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Tracy Chapman's "Talkin' 'bout a Revolution" still resonates today. A powerful anthem about social change, hope, and the fight for a better future. ✊ #TracyChapman #Revolution #SocialChange #Music
> youtu.be/Xv8FBjo1Y8I?...
> youtu.be/Xv8FBjo1Y8I?...
Tracy Chapman - Talkin' About A Revolution (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Tracy Chapman
youtu.be
February 8, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Tracy Chapman's "Talkin' 'bout a Revolution" still resonates today. A powerful anthem about social change, hope, and the fight for a better future. ✊ #TracyChapman #Revolution #SocialChange #Music
> youtu.be/Xv8FBjo1Y8I?...
> youtu.be/Xv8FBjo1Y8I?...
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US Federal Election Commission Chair Ellen Weintraub said she received a letter from President Donald Trump that purports to fire her but added that the action was illegal reut.rs/40PoErp
US Federal Election Commission chair says Trump tried to fire her illegally
U.S. Federal Election Commission Commissioner and Chair Ellen Weintraub said on Thursday she received a letter from President Donald Trump that purports to fire her but added that the action was illegal.
reut.rs
February 7, 2025 at 3:22 AM
US Federal Election Commission Chair Ellen Weintraub said she received a letter from President Donald Trump that purports to fire her but added that the action was illegal reut.rs/40PoErp
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Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.
February 6, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.
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They shut them down there. Let’s follow them here. Pass it along. https://bsky.app/profile/altusaid.bsky.social
February 4, 2025 at 4:47 PM
They shut them down there. Let’s follow them here. Pass it along. https://bsky.app/profile/altusaid.bsky.social
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Costco - the only company to publicly come out in support of Diversity initiatives despite pressure from the GOP and they just raised the pay for their workers. Stop shopping at Target.
Costco to raise hourly pay for most US store workers to over $30 www.reuters.com/business/ret...
Costco to raise hourly pay for most US store workers to over $30 www.reuters.com/business/ret...
Costco to raise hourly pay for most US store workers to over $30
Retailer Costco Wholesale will increase pay for most of its hourly U.S. store workers to more than $30, according to a memo sent to employees this week.
www.reuters.com
January 31, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Costco - the only company to publicly come out in support of Diversity initiatives despite pressure from the GOP and they just raised the pay for their workers. Stop shopping at Target.
Costco to raise hourly pay for most US store workers to over $30 www.reuters.com/business/ret...
Costco to raise hourly pay for most US store workers to over $30 www.reuters.com/business/ret...
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it's not hyperbolic to say we're witnessing a coup.
Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.
www.reuters.com
January 31, 2025 at 8:23 PM
it's not hyperbolic to say we're witnessing a coup.
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The FBI’s core values, including integrity, compassion, fairness, and allegiance to the Constitution - and oh, yeah, diversity, are being painted over at the FBI Academy. Source: NYT.
January 31, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The FBI’s core values, including integrity, compassion, fairness, and allegiance to the Constitution - and oh, yeah, diversity, are being painted over at the FBI Academy. Source: NYT.
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I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
January 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
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The environmental agency just scrubbed most mentions of the global crisis from its online public presence.
Trump’s EPA Just Deleted Climate Change
The environmental agency just scrubbed most mentions of the global crisis from its online public presence.
buff.ly
January 31, 2025 at 1:45 AM
The environmental agency just scrubbed most mentions of the global crisis from its online public presence.
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Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
January 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
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the first fatal commercial plane crash in 16 years happened just days after Trump froze hiring of air traffic controllers that were already stretched thin
January 30, 2025 at 2:59 AM
the first fatal commercial plane crash in 16 years happened just days after Trump froze hiring of air traffic controllers that were already stretched thin
Whoopsie
news.gallup.com/poll/655955/...
news.gallup.com/poll/655955/...
Trump's Inaugural Approval Rating Is Historically Low Again
Trump's initial job approval rating is similar to what it was at the start of his first term, reaffirming his position as the lowest-rated new president since 1953.
news.gallup.com
January 29, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Whoopsie
news.gallup.com/poll/655955/...
news.gallup.com/poll/655955/...
Amen.
Do you know why a president would do all the most evil and heinous shit via Executive Order? Because his party can't easily make it law. And if they can't make it law, they can't make it last.
Don't let anyone make you feel like this is The End. Do not let them demoralize you. Live to see them die.
Don't let anyone make you feel like this is The End. Do not let them demoralize you. Live to see them die.
January 29, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Amen.
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I am completely unsurprised
January 28, 2025 at 1:47 AM
I am completely unsurprised
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Want to know what a federal funding freeze does? It takes money from families that just lost their home in a wildfire. It takes resources away from vets. It leaves 72M Americans without access to healthcare. Trump, Elon, & their billionaire buddies laugh their way to the bank while Americans suffer.
January 29, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Want to know what a federal funding freeze does? It takes money from families that just lost their home in a wildfire. It takes resources away from vets. It leaves 72M Americans without access to healthcare. Trump, Elon, & their billionaire buddies laugh their way to the bank while Americans suffer.
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Oh so now Trump's just deporting Americans
Trump says he wants to fly American criminals to other countries who will incarcerate them for "a small fee"
January 27, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Oh so now Trump's just deporting Americans
Bus stop partially dug out. The step to get I got the bus is quite icy though. Definitely not Ada compliant.
January 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Bus stop partially dug out. The step to get I got the bus is quite icy though. Definitely not Ada compliant.
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Egg, gas, and drug rices are up, Bird Flu is hitting nation - and Trump is golfing on day 8 on the job.
January 27, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Egg, gas, and drug rices are up, Bird Flu is hitting nation - and Trump is golfing on day 8 on the job.
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“You don’t have to be a person of faith to trust that innate human capacity to channel love, goodness, and real strength into our own lives and into the world.” A conversation with Reverend Mariann Budde.
Why Bishop Mariann Budde Wanted to Speak to Donald Trump
“If you know what people are thinking about when they’re coming into church on Sunday morning, it’s very important to acknowledge that,” Budde says.
www.newyorker.com
January 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
“You don’t have to be a person of faith to trust that innate human capacity to channel love, goodness, and real strength into our own lives and into the world.” A conversation with Reverend Mariann Budde.
What’s Lisa making? Hmmm…
January 26, 2025 at 8:32 PM
What’s Lisa making? Hmmm…
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Late last night, Trump fired the independent inspectors general of at least 12 major federal agencies.
Inspectors general are tasked with rooting out fraud, abuse, and corruption.
Trump wants loyalists in these positions — a key tenant of Project 2025.
Keep paying attention. wapo.st/3Cptwvg
Inspectors general are tasked with rooting out fraud, abuse, and corruption.
Trump wants loyalists in these positions — a key tenant of Project 2025.
Keep paying attention. wapo.st/3Cptwvg
Trump ousts at least 12 independent inspectors general in late-night purge
The dismissals appeared to violate federal law, which requires Congress to receive 30 days’ notice of any intent to fire a Senate-confirmed inspector general.
wapo.st
January 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Late last night, Trump fired the independent inspectors general of at least 12 major federal agencies.
Inspectors general are tasked with rooting out fraud, abuse, and corruption.
Trump wants loyalists in these positions — a key tenant of Project 2025.
Keep paying attention. wapo.st/3Cptwvg
Inspectors general are tasked with rooting out fraud, abuse, and corruption.
Trump wants loyalists in these positions — a key tenant of Project 2025.
Keep paying attention. wapo.st/3Cptwvg