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A “shift” never happened. A chaotic raid at a worksite and a warrantless sweep in our communities have the same outcome. Bullshit rhetoric aside, they’re hunting us down while we’re trying to feed you. Who’s actually in charge?

True.

Whatever happens in the coming days/weeks, just remember that these sociopaths claimed up and down they’d never drag America into another war.

Reading the new American Bar Association lawsuit against the Trump administration and noticed this. It still boggles my mind that I was literally the only targeted lawyer willing to talk on camera.

"We didn't think he meant what he repeatedly said over and over again."

Today's mood...

People can say what they want. The quality of my interactions is much higher on BlueSky than on X. And I typically don't go to bed feeling angered or sickened by the people I've interacted with that day.

Take it from Arizona Marine Corps veteran JoJo Sweatt: Parades are supposed to be about celebrating heroes, like so many of the women servicemembers who stepped up to defend our country — not a president who disrespects them.

This.👇

My friend, AZ State Rep. Aaron Márquez, is an Army veteran and he has something to say: Trump doesn't deserve a parade, but there are a lot of Arizona veterans who do — because they understand what it means to put country before self.

"I cannot say this strongly enough: until 2026, only two things stand between the authoritarian project and its objectives: the judiciary and a popular protest movement. We have no control over the former. We must not surrender, or abandon, the latter."

FLASHBACK — ROGAN: “If taking a baby from her mother doesn’t freak you out you’re not part of the team, man. You’re missing it… You’re an as*hole.”

😳😮😲. As the Joe Turns

PSA: We will be focusing on the “No Kings” rallies rather than his military charade, and we encourage other outlets to do the same. (‘Many people are saying’ they will have a much bigger turnout)

KINZINGER: “The thing that disturbed me more than anything was watching the soldiers cheering and booing at his speech. That was a failure of command.”

Secretary @KristiNoem accusing Padilla of “political theater” is delicious

We already know the answers. What we need is action.

This is how you do a headline.

In today's WSJ by their editorial board www.wsj.com/opinion/rfk-...

I have a “distinction” for you. January 6th was an attempted coup. apple.news/ArZ0dK39SSo2...

The only thing I will be thinking about on Saturday.

Being uninvited from the White House caused Rand Paul to lose a lot of the respect he had for Donald Trump that Trump’s two impeachments, insurrection, four criminal indictments, criminal conviction, and sexual abuse damages verdict did not cause him to lose. Got it.

"Home Depot ... You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious."

💯💯💯

You know what I see? I see a community reacting to gangs of armed masked men who look like nativist vigilantes, not legitimate, accountable law enforcement.

So do we get why I was banned from speaking about Pinochet at the Naval Academy now?

By the way a military parade when we’re not celebrating a war victory is something a dude who never served would do.

Gonna say something obvious to most: real masculinity defends the defenseless, punches up not down, has compassion, and fights only on behalf of others to battle injustice or evil. It doesn’t just lift weights and tweet in all caps and listen to Rogan and grow a beard to feel accepted by other men

Insects are having a moment ... "The declines witnessed by Janzen – and described by others around the world – are part of what some ecologists call a 'new era' of ecological collapse, where rapid extinctions occur in regions that have little direct contact with people."

Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺

Just released. My Nature piece: "Never before has the USA seen such an anti-intellectual, anti-science assault... History tells us that there are times when the dangers of inaction become sufficiently threatening to individuals or the planet that scientists... rdcu.be/eo3Hb

Forgive me, but if your "industry" depends entirely on stealing someone else's work, it deserves to die. "Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would “basically kill the AI industry in this country overnight.” www.theverge.com/news/674366/...

I've signed. Do these do anything? I don't know. But the statement is worth saying.

Getting ready for another week of fighting for democracy in court.

The media is either pushing back against this stuff or they are helping it along. There is no third option.

"Protein may be hot, but it’s fiber that Americans need to eat a lot more of." "To get the full health benefits of fiber, it’s important to eat a variety of naturally fiber-rich foods and not rely on supplements...could actually lead to health problems..." gift link www.wsj.com/health/welln...

The Wall Street Journal had a piece last night that the Judicial Conference of the United States — the policy making body for the federal judiciary — is discussing whether the Judiciary should have its own armed security force rather than rely on the U.S. Marshals for federal judges’ protection.

Headline from The New York Times in 2020. "US deaths near 100,000, an incalculable loss." #covid As of today, that "incalculable loss" is 1.2 million Americans. And RFK Jr is taking away our vaccines.