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House Speaker Mike Johnson's refusal to seat newly elected Democrat Adelita Grijalva is preventing a key vote on the release of the Epstein files.

For the Republican Party, "the protection of pedophiles is above the protection of the children of this country," says colleague @ramirez.house.gov.

21.10.2025 12:42 β€” πŸ‘ 444    πŸ” 158    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 10
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Trump's actions over the last several days are increasingly dangerous for the people of DC and for American democracy.

DC belongs to the people who live here.

We call on allies everywhere to help us make sure it stays that way. freedcproject.org/event-list/d...

11.08.2025 11:50 β€” πŸ‘ 312    πŸ” 123    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 8
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Grossly irresponsible of the Times to have this ludicrous credulous spin as the top story the morning after a president who rules by fiat proclaims a totally specious emergency to militarize the capital - an editorial insult to our intelligence and our democracy.

12.08.2025 11:38 β€” πŸ‘ 11732    πŸ” 2870    πŸ’¬ 858    πŸ“Œ 415

I have been putting my resistance energies elsewhere but have been convinced that coming back to social media via BlueSKy. Listening now to @democracynow.org now #DNlive....
The outrageous move by Trump to takeover of DC police is another step toward full fledged fascism & a sign of things to come

12.08.2025 12:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Two Years After Electing a Mayor, Chicago’s Left Keeps Contesting for Power Movement-backed Mayor Brandon Johnson and a record class of progressive alders took office exactly two years ago. I spoke with organizersβ€”including CTU President Stacy Davis-Gatesβ€”about what we’ve won...

Winning City Hall is important, but not the North Star. Still, in this neo-fascist moment, we need geographical spaces where left politics can breathe.Chi is one such place. See Asha's @inthesetimes.com piece. Support @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social in NYC & ORGANIZE!!!
inthesetimes.com/article/mayo...

16.05.2025 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We are proud to be one of 170 events and actions nationally to push back against the vitriolic assault on higher education, the right to protest, our international students and colleagues, and very idea of a racial diverse university. .

16.04.2025 21:59 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Join us...in Chicago on the 17th. Speakers include Katherine Franke, retired Columbia Law Prof., and Veena Dubai, AAUP attorney....

Join us...in Chicago on the 17th. Speakers include Katherine Franke, retired Columbia Law Prof., and Veena Dubai, AAUP attorney....

08.04.2025 21:36 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Protesters from Jewish Voice For Peace occupy Trump Tower to protest the detainment of Mahmoud Khalil. (via @btnewsroom.bsky.social)

13.03.2025 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 17648    πŸ” 4161    πŸ’¬ 456    πŸ“Œ 324
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β€˜We Have Very Few Options but To Join Together To Organize for a General Strike’ Arguably the most potent and powerful figure in the labor movement today has just declared that American workersβ€”no matter what you do or what sector you’re inβ€”now have β€œvery few options but to join t...

Sara Nelson has it right....What's the date? May 1?
portside.org/2025-03-11/w...

13.03.2025 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mahmoud Khalil’s lawyer Ramzi Kassem breaks down the shaky legal grounds the Trump administration is using to prosecute the Palestinian activist, including a rarely used legal provision β€œenacted primarily to target Eastern European Jewish Holocaust survivors."

13.03.2025 13:43 β€” πŸ‘ 351    πŸ” 143    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2

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