Melissa

This is the playbook, folks.

If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.

Do not be quiet in this moment.

I feel some Pat Metheny Group vibes when I listen to this! The energy and movement especially.

Screen grab of the album cover of Awakw by the Now Ensemble, with the song Change featured

@steveseel.bsky.social Heard this on your show Tues and my whole family is obsessed. Sat with my dad this week and we listened to it and poked around learning more about the artists. Once again, so much appreciation to you and the music you share with all of us…a bright light in dark times. 💙

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When public media disappears, so do the stories that bring us together.

With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection.

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‘Welcome to hell’: Inside the megaprison where the U.S. deported migrants Interviews with 16 former detainees of El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center offer the most complete view yet of conditions inside the notorious prison.

One was beaten unconscious. Others were covered in bruises, struggling to walk or vomiting blood. Another said he’d been sexually assaulted.

These are the stories of 16 former detainees who were deported to El Salvador’s mega prison.

It is legitimately one of the funniest episodes of any TV show in the history of the world. Just brilliant.

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Love moments like this. Public Enemy meets Mavis Staples ❤️

It's become clear that this administration is just a protracted war on anybody who's read a book without pictures in it. It's a miracle we're all still getting up and going to work every morning. The psychological drain is the point, and I'm increasingly grateful to the people who are still decent.

Colbert's cancellation is a dark warning CBS's decision marks a dangerous new stage for the culture at large.

Why Colbert's cancellation marks a dangerous new stage for the culture at large

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1,500+ at our Townhall in Wichita, Kansas this morning.

Working people across the nation are pissed off about this rigged economy, and they’re showing up. Wichita’s Congressman refuses to host a Townhall, so we pulled up instead.

If you were too young in 2003 here is what Bush told the American people:

1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money
3) We won’t need a lot of troops
4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq
5) We’ll find WMDs
6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators
7) It will be easy
8) It won’t take long

All lies.

The head of the FDA tells us they're taking a look at the dietary guidelines and that the food pyramid is out.

The food pyramid has not been in use since 2011 when MyPlate replaced it.

Kristi Noem must resign. She has deported a four year old with cancer, detained a U.S. marshal, and arrested two members of Congress. She’s lost the confidence of the American people. ICE must stop terrorizing our communities.

Americans Don’t Lack Empathy. We Are Being Drained of It. There’s a reason this Trump term has felt so emotionally devastating.

Fascism and authoritarianism counts on our increasing numbness for it to work. That's why refusing to become numb is some of the most important resistance work we can do.

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This should be the end of Noem’s career in public life. It almost certainly won’t be, however, which is itself damning.

Politico: For the most part, leading Democrats are ducking what is fast becoming the first real litmus test of the 2028 campaign: former President Biden's mental acuity. 16 May 25

This is far-right propaganda masquerading as journalism. Biden is an 82-year-old retiree who has no formal role in the Democratic Party. Meanwhile, the current president's brain continues to glitch over the word "groceries."

Here is our government, just quietly disappearing things that scientists and the public use.

Be loud about it.

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CDC denies help for lead poisoning in Milwaukee schools due to layoffs The CDC rejected a request for help "due to the complete loss" of their lead poisoning experts.

3 days ago RFK Jr. told the CDC to stop recommending water fluoridation, claiming it was a neurotoxin (this is a lie).

Turns out he also just eliminated the CDC’s entire Lead Program, and now lead poisoned children in Milwaukee are just on their own. Lead IS a neurotoxin and harms brain development

Like I and many smarter than me have said: this will cost lives and livelihoods. It will further wreck the American economy (which is well on its way to being wrecked). Weather and climate impact a significant percentage of our GDP. It’s just stupid.

"Wouldn't it make sense to prosecute him?" -- even Fox News thinks it's suspicious that Karoline Leavitt can't cite any actual evidence justifying the administration's deportations to a gulag in El Salvador without due process (note Leavitt claiming "this administration is doing things differently")

Every moment’s a little bit later

Remember when Republicans were furious with Biden because he tried to forgive people's student loans without an act of Congress?

I'm sure they'll be putting a stop to the current President dismantling entire agencies any time now, right? 🙄

Trump's tariffs insanity begins to fracture the MAGA cult Republican resistance is helpful. But more of it is needed.

The tariffs disaster has “demonstrated just how craven and/or hypnotized the GOP has become, and the extent to which most Republicans would do anything … rather than point out that the emperor is wearing a grotesque meat suit made of the skin of his constituents.” www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-tari...

"I didn't vote for" you did. Sorry. You did. Should have listened to the woke libtards instead of your roided out imaginary friends who told you kids were pooping in kitty litter at school

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Hands off Madison, Wisconsin

Widespread tornado, severe thunderstorm, and flood warnings and numerous severe weather reports across the eastern half of the USA on April 2nd.

Storm Prediction Center Outlooks show they identified the threat area 6 days out for the April 2nd severe weather event. Then widespread wind and hail reports and tornado reports across the area yesterday.

Once again SPC showing they are the best in the business . 6 days leadtime for yesterday. Add to that the amazing work by the WFOs messaging the threat and then issuing the warnings. Proud to be part of an agency doing such great work! And that was the first of several high impact days this week!