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“[P]rotests are important – particularly if the political opposition builds on them – but so are small, local gatherings that bring together people from a range of backgrounds and ideologies to solve shared concerns.“
We asked activists from authoritarian regimes what they wish they’d known sooner. Here’s what they said
Activists from Hungary, El Salvador and Turkey offer advice to the US about what they’ve learned about authoritarians
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:44 PM
“[P]rotests are important – particularly if the political opposition builds on them – but so are small, local gatherings that bring together people from a range of backgrounds and ideologies to solve shared concerns.“
We have a hot take on Dem’s loss in recent special election…
Opinion: Was House District 7 outcome a revival or rebuke? - Main Street Media of Tennessee
As she took the stage to deliver her concession to supporters, Aftyn Behn, in her glitzy cowgirl button-down, led a sing-along of Dolly Parton’s working-class hit “9 to 5.” While she hit the notes, ba...
mainstreetmediatn.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
We have a hot take on Dem’s loss in recent special election…
100% concur with the following statements.
I say it a lot, but if you want to make an immediate impact get involved in local politics, especially if you're in a smaller community. Attend a planning board meeting. Run for town meeting. Meet with town employees. You can *actually* change things and make your community better.
I really can't emphasize enough that if you care about local politics, all you gotta do is show up. Just a regular schmegular person showing up. Literally just show up consistently in person and within a remarkably short amount of time, you will have a shocking amount of influence.
December 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
100% concur with the following statements.
Good job, Ohio! Having taught high school for years, this was always a problem with several of my students. Kroger, mostly, seemed to stretch or even ignore labor laws. Also exploited children employees as soon as they turned 18. Even tho still in school
Calling and emailing works!
A BIG WIN 🎉🎉
Governor DeWine listened to your calls and VETOED the bill that would weaken child labor laws ( #Ohio SB 50 )!!
www.statenews.org/government-p...
Governor DeWine listened to your calls and VETOED the bill that would weaken child labor laws ( #Ohio SB 50 )!!
www.statenews.org/government-p...
December 5, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Good job, Ohio! Having taught high school for years, this was always a problem with several of my students. Kroger, mostly, seemed to stretch or even ignore labor laws. Also exploited children employees as soon as they turned 18. Even tho still in school
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Which parents are the ones who get "parental rights?" In Bellbrook-Sugarcreek School District (OH), it's those who want to ban books featuring any "sexuality content" or "gender ideology." Inside the school board's educationally-destructive new policy:
bookriot.com/bellbrook-su...
bookriot.com/bellbrook-su...
Which Parents Get "Parental Rights?" In This Ohio School, It's Those Who Hate LGBTQ+ People
Bellbrook-Sugarcreek School District has segregated LGBTQ+ books in the high school library, among other acts of book censorship.
bookriot.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Which parents are the ones who get "parental rights?" In Bellbrook-Sugarcreek School District (OH), it's those who want to ban books featuring any "sexuality content" or "gender ideology." Inside the school board's educationally-destructive new policy:
bookriot.com/bellbrook-su...
bookriot.com/bellbrook-su...
I concur.
The thing about Rand Paul I’m ok with is he literally does not care what anyone thinks of his policies
The thing I don’t like about Rand Paul are most of his policies
The thing I don’t like about Rand Paul are most of his policies
December 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I concur.
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Republican Leadership = Purposeful Incompetence
They mean to dismantle everything good
They mean to dismantle everything good
December 1, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Republican Leadership = Purposeful Incompetence
They mean to dismantle everything good
They mean to dismantle everything good
Our country’s spirit animal for 2025
November 28, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Our country’s spirit animal for 2025
“Well, let’s just agree to disagree then…”
One of my favorite social media redundancies is when people respond to a list of facts with, “I disagree!”
Ma’am and sirs — Mirs, if you will — that isn’t how anything works. You cannot “disagree” with the color of the sky or a timestamped event.
Ma’am and sirs — Mirs, if you will — that isn’t how anything works. You cannot “disagree” with the color of the sky or a timestamped event.
November 24, 2025 at 4:19 PM
“Well, let’s just agree to disagree then…”
More ideas to steal…
The latest evaluation of bike lane projects in Boston continues to show that if you build bike infrastructure, people will use it.
Full report: www.boston.gov/sites/defaul...
Full report: www.boston.gov/sites/defaul...
November 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
More ideas to steal…
A big NO from here in TN
Florida just became the first state in the nation to adopt the Phoenix Declaration, a vague, Heritage-written framework that could reshape public education in far-reaching ways.
Let’s stay informed, stay organized, and protect the freedom to learn.
www.freedomtoreadproject.org/the_phoenix_...
Let’s stay informed, stay organized, and protect the freedom to learn.
www.freedomtoreadproject.org/the_phoenix_...
The Phoenix Declaration: What It Is and What Floridians Can Expect Now That the State Has Become the First to Adopt It
Florida quietly adopted the Heritage Foundation’s vague Phoenix Declaration, enabling future curriculum restrictions, increased censorship, educator pressure, and deeper ideological control over publi...
www.freedomtoreadproject.org
November 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
A big NO from here in TN
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Less than a year from the midterm elections, state and local voting officials from both major political parties are actively preparing for the possibility of interference by the Trump administration. n.pr/3KcqSNg
How could Trump interfere in the midterms? Here's what voting officials are watching
Less than a year from the midterm elections, state and local voting officials from both major political parties are actively preparing for the possibility of interference by the Trump administration.
n.pr
November 21, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Federal push to override state artificial intelligence laws puts Tennessee's ELVIS Act in the crosshairs
Federal push to override state artificial intelligence laws puts Tennessee’s ELVIS Act in the crosshairs
It raises the possibility that federal rules could override state laws, including Tennessee’s closely watched ELVIS Act.
www.wkrn.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Federal push to override state artificial intelligence laws puts Tennessee's ELVIS Act in the crosshairs
We are focused on local and state politics. But our local duties, and possibly eventually our lives, are in dire jeopardy at this moment in American history.
