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Trump chickens out every time the market makes him. Vote today and everyday till change is affected. Every dollar you spend today is a vote for trump and this regime and keeps it going. Every dollar saved or donated is a vote against the regime. Vote for democracy: action.aclu.org/give/now

“An extraordinary 91% of respondents said law firms who make agreements with the administration are giving in to extortion, which sends a bad message to the entire profession.”

“There’s never been any reason in the 43 years that I’ve been on the bench to worry that the marshals service would do whatever was appropriate – until recent years.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

“Until and unless the Republicans who control Congress take affirmative steps to reclaim their rightful role in the separation of powers, the U.S. will continue to move away from the democratic constitutional order that has served us well for a long, long time.” thehill.com/opinion/5316...

I hate it when I RSVP for an event and can’t make it. Anyway, here is the link to free tickets for Captain Bone Spur’s military parade… events.america250.org/events/250th...

Everyday you continue to vote for this by living like it's not happening. “That’s a recipe not just for a politicized military, but an authoritarian military,” Moulton said. “That’s the way militaries work in Russia and China and North Korea. www.politico.com/news/magazin...

Threats to the rule of law are everywhere and we must be vigilant to push back against them whenever they arise. www.jurist.org/news/2025/05...

"Trump’s cuts will directly undermine those goals: They will leave the nation with a reduced understanding of environmental changes, diminished ability to issue early warnings and prepare for natural disasters, and reduced knowledge of our oceans." www.cfr.org/expert-brief...

"overall US effective tariff rate to 20.7%, the highest since 1910." budgetlab.yale.edu/research/sta...

“It causes you to pump the brakes,” said StClair, when she would normally be “full-speed ahead.” www.tampabay.com/news/busines...

Remember to vote today and everyday till change is affected. Every single discretionary dollar you spend today is a vote for trump and this regime. Every dollar saved or donated is a vote against the regime. Vote for democracy: action.aclu.org/give/now donate.democracydocket.com/support

24hr boycott update over two months later: “We have not seen any attenuation of demand at this point,” Jassy (Amazon CEO) said Way to go... Let's just spend money tomorrow, that'll show em!

This is what an authoritarian regime would do. Hidden deep in Trump’s 1,100-page bill that passed the House today is a provision that would block federal courts from enforcing contempt charges against government officials who violate court orders.

"The index fell by 0.3% in April after contracting by 1.5% in March, as shown in the following chart." www.icis.com/explore/reso...

"Combined with tariffs and high uncertainty, this is a significant headwind to consumer spending over the coming months." www.apolloacademy.com/significant-...

Remember to vote today and everyday till change is affected. Every single discretionary dollar you spend today is a vote for trump and this regime. Every dollar saved or donated is a vote against the regime. Vote for democracy: action.aclu.org/give/now donate.democracydocket.com/support

“Attacks on regulators and courts undercut the predictable business environment that global investors prize as they put money at risk in the United States.” www.barrons.com/articles/sto...

Torsten, you missed a few: 11. Destruction of rule of law. 12. Ending of scientific research and innovation. 13. Ending of a national response team to disasters. 14. Ending of US democracy. 15. Elimation of disease tracking. 16. Elimation of weather forecasting www.apolloacademy.com/10-downside-...

Hopefully recent public opinion survey data — showing vast majorities want the Trump administration to stop an action if a federal court ruled it illegal – will guide these legislators to the right outcome. If..adopted, the courts should declare it unconstitutional as violating separation of powers.

Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” isn’t just about tax cuts it quietly guts federal protections and reshapes entire agencies. Here’s what’s buried inside:

Daily Quote Little progress can be made by merely attempting to repress what is evil. Our great hope lies in developing what is good. Calvin Coolidge

Daily Quote We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once. Calvin Coolidge

“And that due process needs to be- the necessity of it is that it applies to even terrible people because we want it to apply to us, we want it to apply to everyone, so we all want to make sure that the rule of law is strong for everybody.” www.wzzm13.com/article/news...

"And too many North Carolinians lack the skills required to perform these tasks. That’s a telling fact, though: in goods-producing industries, our current challenge isn’t a labor surplus. It’s a labor shortage." www.journalpatriot.com/opinion/nort...

"Stegner recognized that the freedom to protect, to restrain ourselves from consuming, was just as important as the freedom to consume." phys.org/news/2025-05...

“The judges have been very careful, really without exception, to anchor their decisions in the law — in the evidence in the case and the law that’s applicable,” said retired California federal Judge Jeremy Fogel, a Bill Clinton appointee who now leads the Berkeley Judicial Institute.