Speech And Debate @speechanddebate.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Paying attention? @coattnygeneral.bsky.social @philweiser.bsky.social 000
Speech And Debate @speechanddebate.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Surely there's a better strategy than rhetorical questions to defeat the evil that is the Trump administration. 000
Speech And Debate @speechanddebate.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Imagine what we wouldn't do. www.icrc.org/sites/defaul...icrc.org 000
Speech And Debate @speechanddebate.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Why do people wait until far-right candidates win to mobilize against far-right extremism? Why aren't they doing the hard work to make them unpopular from the start? 011
Speech And Debate @speechanddebate.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Didn't major companies long ago replace American workers with foreign workers by shipping America-based jobs overseas? So those companies have been socialist all along? 000
Speech And Debate @speechanddebate.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Honestly, I can't believe the approval rating of someone so far gone mentally isn't permanently in single digits. 000
Speech And Debate @speechanddebate.bsky.social · 08/10/2026A key step to ending ICE is for as many voters as possible--including those in Tennessee--to vote for Democrats all the way down their ballots, in the 2026 election & every election to come. Another key step is for voters to engage with winning Dems while they are in office, every day if necessary. 000
Speech And Debate @speechanddebate.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Since flyers about this are flooding California voters' mailboxes this week, here's some background reading, California voters: calmatters.org/health/2026/...calmatters.orgCould California lawmakers expand the billionaire tax to everyone?Opponents say Prop. 40 opens the door to broader taxes. Experts explain what the measure allows and what would take another vote. 000
Speech And Debate @speechanddebate.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Well, technically, the Trump family pockets are in the U.S. 000
Speech And Debate @speechanddebate.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Is there a News Service Corps as part of that? I've been calling for a nationwide News Service Corps for years, to counter the rise of the MAGA propaganda machine. The billionaire class seems only to want to corrupt media and entertainment/film companies for right-wing interests. 000
Speech And Debate @speechanddebate.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Not made in the U.S.: iPhones Levis official major league baseballs Nikes and Chuck Taylors Fisher Price toys Barbie and GI Joe Ray-Bans TVs Most American flags Most Christmas lights 000
Speech And Debate @speechanddebate.bsky.social · 07/10/2026And paying for signatures isn't always on the up and up. www.sfgate.com/news/politic...sfgate.comCalifornia launches probe after video shows petition gatherers offering money for signaturesCalifornia election officials are investigating whether signature collectors in San Francisco illegally offered to pay people to sign ballot petitions using false names. A social media video showed... 000
Speech And Debate @speechanddebate.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Who's behind the Building a Better California group pushing Prop 41 and Prop 42? Tech billionaires. 100
Speech And Debate @speechanddebate.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Prop 41 and Prop 42 are countermeasures to Prop 40. calmatters.org/health/2026/...calmatters.orgThe billionaire tax could be defeated by two other tax measures. Here’s howPropositions 41 and 42 are counter measures that would kill Prop. 40 even if it passes. Polls show voters support all three. 100
Speech And Debate @speechanddebate.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Interestingly, billionaire departures from California removed $536 billion from the tax base before the initiative even qualified for the ballot. 247wallst.com/investing/20...247wallst.com8 billionaires who fled California before the "Wealth Tax" hit — and one who didn'tCalifornia's 2026 Billionaire Tax Act (Initiative No. 25-0024) is a citizen-led ballot measure, sponsored by SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West, that proposes a one-time 5% excise tax on the global n... 000
Speech And Debate @speechanddebate.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Another massive flaw is that voters continue to make choices that allow Republicans to control House and/or Senate or hold enough seats to obstruct. Trump's authoritarian power grab, corruption & lawlessness was predicted. Idiots still enabled his win anyway and gifted GOP control of Congress too.🙄 000
Speech And Debate @speechanddebate.bsky.social · 07/10/2026One massive flaw is that despite many clear warnings in the run-up to the 2024 election, too many people thought not voting or voting for 3rd party sure losers was a good idea. Another massive flaw is that voters elected Trump instead of Clinton in 2016, gifting Trump three Supreme Court picks. 100
