Dez
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Blue dot 💙 red state. Changing that this summer! I stand with BIPOC & LGBTQIA+ 🌈 I’m an ally & an accomplice. 8647
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YESTERDAY: Largest strike in LA history - boosted by loss of Federal Grants. 55,000 union members striked and 10,000 marched. SEIU Local 721
April 30, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Former Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to speak Wednesday at a San Francisco hotel, her first major speech since last year's election loss. nbcbay.com/AZmNHqw
April 30, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Former Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to speak Wednesday at a San Francisco hotel, her first major speech since last year's election loss. nbcbay.com/AZmNHqw
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House GOP votes to allow ICE to deport even US citizens! They voted AGAINST protecting citizens from unlawful detention. Demand your Senator stop this: bit.ly/hellorep. Join us in the streets for May Day to defend democracy: www.FiftyFifty.one @meidastouch.com @ericswalwell.bsky.social
May 1, 2025 at 1:23 AM
House GOP votes to allow ICE to deport even US citizens! They voted AGAINST protecting citizens from unlawful detention. Demand your Senator stop this: bit.ly/hellorep. Join us in the streets for May Day to defend democracy: www.FiftyFifty.one @meidastouch.com @ericswalwell.bsky.social
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April 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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This is a moral moment in America. Sitting on the Capitol steps with Leader Hakeem Jeffries this morning to discuss what’s at stake with Trump’s budget and affirm the need for collective action to protect Medicaid, food assistance, and other safety net programs. @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
Cory Booker and Hakeem Jeffries Live on the steps of the Capitol
YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker
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April 27, 2025 at 10:13 AM
This is a moral moment in America. Sitting on the Capitol steps with Leader Hakeem Jeffries this morning to discuss what’s at stake with Trump’s budget and affirm the need for collective action to protect Medicaid, food assistance, and other safety net programs. @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
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National Law Day of Action: Lawyers join Workers to stand for the Rule of Law on May 1st. Find an event near you: lawdayofaction.org
April 27, 2025 at 1:49 PM
National Law Day of Action: Lawyers join Workers to stand for the Rule of Law on May 1st. Find an event near you: lawdayofaction.org
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I've been thinking about 'turning points' and when one will come for the Trump Regime. Sadly, I think the answer is a lot more pressure will have to build, but in the meantime we need to do what we can to get ready.
charlotteenfrance.substack.com/p/waiting-fo...
charlotteenfrance.substack.com/p/waiting-fo...
April 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I've been thinking about 'turning points' and when one will come for the Trump Regime. Sadly, I think the answer is a lot more pressure will have to build, but in the meantime we need to do what we can to get ready.
charlotteenfrance.substack.com/p/waiting-fo...
charlotteenfrance.substack.com/p/waiting-fo...
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Thank you to everyone who showed up, good news, the judge has been released!
April 25, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Thank you to everyone who showed up, good news, the judge has been released!
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A dozen states sue to stop Trump's tariffs
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
A dozen states sue to stop Trump's tariffs
Democratic attorneys general from 12 states filed a joint lawsuit arguing that the president doesn't have the constitutional authority to execute his sweeping tariff agenda.
www.nbcnews.com
April 23, 2025 at 11:33 PM
A dozen states sue to stop Trump's tariffs
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
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Al Gore ripped the Trump administration to shreds in a speech Monday at a climate week event in San Francisco.
April 23, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Al Gore ripped the Trump administration to shreds in a speech Monday at a climate week event in San Francisco.
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Minnesota is celebrating Earth Day by protecting our air, land, and water, supporting the growth of clean energy jobs, and respecting science.
Because we know climate change is real and taking it seriously means protecting health, safety, and our future.
Because we know climate change is real and taking it seriously means protecting health, safety, and our future.
April 22, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Minnesota is celebrating Earth Day by protecting our air, land, and water, supporting the growth of clean energy jobs, and respecting science.
