It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.

Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.

Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.

“The minute we allow lies to become normalized, is the same moment we allow truth to become fiction… “

AJ

We are about to enter an era of extreme and dangerous culture war in the United States. How do we protect our communities and work toward a cultural ceasefire? In this piece I wrote a couple months ago, I offer one possible path. wapo.st/40q1BDn

Trump’s second presidency is here — what does that mean for our democracy? Join Marc Elias on Wednesday for a live analysis of Trump's inaugural address and what we can expect in the first 100 days.

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"Basic democratic principles and checks and balances will be largely undermined, the legislature, law enforcement and media will be robbed of their independence and misused as a political arm, Big Tech will be given co-governing power." www.reuters.com/world/us/ger...

I doubt many TikTok refugees are looking for me, but if so, I'm here.🙋‍♂️

"Buried deep within Project 2025 — the Heritage Foundation’s 900-page blueprint for how the new conservative administration can slide the government into an authoritarian regime — is a cursory section suggesting reforms for a relatively new, little-known federal agency."

At the home of Scott Jennings, Trump violating the Constitution by ignoring its provisions is merely "pushing the boundaries."

Sad.

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Know any early career teachers? I need participants... might you repost this 😉

There is no more important story that needs your attention than the fact that the GOP is trying to steal a North Carolina Supreme Court seat.

Please watch, share, and take action.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzh1...

100% accurate.

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