Author | Lightnews

Liz Tracy @theliz4eva.bsky.social · Sep 1

Parade walkers brought this founding document and all it stands for to the Labor Day parade in Kensington, Maryland. No kings. And yet, here we are.

5

Liz Tracy @theliz4eva.bsky.social · Jul 5

Has anyone noticed that all of TikTok right now is influencers doing tours of Alligator Alcatraz?

Reposted by Liz Tracy

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Apr 11

STRAIGHT UP AUTHORITARIANISM!!!

DOGE is secretly monitoring staff — scanning messages, watching for disloyalty— and using AI to do it.

No one should have to work under these conditions.

220 1.4K 3.2K

Reposted by Liz Tracy

Sen. Cory Booker @booker.senate.gov · Mar 31

I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:

Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker

YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker

youtube.com

11K 11K 51K

Reposted by Liz Tracy

Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · Mar 25

This isn't how gov't is supposed to work: The acting commissioner of Social Security admitted “I was ticked at the governor of Maine for not being real cordial to the president,” so I ended a program in Maine. www.pressherald.com/2025/03/25/s...

Social Security official ended program for Maine newborns because he was ‘ticked’ at Mills

U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree said the rationale given by Lee Dudek, the acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration, is 'infuriating and absurd.'

www.pressherald.com

1.2K 7.1K 16K

Reposted by Liz Tracy

Indivisible MoCoWoMen ❌🤴 @indivmocowomen.bsky.social · Mar 15

Many groups are coming together on April 5! Here is one of the ways to sign up to rally on the mall!

19 29

Reposted by Liz Tracy

Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · Mar 16

1/ Musk says he’s dead but he isn’t. Social Security clawed back 2 months of benefits & haven’t sent more. “He called Social Security 2 or 3 times a day for two weeks, with each call put on hold and then eventually disconnected.” Finally he went down in person www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

I found a ‘dead’ person on Social Security in Seattle

“Dead” Ned Johnson turns out to be very much alive. It took him weeks to convince the system he was breathing and to start clawing his benefits back.

www.seattletimes.com

230 2.3K 6.1K

Reposted by Liz Tracy

Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · Mar 14

TODAY'S TOP TARGETS.

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

WE WANT NO ON CLOTURE. 7 YES = LOSS

Dem leadership who have not taken a public position:
Whip Dick Durbin (IL) — 202-224-2152
SPC Chair Amy Klobuchar (MN) — 202-224-3244
DDCS Brian Schatz (HI) — 202-224-3934
Outreach Chair Catherine Cortez Masto (NV) — 202-224-3542

Leaning yes:
Angus King (ME) — 202-224-5344
Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) — 202-224-2921

Unknown:
Maggie Hassan (NH) — 202-224-3324
Jeanne Shaheen (NH) — 202-224-2841
Mark Kelly (AZ) — 202-224-2235
Alex Padilla (CA) — 202-224-3553
Gary Peters (MI) — 202-224-6221
Jacky Rosen (NV) — 202-224-6244

Leaning no:
Michael Bennet (CO) — 202-224-5852
Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE) — 202-224-2441
Martin Heinrich (NM) — 202-224-5521
Ben Ray Lujan (NM) — 202-224-6621
Raphael Warnock (GA) — 202-224-3643

5 37 82

Reposted by Liz Tracy

Rebekah is Pro-Choice @rebekahwriter.bsky.social · Mar 14

The House and Senate could pass a flat CR - a bill with no changes to current programs or spending - to keep the government open. They didn’t.

Instead, the House passed a CR with a poison pill in it that would allow Trump and Musk to cut off spending without Congressional approval.

Unacceptable.

9 46 150

Reposted by Liz Tracy

Robert Rutledge @rerutled.bsky.social · Mar 13

Full list of the public stances on the 6-month Republican Continuing Resolution for Democratic/Ind Senators.

Updated here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

1 3

Reposted by Liz Tracy

Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · Mar 13

@schumer.senate.gov If you vote for cloture you are a stain on this country’s history that will never go away. You are willingly passing power to a tyrant in waiting, and you are a disgrace to every oath of office any senator has ever sworn. Your legacy will be one of cowardice and contempt.

