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Rev. Al Sharpton and 100 members of the National Action Network (NAN) recently participated in a “buycott” — shopping at a Costco in East Harlem in support of the company’s commitment to DEI.
NAN holds buy-in protest at Costco against Trump’s anti-DEI push
Rev. Al Sharpton and 100 members of the National Action Network (NAN) recently participated in a “buycott” — shopping at a Costco.
amsterdamnews.com
Let your money speak, too!
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Breaking News: The California state senator Scott Wiener is expected to run for the U.S. House seat held by Nancy Pelosi, the former House speaker who has not yet said whether she will run again.
Top San Francisco Lawmaker Expected to Challenge Nancy Pelosi in Primary
Ms. Pelosi, 85, has not yet said whether she will run again. The challenge would be the latest example of the Democratic Party facing a push for generational change.
nyti.ms
October 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Breaking News: The California state senator Scott Wiener is expected to run for the U.S. House seat held by Nancy Pelosi, the former House speaker who has not yet said whether she will run again.
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As we get more reports of ICE thugs detaining Americans, it should be noted that Timothy Snyder made it crystal clear from the onset of ICE raids that NO ONE would be safe.
People tell ICE: "I'm an American." They illegally detain us anyway.
Bc WE already let them erode due process for immigrants.
People tell ICE: "I'm an American." They illegally detain us anyway.
Bc WE already let them erode due process for immigrants.
October 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
As we get more reports of ICE thugs detaining Americans, it should be noted that Timothy Snyder made it crystal clear from the onset of ICE raids that NO ONE would be safe.
People tell ICE: "I'm an American." They illegally detain us anyway.
Bc WE already let them erode due process for immigrants.
People tell ICE: "I'm an American." They illegally detain us anyway.
Bc WE already let them erode due process for immigrants.
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Gov. Pritzker: "The Insurrection Act is called the Insurrection Act for a reason — there has to be an insurrection in order for [Trump] to be allowed to invoke it. He can say anything he wants, but if the Constitution means anything...the Insurrection Act cannot be invoked."
October 12, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Gov. Pritzker: "The Insurrection Act is called the Insurrection Act for a reason — there has to be an insurrection in order for [Trump] to be allowed to invoke it. He can say anything he wants, but if the Constitution means anything...the Insurrection Act cannot be invoked."
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CBS reporter Edward R. Murrow embodied what a journalist should be: someone who holds power to account instead of capitulating to it.
Over 70 years later, his segment denouncing Joe McCarthy’s congressional witch hunts rings truer than ever.
Over 70 years later, his segment denouncing Joe McCarthy’s congressional witch hunts rings truer than ever.
October 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
CBS reporter Edward R. Murrow embodied what a journalist should be: someone who holds power to account instead of capitulating to it.
Over 70 years later, his segment denouncing Joe McCarthy’s congressional witch hunts rings truer than ever.
Over 70 years later, his segment denouncing Joe McCarthy’s congressional witch hunts rings truer than ever.
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Rest in Peace Diane Keaton ♥️
La Di Da Sweetheart
Rest in Peace Diane Keaton ♥️
October 11, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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La Di Da Sweetheart
Rest in Peace Diane Keaton ♥️
La Di Da Sweetheart
Rest in Peace Diane Keaton ♥️
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After Israel and Hamas agreed to the first phase of a Trump administration plan to halt the fighting, a litany of questions remain on next steps, including Hamas disarmament, a withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza and a future government in the territory.
US Sending 200 Troops to Israel Amid Ceasefire Deal in Gaza
The United States is sending about 200 troops to Israel to monitor the Gaza ceasefire and establish a “civil-military coordination center.”
buff.ly
October 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
After Israel and Hamas agreed to the first phase of a Trump administration plan to halt the fighting, a litany of questions remain on next steps, including Hamas disarmament, a withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza and a future government in the territory.
"Shoe Leather" reporting is the finest journalism. 🍋
On the ground in Chicago — we want to hear from you. See ICE activity or something happening nearby? Text your tips to (312) 773-9229.
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October 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
"Shoe Leather" reporting is the finest journalism. 🍋
One of the best American historians helping us remember who we have always been, with honesty.
youtu.be/GAKX0VDh9TY?...
youtu.be/GAKX0VDh9TY?...
