Do you need a gift for the exhausted activist in your life? Consider Jamie's & my book, Being the Change: A Guide for Advocates and Activists on Staying Healthy, Inspired, and Driven! bookshop.org/p/books/bein...
Being the Change: A Guide for Advocates and Activists on Staying Healthy, Inspired, and Driven
A Guide for Advocates and Activists on Staying Healthy, Inspired, and Driven
bookshop.org
December 8, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Do you need a gift for the exhausted activist in your life? Consider Jamie's & my book, Being the Change: A Guide for Advocates and Activists on Staying Healthy, Inspired, and Driven! bookshop.org/p/books/bein...
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The Pro-Democracy FLASH MOB materializes at food courts, farmers markets, shopping malls, train stations and other locations to proclaim JOYOUS DEFIANCE against authoritarianism and activate the public to join our growing pro-democracy movement!
Below: R House, Baltimore MD Aug 22, 2025
Below: R House, Baltimore MD Aug 22, 2025
August 29, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The Pro-Democracy FLASH MOB materializes at food courts, farmers markets, shopping malls, train stations and other locations to proclaim JOYOUS DEFIANCE against authoritarianism and activate the public to join our growing pro-democracy movement!
Below: R House, Baltimore MD Aug 22, 2025
Below: R House, Baltimore MD Aug 22, 2025
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May 29, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Laws should solve real problems. So why do so many lawmakers push laws based on disproven conspiracy theories? Maybe because they get headlines? Let’s keep asking: Who benefits, and who’s left out when outrageous laws are proposed? Demand better! #TruthBrigade truthbrigade.indivisible.org/s/Fb08C5p4
May 24, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Laws should solve real problems. So why do so many lawmakers push laws based on disproven conspiracy theories? Maybe because they get headlines? Let’s keep asking: Who benefits, and who’s left out when outrageous laws are proposed? Demand better! #TruthBrigade truthbrigade.indivisible.org/s/Fb08C5p4
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"There’s a desire to either demonize someone entirely or imagine them as a perfect “poster child” for injustice. People struggle to hold both realities in their mind at once. The truth is that people are morally complex, but identifying abuse doesn’t have to be." - via @kattenbarge.bsky.social
Kilmar Abrego Garcia and the myth of the perfect victim
There is no "poster child" for injustice.
spitfirenews.com
April 21, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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This x10000. Being genuine, explaining stuff in a noncondescending way, tying the issue to those not even directly affected (importance of due process for them)... That is the way you do it. But above all, lead. Yes.
Sen. Van Hollen and his meeting with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador is all over the news and social media.
Joe Rogan is talking about the value of due process, wrongly denied to Abrego Garcia.
Thankfully the “just poll, then do what’s already popular, never try to lead or shape opinion” crowd lost.
Joe Rogan is talking about the value of due process, wrongly denied to Abrego Garcia.
Thankfully the “just poll, then do what’s already popular, never try to lead or shape opinion” crowd lost.
April 20, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I'm attending Promote the Vote PA's event, “WTF HAPPENED?!? The '24 Election and handling misinformation with Dr. Lara Putnam” - sign up now at www.mobilize.us/promotethevo...
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Join us on Monday, April 21 from 7:00 to 8:00 pm ET for WTF HAPPENED?!? with Dr. Lara Putnam, who will discuss the '24 election and how to combat misinformation in 2025.
Dr. Lara Putnam is a Professo...
www.mobilize.us
April 20, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I'm attending Promote the Vote PA's event, “WTF HAPPENED?!? The '24 Election and handling misinformation with Dr. Lara Putnam” - sign up now at www.mobilize.us/promotethevo...
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Republicans want to restrict access to the ballot and eliminate online and mail-in voter registration. Tell your senators to reject the GOP’s voter suppression bill (especially if your senator is listed here):
KELLY (AZ)
WARNOCK (GA)
PETERS (MI)
SHAHEEN (NH)
HASSAN (NH)
CORTEZ MASTO (NV)
ROSEN (NV)
KELLY (AZ)
WARNOCK (GA)
PETERS (MI)
SHAHEEN (NH)
HASSAN (NH)
CORTEZ MASTO (NV)
ROSEN (NV)
Tell Your Senator(s) to Vote NO on the Silencing Americans Act
Republicans are once again pushing what we’re calling the “Silencing Americans Act”, a dangerous bill that would create unnecessary obstacles for millions of eligible Americans trying to register to v...
