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[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

🚨JB PRITZKER EMBARRASSES TRUMP:

This is huge! JB Pritzker just BALANCED the Illinois budget with a $0 deficit.

$0!!!!!

The media won't tell you about Democratic accomplishments, so SHARE THIS EVERYWHERE:

While Trump is cutting SNAP, Pritzker is helping families put food on the table.

While Trump's Iran war is driving up energy costs, Illinois is pausing the gas tax increase.

While Trump is building a ballroom, Illinois is funding schools, building housing, wiping out medical debt, and helping working families.

That's what Democratic governing looks like.

Pritzker is lowering costs.

Trump is RAISING them.

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello just BURIED Trump’s Freedom 250 concerts under an avalanche of rock legends.

Donald Trump's Great American State Fair — his big musical celebration of America's 250th birthday — features Vanilla Ice, a version of Milli Vanilli whose original member died in 1998, and Bret Michaels of Poison. Artists have been fleeing it since the day it was announced.

Tom Morello just answered with the Foo Fighters, Bruce Springsteen, Dave Matthews, Joan Baez, Cypress Hill, Killer Mike, Dropkick Murphys, Jack Black, System of a Down's Serj Tankian, Alabama Shakes' Brittany Howard, Run-DMC's Darryl McDaniels, and Soundgarden/Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron.

The contrast could not be more devastating.

Morello's Power to the People Festival will take place on October 3rd at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland — exactly one month before the midterm elections — with any of a dozen acts on the bill capable of selling out the venue by themselves. Springsteen, who just finished his protest-heavy Land of Hope and Dreams Tour under FBI protection due to death threats from Trump supporters, announced the festival from the stage at Nationals Park on the tour's closing night.

The festival will include a "Freedom Village" — an immersive space for civic engagement, grassroots organizing, mutual aid, and social impact initiatives. A portion of ticket proceeds, and 100 percent of VIP ticket sales, go directly to pro-democracy organizations VoteRiders and HeadCount.

Trump's concert was paid for by Boeing, Shell, Toyota, and Royal Caribbean — companies regulated by his own cabinet. Morello's festival is funding voter registration.
Trump's lineup includes an act whose original member died in 1998, a rapper whose last hit was in 1990, and a Celebrity Apprentice winner. Morello's lineup includes living legends who are actively touring, recording, and selling out arenas worldwide.

Young MC fled Trump's concert because nobody told him it was political. C+C Music Factory's frontman stayed while saying on camera that he doesn't "f--- with Trump." Morris Day simply posted, "It's a no from me."

Meanwhile, Springsteen announced his participation in the Power to the People event from a sold-out stadium in Washington DC during his “Land Of Hope & Dreams” tour.

This is what the resistance sounds like. And it sounds a whole lot better than "Ice Ice Baby."

Tickets for the Power to the People Festival go on sale on May 30 at 10AM ET, but you can sign up for pre-sale access on May 29 at 10AM ET via sign-up on the Power to the People website.

Please like and share this post everywhere to spread the news!

[Nick Knudsen 🇺🇸 @NickKnudsenUS]

BREAKING: This ad, when tested, moves voters 4.1 points to Democrats to win the House

That’s HUGE MOVEMENT!

Voters are angry that Trump’s judges are coming for abortion rights. Again.

You know what to do. SHARE. THIS. EVERYWHERE.

[Gianl1974 @Gianl1974]

You see folks, as far as I can tell, from the outside, this is what it looks like: America has elected a man who talks and behaves like a megalomaniac, and the rest of the planet is supposed to just trust that he won’t completely lose his grip on reality and drag us all into catastrophe.

You want to steal Greenland.
You want Cuba to “make a deal before it’s too late”.
You talk about bombing or invading Mexico.
You kidnap a President and knock off the peoples oil in Venezuela.
You joke about annexing Canada like it should be a shopping centre car park you can just claim because you feel like it.

Do you have any idea how insane that sounds to the rest of us?

This isn’t tough talk. This isn’t strategy. This is a deeply unstable old man threatening sovereign nations like he’s flipping over a Monopoly board because he’s losing. This is not normal behaviour. This is not leadership. This is not strength. This is a walking, talking international crisis.

And Americans, this is where it comes back to you. Not just MAGA, not just the people who voted for him, all of you. Because when the President of the United States starts talking about kidnapping leaders, annexing countries, and issuing ultimatums like a mob boss, the rest of the world doesn’t get a vote. We just get the consequences.

You don’t get to shrug and say, “Well I didn’t vote for him.” That might fly at a dinner party, but it doesn’t fly when nuclear powers are watching this circus and recalculating their own red lines. This is your system. Your presidency. Your responsibility.

From the outside, it looks like America lit the fuse and then wandered off while everyone else stands around the bomb wondering who’s going to cut the wire.

And let’s be brutally honest. This man is nearly 80. He’s frail. He’s clearly deteriorating. He is not some long term visionary playing chess. He’s at the end of his lifespan and acting like nothing matters after him. That is the most dangerous type of leader there is. A man with nothing to lose and an ego that demands constant feeding.

Why should the rest of the world pay for that?

