Marianne O'Connor

Last night marked Kuf Alef Kislev—the 81st anniversary of the Satmar Rebbe's escape from Nazi-occupied Europe. His rescue and founding of Williamsburg's Hasidic community shaped our city. Grateful to celebrate this history with the community and greet the rebbes.

Joe McCarthy's Posthumous Victory (Courtesy of Donald Trump) According to George Santayana’s famous dictum, those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

Joe McCarthy's Posthumous Victory (Courtesy of Donald Trump)

(great article)

This Black Friday weekend we are going to send a message to corporations that enable Trump and the MAGA agenda: #WeAintBuyingIt

How to Get Rid of "Citizens United" We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment. There’s a far simpler way.

Montana is working on it already!

Robert Reich Trump’s Pay-to-Pardon Scheme

Former nursing home executive and convicted fraudster Joseph Schwartz was pardoned by Trump earlier this month.

Schwartz secured the pardon after paying two other convicted fraudsters nearly $1M to lobby Trump on his behalf.

Everything is for sale. youtube.com/watch?v=NflcWXdV-B0&feature=youtu.be

2026 is almost here, which means primary season is upon us. Join the kickoff of our primary program to hear about the elections that our groups are excited to jump into next year: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

UN warns world losing climate battle but fragile Cop30 deal keeps up the fight Reaching agreement in divisive political landscape shows ‘climate cooperation is alive and kicking’, says UN climate chief The world is not winning the fight against the climate crisis but it is still in that fight, the UN climate chief has said in Belém, Brazil, after a bitterly contested Cop30 reached a deal. Countries at Cop30 failed to bring the curtain down on the fossil fuel age amid opposition from some countries led by Saudi Arabia, and they underdelivered on a flagship hope – at a conference held in the Amazon – to chart an end to deforestation. Continue reading...

UN warns world losing climate battle but fragile Cop30 deal keeps up the fight

What the Hell Is Going On Between the U.S. & Venezuela? (A 5-Minute Crash Course) A military buildup, covert ops, and oil executives circling Venezuela. The official “drug war” story doesn’t match the map.

Just like the Iraq war run-up, Congress is sleepwalking through history.

Tell Home Depot: Stop cooperating with ICE! Home Depot locations have recently been the site of cruel ICE raids and roundups, targeting day laborers who are just trying to work. In August, Carlos Roberto Montoya, a native of Guatemala, was str...

please sign:

The world is watching @cop30brazil.bsky.social. Show leadership and add the fossil fuel phase-out roadmap to the #COP30 agreement. Listen to @lulaoficialbluesky.bsky.social and follow the 80+ countries that want justice!

AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"

TEXT: WHO IS PAYING FOR TRUMP’S NEW BALLROOM? BILLIONAIRES AND GIANT COMPANIES — MANY WHO MAY NEED SOMETHING FROM TRUMP! ARE WE SUPPOSED TO BELIEVE THEY’RE GIVING AWAY THEIR MONEY FOR FREE? OF COURSE NOT. THIS STINKS OF BRIBERY. THE SOLUTION? MY NEW STOP BALLROOM BRIBERY ACT.

Billionaire companies are bankrolling Trump’s ballroom and it stinks of bribery.

That’s why @robertgarcia.house.gov and I introduced a bill to crack down on this potential corruption.

Thank you to the more than 700 students who joined me and the “Godfather of AI,” Nobel Prize winner Dr. Geoffrey Hinton, at the Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service.

We must ask ourselves: Will AI benefit all of us? Or just the billionaires?

Why Epstein Really Matters Even Donald Trump on rare occasions gets something right, or, at least, something that might sound sort of right if you are so inclined.

Why Epstein Really Matters

The center calls it “radical” to demand what every worker deserves: dignity, a living wage, and healthcare for all.
FDR proved left populism can win. The modern Democrats proved what happens when they abandon it.
Mamdani’s victory is just the beginning.
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A fallen American flag on White House grounds - and Trump walks past without a glance. That’s his presidency in one frame. The patriotism is all performance. When the cameras aren’t rolling and the moment calls for respect, he has none. Only loyalty to himself.

YouTube video by PoliticsGirl WTF Have YOU Done?

So tired of this BS.

A repost of a Elizabeth Warren post pointing out how the tax breaks for corporations in the Big Ugly Bill would pay for SNAP, ACA premiums and Medicaid.

A New Unifying Issue: Just About Everyone Hates Data Centers • Michigan Advance This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. It’s not a nove...

A New Unifying Issue: Just About Everyone Hates Data Centers

November 14, 2025 In a transparent attempt to distract from the many times his own name appears in the documents from the Epstein estate members of the House Oversight Committee released Wednesday, President Donald J.

In a transparent attempt to distract from the many times Trump's own name appears in the Epstein documents...

Reason Abandoned: The Moral Failure of the America First Global Health Strategy When the last vestiges of democracy call collapse reform, language joins the wreckage and clears the path for power.

Can we convince people of what is happening here? @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social gets Vought's number with this post. Use tax dollars to strangle those in need with red tape.
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Did Democrats Really Win the Shutdown? Since the Democratic senators – actually seven Democrats and one Independent – surrendered to the Republicans on Monday to end the government shutdown, there have been a number of revisionist musings,...

Did Democrats really win the shutdown?

Complaint argues DTE-tied group aimed to funnel $100k into Unlock Michigan campaign • Michigan Advance A Michigan nonprofit with ties to one of the state’s largest energy companies is accused of participating in a dark money scheme to funnel money into an effort to overturn the governor’s COVID-19 emer...

Example of corruption in MI politics. Sign the "money out of MI politics" ballot initiative if you can.

November 11, 2025 A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

November 11, 2025 Inside the Senate Deal.
Always thoughtful, reasonable and puts things in historical context. This video was particularly thorough and enlightening.

Democrats: Once Again Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory What a difference a week makes.

Democrats: Once Again Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory
Neal Gabler
Nov 11, 2025
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YouTube video by Robert Reich What Democrats SHOULD Be Doing

Worth a listen!

What's Next?: Changing Trump's False and Dangerous Narrative Now, nearly two weeks after the exhilarating, morale-building, joyful, enthusiastic, triumphant and monumental rallies nationwide on October 18, the looming question heard everywhere is “What’s next?”...

What's Next?: Changing Trump's False and Dangerous Narrative

Now, nearly two weeks after the exhilarating, morale-building, joyful, enthusiastic, triumphant and monumental rallies nationwide on October 18, the looming question heard everywhere is “What’s next?”

NO KINGS DAY: BE THERE, PLEASE (PLUS THE END OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ERA HAS ARRIVED)

NO KINGS DAY: BE THERE, PLEASE