act.indivisible.org
April 20, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Republicans want to restrict access to the ballot and eliminate online and mail-in voter registration. Tell your senators to reject the GOP’s voter suppression bill (especially if your senator is listed here):
KELLY (AZ)
WARNOCK (GA)
PETERS (MI)
SHAHEEN (NH)
HASSAN (NH)
CORTEZ MASTO (NV)
ROSEN (NV)
KELLY (AZ)
WARNOCK (GA)
PETERS (MI)
SHAHEEN (NH)
HASSAN (NH)
CORTEZ MASTO (NV)
ROSEN (NV)
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2/2 ….parked cars, etc. Craft messages with Indivisible’s Truth Brigade approach:
indivisible.org/resource/wel...
indivisible.org/resource/wel...
April 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
2/2 ….parked cars, etc. Craft messages with Indivisible’s Truth Brigade approach:
indivisible.org/resource/wel...
indivisible.org/resource/wel...
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TOMORROW: The House is expected to vote on the GOP's voter suppression bill. To protect fair elections in 2026, we must stop H.R. 22 (we're calling it the "Silencing Americans Act"). Contact your representative ASAP and urge them to vote NO: act.indivisible.org/...
April 9, 2025 at 11:00 PM
TOMORROW: The House is expected to vote on the GOP's voter suppression bill. To protect fair elections in 2026, we must stop H.R. 22 (we're calling it the "Silencing Americans Act"). Contact your representative ASAP and urge them to vote NO: act.indivisible.org/...
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Center-left response to all things tariff is case study in messaging mis-steps. 2 dominant narratives I saw emerge - were "tariffs are bad and 401Ks are bleeding" and "Trump has a point." As if those two bad choices were the only options. 🧵
April 9, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Center-left response to all things tariff is case study in messaging mis-steps. 2 dominant narratives I saw emerge - were "tariffs are bad and 401Ks are bleeding" and "Trump has a point." As if those two bad choices were the only options. 🧵
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"Booker can help rebrand his party as less risk-averse and more willing to try … something. He can rebrand himself, just as the old and ineffective guard falters. Booker’s speech was raw and visceral and real and angry. He did something. Now his colleagues and American voters must do more."
Cory Booker’s 25-Hour Speech Was a Stunt. It Worked.
The New Jersey senator’s display of stamina wasn't just for the Democratic base. It was a message to his colleagues in the Senate.
www.bloomberg.com
April 2, 2025 at 8:06 PM
"Booker can help rebrand his party as less risk-averse and more willing to try … something. He can rebrand himself, just as the old and ineffective guard falters. Booker’s speech was raw and visceral and real and angry. He did something. Now his colleagues and American voters must do more."
@vanhollen.senate.gov @alsobrooks.senate.gov please join him (thank you, Sen Alsobrooks for asking a question/ giving him a break!). As a constituent, I expect you to be doing no less than what Sen Booker is doing rn, to disrupt the illegal and unconscionable acts of the Trump administration.
I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:
Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker
YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker
youtube.com
April 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
@vanhollen.senate.gov @alsobrooks.senate.gov please join him (thank you, Sen Alsobrooks for asking a question/ giving him a break!). As a constituent, I expect you to be doing no less than what Sen Booker is doing rn, to disrupt the illegal and unconscionable acts of the Trump administration.
If your organizing principle is to chill and wait for stuff to get bad and take advantage in totally free and fair 2026 midterms, get a new organizing principle. Because they have EVERY intention of trying to undo election results.
Fight now or lose.
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
Fight now or lose.
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
Project 2025 Would Fuel the Assault on Election Officials
The plan threatens to revive and expand attacks on election officials, turning the full weight of the Justice Department against already beleaguered public servants.
www.brennancenter.org
March 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Man, this is a talking point to spread all over. One I never knew.
Social Security has NEVER missed a payment. Never. In about 80 years since regular payments started.
Never. Ever.
Make sure everyone knows that, so Musk is rightfully blamed when it does.
Social Security has NEVER missed a payment. Never. In about 80 years since regular payments started.
Never. Ever.
Make sure everyone knows that, so Musk is rightfully blamed when it does.
