Opinion | Republicans’ War on Property Taxes Will Lose Them the Suburbs

Republicans’ War on Property Taxes Will Lose Them the Suburbs/ property taxes are an appropriate way to fund local services and public amenities. Attacking them will cost Republicans the educated voters and suburbanites they need to win — and govern. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/o...

New Bill Would Give Marco Rubio “Thought Police” Power to Revoke U.S. Passports Secretary of State Marco Rubio has already sought to punish immigrants for speech. New legislation might let him revoke passports from U.S. citizens.

Rubio has already sought to punish immigrants for speech. New legislation might let him do it for U.S. citizens.

1,000 West Virginians stand & cheer when Bernie calls for cutting off military aid for Israel!

Great to see this. On Friday 30 of us were arrested, led by many of these same frontline community members fighting for their lives, at Citi CEO Jane Fraser's condo in NYC, demanding Citi stop financing ecocide/genocide from the Gulf South to Gaza. See:
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Working class people of color from the Gulf South directly confronting fossil capital.

Organized by Texas Campaign for the Environment, @planetoverprofit.org, & national @stopmoneypipeline.bsky.social coalition, it was one of the most powerful actions I've been a part of in a long time.

U.S. measles cases reach 33-year record high as outbreaks spread Johns Hopkins University data reflects the public health reversal in defeating the vaccine-preventable disease since measles was officially eliminated from the U.S. in 2000.

The United States has recorded its highest annual measles cases in 33 years. The milestone marks a public health reversal in defeating a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable disease as the anti-vaccine movement gains strength.

How to Help the Texas Flood Victims

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This @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social video is absolutely INCREDIBLE. The numbers he cites, the strategy and results they produced — it’s the future. When have you heard *any* campaign talk about this, ever? (Video split in 2 to fit in Bluesky’s limits)

Jon is a Marine Corps veteran who served at Camp Pendleton. Here’s what he thinks of Pete Hegseth’s threats to deploy Marines in Los Angeles.

Part of my video chat with the brilliant writer and zeitgeist predictor Michael Lewis. Check out our full chat on Substack’s @Fresh Hell!

Zeitgeist Genius Tina Brown on Meghan Markle, Vanity Fair and Whether We Still Need Editors Podcast Episode · Mixed Signals from Semafor Media · 04/18/2025 · 47m

Loved chatting with @semaforben.bsky.social about our favorite topic—all things media!
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Dems Demand Johnson Urge All House Members to Immediately Disclose Stock Trades Made During Trump Tariff Chaos | Common Dreams Democratic lawmakers want immediate disclosure of Congressional stock trades amid suspicions of insider trading following Trump's tariff announcement.

But it’s been a transpartisan problem///However more corrupt and cruel this administration:///Dems Demand Johnson Urge All House Members to Immediately Disclose Stock Trades Made During Trump Tariff Chaos www.commondreams.org/news/stock-d...

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I will say that it is funny that three positions that were the core of my youth: the current neoliberal trade regime is bad, the Iraq War is a monstrous mistake and George W Bush sucks, have now become right-wing canon.

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Many thousands marched in Philly today against the Trump/Musk regime. And they brought with them some fantastic signage.

Robert F Kennedy Jr’s proposal to remove public commentary from US health policy is a threat to science and public health With confidence and trust in science and public health already under pressure, we must double down on transparency and public participation in policy decisions, write Liz Salmi and colleagues Since ...

“The ability to participate in regulatory decision making is not a privilege: it’s a legal requirement and a fundamental right in a democratic society.”

Essential commentary from @thelizarmy.bsky.social

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Hands Off! in Jackson, Mississippi Yes, even in Mississippi, we were out today to defend America against the Trump/Musk traitors.

Hands Off! in Jackson, Mississippi
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Does Higher Turnout Now Help Republicans? A Data-Driven Analysis of Partisan Turnout Dynamics (Part 1) Data analysis reveals Democrats' problem isn't high turnout—it's losing the mobilization battle

1/🧵 "More voters help Republicans" is reshaping Dem strategy after 2024. We put this claim to the test with a deep dive into voter files and survey data. Results? Non-voters remain disproportionately Democratic while GOP simply turns out their base better.

How Democrats Can Win By Organizing from the County Up New DNC leadership is challenging the party to have a bold response in opposition to Donald Trump’s billionaire-led agenda.

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I would like to address Schumer’s alarmist line that the courts will “stop” unless Democrats CAVE IN to Trump’s budget.
As I’ve written *repeatedly* THE COURTS WILL NOT STOP TRUMP, NOR HAVE THEY.
They’ve told him to turn the money back on ALREADY… HE HASN’T!!

The whole “vibe shift” thing is going to age about as well as Freedom Fries. Mark my words.

‘We’re gonna arrest your tail’: House Speaker berates detained Palestinian activist — but won’t point to a crime Republican Mike Johnson painted Mahmoud Khalil as a “mastermind” of Columbia University protests, while some Democrats decried his arrest by ICE as an

The First Amendment does not allow the government to retaliate against anyone for their speech.

If Speaker Johnson needs a reminder, we're happy to send him a pocket Constitution.

“All eyes are now on the Trump administration. If the president chooses to terminate the #DACA program following today’s ruling he will be solely responsible for separating families, devastating entire communities, and toppling the U.S. economy."

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How Eric Adams Has Backed a Secretive NYPD Unit Ridden With Abuses After NYPD officials warned about a unit’s aggressive policing, the mayor boosted the team led by his allies. “The unit effectively reported directly to City Hall,” a former police official said.

How Eric Adams Has Backed a Secretive NYPD Unit Ridden With Abuses Via @Propublica.org

3/ The point of this to temporarily confuse the issue so that Senate Ds can say they vote for their version while allowing the GOP version to pass. The critical point is that it's handing the GOP the 60 vote threshold for nothing.

April 2025 Issue The detention and attempted deportation of Khalil is a test by Trump to see how far he can go—and a test of us to see how hard we will fight back.

Our April issue features Eamon Whalen on Richard Reeves and his solutions to men in crisis, @elienyc.bsky.social on airline deregulation, @davidklion.bsky.social on the cruel world of Stephen Miller, Jorge Cotte on the new season of “Severance” and so much more.

Review: Karen Russell's Dust Bowl 'Antidote' is even more ambitious than 'Swamplandia!' Karen Russell's Dust Bowl novel effortlessly weaves in characters including a prairie witch that is the keeper of the town's secrets and an androgynous WPA photographer named Cleo.

NBCC Co-Vice President/Events Lauren LeBlanc reviewed Karen Russell’s "The Antidote" for the Los Angeles Times: