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"No business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages to its workers has any right to continue in this country." ~ FDR, 1933
Musician, writer, opiner, general scaliwag
Pic: Eugene Debs, Ftn City Park, Knoxville, TN- 1905
Musician, writer, opiner, general scaliwag
Pic: Eugene Debs, Ftn City Park, Knoxville, TN- 1905
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"This Is How Trump Is Laying the Groundwork to Steal the 2026 Elections"
Trump’s administration and his election-denial allies across the country are working to undermine next year’s elections and make it so Republicans can’t lose.
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Trump’s administration and his election-denial allies across the country are working to undermine next year’s elections and make it so Republicans can’t lose.
Read/share/subscribe:
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This Is How Trump Is Laying the Groundwork to Steal the 2026 Elections
Trump’s administration and his election-denial allies across the country are working to undermine next year’s elections and make it so Republicans can’t lose.
zeteo.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:41 AM
"This Is How Trump Is Laying the Groundwork to Steal the 2026 Elections"
Trump’s administration and his election-denial allies across the country are working to undermine next year’s elections and make it so Republicans can’t lose.
Read/share/subscribe:
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Trump’s administration and his election-denial allies across the country are working to undermine next year’s elections and make it so Republicans can’t lose.
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Under a 2010 ruling from the Supreme Court, domestic groups can face “material support” charges for providing nonviolent support to designated foreign terrorist organizations. interc.pt/4i1EqYJ
November 17, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Under a 2010 ruling from the Supreme Court, domestic groups can face “material support” charges for providing nonviolent support to designated foreign terrorist organizations. interc.pt/4i1EqYJ
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"That’s what Justice Democrats was: We were trying to elect people to try to push the Democratic Party to do the right thing. It’s not going to work. We have to replace them.”
Saikat Chakrabarti’s Plan for the Political Revolution
“My goal, honestly, is to replace a huge part of the Democrat establishment,” says AOC’s former chief of staff, who is running for Nancy Pelosi’s open seat.
interc.pt
November 16, 2025 at 10:31 PM
"That’s what Justice Democrats was: We were trying to elect people to try to push the Democratic Party to do the right thing. It’s not going to work. We have to replace them.”
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Our party can either stand with working people or stand with the billionaires.
I’m fighting for a Democratic Party that puts the many before the wealthy few.
I’m fighting for a Democratic Party that puts the many before the wealthy few.
November 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Our party can either stand with working people or stand with the billionaires.
I’m fighting for a Democratic Party that puts the many before the wealthy few.
I’m fighting for a Democratic Party that puts the many before the wealthy few.
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Trump lost his trade war in every possible sense. It hurt the economy; it made us look ludicrous and lawless; and it gave Beijing a chance to reach for world power. And there is nothing Trump can do about any of this except back down and blame others. (1/2)
November 17, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Trump lost his trade war in every possible sense. It hurt the economy; it made us look ludicrous and lawless; and it gave Beijing a chance to reach for world power. And there is nothing Trump can do about any of this except back down and blame others. (1/2)
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We're not really talking enough about how the tariff reversals on fruits and nuts and spices is an admission by Trump that his entire economic program is a miserable failure.
www.axios.com/2025/11/15/t...
www.axios.com/2025/11/15/t...
Tariff relief at the grocery store
The affordability crisis has worsened since the imposition of steep import taxes.
www.axios.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:38 PM
We're not really talking enough about how the tariff reversals on fruits and nuts and spices is an admission by Trump that his entire economic program is a miserable failure.
www.axios.com/2025/11/15/t...
www.axios.com/2025/11/15/t...
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"Call the cops! He took my wallet and my keys!”
SALEM, OR — Trump’s lawless ICE goons threaten U.S. citizen with AR-15, steal her car keys & wallet, leave her stranded in the middle of the road. (They then gave them to the police as though they found them🤔)
SALEM, OR — Trump’s lawless ICE goons threaten U.S. citizen with AR-15, steal her car keys & wallet, leave her stranded in the middle of the road. (They then gave them to the police as though they found them🤔)
November 15, 2025 at 6:52 PM
"Call the cops! He took my wallet and my keys!”
SALEM, OR — Trump’s lawless ICE goons threaten U.S. citizen with AR-15, steal her car keys & wallet, leave her stranded in the middle of the road. (They then gave them to the police as though they found them🤔)
SALEM, OR — Trump’s lawless ICE goons threaten U.S. citizen with AR-15, steal her car keys & wallet, leave her stranded in the middle of the road. (They then gave them to the police as though they found them🤔)
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Yesterday in NASHVILLE — @davidhogg.bsky.social joined the @tnyoungdems.bsky.social @tnhsdems & TN College Dems to rally for @aftynbehn.bsky.social Behn in TN-7
Signs said “Young Gets It Done”
Signs said “Young Gets It Done”
November 16, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Yesterday in NASHVILLE — @davidhogg.bsky.social joined the @tnyoungdems.bsky.social @tnhsdems & TN College Dems to rally for @aftynbehn.bsky.social Behn in TN-7
Signs said “Young Gets It Done”
Signs said “Young Gets It Done”
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TN-7 Candidate @aftynbehn.bsky.social : "If you’re not OK with the chaos at our federal government, are upset with the cost of living & inflation, then I'm your candidate… I’ve never taken corporate PAC money, which is important- because are you fighting for the people or your donors?"
November 16, 2025 at 5:23 AM
TN-7 Candidate @aftynbehn.bsky.social : "If you’re not OK with the chaos at our federal government, are upset with the cost of living & inflation, then I'm your candidate… I’ve never taken corporate PAC money, which is important- because are you fighting for the people or your donors?"
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Just to reinforce that words mean something, a mayor or president following laws passed by their legislatures or city councils is NOT "expanding" or "maximizing" executive power. It's using the power they have.
Going to war without authorization of Congress, that'd be executive power expansion
Going to war without authorization of Congress, that'd be executive power expansion
Lina Khan Wants to Amplify Mamdani’s Power With Little-Used Laws
Former Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan said she’s exploring ways to maximize New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s executive authority through little-used laws already in place.
www.bloomberg.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Just to reinforce that words mean something, a mayor or president following laws passed by their legislatures or city councils is NOT "expanding" or "maximizing" executive power. It's using the power they have.
Going to war without authorization of Congress, that'd be executive power expansion
Going to war without authorization of Congress, that'd be executive power expansion
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Daily beatings. Sexual abuse. Denial of food and water. Isolation from the outside world.
Venezuelans imprisoned in El Salvador for four months describe the torture they suffered after being forcibly removed from the U.S.
Venezuelans imprisoned in El Salvador for four months describe the torture they suffered after being forcibly removed from the U.S.
“You Have Arrived in Hell”: Venezuelans Sent By U.S. to El Salvador Faced Torture, Sexual Abuse
252 Venezuelan immigrants in the United States were flown to El Salvador in the dead of night and indefinitely imprisoned at the Salvadoran mega-prison CECOT, the Terrorism Confinement Center. The det...
www.democracynow.org
November 16, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Daily beatings. Sexual abuse. Denial of food and water. Isolation from the outside world.
Venezuelans imprisoned in El Salvador for four months describe the torture they suffered after being forcibly removed from the U.S.
Venezuelans imprisoned in El Salvador for four months describe the torture they suffered after being forcibly removed from the U.S.
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“Matt Van Epps is a puppet to the puppet masters of the universe — the Epstein Files are another example of the billionaire boys club getting away with crimes while regular Tennesseans get crushed with prices.”
TN-7 nominee REP. @aftynbehn.bsky.social (D) with @velshi.com 👇🏽
TN-7 nominee REP. @aftynbehn.bsky.social (D) with @velshi.com 👇🏽
November 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
“Matt Van Epps is a puppet to the puppet masters of the universe — the Epstein Files are another example of the billionaire boys club getting away with crimes while regular Tennesseans get crushed with prices.”
TN-7 nominee REP. @aftynbehn.bsky.social (D) with @velshi.com 👇🏽
TN-7 nominee REP. @aftynbehn.bsky.social (D) with @velshi.com 👇🏽
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TENNESSEAN: “Ethics complaint filed claiming 8 Senators ― including @MarshaBlackburn & @SenatorHagerty ― violated conflict of interest rules by supporting a provision allowing them to sue the government for millions…”
(Finally they cover this story! 👏🏽)
www.tennessean.com/story/news/p...
(Finally they cover this story! 👏🏽)
www.tennessean.com/story/news/p...
November 15, 2025 at 1:21 PM
TENNESSEAN: “Ethics complaint filed claiming 8 Senators ― including @MarshaBlackburn & @SenatorHagerty ― violated conflict of interest rules by supporting a provision allowing them to sue the government for millions…”
(Finally they cover this story! 👏🏽)
www.tennessean.com/story/news/p...
(Finally they cover this story! 👏🏽)
www.tennessean.com/story/news/p...
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November 15, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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FBI Director Kash Patel DOES NOT want you to track his luxury jet.
But you can.
Read more: interc.pt/47H9Dg9
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But you can.
Read more: interc.pt/47H9Dg9
✍️ @sambiddle.com 📹 @jordanuhl.com
How to Track FBI Director Kash Patel’s Jet #politics #trump
YouTube video by The Intercept
youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
FBI Director Kash Patel DOES NOT want you to track his luxury jet.
But you can.
Read more: interc.pt/47H9Dg9
✍️ @sambiddle.com 📹 @jordanuhl.com
But you can.
Read more: interc.pt/47H9Dg9
✍️ @sambiddle.com 📹 @jordanuhl.com
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Hundreds of thousands of deaths have already occurred as a result of the Trump administration's dismantling of USAID.
Dr. Atul Gawande: Hundreds of Thousands Have Already Died Since Trump Closed USAID
“We had the cure for death from malnutrition, and we took it away.” We speak to surgeon and health policy expert Atul Gawande about the Trump administration’s near-total dismantling of USAID. Gawande,...
www.democracynow.org
November 15, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Hundreds of thousands of deaths have already occurred as a result of the Trump administration's dismantling of USAID.
