Grassroots Joe
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Union family raised Deaniac, former teacher/IT professional/IT strategic consultant, former candidate/county Party treasurer, local #Indivisible leader who […]
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We all know this was not about drugs.
Next.
Next.
MacCALLUM: You have about 100,000 dying from drug overdoses, most of those drugs from from Venezuela and other places
CROW: That's actually not true. The majority of the deaths by drugs in America are the result of meth and fentanyl. Almost none of that comes from Venezuela
CROW: That's actually not true. The majority of the deaths by drugs in America are the result of meth and fentanyl. Almost none of that comes from Venezuela
January 5, 2026 at 8:43 PM
We all know this was not about drugs.
Next.
Next.
"officials in the administration no longer appear to care what the American people want, instead simply gathering power into their own hands for the benefit of themselves and their cronies, trusting that Republican politicians will go along and the American people will not object enough to force […]
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January 5, 2026 at 11:43 AM
"officials in the administration no longer appear to care what the American people want, instead simply gathering power into their own hands for the benefit of themselves and their cronies, trusting that Republican politicians will go along and the American people will not object enough to force […]
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Dictators are bad, whether foreign or domestic.
January 4, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Dictators are bad, whether foreign or domestic.
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I wrote this only last week, after saying that Trump seems about to wage war on Venezuela. It seems pretty relevant to what transpired today.
UK and Europe *must* reduce our dependence on America and its technologies as rapidly as we can.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/personal-r...
UK and Europe *must* reduce our dependence on America and its technologies as rapidly as we can.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/personal-r...
January 3, 2026 at 10:42 PM
I wrote this only last week, after saying that Trump seems about to wage war on Venezuela. It seems pretty relevant to what transpired today.
UK and Europe *must* reduce our dependence on America and its technologies as rapidly as we can.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/personal-r...
UK and Europe *must* reduce our dependence on America and its technologies as rapidly as we can.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/personal-r...
In May of last year, Grok began posting about the far-right conspiracy of “white genocide” in South Africa on posts with no relation to the concept. xAI also apologized in July after Grok began posting rape fantasies and antisemitic material, including calling itself “MechaHitler” and praising […]
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January 4, 2026 at 4:30 PM
In May of last year, Grok began posting about the far-right conspiracy of “white genocide” in South Africa on posts with no relation to the concept. xAI also apologized in July after Grok began posting rape fantasies and antisemitic material, including calling itself “MechaHitler” and praising […]
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🧵Have you heard of the Citgo auction?
Everyone should know about this.
It is part of Trump's Venezuela invasion.
Everyone should know about this.
It is part of Trump's Venezuela invasion.
Devin Nunes and others linked to Trump Media became officers of a company soon after it made an unsuccessful $10 billion bid for Venezuelan-state-owned Citgo Petroleum's U.S. assets | NewsTRACS
Devin Nunes and others linked to Trump Media recently became officers and investors of a company soon after it made an unsuccessful $10 billion bid for Venezuelan-state-owned Citgo.
newstracs.com
January 4, 2026 at 9:59 AM
🧵Have you heard of the Citgo auction?
Everyone should know about this.
It is part of Trump's Venezuela invasion.
Everyone should know about this.
It is part of Trump's Venezuela invasion.
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🧵Have you heard of the Citgo auction?
Everyone should know about this.
It is part of Trump's Venezuela invasion.
Everyone should know about this.
It is part of Trump's Venezuela invasion.
Devin Nunes and others linked to Trump Media became officers of a company soon after it made an unsuccessful $10 billion bid for Venezuelan-state-owned Citgo Petroleum's U.S. assets | NewsTRACS
Devin Nunes and others linked to Trump Media recently became officers and investors of a company soon after it made an unsuccessful $10 billion bid for Venezuelan-state-owned Citgo.
newstracs.com
January 4, 2026 at 10:07 AM
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What could go wrong? 🤷🏻♂️
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/us/politics/venezuela-maduro-fallout-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.B1A.F72v.K6H-ftceY_GP&smid=nytcore-ios-share
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/us/politics/venezuela-maduro-fallout-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.B1A.F72v.K6H-ftceY_GP&smid=nytcore-ios-share
January 4, 2026 at 10:42 AM
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These are the real victims of Trump's unending crimes, as always its everyday people.
