Cassie
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CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%.
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
July 7, 2025 at 1:00 AM
CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%.
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
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Priscilla Chan’s decision to stop funding the school she opened to help struggling families shows the risks for communities reliant on wealthy private donors.
The Chan-Zuckerbergs stopped funding social causes. 400 kids lost their school.
Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg’s retreat from funding social issues forced the closure of a school Chan opened for disadvantaged families in Silicon Valley.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Priscilla Chan’s decision to stop funding the school she opened to help struggling families shows the risks for communities reliant on wealthy private donors.
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This isn’t over—we can still stop the GOP bill. I’m staying in the fight for every baby who shouldn’t go hungry. Every senior who shouldn’t get kicked out of a nursing home. Every American who shouldn’t lose their health care.
Now is the time to call your senators.
Now is the time to call your senators.
Look Up Your Senators' Numbers
Call your senators today and demand that they vote NO on this bill.
ewar.ren
June 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM
This isn’t over—we can still stop the GOP bill. I’m staying in the fight for every baby who shouldn’t go hungry. Every senior who shouldn’t get kicked out of a nursing home. Every American who shouldn’t lose their health care.
Now is the time to call your senators.
Now is the time to call your senators.
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Yep. Gone on threads again 🤷🏼♂️
June 29, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Yep. Gone on threads again 🤷🏼♂️
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Join us LIVE in Frederick County, where I'm kicking off a "@newdems.bsky.social Coalition on the Road" roundtable focused on expanding rural broadband, along with Rep. @budzinski.house.gov. You don't need a Facebook profile to watch - www.facebook.com/share/v/1Aco...
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June 23, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Join us LIVE in Frederick County, where I'm kicking off a "@newdems.bsky.social Coalition on the Road" roundtable focused on expanding rural broadband, along with Rep. @budzinski.house.gov. You don't need a Facebook profile to watch - www.facebook.com/share/v/1Aco...
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“Over 250 million acres of public lands are eligible for sale in the bill, including local recreation areas, wilderness study areas and inventoried roadless areas.” www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
250+ million acres of public lands eligible for sale in SENR budget reconciliation package
The bill mandates disposal of over 2 million acres of BLM and National Forest lands; public lands eligible for sale in the bill encompass over 250 million acres, including local recreation areas, wild...
www.wilderness.org
June 17, 2025 at 1:47 PM
“Over 250 million acres of public lands are eligible for sale in the bill, including local recreation areas, wilderness study areas and inventoried roadless areas.” www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
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Mayor Brandon Scott appears to be doing something right, but somehow this remarkable, record setting decline in violence doesn't quite make national headlines the way the opposite does
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/cr...
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/cr...
Baltimore’s homicide rate dropped to a historic low last month, defied racial trends
Baltimore ended April with five homicides, the lowest monthly total in recent memory.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com
June 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Mayor Brandon Scott appears to be doing something right, but somehow this remarkable, record setting decline in violence doesn't quite make national headlines the way the opposite does
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/cr...
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/cr...
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Call your Senator and Reps. — Demand hearings (sanctioned or unsanctioned) on ICE.
☎️ Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121
@housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov
☎️ Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121
@housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov
June 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Call your Senator and Reps. — Demand hearings (sanctioned or unsanctioned) on ICE.
☎️ Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121
@housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov
☎️ Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121
@housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov
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My kids know an American flag when they see one – but they don't yet know all that it represents.
When they're old enough, here is what I'm going to tell them:
When they're old enough, here is what I'm going to tell them:
June 14, 2025 at 12:26 PM
My kids know an American flag when they see one – but they don't yet know all that it represents.
When they're old enough, here is what I'm going to tell them:
When they're old enough, here is what I'm going to tell them:
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WATCH: “Holy f*ck — They literally just shot her point blank… I live here…”
@lapdhq shoot a woman trying to get to her apartment at point blank range with a rubber bullet.
Alexandria’s page (the woman who helps her): www.tiktok.com/@labyrinthlo...
@lapdhq shoot a woman trying to get to her apartment at point blank range with a rubber bullet.
Alexandria’s page (the woman who helps her): www.tiktok.com/@labyrinthlo...
June 11, 2025 at 3:08 AM
WATCH: “Holy f*ck — They literally just shot her point blank… I live here…”
@lapdhq shoot a woman trying to get to her apartment at point blank range with a rubber bullet.
Alexandria’s page (the woman who helps her): www.tiktok.com/@labyrinthlo...
