@jmsbkb.bsky.social
Marxian political theorist, ex-professor & union rep, cook. 2 dogs & 1 cat. Worried about US democracy, inequality, racism, exploitation, climate, covid.
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"“#Medicare shouldn’t have premiums... or copays or deductibles,” #Michigan US #Senate candidate @abdulelsayed.bsky.social wrote in a social media post on Tue. “Medicare should cover vision, dental, & hearing. & Medicare should cover everyone.”"
#MedicareForAll
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#MedicareForAll
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Soaring Medicare Part B Premium Takes Big Bite Out of Social Security Increase | Common Dreams
"Medicare shouldn’t have premiums... or copays or deductibles," said US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed. "Medicare should cover vision, dental, and hearing. And Medicare should cover everyone."
www.commondreams.org
November 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
"“#Medicare shouldn’t have premiums... or copays or deductibles,” #Michigan US #Senate candidate @abdulelsayed.bsky.social wrote in a social media post on Tue. “Medicare should cover vision, dental, & hearing. & Medicare should cover everyone.”"
#MedicareForAll
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#MedicareForAll
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Submit a comment to #michigan #supremecourt to “prohibit the civil arrest of a person while attending a court proceeding or having legal business in the courthouse”
#abolishice #nooneisillegal #keepfamiliestogether
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November 28, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Submit a comment to #michigan #supremecourt to “prohibit the civil arrest of a person while attending a court proceeding or having legal business in the courthouse”
#abolishice #nooneisillegal #keepfamiliestogether
@progressmich.bsky.social @cosecha.bsky.social @mi-swim.bsky.social
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November 28, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Submit a comment to #michigan #supremecourt to “prohibit the civil arrest of a person while attending a court proceeding or having legal business in the courthouse”
#abolishice #nooneisillegal #keepfamiliestogether
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Looking at you @misendems.bsky.social @mihousedems.bsky.social @kentdems.bsky.social #scholten
#armsembargonow #breadnotbombs #rejectaipac
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December 1, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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In Opinion
“In an age of authoritarianism, fealty to an Israeli strongman who routinely humiliated them made Democrats appear weak: Mr. Netanyahu was hugged all the way into the arms of Donald Trump,” Ben Rhodes writes.
“In an age of authoritarianism, fealty to an Israeli strongman who routinely humiliated them made Democrats appear weak: Mr. Netanyahu was hugged all the way into the arms of Donald Trump,” Ben Rhodes writes.
Opinion | This Is the Story of How the Democrats Blew It on Gaza
It may be tempting to memory hole what happened in Gaza. That would only compound the mistake of ignoring, or rationalizing, an intolerable reality.
nyti.ms
December 1, 2025 at 5:40 PM
In Opinion
“In an age of authoritarianism, fealty to an Israeli strongman who routinely humiliated them made Democrats appear weak: Mr. Netanyahu was hugged all the way into the arms of Donald Trump,” Ben Rhodes writes.
“In an age of authoritarianism, fealty to an Israeli strongman who routinely humiliated them made Democrats appear weak: Mr. Netanyahu was hugged all the way into the arms of Donald Trump,” Ben Rhodes writes.
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Ben Rhodes chronicles the false judgments made by Biden on Gaza. An excellent timeline, and irrefutable criticism of the single most disastrous aspect of Biden's foreign policy.
Opinion | This Is the Story of How the Democrats Blew It on Gaza
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Ben Rhodes chronicles the false judgments made by Biden on Gaza. An excellent timeline, and irrefutable criticism of the single most disastrous aspect of Biden's foreign policy.
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Wild to watch corporate democrats rightly condemn Trump’s extrajudicial murders of innocent people in Carribean—while simultaneously pretending Trump isnt letting Netanyahu do the exact same thing to Palestinians in Gaza & the West Bank.
Their cowardly silence on Gaza enables this in the Caribbean
Their cowardly silence on Gaza enables this in the Caribbean
November 29, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Wild to watch corporate democrats rightly condemn Trump’s extrajudicial murders of innocent people in Carribean—while simultaneously pretending Trump isnt letting Netanyahu do the exact same thing to Palestinians in Gaza & the West Bank.
Their cowardly silence on Gaza enables this in the Caribbean
Their cowardly silence on Gaza enables this in the Caribbean
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Kill my student debt. Look into buying an old church. Convert it into a home + apartments + art studio.
