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November 25, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday, our wallets are ignoring Target, Home Depot, & Amazon. We're tired of corporations enabling this administration ditching DEI, allowing ICE to terrorize our communities, & chase tax breaks. Join us! #WeAintBuyingIt 🚫 app.sosha.ai/s/pAwHYqxz
We Ain't Buying It - Target, Home Depot & Amazon
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November 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday, our wallets are ignoring Target, Home Depot, & Amazon. We're tired of corporations enabling this administration ditching DEI, allowing ICE to terrorize our communities, & chase tax breaks. Join us! #WeAintBuyingIt 🚫 app.sosha.ai/s/pAwHYqxz
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The EPA will approve two new pesticides containing “forever chemicals” and relax a reporting rule for companies who make products with forever chemicals.
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
November 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The EPA will approve two new pesticides containing “forever chemicals” and relax a reporting rule for companies who make products with forever chemicals.
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
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I’m done funding cruelty. Target cuts DEI, Amazon bankrolls this administration, and Home Depot lets ICE terrorize workers on their lots.
My money stays with small shops and people-first businesses. How about you? #WeAintBuyingIt
My money stays with small shops and people-first businesses. How about you? #WeAintBuyingIt
November 24, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I’m done funding cruelty. Target cuts DEI, Amazon bankrolls this administration, and Home Depot lets ICE terrorize workers on their lots.
My money stays with small shops and people-first businesses. How about you? #WeAintBuyingIt
My money stays with small shops and people-first businesses. How about you? #WeAintBuyingIt
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1. In Tennessee, public libraries have closed for up to a week to facilitate a Trump-inspired book purge.
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R) has ordered most of the state's public librarians to remove children's books with LGBTQ characters or themes.
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R) has ordered most of the state's public librarians to remove children's books with LGBTQ characters or themes.
Tennessee public libraries close for Trump-inspired book purge
One hundred and eighty-one public libraries in Tennessee are reviewing their children’s collections after Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R) ordered them to remove books with LGBTQ themes…
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November 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Trump and his Administration are targeting me because I said something they didn’t like — but here’s the thing: I won’t be intimidated into silence. I’ve overcome challenges a lot tougher than Donald Trump or Pete Hegseth.
November 25, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Trump and his Administration are targeting me because I said something they didn’t like — but here’s the thing: I won’t be intimidated into silence. I’ve overcome challenges a lot tougher than Donald Trump or Pete Hegseth.
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My daughter and I visited the house we lived in when she was a baby, and she was shocked a 29-year-old Navy guy could afford a nice house in a safe neighborhood.
That wasn’t crazy in 1996 — but today, a nice house is out of reach for so many young people. That has to change.
That wasn’t crazy in 1996 — but today, a nice house is out of reach for so many young people. That has to change.
November 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM
My daughter and I visited the house we lived in when she was a baby, and she was shocked a 29-year-old Navy guy could afford a nice house in a safe neighborhood.
That wasn’t crazy in 1996 — but today, a nice house is out of reach for so many young people. That has to change.
That wasn’t crazy in 1996 — but today, a nice house is out of reach for so many young people. That has to change.
Courage is Contagious!
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Fear is contagious, but so is courage. I remain steadfast in my oath to the Constitution and am grateful to those across the nation who stand with us. Don't give up the ship.
November 25, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Don’t shop at Home Depot, Target, or Amazon over the next week. During the busiest shopping period of the year, let’s make our dollars count by refusing to support corporations complicit in Trump’s authoritarian power grab: weaintbuyingit.com/?utm_source=bluesky
November 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Don’t shop at Home Depot, Target, or Amazon over the next week. During the busiest shopping period of the year, let’s make our dollars count by refusing to support corporations complicit in Trump’s authoritarian power grab: weaintbuyingit.com/?utm_source=bluesky
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I swore an oath to the Constitution in 1986. I've upheld it through 25 years of service and every day since I retired.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
November 24, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I swore an oath to the Constitution in 1986. I've upheld it through 25 years of service and every day since I retired.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
Well, wasn't that a blue-tiful #ElectionDay?!
Congratulations to *ALL* the Dem candidates & important Props & #PublicSchool overrides & bonds that #WonTheDay!
From coast to coast, TY #Voters, for #voting for the American Values Dems hold dear! Freedom, fairness, common sense, kindness, Democracy!
Congratulations to *ALL* the Dem candidates & important Props & #PublicSchool overrides & bonds that #WonTheDay!
From coast to coast, TY #Voters, for #voting for the American Values Dems hold dear! Freedom, fairness, common sense, kindness, Democracy!
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November 5, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Well, wasn't that a blue-tiful #ElectionDay?!
Congratulations to *ALL* the Dem candidates & important Props & #PublicSchool overrides & bonds that #WonTheDay!
From coast to coast, TY #Voters, for #voting for the American Values Dems hold dear! Freedom, fairness, common sense, kindness, Democracy!
Congratulations to *ALL* the Dem candidates & important Props & #PublicSchool overrides & bonds that #WonTheDay!
From coast to coast, TY #Voters, for #voting for the American Values Dems hold dear! Freedom, fairness, common sense, kindness, Democracy!
