Rachel Beck
@becknaftel.bsky.social
I dissent. Closer to fine. Proud mom.
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“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
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Contact your senators and urge them to reclaim their constitutional authority by supporting Sen. Kaine’s war powers resolution: act.indivisible.org/sign/no-iran...
Then urge your representative to support the war powers resolution from Reps. Khanna and Massie: act.indivisible.org/sign/no-iran...
Then urge your representative to support the war powers resolution from Reps. Khanna and Massie: act.indivisible.org/sign/no-iran...
Tell Your Senators: No War With Iran
Trump’s decision to bomb Iran risks escalating an already volatile situation into all-out regional conflict. It’s time for Congress to step in and exercise their constitutional authority over war and ...
act.indivisible.org
June 22, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Contact your senators and urge them to reclaim their constitutional authority by supporting Sen. Kaine’s war powers resolution: act.indivisible.org/sign/no-iran...
Then urge your representative to support the war powers resolution from Reps. Khanna and Massie: act.indivisible.org/sign/no-iran...
Then urge your representative to support the war powers resolution from Reps. Khanna and Massie: act.indivisible.org/sign/no-iran...
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Reminder that seven Democratic senators voted to confirm Kristi Noem and six Dem senators declined to vote either way.
She was confirmed, 59-34.
The good faith experiment is clearly over, and we need the Democratic senators who didn't stand against her nomination to be loud as hell right now.
She was confirmed, 59-34.
The good faith experiment is clearly over, and we need the Democratic senators who didn't stand against her nomination to be loud as hell right now.
June 12, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Reminder that seven Democratic senators voted to confirm Kristi Noem and six Dem senators declined to vote either way.
She was confirmed, 59-34.
The good faith experiment is clearly over, and we need the Democratic senators who didn't stand against her nomination to be loud as hell right now.
She was confirmed, 59-34.
The good faith experiment is clearly over, and we need the Democratic senators who didn't stand against her nomination to be loud as hell right now.
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Very easy to feel doomerish right now, but I'm taking some heart from this @leahgreenberg.bsky.social message laying out the rationale for Saturday's No Kings protests.
June 10, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Very easy to feel doomerish right now, but I'm taking some heart from this @leahgreenberg.bsky.social message laying out the rationale for Saturday's No Kings protests.
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The estimated cost of the unnecessary troop mobilization to Los Angeles ($134M) would have funded gender-affirming care in the military for the next 26 years. The trans military ban was never about funding.
June 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The estimated cost of the unnecessary troop mobilization to Los Angeles ($134M) would have funded gender-affirming care in the military for the next 26 years. The trans military ban was never about funding.
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Trump wants a confrontation, wants to see the situation erupt. No American president should behave like this. No kings.
June 10, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Trump wants a confrontation, wants to see the situation erupt. No American president should behave like this. No kings.
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I'm so grateful David Huerta is free and grateful for a powerful worker movement that mobilized to demand his release. But David should have never been detained. Families are still being torn apart. And our communities are still being targeted. We won’t rest until we are all safe.
DAVID IS RELEASED and with his family! He still faces an unjust felony charge.
While we’re relieved that David is out after three nights in detention, we demand the Trump regime drop the unjust charge against him & end the raids! seiu.co/endraids #FreeDavidEndRaids
While we’re relieved that David is out after three nights in detention, we demand the Trump regime drop the unjust charge against him & end the raids! seiu.co/endraids #FreeDavidEndRaids
June 9, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I'm so grateful David Huerta is free and grateful for a powerful worker movement that mobilized to demand his release. But David should have never been detained. Families are still being torn apart. And our communities are still being targeted. We won’t rest until we are all safe.
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A friend of mine works at the Huntington Beach library and they've been fighting off a conservative takeover and privatization for years.
In Huntington Beach, California, advocates for public libraries are championing two ballot measures to counter the policies of the conservative city council.
The elections are tomorrow—and just a part of a busy Election Day: boltsmag.org/whats-o...
The elections are tomorrow—and just a part of a busy Election Day: boltsmag.org/whats-o...
The 40 Elections to Watch This June - Bolts
New Jersey, New York, and Virginia—three populous states that are electing hundreds of state and local officials this year—are holding their primaries over a busy 15-day period in June. In... Read More
boltsmag.org
June 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
A friend of mine works at the Huntington Beach library and they've been fighting off a conservative takeover and privatization for years.
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TONIGHT: Join the #DisappearedInAmerica mass call to discuss how Trump is undermining the rule of law, how local law enforcement is being pressured to comply, and how people like you can help expose and resist these abuses of power.
Disappeared in America Mass Call · Not Above the Law
**Trump thinks he can disappear people. We’re building a movement to prove him wrong.**
In America, the government doesn’t get to grab people off the streets, skip the courtroom, and send them straig...
www.mobilize.us
June 9, 2025 at 11:02 PM
TONIGHT: Join the #DisappearedInAmerica mass call to discuss how Trump is undermining the rule of law, how local law enforcement is being pressured to comply, and how people like you can help expose and resist these abuses of power.
