@havehope1118.bsky.social
This is the "testing the waters" phase of the playbook. The GOP ecosystem targets groups like Somalis, Haitians, and trans people specifically because they've calculated that the average person's passive disapproval won't ever turn into active defense. They're exploiting public apathy.
i'm really having a hard time getting past the "surely we can all agree that Somalis are worse than trash" thing. this feels new and very bad
January 2, 2026 at 7:18 PM
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@hcrichardson.bsky.social
A true treasure for the current American people. We are proud of our country which is why we are concerned by what we have become. We're capable of doing greater things ✨️. Why do we allow others to diffuse our brilliance?
Fight the Good Fight
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
A true treasure for the current American people. We are proud of our country which is why we are concerned by what we have become. We're capable of doing greater things ✨️. Why do we allow others to diffuse our brilliance?
Fight the Good Fight
Ten Steps to Revolution | Journey to American Democracy
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
youtu.be
January 2, 2026 at 6:36 PM
youtu.be/G0WXr_Uvl2Y?...
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
A true treasure for the current American people. We are proud of our country which is why we are concerned by what we have become. We're capable of doing greater things ✨️. Why do we allow others to diffuse our brilliance?
Fight the Good Fight
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
A true treasure for the current American people. We are proud of our country which is why we are concerned by what we have become. We're capable of doing greater things ✨️. Why do we allow others to diffuse our brilliance?
Fight the Good Fight
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We may not know what the future holds, but we are prepared for it in Illinois.
We're fighting for working families, enshrining reproductive freedoms, increasing worker protections, and rebuilding our infrastructure.
I will continue to and will always stand up for what's right.
We're fighting for working families, enshrining reproductive freedoms, increasing worker protections, and rebuilding our infrastructure.
I will continue to and will always stand up for what's right.
January 2, 2026 at 6:06 PM
We may not know what the future holds, but we are prepared for it in Illinois.
We're fighting for working families, enshrining reproductive freedoms, increasing worker protections, and rebuilding our infrastructure.
I will continue to and will always stand up for what's right.
We're fighting for working families, enshrining reproductive freedoms, increasing worker protections, and rebuilding our infrastructure.
I will continue to and will always stand up for what's right.
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In Oklahoma, yet another MAGA Republican officeholder is caught and charged with sex crimes involving children. Nearly all his victims were under 10. kfor.com/news/local/w...
Warr Acres City Council member arrested, accused of child sex crimes
A Warr Acres City Council member is behind bars, accused of disturbing sex crimes involving children.
kfor.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:11 PM
In Oklahoma, yet another MAGA Republican officeholder is caught and charged with sex crimes involving children. Nearly all his victims were under 10. kfor.com/news/local/w...
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The same guy who says the U.S. military will defend protesters in Iran posted a video 2 months ago in which a cartoon Trump used a warplane to drop shit on American protesters.
January 2, 2026 at 3:28 PM
The same guy who says the U.S. military will defend protesters in Iran posted a video 2 months ago in which a cartoon Trump used a warplane to drop shit on American protesters.
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Good point. Too bad we don’t have that anymore thanks to Trump.
January 2, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Good point. Too bad we don’t have that anymore thanks to Trump.
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We’re sleepwalking into a disaster
5 million-plus kindergartners now live in counties where schools don’t have “herd immunity” for measles, Washington Post reporters found.
WaPo also built a tool to look up your own county.
Exceptional, and alarming work by @laurenweberhp.bsky.social @caitlingilbert.bsky.social et al.
(Gift link.)
WaPo also built a tool to look up your own county.
Exceptional, and alarming work by @laurenweberhp.bsky.social @caitlingilbert.bsky.social et al.
(Gift link.)
U.S. vaccination rates are plunging. Look up where your school stands.
Take a look to see what the kindergarten measles vaccination rates are in your area.
wapo.st
January 1, 2026 at 3:19 AM
We’re sleepwalking into a disaster
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At 10 am on @MSNOWNews, I’ll discuss Smith transcript. He debunked the claim that Trump was just contesting an election like other presidents. Trump knowingly engaged in fraud and took steps to obstruct the lawful transfer of presidential power.
www.ms.now/news/jack-sm...
www.ms.now/news/jack-sm...
Jack Smith deposition transcript released
The former special counsel, who led two failed prosecutions of President Donald Trump, spoke before the House Judiciary Committee in mid-December.
www.ms.now
January 1, 2026 at 1:44 PM
At 10 am on @MSNOWNews, I’ll discuss Smith transcript. He debunked the claim that Trump was just contesting an election like other presidents. Trump knowingly engaged in fraud and took steps to obstruct the lawful transfer of presidential power.
www.ms.now/news/jack-sm...
