An important step to have full voter enfranchisement in DC! @councilofdc.bsky.social should support @cmbrookepinto.bsky.social’s amendment.
Also interesting: Ward 2 Councilmember Brooke Pinto is proposing an amendment to fund semi-open primaries in D.C., which was one half of Initiative 83. The other half, ranked-choice voting, is being funded separately. If this passes, D.C. would get RCV and semi-open primaries in 2026.
Interesting: An amendment from Ward 7 Councilmember Wendell Felder and At-Large Councilmember Anita Bonds that would have delayed ranked-choice voting (by requiring a feasibility study first) has been withdrawn. So for now it looks like RCV will come to D.C. elections in 2026.
July 28, 2025 at 8:25 PM
An important step to have full voter enfranchisement in DC! @councilofdc.bsky.social should support @cmbrookepinto.bsky.social’s amendment.
Reposted by Brandon
Also interesting: Ward 2 Councilmember Brooke Pinto is proposing an amendment to fund semi-open primaries in D.C., which was one half of Initiative 83. The other half, ranked-choice voting, is being funded separately. If this passes, D.C. would get RCV and semi-open primaries in 2026.
Interesting: An amendment from Ward 7 Councilmember Wendell Felder and At-Large Councilmember Anita Bonds that would have delayed ranked-choice voting (by requiring a feasibility study first) has been withdrawn. So for now it looks like RCV will come to D.C. elections in 2026.
July 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Also interesting: Ward 2 Councilmember Brooke Pinto is proposing an amendment to fund semi-open primaries in D.C., which was one half of Initiative 83. The other half, ranked-choice voting, is being funded separately. If this passes, D.C. would get RCV and semi-open primaries in 2026.
Reposted by Brandon
going to start calling myself a centrist and then listing all my leftist views as proof, just going to start moving the overton window by force
March 31, 2025 at 12:37 PM
going to start calling myself a centrist and then listing all my leftist views as proof, just going to start moving the overton window by force
Reposted by Brandon
They disappeared a man right off the streets just like Putin for exercising his free speech. They won’t stop at immigrants. We are all targets now. open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...
They are disappearing people in the U.S.
The detention of Mahmoud Khalil is meant to send a message and strike fear
open.substack.com
March 10, 2025 at 12:17 PM
They disappeared a man right off the streets just like Putin for exercising his free speech. They won’t stop at immigrants. We are all targets now. open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...
Reposted by Brandon
If the government were functioning, I’d be against a shutdown. The government is not functioning. Democrats should stand their ground and refuse to fund DOGE. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
Democrats face decision point on shutdown strategy
Republicans rebuffed Democrats' demands in shutdown negotiations. Democrats now have a choice to make.
www.politico.com
February 27, 2025 at 1:45 AM
If the government were functioning, I’d be against a shutdown. The government is not functioning. Democrats should stand their ground and refuse to fund DOGE. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
Reposted by Brandon
This should be an ad for @runforsomething.net . “Maybe you think you don’t have the education credentials or general smarts to run for Congress…Believe us, you do.”
If only we had a word for a shape with three sides.
February 21, 2025 at 12:17 AM
This should be an ad for @runforsomething.net . “Maybe you think you don’t have the education credentials or general smarts to run for Congress…Believe us, you do.”
Reposted by Brandon
If confirmed this is going to blow MASSIVE holes in the US budget. It will serve only to transfer wealth from American taxpayers to the wealthiest Americans who are the hardest to audit. This isn't fiscal responsibility - it's theft by Elon, Trump and their grifting goons.
February 20, 2025 at 2:47 PM
If confirmed this is going to blow MASSIVE holes in the US budget. It will serve only to transfer wealth from American taxpayers to the wealthiest Americans who are the hardest to audit. This isn't fiscal responsibility - it's theft by Elon, Trump and their grifting goons.