You've heard it said, Don't cede power early. Last night proves the importance of this. Hold tight to your values, which are American values, & remember, #WeHaveFriendsEverywhere & there are more of us than them, so it's safe to step into & use your power, joy, & kindness. Remember & #WeWillWin.
The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
November 5, 2025 at 12:48 PM
You've heard it said, Don't cede power early. Last night proves the importance of this. Hold tight to your values, which are American values, & remember, #WeHaveFriendsEverywhere & there are more of us than them, so it's safe to step into & use your power, joy, & kindness. Remember & #WeWillWin.
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Big things are happening…
BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
bit.ly
November 5, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Big things are happening…
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Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL): "I want to tell people we all in this together. Whether you're on SNAP or not, if people can't buy groceries, that affects the large stores and the small stores ... They won't need as much food, so the farmers lose out also. We are all in this together."
November 5, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL): "I want to tell people we all in this together. Whether you're on SNAP or not, if people can't buy groceries, that affects the large stores and the small stores ... They won't need as much food, so the farmers lose out also. We are all in this together."
"When we vote, we win."
Yes. We like that, sums things up neatly. When we vote, we win. Let's remind loved ones, friends, neighbors, & community this on the daily. Especially when discussing the state of the nation, end each convo with When We Vote, We Win to make that action item second nature.
Yes. We like that, sums things up neatly. When we vote, we win. Let's remind loved ones, friends, neighbors, & community this on the daily. Especially when discussing the state of the nation, end each convo with When We Vote, We Win to make that action item second nature.
In what is the quickest call for governor in modern Virginia history, Abigail Spanberger has been elected the next governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia. When we vote, we win. Congratulations!
November 5, 2025 at 12:38 PM
"When we vote, we win."
Yes. We like that, sums things up neatly. When we vote, we win. Let's remind loved ones, friends, neighbors, & community this on the daily. Especially when discussing the state of the nation, end each convo with When We Vote, We Win to make that action item second nature.
Yes. We like that, sums things up neatly. When we vote, we win. Let's remind loved ones, friends, neighbors, & community this on the daily. Especially when discussing the state of the nation, end each convo with When We Vote, We Win to make that action item second nature.
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"The Republican Party has created an entirely avoidable mess for itself. By taking a resolute stand in favor of making healthcare unobtainable for many Americans, and now threatening to starve children to achieve that perverse goal, they have made performative cruelty their political calling card."
Mike Johnson's lies keep getting lost in the facts
The shutdown is exposing the speaker's slimy disingenuousness.
www.publicnotice.co
November 4, 2025 at 9:27 PM
"The Republican Party has created an entirely avoidable mess for itself. By taking a resolute stand in favor of making healthcare unobtainable for many Americans, and now threatening to starve children to achieve that perverse goal, they have made performative cruelty their political calling card."
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November 5, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Feeling inspired by all the winning so far? runforwhat.net - it's not too late to get on the ballot for 2026.
Again, for those in the back...
There are more of us than there are of them.
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There are more of us than there are of them.
November 5, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Again, for those in the back...
There are more of us than there are of them.
#Democracy
#DemocracyForTheWin
#FriendsEverywhere
#WeHaveFriendsEverywhere
#ArizonaIndivisibles
#OptimistsResist
#LetsKeepGoing
#VolunteerToGOTV
#GetOutTheVote
There are more of us than there are of them.
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#LetsKeepGoing
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#GetOutTheVote
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Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.
Seems like a good time for the Speaker of the House to swear in Rep. Grijalva.
November 5, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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There is not one face of the Democratic Party. Tonight proved there are many faces, but each with a commitment to fight back against the reckless failure of the Trump regime and actually serve people.
Thank goodness.
Thank goodness.
November 5, 2025 at 3:53 AM
There is not one face of the Democratic Party. Tonight proved there are many faces, but each with a commitment to fight back against the reckless failure of the Trump regime and actually serve people.
Thank goodness.
Thank goodness.
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You know what tonight proves more than anything else? Local elections matter.
Local. Elections. Matter.
Local. Elections. Matter.
November 5, 2025 at 4:01 AM
You know what tonight proves more than anything else? Local elections matter.
Local. Elections. Matter.
Local. Elections. Matter.
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Rachel Maddow: “Donald Trump has never been more unpopular than he is right now. His disapproval rating is higher than it was in the immediate aftermath of January 6th. 63% disapprove, only 37% approve of Trump. He is 26 points underwater. That’s astonishing”
November 4, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Rachel Maddow: “Donald Trump has never been more unpopular than he is right now. His disapproval rating is higher than it was in the immediate aftermath of January 6th. 63% disapprove, only 37% approve of Trump. He is 26 points underwater. That’s astonishing”
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JUST IN: California voters have approved a ballot measure to redraw the state's congressional map to favor Democrats, marking the party's biggest victory to date in a national battle over redistricting ahead of the 2026 midterms.
California voters OK new congressional lines, boosting Democrats ahead of midterms
California voters have approved a ballot measure to redraw the state's congressional map to favor Democrats, marking the party's biggest victory to date in a national battle over redistricting ahead of the 2026 midterms.
n.pr
November 5, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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