Mark Slavkin
@markslavkin.bsky.social
Passionate advocate for democracy, arts education, and the well being of kids and families. Board member for Communities in Schools- LA and Create CA. Proud Angeleno and fan of Dodgers, Lakers, and everything USC.
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¡El fin! After 50 days of Speaker Johnson delaying her swearing in, we can finally welcome our new Democratic colleague to the House, Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
November 12, 2025 at 11:11 PM
¡El fin! After 50 days of Speaker Johnson delaying her swearing in, we can finally welcome our new Democratic colleague to the House, Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
I don’t think the effort to keep the government shut down was ever a winning plan. It draws attention to government dysfunction and hurts all Americans who support or rely on government services. Attacking Democrats for “caving in” suggests we were on the brink of a huge win. We weren’t.
November 10, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I don’t think the effort to keep the government shut down was ever a winning plan. It draws attention to government dysfunction and hurts all Americans who support or rely on government services. Attacking Democrats for “caving in” suggests we were on the brink of a huge win. We weren’t.
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BREAKING: A Trump-appointed judge rules Trump’s Portland military takeover unconstitutional.
Judge Immergut permanently blocked Trump’s order to federalize Oregon’s National Guard — calling it a violation of the Tenth Amendment and a power grab beyond lawful authority.
Judge Immergut permanently blocked Trump’s order to federalize Oregon’s National Guard — calling it a violation of the Tenth Amendment and a power grab beyond lawful authority.
Trump-Appointed Judge Rules His Portland Military Takeover Was Unconstitutional
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:15 AM
BREAKING: A Trump-appointed judge rules Trump’s Portland military takeover unconstitutional.
Judge Immergut permanently blocked Trump’s order to federalize Oregon’s National Guard — calling it a violation of the Tenth Amendment and a power grab beyond lawful authority.
Judge Immergut permanently blocked Trump’s order to federalize Oregon’s National Guard — calling it a violation of the Tenth Amendment and a power grab beyond lawful authority.
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"If it pleases the court, our position is that the poor people should go hungry"
November 8, 2025 at 12:10 AM
"If it pleases the court, our position is that the poor people should go hungry"
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VICTORY: Judge Ellis granted the most powerful rebuke of the Trump admin’s immigration enforcement tactics yet — a preliminary injunction to more permanently stop the violent and lawless tactics federal agents have deployed against protestors, press, and clergy in the Chicago area.
November 6, 2025 at 6:47 PM
VICTORY: Judge Ellis granted the most powerful rebuke of the Trump admin’s immigration enforcement tactics yet — a preliminary injunction to more permanently stop the violent and lawless tactics federal agents have deployed against protestors, press, and clergy in the Chicago area.
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The construction industry, where more than a quarter of workers are foreign-born, has long struggled to find enough workers. Now, industry officials say Trump's immigration crackdown is making it worse. n.pr/4qLBoeQ
ICE is sending a chill through the construction industry
The construction industry, where more than a quarter of workers are foreign-born, has long struggled to find enough workers. Now, industry officials say Trump's immigration crackdown is making it worse.
n.pr
November 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The construction industry, where more than a quarter of workers are foreign-born, has long struggled to find enough workers. Now, industry officials say Trump's immigration crackdown is making it worse. n.pr/4qLBoeQ
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U.S.-based companies announced more than 153,000 job cuts in October, the research firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas reports.
October monthly job cuts surged to a 22-year high
Nearly 1.1 million job cuts have been announced so far this year, the most since 2020 according to the research firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
nbcnews.to
November 6, 2025 at 4:40 PM
U.S.-based companies announced more than 153,000 job cuts in October, the research firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas reports.
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Devastating— “I’m afraid for my parents to leave the house. They treat us like dogs because of the color of our skin. I shouldn’t be scared, I should be focusing on school.”
A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regime’s ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.
A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regime’s ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.
November 6, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Devastating— “I’m afraid for my parents to leave the house. They treat us like dogs because of the color of our skin. I shouldn’t be scared, I should be focusing on school.”
A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regime’s ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.
A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regime’s ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.
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Thank you, Madam Speaker. @nancypelosi69.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Thank you, Madam Speaker. @nancypelosi69.bsky.social
Because the Republicans who control Congress and the Supreme Court are unwilling to check Trump’s assault on the Constitution and the rule of law, our only hope rests with the American people. Tonight was a clear and encouraging example of what can happen when voters stand up for democracy.
