ResistPrevailRepeat @resistprevail.bsky.social · 14/03/2026"The slow drip restoring gun rights is a preview of what the [DOJ] says could be as many as 1 million annual applications under a new protocol proposed last summer." 001
Reposted by ResistPrevailRepeatSuMo📞Congress 202-224-3121📞CSPAN 202-748-8000 @sumoh7.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Two out of three Black Americans do not have a valid passport and passport ownership rises with income and age. So document demands hit young, Black and poor voters first. That is what SAVE is built to do. Tell your senators to keep SAVE off the floor and vote no on it #SaveActTaxesVoters 15839
ResistPrevailRepeat @resistprevail.bsky.social · 01/03/2026IMO, these ideas - well meant, I'm sure - are solutions in search of a problem. The break hurt no one and, seems to me, the fairest for all players. 011
ResistPrevailRepeat @resistprevail.bsky.social · 01/03/2026Well, you're half right on both. Lots of interpersonal bigotry in the States, and plenty of institutional racism across Europe. US: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... EU (yes, I'm aware EU does not equal Europe & vice versa): www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...hrw.orgEU: Confront Systemic RacismEuropean leaders should confront systemic racism to build a Europe that stands for and defends diversity, inclusion, and racial justice, 47 civil society organizations, including Human Rights Watch, s... 000
ResistPrevailRepeat @resistprevail.bsky.social · 01/03/2026Yep, aurora australis: scied.ucar.edu/learning-zon...scied.ucar.eduAuroras: The Northern and Southern Lights | Center for Science EducationAuroras: The Northern and Southern Lights | Center for Science EducationAuroras are dazzling displays of light, seen most often near the poles, that are caused by solar storms that disrupt Earth's atmosphere. 010
ResistPrevailRepeat @resistprevail.bsky.social · 01/03/2026But, but, but...all that shopping & indoor skiing...🙄 (not knocking anyone for whom that's your thing) 160
ResistPrevailRepeat @resistprevail.bsky.social · 28/02/2026I'll admit I've become a little twitchy lately, but am I the only one reading that more as a threat than a warning? Gross. 010
ResistPrevailRepeat @resistprevail.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Right? My first & lasting response to this headline was "why not"? (That's rhetorical, of course, we all know "why"?) 031
ResistPrevailRepeat @resistprevail.bsky.social · 25/02/2026"'We need to think very hard about what resistance looks like under these conditions,” he told The Intercept, 'where government and big tech know so much about us, can track us, can imprison, can destroy us in a variety of ways.'" 120
ResistPrevailRepeat @resistprevail.bsky.social · 24/02/2026🧵 "Most people believe Americans have a civic responsibility to be informed when they vote. But far fewer say regularly following news is extremely or very important in general, & roughly half say they can stay informed even if they don’t actively follow it" www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2...pewresearch.orgAmericans’ Complicated Relationship With NewsMost say being informed is essential for voting. Yet views differ on the importance of following news – and many say they're worn out by it. 000
ResistPrevailRepeat @resistprevail.bsky.social · 24/02/2026🧵 TBC, I have little doubt that it's usually owners & editorial boards holding back conscientious journalists. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...pewresearch.orgMajority of Americans express low confidence in journalists to act in public’s best interests57% of U.S. adults say they have not too much (40%) or no confidence (17%) in journalists to act in the best interests of the public. 100
ResistPrevailRepeat @resistprevail.bsky.social · 24/02/2026🧵 "In 2025, nearly a quarter of all newspapers are controlled by the 10 largest companies, as are 60% of all dailies." BUT: "Last year, encouraging signs emerged as philanthropic organizations and policymakers made efforts to support local news across the country." ⬇️ www.pressforward.news/about/pressforward.newsAbout Press Forward | Revitalizing Local News Across the CountryPress Forward is a network with chapters nationwide that strengthens local news so communities are informed, connected and engaged. 100
ResistPrevailRepeat @resistprevail.bsky.social · 24/02/2026🧵 "212 U.S. counties with zero locally-based news sources... 1,525 counties with only one local news source remaining, usually a weekly [❗] newspaper... [ 1 in 7 ] Americans, [~] 50 million people, live with limited or no access to local news." localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/projects/sta...localnewsinitiative.northwestern.eduThe State of Local News 100
ResistPrevailRepeat @resistprevail.bsky.social · 24/02/2026So very much this. ⬆️ Plus, it'd be great if editorial decisions still supported investigative & contextual journalism. Compelling article here, ICYMI: bsky.app/profile/marc... 010
ResistPrevailRepeat @resistprevail.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Good point, just be sure to be familiar with their editorial stance & who owns them. localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/projects/sta...localnewsinitiative.northwestern.eduThe State of Local News 020
ResistPrevailRepeat @resistprevail.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Actionable recommendations for - and a magnifying glass on - news outlets, editors, & journalists here ⬇️ "I believe that millions of Americans don’t fully understand what’s happening, and yes, I blame the press whose job it is to clearly inform the public." #FreePress 000
ResistPrevailRepeat @resistprevail.bsky.social · 24/02/2026On the brighter side, recent polls suggest either one will be a viable contender against Paxton or Cornyn in Nov. TX isn't as hard-core red as many think. Me, I'm a Crockett fan (yeah, yeah, take all y'all's perfection/purity-test ball & go home), but they both seem to have the chops. 000
ResistPrevailRepeat @resistprevail.bsky.social · 24/02/2026To be fair, during DJT's congratulatory, locker-room phone call, the team itself furthered that perception by reacting supportively when he made the comment about "having" to also invite the women's team to the WH. 030
