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Take some time to watch to my conversation with Senator Cory Booker. We discuss the fight for democracy and how we need a bold, forward-looking moral vision that gives people something worth fighting for, not just something to fight against.
Enjoy, learn and share. youtu.be/6Re34Djnw8U?...
Enjoy, learn and share. youtu.be/6Re34Djnw8U?...
The Silent Threat To Democracy (And How We Stop It) | Sen. Cory Booker
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
youtu.be
December 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Take some time to watch to my conversation with Senator Cory Booker. We discuss the fight for democracy and how we need a bold, forward-looking moral vision that gives people something worth fighting for, not just something to fight against.
Enjoy, learn and share. youtu.be/6Re34Djnw8U?...
Enjoy, learn and share. youtu.be/6Re34Djnw8U?...
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Pelosi: "January 6 was really sad in itself. But the sorrow of it also springs from the fact that this president is trying to rewrite history."
December 28, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Pelosi: "January 6 was really sad in itself. But the sorrow of it also springs from the fact that this president is trying to rewrite history."
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As the year draws to a close, a crowd-sourced effort, as well as trackers from advocacy organizations and labor unions, show that the Trump administration has implemented roughly half of the goals laid out in Project 2025.
Tracking how much of Project 2025 the Trump administration achieved this year
As the year ends, The 19th takes a look at how the conservative policy wishlist for President Donald Trump’s second term affected women and LGBTQ+ Americans.
www.pbs.org
December 28, 2025 at 2:25 AM
As the year draws to a close, a crowd-sourced effort, as well as trackers from advocacy organizations and labor unions, show that the Trump administration has implemented roughly half of the goals laid out in Project 2025.
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⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️
🧵 Most people don’t know this, but the first U.S. TV commercial to feature Black people in a non‑stereotypical way aired in 1948. Here's the true story of why it mattered.(cont)
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
www.thedrum.com/news/marketi...
🧵 Most people don’t know this, but the first U.S. TV commercial to feature Black people in a non‑stereotypical way aired in 1948. Here's the true story of why it mattered.(cont)
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
www.thedrum.com/news/marketi...
1948: Jax Beer airs one of the first African American television commercials
www.thedrum.com
December 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️
🧵 Most people don’t know this, but the first U.S. TV commercial to feature Black people in a non‑stereotypical way aired in 1948. Here's the true story of why it mattered.(cont)
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
www.thedrum.com/news/marketi...
🧵 Most people don’t know this, but the first U.S. TV commercial to feature Black people in a non‑stereotypical way aired in 1948. Here's the true story of why it mattered.(cont)
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
www.thedrum.com/news/marketi...
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The Trump administration says it will dismantle a key climate-science center, while salvaging its forecasting capabilities. “Today, predicting the weather without considering the climate would be meteorological malpractice," Michelle Nijhuis argues.
The U.S. Is on the Verge of Meteorological Malpractice
The Trump administration says it will dismantle a premier climate center, while somehow keeping weather forecasting intact.
bit.ly
December 28, 2025 at 11:15 AM
The Trump administration says it will dismantle a key climate-science center, while salvaging its forecasting capabilities. “Today, predicting the weather without considering the climate would be meteorological malpractice," Michelle Nijhuis argues.
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The overwhelming majority of jobs at the two biggest companies in America pay less than $20/hr.
Meanwhile, the heads of those companies are some of the richest people on the planet.
See the problem?
Meanwhile, the heads of those companies are some of the richest people on the planet.
See the problem?
December 25, 2025 at 1:04 AM
The overwhelming majority of jobs at the two biggest companies in America pay less than $20/hr.
Meanwhile, the heads of those companies are some of the richest people on the planet.
See the problem?
Meanwhile, the heads of those companies are some of the richest people on the planet.
See the problem?
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Have you ever heard someone go off, and their words are so perfectly chosen, so well said in that moment, that you’re in awe? You think, “There’s nothing to add here,” and you applaud in your head.
That’s exactly this. Pure perfection. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
That’s exactly this. Pure perfection. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
December 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Have you ever heard someone go off, and their words are so perfectly chosen, so well said in that moment, that you’re in awe? You think, “There’s nothing to add here,” and you applaud in your head.
That’s exactly this. Pure perfection. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
That’s exactly this. Pure perfection. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
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SNAP is a lifeline for workers in low-wage jobs.
Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker.
Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps.
Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.
Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker.
Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps.
Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.
December 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
SNAP is a lifeline for workers in low-wage jobs.
Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker.
Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps.
Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.
Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker.
Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps.
Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.
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If your house of worship is silent about the cruelty and the attacks on your neighbors by ICE, you’re at the wrong church, mosque, synagogue, temple, or gurdwara.
