Michael Winkler

Just because we beat them doesn’t mean we should continue to let billionaires spend whatever they want on elections.

IT’S ELECTION DAY, AMERICA!

Remember to get out and VOTE!!!

By the way: The prosecution made this estimate despite Keller telling the judge that he was still going through discovery in the case.

Keller indicated that the government isn’t prepared to make its first discovery production until Nov. 14, which the judge found…unusual.

Wow it’s so crazy that Congress appropriated funds and the president just decided that the money isn’t real

Like Article 1 isn’t a thing anymore lol 🙃

Trump isn’t the disease — he’s a symptom.

The real sickness is the corporate and billionaire money corrupting both parties.

Judge Sooknanan: As I said at the start of this hearing, I got a call at 2:36 am [last night] because the government chose the wee hours of the morning on the Sunday of Labor Day weekend to execute a plan to move these children. That's why we're here.

The Practice and Assessment of Science: Five Foundational Flaws in the Department of Energy's 2025 Climate Report Adopted by the Executive Committee of the AMS Council on 27 August 2025

And now the @ametsoc.org has torn them a new one:
www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-am...

Copenhagen has taken bicycle commuting to a whole new level Cycling has been a part of that good life in Copenhagen for decades. In recent years, it has enjoyed yet another unfathomable surge in popularity — taken to the next level thanks to constantly improvi...

“Copenhagen reported that 62% of its residents are now commuting to work or school by bike — an increase from 52% in 2015 & 36% in 2012, when the City Council launched a 14-year-plan to improve the quality, safety & comfort of cycling.”

#Copenhagen chose. They keep choosing even better every year.

Redistricting Is at a Crossroads: How Voters Can Achieve Fair Representation | League of Women Voters Let’s be honest: We’re only talking about mid-cycle redistricting now because politicians fear losing power. And they’re willing to rewrite the rules to keep it.

Why is everyone talking about mid-cycle redistricting now? Politicians fear losing power, and they’re willing to rewrite the rules to keep it.

America, it’s time to stay alert, organize, speak up, and defend democracy. It's time to rise. Learn more: www.lwv.org/blog/redistr...

Social Security FAQ Social Security turns 90 this year. Despite its popularity and exemplary record of never having missed a payment---even after the 9/11 terror attacks and Hurricane Katrina---misperceptions persist abo...

Social Security turns 90 this week.

We love Social Security because:
❤️ It's the largest form of wealth most people will have
❤️ It's never missed a payment
❤️ It's universal—everyone benefits

Celebrate by learning more about Social Security in our new FAQ:

www.epi.org/publication/...

Trump-Putin summit will be as useful to Ukraine as Agent Orange is for gardening

A Trump-Putin summit will be as useful to Ukraine and democracy as Agent Orange is for gardening

Great conversation with Nate Angell on content provenance, ranging from Creative Commons C2PA to ISCC to the new Humanright mark. (here's a short excerpt from our conversation) #AI #HI #creativecommons #humancreator

www.humanintelligence.news/p/human-inte...

As a longtime advocate for bold environmental policy, I’ll fight these short-sighted moves every step of the way.

We owe it to future generations to stand up to polluters and defend our planet.

The first rule of homelessness policy is that it must be cruel.

The second rule is that it must be expensive.

The current GOP idea is to move from "spend a lot so cops, paramedics, and ERs can shuffle them around" to "spend a lot to put them in jail."

God forbid we just provide basic shelter.

Part of the reason I bang on about open source software is because it should be seen as a necessary tool in political organising. How can you organise against capital when capital owns the tools you're using to organise?

The 1972 Annual Report of the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority is now my favorite band.

Or just do away with insurance altogether and go to single payer like every other developed country on the planet.

Illinois grad here. Andreesen's fortune is built on research funded by the NSF at the UIUC super computing lab (NCSA). So on top of the vile racism, he's a hypocrite.

"NSF awarded a large grant to NCSA specifically for Mosaic development, enhancement and support." www.nsf.gov/news/mosaic-....

Should Members of Congress be banned from becoming lobbyists?

I’ve introduced legislation with @aoc.bsky.social to do exactly that.

Let’s get it done!

Congressional Leaders Warning of ‘Insider Trading’ Could Have Banned Officials From Stock Trading Banning members of Congress and government officials from trading stocks is highly popular, even among many rank and file lawmakers—but not among the congressional leaders who control which bills adva...

House Democrats could have passed a bill banning congressional stock trading, or stock ownership in individual companies, anytime from 2019-2022, but Pelosi's leadership did not allow votes on legislation. Progressives first introduced the Anti-Corruption Act in 2018, but it has never had a hearing.

Just heard Bill Kristol, former chief of staff for Dan Quayle, say he thinks ICE should be defunded and that the entire DHS should probably be disbanded, which puts him to the left of maybe the majority of elected Democrats. Truly wild times we’re living in.

🚨 The CBO found that the Senate’s version of Trump's Big Ugly Bill would add $3.3 trillion to the national debt.

This bill is a farce.

Not only will it drag our country into more debt, but it does nothing to make life better for hardworking families — no relief, no lower costs, no real solutions.

We need a full-on ban on corporate PAC money. I’m one of six U.S. Senators who has never taken corporate PAC checks. Six out of 100. The middle class doesn’t have a lobbyist. They don’t have a super PAC. They don’t have a corporate PAC. But they should have the Democratic Party.

Leaders came together to pledge their support for GAVI's global vaccination efforts.

Instead of showing up, RFK Jr. sent a pre-recorded statement saying that the U.S. will withhold funding.

The U.S. is turning its back on millions of people.

This is reckless and deadly.

@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social: “Democrats' messaging is breaking through. I'm listening to voters in the focus groups — they're saying back what Democrats are putting out there, which is they are cutting your programs, programs that benefit you in order to give tax cuts to very rich people.”