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Today’s Reason to Vote Republicans don’t like voting. Mail in ballet? fingers crossed. Long line at the voting location? Thanks GOP VRA? No so much. Thanks SCOTUS. Make sure you’re registered, vote early if you can, Make sure all your friends and family vote.

Today’s Reason to Vote ICE Now keeping family members from touching by keeping detainees behind a thick Glass wall in a “Black Box” concentration camp in California. No Hugs. Check your registration. Gather up your friends and Vote! open.substack.com/pub/thomhart...

Today's Reason to Vote: More War, Less Health Care democrats-appropriations.house.gov/news/press-r...

Today’s Reason to Vote The Trump administration deporting Afghan Asylum seekers who worked with the US Military. Promise broken. Same for Iranian asylum seekers, actually asking the Iranian regime which ones to return to them. Check your registration. Make plans to vote with all your friends.

Nailed it! Transparency is not 4 computers for 535 Congress members to peruse 3 million documents. BREAKING: Jimmy Kimmel just exposed Pam Bondi's plans to limit Congressional oversight on the Trump-Epstein files open.substack.com/pub/demwinsm...

Well done Framkin. Thanks for moments of sanity. Moments of bravery and cowardice in the news coverage of Alex Pretti’s killing open.substack.com/pub/critical...

"All who can protest against something wrong that a citizen of their city is doing and does not protest is accountable together with all citizens of the city." - From the Talmud “Do not stand idly by while your neighbor’s blood is shed.” open.substack.com/pub/katiepha...

"Shouldn’t we take this national? Every state that can be mobilized. Shouldn’t we create a situation where co-opted, Republican legislative leaders are forced to take action for fear of their future — fear of political punishment?" Shut It Down? Shut It Down. open.substack.com/pub/genewein...

That's MY Badass governor doing the talking! You go girl! BREAKING: Two Badass Female Governors Just Declared War on Trump—And They’re Not Backing Down open.substack.com/pub/reallyam...

"Turns out tanking the economy, stripping away affordable healthcare, trashing the environment, weaponizing federal agents against our neighbors, bombing nations for oil, funding and committing war crimes, and shielding pedophiles from accountability . . ." open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...

"I came to Minneapolis looking for what was wrong in the United States. Much of what I found was actually what is right." - Excellent back story of the assault on Minneapolis. Trump's Assault on What's Right open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...

Just found this beautiful song of hope. Share widely. youtu.be/UbFC7avk6Eo?...

Here's the full moment of silence including a fan yelling "Go home, ICE"

🚨"F*ck you! Evil! Where's the f*cking humanity? Why don't you back the f*ck up off our people? Stop f*cking killing us! You guys are evil mother f*ckers! You should be marching with us!" -Minneapolis ICE protester screams at ICE agents as they point guns at her. Via our Jon Farina ⬇️

Trump appears delighted at the idea of Machado giving her Nobel prize to him: "That would be a great honor"

Editorial in the National Catholic Reporter: "The vice president's comments justifying the death of Renee Good are a moral stain on the collective witness of our Catholic faith. His repeated attempts to blame Good for her own death are fundamentally incompatible with the Gospel."

Enlightening. . . US Authoritarian Regime Executes Unarmed Civilian as Ruler Grows More Erratic, Isolated open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...

"We don’t need masked agents to have secure borders. We need smart policy, accountable enforcement, and leaders willing to stand up to fear-based politics." BREAKING: Swalwell to introduce measures to rein in ICE as Trump fails to lead in critical moment open.substack.com/pub/demwinsm...

“I don’t doubt that Maduro is a criminal but so is Trump. I don’t doubt that Maduro rigged the elections, but so did Trump. I don’t doubt that Maduro weaponized the justice system but so has Trump”—Rev Kevin Johnson, Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem. #Pinks #ProudBlue #Maduro #Resist #Venezuela

The Takeaway: "Trump and Rubio and Miller and Hegseth need to read “How to Go to War for Dummies.” I’m (Truscott) going to keep covering their idiocy until they are consigned to history’s hell where they belong." #Venezuela Pipeline wars open.substack.com/pub/luciantr...

The leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom joined Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in defending Greenland's sovereignty in the wake of President Trump's comments. Greenland is a self-governing territory of the kingdom of Denmark.

Remembering Jan. 6 today. Day of sedition, infamy, disgrace, discredit, shame, and dishonor. I remember the unfolding drama the same way I remember JFK's assassination, the twin towers on 9/11, the Challenger tragedy, and Hurricane Katrina. Never Forget.

It's all about the Oil. open.substack.com/pub/populari...

💣 Happy New... Wars? open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...

Monarchs are Butterflies. We have no Kings in America. Stand strong.

No Kings Day in Harrisonburg Va.

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Harrisonburg” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

Today in 1963, 4 young girls are killed by white racists as a bomb explodes during Sunday morning services in the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, AL: Addie Mae Collins, Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson & Carol Denise McNair. Hateful thoughts lead to hateful words lead to hateful actions.

Now that we know the shooter came from a Mormon family, will the right declare a Civil War on Mormons?

I guess that’s Brazil’s punishment for arresting Bolsenaro??

Just paid a Trump tax on our monthly supply of coffee. Price was 50% more than last month.

First trailer for ‘Wicked: For Good’ In theaters November 21

one of the many stories of the trump administration is the extent to which its policy agenda is a massive fuck you to rural communities

This is, of course, a joke, but I am watching all of this pretty closely in real time and the entire thing has no rhyme or reason except for some weird agenda in the heads of the oligarchs. #USDemocracy

Canadian Voter: I think who I voted for would be the best to take care of Trump, because Trump is, I’m sorry to say, an asshole.

Excellent. Read and smile. It's all true! RIFFS: My life, tariffed open.substack.com/pub/anandwri...

everyone means everyone

Democrats need to listen more and advise less. We are telling the Party what’s important!! Follow us!!

Can’t make it today but my heartfelt thanks to those who can. www.mobilize.us/handsoff/eve...

Why did it take 10 years to figure this out?? www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Text SIGN PEVSUL to 50409 #resistbot resist.bot/petitions/PE...

Lots of great stuff here! Read on... Fighting Back: A Citizen’s Guide to Resistance newrepublic.com/article/1931... via @newrepublic.com

👊 On April 5, we're coming together across the country to demand: HANDS OFF OUR COMMUNITIES! HANDS OFF OUR FREEDOMS! HANDS OFF OUR DEMOCRACY! We won't be silenced! social.demcast.com/s/1lkghwNt

Under the catagory, "Ya gotta laff." Face palm anyone? RIFFS: D-Day group chat leaked open.substack.com/pub/anandwri...

A truly incredible piece of writing. Go there, read this. The Dolly Moment open.substack.com/pub/tressie/...

13th Hour This one truly took so long to paint ;_; I've always loved paintings with lots of tiny hidden details but couldn't work on those very often because of my hand injury. But I decided to really indulge this time.

the people who told you to calm down about Roe are the same people telling you to calm down about Social Security, in case you hadn't noticed

Every day it becomes clearer and clearer that one of the Trump administration's objectives is a great resegregation of American life. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...