@staybrave.bsky.social
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Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill bucked an historic trend — helping her party win three consecutive gubernatorial elections in New Jersey for the first time since 1961.
November 5, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill bucked an historic trend — helping her party win three consecutive gubernatorial elections in New Jersey for the first time since 1961.
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Good news
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
Federal judge rules Trump can’t require citizenship proof on the federal voting form
President Donald Trump’s request to add a documentary proof of citizenship requirement to the federal voter registration form cannot be enforced. U.S.
apnews.com
November 1, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Good news
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
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South Koreans held their government accountable earlier this year. And now they’re protesting for American’s rights and democracy on No Kings too!
Thank you South Korea! #NoKings ❌👑
Thank you South Korea! #NoKings ❌👑
October 18, 2025 at 4:19 PM
South Koreans held their government accountable earlier this year. And now they’re protesting for American’s rights and democracy on No Kings too!
Thank you South Korea! #NoKings ❌👑
Thank you South Korea! #NoKings ❌👑
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After a week of ridiculous Republican smears and Trump claiming that “very few people are going to be there,” you just made history. #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 9:57 PM
After a week of ridiculous Republican smears and Trump claiming that “very few people are going to be there,” you just made history. #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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Wanna to go to a virtual No Kings rally that focuses on healthcare (with a side of "vaccines are good, actually" and "eugenics is bad, actually")?
Organized by disabled folks who can't go to an in-person event.
Join Saturday at 2:30pm Pacific time, zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8467741742...
Organized by disabled folks who can't go to an in-person event.
Join Saturday at 2:30pm Pacific time, zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8467741742...
Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting
Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise cloud communications.
us06web.zoom.us
October 14, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Wanna to go to a virtual No Kings rally that focuses on healthcare (with a side of "vaccines are good, actually" and "eugenics is bad, actually")?
Organized by disabled folks who can't go to an in-person event.
Join Saturday at 2:30pm Pacific time, zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8467741742...
Organized by disabled folks who can't go to an in-person event.
Join Saturday at 2:30pm Pacific time, zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8467741742...
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"So, Democrats have three words for this: no fucking way. It's literally life or death. We will not let Republicans blow up our health care system."
This is, hands down, the best comms work Chuck Schumer has done in YEARS. Surprisingly good.
This is, hands down, the best comms work Chuck Schumer has done in YEARS. Surprisingly good.
October 8, 2025 at 2:27 AM
"So, Democrats have three words for this: no fucking way. It's literally life or death. We will not let Republicans blow up our health care system."
This is, hands down, the best comms work Chuck Schumer has done in YEARS. Surprisingly good.
This is, hands down, the best comms work Chuck Schumer has done in YEARS. Surprisingly good.
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late to this incredible piece on the tech elite's obsession with making their own nation-states from my brilliant colleague @telliotter.bsky.social ; the lede made me literally lol
Tech Billionaires Already Captured the White House. They Still Want to Be Kings
From Montenegro to Northern California, the tech elite dream of building cities where they make the rules. Is this, finally, their moment?
www.wired.com
September 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
late to this incredible piece on the tech elite's obsession with making their own nation-states from my brilliant colleague @telliotter.bsky.social ; the lede made me literally lol
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Swalwell: There’s going to be a Democratic majority in just over a year. To the FCC chairperson and anyone in involved in these dirty deals: get a lawyer and save your records because you’re going to be in this room answering questions
September 18, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Swalwell: There’s going to be a Democratic majority in just over a year. To the FCC chairperson and anyone in involved in these dirty deals: get a lawyer and save your records because you’re going to be in this room answering questions
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We're witnessing the culminating rot of shareholder capitalism in real time.
Some of the most powerful corporations in America have sided with an authoritarian regime in order to protect their short term profits — the fundamental rights of everyone else be damned.
Some of the most powerful corporations in America have sided with an authoritarian regime in order to protect their short term profits — the fundamental rights of everyone else be damned.
September 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
We're witnessing the culminating rot of shareholder capitalism in real time.
Some of the most powerful corporations in America have sided with an authoritarian regime in order to protect their short term profits — the fundamental rights of everyone else be damned.
Some of the most powerful corporations in America have sided with an authoritarian regime in order to protect their short term profits — the fundamental rights of everyone else be damned.
@indivisible.org October seems insufficient. Emergency response actions seem sorely needed.
September 18, 2025 at 7:22 PM
@indivisible.org October seems insufficient. Emergency response actions seem sorely needed.
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This is precisely the kind of government coercion that the First Amendment was designed to prevent — and media companies need to start standing up rather than capitulating to it.
Washington Post Columnist Says She Was Fired for Posts After Charlie Kirk Shooting
www.nytimes.com
September 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This is precisely the kind of government coercion that the First Amendment was designed to prevent — and media companies need to start standing up rather than capitulating to it.
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Top tech names were on the guest list for the banquet thrown for President Trump during his second state visit to the UK on Wednesday.
Tim Cook, Sam Altman, and more attend Trump's UK state banquet | TechCrunch
Top tech names were on the guest list for the banquet thrown for President Trump during his second state visit to the UK on Wednesday.
techcrunch.com
September 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Top tech names were on the guest list for the banquet thrown for President Trump during his second state visit to the UK on Wednesday.
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MSNBC has fired Matthew Dowd.
What he said is on the left.
His apology is on the right.
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
What he said is on the left.
His apology is on the right.
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
September 11, 2025 at 2:58 AM
MSNBC has fired Matthew Dowd.
What he said is on the left.
His apology is on the right.
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
What he said is on the left.
His apology is on the right.