Is PBS Okay?: "Masterpiece History" Might Be Erasing Slavery From The American Revolution
YouTube video by Tad Stoermer
youtu.be
October 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
One of the best American historians helping us remember who we have always been, with honesty.
youtu.be/GAKX0VDh9TY?...
youtu.be/GAKX0VDh9TY?...
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It’s just ONE DAY until our letter to the editor training!
We’re hosting an Advocacy Training TOMORROW, Tuesday night, where you can get the skills you need to make your voice heard. Learn more:
We’re hosting an Advocacy Training TOMORROW, Tuesday night, where you can get the skills you need to make your voice heard. Learn more:
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: POGO Letter to the Editor Training: Domestic Deployment. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
What is a letter to the editor? Why are they useful? How do you begin writing one? Join us on Tuesday, October 7th to explore the answers to these questions and start writing your own letter to the editor focused on domestic deployment!
zoom.us
October 6, 2025 at 1:52 PM
It’s just ONE DAY until our letter to the editor training!
We’re hosting an Advocacy Training TOMORROW, Tuesday night, where you can get the skills you need to make your voice heard. Learn more:
We’re hosting an Advocacy Training TOMORROW, Tuesday night, where you can get the skills you need to make your voice heard. Learn more:
Have they no decency, at all?
Ohio’s sole national forest could be wiped out as Trump targets land for logging - The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Ohio’s sole national forest could be wiped out as Trump targets land for logging
Over 80% of Wayne national forest classified as suitable for logging, drawing concern from locals
www.theguardian.com
October 5, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Have they no decency, at all?
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👉“The evidence is clear: excessive military spending does not guarantee peace."
Rather, "It often undermines it – fueling arms races, deepening mistrust, and diverting resources from the very foundations of stability.”
Rather, "It often undermines it – fueling arms races, deepening mistrust, and diverting resources from the very foundations of stability.”
Military spending worldwide hits record $2.7 trillion
Global military spending reached an unprecedented $2.7 trillion in 2024 amid intensifying wars and rising geopolitical tensions worldwide.
news.un.org
September 19, 2025 at 4:21 PM
👉“The evidence is clear: excessive military spending does not guarantee peace."
Rather, "It often undermines it – fueling arms races, deepening mistrust, and diverting resources from the very foundations of stability.”
Rather, "It often undermines it – fueling arms races, deepening mistrust, and diverting resources from the very foundations of stability.”
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“The global community stands at a crossroads," a new U.N. report warns.
"Countries can keep investing in militaries at a steep cost to health, safety, and the planet’s future. Or they can invest in diplomacy and sustainable development that achieves progress for generations to come.”
"Countries can keep investing in militaries at a steep cost to health, safety, and the planet’s future. Or they can invest in diplomacy and sustainable development that achieves progress for generations to come.”
Military spending worldwide hits record $2.7 trillion
Global military spending reached an unprecedented $2.7 trillion in 2024 amid intensifying wars and rising geopolitical tensions worldwide.
buff.ly
September 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
“The global community stands at a crossroads," a new U.N. report warns.
"Countries can keep investing in militaries at a steep cost to health, safety, and the planet’s future. Or they can invest in diplomacy and sustainable development that achieves progress for generations to come.”
"Countries can keep investing in militaries at a steep cost to health, safety, and the planet’s future. Or they can invest in diplomacy and sustainable development that achieves progress for generations to come.”
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"We’ve reached a new stage in the attempted authoritarian takeover of American democracy. It’s not just that the assault on the truth, the rule of law, a free society has picked up steam. The assault, from our own government, now proceeds openly and unashamedly."
www.thebulwark.com/p/killing-de...
www.thebulwark.com/p/killing-de...
Killing Democracy—And Not Bothering to Hide It
The assault is happening in plain sight, from the Epstein case to Texas reapportionment to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
www.thebulwark.com
August 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
"We’ve reached a new stage in the attempted authoritarian takeover of American democracy. It’s not just that the assault on the truth, the rule of law, a free society has picked up steam. The assault, from our own government, now proceeds openly and unashamedly."
www.thebulwark.com/p/killing-de...
www.thebulwark.com/p/killing-de...