The New York Times has just confirmed that 40 civilians died in President Trump's invasion.
This is the aftermath in one area
This is the aftermath in one area
January 4, 2026 at 4:00 AM
These are the real victims of Trump's unending crimes, as always its everyday people.
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Incidentally, as far as messaging and strategy, pretty much anytime we test a process argument (i.e. they didn't follow the rules) it is less convincing & far less galvanizing than outcome argument (i.e. it's going to result in this fucked up evil) with voters. Yes, swing voters too.
January 3, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Incidentally, as far as messaging and strategy, pretty much anytime we test a process argument (i.e. they didn't follow the rules) it is less convincing & far less galvanizing than outcome argument (i.e. it's going to result in this fucked up evil) with voters. Yes, swing voters too.
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Whether you're in Chicago or Caracas or Kyiv, people should have freedom from military invasion whether the aggressor is foreign or domestic. But once again this regime is destroying lives to seize more power & hand more money to its billionaire backers.
January 3, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Whether you're in Chicago or Caracas or Kyiv, people should have freedom from military invasion whether the aggressor is foreign or domestic. But once again this regime is destroying lives to seize more power & hand more money to its billionaire backers.
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Bombing another country and kidnapping its leader would also be wrong with Congressional approval. The outrage, and call for impeachment, should be over the evil and illegal outcome not merely the failure to follow the prescribed process.
January 3, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Bombing another country and kidnapping its leader would also be wrong with Congressional approval. The outrage, and call for impeachment, should be over the evil and illegal outcome not merely the failure to follow the prescribed process.
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Millions of us clearly see Trump and his regime as criminal, destructive and cruel. We rightly want to see him out of power & into prison. Yet we would view invasion, bombing & capture of the president by foreign power as horrific & totally illegal.
January 4, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Millions of us clearly see Trump and his regime as criminal, destructive and cruel. We rightly want to see him out of power & into prison. Yet we would view invasion, bombing & capture of the president by foreign power as horrific & totally illegal.
"One source said “it feels very much a shoot-ready-aim exercise.”"
The Trump regime is run by people who are not up to the job. They have grandiose ideas that they neither understand nor comprehend the long term implications of nor have the expertise required to realize their fever dreams.
All […]
The Trump regime is run by people who are not up to the job. They have grandiose ideas that they neither understand nor comprehend the long term implications of nor have the expertise required to realize their fever dreams.
All […]
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January 4, 2026 at 10:24 AM
"One source said “it feels very much a shoot-ready-aim exercise.”"
The Trump regime is run by people who are not up to the job. They have grandiose ideas that they neither understand nor comprehend the long term implications of nor have the expertise required to realize their fever dreams.
All […]
The Trump regime is run by people who are not up to the job. They have grandiose ideas that they neither understand nor comprehend the long term implications of nor have the expertise required to realize their fever dreams.
All […]
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How are voters meant to understand how serious things are if in lieu of shouting fire AND going into building with hoses, you're simply posting fire safety suggestions on social media?
Not introducing articles of impeachment is a message that Trump hasn't committed impeachable offenses.
Not introducing articles of impeachment is a message that Trump hasn't committed impeachable offenses.
January 4, 2026 at 1:25 AM
How are voters meant to understand how serious things are if in lieu of shouting fire AND going into building with hoses, you're simply posting fire safety suggestions on social media?
Not introducing articles of impeachment is a message that Trump hasn't committed impeachable offenses.
Not introducing articles of impeachment is a message that Trump hasn't committed impeachable offenses.
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Trump is the first US president to bomb 7 countries in one year.
Based on verified reports from Al Jazeera, Fox News, Washington Examiner, and CBC, the seven countries targeted by US strikes under Trump in 2025 are: Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Somalia, Syria, Nigeria, and Venezuela.
Based on verified reports from Al Jazeera, Fox News, Washington Examiner, and CBC, the seven countries targeted by US strikes under Trump in 2025 are: Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Somalia, Syria, Nigeria, and Venezuela.