March 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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By @katherinejwu.com
"The NIH... supported 99 percent of the drugs approved in the U.S. from 2010 to 2019. The agency has had a hand in “nearly all of our major medical breakthroughs over the past several decades,”
The NIH is in a struggle for its (and our) lives. This is existential to America:
"The NIH... supported 99 percent of the drugs approved in the U.S. from 2010 to 2019. The agency has had a hand in “nearly all of our major medical breakthroughs over the past several decades,”
The NIH is in a struggle for its (and our) lives. This is existential to America:
Inside the Collapse at NIH
Administration officials pressured NIH to avoid clear advice from the agency’s own lawyers to restart grant funding now.
www.theatlantic.com
February 27, 2025 at 5:29 PM
By @katherinejwu.com
"The NIH... supported 99 percent of the drugs approved in the U.S. from 2010 to 2019. The agency has had a hand in “nearly all of our major medical breakthroughs over the past several decades,”
The NIH is in a struggle for its (and our) lives. This is existential to America:
"The NIH... supported 99 percent of the drugs approved in the U.S. from 2010 to 2019. The agency has had a hand in “nearly all of our major medical breakthroughs over the past several decades,”
The NIH is in a struggle for its (and our) lives. This is existential to America:
Merci, President Macron (qui est loin d'être parfait lui-même, mais...)
The best way to confront a bully about the misinformation he is spreading is to confront him in front of everyone. Macron just did that.
February 24, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Merci, President Macron (qui est loin d'être parfait lui-même, mais...)
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The best way to confront a bully about the misinformation he is spreading is to confront him in front of everyone. Macron just did that.
February 24, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The best way to confront a bully about the misinformation he is spreading is to confront him in front of everyone. Macron just did that.
100%. And if you need to take a break, take a break. And then come back to the fight!
Doesn't matter if you're a happy warrior, depressed warrior, reluctant warrior, tired warrior, amped up warrior, or anything else.
WHATEVER you can bring to the fight against Fascism and dictatorship is enough. Even if all you can do is make a phone call, that's ok for now.
WHATEVER you can bring to the fight against Fascism and dictatorship is enough. Even if all you can do is make a phone call, that's ok for now.
February 24, 2025 at 2:53 PM
100%. And if you need to take a break, take a break. And then come back to the fight!
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While folks in DC say there's just nothing they can do about Trump because they have no power, I figured I'd write a recent history lesson about Trump and immigration to show how wrong they are.
Please share with your electeds, if you like!
A 🧵:
Please share with your electeds, if you like!
A 🧵:
February 13, 2025 at 5:20 PM
While folks in DC say there's just nothing they can do about Trump because they have no power, I figured I'd write a recent history lesson about Trump and immigration to show how wrong they are.
Please share with your electeds, if you like!
A 🧵:
Please share with your electeds, if you like!
A 🧵:
Must note the victories, and this is one. Thank you, ACLU.
Trans rights are human rights.
February 14, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Must note the victories, and this is one. Thank you, ACLU.
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WBAL-TV coverage: www.wbaltv.com/article/balt...
@indivisible.org @moveon.org @workingfamilies.org #VoughtNo
@indivisible.org @moveon.org @workingfamilies.org #VoughtNo
February 6, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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@ebi.embl.org:
Many scientists are worried that vital biomedical data housed in U.S. government databases is at risk.
Which aspects of NCBI are mirrored on EMBL-EBI?
Do you plan to back up more U.S. data?
@altcdc.bsky.social
@altnih4science.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
@ebi.embl.org:
Many scientists are worried that vital biomedical data housed in U.S. government databases is at risk.
Which aspects of NCBI are mirrored on EMBL-EBI?
Do you plan to back up more U.S. data?
@altcdc.bsky.social
@altnih4science.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Scientists globally are racing to save vital health databases taken down amid Trump chaos
The mass-archiving effort is in response to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention removing some of its web pages.
www.nature.com
February 7, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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@ebi.embl.org:
Many scientists are worried that vital biomedical data housed in U.S. government databases is at risk.
Which aspects of NCBI are mirrored on EMBL-EBI?
Do you plan to back up more U.S. data?
@altcdc.bsky.social
@altnih4science.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
@ebi.embl.org:
Many scientists are worried that vital biomedical data housed in U.S. government databases is at risk.
Which aspects of NCBI are mirrored on EMBL-EBI?
Do you plan to back up more U.S. data?
@altcdc.bsky.social
@altnih4science.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...