November 5, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Because the Republicans who control Congress and the Supreme Court are unwilling to check Trump’s assault on the Constitution and the rule of law, our only hope rests with the American people. Tonight was a clear and encouraging example of what can happen when voters stand up for democracy.
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Oh my stars
BREAKING: Democrat Johnny DuPree has flipped a Republican-held Mississippi Senate district in a special election.
DuPree was previously the mayor of Hattiesburg.
His win imperils the Mississippi Senate GOP's narrow supermajority.
www.mississippifreepress.org/democrat-joh...
DuPree was previously the mayor of Hattiesburg.
His win imperils the Mississippi Senate GOP's narrow supermajority.
www.mississippifreepress.org/democrat-joh...
Democrat Johnny DuPree Flips Republican-Held Mississippi Senate District in Forrest County
Johnny DuPree, a Democrat who served as the mayor of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, for 16 years, has flipped a Republican-held Mississippi Senate seat.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 5, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Oh my stars
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NEW: One year before the 2026 midterm elections, Democrats lead Republicans in the fight for Congress by 8 points, 50% to 42%. That’s the largest lead for either party on the congressional ballot in the NBC News poll since the 2018 midterms.
Poll: Frustration with Trump gives Democrats an opening a year before the midterms
Around two-thirds of voters say Trump has not lived up to their expectations on the economy and the cost of living, according to the new NBC News poll.
www.nbcnews.com
November 2, 2025 at 6:14 PM
NEW: One year before the 2026 midterm elections, Democrats lead Republicans in the fight for Congress by 8 points, 50% to 42%. That’s the largest lead for either party on the congressional ballot in the NBC News poll since the 2018 midterms.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers are World Series champions! They outlasted the Blue Jays in a dramatic, 11-inning Game 7 at Rogers Centre in Toronto.
more details on LAist.com
more details on LAist.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:35 AM
The Los Angeles Dodgers are World Series champions! They outlasted the Blue Jays in a dramatic, 11-inning Game 7 at Rogers Centre in Toronto.
more details on LAist.com
more details on LAist.com
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"Trump’s autocratic takeover depends on 'complicity, collaboration, and cowardice of congressional Republicans.' The GOP failure to exercise oversight on Trump’s bombings is allowing his consolidation of authoritarian power to balloon exponentially and dangerously."
newrepublic.com/article/2025...
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Trump Boat Bombings Worsen as New Horror Shakes Experts: “Alarm Bells”
Remember the Southern Command admiral who resigned two weeks ago? Hill Republicans haven’t heard from him—and they don’t apparently want to.
newrepublic.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:57 PM
"Trump’s autocratic takeover depends on 'complicity, collaboration, and cowardice of congressional Republicans.' The GOP failure to exercise oversight on Trump’s bombings is allowing his consolidation of authoritarian power to balloon exponentially and dangerously."
newrepublic.com/article/2025...
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1. The commercial was done by Ontario, not Canada itself, which is run by someone in the opposing party to Carney. He had nothing to do with it.
2. Commercial was not "false." It was entirely accurate.
3. Reagan hated tariffs.
Stop just letting him lie constantly.
2. Commercial was not "false." It was entirely accurate.
3. Reagan hated tariffs.
Stop just letting him lie constantly.
Trump on Mark Carney: "He apologized for what they did with the commercial. Because it was a false commercial. It was the exact opposite. Ronald Reagan loved tariffs. And he did apologize."
October 31, 2025 at 10:44 PM
1. The commercial was done by Ontario, not Canada itself, which is run by someone in the opposing party to Carney. He had nothing to do with it.
2. Commercial was not "false." It was entirely accurate.
3. Reagan hated tariffs.
Stop just letting him lie constantly.
2. Commercial was not "false." It was entirely accurate.
3. Reagan hated tariffs.
Stop just letting him lie constantly.
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No human is illegal — and the immigration system is a civil one. The words we use matter.
October 31, 2025 at 1:11 AM
No human is illegal — and the immigration system is a civil one. The words we use matter.
