Today, Israel will starve to death 14000 babies. That is the reason these people got shot. Israel ≠ Jewish. killing Israelis ≠ anti-semitism.

A liberal democracy gets here only if no opposition party adequately addresses key needs of the people.

Why aren’t the Democrats actively supporting Sanders, naming these broad problems, taking the issues to the American people?

#demandmorefromdemocrats

(Pic: a little lichen)

A liberal democracy gets here only if no opposition party adequately addresses key needs of the people. E.g. #9 Voter disenfranchisement.

-US citizens in DC have no senators or voting members in the House

-There’s a massive increase in vote challenging in swing states

(Don’t eat white amanitas)

A liberal democracy gets here only if no opposition party adequately addresses key needs of the people. E.g. #8

-5 million with felony convictions cannot vote because they live in states with ongoing Jim Crow-style sweeping disenfranchisement laws

(While the felon in the White House voted.)

A liberal democracy gets here only if no opposition party adequately addresses key needs of the people. E.g. #7

Widespread disenfranchisement undergirds the electoral system.
-3 million plus US citizens have no vote or elected representation because they live in Puerto Rico and other US colonies

A liberal democracy gets here only if no opposition party adequately addresses key needs of the people. E.g. 6) Citizens United legalizes buying elections; PACs buy politicians; Americans are harassed and bullied to donate in what amounts to an onerous tax on democracy. (Pic: 2 jelly fungi)

A liberal democracy gets here only if no opposition party adequately addresses key needs of the people. Example #5) It’s legal and widespread for elected and appointed federal officials in both parties to own stocks in companies they contract with and regulate. (Pic: Young Amanita cut in half)

A liberal democracy gets here only if no opposition party adequately addresses key needs of the people. E.g. #4) Neither party has any actionable plan to to leave behind the fossil fuels destroying the planet and which Americans continue to subsidize. (Pic: the blue stainer, Chlorociboria)

A liberal democracy gets here only if no opposition party adequately addresses key needs of the people. E.g. #3) The US has greater wealth disparity than any other industrial country, and this disparity continues to grow. (Pics are for the algorithm. A young Old Man of the Woods.)

A liberal democracy gets here only if no opposition party adequately addresses key needs of the people. Eg. #2) there is an epidemic of low wages leaving an unprecedented number of families homeless, and millions more spending half their income on housing. (pic: wild reishi)

A liberal democracy gets here only if no opposition party addresses key needs of the people. Example #1) 80 million Americans have no health insurance or insufficient insurance, leaving the bottom 50% of Americans with a 7-year lower life expectancy than the top 1 percent (Pic: Lactarius indigo)

Called my rep & said: As House Minority Leader, Jeffries needs to be in strategy meetings with reps from both sides of the aisle, not touring his ironically named book, ABCs of Democracy. Vote to replace him as House Minority Leader. #replaceJeffries #replaceHakeemJeffries @repjeffries1.bsky.social

Today’s calls:
Jeffries, the House minority leader, announced Democrats are not required to vote no on the budget. Wrong! We need Democratic unity while the GOP steals our SSNs, destroys Dept of Ed, and says laws don’t apply. Ask your sens and reps to promise NO vote on budget until things change.

Make soup today for your antifascist friends. Seeing people in person is how we will sustain ourselves. It's even better when we see our antifascist friends over a meal made of never packaged ingredients. (That's a cooking challenge for you.)
#makesoupforyourantifascistfriends #antifasciststrategies

Today is a good day to remember Martin Luther King.

#mlk #martinlutherking #antifasciststrategies #whoareyourantifascistfriends #makesouptodayforyourantifascistfriends

photo: Phlebia sp to feed the algorithm

Today is a good day to get together with people who live near you. #antifasciststrategies

I'm here now.