Oppress the oppressors

Last night, every Senate Democrat voted for my amendment calling for a $17 an hour federal minimum wage while every Republican but 1 opposed it. The movement to raise the minimum wage to a living wage is growing.

In 2025, a job must lift you out of poverty, not keep you in it.

“You can’t have your cake and eat it too” is such a damn stupid phrase…I don’t want to own a cake for, like, display purposes. Is that a thing people want?? A /liability/??

No, I want to put it in my god damned mouth.

DEI

turns out i really needed to hear the Severance theme song covered by 2 × Commodore 64 SID sound chips

Do you know why rural and working people are listening to Walz and AOC and Bernie?

Because they tell the damn truth. Because they are passionate about people. Because they are authentic. Because they care.

They are the new face of the opposition.

Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s dismantling of USAID will lead to millions of preventable deaths.

The decision of the richest person in the world to destroy an agency that delivers life-saving aid to the poorest people on the planet is unconscionable.

We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.

This Friday, where will you be?

standupforscience2025.org

Leaders of the free world stand united in London

The United States is not among them

there's a word for people who embrace Nazi mannerisms and ideology "ironically"

the word is "Nazi"

Google Removed Pride Month and Other Diversity Holidays From Its Calendar App The company has also reportedly removed Indigenous Peoples' Month, Black History Month, Holocaust Remembrance Day, and Hispanic Heritage Month.

Ewww google you suck

They are angry that a judge restored a public website providing life-saving resources from the CDC, FDA, and HHS.

The guy behind Brave is deeply homophobic and very invested in crypto. I know the browser scene is hard pickings, they've all got something nasty going on, but I wouldn't recommend getting too comfy with Brave.

So Much Better Together: INDIVISIBLE Will Lift You Up! I just joined! Have you?

We're better together. Don't believe us? This is straight from one of our new members!
authorsfordemocracy.substack.com/p/so-much-be...

🚨BREAKING: Emergency motion filed in federal court by @democracyforward.bsky.social and @publiccitizen.bsky.social re: Trump admin’s non-compliance with Friday’s court order blocking US AID purges.

Visit Democracy Docket for details. www.democracydocket.com

There is so much right now. You can't do everything. But you don't have to. There are a lot of us and we are going to share the load. We make progress *together*.

Ask yourself honestly: what can I do to help TODAY? Then do it. Tomorrow, try to do a little more.

You got this. ❤️👊

Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the Senate Minority Leader, has launched a new online portal for individuals to report corruption, abuses of power, and threats to public safety, with the legal protections afforded to whistleblowers.

The ABA supports the rule of law. Read full message: www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...

WOW! Cory Booker isn't holding back!

"There can be no bystanders in this fight. It is time that we understand the only thing necessary for wrong to triumph is for right to do nothing, for right to be silent."

I actually hate the "lol the giant asteroid will deliver us from this suffering" jokes.

Are there any other people in the progressive movement who think that humans are actually fucking amazing?

Banks, payday lenders, and credit card companies can now scam Americans with zero consequences because there is no longer a functioning agency to hold Wall Street accountable. This is a coup and your Members of Congress need to hear from you: indivisible.org/coup?source=...

I didn’t think my area had one (I got an email back in November that said so) but it looks like we do YES!!! @winespilled.bsky.social

Exactly what happened to me! Beware my fellow millennials

So after promising to focus on safety, they’ve gotten right down to work… on gender terminology?

“Why don’t they play popular music at the Super Bowl anymore.”

— Man who thinks 1996 was 10 years ago.

House Democrats Have Leverage— If They Use It Republicans Can't Pass a Budget Without Democrats: Any funding bill that passes the Senate must clear the 60-vote filibuster, meaning Senate Republicans will be forced to compromise with Democrats. That bill will not be the full MAGA wishlist-it will be a negotiated deal. And here's the problem for House Republicans: as soon as the bill looks even remotely reasonable, hardline MAGA extremists will revolt. The House Freedom Caucus will refuse to vote for anything that doesn't include extreme cuts and right-wing poison pills. That means House Republicans' razor-thin 218-215 majority won't be enough to pass a budget on their own. If just three Republicans defect, the bill dies. Their chaos and dysfunction have already divided them. Democrats must not bail them out. Republicans will need Democratic votes to pass a budget, and that gives Democrats enormous leverage. The GOP Civil War is a Gift-Exploit It: The House GOP is eating itself alive. The far-right Freedom Caucus is demanding draconian cuts, while vulnerable Republicans fear the backlash of a shutdown. Demoerats should let them fight and use it to extract real concessions. The Shutdown Deadline is the GOP's Problem to Solve: Government funding runs out on March 14. If the GOP can't pass a bill, they own the shutdown. Instead of letting Republicans ram through a terrible deal, Democrats should be demanding a budget that stops MAGA looting and protects working families. Trump and His Billionaire Buddies Want to Steal the Budget: Trump and his inner circle, led by Russ Vought, are openly planning to override federal spending decisions, funnel cash to their allies, and slash social programs. If the budget doesn't include safeguards-real, meaningful, and enforceable safeguards— they will rob the country blind.

Government funding runs out on March 14. Republicans can’t pass a bill alone, so Democrats have real leverage here. We’re calling on Democrats to commit to withholding their votes and insist on an end to the Trump-Musk coup rampaging across the government.

Something you won’t find on Twitter.

I know we’re all trying out new things to be safer online but heads up DO NOT use Brave browser. www.reddit.com/r/lgbt/comme... founder/CEO is EXTREMELY homophobic, COVID denier, and started one of those bullshit cryptos. I had no clue, glad a friend pointed it out to me. Delete and avoid!

Tesla Paid Zero Federal Income Tax in 2024, Despite $2.3 Billion in Income This brings Tesla’s average tax rate over the past three years to 0.4 percent.

Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024.

You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?

Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.

You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.

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