Norm Bullock

REV. BLACK (who was shot in the head with a pepper ball): “If this is what they’re doing to pastors, journalists, teachers, mothers, and the elderly gathered to sing and pray outside ICE facilities… what might they be doing to our neighbors who are behind those walls?”

The awesome video team at the New York Times helped me make this video about the shutdown and Obamacare premiums.

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Latest inflation data just arrived came in right at the consensus forecast. Headline inflation of 0.2% in the month, running at 2.7% over the year. Core rose 0.3% in July, and 3.1% over the year. For two years inflation was declining toward the Fed's target. That seems to be over.

How sad

Food banks are running out of food exactly when more Americans will need their support - The Wall Street Journal

Trump’s DOJ is actively dismantling voting rights. Our exclusive living timeline uncovers the overlooked decisions that didn’t make the headlines – but absolutely should have. If you care about democracy, this is a thread you can’t afford to ignore: www.democracydocket.com/timeline-tra...

Tech billionaire Trump adviser Marc Andreesen says universities will ‘pay the price’ for DEI - The Washington Post

Guess Who’s Paying For Part Of President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill”? - Vanity Fair

This is now the FOURTH time in 25 years Republicans have handed a multi-trillion dollar tax cut tilted almost exclusively to the rich and, spoiler alert, none of the prior three cuts "paid for themselves" yet reporters say nothing. By omitting this context media does it's own form of disinformation.

pretty weird how there's always billion dollars just lying around whenever ICE needs concentration camps but there's never any money when children need healthcare or a simple school lunch. oh well just one of those things I guess

A List of Nearly Everything in the G.O.P. Bill, and How Much It Would Cost or Save www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Start every day with this reality: EVERY HOUSE SEAT and 33 Senate seats are up for election in 2026. THAT must be the focus. Let’s get disciplined. #LeaveNoPowerOnTheTable ballotpedia.org/United_State...

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What happens when you look at six stories, not just one? They paint a picture of a reckless, cruel, dishonest Trump White House—a hostile regime that mocks the rule of law, despises the Constitution and ignores the needs of the people. @markjacob.bsky.social www.americaamerica.news/p/bribes-lie...

Whoa! New polling shows that a majority of voters in EVERY SINGLE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT oppose cuts to Medicaid. Members of Congress should take note. ☎️ Flood the Capitol switchboard to voice your opposition to the bill from hell. 202-224-3121. Defend Medicaid! Defeat Cancer!

THIS is the most devastating constitutional crisis.

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What a line from Warren Buffett this morning: “Be kind, and the world is better off. I'm not sure that the world will be better off if I'm richer." [applause] 🙏🏼

Trump playing pretend pope is a distraction. I’m guilty of laughing and pointing, which is normal. However, while we laugh, rights are stripped, power is sold, and the country burns. Eyes on the fire.

Who knew Gore is the person and energy needed in this moment

Head Start, an early childhood education program for low income families, is on the chopping block. Growing up, my own mom was an aide with the program; it’s helped countless young mothers, including the one who tells her story here. www.kqed.org/news/1203596...

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Lots of "Very Serious People" don't want to admit what is plain and obvious and in front of our eyes and explains so much: Donald Trump and Elon Musk are two of the most ignorant and uninformed people to ever be allowed near public office anywhere in the western world. It's obvious to all of us.

This is what we all should remember.

MERITOCRACY my ass. DEI for White, incompetent, ethically compromised men: contrarian.substack.com/p/the-greate...

“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist” James Baldwin

Trump’s new leadership at DOJ is threatening state & local leaders with criminal prosecution if they don’t support mass deportations. This is a serious step away from democratic norms. apnews.com/article/just...

If you are a lawyer, you advocate to save democracy. If you are an elected rep you use legislative power to protect your country. If you are a journalist you write truth in the face of threats to democracy. If you are a faith leader, you do this. Everyone has a role. Stand upright in yours.

Do me a favor—share this quick explainer by @reeciecolbert.bsky.social with folks ‘confused’ about the LAFD budget cut and its impact on the fires. Spoiler: the “budget cut” was covered by an overrun. Translation? The department didn’t run out of money—they spent far more than originally approved.

When you're dismissing A-list celebrities and millionaires who lost their homes in the LA fires, realize that the overwhelming majority of fire victims are like this man

Trump's response to the LA wildfires is a perfect reminder of what his leadership looks like during a crisis

You will read countless times today that the LA mayor cut the LA Fire Department's budget by $23 million. That is a lie. The budget was actually *increased* by $50 million.