Powerful ad by Interfaith Alliance — a plea for humanity.
Powerful ad by Interfaith Alliance — a plea for humanity.
December 19, 2025 at 2:20 PM
If your house of worship is silent about the cruelty and the attacks on your neighbors by ICE, you’re at the wrong church, mosque, synagogue, temple, or gurdwara.
Powerful ad by Interfaith Alliance — a plea for humanity.
Powerful ad by Interfaith Alliance — a plea for humanity.
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It's a problem, not a hoax.
Energy bills in US have increased 13% since Trump took office, new report finds
The amount of money Americans are paying toward their energy bills has increased since President Donald Trump took office earlier this year, according to a new report.
abcnews.go.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:11 PM
It's a problem, not a hoax.
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Some classy words to honor a man and his legacy
@brezwrites.bsky.social
www.esquire.com/entertainmen...
@brezwrites.bsky.social
www.esquire.com/entertainmen...
We Could Use a Comforting Story About Rob Reiner Right Now
A line from ‘The Princess Bride’ captured everything that the director hoped to say in his celebrated films. Now, after his death, the words hold even more meaning.
www.esquire.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Some classy words to honor a man and his legacy
@brezwrites.bsky.social
www.esquire.com/entertainmen...
@brezwrites.bsky.social
www.esquire.com/entertainmen...
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Massive defeat for Mike Johnson. Still has to clear the senate, but this is what Dems wanted all along. Johnson has essentially lost control of the gavel after Epstein and now this. Weakest speaker in history.
December 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Massive defeat for Mike Johnson. Still has to clear the senate, but this is what Dems wanted all along. Johnson has essentially lost control of the gavel after Epstein and now this. Weakest speaker in history.
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Massie: Previous presidents told us to go to war over WMDs that did not exist. Now it's the same playbook. Except we're told that drugs are the WMDs. If it were about drugs, we'd bomb Mexico or China or Colombia. This is about oil and regime change.
December 17, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Massie: Previous presidents told us to go to war over WMDs that did not exist. Now it's the same playbook. Except we're told that drugs are the WMDs. If it were about drugs, we'd bomb Mexico or China or Colombia. This is about oil and regime change.
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Turn up the volume and hold on tight. Feel the beat under your feet—the floor’s on fire.
You can listen to the whole list here ↓
You can listen to the whole list here ↓
The 100 Best Songs of 2025
bit.ly
December 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Turn up the volume and hold on tight. Feel the beat under your feet—the floor’s on fire.
You can listen to the whole list here ↓
You can listen to the whole list here ↓
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Their closing message to Indiana: change your maps to artificially benefit the President's political party or 'roads will not be paved' as punishment.
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
December 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Their closing message to Indiana: change your maps to artificially benefit the President's political party or 'roads will not be paved' as punishment.
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
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Bass: We had an important victory today from the courts. The court determined what we knew all along: we do not need National Guard troops in our city. We didn’t need them in June, and we certainly don’t need them in December. I’m glad a decision was made saying the president is out of line
December 10, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Bass: We had an important victory today from the courts. The court determined what we knew all along: we do not need National Guard troops in our city. We didn’t need them in June, and we certainly don’t need them in December. I’m glad a decision was made saying the president is out of line
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New: 68 years after its founding, the Justice Department's "once-revered" Civil Rights Division is facing "near destruction," 200+ former DOJ employees warned.
"The new priorities of the division are really rooted in partisan politics, and not protecting the rights of all."
"The new priorities of the division are really rooted in partisan politics, and not protecting the rights of all."
Ex-employees of US Justice Department blast 'destruction' of civil rights unit
More than 200 former employees of the U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday criticized what they called the ongoing "destruction" of its Civil Rights Division, saying President Donald Trump's administrat...
www.reuters.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
New: 68 years after its founding, the Justice Department's "once-revered" Civil Rights Division is facing "near destruction," 200+ former DOJ employees warned.
"The new priorities of the division are really rooted in partisan politics, and not protecting the rights of all."
"The new priorities of the division are really rooted in partisan politics, and not protecting the rights of all."
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Houses are expensive because billionaires gobble up homes and fix the rent or turn them into Airbnbs. The billionaires want you to think immigrants are buying up all the property.
Secretary Scott Turner: "We need to continue to deport illegals that are taking houses from the American people"
December 10, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Houses are expensive because billionaires gobble up homes and fix the rent or turn them into Airbnbs. The billionaires want you to think immigrants are buying up all the property.
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I feel this in my bones…
THE AMERICAN WORKER IS ALL OF US. Black, white, Latino, Asian, Native, immigrant, union or not. Not the “working class” stereotype.