Honest question: If everyone got Universal Basic Income, no strings attached, what would YOU do with it?
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November 29, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Kill my student debt. Look into buying an old church. Convert it into a home + apartments + art studio.
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It would pay my rent and other necessities, and my pay from work would go to paying off debt, maintaining a real savings account for once, and paying towards going back to school and finishing a degree.
Honest question: If everyone got Universal Basic Income, no strings attached, what would YOU do with it?
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November 29, 2025 at 2:45 AM
It would pay my rent and other necessities, and my pay from work would go to paying off debt, maintaining a real savings account for once, and paying towards going back to school and finishing a degree.
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Sustain myself so I could create art without worrying about my next paycheck or next gig.
Honest question: If everyone got Universal Basic Income, no strings attached, what would YOU do with it?
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Re-post with your quote or drop your take below.
November 29, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Sustain myself so I could create art without worrying about my next paycheck or next gig.
Submit a comment to #michigan #supremecourt to “prohibit the civil arrest of a person while attending a court proceeding or having legal business in the courthouse”
#abolishice #nooneisillegal #keepfamiliestogether
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November 28, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Submit a comment to #michigan #supremecourt to “prohibit the civil arrest of a person while attending a court proceeding or having legal business in the courthouse”
#abolishice #nooneisillegal #keepfamiliestogether
@progressmich.bsky.social @cosecha.bsky.social @mi-swim.bsky.social
#abolishice #nooneisillegal #keepfamiliestogether
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Submit a comment to #michigan #supremecourt to “prohibit the civil arrest of a person while attending a court proceeding or having legal business in the courthouse”
#abolishice #nooneisillegal #keepfamiliestogether
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#abolishice #nooneisillegal #keepfamiliestogether
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November 28, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Submit a comment to #michigan #supremecourt to “prohibit the civil arrest of a person while attending a court proceeding or having legal business in the courthouse”
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obviously plenty of other things should have already been disqualifying but people willing to defy Trump publicly and appeal to decency as their reason for doing so both seem pretty good
h/t @adamwren.bsky.social
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
November 28, 2025 at 9:35 PM
obviously plenty of other things should have already been disqualifying but people willing to defy Trump publicly and appeal to decency as their reason for doing so both seem pretty good
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5/ Administration explanation to Congress seems to be a bold-face falsehood: claiming double-tap strike was to clear debris, not to kill survivors.
"That explanation has prompted frustration among some members of Congress who say they believe the Pentagon was deceptive."
"That explanation has prompted frustration among some members of Congress who say they believe the Pentagon was deceptive."
November 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
5/ Administration explanation to Congress seems to be a bold-face falsehood: claiming double-tap strike was to clear debris, not to kill survivors.
"That explanation has prompted frustration among some members of Congress who say they believe the Pentagon was deceptive."
"That explanation has prompted frustration among some members of Congress who say they believe the Pentagon was deceptive."
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4/ Hiding the evidence from the American public:
"Later in the day, President Donald Trump released a redacted 29-second surveillance drone video showing the attack. The video does not include any footage of the subsequent strike on the survivors."
And to Congress? ...
"Later in the day, President Donald Trump released a redacted 29-second surveillance drone video showing the attack. The video does not include any footage of the subsequent strike on the survivors."
And to Congress? ...
November 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
4/ Hiding the evidence from the American public:
"Later in the day, President Donald Trump released a redacted 29-second surveillance drone video showing the attack. The video does not include any footage of the subsequent strike on the survivors."
And to Congress? ...
"Later in the day, President Donald Trump released a redacted 29-second surveillance drone video showing the attack. The video does not include any footage of the subsequent strike on the survivors."
And to Congress? ...
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3/ "Even if the U.S. were at war with the traffickers, an order to kill all the boat’s occupants if they were no longer able to fight 'would in essence be an order to show no quarter, which would be a war crime,' said Huntley, now director of the national security law program at Georgetown Law."
November 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
3/ "Even if the U.S. were at war with the traffickers, an order to kill all the boat’s occupants if they were no longer able to fight 'would in essence be an order to show no quarter, which would be a war crime,' said Huntley, now director of the national security law program at Georgetown Law."
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2/ "Because there is no legitimate war between the two sides, killing any of the men in the boats 'amounts to murder,' said Todd Huntley, a former military lawyer who advised Special Operations forces for seven years at the height of the U.S. counterterrorism campaign."
