Wide Awake

As with every #GildedAge, the ultra-wealthy retreat further into their corners.

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When next week's vote on the Epstein files comes before congress, the American people deserve to know how each member of congress voted. This is not for political reasons. This is just to spotlight the morality and integrity of each member of congress as well as their support for the rule of law.

REMINDER: President Biden NEVER cut SNAP payments, never even had a government shutdown.

In fact, he cut child poverty in half.
He cut child hunger, too.

I miss having a REAL President.

My political hot take is that US voters should be able to recall elected representatives via petition - at any time.
No more hiding behind election terms.

ICE grabs father by the neck—send him into violent seizure while his arms lock up around his toddler

not a single time in history did the good guys do this

⚠️ It should make every American sick that the Supreme Court is siding with a man fighting to not feed hungry children.

Democrats asked for ONE THING today to reopen the govt: Keep health insurance subsidies where they are at now for one year. That is IT. Nothing else.

Republicans said no.

So all the lies they tell every day about things Dems are asking for is BS.
Republicans OWN this shutdown.

Greg Abbott O @GregAbbott_TX: It is now in our Constitution that only US citizens can vote in Texas elections. Daily Caller @DailyCaller: BREAKING: Voters in Texas have APPROVED a ballot question requiring citizenship to vote THE RESISTANCE Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) © @adamscochran: This was already in the constitution. Thank you for reminding us why Texas is 41st in education.

Mike Johnson shamelessly lies: "We strengthened Medicaid. We improved healthcare access and we lowered premiums with our legislation."

I lived with my dad when I was very young and he didn’t apply for food stamps or free school lunches, though we qualified.

So, I went hungry. It was awful. I begged neighbors for saltine crackers. I can say it was the worst time of my life.

Children shouldn’t go hungry. Restore SNAP benefits.

Raskin details how he tried to get unanimous consent today to force Johnson to swear in Adelita Grijalva, but the Acting Speaker Haridopolos "scurried out of the room"

CHICAGO: “They took my son. He’s only 16. I just want my baby back.”

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This is an actual quote from White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt to HuffPost reporter S.V. Dáte.

While we spectate on The East Wing being torn down, it isn’t just another hallway, it’s where Eleanor Roosevelt built the modern Office of the First Lady, where WWII bunkers were hidden, and where the public enters the People’s House. Erasing it is rewriting history.

-A living wage
-Guaranteed healthcare
-The right to join a union
-The right to vote
-The right to choose when, how, and with whom you start a family
-The right for you and your family to live free from gun violence

These are the foundations of real freedom.

We’re Touching 1.9°C - And It’s Only 2025 Real time data coming out of the world’s climate measurement systems should be stopping us in our tracks. The latest estimate by climate scientist Dr Karsten Haustein shows that, this week, the Earth ...

Real time data coming out of the world’s climate measurement systems should be stopping us in our tracks. The latest estimate shows that, this week, the Earth is 1.9°C warmer than before we began burning fossil fuels.
#climatecrisis #ClimateEmergency #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/we-re-t...

We're putting out $25M in grants to train 22,000+ California workers in the skilled trades like construction.

That's on top of the $30M announced last week for apprenticeships in health care, education, and tech.

You shouldn't need a college degree to land a high-paying job.

Prime example of white privilege in plain sight.

Black kids get called adults to justify blame, while white adults get called “kids” to excuse their hate. They’re not boys and girls, they’re grown-ass men and women, and the receipts are in writing.

The Other Demonstration on Saturday Friends,

Why did the Marine Corps decide to fire live artillery shells across California’s major interstate freeway on Saturday?

https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-other-demonstration-on-saturday