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Advising women to get helicopter insurance in case they need a lifeflight because a hospital won't provide them care is not a place that would have existed in the country I was born into, but that country exists in name only anymore. There is no man who would be denied care in the United States.

Welcome to the First American Reich👇

Me too. I am literally the ONE generation of women who had full reproductive age bodily autonomy - after Roe and before Dobbs.
One. Only ONE generation of American women had these rights.
Think about that.

This is something I’m trying to combat in my own classroom. I show my kids the unvarnished truth about the civil rights movement.

And then I get parent complaints, admin meetings, and “professional development.”

Department of Defense Security for the Protection of Department of Homeland Security Functions MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE                THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

(🚨) MAJOR BREAKING NEWS: TRUMP DECLARES L.A. RESIDENTS TO BE IN “REBELLION AGAINST THE AUTHORITY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES”

This declaration may well be a prelude to martial law. He’s illegally federalized the Guard in California and this looks very like the pretext he was waiting for.

Mother's Day Should Be a Woman's Choice Mother's Day should not be compulsory for any woman.

Mother's Day should not be compulsory for any woman.

It should be the yearly celebration of a decision, a moment to mark with gratitude a beautiful but perilous journey one has chosen to traverse.

It should be an anniversary of choice.

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A Ticking Clock on American Freedom It’s later than you think, but it’s not too late.

"When an authoritarian tells you he’s going to do something, believe him. Each outlandish statement is a trial balloon, one step closer to action. And when people don’t push back...the boundaries...permanently shift."

Vital piece:

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Best. Movie. Ever.

U.S. Rep. @juliejohnsontx.bsky.social, D-Dallas, on the changes that will happen to anyone registering to vote - if the Senate approves the SAVE Act after the House just did.

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I needed break from all the darkness. So I’ve gone to my safe place - Jane Austen’s Sense & Sensibility. When I finish S&S, I’m revisiting Emma and Pride & Prejudice. I adore Austen so much.

And here it is - your moment of zen

It's Time to Pick a Hill Worth Dying On If your eyes are clear and open right now you can see it, can’t you?

This isn't some fictional zombie apocalypse series you can watch, turn off, and walk away from into the radiant light of day.
This is a coordinated group of actual human beings living among you, with dangerous agendas they will not abandon unless opposed.
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Black and white photo of John Lewis and Hosea Williams leading marchers across the Edmund Pettus Bridge

Sixty years ago today, John Lewis and Hosea Williams led marchers across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in a peaceful stand against the violence and voter suppression that prevented Black Americans from fully exercising their rights to vote.

Also looking for companies on this list who ships to US territories. We’re stuck because not many will ship here, and it’s taking over a month for stuff to get here now.

Racially diverse fists raised against a black backdrop

Experts on authoritarianism warn and history proves that repressed populations who fail to push back against authoritarian creep suffer worse outcomes than those who do.

Fighting back at every turn - LOUDLY, RESOLUTELY, FOR AS LONG AS IT TAKES - is no longer optional. It's our only path forward! 👊

😡 Elon Musk is allowed into the Department of Education but our elected officials are NOT!

Make it make sense.

Hi, my name is [NAME], I'm a constituent in [ZIP CODE]. I'm calling because I saw that [TERRIBLE THING] is happening. I think this is appalling. [PERSONAL STORY, if you have one.] I want you to do everything you can to stop this. I will remember your actions when I cast my next vote. Thank you.

Here is a script you can use for any issue. Find your reps' # at reps.fyi or 5calls.org. Every time you see a news story that horrifies you: call, or something else about it. It matters to say what you believe. You are setting a norm.

The part of George Orwell’s 1984 that everyone forgets is how the music and publishing industries have been replaced by a machine that spits out songs and bad novels “without any human intervention.” The goal is to keep you from ever having to think.

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As we approach #America250, its important to remember:

it took 92 years to end slavery

it took women 144 years to win the vote

it took nearly 190 years for Black people to be guaranteed voting rights

it took nearly 240 years to legalize same-sex marriage

don't give up

our ancestors didn't

Had to get away from the noise for a bit. Rest, recharge, then get back at it.

WOW! @booker.senate.gov NAILED IT!

"There can be no bystanders in this fight. It is time that we understand the only thing necessary for wrong to triumph is for right to do nothing, for right to be silent."

They’ve called armed federal officers to the scene. We aren’t dangerous. We are here to represent our people. To defend public education. This is an authoritarian regime. You cannot block members of Congress from entering the Department of Education.

So proud of our Democratic members of Congress, right now! They’re being blocked from the Dept. of Education—and they’re not having it.

Seeing Auntie Maxine ready to fight for our kids warms my soul. She hasn’t changed. Waters isn’t my congresswoman, but we love her in this house!

ELON IS ALLOWED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. NOT YOUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES OR STUDENTS & PARENTS. I WILL BE BACK.

The moment we say it's ok to violate the law to shut down one agency – we say it's ok to violate the law to shut down anything.

It’s important to know that a lot of productive activity is happening in person and offline, too.

Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.

Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.