Eric SlackerX💙 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇺🇲🥃🍺
@eric1999.bsky.social
Gen X, unapologetically progressive. Bourbon and cigars. Green New Deal is the Future
We need more fighters like AOC!
I think some in the Senate have convinced themselves that the backlash to folding will be limited to “the left” and therefore ignorable.
Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.
Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.
Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
March 14, 2025 at 2:55 AM
We need more fighters like AOC!
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"Privately, House Democrats are so infuriated with Schumer’s decision that some have begun encouraging [AOC] to run against Schumer in a primary."
Ocasio-Cortez mobilizes Democrats against Schumer plan as colleagues privately urge her to consider primary challenge | CNN Politics
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Thursday that she plans to mobilize her massive base of followers to oppose what she described as an “acquiesce” by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to accept th...
www.cnn.com
March 14, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"Privately, House Democrats are so infuriated with Schumer’s decision that some have begun encouraging [AOC] to run against Schumer in a primary."
Russia has kidnapped 19,000+ Ukrainian children, and the U.S. government has aligned itself with them.
We are the bad guys
thehill.com/policy/inter...
We are the bad guys
thehill.com/policy/inter...
thehill.com
March 5, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Russia has kidnapped 19,000+ Ukrainian children, and the U.S. government has aligned itself with them.
We are the bad guys
thehill.com/policy/inter...
We are the bad guys
thehill.com/policy/inter...
The time is now!
El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.
February 23, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The time is now!
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FINALLY!
The one Democratic Think Tank, Brookings Institute, has given us an outline to utilize!
Heavy hitters, leaders of the opposition, the Thinkers and Planners of every agency, company, and citizen-based organization: TAKE NOTE.
www.brookings.edu/articles/dem...
The one Democratic Think Tank, Brookings Institute, has given us an outline to utilize!
Heavy hitters, leaders of the opposition, the Thinkers and Planners of every agency, company, and citizen-based organization: TAKE NOTE.
www.brookings.edu/articles/dem...
Democracy Playbook 2025
Norm Eisen and Jonathan Katz provide actionable steps for democratic actors in the U.S. and globally to strengthen democratic institutions and resist illiberal forces.
www.brookings.edu
February 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
FINALLY!
The one Democratic Think Tank, Brookings Institute, has given us an outline to utilize!
Heavy hitters, leaders of the opposition, the Thinkers and Planners of every agency, company, and citizen-based organization: TAKE NOTE.
www.brookings.edu/articles/dem...
The one Democratic Think Tank, Brookings Institute, has given us an outline to utilize!
Heavy hitters, leaders of the opposition, the Thinkers and Planners of every agency, company, and citizen-based organization: TAKE NOTE.
www.brookings.edu/articles/dem...
You know what to do
February 20, 2025 at 11:39 PM
You know what to do
Let's make it happen
February 17, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Let's make it happen
The brown shirts are one the loose.
A new Florida law provides for any law enforcement officer who assists in the arrest of a person in the state illegally to receive a $1,000 bonus. It turns out you can act as a bounty hunter even while wearing the uniform of the state. @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social:
‘Open Season’: Local Republicans Rush to Out-Trump Trump on Immigration
State lawmakers are trying to deputize bounty hunters, fingerprint children, and take away gun rights from people with legal status.
www.thebulwark.com
February 16, 2025 at 9:15 PM
The brown shirts are one the loose.
The last thing I want is confirmation bias. So, if you have verified evidence that contradicts or debunks anything I post or anything posted on Bluesky, please share or throw it in my comments.
February 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The last thing I want is confirmation bias. So, if you have verified evidence that contradicts or debunks anything I post or anything posted on Bluesky, please share or throw it in my comments.
I'm not always angry about politics
Love it thanks for this little piece of joy. 🦋
February 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I'm not always angry about politics
February 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
As much as I want to believe it, I have not seen any evidence yet of MAGA regretting their support for Trump, at least not on any significant scale.
The anecdotes of grandma or a farmer changing their minds are hopeful, but it won't be enough to make any sort of lasting difference.
The anecdotes of grandma or a farmer changing their minds are hopeful, but it won't be enough to make any sort of lasting difference.
February 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
As much as I want to believe it, I have not seen any evidence yet of MAGA regretting their support for Trump, at least not on any significant scale.
The anecdotes of grandma or a farmer changing their minds are hopeful, but it won't be enough to make any sort of lasting difference.
The anecdotes of grandma or a farmer changing their minds are hopeful, but it won't be enough to make any sort of lasting difference.
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that’s right.
February 10, 2025 at 2:15 AM
that’s right.
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February 10, 2025 at 2:11 AM
He's saying the right things, now we need action.
Democrats, thank you for putting your trust in me. It's the honor of my life to serve as your next DNC Chair.
Now we’re going to pull ourselves together, work as one, and fight for the American people.
Now we’re going to pull ourselves together, work as one, and fight for the American people.
Introducing the new Chair of the DNC: Ken Martin.
February 2, 2025 at 9:56 PM
He's saying the right things, now we need action.
Use your voice, use your spending power
February 2, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Use your voice, use your spending power
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Trump last night fired 17 inspectors-general. IGs were historically a nonpartisan position. Trump however takes the view, "You can get away with a lot more when nobody is watching." www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/u...
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 12:52 PM
Trump last night fired 17 inspectors-general. IGs were historically a nonpartisan position. Trump however takes the view, "You can get away with a lot more when nobody is watching." www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/u...
Solutions!
Non-profits, especially think tanks, are about to become VERY important for the next few years.
- Host local leaders, authors, and artists
- Fund researchers and movement builders
- CONTINUE to summarize the evidence
- Partner with local and statewide initiatives
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- Host local leaders, authors, and artists
- Fund researchers and movement builders
- CONTINUE to summarize the evidence
- Partner with local and statewide initiatives
bsky.app/profile/itsa...
DOOMERISM ISN'T A STRATEGY.
January 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Solutions!
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Enjoy your weekend!
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January 25, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Enjoy your weekend!
No doubt!
January 22, 2025 at 2:10 AM
No doubt!
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It's time to build community. We must reach out to our MAGA brothers and sisters and make them understand it's not right and left but up and down.
Keep up the fight
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/on-tyranny...
Keep up the fight
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/on-tyranny...
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder Conversation Starters|eBook
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder | Conversation StartersIn Timothy Snyder’s book, “On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century,”...
www.barnesandnoble.com
January 21, 2025 at 12:55 AM
It's time to build community. We must reach out to our MAGA brothers and sisters and make them understand it's not right and left but up and down.
Keep up the fight
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/on-tyranny...
Keep up the fight
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/on-tyranny...