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Jack Smith told House committee he had ‘proof beyond reasonable doubt’ in cases against Trump
.. the fact that Trump's Jan 6 coup attempt didn't end with him in prison is perhaps America's biggest miscarriage of justice ever
.. the fact that Trump's Jan 6 coup attempt didn't end with him in prison is perhaps America's biggest miscarriage of justice ever
Jack Smith told House committee he had ‘proof beyond reasonable doubt’ in cases against Trump
Ex-special counsel testified in front of judiciary committee about aborted federal prosecution of Donald Trump
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Jack Smith told House committee he had ‘proof beyond reasonable doubt’ in cases against Trump
.. the fact that Trump's Jan 6 coup attempt didn't end with him in prison is perhaps America's biggest miscarriage of justice ever
.. the fact that Trump's Jan 6 coup attempt didn't end with him in prison is perhaps America's biggest miscarriage of justice ever
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@hcrichardson.bsky.social looks ahead with positivity:
January 1, 2026 at 1:20 PM
@hcrichardson.bsky.social looks ahead with positivity:
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“President Donald Trump has used the first veto of his second term to strike down a unanimously bipartisan funding plan for a major safe drinking water project in rural Colorado.”
www.ms.now/news/first-v...
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First veto of Trump’s second term kills long-awaited water project in Colorado
The unanimously bipartisan bill would have helped finish a major piece of rural infrastructure that started decades ago. Trump’s mad about Tina Peters but says the veto is about the money; Lauren Boeb...
www.ms.now
December 31, 2025 at 7:28 PM
“President Donald Trump has used the first veto of his second term to strike down a unanimously bipartisan funding plan for a major safe drinking water project in rural Colorado.”
www.ms.now/news/first-v...
www.ms.now/news/first-v...
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Smith: He was getting calls from people he trusts, people he relies on—and he still refused to come to the aid of the people at the Capitol. That’s very important evidence for criminal intent in our case.
December 31, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Smith: He was getting calls from people he trusts, people he relies on—and he still refused to come to the aid of the people at the Capitol. That’s very important evidence for criminal intent in our case.
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Illinois and Chicago have reduced crime with smart investments in police and community violence reduction programs. Meanwhile Trump cut federal support for both.
No matter how many lies he tells, we will keep standing up for truth and against his abuse of power.
No matter how many lies he tells, we will keep standing up for truth and against his abuse of power.
December 31, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Illinois and Chicago have reduced crime with smart investments in police and community violence reduction programs. Meanwhile Trump cut federal support for both.
No matter how many lies he tells, we will keep standing up for truth and against his abuse of power.
No matter how many lies he tells, we will keep standing up for truth and against his abuse of power.
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As a final punitive act of 2025, Trump vetoes protection for the Miccosuckee Tribe in Florida's Everglades because the tribe sided with environmentalists opposing Alligator Alcatraz.
December 31, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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I wonder if crime will be "rising" right before the midterms
Trump announces he’s pulling the National Guard from Portland, LA, and Chicago but threatens that “We will come back, perhaps in a much different and stronger form, when crime begins to soar again - Only a question of time!”
December 31, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I wonder if crime will be "rising" right before the midterms
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Jack Smith, p. 27: "There is no historical analog for what President Trump did in this case … [W]hat he was not free to do was violate Federal law and use knowing-- knowingly false statements about election fraud to target a lawful government function. That he was not allowed to do."
BREAKING:
The House Judiciary Committee just released — on New Year's Eve — the 255-page transcript of Jack Smith's closed door deposition.
House Republicans continue their attempts to bury Smith's testimony.
Read it all here: tinyurl.com/cndtn3ez
The House Judiciary Committee just released — on New Year's Eve — the 255-page transcript of Jack Smith's closed door deposition.
House Republicans continue their attempts to bury Smith's testimony.
Read it all here: tinyurl.com/cndtn3ez
December 31, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Jack Smith, p. 27: "There is no historical analog for what President Trump did in this case … [W]hat he was not free to do was violate Federal law and use knowing-- knowingly false statements about election fraud to target a lawful government function. That he was not allowed to do."
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“For as much as President Donald Trump put his stamp on 2025, it was also a year marked by high-profile acts of protest against his agenda.
