I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Tell Your State Representatives: No ICE Concentration Camps in Maryland!. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/no-m...
How we beat back the corporate takeover of America:
1. Break up corporate monopolies
2. Continue building union power
3. End Citizens United and get big money out of politics
Let’s keep working to unrig the system.
It’s about the businesses in the guide… not the name of the guide.
What’s going on?
The NIH plans to end future funding for research projects focused on vaccine hesitancy and the Covid pandemic, as well as gender-affirming care, climate change, and diversity, equity, and inclusion, among other areas, according to a new draft guidance memo reviewed by Mother Jones.
In the nearly 80 sexual assault lawsuits against the embattled music producer, many of Sean Combs’s alleged victims say they were under 18, drugged or aspiring entertainers at the time of the incidents.
Reading is a privilege that many have died for. Don’t take it for granted
Unfortunately, I Think This Is True….
At a 24-hour vigil to protect Medicaid on the National Mall in Washington, DC, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) was to the point: to protect democracy, Medicaid has to be protected, too.
“I think this says that they will not tolerate us being active participants in our democracy—they want an autocracy,” Emily Feiner told Mother Jones.
Meet the 64-year-old retired social worker who went viral after being forcibly removed from her representative's town hall.
Boogie Wonderland (1979)
Earth, Wind & Fire & The Emotions
Well, I had an interesting Sunday night, how 'bout you?
Have FUN!!!!!
#Anonymous
My hometown of Waterloo, Iowa canceled its African American Read-In after Trump’s anti-diversity directives. So i got together some writer friends and I’m holding it instead.
An unknown number of fired CDC workers got their jobs back this week. Among them was Bri McNulty, who had shared her story with NPR.
Our own Rick Wilson hits the nail on the head: Trump is not “making deals” or “playing chess”, he’s just an idiot. Watch the LP Podcast to hear more: bit.ly/4kw7vvV
The United States has a shortage of more than 7 million affordable rental homes for low-income people. The country is also experiencing record homelessness.
DOGE’s cuts to HUD are now set to exacerbate these dueling crises. Read @juliannemcshane.bsky.social's report:
Just a random reminder that trickle-down economics was invented by conservatives in the 1980s to justify massive tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. It’s been nothing short of a disaster.
Read @jackiefmogensen.bsky.social's whole dispatch from the whole march:
The organizers call for reversing those measures—ending “censorship and political interference in science,” securing and expanding scientific funding, and defending diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in science.
Help us honor the incredible contributions of social workers by nominating a #SocialWorkPioneer. Let’s come together this #SocialWorkMonth to shine a light on the dedication, compassion, and transformative work of social work leaders in the field.
buff.ly/9mD4ycf #CompassionPlusAction
Nothing will ever trickle down.
Dolly Parton's husband, Carl Dean, died on Monday. On Friday at midnight, Parton released the song "If You Hadn't Been There" in his memory.
“When I say we will run out of money, that’s counted in weeks and months.”
Y’all are simply the best 🙌
