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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.

NEW: No, Charlie Kirk was not practicing politics the right way. That's what Ezra Klein said. We can condemn this heinous assassination but also recognize that with his 2020 election denialism and extremist rhetoric, Kirk built his movement with falsehoods and in a wrong and divisive manner.

60,000 Gazans have been killed. 18,500 were children. These are their names. Palestinian children have been killed at a rate of more than one per hour since the war began.

www.washingtonpost.com/world/intera...

The Trump Administration’s War on Disability Executive actions, budget cuts, layoffs, and legislation—all enacted in the Trump administration’s first six months—have curtailed disability rights and services, including access to Medicaid and the ...

The Trump Administrations War on Disability: History will show the first six months of the second Trump administration as an all-out war against disabled people... The disability community has faced structural violence in the form of federal policy. www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

Hope and solidarity won tonight, and will win again in November.

Congratulations, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social

Ellie’s write up is must read for understanding how horrible today’s Supreme Court decision is for trans people. Don’t let the press tell you this is some limited decision. The court is putting into question the right of all trans people to simply exist. By a 6-3 margin.

Opinion | Brad Lander Doesn’t Belong in Jail. Does He Belong in City Hall?

Well written opinion by Ezra Klein. He makes the case for #Lander so well.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/o...

Hi, this is Meg Barnette, Brad's wife.

While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE.

This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.

Melissa Hortman, who was assassinated last night, was the Speaker of the Minnesota House in the 2023-2024 session, when Democrats ran the state government.

That means she had a leading role in shepherding the many landmark reforms that Dems adopted in that period—an important legacy. Brief 🧵.

Gov. Newsom proposes 'asset test' for low-income and disabled Medi-Cal applicants. What does that mean? Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing reinstating an 'asset test' that would narrow eligibility for low-income seniors and adults with disabilities.

Gov. Newsom proposes 'asset test' for low-income and disabled Medi-Cal applicants. What does that mean?

Book Half open on blue background with "California's Bookshelf" overlay. Over 20 Languages. Over 300,000 Free Books.

Last week, the California State Libary announced that every Californian with an email and internet connection can now access over 300,000 eBooks and eAudiobooks—free of charge.

No need for a library card. Start reading anytime, anywhere.

Learn more: www.library.ca.gov/uploads/2025...

Musk's cuts at US Social Security agency are illegal, lawsuit claims Disability rights groups filed a lawsuit on Wednesday claiming the Trump administration and billionaire Elon Musk broke various laws by firing thousands of workers and shuttering offices at the U.S. Social Security Administration.

Disability rights groups filed a lawsuit claiming the Trump administration and billionaire Elon Musk broke various laws by firing thousands of workers and shuttering offices at the US Social Security Administration reut.rs/4iPG4vV

Sen. Cory Booker Delivers Marathon Senate Speech in Policy Protest Sen. Cory Booker delivers a 17+ hour Senate filibuster protesting key policy actions. Explore his powerful speech, civic themes, and calls for public action.

What @booker.senate.gov did is amazing. Thank you Senator for standing up for all of us. Here is a free lesson plan and discussion guide for educators and parents to discuss this historic filibuster with students. sharemylesson.com/todays-news-...

Booker’s marathon speech is 1000% the fight we need-but fighters come in all kinds of bodies with all kinds of moves. Postpartum moms like Petterson, wheelchair users like Duckworth & cane users like Green are powerfully disrupting business as usual. We need fighters of all ages & any disabilities!

A procedural rule vote to advance the House GOP package of bills for the week just failed because a bipartisan group of Republicans and Dems sank an effort by Speaker Johnson to kill a plan to allow remote voting for lawmakers who become new parents.

Rep. Pettersen - “ Don't fuck with moms. “

“We must dissent because America can do better.” Good to hear Wisconsin Judge Susan Crawford quote Justice Thurgood Marshall in her victory speech tonight.

I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.

The Impact Map or Federal Cuts Tracker Map is finally live‼️

Check the 🗺️ out theimpactproject.org/the-impact-m...

Explore how federal cuts are affecting your state or community and share this WIDELY 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

At the Mike Lawler empty chair town hall in Peekskill, 102 year old Dee in danger of losing her Medicaid, heard FDR on the radio in 1935 when he created Social Security. @indivisible.org

Stewart-Cousins: My father had Social Security in the amount of $300. Like Lutnick said, he would not have called if he did not get the Social Security check. He had dementia. But the people who take care of him would have called because it made the difference of him keeping a roof over his head

Vivian Wilson on Being Elon Musk’s Estranged Daughter, Going Viral, and Protecting Trans Youth Elon Musk’s estranged daughter is coming into her own.

Her *mom* seems cool:

“‘Vivian has always had an uncompromising sense of who she is — and who she needs to be,’ Wilson's mom, Justine, tells Teen Vogue. ‘She is big, fierce, wild multi-layered magic.’”

www.teenvogue.com/story/vivian...

Behind Timberwolves’ decision to start Joe Ingles so his autistic son could see him play "Sometimes you gotta do the human thing," Timberwolves coach Chris Finch said about the decision in a "must-win game."

Behind the scenes on Chris Finch’s decision to start Joe Ingles in a “must-win” game so his 8 yo son with autism could see him play.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/622...

AOC: If you are an LGBTQ kid or family, we cannot throw you under the bus in order to win an election. In this house, we stand together

We need fighters of all ages. There are older electeds who are fighting like Rep Al Green and Sen Bernie Sanders. And there are too many electeds at every age who are not. Vote for the fighter, not the number.

re the previous repost: if they can disappear permanent residents they can disappear citizens

Trans people have served in our military for years without issue.

Ousting qualified & capable servicemembers doesn't make America safer—it puts our national security at risk & disrespects the service of so many brave Americans.

Trump just touted his EO that attempted to ban medically necessary care for trans people under 19.

Guess he didn’t get the news: a judge issued an order earlier today against the EO—blocking the Admin from withholding federal funds because a healthcare entity provides this care.

The Real Reasons Autism Rates Are Up in the U.S. A hard look at whether the rise comes from more awareness, better diagnosis—or something else

Trump pushing anti-vaxxer nonsense about autism rates, we know why autism rates are up and it's not vaccine-related.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...

“After we’ve discriminated against, deported, or disparaged all the immigrants, the gay and lesbian and transgender people, the developmentally disabled, the women, and minorities. Once we’ve ostracized our neighbors and betrayed our friends… what comes next?” - Gov. JB Pritzker

The Pushback Aggregating news and events about challenges to the Trump administration and the future we can imagine when it's over.

Have you seen The Pushback? Launched a fantastic crowdsourced roundup of resistance weeks ago - everyone can post and read pushback links there pushback-rebuild.ghost.io

The ASL version of “Not Like Us” is magnificent.