Scott in MI @scottinmi.net · 10/09/2026Last night Trump promised a $5000 check if they win. File that with: Your $2000 tariff rebate. Your $5000 Doge rebate. Savings from gas dropping below $2. Savings from energy bills cut in half. Savings from lower food prices. Ending the Ukraine war before he was inaugurated. So many promises... 🤪 121
Scott in MI @scottinmi.net · 10/06/2026Hawaii shows us how to begin fighting against big money corrupting our politics...👍 prospect.org/2026/05/18/h...prospect.orgHawaii Just Found a Way to Keep Corporations Out of Politics - The American ProspectA new law makes clear that corporations derive their powers from states, and they don’t necessarily include the right to spend on elections. 010
Scott in MI @scottinmi.net · 08/05/2026ALL Democratic-led states must redistrict now. www.rawstory.com/virginia-red...rawstory.comVirginia Supreme Court strikes down pro-Dem redistricting voteVirginia's Supreme Court struck down a redistricting referendum approved by voters in a special election.The court ruled Friday that Democratic lawmakers violated procedural rules when they referred a... 010
Scott in MI @scottinmi.net · 04/04/2026Trump reveals his budget priorities: “Military protection” is primary – “Medicare, Medicaid, Day care?” – maybe the states can do those. Federal gov can’t. Thanks to MediasTouch for this video. 010
Scott in MI @scottinmi.net · 26/03/2026SUPREME COURT REFUSES TO HEAR BOTH SIDES OF MAIL-IN BALLOTS CASE "I had hoped to argue the case, but the conservative Supreme Court had other plans ... the Court denied my option to have time to argue," Marc Elias writes. See "There are no two sides to a confession" at Democracy Docket. 000
Scott in MI @scottinmi.net · 24/03/2026Dismantling and privatizing TSA (security at airports) is another right-wing goal in Project 2025. TSA employees are also represented by their union, so -- more union busting. In March 2025 Senate Republicans introduced the “Abolish the TSA Act.” onlabor.org/the-trump-ad...onlabor.orgThe Trump Administration Wants to Privatize TSA. Why the Agency Americans Love to Hate Should Remain Public. ✦ OnLaborPrivatizing government services has long been part of Republican platforms. Over the years, conservatives have proposed — sometimes successfully — incremental efforts to privatize Medicare, the Vetera... 000
Reposted by Scott in MIThom Hartmann @hartmannreport.com · 12/03/2026If the road to Tehran required the sons and daughters of the billionaire & political class to march beside everyone else’s kids, would we still be there? hartmannreport.com/p/what-if-ev...hartmannreport.comWhat If Every Billionaire's and Senator’s Kid Could Be Sent to Fight in Iran?If the road to Tehran required the sons and daughters of the billionaire & political class to march beside everyone else’s kids, would we still be there? 2715268
Scott in MI @scottinmi.net · 12/03/2026👇👇👇💪 www.nokings.orgnokings.orgNo KingsAs the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ... 000
Reposted by Scott in MIThe New Yorker @newyorker.com · 25/02/2026 If Donald Trump’s address to the nation on Tuesday proved anything, it’s that it’s hard to explain how you are going to get America out of a mess that you do not believe exists. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/Yuowp0newyorkermag.visitlink.meDonald Trump’s State of the Union Was Long and WrongBut at least the President thinks everything is going great. 59117
Reposted by Scott in MIRachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 23/02/2026BREAKING Former ICE agent: On my first day training new cadets, I received secretive orders to teach them to violate the Constitution by entering homes without a judicial warrant. 8602653612616
Reposted by Scott in MIAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 24/02/2026Today is the four year anniversary of the barbaric full scale invasion against the peaceful people of Ukraine. Peaceful, until roused to defend themselves…. Slava Ukrainiimedia.tenor.coma yellow and blue flag with a shield on itALT: a yellow and blue flag with a shield on it 10539091041
Scott in MI @scottinmi.net · 19/02/2026Why is Trump messing with elections now? Watch Marc Elias from Democracy Docket explain it in under 30 seconds: 000
Scott in MI @scottinmi.net · 12/02/2026Democracy Docket has specific actions Blue States should do now to help protect the vote this November: www.democracydocket.com/opinion/its-...democracydocket.comIt’s not too late for states and Congress to stop Trump from subverting the midtermsWith only nine months before the midterm elections, Trump is plotting to prevent Democrats from taking control of Congress. 000
Scott in MI @scottinmi.net · 15/01/2026REPORTS: Large numbers of SUVS are being delivered to different locations. Below is one report from MA. There's another report from Kansas City MO. www.boston.com/news/local-n...boston.comAmid fears of escalation, local and state leaders remain stymied by feds over Burlington ICE facilityReports of a large shipment of vehicles coming to the Burlington ICE facility are a "huge worry," the chair of the Burlington Select Board said. 010
Scott in MI @scottinmi.net · 09/01/2026Heads up! A fair 2026 election is NOT a certainty. Watch Greg Palast's free documentary on voter suppression. They act as if they'll never have to win another election. www.watchvigilantesinc.comwatchvigilantesinc.comWatch Vigilantes Inc. — Full MovieWatch Greg Palast's award-winning documentary, narrated by Rosario Dawson, and introduced by Martin Sheen. 010
Scott in MI @scottinmi.net · 06/01/2026Here is the plaque honoring those who defended the capitol on Jan. 6 2021. Republicans refuse to put it up. In fact, as of this posting, it's nowhere to be found. 000
Scott in MI @scottinmi.net · 06/01/2026www.jan-6.comjan-6.comJanuary 6th | Capitol AttackLearn what really happened during the January 6th Capitol Attack— the day violent rioters stormed our nation's Capitol to disrupt the certification of the 2020 election results. 000
Scott in MI @scottinmi.net · 08/11/2025Those tax cuts? They're bigger than reported. The trump administration is handing out hundreds of billions to big business and billionaires... IN ADDITION to the $4 trillion given out in July. It will add even more to the deficit and cut social programs. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...nytimes.comHow the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy 010
Scott in MI @scottinmi.net · 26/10/2025Must read: How we lost FDR's Four Freedoms and replaced it with the R's freedom of the rich to hoard...Prosperity we were told would "trickle down," but it got stuck in the marble lobbies of Manhattan and the Cayman Islands. thecycle.substack.com/p/fdrs-four-...thecycle.substack.comFDR's Four Freedoms and the Vanishing Middle ClassThe year was 1941. 011
Scott in MI @scottinmi.net · 25/10/2025We have now hit record debt. www.rawstory.com/national-deb...rawstory.com‘At least the rich got their tax cuts!’ GOP fiscal hawks mocked as debt hits record highAs the national debt hit a record $38 trillion this week – rising by $1 trillion faster than ever outside the pandemic – many Republican lawmakers who once decried spending stayed silent, something th... 010
Scott in MI @scottinmi.net · 02/09/2025Here's a pic of Sen. Bernie Sanders' Portland ME Labor Day Weekend rally. Posted by Scott Dworkin on Substack. Go Bernie!!! 💪 010
Scott in MI @scottinmi.net · 24/08/2025Sen. Bernie Sanders, speaking in Michigan on his "Fighting Oligarchy" tour. Posted by Scott Dworkin on Substack. 030
Scott in MI @scottinmi.net · 17/08/2025Pic of Chicago's "Fight the trump Takeover." Posted by Scott Dworkin on Substack. 010