Reposted by Brandon
Oh. You can do that. Interesting
Jair Bolsonaro charged over alleged far-right coup plot to seize power in Brazil
Former president is charged by attorney general following police report that accused him of organising a conspiracy to stop Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva taking power.
www.theguardian.com
February 19, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Oh. You can do that. Interesting
Reposted by Brandon
We are calling for impeachment—America has no kings.
February 19, 2025 at 12:30 AM
We are calling for impeachment—America has no kings.
Reposted by Brandon
MAGA acts like finding fraud in government is some new thing DOGE invented. They aren’t good at it, but experts who were let go were.
February 17, 2025 at 9:14 PM
MAGA acts like finding fraud in government is some new thing DOGE invented. They aren’t good at it, but experts who were let go were.
Reposted by Brandon
Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
February 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
Reposted by Brandon
“I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.”
A lead prosecutor in Eric Adams' corruption case resigned in a stunning letter
"I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me."
dlvr.it
February 14, 2025 at 8:38 PM
“I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.”
Reposted by Brandon
Dismantling the death penalty is a responsibility that belongs to all of us. Inspiring to see how a group of nuns are trying to save women on death row in Texas: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
The Nuns Trying to Save the Women on Texas’s Death Row
Sisters from a convent outside Waco have repeatedly visited the prisoners—and even made them affiliates of their order. The story of a powerful spiritual alliance.
www.newyorker.com
February 14, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Dismantling the death penalty is a responsibility that belongs to all of us. Inspiring to see how a group of nuns are trying to save women on death row in Texas: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Reposted by Brandon
“MaYbe shE’s goiNg to be in TroUble nOw”
Maybe he can learn to read. The Constitution would be a good place to start
Maybe he can learn to read. The Constitution would be a good place to start
Tom Homan says he sent an email to the Deputy AG asking if AOC is crossing the line by providing webinars to undocumented immigrants: I’m not an attorney… maybe AOC is going to be in trouble now
February 14, 2025 at 1:31 AM
“MaYbe shE’s goiNg to be in TroUble nOw”
Maybe he can learn to read. The Constitution would be a good place to start
Maybe he can learn to read. The Constitution would be a good place to start
They literally removed the T from LGBTQ and erased any mention of trans people who were present at the Stonewall Riots. They're trying to erase us from history.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/n...
U.S. Park Service Strikes Transgender References From Stonewall Website
The “T” was removed in references to L.G.B.T.Q.+ on the official site for the Greenwich Village monument, which marks a milestone in the fight for gay rights.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Reposted by Brandon
America destroying itself to get rid of immigrants it desperately needs to survive and thrive.
Wild times, folks.
Wild times, folks.
February 13, 2025 at 11:02 PM
America destroying itself to get rid of immigrants it desperately needs to survive and thrive.
Wild times, folks.
Wild times, folks.
Reposted by Brandon
“I heard it was very successful. I haven’t checked it. Where is it today?” Trump said shortly after the coin launched.
Trump and His Family Earned Millions from Trump Coin While 810,000 Others Lost Money: Report
Donald Trump and early investors have earned millions from $TRUMP coin while 813,294 wallets have registered $2 billion in collective losses.
www.rollingstone.com
February 9, 2025 at 6:19 PM
“I heard it was very successful. I haven’t checked it. Where is it today?” Trump said shortly after the coin launched.
‼️📲 202-224-3121
The House of Representatives is considering a bill that will lead to voter purges and widespread disenfranchisement of eligible voters.
The SAVE Act stems from baseless claims of voter fraud and is part of a strategic, well-financed effort to suppress voting.
The SAVE Act stems from baseless claims of voter fraud and is part of a strategic, well-financed effort to suppress voting.