Because we know climate change is real and taking it seriously means protecting health, safety, and our future.
Because we know climate change is real and taking it seriously means protecting health, safety, and our future.
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BREAKING: MeidasTouch has won the Webby Award for 2025 Podcast of the Year! Thank you for this incredible honor. None of this would be possible without this incredible pro-democracy community. Shoutout to the Meidas Mighty!
April 22, 2025 at 1:40 PM
BREAKING: MeidasTouch has won the Webby Award for 2025 Podcast of the Year! Thank you for this incredible honor. None of this would be possible without this incredible pro-democracy community. Shoutout to the Meidas Mighty!
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The historic Ennis House, a Mayan-influenced Frank Lloyd Wright gem is perched in the hills of Los Feliz high above Los Angeles
This week they joined the resistance: standing up to lawless & fascism in this moment of constitutional crisis
This week they joined the resistance: standing up to lawless & fascism in this moment of constitutional crisis
April 22, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The historic Ennis House, a Mayan-influenced Frank Lloyd Wright gem is perched in the hills of Los Feliz high above Los Angeles
This week they joined the resistance: standing up to lawless & fascism in this moment of constitutional crisis
This week they joined the resistance: standing up to lawless & fascism in this moment of constitutional crisis
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The projection is off the charts here
April 16, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The projection is off the charts here
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@chrislhayes.bsky.social breaks down each layer of the "sheer lawlessness" of the Trump deportation case. (1/2)
April 17, 2025 at 12:21 AM
@chrislhayes.bsky.social breaks down each layer of the "sheer lawlessness" of the Trump deportation case. (1/2)
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Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.
Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.
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JUST IN: Judge finds 'probable cause' to hold U.S. in contempt over Alien Enemies Act deportations
Judge: 'Probable cause' to hold U.S. in contempt over Alien Enemies Act deportations
The government sent several planeloads of alleged gang members to El Salvador, including 137 people under the act, the White House said at the time.
www.npr.org
April 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
JUST IN: Judge finds 'probable cause' to hold U.S. in contempt over Alien Enemies Act deportations
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Donald Trump has set the house on fire. He has watched it burn. Today he lost his nerve, and put most of the fire out. And he wants you to congratulate him for it. But we now have a partially burned, smoldering house, says @chrislhayes.bsky.social.
April 10, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Donald Trump has set the house on fire. He has watched it burn. Today he lost his nerve, and put most of the fire out. And he wants you to congratulate him for it. But we now have a partially burned, smoldering house, says @chrislhayes.bsky.social.
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Fascists want normal people to feel alone. They want us all to feel at their mercy. But what #handsoff demonstrated is that we are not mere victims of political events. Democracy is a participatory sport, and we are active participants.
April 8, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Fascists want normal people to feel alone. They want us all to feel at their mercy. But what #handsoff demonstrated is that we are not mere victims of political events. Democracy is a participatory sport, and we are active participants.
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In case you missed it, over 1,500 DOJ alumni (and counting) are organizing to speak out against Trump’s attempted targeting of law firms and opposing counsel. Read their letter:
A letter from America’s former lawyers
Trump’s attacks on law firms are an attack on our legal system
www.ifyoucankeepit.org
April 8, 2025 at 8:40 PM
In case you missed it, over 1,500 DOJ alumni (and counting) are organizing to speak out against Trump’s attempted targeting of law firms and opposing counsel. Read their letter:
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More ebullient cursing than my normal interviews, but @timdickinson.bsky.social called on Sunday and I was feeling good. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Massive Protests Against Trump Are Just the Beginning
Following the “Hands Off” protests against Donald Trump and Elon Musk, Indivisible’s co-founder talks about building a pro-democracy movement.
www.rollingstone.com
April 8, 2025 at 9:30 PM
More ebullient cursing than my normal interviews, but @timdickinson.bsky.social called on Sunday and I was feeling good. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...