I’m sickened by Trump’s demolition of parts of the White House. It is a national treasure that belongs to the people. It is not his personal private property. Rather than build a public consensus about possible renovations with respect for history, he acts like a homeowner taking down a garage.
October 25, 2025 at 12:43 AM
I’m sickened by Trump’s demolition of parts of the White House. It is a national treasure that belongs to the people. It is not his personal private property. Rather than build a public consensus about possible renovations with respect for history, he acts like a homeowner taking down a garage.
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Speaker Johnson, do your job and swear her in. The people of Arizona’s 7th District shouldn't have to sue for representation.
Stop playing games. You’re already four weeks too late.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/21/p...
Stop playing games. You’re already four weeks too late.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/21/p...
Arizona sues over Mike Johnson’s refusal to swear in democrats’ newest congresswoman | CNN Politics
Arizona’s attorney general has sued the US House of Representatives over Republican Speaker Mike Johnson’s refusal to seat an Arizona member of Congress – who was elected in late September – due to th...
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October 22, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Speaker Johnson, do your job and swear her in. The people of Arizona’s 7th District shouldn't have to sue for representation.
Stop playing games. You’re already four weeks too late.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/21/p...
Stop playing games. You’re already four weeks too late.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/21/p...
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Home of the Brave launched a $1 million national ad campaign in support of the peaceful No Kings rallies on Oct. 18th.
The ads will run in over 185 local papers and The New York Times, USA Today and The Washington Post calling on Americans to “peacefully protest our false king."
The ads will run in over 185 local papers and The New York Times, USA Today and The Washington Post calling on Americans to “peacefully protest our false king."
October 13, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Home of the Brave launched a $1 million national ad campaign in support of the peaceful No Kings rallies on Oct. 18th.
The ads will run in over 185 local papers and The New York Times, USA Today and The Washington Post calling on Americans to “peacefully protest our false king."
The ads will run in over 185 local papers and The New York Times, USA Today and The Washington Post calling on Americans to “peacefully protest our false king."
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Trump just used the shutdown to wipe out the special ed department. www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...
October 12, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Trump just used the shutdown to wipe out the special ed department. www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...
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Think it’s great that after getting a well-deserved reputation for aggressive black-block style protest in 2020, when Trump came after us thinking we’d give him the violent rematch he wanted, Portland is meeting his hostility with a non-stop inflatable animal rave instead.
PORTLAND, Ore. — A small group of federal agents in camouflage and face masks watched from atop the immigration processing center Thursday night as a unicorn, peacock, dinosaur and raccoon danced to Cher’s “If I Could Turn Back Time.” www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Costumed protesters in Portland defy description of the city as a 'war zone'
Dancing frogs, peacocks and unicorns outside the federal immigration building present a joyful contrast to the Trump administration's portrait of the Oregon city, they say.
www.nbcnews.com
October 11, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Think it’s great that after getting a well-deserved reputation for aggressive black-block style protest in 2020, when Trump came after us thinking we’d give him the violent rematch he wanted, Portland is meeting his hostility with a non-stop inflatable animal rave instead.
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It may be—for now—a mild form of fascism. Political opponents aren’t being jailed or shot, entire opposition media outlets aren’t being shuttered, and books aren’t being burned.
But from Chicago to Portland, James Comey to Letitia James, and so much else—this is no longer America. trib.al/a0i8hTE
But from Chicago to Portland, James Comey to Letitia James, and so much else—this is no longer America. trib.al/a0i8hTE
October 11, 2025 at 12:20 AM
It may be—for now—a mild form of fascism. Political opponents aren’t being jailed or shot, entire opposition media outlets aren’t being shuttered, and books aren’t being burned.
But from Chicago to Portland, James Comey to Letitia James, and so much else—this is no longer America. trib.al/a0i8hTE
But from Chicago to Portland, James Comey to Letitia James, and so much else—this is no longer America. trib.al/a0i8hTE
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Why look at that!
For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says. n.pr/47hcegr
Renewable energy outpaces coal for electricity generation in historic first, report says
For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says.
n.pr
October 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Why look at that!
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The brave men and women who serve in our national guards must not be used as political props. This is a moment where every American must speak up and help stop this madness.
October 6, 2025 at 1:44 AM
The brave men and women who serve in our national guards must not be used as political props. This is a moment where every American must speak up and help stop this madness.