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🚨Holy shit, brilliant animators just made a devastating ad against Republican corruption: “A massive flood of money… impacts every part of our democracy.” Trump’s corruption is putting our democracy, our rights, and our future up for sale. VOTE. #CostOfTrumpsCorruption

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Questionnaire by Wendell Berry

Many of you are asking how you can help me. My only ask is this: Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket and share its content. demdock.com/4w6emld

This is good news. The deadline for reauthorizing FISA is next week, and every Democrat should vote against renewing this little-known law that lets Trump spy on American citizens. Email your representative and demand they defend our civil liberties by voting NO: act.indivisible.org/sign/tell-co...

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Lively little bushtit in Corvallis Oregon

Finley wildlife refuge near Corvallis Oregon, this evening, was absolutely full of birds doing bird things.

We don't need a "Garden of Heroes." We need White House leadership that's not mentally deranged, utterly incompetent, corrupt and hostile to democracy and the rule of law.

This is a Justice Jackson, Kagan, and Sotomayor appreciation post. Thank you for your just and righteous voices and your fierce defense of our democracy. ❤️

You can use our new database to explore the financial disclosures — and potential conflicts of interest — of President Donald Trump and more than 1,500 of his appointees. Here's what Trump budget chief Russell Vought has disclosed:

With the SAVE Act stalled in the Senate, Trump is preparing to turn to Plan B: outright stealing our elections. Trump's never been more unpopular, so, he's trying to take away the last remaining check on his power: the will of the people.

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He was holding a phone not a gun, his crime? Opposing the regime. So they murdered him.

For my latest, I went deep on the anti-voting right's war on vote centers.

Mistake no mistake. Greg Bovino is not cosplaying. He really is a fucking Nazi.

Is flipping off every cyber truck I drive past domestic terrorism?

Let’s go!!! I love our Ducks!!

Confirmed: ICE Is Arresting American Citizens—and Lying About It A government that flouts the Fourth Amendment and then lies about it to courts and the people has crossed a moral and legal frontier. newrepublic.com/article/2026...

🚨 BREAKING: I obtained the letter the DOJ sent to Congress about today's Epstein files release. NOW IT ALL MAKES SENSE! The law requires 5 exceptions. They're using 8. Here's what they're hiding and why it matters.

Happy winter solstice and whatever other winter time holidays you’re into!!

There’s lots going on in this world but right now Oregon Ducks football makes it all easier to deal with. Let’s go Ducks!!!

Speaker Johnson needs to stop with the phony excuses and swear in @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social immediately.

No, Speaker Johnson: The No Kings Rally on October 18 is not a “hate America” rally. Quite the contrary. It’s a rally of millions of people who believe in American freedom and are not going to allow you and President Trump to turn us into an authoritarian country.

On Labor Day, we rise together. While billionaires buy up our government, we’re coming together to demand a country that puts workers first. Find an event near you: www.mobilize.us/mayd...

Happy black cat Sunday.

This article is an excellent guide to what you can and should be doing right now. Many people seem to think that fascism is a switch that gets flipped, but it's really a machine that the government needs to keep feeding quarters into. Your job is to exhaust the state until they quit.

I'm attending Indivisible Benton County's event, “Corvallis Labor Day 2025” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisibleb...

1/2 “We’re being chased by guys with guns… They acted like vigilantes.” That’s what humanitarian aid workers screamed to Border Patrol in Sasabe, AZ—while plainclothes Homeland Security agents pointed rifles at them. And what did Border Patrol do? They helped detain them at gunpoint.

Every day is Caturday.

If you have a PBS sustaining circle membership please consider increasing your monthly contribution. I plan to double mine as soon as I get home from work today.

I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases) projects.propublica.org/claimfile/

I've done a lot of work with Sen. Warren's office in the last few weeks in particular, they've been fighting this harder than anyone else I've seen in the Senate, doing the work to push for as many possible creative ways to fight back. The grief on her face is real.

Update on the Big Ugly Bill: Sen Ron Wyden just released a statement from the Senate Finance Committee & CBO. Republicans have almost $1 TRILLION dollars in cuts to Medicaid. Yep. You read that correctly: 1 trillion dollars 🤬 Keep the pressure on MOCs! www.finance.senate.gov/ranking-memb...

🚨 ICE disappeared a woman on Wednesday night. She was grabbed by men in plainclothes and taken to an unidentified location. ICE is refusing to say where she is being held. It’s 72 hours later and not even a dedicated team of lawyers can find her. This is WRONG. We can’t let this be the new norm.

When you take away rights from some groups, you open the door to taking away rights from everyone.

In my time in the Senate I've never seen a Senator treated this way. @padilla.senate.gov is carrying out his constitutional responsibility to conduct oversight and defend the people he represents. Absolutely shocking and disgusting way to handle a sitting member of Congress.

IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ AND SHARE! Trump/MAGA are doing all they can to intimidate. Peacefully protest. Walk away from violence or any direct conflict. They have proven they will not follow the law so proactively be safe. #nokings #June14 #saveourdemocracy

“We are currently experiencing longer than usual wait times.” 😂😃🙌

Please share: ICE uses ruses to gain access to people AND to get information about their targets from community members. Know your rights. Know that you don’t have to answer ANY questions by any type of law enforcement. Don’t help ICE! #UnmaskICE www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/ice-ruses/