Lee Dudley

There are only a handful of books I’ve encountered in my life that I would call truly life-changing. I have just finished one of those rare tomes: “The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma” by Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.  1 of 12/ 

Not that long ago, three major lower-court rulings against the executive branch on three unrelated topics would’ve been a busy *month,* and outlets would’ve rushed to write up such a run of adverse rulings. Now, it doesn’t feel unusual when we get three on the same *day.* It’s all … exhausting.

When I say the system is broken, this is what I mean.

Rein in data centers. Block corporations from mass layoffs. Make the AI economy benefit everyone. Stop AI abuses of our data. Require government approval for new AI products. Together, these five guardrails will protect us from an AI-powered dystopia.

California voters: Don’t fall for billionaires’ tricks. Vote YES on Prop 40. Vote NO on Props 41 and 42. Let me explain.

Remember when Trump claimed his cruel deportation agenda would help American workers? He couldn’t be more wrong. Watch.

How did my generation – the baby boomers – squander the potential our parents left us? What can our children do to correct our mistakes? These are the central questions of my new memoir: Coming Up Short. You can preorder it now. sites.prh.com/reich

Jared Kushner’s hacked iPhone revealed he promised MBS and MBZ he would push their agenda with Trump if they participated in a secret fund, with the two royals initially discussing over $10B before ultimately placing at least $2B into his accounts. Paywalled, use archive. archive.ph/FHGAt

Some great news here: big majorities want to prioritize changing the system over just stopping Trump, including a quarter of Rs! But rather than target those entirely gettable and plentiful Rs, some Dems are still saying they want to work with him. It's madness.

This time, rural and urban Texans #voteblue 💙

This is fucking hilarious 😆 Has he blamed Biden yet? BREAKING: Abbott declares disaster in Texas over diesel prices https://www.texastribune.org/2026/09/28/texas-gas-diesel-prices-emergency-declaration-war-abbott/

Trump is $2 billion richer than he was when he was elected in 2024. His family is making hundreds of millions off his presidency. Meanwhile, the American people are struggling to get by. You do the math. It’s blatant corruption.

Think hard on this when you vote on Tuesday 3 November.

There's something special about a man falling asleep on live television three minutes after calling his predecessor "Sleepy Joe."

@ahernforag.bsky.social is a proven leader and a successful prosector who delivers results for Rhode Islanders. As AG, she will use her experience to protect vulnerable communities, defend democracy, and fight for reproductive justice. We look forward to seeing her win in November. 🗳️

Still wondering why people are fed up with the system?

We do need a photojournalism exhibit. And a composite of all humans who go through and the end result. Especially those going to countries so far from their origins. We need a record of how dehumanizing in picture, in story, in song. Keep demeaning it. Thank you Lee

Of course, the vile Trump regime sides with bigoted parents over vulnerable kids.

Donald Johnson is 81. He's driven over 200,000 miles delivering lost luggage as his wife Josephine has cancer & he needs to pay her medical bills. “It’s the only job that will hire me.” Vote blue for a country where 81-year-olds can care for their wives. #BlueWaveNov3 #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

BREAKING: At least six (I'm hearing 8) prosecutors - including Kurt Olsen - have QUIT the "Grand Conspiracy" case in Florida overseen by Judge Aileen Cannon. I know this is the Daily Mail, but there are well-placed sources. Waiting for more developments. www.dailymail.com/news/us-poli...

NO 👇 LIES DETECTED, SENATOR.

The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020 — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system.

In a private discussion today this came up: “We need the January 6th Commission hearings, for DOGE.” One could do a lot with NIH and NSF alone. There are clinical trials that ended, patients that died, young people leaving the US… and bad stuff that happened inside the agencies.

A graphic is circulating saying that we need to stop blaming dementia...that donald has always been horrible. Ugh. No. No one is saying his dementia is the sole issue. It's one of many issues, and it's one they are deliberately keeping from us. We SHOULD be talking about it.

Latvian authorities say there’s been deliberate damage to surveillance cables and equipment along the Latvia-Belarus border. Border Guard chief Guntis Pujāts called it a targeted action to disrupt border surveillance.

Read more on combatting U.S. election myths here on our website: electiontruthalliance.org/combatting-u...

A clean audit of a narrow set of voting machines, or even voting locations, also doesn’t mean tampering couldn’t have happened elsewhere in the process, whether at machines or precincts outside the sample, or at other stages in how results get aggregated and transmitted.

The next time someone tells you that 'U.S. election results are accurate because there are audits', you can remind them that election audits were NEVER DESIGNED to detect manipulation or ensure the accuracy of an election. That is not and has never been the intended function of an election audit.

Ahead of this weekend's Nor'easter, I'm reminding businesses that they cannot overcharge for essential goods like water, gasoline, and generators.   I encourage all New Yorkers to stay safe and if you see price gouging, report it to my office.

A guy went out to see what his dog was up to and discovered it happily playing with a capybara. Original post

#DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against #DoorDash for underpaying #NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.

Elon Musk could gain a stake in CNN and CBS News if Paramount brings him into its Warner Bros. deal, according to an exclusive Semafor report, which described the possibility as "politically fraught.

NERD ALERT: This is so rad. @decisiondeskhq.bsky.social Votes hub pro lets you customize your election results viewing dashboard. Here's one of four I've built for election night. You can include other information in each race as well, such as district maps; and it's all updated in real time.

This is a good post, and a thing well worth pointing out. "There is no bottom" isn’t a slogan, it’s an empirical observation. There is—*literally*—nothing that’s out of bounds now for Republicans. If you can think of it, *yes*, they’re capable of it and it may actually happen now in your lifetime.

The number of decent people in Hollywood is minuscule, but Mark is def a decent guy. Appreciate his advocacy on so many issues. @markruffalo.bsky.social

ICE has a bigger budget than the Marine Corps & still conned Congress out of $20M more for bodycams. Swore every agent would wear one by August. It’s September and ICE shot an Austinite in the back. They say there was no camera. They’re liars with masks and a blank check from Trump.

After banning CNN, MS NOW & Politico from the White House, he installs State-Run television, just like they have in so many other countries... Sieg Heil, ya'll. #38Days 🌊

Hypocrisy remains an essential part of the brand.

“The Autocrat’s Handbook.” @karaswisher.bsky.social and @profgalloway.com weigh in on Trump’s latest moves against the press, and the responsibility of media owners to protect journalism.

DoorDash has ripped off more than 260,000 NYC delivery workers. We’re making them pay $131.5 million — the largest worker settlement in City history. This is New York, where hard work pays and greed will cost you.

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Trump sold his soul cheap.

Saw @ginafortexas.bsky.social at an event in NYC tonight. The latest Siena poll has her 4 points ahead of Abbott - which I think is the best polling any Texas Democrat has had in a governor's race in a generation.

Ossoff: "We are witnessing people drunk with power who are utterly reckless, utterly corrupt, and obviously believe that they live with impunity. They believe they're untouchable. They believe they're invincible. Let's prove them wrong."

MAJOR BREAKING : 👇 Supreme Court strikes down and blocks Felon 47’s restrictions on mail-in voting for the midterm elections… Some good news for a change. 😎✨