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June 29, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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A joy to march in NYC Pride with the people's champ Tish James 🏳️🌈
June 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
A joy to march in NYC Pride with the people's champ Tish James 🏳️🌈
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This guy is just posted up outside of Congress and I’m honestly not sure what his political views are but I agree
June 13, 2025 at 12:45 PM
This guy is just posted up outside of Congress and I’m honestly not sure what his political views are but I agree
Unhinged from democracy
The whole point of deporting someone with a soccer tattoo that's relabeled a "gang" tattoo is for Trump to assert the power to simply say someone is a gang member or terrorist *without* presenting evidence of it.
On the pod, @lizdye.bsky.social is terrific on this:
newrepublic.com/article/1930...
On the pod, @lizdye.bsky.social is terrific on this:
newrepublic.com/article/1930...
“Terrifying”: Trump’s Rage at Judge Unnerves GOPers as Crisis Worsens
As Trump begins defying a judge blocking deportations and Republicans balk at his demands for the judge’s impeachment, a legal expert explains why this is headed for a major crisis.
newrepublic.com
March 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Unhinged from democracy
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This needs to be read by everybody. Everybody. This is who we are now.
The story of the Canadian detained by ICE is worse than you think.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 9:25 PM
This needs to be read by everybody. Everybody. This is who we are now.
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They claim they can snatch people up, put them on planes, and deport them to a country run by an authoritarian, where those people will be forced to work slave labor at an inhumane prison. All without due process, and in defiance of federal courts.
The hypotheticals are over. This is the nightmare.
The hypotheticals are over. This is the nightmare.
Homan: "We're not stopping. I don't care what the judges think. I don't care what the left thinks. We're coming."
March 17, 2025 at 3:23 PM
They claim they can snatch people up, put them on planes, and deport them to a country run by an authoritarian, where those people will be forced to work slave labor at an inhumane prison. All without due process, and in defiance of federal courts.
The hypotheticals are over. This is the nightmare.
The hypotheticals are over. This is the nightmare.
WTAF, America? This is what fascism looks like.
“‘I was put in a cell, and I had to sleep on a mat with no blanket, no pillow, with an aluminum foil wrapped over my body like a dead body for two and a half days.’”
Canadian woman put in chains, detained by ICE after entering San Diego border
A Canadian entrepreneur detained by ICE is speaking out after she got arrested while trying to enter the San Diego border to obtain a visa last Monday.
www.10news.com
March 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
WTAF, America? This is what fascism looks like.
It's going exponential....
Next storm hitting the US - this time it could be a historic event - moisture content, scale, power of this system are exceptional...
NOAA folks gives some insights
Always remember, this shit goes now non-linear and its just starting...
#climate #Earth
NOAA folks gives some insights
Always remember, this shit goes now non-linear and its just starting...
#climate #Earth
FOX Weather on Instagram: "🌪️ 'THIS STORM HAS IT ALL': A potentially deadly severe weather outbreak is poised to impact millions across 30 states starting tonight and into the weekend. It's been chara...
131 likes, 7 comments - foxweather on March 14, 2025: "🌪️ 'THIS STORM HAS IT ALL': A potentially deadly severe weather outbreak is poised to impact millions across 30 states starting tonight and into ...
www.instagram.com
March 14, 2025 at 7:06 PM
It's going exponential....
'WTF?' World Reacts to Trump's Vow of US Expansionism www.commondreams.org/news/trump-e...
'WTF?' World Reacts to Trump's Vow of US Expansionism | Common Dreams
One former Swedish prime minister called the Republican president's pledge to grow U.S. territory "a recipe for global instability."
www.commondreams.org
March 13, 2025 at 7:29 PM
'WTF?' World Reacts to Trump's Vow of US Expansionism www.commondreams.org/news/trump-e...
Trump Orders US Military to Plan Invasion of Panama to Seize Canal: Report www.commondreams.org/news/trump-p...
Trump Orders US Military to Plan Invasion of Panama to Seize Canal: Report | Common Dreams
U.S. officials familiar with the planning said options for "reclaiming" the vital waterway include close cooperation with Panama's military and, absent that, possible war.
www.commondreams.org
March 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Trump Orders US Military to Plan Invasion of Panama to Seize Canal: Report www.commondreams.org/news/trump-p...