Jess Williams

The ‘Board of Peace’ started World War 3 so fast.

You can oppose authoritarianism in Iran and the United States at the same time.

With protesters calling for an eviction moratorium at Minneapolis City Hall this morning (to quote the banners): “We fought ICE to keep our neighbors here”; “now we’re fighting to keep ‘em in their homes.”

I’m grateful for the opportunity speak out against this terrible bill.

'America is showing its dark underbelly': Protestors condemn ICE in rally at Kansas Statehouse • Kansas Reflector Hundreds of Kansans chanted "f*** ICE," carried pointed and sometime profane signs, and sang protest songs Wednesday as they flooded the second floor of the Statehouse to rally for human rights.

‘America is showing its dark underbelly’: Protestors condemn ICE in rally at Kansas Statehouse | via @journalist-sherman.bsky.social #ksleg

In a Year of Violent Tumult, the Sports World Was Silent When the country needed them to speak out, most athletes kept mum—and a few openly embraced embraced Trumpism.

'Trump and his acolytes have turned this country upside down, but you would rarely know it come game time. Twenty twenty-five was the most disappointing, depressing year of sports activism... in my professional lifetime.'

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For those who help the poor, 2025 goes down as a year of chaos Local anti-poverty groups have had to scramble and scale back this year as the Trump administration targeted safety-net programs. They are bracing for what may come next.

Local anti-poverty groups have had to scramble and scale back this year as the Trump administration targeted safety-net programs. They are bracing for what may come next.

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Josh Hawley says ‘voters aren’t stupid.’ Then he keeps working against them | Opinion He loudly warned against Medicaid cuts, but turned around and voted for them. So far, the Missouri senator’s call for GOP populism is all talk. | Opinion

He loudly warned against Medicaid cuts, but turned around and voted for them. So far, the Missouri senator’s call for GOP populism is all talk. | Opinion

300,000 Missouri Voters Sign Petition To Put GOP Gerrymander to Statewide Vote Read more here.

NEW: More than 300,000 Missourians signed a petition for a referendum aimed at blocking Missouri Republicans’ new congressional gerrymander. Despite the GOP doing everything in their power to stop them, voters successfully delivered those signatures to the state.

Please join us Thursday at 7pm CT for the launch of Free Families, an important campaign to end the use of child and family detention because it is immoral and inhumane.

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Workers from @sbworkersunited.org put their bodies on the line today, shutting down Starbucks' distribution center in York, PA, the largest in the US

Stand in solidarity with these working-class heroes, DON'T BUY STARBUCKS ANYWHERE UNTIL THEY WIN THEIR STRIKE

YouTube video by MS NOW  Pastor arrested at Chicago ICE facility speaks out: 'Intense crisis of morality'

We are in the middle of a spiritual emergency - I joined @ms.now to talk about the stakes of what we are up against. If they can treat me like this when the whole world is watching, what are they doing in these facilities with no oversight and accountability? 👇👇👇

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"For people wanting to experience God, we are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview facility than we ever were in church. I say that as someone who leads a church for a living." -Rev. Michael Woolf
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.

The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.

People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.

And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.

Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice.

It doesn't have to be this way.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Trump Funding Cuts Hit Particularly Hard for Deaf and Blind Children Programs supporting students with rare, complex disabilities have lost millions of federal dollars.

Our leaders have a duty to ensure that every student gets the excellent education that they deserve.

Instead, children with disabilities are suffering under the Trump funding cuts.

"H.R. 1, also called the 'big, beautiful bill,' represented to many observers the greatest transfer of wealth from the poor and working class to the wealthy in the nation’s history. But people are not disposable, and we are not meant to live in isolation." #ksleg

Director of Eisenhower Library in Kansas ousted after refusing to give Trump administration a sword The director of the presidential library and museum in Abilene, Kansas, said he was suddenly told to resign or be fired. He refused to give the Trump administration a historic sword from the museum’s collection.

BREAKING: The director of the presidential library and museum in Abilene, Kansas, said he was suddenly told to resign or be fired. He refused to give the Trump administration a historic sword from the museum’s collection.

When miscarriages become crimes 412 women faced criminal charges for pregnancy outcomes. This is what fetal personhood looks like.

“Four hundred and twelve women were charged with crimes that would not have been crimes if they were not pregnant. That is exactly what happens when we give rights and status to embryos and fetuses.”

Missourians Could Block the GOP Gerrymander With a Referendum Vote Read more here.

All that stands between voters and Trump’s effort to rig the 2026 elections in Missouri? 107,000 signatures by the end of this year.

Missourians are laying the groundwork to give voters the power to stop the GOP’s proposed gerrymander from taking effect.

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No, Charlie Kirk was not practicing politics the right way His assassination deserves full condemnation; his full impact should not be sidestepped.

As Charlie Kirk is quickly canonized by Trump and his movement, a full depiction of his impact on American politics is largely being sidestepped.

Kirk built his movement with falsehoods, and his advocacy was laced with racist and bigoted statements.

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These aren’t just prayers—they’re blueprints for liberation.

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Trump Admin, GOP Continue to Weaponize Bible to Punish Poor, Defend Imperialism Willfully misinterpreting the Bible to justify what passes for “law and order” has only intensified in recent decades.

"Such 'Christian' politicians regularly misuse Biblical passages to blame the impoverished for their poverty. There is never a suggestion that the rich, who have stolen people’s wages and engorged themselves by denying them healthcare, are in any way to blame."

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Our single most powerful tool is solidarity. Happy #LaborDay. 🤝

No, criminalizing homelessness doesn't increase housing stability. What does?

- Prohibiting evictions without just cause
- Prohibiting excessive rent increases
- Funding rental assistance

The solution for the housing crisis is protections. Not punishment.