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"Nobody’s going to spit on our police officers," says Trump, who four months ago pardoned people who beat police officers with pipes, flagpoles, baseball bats and 2-by-4s at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
June 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM
"Nobody’s going to spit on our police officers," says Trump, who four months ago pardoned people who beat police officers with pipes, flagpoles, baseball bats and 2-by-4s at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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This!
It's hard to overstate how destructive the reflexive "this is a distraction!" stuff that politicians and commentators and people are always peddling.
Everything is happening all at once. That's how authoritarianism works. If you can't navigate and synthesize this, you're not meeting the moment.
Everything is happening all at once. That's how authoritarianism works. If you can't navigate and synthesize this, you're not meeting the moment.
June 9, 2025 at 3:42 PM
This!
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As you see Trump defending his decision to deploy the National Guard into LA and potentially elsewhere, just remember that he did *not* order the DC Nat Guard to protect the Capitol on Jan. 6. I debunked that lie, told by some of his prominent surrogates, here:
www.justsecurity.org/93316/anatom...
www.justsecurity.org/93316/anatom...
Anatomy of a Conspiracy Theory and a Smear: Still, No Evidence of Trump Order for 10,000 Guard on January 6th
Debunking a new conspiracy theory that Trump ordered the National Guard to be ready on January 6, and that the select committee withheld information.
www.justsecurity.org
June 9, 2025 at 12:01 AM
As you see Trump defending his decision to deploy the National Guard into LA and potentially elsewhere, just remember that he did *not* order the DC Nat Guard to protect the Capitol on Jan. 6. I debunked that lie, told by some of his prominent surrogates, here:
www.justsecurity.org/93316/anatom...
www.justsecurity.org/93316/anatom...
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Three things about this comment:
1. Homan is a White House adviser who doesn't have the power to arrest anyone. Neither does Trump.
2. Trump once again acts like he's not in charge. "If I were Tom, I'd do it." Uh, doesn't he work for you?
3. THREATENING TO ARREST A GOVERNOR IS A FIVE ALARM FIRE
1. Homan is a White House adviser who doesn't have the power to arrest anyone. Neither does Trump.
2. Trump once again acts like he's not in charge. "If I were Tom, I'd do it." Uh, doesn't he work for you?
3. THREATENING TO ARREST A GOVERNOR IS A FIVE ALARM FIRE
"I would do it if I were Tom. I think it's great" -- Trump endorses the arrest of Gov. Gavin Newsom
June 9, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Three things about this comment:
1. Homan is a White House adviser who doesn't have the power to arrest anyone. Neither does Trump.
2. Trump once again acts like he's not in charge. "If I were Tom, I'd do it." Uh, doesn't he work for you?
3. THREATENING TO ARREST A GOVERNOR IS A FIVE ALARM FIRE
1. Homan is a White House adviser who doesn't have the power to arrest anyone. Neither does Trump.
2. Trump once again acts like he's not in charge. "If I were Tom, I'd do it." Uh, doesn't he work for you?
3. THREATENING TO ARREST A GOVERNOR IS A FIVE ALARM FIRE
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How many times am I allowed to repost this?
Why isn't Trump's clear and open call for federal law enforcement to arrest a Democratic governor based on zero lawbreaking of any kind leading every single news site right now?
June 9, 2025 at 6:40 PM
How many times am I allowed to repost this?
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"On June 14, Trump wants tanks in the street and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday. A spectacle meant to look like strength. But real power isn’t staged in Washington. It rises up everywhere else..."
www.nokings.org
www.nokings.org
June 9, 2025 at 6:51 PM
"On June 14, Trump wants tanks in the street and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday. A spectacle meant to look like strength. But real power isn’t staged in Washington. It rises up everywhere else..."
www.nokings.org
www.nokings.org
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The CR was a debacle from top to bottom. Indivisible talked to our group leaders today about what to do next.
"...82% of group leaders in New York and 91% of Indivisible group leaders nationwide voted to call for Schumer to step aside as Senate Minority Leader."
indivisible.org/statements/i...
"...82% of group leaders in New York and 91% of Indivisible group leaders nationwide voted to call for Schumer to step aside as Senate Minority Leader."
indivisible.org/statements/i...
Indivisible Calls on Schumer to Step Aside
indivisible.org
March 15, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The CR was a debacle from top to bottom. Indivisible talked to our group leaders today about what to do next.
"...82% of group leaders in New York and 91% of Indivisible group leaders nationwide voted to call for Schumer to step aside as Senate Minority Leader."
indivisible.org/statements/i...
"...82% of group leaders in New York and 91% of Indivisible group leaders nationwide voted to call for Schumer to step aside as Senate Minority Leader."
indivisible.org/statements/i...
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In a total betrayal of their constituents and our democracy, 10 Democrats just voted with Senate Republicans to give Trump and Musk a blank check to continue their coup. @schumer.senate.gov led Democrats to this total surrender. We need strong leadership, not cowards who cave at any GOP pressure.
