Ogie Strogatz
@strogie.bsky.social
volunteer progressive political activist
“There is an incredible untapped power in people who feel left behind and forgotten in the US political system today. The work of 2026 is to reach them.”
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What Each of Us Can Do In 2026
Moral clarity exposed the corruption of 2025. Moral action can build something better in 2026.
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December 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
“There is an incredible untapped power in people who feel left behind and forgotten in the US political system today. The work of 2026 is to reach them.”
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Because it’s a smash and grab.
Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it faced hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state programs and projects last year.
(Published July 2024)
(Published July 2024)
School Vouchers Were Supposed to Save Taxpayer Money. Instead They Blew a Massive Hole in Arizona’s Budget.
Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, has spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it’s now facing hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state program...
www.propublica.org
December 16, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Because it’s a smash and grab.
What a terrible thing it is
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What a terrible thing it is
Mass shootings as regime change
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December 15, 2025 at 11:51 PM
What a terrible thing it is
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People are waking up to reality: it’s working folks vs billionaires.
December 15, 2025 at 7:13 PM
People are waking up to reality: it’s working folks vs billionaires.
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Reproductive care is a basic human right—no matter what President Trump and Speaker Johnson say. I’m co-leading 110 Democrats in introducing a resolution to commend state and local governments who are hanging tough for women's health care as MAGA theocrats work to destroy it.
December 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Reproductive care is a basic human right—no matter what President Trump and Speaker Johnson say. I’m co-leading 110 Democrats in introducing a resolution to commend state and local governments who are hanging tough for women's health care as MAGA theocrats work to destroy it.
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They’ve had over 15 years to come up with something and they’ve got nothing.
Status update on House Republicans and a health care plan, after this morning’s conference meeting:
“The consensus is we need to come up with something,” Rep. Ralph Norman says.
“The consensus is we need to come up with something,” Rep. Ralph Norman says.
December 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
They’ve had over 15 years to come up with something and they’ve got nothing.
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The first paragraph of Judge Breyer‘s opinion granting an injunction in the California National Guard case is a banger.
December 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The first paragraph of Judge Breyer‘s opinion granting an injunction in the California National Guard case is a banger.
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A remarkable threat from the Deputy AG: DOJ’s No. 2 official suggested Thursday that lawyers might have a harder time winning lenient treatment for corporate clients if they’ve publicly accused the Trump administration of being lax on white-collar crime www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Blanche warns lawyers who criticize Justice Department
DOJ’s No. 2 official said says prosecutors see "inconsistency" in attorneys’ private pleas and public commentary.
www.politico.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:48 AM
A remarkable threat from the Deputy AG: DOJ’s No. 2 official suggested Thursday that lawyers might have a harder time winning lenient treatment for corporate clients if they’ve publicly accused the Trump administration of being lax on white-collar crime www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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The news has entirely failed to grasp the unprecedented scope of the ICE and DHS budgets. Nothing like it in modern history. A galaxy of public/private surveillance and caging institutions for $100,000,000,000s unleashed on a public that will be forever changed. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
www.brennancenter.org
December 1, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The news has entirely failed to grasp the unprecedented scope of the ICE and DHS budgets. Nothing like it in modern history. A galaxy of public/private surveillance and caging institutions for $100,000,000,000s unleashed on a public that will be forever changed. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
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No Target.
No Amazon.
No Home Depot.
No Thank You.
After 9-11, our mother suggested giving to charities for Christmas, instead of buying each other "more stuff." More in keeping with the spirit of the season. We still buy token gifts – $20-$25, no more – but we still give to nonprofits.
No Amazon.
No Home Depot.
No Thank You.
After 9-11, our mother suggested giving to charities for Christmas, instead of buying each other "more stuff." More in keeping with the spirit of the season. We still buy token gifts – $20-$25, no more – but we still give to nonprofits.
We have to use every tool available to us - including our dollars. This Black Friday and weekend @blackvotersmatterfund.org asks you to join “We Ain’t Buyin’ It!” to send a message to Trump’s corporate enablers. Learn more about the companies targeted in this campaign here: weaintbuyingit.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:38 PM
No Target.
No Amazon.
No Home Depot.
No Thank You.
After 9-11, our mother suggested giving to charities for Christmas, instead of buying each other "more stuff." More in keeping with the spirit of the season. We still buy token gifts – $20-$25, no more – but we still give to nonprofits.
No Amazon.
No Home Depot.
No Thank You.
After 9-11, our mother suggested giving to charities for Christmas, instead of buying each other "more stuff." More in keeping with the spirit of the season. We still buy token gifts – $20-$25, no more – but we still give to nonprofits.
xcancel.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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Unsatisfied with norm-busting mid-decade partisan gerrymanders, House Republicans are now pushing for an unlawful mid-decade census that doesn’t include noncitizens — a move that would shift 12 congressional seats to GOP-led states.
https://bit.ly/49yN52F
https://bit.ly/49yN52F
To Weaken Minority Voting Power, Republicans Push For Unprecedented Mid-Decade Census
Read more here.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Unsatisfied with norm-busting mid-decade partisan gerrymanders, House Republicans are now pushing for an unlawful mid-decade census that doesn’t include noncitizens — a move that would shift 12 congressional seats to GOP-led states.
https://bit.ly/49yN52F
https://bit.ly/49yN52F
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Any President who calls for the opposition party to be hanged should be immediately impeached and removed from office.
November 20, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Any President who calls for the opposition party to be hanged should be immediately impeached and removed from office.
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Baltimore hero.
I’m howling.
November 20, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Baltimore hero.
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Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 17, 2025 at 6:40 AM