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Call your senators and thank them, or not, for their votes.Contact your Representatives and urge them to reject Trump...

Call your senators and thank them, or not, for their votes.

Contact your Representatives and urge them to reject Trump tariffs.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5228328-trump-canada-tariffs-resolution-gop-senators/
democracy.io#!/

#Democracy

‪Langston Hughes Let America be America again.Let it be the dream it used to be.Let it be the pioneer on the plainSeeking a home where he...

‪Langston Hughes

Let America be America again.
Let it be the dream it used to be.
Let it be the pioneer on the plain
Seeking a home where he himself is free.

(America never was America to me.)

full poem here:
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/147907/let-america-be-america-again

#Poetry

Republicans Desperately Spin Yemen Group Chat Fumble | The Daily Show https://youtu.be/isNlC0RYOyE?feature=shared #Signal

Republicans Desperately Spin Yemen Group Chat Fumble | The Daily Show https://youtu.be/isNlC0RYOyE?feature=shared

#Signal

75% of US scientists who answered Nature poll consider leaving https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00938-y This is even worse than I...

75% of US scientists who answered Nature poll consider leaving https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00938-y

This is even worse than I would have expected. Trump/Musk/MAGA are doing real harm to our country and our future.

#Science #MAGA

Why Democracy Matters (part 2 of 4)Tonight on zoom at 7pm EThttps://letstalkdemocracy.org/

Why Democracy Matters (part 2 of 4)

Tonight on zoom at 7pm ET
https://letstalkdemocracy.org/

Salon reports:DHS detains grad student who advocated for Palestine and the "humanity of all people"@Salon #1stAmendment...

Salon reports:

DHS detains grad student who advocated for Palestine and the "humanity of all people"

@Salon #1stAmendment #FreeSpeech
https://www.salon.com/2025/03/26/dhs-detains-grad-student-advocated-for-palestine-and-the-humanity-of-all-people/

"humanity of all people" does definitely sound subversive.

Today is the anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire that killed 146 garment workers.This led me to look at ReadThePlaque. I found three...

Today is the anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire that killed 146 garment workers.

This led me to look at ReadThePlaque. I found three plaques which give three very different perspectives of the events around it
https://readtheplaque.com/plaque/triangle-shirtwaist-factory#gsc.tab=0

#TriangleShirtwaist #ILGWU #History

Notable in these times when history is contested. As far as I know, all 3 of them are factually accurate, but they present and emphasize different facts.

FTC Commissioner discusses the motivations and implications of Trump's effort to fire...

FTC Commissioner discusses the motivations and implications of Trump's effort to fire him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yfz7V_xc4t0

#FTC #Corruption #Musk #Bezos

What Trump’s Hobbling of the Privacy Oversight Board Portends for Exercise of Surveillance Powers...

What Trump’s Hobbling of the Privacy Oversight Board Portends for Exercise of Surveillance Powers
https://www.justsecurity.org/106738/trump-privacy-oversight-board-surveillance/

With all that is going on, it is very hard to keep track. But this seems important.

#Privacy #Surveillance

I knew the DNC was beholden to corporate lobbyists but I didn't realize they actually run it.Democratic Party needs to learn what...

I knew the DNC was beholden to corporate lobbyists but I didn't realize they actually run it.

Democratic Party needs to learn what democracy means.

Opening the DNC’s Black Box
https://prospect.org/politics/2025-01-10-opening-dncs-black-box/

Plaque for Tom Magliozzi of Car Talk fame. Fame? Yes.In Brattle Sq. "Our Fair City" Cambridge, MA#CarTalk @NPR

Plaque for Tom Magliozzi of Car Talk fame. Fame? Yes.

In Brattle Sq. "Our Fair City" Cambridge, MA

#CarTalk @NPR

Universal healthcare in U.S. would have saved 212,000 lives, $459B in 2020, study finds...

Universal healthcare in U.S. would have saved 212,000 lives, $459B in 2020, study finds
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payers/universal-healthcare-us-would-have-saved-212000-lives-459b-2020-study-finds

#UniversalHealthCare #HealthcareIsAHumanRight #HealthCare

I donated to the Center for Investigative Journalism. Encourage you to, or to other great news outlets. Many have a donor match today, in...

I donated to the Center for Investigative Journalism. Encourage you to, or to other great news outlets. Many have a donor match today, in some cases through year-end.
https://revealnews.org/

#Journalism

Alcohol has enormous costs at individual and societal level. This needs more attention.Thanks to Hazel Martin for speaking out....

Alcohol has enormous costs at individual and societal level. This needs more attention.

Thanks to Hazel Martin for speaking out.
https://bbc.com/news/articles/c30pre660mzo

@BBC

Chuck Schumer Should Resign!Democrats never learned the lessons of Trump’s successes on tariffs and trade. Now the party’s leaders must...

Chuck Schumer Should Resign!

Democrats never learned the lessons of Trump’s successes on tariffs and trade. Now the party’s leaders must take responsibility for their failure to embrace economic populism.
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/chuck-schumer-resign-democrats/

By #ZephyrTeachout in @thenation

#Corruption #Democracy #DemocraticParty

Authoritarians like Trump love fear, defeatism, surrender. Do not give them what they wantby Rebecca Solnit...

Authoritarians like Trump love fear, defeatism, surrender. Do not give them what they want

by Rebecca Solnit

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/09/authoritarians-like-trump-love-fear-defeatism-surrender-do-not-give-them-what-they-want?CMP=share_btn_url

@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social

#Freedom #SaveDemocracy

10 ways to be prepared and grounded now that Trump has won https://wagingnonviolence.org/2024/11/10-things-to-do-if-trump-wins/ #Freedom...

10 ways to be prepared and grounded now that Trump has won
https://wagingnonviolence.org/2024/11/10-things-to-do-if-trump-wins/

#Freedom #Democracy

Keep Marching (from Suffs)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWhAuyAiohc#Freedom #Protest #Democracy

Keep Marching (from Suffs)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWhAuyAiohc

#Freedom #Protest #Democracy

Let America Be America AgainBy Langston Hugheshttps://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/147907/let-america-be-america-again#Poetry #Patriotism...

Let America Be America Again
By Langston Hughes
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/147907/let-america-be-america-again

#Poetry #Patriotism #Freedom

Many ballots will be at risk of being invalidated because of minor errors.But people can "cure" them to have their vote...

Many ballots will be at risk of being invalidated because of minor errors.

But people can "cure" them to have their vote counted.

Here's an article about it:
In Pennsylvania, a race to keep voters from having their ballots thrown away https://wapo.st/3NT47MH

And a great table from Vote America spelling out the rule in all states:
https://www.voteamerica.org/ballot-curing/

#Vote2024