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Ever have people ask you what good the protests, even small ones, do? Here is one answer from authoritarianism scholar @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social : a core authoritarian tactic is to break down society's sense of morality so that more people conduct, or condone, violence and corruption. ...

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"In the five years since Floyd's death, dozens of cities and states have passed bans on no-knock warrants, expanded crisis response teams and introduced civilian review boards" The backlash is terrible and painful, and we must also keep in mind where there is progress. We must hold both.

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Harvard's catalogue of free online courses is here, with US government classes on page 2 pll.harvard.edu/catalog?pric... h/t to drew_hartwyk who posted saying these enable "learning basic U.S. Government, understanding the Constitution, and How to recognize a Dictatorship takeover" Please share

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So yes, as currently written the House GOP budget will require half a trillion dollars in cuts to Medicare. That’s T as in trillion and “care” as in Medicare on top of the cuts to Medicaid and Obamacare. So how did this happen? As near as I can tell House Republicans and the …

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Please submit a comment by Friday on the terrible proposal to limit access to covid vaccines. Government has no business withholding proven healthcare from people who would choose it for themselves. (I’m told the category choice=Individual). www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...

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One important thing to note: The list of conditions that increase the risk of severe illness is long, and a LOT of people who wouldn't think of themselves as "high-risk" actually do have one. In addition to the obvious, like immunocompromise, risk factors the CDC officially acknowledges include...

submitted 7 days ago • 18 comments

In addition to healthy people who just, you know, DON'T WANT TO GET COVID with the attendant risk of long covid (which can happen to anyone, no matter how previously healthy) — this will hurt households where one person is at high risk and their loved ones can't get vaccinated to help protect them

submitted 7 days ago • 59 comments

The charges against @replamonica.bsky.social are baseless. It's an attempt by the Trump admin to intimidate members of Congress of the opposition party. This is what wannabe authoritarians do. Rep. McIver was doing her job conducting oversight at an ICE facility. We stand with her.

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Such a powerful day. Such a leaderful movement. Lawyers — over 10k of us raised our right hand and reaffirmed our oath to uphold the rule of law — are you ready to join us? Sign up to make every day a law day of ACTION, here: L4GG.org/lawday #lawsky

submitted 22 days ago • 1 comment

@SenatorRandPaul Thank you for speaking out about how wrong it is for the Presidency to take powers that belong to Congress. www.c-span.org/clip/us-sena...

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

A great way for immigrants and allies to minimize the harm if someone gets detained. Having these answers can get them released sooner and protect children, jobs, and homes. PLEASE SHARE. And please consider offering to help immigrants in your circles with this planning. nipnlg.org/work/resourc...

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

Well done! THANK YOU for carrying these important messages to the American people!

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I hope you'll consider starting this in your area: Activists plan to open a vending machine in New Orleans. Vending machine items will be free and include condoms, emergency contraception, pregnancy tests and birth control pills, but also other medication and health items including Narcan. 1/2

submitted 35 days ago • 1 comment

Excellent. Here’s the habeas lawsuit filed in DC for all the men disappeared to CECOT we were waiting for.

submitted 41 days ago • 201 comments

Trump and Bukele claim they can't release anyone from CECOT BUT THEY ALREADY HAVE: at least 9 detainees El Salvador released back to the US in the last 3 months NINE other people freed. Why not Abrego Garcia, who's there on an "administrative error"? DEMAND HIS FREEDOM NOW

submitted 42 days ago • 106 comments

Here's a lawsuit I hope we'll see more like--fr Liberty Justice Center & Ilya Somin on behalf of 5 small businesses reliant on imports: wine importer, plastic pipe co, an electronic kit co, a fishing tackle co, & a woman's cycling apparel co. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

submitted 42 days ago • 16 comments

Wouldn't it be nice if every news outlet that covered the Bukele Oval Office meeting noted: District court wrote: Abrego Garcia "has never been charged with or convicted of any crime."⤵️ Fourth Circuit: The government presented "NO EVIDENCE" of MS-13 affiliation. Abandoned argument before court. ⤵️

submitted 43 days ago • 171 comments

From one of the top scholars on authoritarianism

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If the U.S. government is going to take the position that, once removed from the United States, folks can’t be brought back, then it sure seems to me that federal courts should be reflexively and categorically barring all removals until they’re 100 percent certain that the removals are lawful.

submitted 43 days ago • 1321 comments

@blumenthal.senate.gov @baldwin.senate.gov @raskin.house.gov @repjasmine.bsky.social @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social @coons.senate.gov @repmikejohnson.bsky.social @kaine.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @padilla.senate.gov You have law degrees; you know what this moment means. How about it?

submitted 43 days ago • 1 comment

I’ve just posted this video message to members of the DC Bar, urging them to vote AGAINST AG Pam Bondi’s brother to be its next president. Please pass this on to anyone who is eligible to vote. www.instagram.com/reel/DIcQFxt...

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Care about erasing history? Contact your CONGRESS people to exert their legitimate power over the Smithsonian

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sharing since I don't see this covered in US media

submitted 45 days ago • 0 comments

Thank you, Susman Godfrey. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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If your client or loved one has been disappeared by the US gov, whether to Guantánamo, a Salvadoran gulag, or some other incomunicado/unregistered ICE or CBP facility, I urge you to report it to the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (thread): www.ohchr.org/en/special-p...

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US folks: Like me, you may not be aware of how widespread anti-protest laws have become. Many carry severe penalties like prison time, disqualification from student loans, and facing $$$ lawsuits that tie you up for years. theguardian.com/.../0…

submitted 45 days ago • 1 comment

In Nazi Germany, the targeted population was encouraged to self-deport and the state sought to impoverish them to force them to leave.

submitted 47 days ago • 98 comments

Hey #FOIA fans want to do your part to make it easier to get DOGE records? Easy peasy. Send a short (polite!) email to [email protected] and say, please make it possible to submit electronic FOIA requests to the U.S. DOGE Service through FOIA.gov. That's all. I'll take it from there.

submitted 48 days ago • 47 comments

Thank you @murray.senate.gov and Sen Susan Collins for standing up, describing which powers belong to which part of the government. The Constitution separates these powers to reduce the chance that power can be abused. Thank you for protecting the American people. www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...

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Definitely mixed news, but encouraging that there's response to public objections: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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