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More like this please.
NEW: Organizers in Montana and Missouri have faced years of attacks against popular initiatives.
So they're going on the offense—they've qualified 2 measures for November that would amend their state constitutions and significantly strengthen direct democracy.
Fascinating pro-voter maneuver:
So they're going on the offense—they've qualified 2 measures for November that would amend their state constitutions and significantly strengthen direct democracy.
Fascinating pro-voter maneuver:
To Protect Direct Democracy, Two States Are Mulling a New Approach: Name It As a Right - Bolts
After years of attacks on voters’ power to take matters into their own hands, democracy advocates are going on the offensive in Montana and Missouri. They’ve placed constitutional amendments on... Rea...
boltsmag.org
September 18, 2026 at 4:47 PM
More like this please.
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I’ve watched this so many times lol
September 19, 2026 at 1:33 AM
I’ve watched this so many times lol
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Everyone who wants Improved Medicare for All to become law should reach out to friends, family, and neighbors and urge them to get involved and we should create Improved Medicare for All clubs nationwide to galvanize this movement.
www.commondreams.org/opinion/how-...
www.commondreams.org/opinion/how-...
We Will Reach Our Improved Medicare For All Destination If We All Do Our Part | Common Dreams
Everyone who wants Improved Medicare for All to become law should reach out to friends, family, and neighbors and urge them to get involved and we should create Improved Medicare for All clubs nationw...
www.commondreams.org
September 18, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Everyone who wants Improved Medicare for All to become law should reach out to friends, family, and neighbors and urge them to get involved and we should create Improved Medicare for All clubs nationwide to galvanize this movement.
www.commondreams.org/opinion/how-...
www.commondreams.org/opinion/how-...
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We speak with moral philosopher Susan Neiman, author of the new book Call It Evil: Understanding the Trump Era. Neiman argues that evil — far from being an outdated religious concept — is a vital way to understand how injustice works in the world.
“Call It Evil”: Philosopher Susan Neiman on Why Moral Clarity Matters in the Trump Era
We speak with moral philosopher Susan Neiman, author of the new book Call It Evil: Understanding the Trump Era. Neiman argues that evil — far from being an outdated religious concept — is a vital way ...
www.democracynow.org
September 17, 2026 at 3:20 PM
We speak with moral philosopher Susan Neiman, author of the new book Call It Evil: Understanding the Trump Era. Neiman argues that evil — far from being an outdated religious concept — is a vital way to understand how injustice works in the world.
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If only we had historical records from the most prosperous period in American history when the ultra rich were taxed at 90%+ rates. Alas.
Jim Cramer: "I now meet people who think that capitalism is evil...
You want me to take my wallet and give it to you? What do you want? 'Oh, I want the rich to make less.' Well, hey Lenin, game plan, how'd it go?"
You want me to take my wallet and give it to you? What do you want? 'Oh, I want the rich to make less.' Well, hey Lenin, game plan, how'd it go?"
September 18, 2026 at 4:27 PM
If only we had historical records from the most prosperous period in American history when the ultra rich were taxed at 90%+ rates. Alas.
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“Our bill will force ICE to pay the price for the damage they’ve left in their wake and ensure that these devastating operations can never be repeated,” said the Minneapolis congresswoman.
www.commondreams.org/news/omar-ma...
www.commondreams.org/news/omar-ma...
Omar Introduces Bill to 'Make ICE Pay' for Destruction to US Cities | Common Dreams
"Our bill will force ICE to pay the price for the damage they’ve left in their wake and ensure that these devastating operations can never be repeated," said the Minneapolis congresswoman.
www.commondreams.org
September 18, 2026 at 11:27 AM
“Our bill will force ICE to pay the price for the damage they’ve left in their wake and ensure that these devastating operations can never be repeated,” said the Minneapolis congresswoman.
www.commondreams.org/news/omar-ma...
www.commondreams.org/news/omar-ma...
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Susan La Flesche Picotte: the first #NativeAmerican woman to earn a medical degree in the US.
Living in an era when Native Americans were denied citizenship & women couldn't vote, she became an indispensable physician & fierce defender of her people's sovereignty. Died #OTD in 1915. #WomenInSTEM 🧵
Living in an era when Native Americans were denied citizenship & women couldn't vote, she became an indispensable physician & fierce defender of her people's sovereignty. Died #OTD in 1915. #WomenInSTEM 🧵
September 18, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Susan La Flesche Picotte: the first #NativeAmerican woman to earn a medical degree in the US.
Living in an era when Native Americans were denied citizenship & women couldn't vote, she became an indispensable physician & fierce defender of her people's sovereignty. Died #OTD in 1915. #WomenInSTEM 🧵
Living in an era when Native Americans were denied citizenship & women couldn't vote, she became an indispensable physician & fierce defender of her people's sovereignty. Died #OTD in 1915. #WomenInSTEM 🧵
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The response in Israel to Naza is beyond unhinged. Mobs have shown up at the house of co-director Rachel Szor's family. All over social media the directors are being branded traitors and "not Jews". There is a frenzy of incitement to violence against them online
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
Netanyahu seeks to strip citizenship from Israelis as threats to NAZA film directors intensify
Israeli prime minister to pursue new laws as directors of Guardian-produced film face threats from far-right officials and activists
www.theguardian.com
September 17, 2026 at 9:19 AM
The response in Israel to Naza is beyond unhinged. Mobs have shown up at the house of co-director Rachel Szor's family. All over social media the directors are being branded traitors and "not Jews". There is a frenzy of incitement to violence against them online
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Extremely prescient and a great simple explainer for the AI doomer in your family/rebuttal of the finance bro at the gym.
