Karen Isaacson
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Stop US fascism!
📞 Congress: 202-224-3121
☎️ www.5calls.org
⚡ GeneralStrikeUS.com
📢 goodtroubleliveson.org (Jul17)
📗 www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
👟 mobilize.us
🤝 Indivisible.org
📣 www.fiftyfifty.one
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#USDemocracy
📞 Congress: 202-224-3121
☎️ www.5calls.org
⚡ GeneralStrikeUS.com
📢 goodtroubleliveson.org (Jul17)
📗 www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
👟 mobilize.us
🤝 Indivisible.org
📣 www.fiftyfifty.one
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#USDemocracy
July 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Stop US fascism!
📞 Congress: 202-224-3121
☎️ www.5calls.org
⚡ GeneralStrikeUS.com
📢 goodtroubleliveson.org (Jul17)
📗 www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
👟 mobilize.us
🤝 Indivisible.org
📣 www.fiftyfifty.one
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#USDemocracy
📞 Congress: 202-224-3121
☎️ www.5calls.org
⚡ GeneralStrikeUS.com
📢 goodtroubleliveson.org (Jul17)
📗 www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
👟 mobilize.us
🤝 Indivisible.org
📣 www.fiftyfifty.one
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#USDemocracy
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Zohran Mamdani won a victory for his own campaign in NYC but ALSO for a vision of the next Democratic Party: a bolder, more outspoken party that builds multiracial, multiethnic coalitions that speak directly to the aspirations of working-class voters — with an economic agenda that is on their side.
Zohran Mamdani Proves That Power Belongs to the People
In a rebuke to cynical Democratic insiders and the New York Times editorial page, voters backed a democratic socialist for mayor of the nation's largest city.
www.thenation.com
June 25, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Zohran Mamdani won a victory for his own campaign in NYC but ALSO for a vision of the next Democratic Party: a bolder, more outspoken party that builds multiracial, multiethnic coalitions that speak directly to the aspirations of working-class voters — with an economic agenda that is on their side.
I really need to leave Facebook, because .. what the actual?
Little update on Facebook's decision to shut my account.
June 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I really need to leave Facebook, because .. what the actual?
Bye bye!?!
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-m...
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Trump's national security adviser Mike Waltz and his deputy to leave posts in White House
President Trump's national security adviser Mike Waltz and deputy Alex Wong are leaving the White House, multiple sources tell CBS News.
www.cbsnews.com
May 1, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Bye bye!?!
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-m...
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Amazing!
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Amazing!
"Driven by higher-than expected turnout, voters across [Louisiana] delivered a blow to proposals pushed by Governor Jeff Landry."
www.wwltv.com/article/news...
www.wwltv.com/article/news...
Louisiana voters reject all four amendments championed by Governor Jeff Landry
Louisiana voters decided on four amendments, keeping current policies on taxes, legal oversight, juvenile justice, and judicial vacancies unchanged.
www.wwltv.com
March 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
"Driven by higher-than expected turnout, voters across [Louisiana] delivered a blow to proposals pushed by Governor Jeff Landry."
www.wwltv.com/article/news...
www.wwltv.com/article/news...
Wyoming!?!
Holy shit. Republican Harriet Hagemen got torn apart at a town hall in Wyoming last night. In a state that voted for Trump by 46 points.
She tried defending DOGE and it went as well as you’d imagine.
“Deport Elon, Deport Elon!”
Watch to the end…
She tried defending DOGE and it went as well as you’d imagine.
“Deport Elon, Deport Elon!”
Watch to the end…
March 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Wyoming!?!
We're just getting started... breathe!
Chart of cumulative protests reported from Jan 22 - Feb 28, 2017 vs 2025:
March 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
We're just getting started... breathe!
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A rare statement from Justice Roberts in response to Trump's post this morning:
“For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision. The normal appellate review process exists for that purpose.”
“For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision. The normal appellate review process exists for that purpose.”
March 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
A rare statement from Justice Roberts in response to Trump's post this morning:
“For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision. The normal appellate review process exists for that purpose.”
“For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision. The normal appellate review process exists for that purpose.”
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FYI: You are allowed to be a Democrat who also wants a stronger party.
You are allowed to ask leaders like @schumer.senate.gov to step aside so others who understand the moment can lead.
You are allowed to demand more than we are getting right now— and you deserve more too.
#TheReformers
You are allowed to ask leaders like @schumer.senate.gov to step aside so others who understand the moment can lead.