Speech And Debate @speechanddebate.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Fixing the system requires as many eligible voters as as possible voting strategically in every election. 000
Speech And Debate @speechanddebate.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Um, the sentence structure gives impression that Wright left office a decade ago. Should read: Current Secretary of Energy Chris Wright blames former president Obama for record high diesel prices in October 2026, despite Obama having left office nearly a decade ago. 000
Speech And Debate @speechanddebate.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Tech billionaires are in it for the money. That's the one and only benefit they care about. 000
Speech And Debate @speechanddebate.bsky.social · 07/10/2026It's weird how we keep letting the villains so easily hoover up our media and entertainment companies. It's weird that we have anti-trust laws that seem to be in name only. 010
Reposted by Speech And DebateMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Dictator Move of the Day.apnews.comFCC considers allowing more political robocalls before midterms, including those created with AIThe Federal Communications Commission is considering a request to loosen rules on political robocalls, including those with AI-generated voices. 2419289
Speech And Debate @speechanddebate.bsky.social · 07/10/2026You mean *pretending* to run against Trump. 000
Speech And Debate @speechanddebate.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Early voting in Maine started on Monday. Everything Maine voters need to know to make an informed decision at the ballot box: themainemonitor.org/monitor-laun...themainemonitor.orgThe Maine Monitor launches 2026 voter guideThe guide breaks down all of Maine’s big races and includes campaign finance data showing how candidates are raising and spending money as well as county-by-county ballot information. 000
Speech And Debate @speechanddebate.bsky.social · 07/10/202688+ million people in 2024 snubbed voting altogether anyway, opening the door wide to his re-election. Not voting has terrible consequences. 000
Speech And Debate @speechanddebate.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Fun fact: Rep Al Green of Texas has introduced the most (four) impeachment resolutions in the 119th House. Also, he was ejected from SOTU more than one for protesting. For his efforts, Texas voters ousted him in this year's primary. Ejection for dignity, indeed. 010
Speech And Debate @speechanddebate.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Voters would have to unite to elect a simple majority of pro-impeachment candidates in the House and 67 pro-convict/remove candidates in the Senate. 110
Speech And Debate @speechanddebate.bsky.social · 07/10/202688+ million nonvoters and 2.9+ million voters wasting their votes on 3rd party sure losers were complicit in Trump's and GOP's return to power. Early voting for the 2026 general election has begun. How many voters will choose wisely and strategically instead of recklessly this time around? 000
Speech And Debate @speechanddebate.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Hmm, also, we have 2024 voters and nonvoters to thank for returning a treasonous abuser to the White House and filling a majority of seats in Congress with the treasonous abuser's sycophantic enablers. Voting--and who you vote for--matters, in every single election. 100
Speech And Debate @speechanddebate.bsky.social · 07/10/2026What's more, instead of uniting in 2024 to ensure Democrats won control of House and Senate, voters and nonvoters stupidly enabled the GOP to win control of Congress and all government agencies. Warnings were clear & many. Authoritarianism, corruption, lawlessness were on the ballot. Voters failed. 010
Speech And Debate @speechanddebate.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Actually, we did have a way. The 2024 election. But instead of uniting to block Trump from winning, voters and nonvoters stupidly enabled Trump to escape justice. Had Trump lost, he would've been sentenced for real in the Stormy Daniels case and Jack Smith's cases would've moved forward. 220
Speech And Debate @speechanddebate.bsky.social · 07/10/2026California voters, here's a handy guide to all those propositions on your ballot. calmatters.org/california-v... Also, keep in mind that money and interest from bond measures are repaid by YOU, the taxpayer, often over several decades. It's not magic money that materializes from thin air. You pay.calmatters.orgPropositionsCalifornians will vote on 14 ballot propositions in the November 2026 election, including ones to tax billionaires, require voter ID and speed housing construction. 000
Speech And Debate @speechanddebate.bsky.social · 07/10/2026You'd think all those MAGAs outraged by Hunter's laptop would be a million times more outraged by the Trump crime family getting obscenely rich off regular folks' hard-earned tax dollars--tax dollars that instead should be funding programs like healthcare that benefit regular hardworking taxpayers. 000
