Progressive Politics

I found this technique called deep canvassing to be fascinating. I think the headline might be a little rigid but the method is scientifically proven.

Here is something I want to warn everyone about. You might be aware how Russian propaganda targets Trump supporters. What you might not yet be aware of is that there is propaganda targeted at us too. The article I linked to does a good job of explaining this with the following quote:

A slice:

"We are not ready for what is coming our way in four to five years," he said in his first major speech since becoming secretary general in October, urging members to "turbocharge" their defence spending.

Jones fretted that streamers and podcasters are bringing in views that cable news cannot come close to touching.

The environmental lawyer long badgered by Chevron and allies said he is “grateful” for the lawmakers’ letter.

Common Dreams Staff Dec 10, 2024

“Deny, deny, deny. That’s how you hit your numbers. If you take a breath or think about any of these cases, you’re going to fall behind.”

Despite well-documented prosecutorial misconduct powerfully depicted in Apted’s documentary, Peltier’s conviction has yet to be overturned.

Les Leopold Dec 10, 2024

Maybe the culture war is the answer to the healthcare problem?

from 972Magazine [published in Israel] By Haggai Matar November 26, 2024

Residents of Li’l Abner Mobile Home Park have mobilized quickly against Rodriguez’s eviction orders.

Rejecting the mandate would leave thousands of residents in homes too short-staffed to provide proper care.

"Both of these chemicals have caused too much harm for too long, despite the existence of safer alternatives," said one environmental campaigner.

Lawmakers will soon vote on a bill directing a nonprofit to draft curriculum on atrocities carried out by communist regimes.

This really nails home the point that the legal system is not intended to protect ordinary citizens from the worst people in our society, it’s there to protect the very worst in our society from ordinary citizens.

The Hot Topic company was a CIA creation?

Nine states have trigger laws that would swiftly end their Medicaid expansions if federal funding falls.

If you’ve ever wondered how the right-wing media ecosystem operates and why it’s effective, try viewing it as a form of improvisational theater or improv.

The man who received the harshest federal sentence in connection with 2020 protests against police brutality has been in solitary confinement for more than 250 days. Last Friday, Malik Muhammad ended a nine-day hunger strike undertaken in protest of his solitary confinement at Oregon State Penitentiary.

In a shocking turn of events, South Koreans went to bed Monday night to the news that their unpopular president, Yoon Suk Yeol, had declared martial law over the country, only to awake on Tuesday to discover that the National Assembly—backed by crowds of citizens gathering in protest—had overruled Yoon and restored their hard-won democratic system.

Nvidia's Jensen Huang joins the oligarchic dozen, which have more influence over media and politics than ever.

Who’s your favorite?

A new lawsuit filed by a current Apple employee accuses the company of spying on its workers via their personal iCloud accounts and non-work devices.

Today, however, I write to you with grave concerns about the integrity of the 2024 presidential election and the urgent need for a forensic audit to restore trust in our democracy.

Randy Fine "must be investigated by state and federal law enforcement authorities and condemned by both Democratic and Republican Party leadership," said the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

A new report reveals that most of the biggest retailers in the U.S. and Canada need to do more to protect consumer health from dangerous plastics and chemicals.

I want to remind everyone that there are going to be elections next year in the US.

Strengthening relationships strengthens communities, which influences societies.

From start to stop, the shopping stampede known as Black Friday exposes the deep failures of our economic system.

Hi folks, I just finished my first complete desktop application today and so I'm doing a bit sharing this morning. This program is called FOIA(s), and its an advanced mail-merge designed to help advocates and professionals in the United States generate FOIA requests for discovery in ongoing court cases. I made this program with folks like you in mind, because I think you're folks who care about truth and justice. Let go find some. Thanks

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Jewish anarchists weigh-in on how people can organize and act in the changing terrain. For a zine PDF, go here.

Rethinking abundance, wellbeing, and security in a post-growth world.

Reported move would mean loss of 15,000 personnel at a time when the US is struggling to recruit, warn charities

Interview with Vincent Bevins by Aaron Gell

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez voted for a resolution on Wednesday which endorses a bogus Israel lobby definition of anti-Semitism.

To dismantle the machinery of autocracy, you first need to understand how it works.

Recently leaked memos reveal that a number of Trump’s prospects for cabinet positions have in fact been cartoon characters, and everyone on his staff is too cowardly to tell him they aren’t real.

I'm sure everyone knows what's at stake already but just to quickly recap the following might happen when Trump takes office.

On Thursday, the House passed a bill that would allow the president to wipe out any nonprofit organizations he opposes with the flick of a pen. He had bipartisan support.

theconversation.com

If we Americans don’t find ways to recognize our shared values, and even our shared humanity, we won’t be able to defend those values when they are challenged.

Did the Democrats really lose because they were too “woke”, too obsessed with minorities, too radical? After defeat, there always comes the battle for the narrative about why the party lost. As the US left is rediscovering, the most influential voices tend to be those platformed by corporate media outlets whose siren cry is always to march rightwards. And yet even the New York Times concluded that one of the main problems was in fact Kamala Harris’s “Wall Street-approved economic pitch”, which her brother-in-law – chief legal officer at Uber – reportedly helped craft, and which “fell flat”.

Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Chair Ken Martin, whose party hasn’t lost a statewide race since his tenure began in 2011, announced on Tuesday that he’s running to lead the Democratic National Committee.

Such atrocity propaganda masquerading as journalism has been used to justify Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

“Russia is lowering the threshold for a nuclear strike in response to a possible conventional attack,” said one expert

The survey asked voters about a series of controversial statements and stances by Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and his nominee to lead the Department of Defense, Pete Hegseth.

What could it be? What would it look like? How will it most likely come about?

One of a few examples I came across since the election. Little souls like this one coming out of the woodwork thinking latching on to Trumps hate gives their life some sense and validation. Six weeks before and a lot of them are already itching for violence and repression. Be prepared, organize and band together. We'll not be able to stick this out alone.

As a settler colony that practiced genocide and chattel slavery, aspects of fascism have clear precedents in the United States.

Rachel Shabi Sat 16 Nov 2024 02.00 EST

How is possible for people to vote against their own interests? Carole explained it 5 years ago: https://www.ted.com/talks/carole_cadwalladr_facebook_s_role_in_brexit_and_the_threat_to_democracy

In all of the lawsuits, the Republicans asked courts to block the counties from counting these provisional ballots.

These increases are driven by a potent mix of rising insurance payouts coupled with rising costs of construction as people build increasingly expensive homes and other assets in harm’s way.

One veteran journalist called Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough's meeting with Donald Trump "a disgusting show of obeisance in advance."

"Mass deportations aren't just inhumane," one congresswoman said. "Trump has a recipe for economic disaster. Farmers, workers, and consumers... all pay the price."

Wasn't sure if we were allowed to use that word in post titles so I censored it just in case.