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This is insane.

NEW: Three-judge panel of the Court of International Trade rules that Congress did not delegate to Trump unbounded authority to set tariffs. The challenged tariff orders are enjoined. cit.uscourts.gov/sites/cit/fi...

NEWS: This evening, Judge Brian Murphy — with some fire — denied DOJ’s request that he reconsider his decision that the Trump administration violated his prior order by trying to send people to South Sudan in a plane that left the U.S. and got to Africa. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

A top scientist quit RFK's NIH after it demanded his science be reviewed, not by top peers, but by "political appointees," and forbade him from telling a reporter the truth that ultra-processed foods are less addictive than drugs...because that is not an RFK belief. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/w...

More of this please, fellow attorneys.

Corruption on a massive scale, all in plain sight. The GOP is too craven and greedy for its own tax breaks to call it out.

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Are we great yet?

Right now, Republicans in Congress are trying to push through a bill that would put millions of Americans at risk of losing their health care. They want to cut federal funding for Medicaid, take away tax credits that help more people afford coverage, and raise costs for working class families.

"Assistance to the poor should be seen less as spending on people and more as investment in people." - @kedseconomist.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Friday fabulousness! 🐸💚 Kermit the Frog gave the *greenest* graduation speech ever at UMD! Full of puns, heart, and wisdom, the legendary Muppet reminded grads it’s not easy being green—but it *is* worth it. From ping-pong balls to podiums, Jim Henson’s legacy lives on. 🎓🌟

You really have to see the clips from this presser to believe it. 😳 open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

Good time to remember: The last time Trump was president, he ran up more than 25% of ALL the debt in the entire history of America $7.8 TRILLION DOLLARS And he’s about to do it again — so he and his billionaire friends, Musk and Bezos and Zuckerberg, can get tax cuts

This whole transaction makes me ill. www.cnbc.com/2025/05/21/t...

What a disgrace by our "Justice" Dept. The family of Ashli Babbit to recieve nearly 5 million dollars.

BRING KILMAR HOME! Today we protested alongside @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social , La Villita Community, Barrio de La Villita, and other organizations fighting for Immigrants Rights to demand Kilmar Ábrigo García be returned immediately!

Michelle and I are thinking of the entire Biden family. Nobody has done more to find breakthrough treatments for cancer in all its forms than Joe, and I am certain he will fight this challenge with his trademark resolve and grace. We pray for a fast and full recovery.

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Van Hollen: "Trump's visit to the Middle East- my view is the narrative here was selling out US national interests for the private gain of his business. He essentially gave away the crown jewels of US AI and semiconductor tech to the gulf in exchange for a $2b investment in his stablecoin venture"

Abigail Spanberger poised to become the Virginia's first woman governor. Cook Political Report calls this closely-watched race a toss-up. Early support for our candidate is so important. Please donate and share this link! https://secure.actbl... .

Reuters: Food rations that could feed 3.5 million people for a month are rotting in warehouses around the world because of U.S. aid cuts and risk becoming unusable, according to five people familiar with the situation.

Rep. Julie Johnson to Noem: "Are you aware that ICE agent jackets are available on Etsy for $20? Anybody can throw a mask on and run around and terrorize people of color without any regard for the law because your agency does not have proper protocols to make sure your agents are clearly identified"

Buttigieg: I’m not even an elected official or running for anything— I’m here. I can’t help but notice a lot of people who are elected officials aren’t. There’s a reason for that. They don’t want to have to explain this stuff

Chris Murphy: "Let's be clear what this trip is all about. This is President Trump's corruption tour of the Middle East. He is going to the gulf to collect tribute. What's happening here is an extraordinary level of corruption. We shouldn't pretend this is business as usual."

The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.

"Under the annual appropriations act, lawmakers are permitted to enter 'any facility operated by or for DHS used to detain or otherwise house aliens.' The law is clear that members of Congress are not required 'to provide prior notice of intent to enter a facility'..." www.cnn.com/2025/05/10/p...

We are not under invasion. There is no justification for suspending our constitutional rights. Every single American should speak out against this, loudly and forcefully.

Make it make sense

New Pope Leo XIV finally getting some rest after a long eventful day

chicago pope joke day is a top 5 bluesky day, I think

Chicago Pope's here

NEWS: Earlier today, the three-judge district court in Alabama again ruled that Alabama's congressional map — with its refusal to add a second majority-Black district — violates the Voting Rights Act and the Fourteenth Amendment. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

THE AMERICAN CENTURY IS OVER THE ILLINOIS CENTURY IS JUST BEGINNING

Who did this? 😆

Second City to Vatican City! #popeleoXIV

The Bulwark called us up to pontificate on memes, and the Great Khan www.thebulwark.com/p/jb-pritzke...

Holy crap. The D.V.D. litigators say the planned flight to Libya was going to be for Southeast Asian nationals!

To be effective, our opposition to today's abuses must run alongside a clear picture of what we are actually for - and how everyday life could be better with different leadership.

A man who holds the title of President of the United States, who took an oath to protect and defend the Constitution, who then says he doesn’t know if he’d uphold the Constitution, is unfit to be president and should be removed.

GOP Sen. Thom Tillis says he has informed the White House he will oppose Ed Martin’s nomination to be the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, a likely fatal blow to his already improbable chances of confirmation. Not only has Ed Martin been a staunch advocate for January 6 attackers,…

🚨BREAKING: Federal District Court REJECTS Republican effort to overturn North Carolina Supreme Court election result. Orders the state to certify the results of the election and not proceed with the cure process. Congratulations to our clients, the ELG team, Justice Riggs and the voters of NC!

The last time Pete Buttigieg did a town hall that was totally open to the public, I think he was campaigning for President in 2020. So this is the first time in a very long time! You can see Pete in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on May 13th: www.mobilize.us/wintheera/ev...

The Trump family's crypto business just got a huge $2 billion investment from a UAE government-backed firm. We are witnessing a foreign government effectively bribe the President of the United States — right out in the open. Hello?