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The Trump administration moved to designate antifa groups abroad as foreign terrorists — setting up the prosecution of their U.S. allies.
Marco Rubio Wants to Imprison You on Terror Charges for Supporting Nazi Punchers
Rubio moved to designate antifa groups abroad as foreign terrorist organizations — setting prosecution for their U.S. allies.
interc.pt
November 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The Trump administration moved to designate antifa groups abroad as foreign terrorists — setting up the prosecution of their U.S. allies.
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The Jeffrey Esptein scandal the main stream press is ignoring; he was a major player in American foreign policy with deep ties to Israel and other satrapies: www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Jeffrey Epstein Was a Warlord. We Have to Talk About It.
Mainstream media is ignoring the fact that the late sex trafficker was a power broker who shaped global policy.
www.thenation.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The Jeffrey Esptein scandal the main stream press is ignoring; he was a major player in American foreign policy with deep ties to Israel and other satrapies: www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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As Cory Booker visits New Hampshire, this @imeupolicy.bsky.social ad is airing:
"When a majority of Senate Democrats voted to block Trump’s weapons giveaways to Israel, Senator Booker voted with Republicans to keep the weapons flowing…Booker isn’t fit to be the Democratic nominee for president."
"When a majority of Senate Democrats voted to block Trump’s weapons giveaways to Israel, Senator Booker voted with Republicans to keep the weapons flowing…Booker isn’t fit to be the Democratic nominee for president."
November 14, 2025 at 8:31 PM
As Cory Booker visits New Hampshire, this @imeupolicy.bsky.social ad is airing:
"When a majority of Senate Democrats voted to block Trump’s weapons giveaways to Israel, Senator Booker voted with Republicans to keep the weapons flowing…Booker isn’t fit to be the Democratic nominee for president."
"When a majority of Senate Democrats voted to block Trump’s weapons giveaways to Israel, Senator Booker voted with Republicans to keep the weapons flowing…Booker isn’t fit to be the Democratic nominee for president."
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Every year inflation reduces the minimum wage. The current minimum wage of $7.25 is only worth $4.83 2009 dollars. The minimum wage has fallen by 33% since 2009.
November 14, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Every year inflation reduces the minimum wage. The current minimum wage of $7.25 is only worth $4.83 2009 dollars. The minimum wage has fallen by 33% since 2009.
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It’s been 15 years since Congress raised the minimum wage.
In that time, costs for rent, groceries, and utilities have soared.
Americans deserve a raise.
In that time, costs for rent, groceries, and utilities have soared.
Americans deserve a raise.
November 14, 2025 at 9:21 PM
It’s been 15 years since Congress raised the minimum wage.
In that time, costs for rent, groceries, and utilities have soared.
Americans deserve a raise.
In that time, costs for rent, groceries, and utilities have soared.
Americans deserve a raise.
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A new report from @HRW.org and @cristosal.bsky.social documents the extensive and systemic torture inflicted on Venezuelan immigrants who the Trump administration forcibly sent to El Salvador's CECOT mega-prison.
November 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
A new report from @HRW.org and @cristosal.bsky.social documents the extensive and systemic torture inflicted on Venezuelan immigrants who the Trump administration forcibly sent to El Salvador's CECOT mega-prison.
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A new report based on interviews with 40 of the 252 Venezuelan immigrants who were flown to and imprisoned in El Salvador earlier this year details daily beatings, sexual abuse and more.
“You Have Arrived in Hell”: Venezuelans Sent By U.S. to El Salvador Faced Torture, Sexual Abuse
252 Venezuelan immigrants in the United States were flown to El Salvador in the dead of night and indefinitely imprisoned at the Salvadoran mega-prison CECOT, the Terrorism Confinement Center. The det...
www.democracynow.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:36 PM
A new report based on interviews with 40 of the 252 Venezuelan immigrants who were flown to and imprisoned in El Salvador earlier this year details daily beatings, sexual abuse and more.
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"There is so much about the draft papers that have caused some who’ve seen it to privately complain that it reads like openly fascist European rantings from the first half of the 20th century."
Zeteo scoop on a "bonkers" national security strategy draft:
Zeteo scoop on a "bonkers" national security strategy draft:
Trump’s Unpublished National Security Strategy Is Stephen Miller’s Far-Right Wet Dream
The president’s new national-security draft document rants against migration and cultural “erasure” – and endorses far-right political parties abroad, sources tell Zeteo.
zeteo.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:53 AM
"There is so much about the draft papers that have caused some who’ve seen it to privately complain that it reads like openly fascist European rantings from the first half of the 20th century."
Zeteo scoop on a "bonkers" national security strategy draft:
Zeteo scoop on a "bonkers" national security strategy draft:
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REP. MASSIE (a Republican): “Trump will protect you if you vote the wrong way… if you vote to cover up for pedophiles — but I would remind my Republican colleagues this vote is going to be on your record longer than Trump is going to be president.”
November 14, 2025 at 4:44 AM
REP. MASSIE (a Republican): “Trump will protect you if you vote the wrong way… if you vote to cover up for pedophiles — but I would remind my Republican colleagues this vote is going to be on your record longer than Trump is going to be president.”