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Invested in democracy, and defeating fascism, autocracy, plutocracy, oligarchy and all things authoritarian. Love of nature, particularly the High Sierra. Write and record music.
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I did not anticipate how great it would be to have this finally happen, with a Member of Congress taking the crimes and unconstitutional actions of this administration seriously. Impeach, convict, remove. Thanks for listening to the American people @shrithanedar.bsky.social

So is American major media just going to pretend that Donald Trump and his venal band of brigands didn't just spend the last five years of this space-time continuum daily accusing Joe Biden of taking bribes from a foreign country—something Trump just PUBLICLY did to the tune of $400 MILLION DOLLARS?

We have Trump officials openly calling for the arrest of Democratic members of Congress for defying the Trump regime. Yet after Trump's Jan 6 attack we had NO Democrats calling for prosecuting the GOP members of Congress involved like Jim Jordan. Hope this is a lesson to Dems going forward!

SCOTUS has rejected Trump’s autocratic whims time & again He’s counting on unconstitutional shock & awe to make his dictatorship real That’s why we’ll keep countering him with rule of law shock & awe. I discussed @theweekendmsnbc.bsky.social

AOC: This administration — and Noem — spits on the American flag every time they engage in that nonsense. So I don’t want to hear anything about “America First.” These people, and this administration, are putting America last by acting like their allegiance is to a man instead of the Constitution.

This was not a local decision. There's no way the orders to escalate didn't come from the White House Miller runs DHS so even if it's claimed to be a DHS decision, that means him

Trump is responsible for Ras Baraka's arrest. There is no other way to put it. ICE likely checked with the White House before doing it. Trump needs to be impeached and removed for this abuse of power. Contact your Members of Congress right now, here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

Chicago is on to something.

Let’s be clear: Social Security is your f*cking money.

If Trump can claim a "national emergency" to disappear U.S. residents without due process, what’s to stop him from doing the same to U.S. citizens who oppose him?  Either everyone has due process — or no one does.

Everyone should pay attention to these words and keep them on a loop in their minds.

"Arresting a judge" is about as obvious as it gets that they are going to do anything and everything to wrest power from the people and the constitution. It's not a troubling development - it's an act of war against the American system of government.

I hope Wall Street has figured out two things: 1. Trump is a disaster for the U.S. economy. 2. There is no price at which many of us would ever buy a Tesla. I wouldn't take it for free with a $5,000 rebate. I think they have an inkling of the first but are still in denial about the second.

Gmail. Signal chats. What else??? This pattern is proof that this is an intentional policy by the Trump Admin to use unclassified platforms to discuss classified information. How many servicemembers have been placed at greater risk? This demands an investigation.

This could be a double digit lead for Crawford in Wisconsin. Elon Musk is toxic. And I'm loving it because the GOP won't be able to control him.

Elon can’t buy us. We are NOT for sale, and neither is democracy. THANK YOU WISCONSIN!

Trump is gutting the VA and firing more Veterans than any other President in modern history. It’s a complete betrayal to those who answer the call to defend us. I’m helping Senator Booker hold the floor to show that unlike Republicans— Democrats have our heroes’ backs.

Holy shit! "The Trump administration acknowledged in a court filing Monday that it had grabbed a Maryland father with protected legal status and mistakenly deported him to El Salvador, but said that U.S. courts lack jurisdiction to order his return from the megaprison where he’s now locked up."

Attorney General Pam Bondi says Justice Department is seeking a *20 year* prison sentence for 24 year old Colorado man accused of vandalizing a Tesla dealership

Why is Donald Trump stifling free speech? Because that's what every dictator does.

Trump's latest EO threatens the voting rights of millions We @sddfund.bsky.social are proud to join a coalition of pro-democracy orgs incl LULAC suing him—again In America, voters pick their president—presidents don’t pick their voters 👇 statedemocracydefenders.org/fund/anti-vo...

Today is Cesar Chavez Day, a time to remember the power of organizing and the ongoing fight for workers' rights.

www.npr.org/2025/03/30/g... So, that’s actually not allowed…The Constitution isn’t optional, sir. This isn’t a reality show — it’s reality. Two terms, that’s it.

If this had been a Democratic Administration, Republicans would have all called for the Secretary of Defense’s resignation. It’s indefensible conduct.

No way Hegseth typed the attack timeline from memory.

Writing an op-ed is not illegal activity. They are revoking visas for thought crimes and for constitutionally protected expression.

Over 600 local events with many more being added every day. In all 50 states and DC, we will demand an end to the most brazen power grab in modern history. We hope to see you in the streets on April 5: handsoff2025.com/?SQ...

NEW: Although this case doesn't currently involve the Alien Enemies Act, it shows what happens when ICE's allegations of TdA membership get reviewed by independent judges. I got a transcript of the habeas hearing and Judge Brinkema did not mince words when dismissing the government's allegations. 🧵

BREAKING NEWS: Attorney General Josh Kaul said he plans to take legal action against Elon Musk in response to a cash prize related to Wisconsin's Supreme Court election.

IT IS POSSIBLE TO HAVE COURAGE

I don’t care WHO you voted for. If you can’t admit these last couple months have been an absolute shitshow, you’re part of a cult.

Donald Trump cannot cancel the 2026 elections. But he can make it very difficult for them to be free and fair. His executive order is aimed at doing just that. Here is my promise: We are going to sue to stop him and we will win.

Ok Dems, this is phase two (or three?) of Signalghazi. Don’t let your braindead advisers convince you to ignore it because it complicates a simple story, or whatever. Just run at it.

Some breaking news in my latest. Others pointed out that Witkoff appeared to be in Moscow when he joined the Houthi PC Group chat. Sky News has a detailed story on his timeline in Moscow. I ran that against the timeline from the Atlantic article. Witkoff was waiting for Putin when he was added.(1/2)