The SAVE Act Would Disenfranchise Millions of Citizens
The SAVE Act would require all Americans to prove their citizenship with documentation unavailable to millions and upend the way every American citizen registers to vote.
www.americanprogress.org
February 7, 2025 at 2:19 PM
‼️📲 202-224-3121
Reposted by Brandon
This is exactly what we want to see from Democrats right now! There’s no excuse for Senate Democrats to be confirming any of Trump’s nominees while MAGA’s illegal power grab continues. If you’re represented by Sen. @schatz.bsky.social, be sure to thank him for fighting back against President Musk.
Exclusive | Democratic Senator Says He Will Stall Trump Nominees Until USAID Is Back
The move would require Senate Majority Leader John Thune to use precious floor time to advance the president’s nominees through the confirmation process.
www.wsj.com
February 3, 2025 at 5:32 PM
This is exactly what we want to see from Democrats right now! There’s no excuse for Senate Democrats to be confirming any of Trump’s nominees while MAGA’s illegal power grab continues. If you’re represented by Sen. @schatz.bsky.social, be sure to thank him for fighting back against President Musk.
Reposted by Brandon
Enough. The Democrats must shut down the Senate and use their power. Stop voting for these idiots. Stop all unanimous consent. Demand answers. Filibuster. Where is the fucking outrage?
February 1, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Enough. The Democrats must shut down the Senate and use their power. Stop voting for these idiots. Stop all unanimous consent. Demand answers. Filibuster. Where is the fucking outrage?
Reposted by Brandon
I think we need to reframe the doom vs. optimism conversation to an action vs. inaction one.
We obviously can’t ignore the issues, but if our messaging discourages action, then we’re not doing a very good job.
We obviously can’t ignore the issues, but if our messaging discourages action, then we’re not doing a very good job.
February 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I think we need to reframe the doom vs. optimism conversation to an action vs. inaction one.
We obviously can’t ignore the issues, but if our messaging discourages action, then we’re not doing a very good job.
We obviously can’t ignore the issues, but if our messaging discourages action, then we’re not doing a very good job.
Reposted by Brandon
What Elon is doing is straight up illegal. He has no authority to go through line by line and shut off funding to organizations he dislikes. He's intentionally trying to destroy civil society.
February 2, 2025 at 1:37 PM
What Elon is doing is straight up illegal. He has no authority to go through line by line and shut off funding to organizations he dislikes. He's intentionally trying to destroy civil society.
Reposted by Brandon
Here are the options on the table (which are not mutually exclusive):
1. House Dems bring articles of impeachment*
2. Senate Dems play constitutional hardball and obstruct everything
3. State AGs litigate (and prosecute) everything they can
4. Citizens march en mass
1. House Dems bring articles of impeachment*
2. Senate Dems play constitutional hardball and obstruct everything
3. State AGs litigate (and prosecute) everything they can
4. Citizens march en mass
February 1, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Here are the options on the table (which are not mutually exclusive):
1. House Dems bring articles of impeachment*
2. Senate Dems play constitutional hardball and obstruct everything
3. State AGs litigate (and prosecute) everything they can
4. Citizens march en mass
1. House Dems bring articles of impeachment*
2. Senate Dems play constitutional hardball and obstruct everything
3. State AGs litigate (and prosecute) everything they can
4. Citizens march en mass
Reposted by Brandon
A 58-year-old poll worker is among the 60,000 North Carolina voters whose ballots could be disqualified if a Republican judge's election challenge succeeds.
“I want people to know today it’s North Carolina, and tomorrow it’s another state,” she said.
Read more: https://propub.li/40Jcbpc
“I want people to know today it’s North Carolina, and tomorrow it’s another state,” she said.
Read more: https://propub.li/40Jcbpc
February 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A 58-year-old poll worker is among the 60,000 North Carolina voters whose ballots could be disqualified if a Republican judge's election challenge succeeds.
“I want people to know today it’s North Carolina, and tomorrow it’s another state,” she said.
Read more: https://propub.li/40Jcbpc
“I want people to know today it’s North Carolina, and tomorrow it’s another state,” she said.
Read more: https://propub.li/40Jcbpc