You are allowed to demand more than we are getting right now— and you deserve more too.
#TheReformers
March 15, 2025 at 6:23 PM
FYI: You are allowed to be a Democrat who also wants a stronger party.
You are allowed to ask leaders like @schumer.senate.gov to step aside so others who understand the moment can lead.
You are allowed to demand more than we are getting right now— and you deserve more too.
#TheReformers
You are allowed to ask leaders like @schumer.senate.gov to step aside so others who understand the moment can lead.
You are allowed to demand more than we are getting right now— and you deserve more too.
#TheReformers
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UPDATE: “Several members of DOGE arrived at USIP unannounced & accompanied by 2 FBI agents. They were met at the door by outside counsel who informed them of USIP’s private & independent status as a non-executive branch agency. Following that discussion, DOGE departed.” www.usip.org/press/2025/0...
BREAKING—The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) office was just on lockdown for close to an hour while members of the DOGE team tried to enter the building, multiple people have told me. Security has now escorted out remaining staffers who’ve been told to telework until further notice.
March 15, 2025 at 4:19 PM
UPDATE: “Several members of DOGE arrived at USIP unannounced & accompanied by 2 FBI agents. They were met at the door by outside counsel who informed them of USIP’s private & independent status as a non-executive branch agency. Following that discussion, DOGE departed.” www.usip.org/press/2025/0...
If the intent wasn't to create an "undue burden on the people of Maine" then what was it???
Why is everything they do an incompetent shit show?
March 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
If the intent wasn't to create an "undue burden on the people of Maine" then what was it???
Deja vu all over again?
March 6, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Deja vu all over again?
This is heartening!
March 3, 2025 at 6:43 PM
This is heartening!
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Good news for many of the fired government employees
BREAKING: Office of Special Counsel Finds Many DOGE Firings Unlawful with Major Implications for the Future of the DOGE Purge and Potential Jeopardy for Those Who Executed DOGE's Orders talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/big-d...
BIG: DOGE Firings Found Unlawful by Office of Special Counsel
There was a very important development today, still only little noted in...
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 24, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Good news for many of the fired government employees
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JUST IN: A federal judge has ordered the reinstatement of Cathy Harris atop the Merit Systems Protection Board, ruling that Trump's decision to fire her exceeded his authority. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 18, 2025 at 8:51 PM
JUST IN: A federal judge has ordered the reinstatement of Cathy Harris atop the Merit Systems Protection Board, ruling that Trump's decision to fire her exceeded his authority. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
I grew up near Hanford, had relatives who worked there. Had relatives "down wind" who later developed cancer. The Hanford Site should be taken seriously
www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...
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Murray: Trump layoffs leave Hanford nuclear site with ‘skeleton crew’
SEATTLE – More than a dozen Department of Energy workers were fired this month at a central Washington nuclear cleanup site, with at least 30 more federal workers taking buyouts, the latest in Preside...
www.spokesman.com
February 17, 2025 at 2:22 AM
I grew up near Hanford, had relatives who worked there. Had relatives "down wind" who later developed cancer. The Hanford Site should be taken seriously
www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...
www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...
A "Saturday Night Massacre" on a Thursday...
3 top U.S. prosecutors resign over order to drop NYC Mayor Eric Adams corruption case www.npr.org/2025/02/13/n...
3 top U.S. prosecutors resign over order to drop NYC Mayor Eric Adams corruption case
The acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and two top Justice Department officials in Washington, D.C., resigned after the case against New York City's mayor war order dropped.
www.npr.org
February 13, 2025 at 10:16 PM
A "Saturday Night Massacre" on a Thursday...
But of course it is!
DOGE IS ALREADY TAKING AIM AT MEDICARE AND SOCIAL SECURITY LISTEN LIVE:
open.substack.com/pub/wonkette...
Mike Luckovich
open.substack.com/pub/wonkette...
Mike Luckovich
February 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
But of course it is!
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Farmers: “He was supposed to hurt other people, not us.”
February 12, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Farmers: “He was supposed to hurt other people, not us.”
"Surprisingly good leverage for a small little country [Denmark]."
February 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
"Surprisingly good leverage for a small little country [Denmark]."
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A pleasant surprise...
🚨BREAKING: In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court REJECTED Donald Trump's motion to block his criminal sentencing in New York.
January 10, 2025 at 12:31 AM
A pleasant surprise...