This is the line in the sand:
NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW.
POLITICAL EXECUTIONS ARE THE END OF OUR COUNTRY AS WE KNOW IT.
This is the line in the sand:
NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW.
POLITICAL EXECUTIONS ARE THE END OF OUR COUNTRY AS WE KNOW IT.
The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
November 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
We are focused on local and state politics. But our local duties, and possibly eventually our lives, are in dire jeopardy at this moment in American history.
This is the line in the sand:
NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW.
POLITICAL EXECUTIONS ARE THE END OF OUR COUNTRY AS WE KNOW IT.
This is the line in the sand:
NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW.
POLITICAL EXECUTIONS ARE THE END OF OUR COUNTRY AS WE KNOW IT.
Hey… can we borrow some ideas?
New dry supportive housing, for people who've been sober for >60 days and have completed detox and treatment.
With peer-supported coaching, referrals to other services, and help with independent living skills to prepare for transitioning into long-term housing.
cheknews.ca/b-c-announce...
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With peer-supported coaching, referrals to other services, and help with independent living skills to prepare for transitioning into long-term housing.
cheknews.ca/b-c-announce...
#yyj
B.C. announces new ‘dry’ supportive housing facility in Victoria
A new “dry” supportive housing facility is coming to Victoria, meaning the building will be free of substance use.
cheknews.ca
November 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Hey… can we borrow some ideas?
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A new survey finds that walkability commands price premiums.
"Those living in walkable communities also reported being happier -- perhaps a result of less gas fumes and gridlock, more fresh air and exercise, and the ability to wave and say howdy to your neighbor."
www.realtor.com/news/trends/...
"Those living in walkable communities also reported being happier -- perhaps a result of less gas fumes and gridlock, more fresh air and exercise, and the ability to wave and say howdy to your neighbor."
www.realtor.com/news/trends/...
Realtor.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:03 AM
A new survey finds that walkability commands price premiums.
"Those living in walkable communities also reported being happier -- perhaps a result of less gas fumes and gridlock, more fresh air and exercise, and the ability to wave and say howdy to your neighbor."
www.realtor.com/news/trends/...
"Those living in walkable communities also reported being happier -- perhaps a result of less gas fumes and gridlock, more fresh air and exercise, and the ability to wave and say howdy to your neighbor."
www.realtor.com/news/trends/...
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Retired Perry County officer weighs civil rights lawsuit after 37-day jail stay over Facebook comment
Retired Perry County officer weighs civil rights lawsuit after 37-day jail stay over Facebook comment
Larry Bushart, 62, commented in a Perry County, Tennessee Facebook group beneath a post shared by a resident. The post was a memorial service for conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
www.wkrn.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Retired Perry County officer weighs civil rights lawsuit after 37-day jail stay over Facebook comment
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Free buses in Iowa City =
☀️ cleaner air
🛣 less traffic
⏱ faster commutes
😁 healthier, happier people
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
☀️ cleaner air
🛣 less traffic
⏱ faster commutes
😁 healthier, happier people
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Free buses in Iowa City =
☀️ cleaner air
🛣 less traffic
⏱ faster commutes
😁 healthier, happier people
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
☀️ cleaner air
🛣 less traffic
⏱ faster commutes
😁 healthier, happier people
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Did you know Tennessee’s governor Bill Lee is the heir to an HVAC empire?
Can we PLEASE get some clean air in the classrooms, Mr. CEO of Lee Company? You can even give yourself the contract 😉 (we know your type)
Can we PLEASE get some clean air in the classrooms, Mr. CEO of Lee Company? You can even give yourself the contract 😉 (we know your type)
Installing air filters in classrooms has surprisingly large educational benefits
$1,000 can raise a class’s test scores by as much as cutting class size by a third.
www.vox.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Did you know Tennessee’s governor Bill Lee is the heir to an HVAC empire?
Can we PLEASE get some clean air in the classrooms, Mr. CEO of Lee Company? You can even give yourself the contract 😉 (we know your type)
Can we PLEASE get some clean air in the classrooms, Mr. CEO of Lee Company? You can even give yourself the contract 😉 (we know your type)
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Ya know your views are super solid and good when you feel the need to block someone for asking sincere and pertinent questions
November 19, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Ya know your views are super solid and good when you feel the need to block someone for asking sincere and pertinent questions
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It is okay. When you’re ready, let’s combat the vile by doing some good. See what we are doing for ideas! THEvolunteerparty.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
It is okay. When you’re ready, let’s combat the vile by doing some good. See what we are doing for ideas! THEvolunteerparty.com
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“You have to go the way your blood beats. If you don’t live the only life you have, you won’t live some other life, you won’t live any life at all," ~ James Baldwin
November 19, 2025 at 12:33 AM
“You have to go the way your blood beats. If you don’t live the only life you have, you won’t live some other life, you won’t live any life at all," ~ James Baldwin
Vouchers are Jim Crowe
Trump's plan of vouchers and rollback of civil rights enforcement is a recipe for resegregation. prospect.org/2025/11/19/t...
The Trump Administration Is Quietly Preparing to Bring Back School Segregation - The American Prospect
It starts with vouchers and the destruction of the Office for Civil Rights.
prospect.org
November 19, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Vouchers are Jim Crowe
It’s fuel for movements
November 19, 2025 at 12:01 PM
It’s fuel for movements