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what’s urgently needed is the rise of DEMOCRACY.
I’ve written a fun song to inspire in students the basics of what we used to call civics. if you like its spirit, pls share.
#ABCDemocracy is set for release as a single on Oct 24, with a study guide for kids 3rd grade and up.
I’ve written a fun song to inspire in students the basics of what we used to call civics. if you like its spirit, pls share.
#ABCDemocracy is set for release as a single on Oct 24, with a study guide for kids 3rd grade and up.
August 23, 2025 at 4:06 AM
what’s urgently needed is the rise of DEMOCRACY.
I’ve written a fun song to inspire in students the basics of what we used to call civics. if you like its spirit, pls share.
#ABCDemocracy is set for release as a single on Oct 24, with a study guide for kids 3rd grade and up.
I’ve written a fun song to inspire in students the basics of what we used to call civics. if you like its spirit, pls share.
#ABCDemocracy is set for release as a single on Oct 24, with a study guide for kids 3rd grade and up.
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“Your driving data goes to a half a dozen companies you’ve never even heard of for reasons you’d perhaps never agree to if asked directly,” EFF’s @thorinklosowski.com told @consumerreports.org.
Your Car May Be Spying On You. Here’s How to Get It to Stop. - Consumer Reports
Automakers are collecting and sharing data about your driving. Here's how to stop your car from spying on you.
www.consumerreports.org
March 4, 2025 at 10:02 PM
“Your driving data goes to a half a dozen companies you’ve never even heard of for reasons you’d perhaps never agree to if asked directly,” EFF’s @thorinklosowski.com told @consumerreports.org.
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Here's Rick Astley singing Pink Pony Club
Pink Pony Club (Chappell Roan Cover)
YouTube video by Rick Astley
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March 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Here's Rick Astley singing Pink Pony Club
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Good to protest in ways that don't depend on shame (the GOP has none) but a daylong boycott is akin to a toddler holding their breath.
Effective economic protest means you need to plan and execute something long term, thus nontrivial personal sacrifice, something most people are not willing to do.
Effective economic protest means you need to plan and execute something long term, thus nontrivial personal sacrifice, something most people are not willing to do.
February 27, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Good to protest in ways that don't depend on shame (the GOP has none) but a daylong boycott is akin to a toddler holding their breath.
Effective economic protest means you need to plan and execute something long term, thus nontrivial personal sacrifice, something most people are not willing to do.
Effective economic protest means you need to plan and execute something long term, thus nontrivial personal sacrifice, something most people are not willing to do.
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Elon and DOGE are firing thousands of hard-working federal workers who do vital work for our communities and keep the programs that working families rely on running.
We want to hear your story. How have you been impacted? act.aflcio.org/forms/share-...
We want to hear your story. How have you been impacted? act.aflcio.org/forms/share-...
Share Your Story
The Trump administration has issued a number of executive orders and memos that are already affecting many union members, federal workers and people all across the country. That’s why we are collect...
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February 19, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Elon and DOGE are firing thousands of hard-working federal workers who do vital work for our communities and keep the programs that working families rely on running.
We want to hear your story. How have you been impacted? act.aflcio.org/forms/share-...
We want to hear your story. How have you been impacted? act.aflcio.org/forms/share-...
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Media are missing this if they don't include it.
Yes, Judge Chutkan just denied temporary restraining order in New Mexico v Musk.
But judge signals plaintiffs have the better argument when this reaches the merits: That Elon Musk is exercising power in violation of Appointments Clause.
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Yes, Judge Chutkan just denied temporary restraining order in New Mexico v Musk.
But judge signals plaintiffs have the better argument when this reaches the merits: That Elon Musk is exercising power in violation of Appointments Clause.
⬇️Key para⬇️
February 18, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Media are missing this if they don't include it.
Yes, Judge Chutkan just denied temporary restraining order in New Mexico v Musk.
But judge signals plaintiffs have the better argument when this reaches the merits: That Elon Musk is exercising power in violation of Appointments Clause.
⬇️Key para⬇️
Yes, Judge Chutkan just denied temporary restraining order in New Mexico v Musk.
But judge signals plaintiffs have the better argument when this reaches the merits: That Elon Musk is exercising power in violation of Appointments Clause.
⬇️Key para⬇️
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It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too.
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
February 14, 2025 at 11:47 PM
It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too.
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
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Recording dissent may often seem futile, but its not. It is important to show that people knew what they were doing and what was to come. It is important that in the future, whether that future be a week or a generation, that people not be able to say, "We didn't know."
February 9, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Recording dissent may often seem futile, but its not. It is important to show that people knew what they were doing and what was to come. It is important that in the future, whether that future be a week or a generation, that people not be able to say, "We didn't know."