Here are this year’s standouts who took a stand.”
www.ms.now/news/immigra...
Here are this year’s standouts who took a stand.”
www.ms.now/news/immigra...
People, protest groups and movements that made a difference in 2025
Here's MS NOW's list.
www.ms.now
December 31, 2025 at 4:42 PM
“For as much as President Donald Trump put his stamp on 2025, it was also a year marked by high-profile acts of protest against his agenda.
Here are this year’s standouts who took a stand.”
www.ms.now/news/immigra...
Here are this year’s standouts who took a stand.”
www.ms.now/news/immigra...
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I just want the same healthcare my congressman receives…
December 31, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I just want the same healthcare my congressman receives…
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George Clooney: "If CBS and ABC had challenged those lawsuits and said, 'Go fuck yourself,' we wouldn't be where we are in the country."
"That's simply the truth."
"Bari Weiss is dismantling CBS News as we speak," Clooney says. "I'm worried about how we inform ourselves."
"That's simply the truth."
"Bari Weiss is dismantling CBS News as we speak," Clooney says. "I'm worried about how we inform ourselves."
George Clooney on Crying While Watching Himself in ‘Jay Kelly,’ Rebooting ‘Oceans’ and Why News Networks Should Tell Trump to ‘Go F— Yourself’
George Clooney graces the cover of Variety to discuss crying over 'Jay Kelly,' rebooting the 'Ocean's' franchise and why networks should slam Trump.
variety.com
December 31, 2025 at 5:20 PM
George Clooney: "If CBS and ABC had challenged those lawsuits and said, 'Go fuck yourself,' we wouldn't be where we are in the country."
"That's simply the truth."
"Bari Weiss is dismantling CBS News as we speak," Clooney says. "I'm worried about how we inform ourselves."
"That's simply the truth."
"Bari Weiss is dismantling CBS News as we speak," Clooney says. "I'm worried about how we inform ourselves."
Trump's attempting to transform the US from a country that welcomes immigrants into a radically xenophobic nation that demonizes immigrants of color, and even their US born children. But Trump didn't campaign on this destructive/reactionary remaking of America and most Americans don't support it. 1/
December 31, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Trump's attempting to transform the US from a country that welcomes immigrants into a radically xenophobic nation that demonizes immigrants of color, and even their US born children. But Trump didn't campaign on this destructive/reactionary remaking of America and most Americans don't support it. 1/
December 30, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Trump's attempting to transform the US from a country that welcomes immigrants into a radically xenophobic nation that demonizes immigrants of color, and even their US born children. But Trump didn't campaign on this destructive/reactionary remaking of America and most Americans don't support it. 1/
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"While Dems are likely to retake the House, they’ll need everything to go right to win both chambers. But if it happens, a year from now we’ll be talking about Trump's full lame-duckification & what it means for 2028. That’s a nice note on which to end a year in which hope was in such short supply."
How Dems can win the Senate in 2026
So you're saying there's a chance ...
www.publicnotice.co
December 31, 2025 at 5:45 PM
"While Dems are likely to retake the House, they’ll need everything to go right to win both chambers. But if it happens, a year from now we’ll be talking about Trump's full lame-duckification & what it means for 2028. That’s a nice note on which to end a year in which hope was in such short supply."
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Trump just vetoed legislation for a pipeline project that would've brought clean water to southeastern Colorado.
The bill's sponsor, Lauren Boebert, voted to release the Epstein files.
Her scathing statement, in part, says, "I sincerely hope this veto has nothing to do with political retribution."
The bill's sponsor, Lauren Boebert, voted to release the Epstein files.
Her scathing statement, in part, says, "I sincerely hope this veto has nothing to do with political retribution."
December 31, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Trump just vetoed legislation for a pipeline project that would've brought clean water to southeastern Colorado.
The bill's sponsor, Lauren Boebert, voted to release the Epstein files.
Her scathing statement, in part, says, "I sincerely hope this veto has nothing to do with political retribution."
The bill's sponsor, Lauren Boebert, voted to release the Epstein files.
Her scathing statement, in part, says, "I sincerely hope this veto has nothing to do with political retribution."
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The Kennedy Center has been forced to cancel its annual New Year’s Eve concert as more artists pull out to boycott President Trump's move to change the historic venue’s name. trib.al/Hi98FdH
December 30, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The Kennedy Center has been forced to cancel its annual New Year’s Eve concert as more artists pull out to boycott President Trump's move to change the historic venue’s name. trib.al/Hi98FdH