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I'm bitterly disappointed that the Democrats don't present much resistance to fascism. Schumer doesn't lead. He merely takes up space. Pitch the whole lot into the bin but only keep the few who are truly progressive. They're looking out for the little guys. They haven't forgotten about us.

Tonight was a very bad night.

We cannot afford a divided and weak opposition party when an authoritarian is invading our cities, terrorizing our communities, and corruptly self-enriching at the expense of the rest of us. We want to celebrate a Democratic Party that fights back. But after this latest surrender, the next step is primaries and new leadership. We get the party we demand, and we intend to demand one that fights.

What the fuq were you thinking? At least my two senators didn't sell me out for the sake of their bank account. Chuck Shumer needed to step down long ago. Caving in to the Republicans is not representing your constituents.

Their loss, our gain.

Phony Stark would be nothing without his billions. He's still a big nothing *with* them, but for minions falling all over themselves to do his bidding.

Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration To Enforce Discriminatory Passport Policy | American Civil Liberties Union WASHINGTON–The Supreme Court of the United States today granted a request from the Trump administration to stay a preliminary injunction in Orr v....

“This decision will cause immediate, widespread, and irreparable harm to all those who are being denied accurate identity documents,” said Jessie Rossman, legal director of the @aclum.bsky.social

Mississippi Democrats Break Republican Senate Supermajority, Flipping 3 Legislative Seats After 13 years, Mississippi Democrats broke the Republican Party's supermajority in the Mississippi Senate, flipping 3 legislative seats.

NEW: Mississippi Democrats broke the Republican Party's supermajority in the state Senate tonight for the first time since 2011.

It came as Democrats flipped 2 Senate seats and 1 House seat.

“Mississippi just broke the supermajority—and the people have taken back their power,” the party says.

The billionaires can buy the newspapers and buy social media and buy attack ads, but they can't buy their way out of how much we fucking hate all of them.

As the cold reality of Cuomo’s defeat sets in, this is a moment for centrists to ask themselves: Have we lost touch with the common voter? Get out and spend time in the tattoo parlors and dispensaries. The drag shows, community gardens and outsider art galleries where Real New Yorkers congregate

I can relax a little now.

(between an image of Mikie Sherrill and the Indivisible logo) CONGRATULATIONS Mikie Sherrill NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR

Congratulations to Governor-elect @mikiesherrill.bsky.social and the New Jersey Indivisibles who worked so hard to secure this big win! This is a huge night for Democrats and a humiliation for Trump. The message from voters is clear: There is a political cost to siding with the regime.

The people of New York City have spoken.

(around an image of Zohran Mamdani and the Indivisible logo) CONGRATULATIONS Zohran Mamdani NEW YORK CITY MAYOR

Congratulations to Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social on convincing millions to believe in politics and the future of the Democratic Party! His seemingly-longshot win represents a stunning rejection of the outdated, loser version of the Democratic Party that brought Trump to power twice.

Everyone should pay careful attention to the Maine voter ID ballot measure (Prop 1). It is on track to lose -- thereby proving that the GOP claims that voter ID laws are overwhelmingly popular is a lie. Perhaps now the legacy media will stop repeating that nonsense.

Thank you. I've been getting by wearing a Vogmask (N99) with a disposable KN95 over the top, but I need something better now.

Autumn scene with the dried brown stems of spotted horsemint in the foreground. The verticels (leftover sepals) look like brown pompoms along the stems. Each of those little tubes leftover from each flower contains four tiny nutlets that are the seeds for the next generation.

The base of the same spotted horsemint plant, showing new growth (narrow, sword shaped leaves) that will stay mostly green through the winter. It might turn a bit red, but the icy wind doesn't seem to damage it much now that we no longer have snow on the ground all winter, thanks to global warming.

Spotted horsemint, Monarda punctata. One of my favorite plants because it's a pollinator magnet for all sizes of bees and wasps. It does well in our poor, sandy soil.
#NativePlants #SupportPollinators

When the president is receiving literal *tribute* from foreign nations ... he might not be representing the will of the American people. Airplanes, golden crowns, it's all a grift and he doesn't care if his policies are downright *abusive* to the people paying taxes that are being misappropriated.

A dry, brown milkweed stem with several long, slim pods that have opened to reveal fluffy parachutes on brown teardrop-shaped seeds. This milkweed species is called Asclepias verticillata, whorled milkweed.

Today we're gathering seeds from whorled milkweed (pictured), anise hyssop, and horsemint in order to replant in other parts of the prairie. #NativePlants #SupportPollinators

I laughed WAY too hard at this

This is big.

I needed to see your face after viewing some of the latest political developments. Sigh. Safety in a smile.

Mom and dad are so proud of you for marching today. #NoKings

#nokings Wasilla Alaska

#NoKings
Talkeetna, Alaska : population, 1,000. Attendance - 111 !!! ❤️

Small towns throughout the United States lined our streets today to stand up for democracy #NoKings ❌👑

Around 1000 people showed up here in Saline, MI 🙌
(a population of roughly 9000)

@indivisible.org

I didn't get a picture of the best sign I saw today, but I remember what it said:

Somewhere in America
A little Hispanic girl
Is hiding in an attic
And keeping a diary.

#NoKings

A beautiful Bald Eagle circled overhead during our protest in Burnsville Minnesota and the crowd went wild
#NoKings #Minnesota

Y’all here is a fun fact: Portland has a brand new volunteer organization called “operation inflation” that allows people to borrow inflatable costumes for protests. They just started a couple weeks ago and have like a 160 costume library (and counting because people keep donating).

A lot of people think it’s unreasonable to expect masking in public spaces

What’s unreasonable is accepting a mass disabling event when we have tools to stop it

What’s unreasonable is expecting disabled people to stay home forever

What’s unreasonable is risking your long term health unnecessarily