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progressivebeat.bsky.social
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I updated the list from @premthakker.bsky.social reflecting two more people who have called for new leadership in the Senate.

Kat Abughazaleh, candidate for IL-9, and Robin Kelly, US House Rep for IL-2, running for the Senate in 2026! (Illinois rocks.)

If you know of anyone else to add, pls reply.
List of people and orgs that have called for new leadership for Senate Dems: Glenn Ivey (MD-4), Ro Khanna (CA-17), Seth Moulton (MA-6), Shri Thanedar (MI-13), Mark Pocan (WI-2), Mike Levin (CA-49), Delia Ramirez (IL-3), Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), Val Hoyle (OR-4), Pramila Jayapal (WA-7), Robin Kelly (IL-2); Indivisible, Our Revolution, MoveOn, Progressive Change Campaign Committee, Leaders We Deserve, Voters of Tomorrow, Sunrise Movement, Social Security Works, 50501, Just Foreign Policy, We Are Somebody, College Democrats of America, Climate Defiance, Justice Democrats, RootsAction, Alex Rikleen (MA), Graham Platner (ME), Seth Moulton (MA), Zach Wahls (IA), Nathan Sage (IA), Mallory McMorrow (MI), Juliana Stratton (IL), Saikat Chakrabarti (CA-11), Kat Abughazaleh (IL-09), Robin Kelly (IL)
November 15, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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#Starbucks baristas have powered an impressive union organizing campaign. Yet the coffee giant continues to fight workers at every turn, cozying up to the anti-union Trump administration and racking up more federal labor law violations than any corporation in U.S. history.

#NoContractNoCoffee
Graphic with bright green background and the No Kings logo (a crown covered by a red crossout). Text reads: No Contract No Coffee Support Starbucks Workers
November 15, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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Going to the grocery store.

Think I've already got enough candy for Trick or Treaters.

Gonna get some stuff to treat my local food bank, instead.

Because what Republicans are doing to SNAP benefits is a dirty trick.

#TreatYourFoodBank🎃
#SNAP
#NoKings
#LetThemEatTariffs
An AI generated image of Donald Trump as Marie Antoinette
October 30, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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America: this is what Republicans have done to you.

They don't want you to eat, get healthcare, get a higher education, or save money on a clean vehicle or a clean home.

They'll give you some minor tax cuts for a few years. They will give major tax cuts to the rich and corporations forever.

#USA
Graphic that shows the timeline of the Big Ugly Bill: tax giveaways to the rich and corporations begin immediately; new work requirements for SNAP begin immediately; no new funding for Medicaid immediately; rural and small hospitals begins to close immediately. 8/1/2025: interest began accruing again on student loans. 9/30/2025: EV tax credits ended. 11/1/2025: Open enrollment for the ACA begins with higher health premiums. 12/31/2025: Residential clean energy and efficiency tax credits will end. January 2026: automatic cuts to Medicare. Higher costs and fewer protections from insurers on the ACA. 7/1/2026: newer restrictions on financing higher education. No repayment plans for future borrowers. 1/1/2027: new Medicaid work requirements. 10/1/2027: reductions to Medicaid funding. Reductions to federal SNAP funding. 7/1/2028: increased payments for student loan borrowers 10/1/2028: out of pocket costs increase for Medicaid expansion adults. 12/31/2028: End of no tax on tips, overtime, seniors, and car loans. Tax cuts for the rich and corporations are permanent.
October 28, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Alabama: this is what Republicans have done to you with their Big Ugly Bill.

#Jobs #Healthcare #SNAP #GDP #ACA #Energy #Gas
Graphic with lots of statistics about the impacts of the Big Ugly Bill on Alabama: 10,200 jobs lost; 218,809 people lose access to healthcare; 378,000 lose food due to SNAP cuts; $609 million lost to state GDP; 158% rise in health insurance premiums; 6.3% rise in household energy costs; $4.8 billion+ state budget hole; 5 rural hospitals at risk of closure; and gas prices increase by $.25/gallon.
October 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Virginia: this is what the #ACA will look for you, because Republicans don't want to help you.

#VA #Obamacare #Shutdown
A graphic shows premiums for an ACA plan going from $749/month to $2091.90/month.
October 28, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Maine: this is what the #ACA will look like for you, because Republicans don't want to help you.

#ME #Obamacare #Shutdown
Graphic shows premiums for and ACA plan going from $603/month to $2,867/month.
October 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Kentucky: this is what the #ACA will look like for you, because Republicans don't want to help you.

