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Ross Wallen
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Progressive politics, DC, Biking, Clean Energy, MarTech, Digital. Former CleanChoice, USAction, Wellstone Action, Americorps VISTA via Macalester / Mpls & KY.
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Annie M Leonard @anniemleonard.bsky.social · 1d
“Everybody needs to protect their neighbor.” — Dolores Huerta
laurenwindsor.bsky.social Lauren Windsor @laurenwindsor.bsky.social · 3d
When neighbors are threatened by ICE, everyday Americans step in with lessons from history...

NEW short film from director Ellen Gavin and immigrant labor icon Dolores Huerta:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOgb...
The People, United
YouTube video by Dolores Huerta Foundation
www.youtube.com
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Jeff Hauser @jeffhauser.bsky.social · 18h
As Trump plans to steal $230 million from taxpayers, we can thank John Roberts www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
As Trump plans to steal $230 million from taxpayers, we can thank John Roberts
Shall we call it a "Roberts reward"?
www.motherjones.com
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 20h
Good: Jamie Raskin tells me he's formally demanding any/all internal communications between WH and DOJ on Trump's $230 million payoff.

More Dems should talk this way about Trump's criming. He's turning the presidency into a massive Bribe Delivery System.

New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2021...
Trump’s Vile New $230 Million Shakedown of DOJ Just Got Even Worse
It’s bad enough that Trump wants—and DOJ will likely fork over—this tribute payment. Now, get this: It can probably be done at first without even being revealed publicly.
newrepublic.com
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d
trump is demolishing our national symbols and selling the country for scrap to his corrupt donors
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 1d
DC Bilingual CEO: "This happened outside of DC Bilingual this morning—during school arrival, in front of children and families. No child should have to witness this. We are calling on our city to take immediate action to stop ICE activity near our schools. Our communities deserve safety, not fear."
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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 3d
For my newsletter, I wrote about how I was affected by the No Kings protest in my town.

(I am no longer thinking about fleeing the country)

www.burnsnotice.com/no-kings-cha...
No Kings Changed My Mind About America's Future
Before this weekend, I couldn’t stop thinking about fleeing the country. No King’s made up my mind. Readers of this newsletter know that, for the last year or so, I've been weighing whether or not I ...
www.burnsnotice.com
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Sarah Goodyear @sgoodyear.bsky.social · 3d
Dreaming of a better world
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Ross Wallen @rosswallen.bsky.social · 3d
That's Lena. TY!
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Ross Wallen @rosswallen.bsky.social · 3d
New book from @sgoodyear.bsky.social and @brooklynspoke.bsky.social
German Golden doggie on a blanket with Life After Cars book in front of her
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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 4d
After adding new data to our spreadsheet, our central estimate of turnout for the No Kings Day protests yesterday has risen to 5.5 million, with an upper bound of 8.7 www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-...
Second "No Kings Day" protests likely the largest single-day political demonstration since 1970, with 4.2-7.6 million participants
Here are the initial results from our crowdsourced crowd-counting estimates
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Ross Wallen @rosswallen.bsky.social · 6d
Lena waiting for treats in the sunshine at Jane Jane
German shepherd golden doggie lying on the sidewalk in the sunshine staring lovingly at her parent/treat
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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 7d
"the current protest movement has already reached deeper into Trump country than at almost any point during the first Trump administration"