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If the US Attorney is serious about prosecuting people for simply posting the names of federal employees online, there's a guy with a massive platform who did this to a bunch of federal employees last November:
www.cnn.com/2024/11/27/b...
www.cnn.com/2024/11/27/b...
February 3, 2025 at 10:50 PM
If the US Attorney is serious about prosecuting people for simply posting the names of federal employees online, there's a guy with a massive platform who did this to a bunch of federal employees last November:
www.cnn.com/2024/11/27/b...
www.cnn.com/2024/11/27/b...
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BREAKING: 2 federal employee unions, AFGE & SEIU, file suit seeking to block DOGE access to Treasury Department payment database. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com
February 3, 2025 at 10:42 PM
BREAKING: 2 federal employee unions, AFGE & SEIU, file suit seeking to block DOGE access to Treasury Department payment database. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Dems should not allow anything to move in the House or Senate until this is dealt with. Dem have the power in both chambers to jam up the works, and they need to use it.
That isn't a radical tactic, it's what the GOP has done for years for trivial matters. Unlike this, which is catastrophic.
That isn't a radical tactic, it's what the GOP has done for years for trivial matters. Unlike this, which is catastrophic.
Fed source to me: “It’s like a bank heist and the bank is America. Not really being hyperbolic to say control of those systems would allow an extremely fast collapse of the economy. Imagine it’s a plumbing system and someone takes a sledgehammer to the central pipe.”
Senior U.S. official to exit after rift with Musk allies over payment system
A top Treasury career staffer is expected to depart. Surrogates of Musk’s DOGE effort had sought access to sensitive payment systems.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 31, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Dems should not allow anything to move in the House or Senate until this is dealt with. Dem have the power in both chambers to jam up the works, and they need to use it.
That isn't a radical tactic, it's what the GOP has done for years for trivial matters. Unlike this, which is catastrophic.
That isn't a radical tactic, it's what the GOP has done for years for trivial matters. Unlike this, which is catastrophic.
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If you're struggling financially due to government fuckery or for any reason really and you need infant formula talk to your pediatrician we can hook you up and don't like to ask questions.
January 28, 2025 at 9:07 PM
If you're struggling financially due to government fuckery or for any reason really and you need infant formula talk to your pediatrician we can hook you up and don't like to ask questions.
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You don't know anyone but natural born American citizens, full stop. And if you're white and border patrol or ICE starts asking questions, you ask to see their warrant. Don't you do nazi shit.
Multiple UFW union offices received this in the mail this week. Thanks for reaching out!
January 22, 2025 at 5:25 AM
You don't know anyone but natural born American citizens, full stop. And if you're white and border patrol or ICE starts asking questions, you ask to see their warrant. Don't you do nazi shit.
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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
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January 22, 2025 at 2:19 AM
SHARE WIDELY.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
(1/3)
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
(1/3)
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Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post cartoonist Ann Telnaes announces she's quit the paper because her editors wouldn't print a cartoon going after Big Tech and media oligarchs paying tribute to to Trump
A new low in mainstream media's post-Trump meltdown anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
A new low in mainstream media's post-Trump meltdown anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
Why I'm quitting the Washington Post
Democracy can't function without a free press
anntelnaes.substack.com
January 4, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post cartoonist Ann Telnaes announces she's quit the paper because her editors wouldn't print a cartoon going after Big Tech and media oligarchs paying tribute to to Trump
A new low in mainstream media's post-Trump meltdown anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
A new low in mainstream media's post-Trump meltdown anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
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Hey, this is a good point: the correct answer to “I don’t have a lawyer, so how do I speak to the Feds?”
…is that you do not speak to the Feds. You say “no.”
…is that you do not speak to the Feds. You say “no.”
I see people say this often. And that's good, because I am not smart around cops. (At least I haven't recently had a panic attack at the sight of one.)
But... I don't have a lawyer. I don't know how to get a lawyer for "I'm not arrested, but..."
But... I don't have a lawyer. I don't know how to get a lawyer for "I'm not arrested, but..."
This is true if the Feds want to talk to you about your friend’s posts, too.
YOU DO NOT TALK TO THE FEDS WITHOUT A LAWYER.
YOU DO NOT TALK TO THE FEDS WITHOUT A LAWYER.
December 27, 2024 at 7:38 PM
Hey, this is a good point: the correct answer to “I don’t have a lawyer, so how do I speak to the Feds?”
…is that you do not speak to the Feds. You say “no.”
…is that you do not speak to the Feds. You say “no.”
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Speaking of shut the fuck up Friday, I’ve been seeing some people say that the FBI has contacted them for questioning after seeing social media posts, and my extremely urgent advice is that you should under NO CIRCUMSTANCES talk to the Feds without a lawyer.
