Ariel Kaplan

The president is abusing his office and bullying hungry Americans. Putting food on the table is not a political bargaining chip. It’s our responsibility to hold him accountable. We will continue to do everything in our power to ensure that people continue to receive their SNAP benefits, and that includes the benefits that went out on Friday.

This morning, the president ordered states to not distribute full SNAP benefits for November, and demanded that states “undo” any benefits payments that have already been sent to working families for food.

Read our statement in response.

I kept hearing about the importance of MOMENTUM after the blue wave last week. Dems caving is an anchor. I can't imagine how people would have voted if this had happened a week ago.

Dump Schumer.

Exactly! Why trust people who have proven themselves untrustworthy many times over?

Love ya, VA! 😘

Just a reminder that — in the middle of a shutdown — House Republicans are on a paid vacation solely to avoid releasing the Epstein files and lowering your health care costs.

Thank you, Senator! You're doing the work. 🙏

@agdanrayfield.bsky.social knows what he's doing, y'all. This is a breaking story. I'm sure they anticipated this ruling and are ready with their counter move. En banc appeal?

Deep breaths with breaking news. Take a break if this is freaking you out. Let's give events a beat or 12 to unfold.

US citizen says ICE detained her, said her passport "isn't real" Maria Greeley was reportedly detained by agents, despite carrying documentation proving her citizenship.

Maria Greeley is a U.S. citizen who was detained by ICE and told her passport “isn’t real” and that she “doesn’t look like” her last name.

What do they think an American should look like?

This racial profiling happens every day under Trump’s lawless regime. It’s un-American.

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

One week from right now, millions of Americans will gather in every state for the biggest day of peaceful protest in American history. Join your local No Kings Day event to make it clear that We The People won’t cower in response to Trump’s authoritarian takeover: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

Boycott KATU Channel 2 Woman holding signs: Persist Vote; More Love / Less Fascism

Portland, OR
Sinclair says it won’t carry Kimmel’s return.
Keep up the KATU2 boycott.
Don’t tune in—stream via ABC app/site.
Screenshot KATU ads; log sponsors and share.
#BoycottSinclairKATU #HandsOffJimmy
Protect the #FirstAmendment and #FreeSpeech

No Kings October Mobilization Kickoff Call YouTube video by No Kings

Get ready for #NoKings October 18!

Just mailed my batch of letters from last time! 😀

Shows a variety of signs that define fascism by what is currently happening. Book banning, cult leadership, racing and faking government data, question of LGBTQ people, rules of law endangered, etc. over

Just finished a series of signs "Signs of Fascism for the next bridge rally! I copied them from a couple videos I've seen.
PNW strong!!
@maddow.msnbc.com
@hcrichardson.bsky.social

But sure, we're "overreacting".

Take on the Billionaires: Labor Day 2025 · May Day Strong The billionaires are waging a war on working people—and on May Day, international workers’ day, hundreds of thousands of us stood together and stood strong, fighting for public schools over private pr...

Plans for #LaborDay - call is tonight.

#WorkersOverBillionaires
mobilize.us/s/9DHjNc

Federal Cuts to SNAP and Medicaid Will Deepen Hunger in Oregon At Oregon Food Bank, we believe that food and health are basic human rights for all. We know that hunger is not just an individual...

We the People
means
All the People

@oregonfoodbank.bsky.social: There is nothing beautiful about legislation that takes away food assistance & health coverage from millions of Americans.

www.oregonfoodbank.org/posts/federa...

Some of my colleagues who are currently crying online about TX Democrats leaving the state are the same ones who left D.C. early so they wouldn’t have to vote on releasing the Epstein Files.

Kind of interesting how that works, huh?

Opinion | Two Words: Plastics Treaty

While researchers have found microplastics to be tied to cancer and infertility, the full scope of their impact is still unknown.

That’s why this week, 170 countries are gathering to discuss regulating the production, consumption, and disposal of plastics.

🧵(1/2)

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/o...

#1MillionRising #Pillar: Media
We need to explore the techniques we have to make sure the story of the LA Protests get told.
What techniques are available to you?
Where are your points of influence or leverage?

Consider both new media as well as corporate media.
Use your voice.

EXCLUSIVE: Someone Waived Ghislaine Maxwell's Sex Offender Status to Move Her to a Minimum Security Camp in Texas According to sources, you can't move someone with a Public Safety Factor (PSF) designation - which Maxwell had - without waiving it. That's what happened here.

BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: A higher up at the Bureau of Prisons WAIVED Ghislaine Maxwell's sex offender status in order to transfer her to a minimum security camp in Texas, per source. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...

NY Times and Democracy Docket cover the same hearing. Notice the difference in framing.

This is why -- right now-- we need independent, pro-democracy media.

Top Dem calls on Trump’s IRS to investigate Epstein bank records: ‘Follow the money’ Ron Wyden’s sprawling bank probe demands Trump administration investigate financial transactions surrounding Epstein’s trafficking case

Epstein made $$$ billing himself as a tax wizard. Here's the catch: he wasn't an accountant or lawyer. His financial advice was ordinary at best. It looks like a cover story to hide his sex trafficking. My question: why didn't investigators follow the money?

Session 2: How to Make it Happen - July 30 YouTube video by Indivisible

Live now! #onemillionrising

BREAKING: New documents and testimony make it clear that Emil Bove urged DOJ officials to defy court orders – then misled the Judiciary Committee about it.

The facts are disqualifying. And the timeline is damning.

Let's break it down. 🧵

Get 'em, Wyden!

If we want to fix our democracy, we NEED ranked choice voting.

Find out more at fairvoteillinois.org.

New whistleblower evidence directly
contradicts Bove’s sworn testimony—
& it arrived too late for senators to fully vet
before a rushed confirmation vote.
If a nominee won’t stand by the rule of law,
he has no place on the federal bench.

Senators must pause and investigate.
bsky.app/profile/muel...

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Trump is trying to get back in good graces of MAGA, trying to distract from Epstein with what got him elected: Racism.