@barbararansby.bsky.social
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House Speaker Mike Johnson's refusal to seat newly elected Democrat Adelita Grijalva is preventing a key vote on the release of the Epstein files.
For the Republican Party, "the protection of pedophiles is above the protection of the children of this country," says colleague @ramirez.house.gov.
For the Republican Party, "the protection of pedophiles is above the protection of the children of this country," says colleague @ramirez.house.gov.
October 21, 2025 at 12:42 PM
House Speaker Mike Johnson's refusal to seat newly elected Democrat Adelita Grijalva is preventing a key vote on the release of the Epstein files.
For the Republican Party, "the protection of pedophiles is above the protection of the children of this country," says colleague @ramirez.house.gov.
For the Republican Party, "the protection of pedophiles is above the protection of the children of this country," says colleague @ramirez.house.gov.
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Trump's actions over the last several days are increasingly dangerous for the people of DC and for American democracy.
DC belongs to the people who live here.
We call on allies everywhere to help us make sure it stays that way. freedcproject.org/event-list/d...
DC belongs to the people who live here.
We call on allies everywhere to help us make sure it stays that way. freedcproject.org/event-list/d...
August 11, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Trump's actions over the last several days are increasingly dangerous for the people of DC and for American democracy.
DC belongs to the people who live here.
We call on allies everywhere to help us make sure it stays that way. freedcproject.org/event-list/d...
DC belongs to the people who live here.
We call on allies everywhere to help us make sure it stays that way. freedcproject.org/event-list/d...
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Grossly irresponsible of the Times to have this ludicrous credulous spin as the top story the morning after a president who rules by fiat proclaims a totally specious emergency to militarize the capital - an editorial insult to our intelligence and our democracy.
August 12, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Grossly irresponsible of the Times to have this ludicrous credulous spin as the top story the morning after a president who rules by fiat proclaims a totally specious emergency to militarize the capital - an editorial insult to our intelligence and our democracy.
I have been putting my resistance energies elsewhere but have been convinced that coming back to social media via BlueSKy. Listening now to @democracynow.org now #DNlive....
The outrageous move by Trump to takeover of DC police is another step toward full fledged fascism & a sign of things to come
The outrageous move by Trump to takeover of DC police is another step toward full fledged fascism & a sign of things to come
August 12, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I have been putting my resistance energies elsewhere but have been convinced that coming back to social media via BlueSKy. Listening now to @democracynow.org now #DNlive....
The outrageous move by Trump to takeover of DC police is another step toward full fledged fascism & a sign of things to come
The outrageous move by Trump to takeover of DC police is another step toward full fledged fascism & a sign of things to come
Winning City Hall is important, but not the North Star. Still, in this neo-fascist moment, we need geographical spaces where left politics can breathe.Chi is one such place. See Asha's @inthesetimes.com piece. Support @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social in NYC & ORGANIZE!!!
inthesetimes.com/article/mayo...
inthesetimes.com/article/mayo...
Two Years After Electing a Mayor, Chicago’s Left Keeps Contesting for Power
Movement-backed Mayor Brandon Johnson and a record class of progressive alders took office exactly two years ago. I spoke with organizers—including CTU President Stacy Davis-Gates—about what we’ve won...
inthesetimes.com
May 16, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Winning City Hall is important, but not the North Star. Still, in this neo-fascist moment, we need geographical spaces where left politics can breathe.Chi is one such place. See Asha's @inthesetimes.com piece. Support @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social in NYC & ORGANIZE!!!
inthesetimes.com/article/mayo...
inthesetimes.com/article/mayo...
We are proud to be one of 170 events and actions nationally to push back against the vitriolic assault on higher education, the right to protest, our international students and colleagues, and very idea of a racial diverse university. .
April 16, 2025 at 9:59 PM
We are proud to be one of 170 events and actions nationally to push back against the vitriolic assault on higher education, the right to protest, our international students and colleagues, and very idea of a racial diverse university. .
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Protesters from Jewish Voice For Peace occupy Trump Tower to protest the detainment of Mahmoud Khalil. (via @btnewsroom.bsky.social)
March 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Protesters from Jewish Voice For Peace occupy Trump Tower to protest the detainment of Mahmoud Khalil. (via @btnewsroom.bsky.social)
Sara Nelson has it right....What's the date? May 1?
portside.org/2025-03-11/w...
portside.org/2025-03-11/w...
‘We Have Very Few Options but To Join Together To Organize for a General Strike’
Arguably the most potent and powerful figure in the labor movement today has just declared that American workers—no matter what you do or what sector you’re in—now have “very few options but to join t...
portside.org
March 13, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Sara Nelson has it right....What's the date? May 1?
portside.org/2025-03-11/w...
portside.org/2025-03-11/w...
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Mahmoud Khalil’s lawyer Ramzi Kassem breaks down the shaky legal grounds the Trump administration is using to prosecute the Palestinian activist, including a rarely used legal provision “enacted primarily to target Eastern European Jewish Holocaust survivors."
March 13, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Mahmoud Khalil’s lawyer Ramzi Kassem breaks down the shaky legal grounds the Trump administration is using to prosecute the Palestinian activist, including a rarely used legal provision “enacted primarily to target Eastern European Jewish Holocaust survivors."