Breaking — 10 Senate Democrats voted with Republicans to advance their funding bill, including:
Catherine Cortez Masto
Dick Durbin
John Fetterman
Kirsten Gillibrand
Maggie Hassan
Angus King
Gary Peters
Brian Schatz
Chuck Schumer
Jeanne Shaheen
Catherine Cortez Masto
Dick Durbin
John Fetterman
Kirsten Gillibrand
Maggie Hassan
Angus King
Gary Peters
Brian Schatz
Chuck Schumer
Jeanne Shaheen
March 14, 2025 at 9:17 PM
In a total betrayal of their constituents and our democracy, 10 Democrats just voted with Senate Republicans to give Trump and Musk a blank check to continue their coup. @schumer.senate.gov led Democrats to this total surrender. We need strong leadership, not cowards who cave at any GOP pressure.
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I don't want to raise false hopes, but I don't think this is over. If you haven't called your Dem Senators yet today, now's the time.
March 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I don't want to raise false hopes, but I don't think this is over. If you haven't called your Dem Senators yet today, now's the time.
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Yale just confirmed to me that the State Department did indeed cancel this contract for one of its research labs, which was tracking Ukrainian kids kidnapped by Russia:
SCOOP --> Trump's State Department quietly terminated a contract that was in the process of transferring evidence of Russian abductions of Ukrainian kids to European law enforcement, two sources familiar with the situation tell me.
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/1927...
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/1927...
Trump Admin Nixed Contract Helping Kidnapped Ukrainian Kids: Sources
The fate of abducted Ukrainian children is a white-hot issue for peace negotiations—and it looks like the State Department may have just undercut the cause.
newrepublic.com
March 14, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Yale just confirmed to me that the State Department did indeed cancel this contract for one of its research labs, which was tracking Ukrainian kids kidnapped by Russia:
House Dems' text chains lighting up with apoplexy.
"Complete and utter meltdown," says one member.
Members floating marching onto the Senate floor.
Others urging primaries not just for Schumer, but any Senate Dem who votes for the GOP bill.
@Axios.com www.axios.com/2025/03/14/h...
"Complete and utter meltdown," says one member.
Members floating marching onto the Senate floor.
Others urging primaries not just for Schumer, but any Senate Dem who votes for the GOP bill.
@Axios.com www.axios.com/2025/03/14/h...
"People are furious": House Democrats have "complete meltdown" as Schumer folds on shutdown
Members have talked openly about backing primary challenges to Democratic senators who support the GOP's spending bill.
www.axios.com
March 14, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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This is exactly right but so commonly misunderstood.
The fight going on in the Democratic Party right now is not between hard left, left and moderate. It’s between those who want to fight and those who want to cave. And Team Fight stretches across all ideological aspects of the Party. Misread this at your own peril.
March 14, 2025 at 4:08 AM
This is exactly right but so commonly misunderstood.
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If I’m thinking thru the senate rules right (by no means certain), I think a single D senator can force the voting that’s starts tomorrow to last into the beginning of next week by refusing unanimous consent. That can slow things down and allow the backlash to expand.
March 14, 2025 at 4:21 AM
If I’m thinking thru the senate rules right (by no means certain), I think a single D senator can force the voting that’s starts tomorrow to last into the beginning of next week by refusing unanimous consent. That can slow things down and allow the backlash to expand.
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This is good. They should be mad. And Dem Senators should hear and see that anger before they decide how to vote.
House Dems' text chains lighting up with apoplexy.
"Complete and utter meltdown," says one member.
Members floating marching onto the Senate floor.
Others urging primaries not just for Schumer, but any Senate Dem who votes for the GOP bill.
@Axios.com www.axios.com/2025/03/14/h...
"Complete and utter meltdown," says one member.
Members floating marching onto the Senate floor.
Others urging primaries not just for Schumer, but any Senate Dem who votes for the GOP bill.
@Axios.com www.axios.com/2025/03/14/h...
"People are furious": House Democrats have "complete meltdown" as Schumer folds on shutdown
Members have talked openly about backing primary challenges to Democratic senators who support the GOP's spending bill.
www.axios.com
March 14, 2025 at 4:15 AM
This is good. They should be mad. And Dem Senators should hear and see that anger before they decide how to vote.
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“Plenty of members have also gone public with their dismay at their Senate colleagues.
‘I know I speak for so many in our caucus when I say Schumer is misreading this moment. The Senate Dems must show strength and grit by voting no,’ said Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.).”
‘I know I speak for so many in our caucus when I say Schumer is misreading this moment. The Senate Dems must show strength and grit by voting no,’ said Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.).”
March 14, 2025 at 3:38 AM
“Plenty of members have also gone public with their dismay at their Senate colleagues.
‘I know I speak for so many in our caucus when I say Schumer is misreading this moment. The Senate Dems must show strength and grit by voting no,’ said Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.).”
‘I know I speak for so many in our caucus when I say Schumer is misreading this moment. The Senate Dems must show strength and grit by voting no,’ said Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.).”