Progressive Schenectady

@kirstengillibrand.bsky.social Plz tell your constituents here in Schenectady that you are not supporting this crypto bill!

#WorldPressFreedomDay 🔥

@froomkin.bsky.social

A young woman in a New York State Nurses Association tshirt proudly waves an “In Solidarity” sign.

A boisterous crowd cheers and waves protest signs in response to the fist-raised exhortations of a union organizer

May Day.

Hey DC, thanks for celebrating workers’ power and standing up to the Republicans who want to sell our country out for profit.

Lt. Gov. Delgado and Bill McKibben in conversation about the: Affordability of Energy: The Crisis and the Solution Photo of Lt. Gov. Delgado in a light blue shirt with the sleeves rolled up on the left. Photo of Bill McKibben in a green pullover on the right.

Next Wednesday, May 7 at 7 PM:

Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado and Bill McKibben in conversation about the

Affordability of Energy: The Crisis and the Solution

Register here: thirdact.org/upstate-ny/e...

The only strategy known to work against a fascist power grab is widespread and diverse pro-democracy organizing. We win by showing up for each other and with each other.

I cannot stress enough that some of the most powerful people on the planet have been captured by a worldview that is fundamentally anti-human

Photos: Woodstock May Day protest Over 50 people gathered at the Village Green in Woodstock, N.Y., at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 1, 2025, rallying in commemoration of May Day, a holiday celebrated worldwide focused on workers’ righ…

Some Upstate Third Actors participated in the protest in Woodstock yesterday, demanding justice, equity, and dignity for all workers.

#MayDayStrong

www.dailyfreeman.com/2025/05/01/p...

Trump's post is a federal crime. 26 USC § 7217.

Nice work, @indivisible-adk.bsky.social!

👏👏👏

Protesters demonstrate outside Saratoga GOP fundraiser featuring Stefanik Protesters lined the road outside the Fairways of Halfmoon on Thursday as a fundraiser featuring Congresswoman Elise Stefanik as the keynote speaker was held.

About 200 protesters lined the road outside the Fairways of Halfmoon Thursday afternoon as the Saratoga County Republican Committee held a fundraiser that was expected to feature Rep. Elise Stefanik as the keynote speaker.

Army plans for a potential parade on Trump's birthday call for 6,600 soldiers, AP learns Detailed Army plans for a potential military parade on President Donald Trump’s birthday in June call for more than 6,600 soldiers, at least 150 vehicles, 50 helicopters, seven bands and potentially a...

Instead of ignoring Trump’s birthday parade on June 14, join us for a nationwide day of defiance. Let’s take to the streets on Flag Day to reject authoritarianism and show the world what democracy really looks like: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

I’ve always believed that our youth and younger generations hold the power to end the gun violence epidemic in this country.

I met with young people from @momsdemand.bsky.social to talk about the work they’re doing to advance policy that continues New York’s leadership on reducing gun violence.

Really great to see someone say what needs to be said over and over: lots of those executive orders are bullshit grabs for powers the president doesn't have--unless we give it to him, and that starts through misinformation.

Q: "How do you respond to Governor Newsom?"

Sen. Van Hollen: "I think Americans are tired of elected officials or politicians who are all finger to the wind...Anybody who can't stand up for the Constitution and the right of due process doesn't deserve to lead."

YouTube video by Joe Seeman April 19, 2025

Massive crowd in Saratoga Springs, New York today in the rain with the message. "keep the Republic that we fought for 250 years ago" organized by Indivisible ADK/Saratoga youtu.be/h8bA-Ganxqc?...
@maddow.msnbc.com @indivisible.org

500 turned up again in Troy, NY to demand HANDS OFF our rights! HANDS OFF Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Head Start, migrants, due process, the First Amendment, our rights. @troyindivisible.bsky.social @progress-schdy.bsky.social @socialsecurityworks.org

The turnout in small towns across the country has been incredible drawing crowds of thousands. We’re already seeing over one million in attendance nationwide, and events are still underway. Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Ohio all had especially surprising showings.

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Rachel Maddow is right, again. We should all know Trump plans to eliminate every penny of federal funding for Head Start. It isn’t a rumor. It’s in his actual 2026 draft budget. 750,000 kids. Gone. One of the most successful programs for families—slashed for MAGA spite. @maddow.msnbc.com

The CFPB Has Been Gutted The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau terminated the positions of 1,406 employees at the congressionally mandated agency.

This is getting fewer headlines than it should. After coming to power promising to help working people, the president is revealing his real priorities by actively making it easier for banks to rip people off.

And just to draw out the logic here: Trump's goal is to stoke an environment of such enormous fear that immigrants leave the U.S, to avoid the risk of being trapped in a hellish prison camp for life, and the threat that similar tactics will be deployed on U.S. citizens keeps the rest of us in line

Troy NY says #HandsOff our freedoms, our rights, our democracy, OUR GOVERNMENT! No Kings.

RSVP for Tonko Town Hall! Wed, 4/23, 6 PM, Saratoga Springs High School: tinyurl.com/y3wa3r4d
#PaulTonko #TownHall #SaratogaSprings #IndivisibleADKSaratoga

Troy Rally THIS SATURDAY! Hands Off: Let's Keep Marching! 9:30 AM, Troy Atrium.
#HandsOff #TroyNY #IndivisibleADKSaratoga

Albany protest and food drive for non-perishable food items for Food Pantry at St. Vincent's Church

📣April 19th Actions 📣

9:30 March and Rally @ Troy
www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

12:00 Albany Rally and Food Drive @ West Capitol Park

Could Trump Invoke the Insurrection Act? What to Know—and How to Prepare

On Sunday, a report is due that could include a recommendation to invoke the Insurrection Act as part of Trump’s effort to "secure" the southern border.

Let’s be clear: This might not happen. But we’d be foolish not to take the possibility seriously. This isn’t about fear, it’s about preparation.

🔥 Amped up to defend democracy? Join us TOMORROW! 🔥
Honk-n-Wave: Glens Falls & Saratoga Springs, 12 PM!
Download signs, social media text, and chants here: rb.gy/4561lw
See you there!
#KeepTheRepublic #GlensFalls #SaratogaSprings #Democracy #IndivisibleADKSaratoga

Over on The Hellsite, JD Vance has now functionally called for an end to due process for migrants. His argument is riddled with deceptions, bad faith, and embarrassingly awful logic. I think it needs a real response, so here's what I put up over there.

First, his 20 million number is fiction. 1/

A dramatic demonstration yesterday outside the State Department building protesting the Trump administration's cuts to PEPFAR despite that program being wildly successful and saving countless lives.