We built this country. We keep it running. Stop dividing. Start recognizing.
I have a lot to say
open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...
THE AMERICAN WORKER IS ALL OF US. Black, white, Latino, Asian, Native, immigrant, union or not. Not the “working class” stereotype.
We built this country. We keep it running. Stop dividing. Start recognizing.
I have a lot to say
open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...
The American Worker
Is all of us
open.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I feel this in my bones…
THE AMERICAN WORKER IS ALL OF US. Black, white, Latino, Asian, Native, immigrant, union or not. Not the “working class” stereotype.
We built this country. We keep it running. Stop dividing. Start recognizing.
I have a lot to say
open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...
THE AMERICAN WORKER IS ALL OF US. Black, white, Latino, Asian, Native, immigrant, union or not. Not the “working class” stereotype.
We built this country. We keep it running. Stop dividing. Start recognizing.
I have a lot to say
open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...
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Ann Lowe was the Black genius behind Jackie Kennedy’s iconic wedding gown.
Before the fashion world was ready to credit a Black woman’s talent, Lowe was already designing for America’s most powerful families. Brilliant. Bold. Innovative. Undervalued. And nearly erased from history.
Before the fashion world was ready to credit a Black woman’s talent, Lowe was already designing for America’s most powerful families. Brilliant. Bold. Innovative. Undervalued. And nearly erased from history.
December 7, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Ann Lowe was the Black genius behind Jackie Kennedy’s iconic wedding gown.
Before the fashion world was ready to credit a Black woman’s talent, Lowe was already designing for America’s most powerful families. Brilliant. Bold. Innovative. Undervalued. And nearly erased from history.
Before the fashion world was ready to credit a Black woman’s talent, Lowe was already designing for America’s most powerful families. Brilliant. Bold. Innovative. Undervalued. And nearly erased from history.
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The Golden Age.
December 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The Golden Age.
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I posted this here about a year ago. Seems like a good time to re-up it. cc: @macfarlanenews.bsky.social
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1/ In 2022, one year after Trump incited the seditious attack on the US Capitol, I posted a long thread of images on Twitter, because revisionist attempts to create a false narrative about that day were already well underway.
Today, in 2025, I’m re-creating/re-posting that same thread here.👇
Today, in 2025, I’m re-creating/re-posting that same thread here.👇
December 4, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I posted this here about a year ago. Seems like a good time to re-up it. cc: @macfarlanenews.bsky.social
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“The decision was made to exclude me from the filmed production of Swan Lake because I was told my brown skin would disrupt the aesthetic.” ~ Misty Copeland
When folks gripe about DEI, remind them who benefited from shutting out dancers like Copeland. That pattern runs through our whole history.
When folks gripe about DEI, remind them who benefited from shutting out dancers like Copeland. That pattern runs through our whole history.
December 4, 2025 at 1:22 AM
“The decision was made to exclude me from the filmed production of Swan Lake because I was told my brown skin would disrupt the aesthetic.” ~ Misty Copeland
When folks gripe about DEI, remind them who benefited from shutting out dancers like Copeland. That pattern runs through our whole history.
When folks gripe about DEI, remind them who benefited from shutting out dancers like Copeland. That pattern runs through our whole history.
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ATTN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES: The VA sent out an announcement with a link for employees to self-report their disabilities. I wouldn’t do this if I were you. They’ll likely use it to discriminate against you.
December 3, 2025 at 9:06 PM
ATTN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES: The VA sent out an announcement with a link for employees to self-report their disabilities. I wouldn’t do this if I were you. They’ll likely use it to discriminate against you.
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1859: Abolitionist John Brown is the 1st American executed for treason. His crime? Freeing the enslaved
And the 2nd? Aaron Dwight Stevens, 29yo. Served Brown during the attempted slave revolt at Harpers Ferry, VA
A stark reminder that legality is not always a measure of justice, but power.
And the 2nd? Aaron Dwight Stevens, 29yo. Served Brown during the attempted slave revolt at Harpers Ferry, VA
A stark reminder that legality is not always a measure of justice, but power.
December 4, 2025 at 12:03 AM
1859: Abolitionist John Brown is the 1st American executed for treason. His crime? Freeing the enslaved
And the 2nd? Aaron Dwight Stevens, 29yo. Served Brown during the attempted slave revolt at Harpers Ferry, VA
A stark reminder that legality is not always a measure of justice, but power.
And the 2nd? Aaron Dwight Stevens, 29yo. Served Brown during the attempted slave revolt at Harpers Ferry, VA
A stark reminder that legality is not always a measure of justice, but power.