930 6.5K 25K

Liz Tracy @theliz4eva.bsky.social · Mar 13

@schumer.senate.gov is letting us all down! Everyone is furious. This is pathetic.

Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · Mar 13

The institutional Democratic Party is guided by an almost pathological level of conflict avoidance in almost every direction. “What can we do to make the least number of people mad?” is just a bankrupt way to operate.

5 21

Reposted by Liz Tracy

Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Mar 11

The cover-up…

USAID officials were ordered to destroy classified documents, raising concerns about compliance with federal law. An internal email sent to remaining bureau leaders at the agency’s Washington headquarters provided guidance on “clearing our classified safes and personnel documents.”

600 6.4K 18K

Reposted by Liz Tracy

Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Mar 10

Over the weekend, nearly 50,000 protesters gathered at Tesla locations worldwide, demonstrating the growing strength of our movement. Tesla is facing mounting challenges, with sales plummeting across multiple countries.

210 1.8K 15K

Reposted by Liz Tracy

KFF Health News @kffhealthnews.org · Mar 10

The FDA’s restraints on food ingredients are limited and relatively feeble, especially compared with those in Europe, a KFF Health News examination found. There are at least 950 substances in our food that are not permitted in Europe, one expert estimates. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

How the FDA Opens the Door to Risky Chemicals in America's Food Supply - KFF Health News

The FDA has relied on food companies for decades to determine whether their ingredients are safe. Some chemicals and additives are tied to health risks while others are absent from product labels.

kffhealthnews.org

2 22 37

Reposted by Liz Tracy

NBC News @nbcnews.com · Mar 5

French President Macron says in a primetime address to his nation that Europe must be prepared to go it alone in defending Ukraine, without further assistance from the U.S. under the Trump administration.

Emmanuel Macron says Europe must be ready to defend Ukraine without U.S. assistance

Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer have teamed up after Friday’s extraordinary shouting match between President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vice President JD ...

nbcnews.com

110 430 2K

Reposted by Liz Tracy

NBC News @nbcnews.com · Mar 3

Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy argues that his newfound push to oppose President Donald Trump is imperative for Democrats during an interview with NBC News.

150 550 2.2K

Reposted by Liz Tracy

Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · Mar 2

These sites might be useful:

1. HealthMap – Real-time disease tracking system developed by Boston Children’s Hospital. (healthmap.org)
2. Global Incident Map – Displays disease outbreaks worldwide with alert notifications. (outbreaks.globalincidentmap.com)

200 3.2K 7.3K

Reposted by Liz Tracy

Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Mar 2

Musk’s status as a “special government employee” limits him to 130 days in the executive branch. However, despite working daily—documented by his own X posts—they claim he only works one day a week, effectively stretching his limit to 130 weeks. This needs to be brought to Congress—please share.

390 7K 18K

Reposted by Liz Tracy

Maureen Johnson @maureenjohnsonbooks.com · Mar 1

Every day should be like this for all of them. ALL OF THEM. ALL THE TIME. EVERYWHERE THEY GO. They shouldn't be able to go out to eat, to relax, to vacation, to shop, without someone making a noise.

Alex Berg @itsalexberg.bsky.social · Mar 1

Fox News reported that JD Vance had to move to an “undisclosed location” due to protests at the Vermont resort where he’s skiing this weekend. For inflicting misery on the world and here at home in America, this is exactly the energy that should greet Vance wherever he goes for the rest of his days.

64 1K 4.8K

Reposted by Liz Tracy

Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Feb 23

El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.

1K 21K 96K

Reposted by Liz Tracy

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Feb 22

It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.

Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.

Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.

2.1K 23K 110K

Liz Tracy @theliz4eva.bsky.social · Feb 23

I kid around. He’s a madman.
youtube.com/shorts/FRvC6...

youtube.com

2

Reposted by Liz Tracy

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · Feb 20

Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance.

Democracy requires your courage.

2.4K 21K 78K

Reposted by Liz Tracy

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Feb 3

Breaking news: President Donald Trump is preparing an executive order aimed at eventually closing the Education Department and, in the short term, dismantling it from within, according to three people briefed on its contents.

Trump preps order to dismantle Education Dept. as DOGE probes data

Closing the agency would require congressional approval, so the new administration hopes to diminish it in the meantime.

www.washingtonpost.com

200 800 1.1K