Reading proofs from book & remembering what I wrote in 2015:
"I am very concerned about the future of AI. Not because of the risk of rogue machines taking over. But because of the homogeneous, one-dimensional group of men who are currently involved in advancing the technology.”
"I am very concerned about the future of AI. Not because of the risk of rogue machines taking over. But because of the homogeneous, one-dimensional group of men who are currently involved in advancing the technology.”
September 16, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Extremely prescient and a great simple explainer for the AI doomer in your family/rebuttal of the finance bro at the gym.
Rowe said "As Irish people, we know all too well about genocide, forced famine and violent occupation…I cannot stand by & allow billionaires to use their position of power to silence the rightful voices of those who speak up against Israeli genocide & who highlight the savage murder of children.”
September 16, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Rowe said "As Irish people, we know all too well about genocide, forced famine and violent occupation…I cannot stand by & allow billionaires to use their position of power to silence the rightful voices of those who speak up against Israeli genocide & who highlight the savage murder of children.”
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He cooked Ed Sheeran on IG
September 14, 2026 at 5:10 PM
He cooked Ed Sheeran on IG
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Every other headline now is "Huge liar who's financially motivated to lie says"
September 14, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Every other headline now is "Huge liar who's financially motivated to lie says"
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Rep. Al Green Will Host Press Conference to Announce Impeachment Vote to Hold President Trump Accountable for High Crimes and Misdemeanors Related to the Unjustified Killings of Renée Good, Alex Pretti, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, and Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero.
www.youtube.com/live/x8_s3fR...
www.youtube.com/live/x8_s3fR...
September 14, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Rep. Al Green Will Host Press Conference to Announce Impeachment Vote to Hold President Trump Accountable for High Crimes and Misdemeanors Related to the Unjustified Killings of Renée Good, Alex Pretti, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, and Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero.
www.youtube.com/live/x8_s3fR...
www.youtube.com/live/x8_s3fR...
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btw Kanye did a song Heil Hitler and no one stepped in to oppose his tour(s), which is ongoing. In fact, Kanye is scheduled to perform at one of the stadiums Macklemore has been stopped from being at.
Rapper Macklemore has been dropped from Ed Sheeran’s tour after he made a “Free Palestine” speech on stage earlier this month
Macklemore Dropped From Ed Sheeran's Tour After 'Free Palestine' Speech
www.huffpost.com
September 14, 2026 at 4:21 PM
btw Kanye did a song Heil Hitler and no one stepped in to oppose his tour(s), which is ongoing. In fact, Kanye is scheduled to perform at one of the stadiums Macklemore has been stopped from being at.
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you don’t have to have the conversation on their terms and in fact you shouldn’t have the conversation on their terms
more democrats should follow this playbook instead of existing in a constant defensive crouch
more democrats should follow this playbook instead of existing in a constant defensive crouch
Abdul El-Sayed: "Weijia, with all due respect, this is the third time you've asked about a Twitch streamer ... their whole game is to make us fight culture wars so that we don't pay attention to the fact the president has made $2.2 billion ... "
September 13, 2026 at 3:38 PM
you don’t have to have the conversation on their terms and in fact you shouldn’t have the conversation on their terms
more democrats should follow this playbook instead of existing in a constant defensive crouch
more democrats should follow this playbook instead of existing in a constant defensive crouch
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This guy is really good at deflecting RW bullshit posed by ostensibly neutral journos.
Abdul El-Sayed: "Weijia, with all due respect, this is the third time you've asked about a Twitch streamer ... their whole game is to make us fight culture wars so that we don't pay attention to the fact the president has made $2.2 billion ... "
September 13, 2026 at 5:23 PM
This guy is really good at deflecting RW bullshit posed by ostensibly neutral journos.
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I just checked and not only is it real, he painted a whole series about 9/11.
September 11, 2026 at 5:12 PM
I just checked and not only is it real, he painted a whole series about 9/11.
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"The whole “Oh no, our models went rogue” thing … When a bridge collapses, you don’t analyze whether the bridge was ethical or sentient or why it decided to collapse. You ask, who is the person who built this bridge to be so flimsy?"
www.wired.com/story/one-of...
www.wired.com/story/one-of...
One of AI’s Fiercest Critics Says All the Doom Talk Is ‘Meant to Distract Us’
Timnit Gebru argues that AI companies are stoking fears of extinction to avoid discussing actual harms, like autonomous weapons.
www.wired.com
September 12, 2026 at 12:53 AM
"The whole “Oh no, our models went rogue” thing … When a bridge collapses, you don’t analyze whether the bridge was ethical or sentient or why it decided to collapse. You ask, who is the person who built this bridge to be so flimsy?"
www.wired.com/story/one-of...
www.wired.com/story/one-of...
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I don’t want a foldable iPhone I want one that doesn’t crack and lasts ten years
September 9, 2026 at 5:08 PM
I don’t want a foldable iPhone I want one that doesn’t crack and lasts ten years
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WE DID IT! @davidmoralespvd.bsky.social just became our next climate mayor 💥 💥 💥
September 10, 2026 at 3:18 AM
WE DID IT! @davidmoralespvd.bsky.social just became our next climate mayor 💥 💥 💥
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If someone says to you "but isn't DSA all professionals and gentrifiers" feel free to just send them this piece by me dissentmagazine.org/article/muti...
The Party of Baristas - Dissent Magazine
Noam Scheiber’s Mutiny shows that the labor organizing of the radicalized PMC is far more than a fit of whimsical proletarian roleplay.
dissentmagazine.org
September 9, 2026 at 5:27 PM
If someone says to you "but isn't DSA all professionals and gentrifiers" feel free to just send them this piece by me dissentmagazine.org/article/muti...
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