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Apt quote for today. #SCOTUS

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Today’s Supreme Court decision did not answer the question of whether the President can end birthright citizenship, but it severely limits the power of lower courts to issue nationwide injunctions to stop unconstitutional Executive Orders. This is an invitation to unchecked executive abuse.

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Abject failure of US politicians, leaders, institutions, businesses, univ leaders, media, to properly hold this lawless administration to account. Congress and Supreme Court have become corrupted and co-opted. Elites caving. Press coverage woeful. Corporations complicit. Utter moral failure.

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Hard to even articulate how awful today is for news, how many fucked up supreme court decisions got handed down, just fully engulfed in a tide of bullshit. A better world than this is still possible. But holy fuck is the hole we have to climb out of deep right now, and getting deeper by the day.

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Ordinarily, you'd be able to see the words 'Equal Justice Under Law' in front of the Supreme Court building, but now it's shrouded. It feels like a metaphor for what we're seeing in the Court's decisions.

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BREAKING: CASA plaintiffs file an amended complaint challenging Trump's EO to end birthright citizenship, seeking class certification and a TRO, following today's Supreme Court decision.

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Only two possibilities: 1) Six Supreme Court Justices are very stupid people, who simply didn't expect this practical impact of their rulings even though it's happened multiple times before. 2) They're into it. I don't think all of these highly educated high achievers are stupid.

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This is a preview of what can happen in an authoritarian regime. Miami, rise up & protest now before your right to vote is completely taken away

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And then this shit just came out. When you’re making over $700k a year, gaining $12k is nothing. It’s a nice vacation, redoing the garage, giving a niece/nephew a car. When you’re making $23k a year, losing $1600 is “are we paying for food or for the house or for medical bills” territory.

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They rolled in to be heard—and were dragged out for daring to speak. Disabled Americans are protesting in the halls of power because, without Medicaid, they lose everything. #WeWontGetOverLosingMedicaid

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Folks can argue about the relevancy of the “Democratic socialist” label all day. But if that’s what you’re hung up on, you’re missing the larger point. People aren’t chasing labels. They’re chasing change. Real, structural, unapologetic change. 🧵

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we're living through one of the greatest technological revolutions in the history of mankind and it's not AI

submitted 7 days ago • 52 comments

RAISE YOUR VOICE! Call your Senators and MOC at 202-224-3121. Demand that Congress reassert its War Powers.

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Netanyahu has spent the better part of two decades trying to strong arm the United States into an unprovoked war against Iran and finally found a president stupid enough to do it for him. Unbelievable.

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Sen. Chris Murphy: "I was briefed on the intelligence last week. Iran posed no imminent threat of attack to the United States."

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Good thread to pin after today’s events:

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I’ll say it again: It was a huge mistake for Congress to abolish itself.

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Senator Tim Kaine issued a statement condemning Trump’s unauthorized act of war against Iran. Kaine filed a resolution requiring Congress to debate and vote before sending U.S. troops into harm’s way. @kaine.senate.gov

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Well at least we’re not dealing with the 21st century version of Chernobyl. Thank God Trump is an idiot.

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A top staffer to Sen. Tina Smith emailed Sen. Mike Lee’s top staffers on Monday about “how much additional pain you’ve caused on an unspeakably horrific weekend” Via Sam Stein on twitter

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🚨 There’s a lot of horrific news out of Washington right now—but you might have missed this: Senate Republicans just introduced a plan to sell off 120 million acres of our public lands. Let me break down what’s in the bill and why it’s a full-scale land grab. 🧵

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Walz: "This cannot be the norm. It cannot be the way that we deal with our political differences. Now is the time for us to recommit to the core values of this country ... Talk to a neighbor rather than arguing. Debate an issue. Shake hands. Find common ground. This is who Melissa Hortman was."

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Millions of people marched. Millions. We hear that number a lot, even billion, so it doesn't sound as big as it should. That's a lot of people. Do you know, say, 100 people? A million is ten thousand times that many. Want to count to a million one per second? It'll take 11 days. A lot of people.

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No matter what a bunch of elite (so called moderate) blowhards on cable tv, podcasts, substacks or in dumb newsletters tell you … PROTESTS WORK 🗣️ www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/u...

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Instead of Fox News denouncing the violence in Minnesota they are trying to blame Democrats for it. Fox News is beyond vile.

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Minnesota shooting suspect, Vance Boelter, is believed to be armed and dangerous. Please contact 877.996.6222 with any relevant information you may have. [email protected]

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The man who tried to assassinate Trump was a gun-loving Trump supporter who later turned on him. Right-wing media blamed Democrats, because of course. The alleged Minnesota shooter is an anti-abortion Christian nationalist w/ a list with other Dems as targets. They're still blaming liberals.

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To those who still somehow say you’re overreacting to say we are far past the point of historic crisis, go back to summer 2024 and say that in less than a year the president of the United States would be deploying the literal Marines on American soil to deal with and intimidate his political enemies

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It’s not hyperbole to say that the deaths in Minnesota are on the GOP’s hands. They’ve built this political environment and they’ve allowed a demagogue to spread hate. This is entirely on them.

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On the horrifying shooting in Minnesota.

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An Army vet heading to the VA took a wrong turn—and was detained by Marines in LA. While they acted professionally, their detaining him was likely illegal under the Posse Comitatus Act. It’s another line being crossed—and it puts our Marines in a bad spot. www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

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Hey wait a second. That's illegal.

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"We need Democratic lawmakers to finally acknowledge that their good faith intentions will not be reciprocated by their Republican counterparts." Couldn't agree more.

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yep! unpaywalled:

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Mark this for the history books: “We’re talking about the president exercising his authority, and the president is of course limited to his authority. That’s the difference between a constitutional government and King George,” said Judge Charles Breyer.

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Senator Padilla is right. If they can do this to a sitting U.S. Senator, they can do it to anyone. @padilla.senate.gov

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I need Mel Brooks to be wrapped in bubble wrap and given presidential level protection to ensure he stays alive through this production. This is awesome! #SpaceballsIsStillAwesome #MayTheSchwartzBeWithYou

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What they aren’t showing on Fox News

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CBP Confirms It Is Flying Predator Drones Above Los Angeles To Support ICE 🔗 www.404media.co/cbp-confirms...

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I hope there’s a massive response.

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Gavin Newsom speaking Truth to Sarah Huckabee Sanders

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Great thread on how to properly protest so you don’t give the GOP the narrative it wants.

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"Bothsidesism is 'suicide for democracy.' In becoming stenographers rather than reporters, journalists effectively legitimize MAGA lies, hate, and fascism as just one reasonable side of a debate in which all partisans are equally credible."

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California Governor Gavin Newsom’s office posts a video of Emperor Palpatine reciting Donald Trump’s Truth Social post about L.A. via @swholocron.bsky.social

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ICE is gearing up to deploy to these blue cities: Chicago, NYC, the DC area, Seattle, and Philly. If any of these are your hometowns—get ready. If not—watch anyway, all the way through, because Trump’s unhinged order will affect you. Spread the word.

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California Governor Gavin Newsom: “What Donald Trump wants most is your fealty, your silence, your complicity in this moment. Do not give in to him.”

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The fact that they are now attacking Jennifer Siebel Newsom with utter lies means that right now they are really afraid of Gavin Newsom politically

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Hey, fellow Asian So. Cal Fam: ICE is visiting local Asian grocery stores like HMart and 99 Ranch - just heard this from a local contact. Please be careful AND please take this as a sign - this impacts us too. Call. Protest. Donate.

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