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One of California’s most prolific and corrupt political families is making a bid for governor, backed by the crypto industry.
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California’s Corruption Dynasty Gets A Crypto Upgrade
One of California’s most prolific and corrupt political families is making a bid for governor, backed by the crypto industry.
www.levernews.com
September 25, 2025 at 9:25 PM
One of California’s most prolific and corrupt political families is making a bid for governor, backed by the crypto industry.
www.levernews.com/californias-...
www.levernews.com/californias-...
What you need to share about the "one big beautiful" ugly horrible bill
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What you need to share about the "one big beautiful" ugly horrible bill
(Resending so you can share over email without my inadvertent notes after the "share" button)
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May 22, 2025 at 5:28 PM
What you need to share about the "one big beautiful" ugly horrible bill
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May Day Action Debrief · May Day Strong
Join our National Action Debrief as we head out of May Day!
Trump and his billionaire profiteers are trying to create a race to the bottom—on wages, on benefits, on dignity itself. We are **demanding...
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May 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Chuck Grassley called out at a town hall: " Stop the use of the word ‘entitlement’ because it's insulting to all of us." 🔥🔥🔥
Fact:
Social Security isn’t the government’s money. Seniors earned their Social Security by paying into it over a lifetime of hard work.
#HandsOffMySocialSecurity
Fact:
Social Security isn’t the government’s money. Seniors earned their Social Security by paying into it over a lifetime of hard work.
#HandsOffMySocialSecurity
April 24, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Chuck Grassley called out at a town hall: " Stop the use of the word ‘entitlement’ because it's insulting to all of us." 🔥🔥🔥
Fact:
Social Security isn’t the government’s money. Seniors earned their Social Security by paying into it over a lifetime of hard work.
#HandsOffMySocialSecurity
Fact:
Social Security isn’t the government’s money. Seniors earned their Social Security by paying into it over a lifetime of hard work.
#HandsOffMySocialSecurity
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This, in a nutshell, is why the Justice Department remains independent from the White House when it comes to directing criminal prosecution. A country that fails to take to heart the lessons of Watergate ends up with Trump.
If this were a report about any other country in the world, the headline would be something more like "Trump Expands Efforts to Crackdown on Political Opposition."
Trump Directs Justice Dept. to Investigate ActBlue, Democrats’ Cash Engine
The president ordered an inquiry into ActBlue, the main Democratic fund-raising platform, in his latest move using the government to target political opponents.
www.nytimes.com
April 25, 2025 at 10:20 AM
This, in a nutshell, is why the Justice Department remains independent from the White House when it comes to directing criminal prosecution. A country that fails to take to heart the lessons of Watergate ends up with Trump.
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See the problem here?
April 24, 2025 at 5:15 PM
See the problem here?
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"All we say to America is, 'Be true to what you said on paper.'"
These words — spoken by MLK Jr. shortly before he was killed on this day in 1968 — ring just as true now.
Let's honor his legacy by continuing the fight for social and economic justice.
These words — spoken by MLK Jr. shortly before he was killed on this day in 1968 — ring just as true now.
Let's honor his legacy by continuing the fight for social and economic justice.
April 4, 2025 at 3:50 PM
"All we say to America is, 'Be true to what you said on paper.'"
These words — spoken by MLK Jr. shortly before he was killed on this day in 1968 — ring just as true now.
Let's honor his legacy by continuing the fight for social and economic justice.
These words — spoken by MLK Jr. shortly before he was killed on this day in 1968 — ring just as true now.
Let's honor his legacy by continuing the fight for social and economic justice.
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100 billionaire families spent $2.6 billion in the 2024 election.
70% of these donations went to Republicans.
Now, Republicans in Congress are gearing up to slash essential programs to pay for another round of tax cuts for the rich.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
70% of these donations went to Republicans.
Now, Republicans in Congress are gearing up to slash essential programs to pay for another round of tax cuts for the rich.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
April 3, 2025 at 8:31 PM
100 billionaire families spent $2.6 billion in the 2024 election.
70% of these donations went to Republicans.
Now, Republicans in Congress are gearing up to slash essential programs to pay for another round of tax cuts for the rich.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
70% of these donations went to Republicans.
Now, Republicans in Congress are gearing up to slash essential programs to pay for another round of tax cuts for the rich.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
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The latest crazy just proves what we all know. They are discussing everything on Signal to avoid any discovery or FOIA or archival laws. So illegal but here we are.
