Bob Rhodes

Brand new data:

Republicans blamed for the shutdown (+12) and for health care premiums going up (+28!!).

These are stunning numbers. Republicans aren't immune from the pressure this creates.

Time to press our advantage. Stand for what we believe in.

This victory sounds a fresh octave in the moral universe’s song of restorative justice. Zohran’s platform—fare-free buses, stabilized housing costs, city-owned grocery stores, universal childcare—echoes the conviction Howard Thurman whispered to the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee:

Young people in NYC absolutely showed out and there should be 1000 articles and profiles about this. Because we have had to put up with 1000 MAGA diner stories for years now.

Republicans thought they had a permanent hold over young men. They didn't.

Spanberger wins men 18-29 by 14%, Sherrill by 10%, and Mamdani by a stunning 40%.

Don't forget that Zohran Mamdani spent his entire campaign standing proudly beside the trans community. He went to trans rights rallies just to show support. He proudly waved trans rights flags without hesitation. He refused to back down in support of trans rights. That makes me happy.

Two of the media organizations that have really "met the moment" in national coverage are Teen Vogue and WIRED.

Along with student-run college newspapers in general. And scores of local start-ups.

The main hope for journalism (in its dark times) is the next wave of journalists.

Yes, Trump’s cruelty IS staggering.

Trump's FCC just scrapped a Biden-era cap on the maximum price of prison phone calls between inmates and their families.

Telecom and private prison companies — which donated to Trump's campaign — lobbied for the rollback.

This regime's cruelty and corruption knows no bounds.

Tens of Thousands of White-Collar Jobs Are Disappearing as AI Starts to Bite Companies ranging from Amazon to Target are sending workers into an unwelcoming market.

We cannot allow AI and robotics to simply wipe out millions of decent-paying jobs.

This new technology must benefit workers — not just Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and the other tech billionaires and CEOs of large corporations.

Hey champ, quick question:

Did Dr. King encourage African Americans to boycott elections because both parties were implicated by white supremacy?

Or did he urge his followers to vote for the lesser of two evils and then use their presence to extract concessions from politicians as a result?

Exactly. In response to the poor, Jesus said, "...'Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.'" Matt 25:40

Food bank director: “for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”

I’m so sick of the economic issues are more important than social issues people. 44% of the US is non-white, 30% are white women. We’re all included in “DEI,” a group they’re trying to kick out of the job market. It’s hilarious that anyone thinks they can have an economy without us.

The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.

Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.

The people who need help are not the problem.

It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.

The daily abuse by Trump’s masked ICE agents are such an ugly and sour drumbeat of life in Trump’s America. But we can’t look away or grow accustomed to this lawless cruelty. We need to be resolved that it must be stopped and these men must be held criminally accountable along with their superiors.

If the republic were the Titanic and the government’s end-of-year shutdown over health care the iceberg, Congress would be the first-class passengers already in the lifeboats — with their doctors aboard,

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Donald Trump has intentionally instructed the federal government to withhold emergency funding for SNAP - that is already paid for and set aside for just this purpose - that would cover almost 3 full weeks for all of the 42 million Americans who rely on it. Media is barely covering that fact at all.

“Walmart was the top employer of SNAP recipients in five states and one of the top four employers in the remaining four states. McDonald’s was among the top five employers of Medicaid enrollees in five of six states and SNAP recipients in eight of nine states.”

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Imagine being 17, your little brother by your side, begging to speak to your dad as he’s dragged away. You may never see him again. And this is every day. Soul shattering, nightmarish stuff, never to be forgiven.

(next to an image of Rep. Ocasio-Cortez) “You cannot love this country if you only fight for the wealthy and big business. To love this country is to fight for its people, all people. Working people ….. who punch a clock and are on their feet all day in some of the toughest jobs out there."

Trump’s Campaign to Defund the Arts—and Rewrite History "The campaign to defund the arts, capture our museums, and rewrite our history is a prelude to silencing dissent."

This isn't chaos. It's a plan. The defunding of the NEA, the gutting of the NEH, and the capture of the Kennedy Center are straight from the Heritage Foundation's 'Project 2025' playbook. Read my latest TIME article to see why this cultural attack demands our attention.

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The government has the funds to issue SNAP benefits, yet they're withholding the money. Over $3 billion in contingency funds are set aside to ensure food assistance during a shutdown. They could leverage these funds to fulfill SNAP benefits for 40 M people, including 16 M children, yet they don't

They love money and privilege more than anything else and have no respect for the country that has given them so much and the ordinary people who live here, including their employees and customers.

If you can't imagine how to make "Trump is literally bulldozing the White House" a message that is memorable to normie voters, maybe it's time to give up work in politics and pursue another field.

Donald Trump's demolition of the East Wing of the White House is a deliberate debasement. It is him saying that nothing is sacred in our history, nothing is beyond his power, he will do whatever he chooses. In the doing, he defies the law and the traditions that bind us together.

Deeply immoral

Find your nearest NO KINGS RALLY!

Because you don’t want a king, do you???

Www.nokings.org

Another thing about that group chat? The ‘boys will be boys’ mentality also paved the way for that group chat. Particularly when you consider that only certain ‘boys’ are given that grace.

White boys.

While Black boys are assigned manhood status as teenagers and predator status at all ages.