Why should families in Europe, Asia, Australia, South America, anywhere, have to worry about war, trade collapse, energy shocks, or global instability because America couldn’t get its own house in order?

This is not about left or right anymore. This is about basic sanity. This is about stopping a psychopath before he does something irreversible. Because once a war starts, once a country gets invaded, once alliances fracture beyond repair, you don’t get a reset button.

So yes, this falls on Americans. You got the world into this mess, and you damn well better roll your sleeves up and get us out of it. Impeach him. Remove him. Contain him. Do whatever your system allows, but do it fast.

Because the rest of us just want to live our lives, raise our families, pay our bills, and not wake up one morning to find out World War Three started because an unhinged old man wanted to feel powerful one last time.

This isn’t funny anymore.
It isn’t theatrical.
It isn’t tolerable.

Get this lunatic under wraps before he ruins it for everyone.

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: Nielsen hits Trump where it hurts by revealing that a staggering 12% fewer people watched his State of the Union Address this year — despite it being the longest in history.

And it gets even worse for the ratings-obsessed MAGA leader...

According to the preliminary from the audience measurement firm, that 12% decrease was experienced across the seven most-watched networks of ABC, CBS, CNN, MS Now, NBC, Fox News, and Fox broadcast.

Trump managed to draw 27.8 million viewers for his lie-riddled, rambling, boring 108-minute-long speech, down from 31.45 million viewers for his joint speech to Congress last year. Not surprisingly, he pulled in his most viewers on the Fox News Channel with 9.1 million viewers.

These numbers are certain to enrage Trump and it seems likely that'll he'll unleash a Truth Social rant attacking the data as "fake news" once the final numbers are released later this week.

But this decrease is hardly surprising. Trump is a deeply unpopular president, with a recent Washington Post poll revealing that 60% of Americans disapprove of him. He has destroyed the economy, sent masked thugs into our streets to murder innocent people, destroyed our relationships with close allies, and continues to cover up the Epstein scandal because he's likely a pedophile himself. We have never had a worse leader.

Please ❤️ and share if you disapprove of Trump!

[Marco Foster @MarcoFoster_]

Robert De Niro: “We all love our country. I choke on that phrase. Can you love a country where our neighbors are shot down in the streets by masked government thugs? Can you love a country that denies healthcare for tens of millions of our fellow citizens? Can you love a country that trashes our economy to give tax breaks to its billionaire cronies? Can you love a country that pardons violent criminals and protects pedophiles? I feel betrayed by my country. It doesn’t have to be perfect, but it does have to return to the values that gave us our strength and humanity”

[Protect Kamala Harris ✊ @DisavowTrump20]

🚨NEW: Donald Trump has attacked USA Olympic skier Hunter Hess on social media, calling him a “real loser” for expressing concern about the murders of Alex Pretti and Renee Good by ICE.

RETWEET if you stand with Hess against Trump!

[Stephanie "LB" 🟧 @LincolnsBible]

posted on substack by a person named Teri Leigh

I’m writing this from Minnesota.

These are just a few things that may not be making the national or international news.

a beloved local donut shop Glam Doll Donuts across the street from where Alex Pretti died turned into a warming house and medic center for protestors building and maintaining the memorial site.

a 70yo independent bookstore owner DreamHaven Books down the street expressed his pain on camera, walked through a tear gas cloud, and his website crashed less than 24 hours later from too much business and donations.

the day after tear gas bombs destroyed a N-Mpls neighborhood sending a 6mo old baby to the hospital, at daybreak, a small church community cleaned up the mess of pepper balls, tear gas containers and trash so the neighbors didn’t have to wake up to the memories.

a local independent journalist Mercado Media pounding the streets everyday reporting things from the ground had a testicle removed and showed up two days later to walk with 75,000+ community members to walk the streets in -20 degree weather.

a local sex-positive adult-store The Smitten Kitten has completely transformed into a donation and distribution center.

a local pizza place Wrecktangle Pizza raised over $83K in less than a few days to support families that are sheltering in place.

tow-truck companies are donating their services to clean up the accidents and abandoned vehicles left by ICE and the city is waiving impound fees.

local multi-faith spiritual leaders are spearheading sit-ins at corporate headquarters such as Target and USBank to have deeper conversations with CEOs and boards of directors about community relief.

social workers are taking in children who came home from school with both their parents “disappeared.”

animal shelters and pet-fostering agencies are rescuing pets left alone for days or weeks after their humans were detained.

every restaurant, church, karate dojo, dance studio, school, barber shop, and other small business has created their own underground grassroots supportive network to protect their neighbors, get people to and from work, and raise funds to pay everyday bills.

women who are moms and work full-time jobs are donning reflective vests in shifts to stand watch at bus stops, city parks, and grocery store parking lots ini sub-zero temps to bear witness before going home to tuck their babies in at night.

the MN National Guard offered donuts, coffee, and hot cocoa to peaceful protesters the day after Alex Pretti died, reminding community that we are all in this together and they are here to keep the peace.

These are just a few examples. Stories like this are happening in the hundreds here, every single day!

Community is EVERYTHING!