March 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The latest crazy just proves what we all know. They are discussing everything on Signal to avoid any discovery or FOIA or archival laws. So illegal but here we are.
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Millionaires are officially done paying into Social Security for the rest of 2025 as of today.
If we want to ensure Social Security’s long term future, we must scrap the cap and make the wealthy pay their fair share.
If we want to ensure Social Security’s long term future, we must scrap the cap and make the wealthy pay their fair share.
How the Super Rich Are Killing Social Security | Robert Reich
Social Security taxes are rigged for the rich — and the program is in danger because of it. A CEO earning $20M/yr pays Social Security taxes on ~1% of their income. Meanwhile, a normal worker pays Social Security taxes on 100% of their income. How does that make any sense?
www.youtube.com
March 6, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Millionaires are officially done paying into Social Security for the rest of 2025 as of today.
If we want to ensure Social Security’s long term future, we must scrap the cap and make the wealthy pay their fair share.
If we want to ensure Social Security’s long term future, we must scrap the cap and make the wealthy pay their fair share.
Big law firms need to stand up to Trump!
21 Mar 2024 interview with Rachel Cohen on PBS:
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
21 Mar 2024 interview with Rachel Cohen on PBS:
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Associates at prominent law firms urge their employers to withstand pressure from Trump
President Trump rescinded an executive order targeting a prominent law firm after it agreed to drop DEI policies and provide $40 million in pro bono work for Trump-aligned causes. It’s the latest in a...
www.pbs.org
March 22, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Big law firms need to stand up to Trump!
21 Mar 2024 interview with Rachel Cohen on PBS:
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
21 Mar 2024 interview with Rachel Cohen on PBS:
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/te...
Tell Trump to Keep His Hands Off The Post Office
The U.S. Postal Service is again under attack by Donald Trump and the world's biggest business con, Elon Musk. Trump’s plans to overhaul the post office and privatize it would be disastrous for people...
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March 19, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/te...
Tell Trump to Keep His Hands Off The Post Office
The U.S. Postal Service is again under attack by Donald Trump and the world's biggest business con, Elon Musk. Trump’s plans to overhaul the post office and privatize it would be disastrous for people...
sign.moveon.org
March 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/te...
One question is key to almost all the political storm - "Impoundment" or better put as 'who controls the money' - see www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/musk-and-v...
Musk and Vought’s funding cuts are based on historical fiction
A comprehensive rebuttal to the myth that presidents have sweeping historical powers to impound funds
www.ifyoucankeepit.org
March 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
One question is key to almost all the political storm - "Impoundment" or better put as 'who controls the money' - see www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/musk-and-v...
Are we on the road to repression? Or ruin?
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open.substack.com/pub/protectd...
Are we on the road to repression? Or ruin?
Time to start taking seriously the other possibility for where Trumpism leads
open.substack.com
March 15, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Are we on the road to repression? Or ruin?
open.substack.com/pub/protectd...
open.substack.com/pub/protectd...
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1/ Federal Judge in Rhode Island says no to Trump imposing spending freezes, affirming Congress still has the power of the purse (whether it’s doing anything about executive overreach or not) storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com
March 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
1/ Federal Judge in Rhode Island says no to Trump imposing spending freezes, affirming Congress still has the power of the purse (whether it’s doing anything about executive overreach or not) storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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America’s wealth gap is now more extreme than it’s been in over a century. Until this structural problem is remedied, the American economy will remain perilously fragile.
March 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
America’s wealth gap is now more extreme than it’s been in over a century. Until this structural problem is remedied, the American economy will remain perilously fragile.
A Little Personal News
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A Little Personal News
I wanted y’all to be the first people to know—late last year, I was contacted by an editor at Penguin Random House.
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March 13, 2025 at 7:33 PM
A Little Personal News
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Defend the science and scientists that keep the public safe!
Please join science supporters, scientists, and experts in signing an open letter asking Congress to stand up against attempts to politicize or eliminate scientific roles, agencies, and federal resear...
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March 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Block Donald Trump’s Attempts to Abolish the Department of Education
Public education in this country is under attack. And Trump has already made clear his intentions to undermine public education even further at every turn—including the extreme proposal to completely ...
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March 8, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
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Don't cut NPR and PBS funding!
Millions of Americans rely on public media for their news and educational programming. In many rural areas in our country, public broadcasting is their main avenue for receiving news, emergency ...
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March 4, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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