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Last night's town hall with @votevets.org reminded me why conversations like this matter - and why a better future is still possible, but it's up to each of us to make it a reality.

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The Grok “white genocide” incident is a clear example of techno-fascism. Musk, Zuckerberg, Bezos, Thiel (Palantir), Andreessen (a16z), Armstrong (Coinbase) and other billionaires subscribe to the neoreactionary movement which aims to replace democracy with authoritarian “network states”.

Pete Buttigieg: A Servicemember “who happens to be transgender... ought to be honored and not kicked out of the military.” Meanwhile, Trump—who dodged service—spends his time attacking those who actually wear the uniform. A coward lashing out at those who show the courage he never had.

“.. It's one thing to lose track of one airplane because you can't communicate with them, but to lose track of ALL of the airplanes .. “.. they still had radar coverage, but that's like watching a car crash happen and not be able to do anything about it.” www.denver7.com/news/investi...

The political media is obsessively relitigating the issue of Biden being too old and out of touch while the current president babbles incoherently at press conferences and regularly admits he's not the one making decisions on key policy matters.

Too many people are allowing Donald Trump to continue because “they’re thinking of what is in their own personal, financial well-being, and not what is in the well-being of our democracy,” Cory Booker says.

The ruling from U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell is the first to permanently block an executive order issued by President Trump punishing a law firm for representing clients or causes he dislikes.

What a line from Warren Buffett this morning: “Be kind, and the world is better off. I'm not sure that the world will be better off if I'm richer." [applause] 🙏🏼

@iamgmjohnson.bsky.social author of “All Boys Aren’t Blue” is prepared to fight for their book, books everywhere, & all readers. The banning & the commentary won’t stop them. “I am built with a different type of will & a different type of ancestor watching over me.” #Velshi #VelshiBannedBookClub

“The enemy debase[s] history, ascribing to himself/both ancient and future glory.” -Czeslaw Milosz

The real winner in Trump’s budget proposal? The gun industry. By making massive cuts to the ATF, this Administration shows that it will continue to turn a blind eye to gun violence and the thousands of lives it takes each year. Congress should be tough on crime and reject these cuts.

“Critical thinking is the kryptonite to fascism.” Trump’s attempts to remove so-called “improper ideology” from historical institutions is a threat to democracy, argues @kimberlecrenshaw.bsky.social. "The road to authoritarianism is paved with the creation of a mythic past.” #Velshi

I feel so lucky to have been present for Justice Jackson’s principled rebuke of attacks on the judiciary. I do hope more justices - in particular, the chief - speak out with the same clarity and force. The rule of law depends on it.

Tea company founder Lei Nichols sold her house and picked up a night job to support her small business. Then the Trump Administration raised tariffs on China.

The CDC has eviscerated divisions that oversee a database on accidental deaths and injuries and the team that maintains a tool for tracking sexually transmitted diseases. The EPA will stop requiring that industry measures greenhouse gas emissions.

Shapiro, a Democrat, is Jewish and has said he supports a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict.

this is just a horrible, pathological liar. we know that. but they know they've lost the public on this one. the escalation is the giveaway

“They are living in a self-created delusion.” Senator Chris Murphy, of Connecticut, talks with David Remnick about his Republican colleagues and how they enable Donald Trump’s actions because they are “deeply scared of him.”

Xinis says she's going to force multiple Trump administration officials to sit for depositions over the next 7 days to confirm whether they're complying with the Supreme Court.

NEW: A whistleblower report submitted to Congress and the U.S. Office of Special Counsel reveals that DOGE and Elon Musk appear to have mishandled and manipulated sensitive data from the National Labor Relations Board — and worked to cover its tracks. The NLRB is a small independent agency that…

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Trump’s showerhead executive order will have virtually no effect because manufacturers have little interest in making showerheads that exceed the current limits, according to the executive director of the Appliance Standards Awareness Project. By @peterelkind.bsky.social

Thank YOU for coming out! This is exactly why we do this. One objective of these rallies has been for people in red and swing areas to start seeing and finding one another. There is power in numbers. We also bring local organizers onstage to speak and highlight local issues. It’s been great 💜

1 school, 2 shootings in nearly a year. Only in America. Schools should be places of learning and joy, not sites of horror and fear. We can and we must do better. @endfamilyfire.org #TX

“They’re not really using AI, they’re not really driving efficiency. What they’re doing is smashing everything,” the former official said. www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

They should be more concerned

Ali Velshi, just after the ‘24 election, gave this incredible commentary, perfect for right now, when it feels like all is lost. youtube.com/watch?v=STTr...

@donwinslow.bsky.social

What a fucking loser. He picked a fight that he can't win and that Americans hate. He lost and he is retreating and GETTING NOTHING IN RETURN.

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Bernie Sanders/AOC Fighting Oligarchy Rally Los Angeles

@profgalloway.com called it... After Scott predicted no tariffs on Apple products on our Friday episode, President Trump just gave an exemption to smartphones, computers, and other electronics. What prediction will come true next? Tune in next week...

AOC: We must acknowledge the terrifying moment we are in right now. What we are hearing and seeing with our own eyes is, in fact, happening. We are watching our neighbors, students, and friends being fired, targeted, and disappeared. It is real.

Firing a DOJ lawyer for admitting a government error when the lawyer’s duty to the court requires exactly that admission is about as wrong as anything can be. Only in the lawless, topsy-turvy world of Trump and Vance is such absurdity imaginable. Yet here we are! www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/u...

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When the guy who represented Bush in 2000 says you're going to bizarre places in challenging votes...

Must-read reporting on another disappeared migrant by @isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social

A real sign at the American Bar Association spring meeting in DC (h/t @balancecraft.bsky.social)