Reposted by ResistPrevailRepeatoutspoken1net.bsky.social @outspoken1net.bsky.social · 22/02/2026Read the book. It illuminates how misogynistic and racist the Healthcare system was in the 1950s. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Imm...en.m.wikipedia.orgThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - Wikipedia 55211
ResistPrevailRepeat @resistprevail.bsky.social · 23/02/2026So this isn't a chilling forecast at all: 😱 010
ResistPrevailRepeat @resistprevail.bsky.social · 22/02/2026It's closer than many think, though. Also, FWIW, voters in Texas don't have to declare a party affiliation when they register. texaspolitics.utexas.edu/set/u-s-cong...texaspolitics.utexas.eduU.S. Congress Trial Ballot (December 2025)Public opinion polling and analysis from the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin. 000
Reposted by ResistPrevailRepeatGold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 22/02/2026And consider this... Cantor Fitzgerald (CF), which Lutnick chaired, now "run by his sons", was allowing its traders to purchase the rights to hundreds of millions of dollars of refunds in the event the tariffs were struck down in court. CF takes a huge cut. The "inside game" with the tariffs is on.newrepublic.comTrump Secretary Silent as Sons Poised to Make Bank From End of TariffsThe Supreme Court ruling has helped the family of one man in particular: the architect behind Trump’s tariffs. 11917
ResistPrevailRepeat @resistprevail.bsky.social · 22/02/2026Trump is still waiting for Greenland/Denmark to thank him for the opportunity. 1230
ResistPrevailRepeat @resistprevail.bsky.social · 22/02/2026ChefJohn, yes, is the answer to both in that two-things-can-be-true-at-once sort of way. Maddeningly. 040
ResistPrevailRepeat @resistprevail.bsky.social · 21/02/2026~86 million didn't vote in 2024. Sadly, polling suggested that, if they had, Trump still had a good chance of winning. I keep catching flack for this, but Dems must improve their connections with voters. www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...pewresearch.orgVoter turnout, 2020-2024Overall and across most demographic groups, Trump’s 2020 voters turned out at higher rates in 2024 than Biden’s did, a Pew Research Center analysis shows. 420
Reposted by ResistPrevailRepeatChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 21/02/2026New polling says Jasmine Crockett has the best chances to beat Ken Paxton in Texas. The “she can’t win” crowd might want to start updating their talking points because the voters know what’s up. 50967241979
Reposted by ResistPrevailRepeatZeteo @zeteo.com · 21/02/2026EXCLUSIVE: Muslims in the UK and US Support Democracy More Than the General Public The new poll, shared exclusively with Zeteo, also dispels tired tropes about western Muslims that have triggered a rise in Islamophobia, writes @minnahfarshad.bsky.social. Read now: zeteo.com/p/exclusive-...zeteo.comEXCLUSIVE: Muslims in the UK and US Support Democracy More Than the General PublicThe new poll, shared exclusively with Zeteo, also dispels tired tropes about western Muslims that have triggered a rise in Islamophobia, and been amplified by politicians and the mainstream media 513433
ResistPrevailRepeat @resistprevail.bsky.social · 21/02/2026I am Robert Reich. (I see what you did there.) 010
ResistPrevailRepeat @resistprevail.bsky.social · 20/02/2026I sure hope folks are taking a close look at the possibility. www.law.cornell.edu/constitution...law.cornell.eduStanding Requirement: Overview 020
ResistPrevailRepeat @resistprevail.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Their calls are extraordinary. One of my go-to British mystery shows uses them for an eerie effect. 130
ResistPrevailRepeat @resistprevail.bsky.social · 19/02/2026What did the fox say? (You're all welcome. 😏) 120
Reposted by ResistPrevailRepeatWeiliwan Nan @weilwanwoman.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Trump Celebrates Black History Month by Listing All His Black Friends newrepublic.com/post/206742/... via @newrepublic.com Fyi, as soon as someone says"I have black friends", black people know you are racistnewrepublic.comTrump Celebrates Black History Month by Listing All His Black FriendsHe’s not racist, guys, he has tons of Black friends! 111
ResistPrevailRepeat @resistprevail.bsky.social · 19/02/2026And this: "his predominantly nonwhite audience." The AP is reporting hundreds of attendees. How could anyone have any self-respect after being there? 010
ResistPrevailRepeat @resistprevail.bsky.social · 19/02/2026They need this why? 🤨 "ICE made its first-ever purchase of IMPLAN, the industry-standard economic modeling software, on Feb. 4 — just 12 days before releasing the Merrimack analysis. The software’s purpose is to generate accurate, state-specific economic projections, including tax structures." 000
Reposted by ResistPrevailRepeatWajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Here's How Democrats Can Resist Trump Even as a Minority Instead of playing possum or the usual politics, former Republican strategist Kurt Bardella recommends Democrats give the spotlight to Epstein's survivors and victims of ICE after Trump's SOTU. thelefthook.substack.com/p/heres-how-... 39825313
ResistPrevailRepeat @resistprevail.bsky.social · 18/02/2026To take it further, it often seems like "why did you make me hit you?" 😡 030
ResistPrevailRepeat @resistprevail.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Yes, they are. Early voting for the Texas primary on 3/3 started today. 010
ResistPrevailRepeat @resistprevail.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Agree. That was weird and not helpful. 050
ResistPrevailRepeat @resistprevail.bsky.social · 18/02/2026 Pedantic Alert: I'm pretty sure I get your jist & agree, but: "To rue something is to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for it." www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-...merriam-webster.comWord of the Day: RueIf you remember your high school French, or if you've ever strolled down the Rue de Rivoli in Paris, you may have the notion that the English word rue is somehow connected to the French word for ' 130