Peggy Schick 🪷

As Toni Morrison said, "the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work." But she also reminded us never to lose our capacity to be shocked.

Part of my conversation on @ayman.msnbc.com earlier today.

Gorgeous day for a protest!

What I don't have in experience, I make up for in integrity.

And what Andrew Cuomo lacks in integrity, he could never make up for with experience.

5 Phone Calls Can Stop American Fascism. Here Are the Numbers. Politicians have a secret math they don't want you to know.

Y’all. Take a few minutes to read this and then schedule an hour to do what it says. You will be glad you did. You DO have the time to actively do what you can to save our democracy. You CAN make a difference.

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Blue States Have 90 Days to Kill American Fascism. Here's How. *Note: This article advocates for legal actions including state prosecution of federal crimes, constitutional enforcement, and lawful withholding of federal funds by states exercising their sovereign ...

Call state legislators at congress.gov/state-legislature-websites. Make these demands: prosecute federal officials for oath violations, suspend federal tax cooperation, introduce nullification resolutions, prepare for financial autonomy, and more in article...
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Bernie’s Working-Class Fairy Tale Has a Big Blindspot The progressive folk hero's mantra has always been: "Fix the economy, and magically racism goes away!" Except it doesn’t, and Black voters know better.

My family is excited about you and your platform. Your point that you understand the needs of your MAGA friends is what caught my attention. This article speaks to the key difference between you and other Dems and well-meaning Independents.
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I researched every attempt to stop fascism in history. The success rate is 0%. Once they win elections, it's already too late.

I’m in. Are you? If you are short on time, skip to the middle for brilliant ways we can fight fascism together.

“The window to prevent fascism closed. But the opportunity for something else, something unprecedented, might just be opening.”

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Awesome. Tell it like it is. Love your positions and energy.

Now we’re talkin’!

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ICEBlock Retaliation (feat. Kel McClanahan; Carolyn Feinstein) Podcast Episode · The Daily Beans · 07/21/2025 · 1h 19m

NEW: I had a busy weekend: I spoke to an FBI Analyst that reviewed the Epstein files, I spoke to a DOJ analyst who was fired because of her husband’s ICEBlock app, and I’m suing the DoJ for the Epstein transcripts. News with swearing. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Is there any love more true than that of an animal?

YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live Stacey Abrams on Trump Pushing Our Country into Authoritarianism & Being a Black Woman in Politics

This is very good in summing up what the Trump administration is truly up to. Ten minutes of your time.

#Authoritarianism
#Fascism
#Dictator

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Ann Coulter commenting that "We (meaning the U.S., presumably) did not kill enough Indians."

I rarely comment on these things, but these are unusual times. 249 years ago the Declaration called Natives "Merciless Indian Savages.," and the Constitution excluded us from protection while enabling our dispossession. We remember this history not to cause harm, but to grasp the consequences./1

Screenshot of an Elon Musk tweet: “we’ve tried red. We’ve tried blue. America is ready for something that actually works. America party”

I guess “White Party” was just too on the nose?

Spot on. This is the clearest explanation I’ve seen. It ‘s relatable, and humanizes the issue in a way everyone can understand.

The thing is, whatever happens in this round or the general election, Andrew Cuomo is never, ever going to stop chasing the high he briefly had in 2020 of people — for once in his life — thinking he didn’t suck, a condition known as “Giuliani Syndrome”.

Wake up Democratic Party old guard establishment. This isn’t about New York City. This is the way the wind is blowing. Step aside for young people who this country will need over the next several decades long after you are gone. Enough with your egos and the big money interests.

More of this. 🤞 Go NYC.

Inspiring leadership

3s feel good.

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YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson What is Juneteenth and Why Does it Matter: A Short History | Journey to American Democracy

A short video about Juneteenth:

Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller who is running for mayor, was arrested on Tuesday by federal agents at an immigration courthouse in Lower Manhattan as he tried to escort a migrant whom agents were seeking to arrest. 

Lander's wife posted this video of the event:

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"I will go to G7 and beg to have Putin come back and after they laugh at me, I'll leave the meeting early."

I didn’t know how much I needed to see a bunny falling asleep. Thank you.

If you don’t follow daily bunnies, you need to

CA-12 Representative Lateefah Simon speaks out on unjust attack on Senator Alex Padilla. As a member of the House Oversight Committee, she is not having it when it comes to preventing members of Congress from conducting their constitutional oversight duties

ICE TRIED TO ROLL OUT IN Manhattan-New Yorkers said "NAH" AND SENT THEM BACK INSIDE!!

Seriously

Forget-me-not

RIP Brian Wilson, musical legend 🌱

#Bloomscrolling