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My mentor Paul Wellstone taught me a lot about politics—including how to win on your progressive values.

We've got to let people know we give a damn about their lives & that we’re going to fight for them. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Ken Martin Wants Democrats to “Win the Wellstone Way”
Inspired by the late senator from Minnesota, the DNC chair candidate wants to build a working-class party that organizes diverse urban-rural coalitions.
www.thenation.com
January 30, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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@reverendwarnock.bsky.social: Republicans' policies bear false witness against the God I know... Jesus said I was hungry and you fed me; I was sick and I was imprisoned and you visited me; I was a stranger - an immigrant - and you welcomed me.
January 31, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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"If it feels like an insurmountable amount of garbage is being dumped on us, that's by design. It’s creating such an avalanche of disappointment that we're left feeling disheartened, disillusioned, and discouraged. He wants us to become so numb to injustice that it becomes our new normal."
Trump's intentional avalanche of garbage
Just because we knew the deluge was coming...doesn't make it any less alarming to behold
plus.briantylercohen.com
January 28, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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Breaking News: President Trump fired 17 inspectors general in a late-night purge of the internal government watchdogs, people with knowledge of the move said.
Trump Fires 17 Inspectors General in Late-Night Purge
The internal government watchdogs were believed to have been dismissed at several major agencies, though the Justice Department’s was not said to have been among them.
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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Front row of Trump's inauguration. Total net worth of almost $900 BILLION.

THIS is who Trump will be helping.
THIS is who Trump will be listening to.
THIS is who he will pick up the phone for.

Not you.
January 20, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Trump's right hand man (literally) just casually giving the Nazi salute... twice.
January 20, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Happy “Fuck Trump And All He Stands For Day” to all who celebrate!
January 20, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Respect to @anntelnaes.bsky.social for quitting the Washington Post due to censorship over her on-point cartoon. More of this from artists and writers, please. Don't obey in advance, especially to the broligarchy.
January 4, 2025 at 2:54 AM