January 3, 2026 at 10:58 PM
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"Please take precautions. The life you save could be your own!"
- Aure
US Influenza Activity Accelerates Into the New Year as Hospitalizations Rise
CDC surveillance shows sharp week-over-week increases in influenza test positivity, outpatient illness, and […]
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US Influenza Activity Accelerates Into the New Year as Hospitalizations Rise
CDC surveillance shows sharp week-over-week increases in influenza test positivity, outpatient illness, and […]
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January 3, 2026 at 2:40 AM
"Please take precautions. The life you save could be your own!"
- Aure
US Influenza Activity Accelerates Into the New Year as Hospitalizations Rise
CDC surveillance shows sharp week-over-week increases in influenza test positivity, outpatient illness, and […]
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US Influenza Activity Accelerates Into the New Year as Hospitalizations Rise
CDC surveillance shows sharp week-over-week increases in influenza test positivity, outpatient illness, and […]
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ON DEM POLLSTERS: “Their collective diagnosis is blunt: The Democratic Party has too often resisted the economic populism that—as its own data has shown for years—wins elections… repeatedly retreated into an outdated vision of centrism...” open.substack.com/pub/libertya...
January 3, 2026 at 5:09 AM
ON DEM POLLSTERS: “Their collective diagnosis is blunt: The Democratic Party has too often resisted the economic populism that—as its own data has shown for years—wins elections… repeatedly retreated into an outdated vision of centrism...” open.substack.com/pub/libertya...
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“Swing voters are not moderate… independents can hold very radical views… policy ‘pragmatism’ is electoral bullshit…”
More from Dem Pollsters: open.substack.com/pub/libertya...
More from Dem Pollsters: open.substack.com/pub/libertya...
January 3, 2026 at 5:14 AM
“Swing voters are not moderate… independents can hold very radical views… policy ‘pragmatism’ is electoral bullshit…”
More from Dem Pollsters: open.substack.com/pub/libertya...
More from Dem Pollsters: open.substack.com/pub/libertya...
All without a single National Guard soldier.
What makes our communities safer are local people and programs doing the hard work of mitigating too much concentrated poverty and far, far too many guns in circulation.
Get rid of the poverty and the guns and violence would plummet.
Philadelphia […]
What makes our communities safer are local people and programs doing the hard work of mitigating too much concentrated poverty and far, far too many guns in circulation.
Get rid of the poverty and the guns and violence would plummet.
Philadelphia […]
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January 2, 2026 at 8:32 PM
All without a single National Guard soldier.
What makes our communities safer are local people and programs doing the hard work of mitigating too much concentrated poverty and far, far too many guns in circulation.
Get rid of the poverty and the guns and violence would plummet.
Philadelphia […]
What makes our communities safer are local people and programs doing the hard work of mitigating too much concentrated poverty and far, far too many guns in circulation.
Get rid of the poverty and the guns and violence would plummet.
Philadelphia […]
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This led to first round of messaging guidance which we originally called Freedom from Boxes, captured here:
drive.google.com/file/d/12CiK...
drive.google.com/file/d/12CiK...
Freedom to Be Ourselves.pdf
drive.google.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
This led to first round of messaging guidance which we originally called Freedom from Boxes, captured here:
drive.google.com/file/d/12CiK...
drive.google.com/file/d/12CiK...
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Our first foray into messaging research for trans folks, we did focus groups asking all sorts of people: have you ever felt trapped/expected to act certain way bc of something about you? This opened the flood gates. /1
November 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Our first foray into messaging research for trans folks, we did focus groups asking all sorts of people: have you ever felt trapped/expected to act certain way bc of something about you? This opened the flood gates. /1
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My favorite Brazilian saying is "December is the Friday of the year." Well, now, Friday came early!!!
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
My favorite Brazilian saying is "December is the Friday of the year." Well, now, Friday came early!!!
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This is why we #AintBuyingIt. Credit @womensmarch.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
This is why we #AintBuyingIt. Credit @womensmarch.com