@lapdhq shoot a woman trying to get to her apartment at point blank range with a rubber bullet.
Alexandria’s page (the woman who helps her): www.tiktok.com/@labyrinthlo...
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And while we’re at it, here’s our guide on how to best protect yourself at a protest.
How to Protest Safely: What to Bring, What to Do, and What to Avoid
If you’re planning to hit the streets, here’s what you need to know.
www.wired.com
June 8, 2025 at 8:06 PM
And while we’re at it, here’s our guide on how to best protect yourself at a protest.
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any medical grade mask is a good mask, but not all masks do everything you need them to do— learn your tools so you can use them well.
June 8, 2025 at 7:53 PM
any medical grade mask is a good mask, but not all masks do everything you need them to do— learn your tools so you can use them well.
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🔥 LA PROTEST QUEEN 👸 TO ARMED NATIONAL GUARD IN LA: “This is how ridiculous you look!”
*Puts on a dinosaur costume* 🦕
THEN: “What the hell is this? You’re Americans, aren’t you? Put down your weapons, don’t follow these fascists.” 🇺🇸
(Someone pls buy her a drink on us)
*Puts on a dinosaur costume* 🦕
THEN: “What the hell is this? You’re Americans, aren’t you? Put down your weapons, don’t follow these fascists.” 🇺🇸
(Someone pls buy her a drink on us)
June 8, 2025 at 8:22 PM
🔥 LA PROTEST QUEEN 👸 TO ARMED NATIONAL GUARD IN LA: “This is how ridiculous you look!”
*Puts on a dinosaur costume* 🦕
THEN: “What the hell is this? You’re Americans, aren’t you? Put down your weapons, don’t follow these fascists.” 🇺🇸
(Someone pls buy her a drink on us)
*Puts on a dinosaur costume* 🦕
THEN: “What the hell is this? You’re Americans, aren’t you? Put down your weapons, don’t follow these fascists.” 🇺🇸
(Someone pls buy her a drink on us)
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NEW: Virginia's two most populous cities voted Harris in November, and both have Republican sheriffs up for reelection this year, at a time where sheriffs are rushing to help ICE.
There's no Democrat, or indy, challenging either sheriff.
Main filing deadline passed; a final one is in two weeks.
There's no Democrat, or indy, challenging either sheriff.
Main filing deadline passed; a final one is in two weeks.
“It Blows My Mind That There’s No Opposition”: When ICE Allies Run Unchallenged - Bolts
In a populous city in southeast Virginia, a Republican sheriff who calls himself “Detain ’Em Dave” faces a race to the right against a GOP challenger who wants more immigration enforcement. No Democra...
boltsmag.org
June 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM
NEW: Virginia's two most populous cities voted Harris in November, and both have Republican sheriffs up for reelection this year, at a time where sheriffs are rushing to help ICE.
There's no Democrat, or indy, challenging either sheriff.
Main filing deadline passed; a final one is in two weeks.
There's no Democrat, or indy, challenging either sheriff.
Main filing deadline passed; a final one is in two weeks.
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Breaking: ABC News says senior national correspondent Terry Moran "has been suspended pending further evaluation." This since-deleted tweet is the reason for the suspension:
June 8, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Breaking: ABC News says senior national correspondent Terry Moran "has been suspended pending further evaluation." This since-deleted tweet is the reason for the suspension:
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If you get maced expect to be out of commission for 20 minutes or so. It can be absolutely debilitating especially the hard stuff the feds use.
Sudecon wipes work best. You can order from Amazon or wherever in bulk. Use half to wipe off the poison and half to clean your face after.
Sudecon wipes work best. You can order from Amazon or wherever in bulk. Use half to wipe off the poison and half to clean your face after.
June 7, 2025 at 8:31 PM
If you get maced expect to be out of commission for 20 minutes or so. It can be absolutely debilitating especially the hard stuff the feds use.
Sudecon wipes work best. You can order from Amazon or wherever in bulk. Use half to wipe off the poison and half to clean your face after.
Sudecon wipes work best. You can order from Amazon or wherever in bulk. Use half to wipe off the poison and half to clean your face after.
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VETERAN: “This is why they can’t wear masks. Because people like this exist… if you want to snatch people off the streets, do it in uniform, and show your damn face.”