Speech And Debate @speechanddebate.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Early voting started Sept 18 in four states: Idaho, Minnesota, South Dakota and Virginia. Minnesota tends to have high voter turnout compared to most states. Follow Minnesota's lead. Vote. www.grandrapidsmn.com/news/early-v...grandrapidsmn.comEarly voting off to strong start across MinnesotaST. PAUL—Nearly 385,000 absentee and mail ballots were distributed across Minnesota during the first week of voting for the Nov. 3 general election, according to the Office of the Minnesota 0153
Reposted by Speech And DebateHeather Thomas @heatherthomasaf.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Many states have engaged in wrongful purging and there are just days left until those same states close voter registration. Please stay fierce and keep checking! www.dontgetpurged.orgdontgetpurged.orgVerify Your Name is Still on Your State’s Registered Voter RollYou have the power to beat voter suppression, glitches and Russian hacking! 22315204
Speech And Debate @speechanddebate.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Voters need to be 100% focused on uniting strategically in coming weeks to oust as many Republicans as possible at all levels of government. Early in-person voting started Sept 18 in four states: Idaho, Minnesota, South Dakota and Virginia. Most states begin early-in person voting in mid-October. 000
Speech And Debate @speechanddebate.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Green also got kicked out of SOTU more than once for protesting. Dems say they want fighters then vote out a fighter. Moreover, primary voter turnout this year across states averaged 26%. That % includes both main parties, so Dem party turnout barely reached double digits. Dems still in disarray. 100
Speech And Debate @speechanddebate.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Reminder: It takes simple majority of votes in House to impeach. Democrats don't hold majority of seats; Republicans do, thx to 2024 voters & nonvoters. Fun fact: In current 119th Congress, Rep Al Green introduced Trump impeachment resolutions 4 times. Then TX Dem voters ousted Green in primary.🙄 100
Speech And Debate @speechanddebate.bsky.social · 01/10/2026How many CA taxpayers don't know that they pay for years to cover the amount and interest of bond measures? Let's pass a law that requires every such ballot measure to include the estimated repayment dollar amount per taxpayer per year in one simple sentence on the actual ballot. 000
Speech And Debate @speechanddebate.bsky.social · 01/10/2026www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caFamily of Tumbler Ridge shooting victim suing OpenAI | CBC NewsThe mother of Maya Gebala, a 12-year-old who remains in hospital after the shooting on Feb. 10, alleges the tech company failed to alert authorities to prompts from the shooter related to violence. 011
Speech And Debate @speechanddebate.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Here's the trailer, for a better idea of what it's about. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BS9-...youtube.comThe Work in Progress with Robert Reich | Official TrailerYouTube video by Inequality Media 000
Reposted by Speech And DebateRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026In March, Washington State passed a tax on millionaires to fund public education, childcare, and expand its earned income tax credit. Now, special interest groups backed by the rich are trying to trick voters into repealing the tax by claiming it will apply to non-millionaires. Don't fall for it.nytimes.comWashington Taxed Its Millionaires. Now the Rich Want It Repealed.Washington State voters will get a chance to accept or reject the 9.9 percent income tax on millionaires approved by the Legislature, which broke the state’s taboo against levying income taxes. 12038261781
Speech And Debate @speechanddebate.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Their paid membership guild now has more than 2.9 million members, doubling in the past year. Membership opens access to films such as Charlie Kirk: American Martyr and Off School Property: Solving the Separation of Church and State. While everyone is focused on Ellisons' takeover of Warner Bros... 000
Speech And Debate @speechanddebate.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Are enough people aware that people who censored movies to teach their kid "honesty" now are cranking out their own movies at an increasing rate? @maddow.bsky.social @chrislhayes.bsky.social @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social @nicollewallace.bsky.social @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social @aoc.bsky.social 100
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Speech And Debate @speechanddebate.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Pumped enough to vote at 3x the rate they voted in their state primaries? Only around 27.7% of registered Democrats in Texas voted in their 2026 primary elections. 000