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
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An analysis published by The Budget Lab at Yale finds Trump’s tariff hikes will likely increase the number of Americans living in poverty by 875,000 in 2026. https://cnn.it/3VbfUK8
September 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
An analysis published by The Budget Lab at Yale finds Trump’s tariff hikes will likely increase the number of Americans living in poverty by 875,000 in 2026. https://cnn.it/3VbfUK8
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Y’all, Missouri needs our help📢
Spread the word…
The GOP is trying to ram through another redistricting power grab, but there’s a secret weapon: a referendum —to block it.
All it takes is 106,000 signatures across 6 districts. Let’s make sure Missouri voters, not politicians, decide.
1/3
Spread the word…
The GOP is trying to ram through another redistricting power grab, but there’s a secret weapon: a referendum —to block it.
All it takes is 106,000 signatures across 6 districts. Let’s make sure Missouri voters, not politicians, decide.
1/3
September 9, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Y’all, Missouri needs our help📢
Spread the word…
The GOP is trying to ram through another redistricting power grab, but there’s a secret weapon: a referendum —to block it.
All it takes is 106,000 signatures across 6 districts. Let’s make sure Missouri voters, not politicians, decide.
1/3
Spread the word…
The GOP is trying to ram through another redistricting power grab, but there’s a secret weapon: a referendum —to block it.
All it takes is 106,000 signatures across 6 districts. Let’s make sure Missouri voters, not politicians, decide.
1/3
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In an extraordinary move to counter Republican redistricting in Texas, roughly 30 Democrats in the state House are heading to Chicago today to deny a necessary quorum for the GOP to move forward with those efforts. They plan to stay for the week, in a plan brokered with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker.
Texas Democrats head to Illinois to deny Republicans a quorum on redistricting
In an extraordinary move to counter Republican redistricting in Texas, dozens of Democrats in the state House are landing in Illinois to deny a quorum.
www.aol.com
August 3, 2025 at 9:23 PM
In an extraordinary move to counter Republican redistricting in Texas, roughly 30 Democrats in the state House are heading to Chicago today to deny a necessary quorum for the GOP to move forward with those efforts. They plan to stay for the week, in a plan brokered with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker.
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A university scientist who discovered alarming levels of toxic chemicals in a lake in southeastern Louisiana was abruptly removed from her research position this week without explanation
University sidelines scientist who exposed toxic metals in Lake Maurepas
The SELU scientist who discovered alarming levels of toxic chemicals in Lake Maurepas was abruptly removed from her research position without explanation.
lailluminator.com
August 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
A university scientist who discovered alarming levels of toxic chemicals in a lake in southeastern Louisiana was abruptly removed from her research position this week without explanation
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This is why the Bove seat was vacant, and there’s a real throughline from the forces that defeated the previous Democratic nominee to where we are today.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-pol...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-pol...
The Two-Pronged Attack on a Muslim Judicial Nominee
How the smearing of Adeel Mangi became a bipartisan exercise.
www.newyorker.com
July 30, 2025 at 2:06 AM
This is why the Bove seat was vacant, and there’s a real throughline from the forces that defeated the previous Democratic nominee to where we are today.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-pol...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-pol...
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Just 9 days before the Voting Rights Act turns 60, the 8th Cir dealt another blow to the Act. A day later, @durbin.senate.gov & @warnock.senate.gov re-introed a bill to strengthen it. On 8/19, @repnikema.bsky.social, @alexkeyssar.bsky.social, @nativerights.bsky.social & I will discuss this and more.
The Past, Present, and Future of the Voting Rights Act
Experts discuss what remains of the landmark 1965 law after decades of attacks.
brennan.swoogo.com
July 30, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Just 9 days before the Voting Rights Act turns 60, the 8th Cir dealt another blow to the Act. A day later, @durbin.senate.gov & @warnock.senate.gov re-introed a bill to strengthen it. On 8/19, @repnikema.bsky.social, @alexkeyssar.bsky.social, @nativerights.bsky.social & I will discuss this and more.
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Missouri! Your state MIGHT be redistricting! As @repwesleybellmo.bsky.social of St. Louis explains—they could be coming for the beloved Rep. Cleaver’s seat in Kansas City to try to keep power in the House.
That’s why it’s time to organize and mobilize to demand fair maps! #Episode5
That’s why it’s time to organize and mobilize to demand fair maps! #Episode5
Rep. Stansbury Series on Gerrymandering and Voting Rights: Episode 5
YouTube video by Rep. Melanie Stansbury
youtu.be
July 28, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Missouri! Your state MIGHT be redistricting! As @repwesleybellmo.bsky.social of St. Louis explains—they could be coming for the beloved Rep. Cleaver’s seat in Kansas City to try to keep power in the House.
That’s why it’s time to organize and mobilize to demand fair maps! #Episode5
That’s why it’s time to organize and mobilize to demand fair maps! #Episode5
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🚨BREAKING: The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals holds that voters and private organizations can no longer sue under Section 208 – the VRA provision that protects the right of voters with disabilities or language barriers to receive assistance at the polls. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Appeals Court Delivers Another Blow to Voting Rights Act
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
July 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
🚨BREAKING: The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals holds that voters and private organizations can no longer sue under Section 208 – the VRA provision that protects the right of voters with disabilities or language barriers to receive assistance at the polls. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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We are at all hands on deck moment in our country's history. No one who cares about our democracy, decency, freedom, or the rule of law, can remain on the sidelines. Do something. Anything. Pick something meaningful and do it. Do it until our country is brought back from the brink.
July 22, 2025 at 2:07 AM
We are at all hands on deck moment in our country's history. No one who cares about our democracy, decency, freedom, or the rule of law, can remain on the sidelines. Do something. Anything. Pick something meaningful and do it. Do it until our country is brought back from the brink.