Melanie Bagby

In Virginia, the governor and attorney general races are especially important. In Pennsylvania, remember to vote YES on the retention of the Supreme Court justices on the ballot. In California, vote YES on Proposition 50.

Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer has declared a state of emergency to allow state funding for SNAP recipients on a weekly basis! This will fund snap for November! The emergency status allows for weekly disbursements, which may offer more immediate relief than monthly cycles.

When you show yourself to the world and display your talents, you naturally stir all kinds of resentment, envy, and other manifestations of insecurity... you cannot spend your life worrying about the petty feelings of others.

Wouldn’t it be great if the US had leaders who were actually capable of meeting the moment?

This is what solidarity looks like. Together, we will win.

Mass Call: What's Next After No Kings? · No Kings No Kings will be massive, powerful, and meaningful - but it won’t be the end of our work. Join movement leaders and fellow local activists after the big day to come together, celebrate what we accompl...

I'm attending No Kings's event, “Mass Call: What's Next After No Kings?” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

Going to a 'No Kings' protest? Here’s how to prepare your phone - Boyle Heights Beat Simple steps to take before hitting the streets

HOW TO PREPARE YOUR PHONE FOR THE NO KINGS PROTEST.

PASS IT ON. Be safe out there tomorrow everyone! Keep it PEACEFUL. ⬇️

boyleheightsbeat.com/how-to-prepa...

It can be an option to leave your phone at home - if you don’t need to text (USE SIGNAL IF YOU DO) or take photos.

YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live Jimmy Kimmel is Back!

Jimmy Kimmel's Monologue now has 14.3 MILLION VIEWS on YouTube.

It would be a shame for you to share it

www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tj...

Nothing says, "Hey international companies, bring your manufacturing to the US" like arresting 475 workers at a Hyundai (70% of whom are South Korean).

HIV Community standing up against cuts with a new HIV Quilt showing what will happen if we cut federal funding. #cutskill

People in Every US Congressional District Set to Be Harmed by Trump-GOP Attack on Healthcare | Common Dreams GOP lawmakers face mounting outrage as new research shows every district in the US will see a rise in uninsured people by 2034 due to the OBBBA. Will they listen to the cries of their constituents los...

People in Every US Congressional District Set to Be Harmed by Trump-GOP Attack on Healthcare
"Every member of Congress, regardless of party or geography, will see tens of thousands of their constituents lose coverage under this law," says new research.
www.commondreams.org/news/big-bea...

Newsom: "He doesn't play by a different set of rules. He doesn't believe in the rules. As a consequence, we need to disabuse ourselves of the way things have been done. It's not enough to just hold hands, have a candlelight vigil, talk about way the world should be...we have got to meet fire w/fire"

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NEWSOM: “We are asking the voters for their consent to respond to what’s happening in Texas.”

There will be a special election this November in California.

Newsom: "He's a failed president. Who else sends ICE at the same time we're having a conversation like this? Someone who's weak. Someone who's broken. Someone whose weakness is masquerading as strength."

LIVE: Gavin Newsom speaks on California’s plan to redraw congressional maps YouTube video by Associated Press

#ElectionRiggingResponseAct

www.youtube.com/live/9xshWDU...

Dear Harvard:
Speak to your history and psychology depts
They will tell you that once you have caved, they keep coming back for more. Narcissistic psychopaths need to keep refreshing their experience.

Don’t cave.
Fight.
You will win.

Did you know Virginia opossums are the only marsupials native to North America? They help maintain ecological balance by acting as nature’s built-in cleanup crew. They're also relatively disease-free, and it's very rare for them to carry rabies, parvovirus or distemper.

🎉 WE MADE GOOD TROUBLE! 🎉

Yesterday, July 17th: Hundreds of thousands joined 1,600+ #GoodTroubleLivesOn events nationwide!

Albany proudly rallied for John Lewis, defending democracy. Power rests with the people!
#IndivisibleADKSaratoga #JohnLewis #AlbanyNY #DefendDemocracy ❌👑

40+ sources of news and information for the US in 2025 Staying informed is critical, and a bit challenging these days. A revisionist and censorious US administration, a media and political landscape significantly captured by billionaires, misinformation a...

I've assembled a list of 40+ outlets that I find valuable, prominently featuring:

* nonprofit, co-operative, and independent news rooms,
* outlets relevant to Petaluma and the Bay Area,
* international outlets,
* and, yes, a selection of for-profit outlets.

blog.riley.pub/news-and-inf...

DNC launches 'Trump Tax' site in challenge White House narrative on tariffs, tax impacts As many have debated what the true impacts will be, they could likely prove central as key midterm races approach in Michigan come 2026.

"In order to try to pay for these tax breaks to billionaires, what the One Big Beautiful Bill has done is made cuts in other areas, like to health care, like to the energy credit." - @scholten.house.gov
www.wzzm13.com/article/news...

One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism · No Kings Across the country, authoritarian forces are getting bolder and more dangerous. Trump and his allies are not hiding their agenda: mass deportations, rollbacks of civil rights, weaponized courts, and f...

I'm attending No Kings's event, “One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

Oppose H.R. 4: Trump's Budget Rescissions Package - Final Vote This Week ⭑ 5 Calls The Trump administration’s rescission package, H.R. 4, has passed in the House and now awaits a vote in the Senate where it will only need 50 votes to …

CALL YOUR SENATORS NOW! Ask them to vote against HR4, the bill that will yank funding for PBS and NPR.

YEAH, call them EVEN IF THEY ARE REPUGNANTS. Maybe ESPECIALLY if they are Repugnants:

5calls.org/issue/hr4-re...

Enter your zip code, see Senators' names and numbers, and use the script. Easy!

Most undocumented people pay taxes trusting the IRS will abide by privacy laws. All this will do is scare people into not paying taxes which means less revenue.

Yesterday’s announcement of the official call to action begins now. It is just after 6 am in California. We wait to see how many farmworkers join the #StrikeForDignity

They asked for just three days, “They will not fire you”. They can say this bc they know no one can do what they do.

On today’s Democratic Daily Download, @reptimkennedy.bsky.social speaks out at a Western New York nursing home that will be hurt by the One Big Ugly Bill and calls on Republicans to #CancelTheCuts to Medicaid.

🎙️ Fighting for Paid Family & Medical Leave
🎙️ The economic impact of unpaid care work
🎙️ The cruel Trump practices that are unfairly terrorizing immigrant families and communities w/ @supportkind.org
🎙️ How closing the wage gap would boost the overall economy

momsrising.org/BT16JUN25

Opinion | A New Era of Hunger Has Begun

A New Era of Hunger Has Begun www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/o...

I’m so sorry for your personal loss. A long time viewer and reader, I didn’t always agree with his commentary but never doubted his integrity and love for this great American experiment. Thank you David Gergen for grounding so many of our national debates in common sense and decency.

🚨 BREAKING 🚨 The National Science Foundation has sent an email out to its members to collect signatures for a dissent declaration similar to the NIH’s Bethesda Declaration and the EPA’s Declaration of Dissent.

This comes on the heels of Lee Zeldin putting 139 EPA declaration signers on admin leave