“The unknown was not as scary as being complicit and not speaking up,” Ms. Ortiz said... “I can exist on cornflakes and community at the end of the day if it means that my soul is intact.”

Republicans want to reshape America by rolling back civil rights, dismantling DEI, & slashing support for vulnerable communities.

This isn't about government efficiency. It's about gutting essential services for workers, families, & the people we are elected to protect.
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Join us today at 8 PM EST for our Know Your Rights training to learn how you can protect immigrant communities facing the threat of mass deportation.

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Q: What’s worse than an anti-vaxxer?

A: a hypocritical anti-vaxxer in a position of influence

Caroline Kennedy confirms RFK Jr privately chose to vaccinate his kids while publicly discouraging other parents from vaccinating their children

Trump’s attacks on trans people could cause immense harm to antidiscrimination law more broadly, and “weaken the laws that protect Americans on the basis of race, religion, sexual orientation, and other characteristics,” Adam Serwer writes.

I pray this helps some of you today. We have a duty to Dr. King whose life was taken because he dared demand that this country face itself, to demonstrate that his work & sacrifice was not in vain. Let’s do it together. Please share. And subscribe.
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Democracy depends in part on people who refuse to comply with unlawful (and/or unethical) orders.

Stay strong. For us, this is more than just a job-it’s a calling. Together, we will stand to protect our parks, environment, and wildlife. Four years… we remain hopeful that the attack on our public lands will be less brutal this time.

BREAKING: A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans.

U.S. District Judge Loren L. AliKhan blocked the action Tuesday afternoon, minutes before it was set to go into effect. The administrative stay pauses the freeze until Monday.

Do you wonder why you haven’t heard much about this massive TB outbreak recently? Cuz the CDC can’t hold any press conferences or issue public statements of any kind.

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I don't blame reporters or headline writers for misframing this when the news is breaking.

But now that people have seen the details, please stop calling it a buyout. It is not. At best, it is a compelled resignation.