Johniene Papandreas

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PLEASE REPOST THIS LIST.

The "Strategic Bitcoin Reserve" boils down to this: Taxpayer money is being STOLEN, without congressional approval, to artificially boost the value of a highly speculative financial asset. You can like that asset, you can dislike that asset, that's your own business. But this is open embezzlement.

Local politics can be very receptive to public voices. Few people ever just show up at meetings. Showing up is how a minority of minority (maga) took over so many local positions. And showing up and speaking out is how we take back that power.

Congressman Al Green on X: "Today, the House GOP censured me for speaking out for the American people against @POTUS’s plan to cut Medicaid. I accept the consequences of my actions, but I refuse to stay silent in the face of injustice. #WeShallOvercome https://t.co/sVklRmPCJl" / X Today, the House GOP censured me for speaking out for the American people against @POTUS’s plan to cut Medicaid. I accept the consequences of my actions, but I refuse to stay silent in the face of injustice. #WeShallOvercome https://t.co/sVklRmPCJl

Today, the House GOP censured me for speaking out for the American people against @POTUS’s plan to cut Medicaid. I accept the consequences of my actions, but I refuse to stay silent in the face of injustice. #WeShallOvercome x.com/repalgreen/s...

Trump: “I think Russia has been acting very well.”

Russia:

March 6, 2025 This morning, Ted Hesson and Kristina Cooke of Reuters reported that the Trump administration is preparing to deport the 240,000 Ukrainians who fled Russia’s attacks on Ukraine and have temporary lega...

March 6, 2025:

Let's Be Honest About The State Of The Union It wasn’t necessary to watch all of Trump’s speech last night to understand where we are as a country.

It was a hard speech to watch. But what came after was the worst part. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

AMANPOUR (with face in hands): “Never have I ever ever ever seen anything like it… the president and VP were taking all the Putin talking points.”

Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGolFp-...

#WalkOutTuesday

Could not agree more. The Prez & VP are shameful, embarrassing Putin puppets & a disgrace to our country. 🤮

#SlavaUkraine 🇺🇦

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/to...

Pass it on.
#StandWithUkraine

“Democracy Is Fragile” and Trump’s Threat to Us All, With Heather Cox Richardson YouTube video by Katie Couric

Need an update? Listen to this interview with Heather Cox Richardson. www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...

The SAVE Act Would Disenfranchise Millions of Citizens The SAVE Act would require all Americans to prove their citizenship with documentation unavailable to millions and upend the way every American citizen registers to vote.

🚨This is an awful, MASSIVELY suppressive voter suppression bill. We must not let it pass.
Call your senators and rep and tell them to vote NO on the SAVE Act. 202-224-3121

@abuela.bsky.social

How to Safeguard Your Finances in a Trump 2.0 Economy | Dame Magazine In the next five years, women are poised to control an unprecedented amount of wealth and financial power in America. Although it doesn’t seem that way given the male billionaires currently controllin...

We've launched a new monthly personal finance column today with @kazweida.bsky.social

Our goal: help folks protect their money & provide insights to help weather whatever economic storm this new administration may bring. 1/2

This needs to get more attention. Musk's anger at USAID might be motivated by disdain or grift, but there's also a side of vengeance.

A Conversation with David Zinn We speak to Here We Are's scenic and costume designer

What a pleasure it was to speak to Here We Are’s 3-time Tony Award-winning scenic & costume designer, David Zinn!

thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/a-conversa...

@damemagazine.bsky.social

Do yourself and democracy a favor. Support independent media.

Democrats, Stop the Blame Game and Prepare for the Fight of Our Lives | Dame Magazine I’ve had a job since I was 14 years old. I’ve spent most of it working in the service industry. I have always been part of the working class here in America. The characteristics of the working class t...

"...pundits’ failed to historically contextualize this election. Not one of their appraisals is taking into account how disinformation, dehumanization, and the multi-billion-dollar, multimedia right-wing-echo chamber impacted this election," writes Maya Contreras.

- @damemagazine.bsky.social

They Are Your Words Which Sondheim lyrics mean the most to you?

A few weeks ago, we asked a deceptively simple question: which Sondheim lyric means the most to you?

So many of you replied—in the most beautiful, personal, & thought-provoking ways.

Here are those responses:

thesondheimhub.substack.com/p/they-are-y...

$8 million is chicken feed.

January 18, 2025 Shortly before midnight last night, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published its initial findings from a study it undertook last July when it asked eight large companies to turn over information a...

January 18, 2025