(@MarshaBlackburn’s Secret Police bill criminalizes transparency and threatens 5 years for naming an ICE agent)
(@MarshaBlackburn’s Secret Police bill criminalizes transparency and threatens 5 years for naming an ICE agent)
June 7, 2025 at 5:42 PM
VETERAN: “This is why they can’t wear masks. Because people like this exist… if you want to snatch people off the streets, do it in uniform, and show your damn face.”
(@MarshaBlackburn’s Secret Police bill criminalizes transparency and threatens 5 years for naming an ICE agent)
(@MarshaBlackburn’s Secret Police bill criminalizes transparency and threatens 5 years for naming an ICE agent)
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Wait, they're gonna force employers to provide healthcare?!!! And what about retired people in their 70's and 80's? With Alzheimers? In nursing homes, like my mom was when she had Medicaid? Who are their employers? This is a blatant lie, and we're gonna hear it again and again.
Lankford: "People are screaming & saying, 'It's kicking people off Medicaid.' It's not kicking people off Medicaid. It's transitioning from Medicaid to employer-provided healthcare. So yes, we've got 10 mil ppl that are not gonna be on Medicaid, but they are gonna be on employer-provided healthcare"
June 5, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Wait, they're gonna force employers to provide healthcare?!!! And what about retired people in their 70's and 80's? With Alzheimers? In nursing homes, like my mom was when she had Medicaid? Who are their employers? This is a blatant lie, and we're gonna hear it again and again.
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Under our Constitution we have no kings, no queens, no emperors, no lords, no serfs, no slaves—just We the People. And those who aspire and attain to public office are nothing but the servants of the people.
June 5, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Under our Constitution we have no kings, no queens, no emperors, no lords, no serfs, no slaves—just We the People. And those who aspire and attain to public office are nothing but the servants of the people.
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Wherever you live in the world, your climate is getting warmer.
21st June is #ShowYourStripes day when we encourage everyone to use the warming stripes graphics to talk about climate change and how we are all already experiencing the consequences.
Download your stripes: www.ShowYourStripes.info
21st June is #ShowYourStripes day when we encourage everyone to use the warming stripes graphics to talk about climate change and how we are all already experiencing the consequences.
Download your stripes: www.ShowYourStripes.info
June 4, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Wherever you live in the world, your climate is getting warmer.
21st June is #ShowYourStripes day when we encourage everyone to use the warming stripes graphics to talk about climate change and how we are all already experiencing the consequences.
Download your stripes: www.ShowYourStripes.info
21st June is #ShowYourStripes day when we encourage everyone to use the warming stripes graphics to talk about climate change and how we are all already experiencing the consequences.
Download your stripes: www.ShowYourStripes.info
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You can make a meaningful donation to Ukraine yourself, right here.
u24.gov.ua
u24.gov.ua
UNITED24 - The initiative of the President of Ukraine
UNITED24 was launched by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the main venue for collecting charitable donations in support of Ukraine. Funds will be transferred to the official accounts of...
u24.gov.ua
June 4, 2025 at 1:19 PM
You can make a meaningful donation to Ukraine yourself, right here.
u24.gov.ua
u24.gov.ua
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Reminder to ICE: Do not lay hands on American citizens. Video, photos, and personal information have been recorded. Actions have consequences. If you have information to share, email [email protected]. Your safety is our top priority, never forget that.
June 4, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Reminder to ICE: Do not lay hands on American citizens. Video, photos, and personal information have been recorded. Actions have consequences. If you have information to share, email [email protected]. Your safety is our top priority, never forget that.
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I think we’ve reached a boiling point when it comes to ICE.
Today in Minneapolis, a militarized task force raided the beloved Lake Street taqueria, Las Cuatro Milpas—and the community was not having it.
Agents from ICE, the DEA, FBI, ATF, IRS and HHS rolled up looking like they were ready for war.
Today in Minneapolis, a militarized task force raided the beloved Lake Street taqueria, Las Cuatro Milpas—and the community was not having it.
Agents from ICE, the DEA, FBI, ATF, IRS and HHS rolled up looking like they were ready for war.
June 4, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I think we’ve reached a boiling point when it comes to ICE.
Today in Minneapolis, a militarized task force raided the beloved Lake Street taqueria, Las Cuatro Milpas—and the community was not having it.
Agents from ICE, the DEA, FBI, ATF, IRS and HHS rolled up looking like they were ready for war.
Today in Minneapolis, a militarized task force raided the beloved Lake Street taqueria, Las Cuatro Milpas—and the community was not having it.
Agents from ICE, the DEA, FBI, ATF, IRS and HHS rolled up looking like they were ready for war.