This Substack community and the MN-Strong resistance has saved my mental health these last weeks.

Thank you for reading.

Thank you for giving a shit.

I love you.

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: The family of Alex Pretti releases a powerful statement about his senseless murder at the hands of Trump's masked fascist goons.

Please share this far and wide...

"We are heartbroken but also very angry. Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital," the family said in a statement provided to CNN.

"Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately he will not be with us to see his impact. I do not throw around the hero term lightly. However his last thought and act was to protect a woman."

"The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He has his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down all while being pepper sprayed."

"Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you."

It is our responsibility as Americans to get the truth out there. Petti was not attempting to harm anyone. He was swarmed, beaten, and disarmed by vicious federal agents who were looking for someone to hurt. Once they had removed his gun — which he had a legal permit to carry — they executed him in cold blood by firing numerous bullets into him. Then, the Trump administration proceeded to immediately falsely smear him as a "terrorist" who wanted to carry out a mass shooting against law enforcement. They're utterly shameless.

“He cared about people deeply and he was very upset with what was happening in Minneapolis and throughout the United States with ICE, as millions of other people are upset,” said Pretti's father Alex. “He thought it was terrible, you know, kidnapping children, just grabbing people off the street. He cared about those people, and he knew it was wrong, so he did participate in protests.”

Rest in power Alex. The rest of us will carry on the fight.

Please like and share.

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: French President Emanuel Macron throws down the gauntlet to Trump and announces that his nation's military will join joint exercises in Greenland alongside Denmark and other allies.

All of Europe is rising up against MAGA now...

"At the request of Denmark, I have decided that France will participate in the joint exercises organized by Denmark in Greenland, Operation Arctic Endurance. The first French military elements are already on their way. Others will follow," Macron wrote on X.

"We do not underestimate statements on Greenland," Macron stated elsewhere. "If the sovereignty of a European country and ally were to be affected, the knock-on effects would be unprecedented. France is monitoring the situation very closely and will act in full solidarity with Denmark and its sovereignty."

Earlier today, Germany also announced that they will be sending troops to Greenland as part of a reconnaissance mission with other European nations as Trump escalates his saber-rattling rhetoric towards the Arctic island. The joint European mission was requested especially by Denmark, of which Greenland is an autonomous territory.

"The aim is to explore the framework conditions for possible military contributions to support Denmark in ensuring security in the region," stated the German Defense Ministry.

“Security in the Arctic is of crucial importance to the Kingdom and our Arctic allies, and it is therefore important that we, in close cooperation with allies, further strengthen our ability to operate in the region,” stated Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen.

“The Danish Defense Forces, together with several Arctic and European allies, will explore in the coming weeks how an increased presence and exercise activity in the Arctic can be implemented," he added.

Denmark will also be deploying additional aircraft, naval assets, and ground troops in and around Greenland as part of the increased training and exercises.

It cannot be overstated what a horrifying state of affairs America now finds itself in. Our closest allies are now preparing to repel a possible invasion of a NATO member all because Trump fancies himself a conqueror. His imperialist dreams are those of a child with no real understanding of the world. The U.S. doesn't need to seize Greenland because there is already no limit to the amount of military assets we are permitted to station there. This is about grandstanding. Trump is desperate to carve out a legacy as his domestic policies implode.

As for the MAGA supporters who are mindlessly braying in support of Trump's aggression, bragging that the United States would win if it came to war with Europe, they are completely missing the point. With an increasingly expansionist Russia and an ascendent China, America needs its European allies now more than ever. Regardless of how this Greenland debacle resolves, Trump has permanently damaged our most crucial alliances.

Please ❤️ and share if you stand with Europe against Trump's fascism!

[Protect Kamala Harris ✊ @DisavowTrump20]

🚨NEW: Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-D) plans to file Articles of Impeachment against DHS Secretary Kristi Noem over the Minneapolis shooting of Renee Nicole Good.

RETWEET if you stand with Kelly against Noem!

[ᗰᗩƳᖇᗩ @LePapillonBlu2]

I WILL NEVER STOP TALKING ABOUT THE #EpsteinFiles 🖐🏽

[Harry Eccles @Heccles94]

Can we show @realDonaldTrump that we haven't forgotten about this?

Can we retweet this 10,000 times?

Comment when done ✅ 👇

[Protect Kamala Harris ✊ @DisavowTrump20]

Just hours after Caroline Kennedy’s daughter, Tatiana Schlossberg, tragically died, Donald Trump has launched a series of social media attacks against her family.

RETWEET if you stand with @CarolineKennedy against these despicable attacks!

[Protect Kamala Harris ✊ @DisavowTrump20]

🚨NEW: Legendary jazz saxophonist Billy Harper has cancelled his planned New Years Eve performance at the Kennedy Center: "I would never even consider performing in a venue bearing a name that represents overt racism"

RETWEET if you stand with Harper against Trump!

[Marco Foster @MarcoFoster_]

Lawrence O’Donnell: “America’s worst public speaker struggled mightily reading a teleprompter full of lies. Donald Trump delivered his speech in a monotone anger. He seemed to he angry at the truth.”

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@stfuesh Godzilla!!!!