Jan Acker

Consider Alice Paul and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, or Jim Foster and Harvey Milk. We wouldn't have what we have and what we might lose without these synergistic approaches.

At the Supreme Court, Liberal Justices Are Split

I disagree with the characterization of the liberal justices and Democratic party. Any successful social movement is driven by people who are pragmatic about and others who are confrontational. Both are necessary to for change. Seeing them as divisive rather than synergistic catalysts, is a mistake.

One more thing you CAN do.

Indonesian factory workers visit Nike’s Portland store to raise awareness of wages, conditions The workers saw sneakers for sale at prices they say top their monthly wage.

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So just like in America felon 47 is expecting expensive gifts for favorable treatment.

The Trump Administration Leaned on African Countries. The Goal: Get Business for Elon Musk. The State Department has intervened on behalf of Musk’s satellite internet company in five developing nations. In Gambia, U.S. diplomats have lobbied and browbeat at least seven government ministers a...

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'The Corruption Is Staggering': Trump Officials Push Tariffed Nations to Approve Musk's Starlink | Common Dreams "The glaring conflict of interest inherent in this pressure to preference a Musk-owned company is disgusting," said Public Citizen co-president Lisa Gilbert.

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March 10, US DOE sent letters to 60 institutions of higher ed warning potential enforcement action under Title VI to protect Jewish students on campus.
Now, an Executive Order directs "agencies to revise or repeal any Title VI racial nondiscrimination regulations that rely on disparate impact."

SIT DOWN, DIAPER DON. THE REVOLUTION DOESN’T NEED YOUR PERMISSION.

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No kidding.

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‘It’s a Heist’: Real Federal Auditors Are Horrified by DOGE WIRED talked to actual federal auditors about how government auditing works—and how DOGE is doing the opposite.

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Federal Government's Growing Banned Words List Is Chilling Act of Censorship - PEN America Banned words list 2025: The federal government is banning a growing number of words to comply with executive orders from President Trump.

Words your government finds offensive and requiring erasure...

Belong, continuum, women, at risk, institutional, mental health, definition, promote, science-based, gender.

Seriously?

Interestingly, we can't use women, female, or gender, but we can say male and men.

WTF
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The race to the bottom? Indeed we are

Every Student Loan is now "Forgiven" thanks to Trump. I'll give the Orangutan this... he's finally accomplished something nobody (including Biden) could... he forgave every student loan out there (and then some.)

@letitiajames.bsky.social
How about another class action on behalf of the people

Pete Hegseth, Mike Waltz, Tulsi Gabbard: Private Data and Passwords of Senior U.S. Security Officials Found Online Donald Trump's most important security advisers used Signal to discuss an imminent military strike. Now, reporting by DER SPIEGEL has found that the contact data of some of those officials, including ...

The smartest people in room

The Democrats are going to vote for cloture today?

Call your Senator this morning and tell them to vote NO.

Let the Republicans be responsible for their own mess.

(202) 224-3121

Please make him stop talking. Just stop...right...now.

Every abuser, ever.

YouTube video by The Daily Show Jon Stewart Takes on DOGE's Misguided Budget Cuts | The Daily Show

John Stewart knows where the money needs to be cut

Fox in the hen house