If adopted and signed into law, Tara Murtha, director of impact and engagement at @womenslawproject.bsky.social, expects the SAVE America Act to “interfere with women’s voting rights and run afoul of the 19th Amendment,” which guarantees American women the right to vote.
Just posted a new article @goodfaithmedia.bsky.social which discusses efforts by anti-abortion activist Matt Trewhella against GOP platforming of openly LGBTQ political figures, plus some NAR leaders differ from Christian Right xenophobes on immigration. goodfaithmedia.org/rifts-on-the...
On This International Women’s Day, the SAVE America Act Reminds Us the Fight for Women’s Suffrage Is Still Being Fought | "We’re about 100 years out from getting the right to vote & now we’re fighting this bill which would make it harder for millions of women to vote,” said @gbedekovics.bsky.social
ICYMI: Anti-Fascist, Dystopian YA Novel Inspired by Central Bucks School District | Author @rshifman.bsky.social speaks to Editor @cmychalejko.bsky.social about his new book "We Were the Cuckoo Bees" and how the local community who defeated Moms for Liberty served as his muse. (Audio & Transcript)
moms for liberty's ceo attacked a news outlet for investigating their right-wing funding. they demand transparency but can't handle basic journalism.
this isn't parental rights—it's propaganda with a smile.
This administration does not know or care one bit about affordability.
“From rising electric bills to wholesale natural gas prices surging 71% in 2025, it’s clear that Donald Trump’s cost-raising economic policies have been a total disaster for Pennsylvanians,” said @malcolmkenyatta.bsky.social. “Trump promised to lower costs on Day One. Instead, they’ve skyrocketed.”
Not a drag queen, a die-hard MAGA/Trump supporter: Just months after President Trump's mass pardons for Jan. 6 rioters freed him from prison, a Florida man repeatedly sexually abused two middle-school aged children. www.vpm.org/npr-news/npr...
“This Ramadan has already been heavy for many families in our community w/the immigration crackdowns. Now, as the war on Iran started, many people here are experiencing another layer of fear & grief,” said Rania Mustafa, Executive Director of the Palestinian American Community Center in Clifton, NJ
The Justice Bell and Pennsylvania’s Suffragists: The Unsung History of Women’s Voting Rights and the 19th Amendment | “The historical record reminds us of that access to the ballot has long required vigilance and reform within our democratic system,” said The Justice Bell Foundation's Amanda Owen.
Been thinking about the military more and more, despite it being a long-time point of criticism, because not only is Trump and Hegseth degrading it from the top-down, most of the GOP and a couple Dems are still on this rah rah tough-guy warfighter bullshit that accomplishes nothing but death.
Blowback from the Iraq war was one of the big things that got his brother Mike ousted from Congress by Patrick Murphy.
And Mike wasn’t in Congress to vote for the Iraq war. Brian better hope his vote to keep the Iran war going wont see him following his brother out the door
After the vote, Republican Congressman Fitzpatrick issued a statement boasting his experience serving “in several Middle-East war zones as an Al-Qaeda Interrogator” during President George W. Bush’s war on Iraq claiming he voted against it because it was a “poorly worded & overly-broad resolution.”🤔
"Instead of funding another chaotic, unchecked conflict overseas, we should be investing tax dollars here at home expanding affordable health care, strengthening public education, lowering childcare costs, and bringing down everyday expenses like electricity and gas," said #PA01 Democrat Bob Harvie
Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick Gives Trump a Blank Check With War on Iran, Votes Against War Powers Resolution | "Congress must reassert its constitutional authority. America’s sons & daughters, husbands & wives are being put into harm’s way w/no clear plan," said Democrat @bobharvie-pa.bsky.social.
Not a drag queen, a die-hard MAGA/Trump supporter: Just months after President Trump's mass pardons for Jan. 6 rioters freed him from prison, a Florida man repeatedly sexually abused two middle-school aged children. www.vpm.org/npr-news/npr...
The Trump administration and its supporters have suggested the president might order ICE to the polls. After former Trump adviser Steve Bannon said ICE will surround polling places, White House press secretary Karolina Leavitt said she couldn’t guarantee an ICE agent wouldn’t be near a polling place
Lawmakers in Blue States Like Pennsylvania Push to Ban ICE at Election Polls Amid Federal Voter Intimidation Fears | Some of the state legislative proposals would place local election workers on the front lines of resisting federal interference, reports @stateline.org.
“There was an expectation that something was going to happen,” said Adrienne King, who has two daughters in the district and is president of the @naacpbucks.bsky.social. When nothing did, “it’s a very hollow, empty feeling.”
Families in Places Like Bucks County Forced to Look to Their States for Civil Rights Support as Trump Dismantles Education Department | A 2024 civil rights complaint seeking an investigation into racial bullying at Pennridge School District is 1 of 1,000's sitting in a federal office collecting dust
They’ve already seeded the next few generations.
@cmychalejko.bsky.social @buckscountybeacon.com @lancasteronline.bsky.social @ashleystal.bsky.social @chrisottolnp.bsky.social @jaxonwhite.bsky.social @wgal8.bsky.social @cbs21.bsky.social
“Today every senator—every single one—will pick a side. Do you stand w/the American people who are exhausted with forever wars in the Middle East or stand w/Donald Trump & Pete Hegseth as they bumble us headfirst into another war?” said Senator Chuck Schumer. Fetterman Stands With Trump and Hegseth.
Senator John Fetterman Joins Republicans to Block War Powers Resolution | This would have given lawmakers the opportunity to demand congressional approval before Trump launches any further attacks on Iran. Fetterman announced on X that he's "a hard no. My vote is Operation Epic Fury. 🇺🇸"
Everywhere in the U.S., not just Pennsylvania!
“The rapid data center proliferation across the state is driven by nothing more than profit and these multi-billion-dollar corporations treat the livelihood and health of our residents and the environment as just another cost of doing business.” – @senatormuth.com
Montour County Residents Prove Community Organizing Can Defeat Data Centers and Halt Corporate Land and Power Grabs | Now they are urging other communities across the state, like Bucks County, to join the fight.
Nearly half of Americans can’t afford basics while CEOs rake in millions. This isn’t “market forces”, it’s a choice by corporations & lawmakers to prioritize profits over people.
The only truly just war is class war. ✊
