came before him, Trump has targeted the free press. Now he’s using meritless lawsuits and the influence of the presidency to intimidate news outlets that publish facts he dislikes. ABC already settled a $15 million suit and Paramount (CBS’ parent company) could be next.

RFK Jr. is disqualified, dangerous, and cannot be given the power to make critical health care decisions for millions of Americans.

I'm headed to the floor to put up a fight against his nomination.

116 years ago, the NAACP was founded. They've stood on the frontlines, fighting civil injustices & advocating for civil rights. At a time when attacking Black history & dismantling DEI are coming from our own government, let's reaffirm the fight for justice & fairness & ensure it continues.

(above an image of Rep. Frost) "You mean to tell me a man worth over $400 billion is gonna decide what happens with my grandma's Social Security check?"

Contrary to popular belief, Democrats aren't powerless right now. There are parliamentary guerrilla tactics that Senate Democrats can use to slow, stall, and obstruct MAGA at every turn: indivisible.org/reso...

Screenshot of NBC reporter describing interview with Jeffries in which he declines to commit to withholding Democratic votes in the upcoming fight with the House GOP over the budget.

Ain't good. Compared to Senate Dems, House Dems have less leverage. One exception is the budget fight. But here's the Dem House Leader TODAY declining to use that leverage.

If you have a Dem rep, ask them to use their leverage. And tell them to tell Jeffries to lead.

Stay tuned - more to come.

Check list of actions House and Senate Democrats did to fight the Trump Agenda on Feb 6, 2025 from @Davidhogg111 from X (formerly Twitter).

Democrats fought for you in the house and senate today, but they didn’t do it alone.

Thanks to people following @indivisible.org & joining together to call our reps, Democrats showed strength & patriotism thanks to being emboldened & cheered on by their constituents.

Keep calling! Spread the word!

The truth ⬇️

USAID funded projects in 120 countries - fighting epidemics, educating children, providing clean water, supporting life saving work. Now nurses laid off, clinics closed in 25 countries where 2/3 of all child deaths occur

Another important piece of writing for #AcademicSky 🧪
I’ve cut and pasted pics of some of the text below - one bit that documents key harms already done, and another is a great quote from @holdenthorp.bsky.social

Jeanette Winterson’s Night Side of the River | The Brooklyn Rail As Winterson writes, ghosts have existed as long as we have been able to imagine them. Religion and the Enlightenment didn’t erase them, but instead simply shifted the ways we speak of ghosts in the W...

I reviewed Jeanette Winterson's latest for the Brooklyn Rail #books #writing

Earthrise.

Taken #OTD 56 years ago.

In terms of seeing that we're all on this one single planet, it's one of the most important photos ever taken.

2 Orcas in the water

We have a new baby Orca in Puget Sound, Washington!
📸Padmini Harchandrai

I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget

Even Christmas morning!

Russia terrorizes Ukraine with mass missile, drone attack against energy grid on Christmas morning Russia launched more than 70 missiles, including ballistic ones, and over 100 drones, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. More than 50 missiles and "a significant number" of drones were shot down, he a...

Terrorist Russia terrorizes Ukraine with mass missile, drone attack against energy grid on Christmas morning

Well would you look at that.

For those who celebrate, hope you're enjoying the day in whatever fashion works for you. :D

#diehard #godzilla #diehardchristmas #godzillaadvent #holidaze #xmas

The Big Companies Funding Trump’s Inauguration Despite Denouncing Jan. 6 — The Wall Street Journal The second Trump inaugural fund is on track to be the most lucrative yet

When corporations turn a blind eye to attacks on our democracy they are giving permission to politicians to continue to misbehave.

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Happy holidays folks!