December 27, 2024 at 7:24 PM
Speaking of shut the fuck up Friday, I’ve been seeing some people say that the FBI has contacted them for questioning after seeing social media posts, and my extremely urgent advice is that you should under NO CIRCUMSTANCES talk to the Feds without a lawyer.
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PSA: I'm both a lawyer and an arrogant know-it-all who thinks I'm better than other lawyers.
Yet I still wouldn't talk to the FBI, I'd hire a lawyer to talk to them for me.
Don't talk, you're only ever incriminating yourself—including if you're innocent. Shut the fuck up.
Yet I still wouldn't talk to the FBI, I'd hire a lawyer to talk to them for me.
Don't talk, you're only ever incriminating yourself—including if you're innocent. Shut the fuck up.
Speaking of shut the fuck up Friday, I’ve been seeing some people say that the FBI has contacted them for questioning after seeing social media posts, and my extremely urgent advice is that you should under NO CIRCUMSTANCES talk to the Feds without a lawyer.
December 27, 2024 at 8:16 PM
PSA: I'm both a lawyer and an arrogant know-it-all who thinks I'm better than other lawyers.
Yet I still wouldn't talk to the FBI, I'd hire a lawyer to talk to them for me.
Don't talk, you're only ever incriminating yourself—including if you're innocent. Shut the fuck up.
Yet I still wouldn't talk to the FBI, I'd hire a lawyer to talk to them for me.
Don't talk, you're only ever incriminating yourself—including if you're innocent. Shut the fuck up.
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You want the script? Here's the script:
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December 27, 2024 at 7:56 PM
You want the script? Here's the script:
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Yes.
Be clear. Be concise. Be polite, even. But be firm.
"Am I under arrest?" If no, "I'm not going to speak to you without an attorney." If yes, "I want an attorney and I'm not going to speak to you without an attorney."
And then you do what? You SHUT THE FUCK UP.
Be clear. Be concise. Be polite, even. But be firm.
"Am I under arrest?" If no, "I'm not going to speak to you without an attorney." If yes, "I want an attorney and I'm not going to speak to you without an attorney."
And then you do what? You SHUT THE FUCK UP.
also, use exactly these words" I want an attorney/lawyer". Do not improvise. There is a person who the courts ruled was legally and fairly denied access to a lawyer because he said "I want a lawyer, dawg" and the police argued that he had asked for a lawyer dog. The courts are shit.
If you ever wind up in an interrogation, you say “I want an attorney” and then you shut up. And you remember: cops can legally lie to you in the US. And they will, to try to coerce a confession.
December 27, 2024 at 8:34 PM
Yes.
Be clear. Be concise. Be polite, even. But be firm.
"Am I under arrest?" If no, "I'm not going to speak to you without an attorney." If yes, "I want an attorney and I'm not going to speak to you without an attorney."
And then you do what? You SHUT THE FUCK UP.
Be clear. Be concise. Be polite, even. But be firm.
"Am I under arrest?" If no, "I'm not going to speak to you without an attorney." If yes, "I want an attorney and I'm not going to speak to you without an attorney."
And then you do what? You SHUT THE FUCK UP.
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Whenever you see one of these stories you learn: it was acquired by private equity, it took on debt to pay the new owners dividends, it raised prices to pay off the debt. Every time.
Party City is going out of business after 40 years, closing down all its stores.
Corporate employees were told today is their last day of employment.
Corporate employees were told today is their last day of employment.
December 20, 2024 at 6:38 PM
Whenever you see one of these stories you learn: it was acquired by private equity, it took on debt to pay the new owners dividends, it raised prices to pay off the debt. Every time.
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If you see anyone talking about how the Amazon strike could disrupt the flow of packages:
December 19, 2024 at 4:12 PM
If you see anyone talking about how the Amazon strike could disrupt the flow of packages:
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Elon Musk has a net worth of approximately $486 billion
Yesterday, he decided to use his influence to convince House Republicans to shut down the government
As a result, TSA agents will be required to report to work over the holidays WITHOUT PAY
The average TSA agent makes less than 50K/year
Yesterday, he decided to use his influence to convince House Republicans to shut down the government
As a result, TSA agents will be required to report to work over the holidays WITHOUT PAY
The average TSA agent makes less than 50K/year
December 19, 2024 at 6:01 PM
Elon Musk has a net worth of approximately $486 billion
Yesterday, he decided to use his influence to convince House Republicans to shut down the government
As a result, TSA agents will be required to report to work over the holidays WITHOUT PAY
The average TSA agent makes less than 50K/year
Yesterday, he decided to use his influence to convince House Republicans to shut down the government
As a result, TSA agents will be required to report to work over the holidays WITHOUT PAY
The average TSA agent makes less than 50K/year
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