#KY #Obamacare #Shutdown
Graphic shows the premiums of an ACA plan go from $785.92/month to $2459.96/month.
October 28, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Idaho: this is what the #ACA will look like for you because Republicans don't want to help you.

#ID #Obamacare #Shutdown
Graphic show the premiums of an ACA plan in Idaho going from $611/month to $2083.34/month.
October 28, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Georgia: this is what the #ACA will look like for you, because Republicans don't want to help you.

#GA #Obamacare #Shutdown
Graphic show the premiums of an ACA plan in Georgia going from $699.32/month to $2763.84/month.
October 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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"Let them eat tariffs."

#SNAP
AI generated image of Trump as Marie Antoinette.
October 25, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Those snotty little boys making "jokes" about being Nazis and dissing old people better watch out, because Grantifa's getting her paddle out.

#Grantifa
Elderly woman holds sign that says "100 years old, 1st protest, No Kings"
October 19, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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More pics from PDX No Kings!

#PDX #NoKings
A protestor holding a sign that says: "I usually don't protest but wtf!" In front of a sea of protestors. Protestors holding American flags as they march A sea of protestors holding signs that say "no kings" and "no grifters"
October 18, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Just a very little bit of the crowd at Portland, OR's No Kings protest today.

Note: nothing is burning down. It was a beautiful day on the waterfront, downtown, and in the east industrial district. Nearly everyone in the city seemed to be part of this peaceful protest.

#NoKings #PDX
Waterfront Park south of the Burnside Bridge is packed with peaceful protestors. A section of Waterfront Park in downtown Portland, OR crowded with peaceful protestors for the No Kings protest. Protestors with signs. One with a frog saying "boo!" Another that says "we love America enough to save it" A protestor in an inflatable bunny suit holding a sign that says "I don't carrot all for kings"
October 18, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Events this week to celebrate Indigenous People's Day and Salmon in the Portland area.

Get to know and support our local indigenous community!❤️

#IndigenousPeoplesDay #PDX
Graphic with information about Indigenous People's Day Celebration on March 13th, 2025. 4-8pm Barbie's Village, 935 NE 33rd Ave, Portland, OR. Indigenous Kindhip and Storytelling. Salmon dinner provided. Vendors, children's powwow, Photo Booth, resources, and more, entertainment, scenes from Finding Bigfoot.
October 13, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Lake Michigan resides entirely inside the United States. It is the only one of the Great Lakes that it not touched by the border with Canada.

The Trump administration now says the Chicago Lakeshore constitutes the US Border. Because they can't read a fucking map.

#CBPBullshit
Map of the United States clearly showing that Lake Michigan is entirely inside the US border. By miles and miles.
October 9, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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The antifa army of Portland, folks.

#Antifa #PDX
A peaceful protestor in a baby shark onesie and another in a chicken suit with the American flag draped around their shoulders sit on cushions behind a police line on an empty street.
October 8, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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This is from the Jeffrey Epstein birthday book. They were all in on it. It was a pedophile ring.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/gall...
Drawing of Jeffrey Epstein handing balloons to little girls in 1983 and then of him getting massaged on his private island by nearly naked girls in 2023. Captioned "what a great country."
September 10, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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#MeltIce

Poster to place in window of home or business and Know Your Rights flyer

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An image of a poster that warns law enforcement and Ice that they cannot enter without a warrant signed by a judge. An image of a flyer with advice on what to do if Ice or law enforcement attempts to enter a building. Summary: Do not open the door. Do not answer questions without a lawyer. Request the names of agents and their badge numbers. Do not sign anything. Take pictures, video, or write down license plate numbers, description of vehicles, number or agents, time, location, and what happened. If they claim to have a warrant, ask to see it by having them slide it under the door or hold it up to a window so you can read it. Check it for a signature from a JUDGE, the correct date, correct address, and name who they are looking for. Do not open the door without the correct information.
August 28, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Most Israelis have been brainwashed by their state's propaganda. They haven't seen pictures like this of starving children in Gaza, or they've been taught to not believe it or to not care. Authoritarian regimes rob everyone of their humanity. #FreePalestine

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
A mother holds her emaciated baby.
August 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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1 in 3 children are starving in Gaza City.

Write or call your Congressional representatives and tell them to stop supporting Israel's government. No more weapons. No more energy. No more diplomatic cover. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

#NoArmstoIsrael #ProsecuteIsraeliWarCrimes #FreePalestine
A skeletal two-year-old boy suffering from severe malnutrition is held by his mother in Gaza.
July 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM