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This dark time should wake us up to the bankruptcy of the corporate Democratic Party. It should mark the birth of the people’s Democratic Party. Zohran Mamdani and others like him are its future. Some thoughts...

https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-mamdani-moment

Holy fuck! No Kings protesters are marching through Center City in Philadelphia. 🙌💪👏✊️👇

Sanders: Today, October 18th 2025, there are more people out on the streets in more communities all over our country than we have ever seen in American history

Viewpoint: Urgent Times Call for Something Old And Something New from the Labor Movement [This article is part of a Labor Notes roundtable series: How Can Unions Defend Worker Power Against Trump 2.0? We will be publishing more contributions here and in our magazine in the months ahead.—E...

In the same way that union members confront a bad boss, the way to stop an authoritarian takeover is with continued, escalating collective action, write veteran labor organizers Peter Olney and Rand Wilson: labornotes.org/2025/10/view...

@gtconway.bsky.social @maddow.msnbc.com #nokings
Long Beach, CA

Young Republicans & Congressman Hate Being Called Nazis; So...Don't Do Nazi Stuff? Young Republicans, Congress Members, Trump. For Those Who Share Nazi Beliefs, Slogans & Symbolism, They Sure Are Prickly About The Label

“The human form of ‘no one ever swiped right.’ Master Race? Did they think it was MasterBates?

Somehow—‘young’ Republicans in this chat are an age where minoxidil’s a thing.

They probably had their first crypto scams a decade ago! They grow up so fast, don’t they?
open.substack.com/pub/blueamp/...

A friend in Corvallis, Oregon sent me this one 🤣 #NoKings

Check out this crowd shot we got in Portland.

What a hellhole, amirite?

Adelita Grijalva won her election to Congress nearly a month ago, but Mike Johnson still hasn't sworn her in. Why the delay? Perhaps it's because Grijalva would cast the final vote needed to release the Epstein files.

The biggest test yet of who actually runs this country: the people or the palace.👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com

Hell yes, Pittsburgh. Love Yinz. No Kings.

Los Angeles came out in droves. #NoKings

Organizers have reported 7 million attendees at the No Kings events and we’re happy to confirm 7 million and counting! More events are still happening across the country today, so we’ll need additional time to fully certify the final numbers.

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

Love this. Superbly done. Please send this far and wide. @donwinslow.bsky.social

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Thank you so much for supporting teachers! www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/... #ClearTheLists

Thank you for coming to my Teddy talk.

Happening Now!! New York City: a large rally formed to demand a bill to redraw the state’s congressional maps — a direct response to the gerrymandering in Texas

Jamie Lee Curtis on The Late Show cancellation.

“They’re trying to silence us. That won’t work…we’ll just get louder”

When a network lays off one of America’s greatest satirists, it’s not because he failed. It’s because he succeeded too loudly.

There are actually quite a few undocumented Russians in the US.

Anyone have any videos of ICE forcefully deporting them?

Or just the brown people?

Brownshirt ICE rolled up to my local Home Depot today and got the F-off treatment.

Shoutout to this woman because this is exactly how it’s done. No badge, face covered = F*ck all the way off.

📌 It’s on us citizens to stand up for our vulnerable brothers and sisters.

BREAKING: Federal agents in plain clothes and unmarked cars tried to snatch 1st graders from LA elementary schools—told staff they had “parental consent.”

They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.

#BookSky

An LAPD helicopter claimed to have ID'ed protesters from above and threatened to "come to your house" The practice, an expert warns, could lead to "reprisals and retribution by the police for your politics.”

An LAPD helicopter claimed to have ID'ed protesters from above and threatened to "come to your house."

The threat was greeted with extreme concern by civil liberties and digital privacy groups. It suggests the LAPD could be using facial recognition to identify and retaliate against protesters.

How to Keep Teaching Well When DEI is Under Attack | Cult of Pedagogy You may be able to keep much more than you think.

We can still prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion if we look to the work of Zaretta Hammond, @teachbk.bsky.social, @gholdym.bsky.social, @jamiladugan.bsky.social, @nqcliteracy.bsky.social, @novakeducation.bsky.social, Shane Safir, & Common Sense Media.
www.cultofpedagogy.com/dei-under-at...

Timothy Snyder's 'On Freedom' explores how we misunderstand the concept NPR's Scott Simon talks with Yale historian and best-selling author Timothy Snyder about his new book, "On Freedom," and how we misunderstand the concept.

One of the very first discussions of my book "On Freedom," from Kyiv with Scott Simon.
www.npr.org/2024/09/14/n...

I grew up believing that we had learned the lessons of the German poem and Martin Luther King Jr's speeches. We would all speak out if we saw democracy threatened and the rule of law under attack.

I will always speak out against wrong. I will always stand up for democracy. I will not back down.

Teachers have some experience fighting off billionaires. #MayDay