read the whole thing...then show up on Saturday
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Trevon Logan @trevondlogan.bsky.social · 7d
Notice how the adultification of Black children (especially young Black men) is the inverse of the infantilization of White adults (especially fully grown White men). It holds Black children as always blameworthy and White adults as blameless.
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 7d
Roberts has always felt that the suggestion that white people might discriminate on the basis of race is a profound moral injustice, much greater than black people being denied the right to vote bsky.app/profile/jayw...
jaywillis.net Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 8d
Everything about John Roberts's approach to the Voting Rights Act makes sense when you remember that John Roberts has has always been hostile to the Voting Rights Act, never believed it was appropriate, and has spent most of his 45-year legal career working to hollow it out.
One of the Biggest Cases of the Supreme Court’s Term Is John Roberts’ Decadeslong Pet Project
If there’s one thing the Roberts court has been consistent on, it’s this.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 8d
There are so many obvious constitutional violations in this story. It is enraging.
There is no war, there is no foreign invasion, there is nothing that justify it. This is a choice to create a military presence that will brutalize residents of cities that do not support the President.
lyndab08.bsky.social Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 8d
"The boy, who is Hispanic and African American, was held in a garage for five hours “without informing his family, stating any charges, or allowing him to call an attorney,” the statement said. He is a U.S. citizen, as is his entire immediate family, the release said."
Feds ram SUV after chase down residential street in Chicago, then tear-gas crowd
The crash happened late Tuesday morning near 105th Street and Avenue N in the East Side neighborhood. Two men being pursued were arrested as were two bystanders. The crash drew dozens of neighbors who...
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 8d
would love to know where vought got the authority to shutdown a government agency established by statute
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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 8d
D’Angelo’s Genius Was Pure, and Rare www.newyorker.com/culture/post...
D’Angelo’s Genius Was Pure, and Rare
The musician, who died this week, made work so sensual it prompted women at his concerts to howl for him to disrobe. But his artistry was always deeper than that.
www.newyorker.com
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Robyn Swirling @rswirling.bsky.social · 8d
“Carry on the kidnapping, just make sure we can see your faces while you tear families apart and shoot dogs.”
gregsargent.bsky.social Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 8d
This is good: Rep Eric Swalwell tells me House Dems are now discussing making an end to mask-wearing a precondition for ICE funding.

"When we are in the majority, the masks are coming off," he says.

This is the next frontier in anti-Trump resistance.

New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2018...
Trump ICE Raids Take Horrific Turn in Chicago, Handing Dems an Opening
There’s one simple pledge Democrats can make to voters about ICE that’s easy to understand and will have broad support.
newrepublic.com
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 8d
Florida Congressman Cory Mills, who has been very concerned about the perceived dangers of transgender and cisgender women mingling, has to stay away from his ex-girlfriend, the reigning Miss United States.

He's too dangerous to be near her.

www.advocate.com/news/cory-mi...
Judge finds anti-trans Republican Florida Congressman Cory Mills to be a danger to women
A judge ruled that Rep. Cory Mills, who has said “we must stop the left’s attack on women,” poses a risk to his ex-girlfriend, the reigning Miss United States.
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 9d
"The tables will turn one day," @govpritzker.illinois.gov said. "These people should recognize that maybe they’re not gonna get prosecuted today, although we’re looking at doing that, but they may get prosecuted after the Trump admin because the statute of limitations would not have run out.”
'The tables will turn one day': Pritzker blasts ICE, CBP in Chicago
Governor Pritzker is speaking out about the federal immigration raids of the last few days.
www.fox32chicago.com
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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 13d
Three newly published books argue that cars are destroying society as well as the planet.

Is the world finally ready to rein in the automobile?

My essay, in @bloomberg.com (gift link below)
‘Car Brain’ Is Making the US Unhealthy and Dangerous. EVs Won’t Fix It.
A trio of new books argue that we need to confront the full range of costs that car-based living has imposed on our cities, our health and our society.
www.bloomberg.com
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 10d
I can’t help but think today about how many young people were savaged on social media, branded as anti-semites and abandoned by their schools for daring to call for a ceasefire. I remember saying that it was the first time I can remember that calling for ceasefire was regarded as a hostile demand.
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Janeese4DC @janeese4dc.bsky.social · 12d
Every sign in DC marks the loss of someone’s neighbor, someone’s loved one, someone’s friend.

Every sign marks yet another step toward authoritarianism. wapo.st/4nJqjZQ
Signs popping up around D.C. note: ‘ICE kidnapping happened here’
The signs range in style and mark numerous locations where people have been taken by federal agents.
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Justice Democrats @justicedemocrats.com · 15d
We're so proud to announce our latest candidate this cycle: @justinjpearson.bsky.social in #TN09!

As Memphis is terrorized by Trump's masked agents & poisoned by Elon Musk's xAI plant, they need leaders that will actually fight back, protect them & deliver the prosperity they were promised.
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The Downballot @the-downballot.com · 17d
Updating this chart because the prior version is out of date. With Mike Johnson refusing to convene the House, the soonest Democrat Adelita Grijalva can get sworn in—and provide the 218th signature to force a vote on the Epstein files—is now three weeks after winning the #AZ07 special election.
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