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100 DAYS...of lying, grifting, lawbreaking, division, incompetence, ignorance, illegal deportations, self-aggrandizement, vulgarity, self-pity, cruelty, ignoring the Supreme Court & due process while attacking: the Media, Universities, Law Firms, the Courts & Journalists. 1362 Days to go...

"The most brazenly corrupt thing a President has ever done. Not close.” www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

"The Partnership for Public Service, which studies the federal workforce, has used budget figures to produce a rough estimate that Trump's firings, re-hirings, lost productivity and paid leave of thousands of workers will cost upward of $135 billion this fiscal year." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...

IT GETS WORSE Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth brought his wife, a former Fox News producer, to two meetings with foreign military counterparts where sensitive information was discussed, according to multiple people who were present or had knowledge of the discussions. New via @wsj.com:

I recorded a special episode of my Bulwark podcast with @timmiller.bsky.social this morning to discuss Paul, Weiss’s appalling capitulation to the First Extortionist of the United States. I didn’t mince words. Link below. @thebulwark.bsky.social

“George Conway, a conservative lawyer and frequent critic of Mr. Trump, posted on social media, ‘This Paul Weiss capitulation is the most disgraceful action by a major law firm in my lifetime, so appalling that I couldn’t believe it at first.’”

Screaming into the void

TOMORROW!!! If you aren't near Washington DC, be at your state capitol at noon local time. Let's do this!! ❤️🇺🇸

NEW: National Park Service staff have received talking points ordering them to describe layoffs as “workforce management actions” and to reassure visitors that changes resulting from the cuts won’t impede “memorable and meaningful experiences for all.” By @anjeanette-damon.bsky.social

🚨 Trump and Musk want to fire federal workers, gut public services, and hand our government to billionaires. We’re not letting that happen. 📢 Join us this Thursday at 8PM ET for a mass call to hear how we fight back—together.

A top economics reporter goes off script on national TV: “I am going to say this at risk of my job, but what President Trump is doing is insane.”

What pressure is being put on Russia to negotiate?

Maryland is home to tens of thousands of federal public servants who have raised their hands to serve our country. I'll continue to stand with them and encourage all impacted federal workers to visit our site and see what resources are available to help them. response.maryland.gov/federalpubli...

Curious who knows if the food from USAID that was left rotting in storage per the Trump/Musk administration's halting of global aid was supposed to go to the Congo? Could these children have been so hungry due to the negligence of Trump that they resorted this this? www.cbsnews.com/news/congo-m...

Here’s a gift NYT article from me to you. It’s must read opinion outlining some -but not all- Trump violations of our Constitutional framework and laws. Please read and #jointheresistance. Public outcry changed the outcome of Watergste and Vietnam. Show it still can. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/o...

The American people don't want Project 2025, and any nominee who would weaponize and dismantle our institutions to enforce such a radical and cruel agenda must be rejected. Make sure your senators hear from you. app.sosha.ai/s/pcA9GLXJ

It's Pritzker and AOC who get it so far. Who else?

We’re gonna have to march.