November 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
2/ "Because there is no legitimate war between the two sides, killing any of the men in the boats 'amounts to murder,' said Todd Huntley, a former military lawyer who advised Special Operations forces for seven years at the height of the U.S. counterterrorism campaign."
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Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"“#Medicare shouldn’t have premiums... or copays or deductibles,” #Michigan US #Senate candidate @abdulelsayed.bsky.social wrote in a social media post on Tue. “Medicare should cover vision, dental, & hearing. & Medicare should cover everyone.”"
#MedicareForAll
www.commondreams.org/news/medicar...
#MedicareForAll
www.commondreams.org/news/medicar...
Soaring Medicare Part B Premium Takes Big Bite Out of Social Security Increase | Common Dreams
"Medicare shouldn’t have premiums... or copays or deductibles," said US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed. "Medicare should cover vision, dental, and hearing. And Medicare should cover everyone."
www.commondreams.org
November 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
"“#Medicare shouldn’t have premiums... or copays or deductibles,” #Michigan US #Senate candidate @abdulelsayed.bsky.social wrote in a social media post on Tue. “Medicare should cover vision, dental, & hearing. & Medicare should cover everyone.”"
#MedicareForAll
www.commondreams.org/news/medicar...
#MedicareForAll
www.commondreams.org/news/medicar...
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The folks at @trackaipac.com endorse @aftynbehn.bsky.social in TN-7, amplifying our tweets about Van Epps getting money from AIPAC while Behn doesn’t
November 27, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The folks at @trackaipac.com endorse @aftynbehn.bsky.social in TN-7, amplifying our tweets about Van Epps getting money from AIPAC while Behn doesn’t
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A video surfaced showing the brutalization of community members by ICE and the St. Paul, Minnesota PD after ICE abducted two of their neighbors. As a result of the chemical munitions and police beatings, eight people, including a journalist, were hospitalized. 11/25/25
November 26, 2025 at 3:28 AM
A video surfaced showing the brutalization of community members by ICE and the St. Paul, Minnesota PD after ICE abducted two of their neighbors. As a result of the chemical munitions and police beatings, eight people, including a journalist, were hospitalized. 11/25/25
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Native Organizers Alliance is led by folks I have known and trusted for many years. They have done transformational work in our communities, and their efforts have never been as crucial as they are right now. This is a time to skill-build, fortify organizing infrastructure, and build new projects.
Donate - Native Organizers Alliance
Supporting organizing and advocacy initiatives for Indigenous justice.
nativeorganizing.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Native Organizers Alliance is led by folks I have known and trusted for many years. They have done transformational work in our communities, and their efforts have never been as crucial as they are right now. This is a time to skill-build, fortify organizing infrastructure, and build new projects.
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If you've donated to Native Organizer Alliance and want to keep giving, you can check out some of the groups I've uplifted in previous years in this newsletter edition from last year:
Must-Reads and Some Ways to Support Native People This Weekend
"Colonialism has been destroying worlds for hundreds of years."
organizingmythoughts.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
If you've donated to Native Organizer Alliance and want to keep giving, you can check out some of the groups I've uplifted in previous years in this newsletter edition from last year:
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I usually create a thread of options for people who would like to donate to a Native cause or struggle, but it has gotten HARDER to fundraise on socials over the past couple of years, so I am zeroing in on one ask this year. Pls support Native organizing infrastructure: nativeorganizing.org/donate/
November 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I usually create a thread of options for people who would like to donate to a Native cause or struggle, but it has gotten HARDER to fundraise on socials over the past couple of years, so I am zeroing in on one ask this year. Pls support Native organizing infrastructure: nativeorganizing.org/donate/
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A Gen Z-led advocacy group announced a boycott campaign targeting major corporations “that enable, profit from, or directly collaborate with ICE.” Beyond the Ballot launched “Not With My Dollars: ICE Out of My Wallet” just days before Black Friday kicks off.
Boycott Campaign Targets Companies Tied to ICE Ahead of Black Friday
The Not With My Dollars campaign takes aim at Amazon, Whole Foods, Dell, Microsoft, Home Depot, Spotify, and Target.
truthout.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM
A Gen Z-led advocacy group announced a boycott campaign targeting major corporations “that enable, profit from, or directly collaborate with ICE.” Beyond the Ballot launched “Not With My Dollars: ICE Out of My Wallet” just days before Black Friday kicks off.