NEWS: Ranking Members Raskin, Jayapal, Crockett, Scanlon, Nadler, Johnson, and McBath release a joint statement on the Department of Justice’s unfounded targeting of Rep. LaMonica.
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So. You're saying, "Cattle cars for thee, but not for me!" ...Am I hearing you correctly?
American citizens are being abducted daily. Start there, and We might start caring about you.
The hypocrisy of this Administration is astounding. He released the January 6th insurrectionists and now he is paying the family of one of them. Those people are the real terrorists.
Well, all these big beautiful statements are great but now what the fuck are you gonna do about it? We’re sick of words and thoughts and prayers and outrage,, goddammit, do something. Are you all fucking helpless? Is this all you got is statements posted to social media??
look at actual politicians who are doing this job. Instead of the bs spewing from the losers in Michigan who can’t do anything that would make them look bad (even if it’s morally and ethically right and they took an oath that they would)
I told you all that they were gonna start arresting you years ago and you thought I was crazy. You should’ve listened to me instead of listening to your donors.
Where is the point when we the people just stop listening and obeying? They can’t arrest everyone, and it’s blatantly obvious that all they are doing is harassing people that they find to be a threat. The courts needs to start fining him for every wasteful court case.
And... this is just the beginning. Just wait until Pam Bondi declares the Democratic Party a terrorist organization and sends its members to jail for their illegal activities. As long as MAGA controls law enforcement, you are powerless.
Chief Justice Roberts and his gang of extreme reactionary Justices will do nothing to protect congress. Roberts Court only focus in enabling Trump's insurrection. The US Supreme Court must be expanded or Justices removed to maintain our democracy. A Constitutional amendment will take too long.
I still don’t understand the lack of organization and zeal by Democrat leadership. Putting out statements is fine but they made it clear they don’t want you in ICE facilities. Why aren’t you taking turns every day to enter one? Every single day, take the fight to them.
Great seeing y'all's hated for blind folx everywhere on Dems messaging. Alt text must just really piss you off to not do it THIS much. It's as if y'all got a rule against it in your cross messaging. Even among your influence machine and media outlets "progressives." Ala Meidas TNholler etc. no fucks
“Everything in your power” needs to mean unifying the party behind impeachment. Now. Only then will it be possible to put actual pressure on Republicans.
Incompetent Habba has to be stopped! File a Complaint with Bar Association against her. Political Persecution of Anyone Who challenges Trump's policies is un-American, Unpatriotic and illegal. Free Speech Rights and Congressional Members' Rights should not be denied.
This IS doing anything. You don’t even know what you’re asking for!
McIver, her fellow Reps and mayor Barajas all physically put themselves on the line to call the GOP out for their illegal stonewalling. This was the result.
Yes, scary. But squawking like a headless chicken doesn’t help either.
It actually matters that ranking Democrats have instantly said a loud "Fuck off" to Trump targeting their colleague. If they said nothing, no "strongly worded" statements, they'd be saying it was fine.
Making a big stink like this is exactly what they SHOULD be doing.
Which part of the job description does “successfully put down an illegal power grab by the executive branch” fall under and specifically what do you want them to do?
The letter actually addresses the current situation. They also don’t say it -stops- there. McIver and the others physically put their bodies on the line.
Believe me, I’d love a magic button that just stops them cold. I promise the Dems do not have a secret one they just refuse to push.
It is nonsense, but the GOP administration is testing how far they can go into fascism without resistance.
Call GOP members of Congress to let them know what you think about these egregiously corrupt actions from disgraced-yet-somehow-not-yet-disbarred Acting US Attorney Alina Habba and the DoJ
I respect all of you… I TRULY DO! But, take off the goddamn kid gloves, we need to start punching the shit out of them. We NEED to meet them at their level. 💙🇺🇸
Attack an kill a US Capitol police officer, get pardoned, make a manly ICE agent feel bad about following unlawful orders, you get prosecuted, what is the message is the DOJ sending, perhaps it’s in favor of tyranny, if not, they should consult the Bill of Rights, the one before the gun one
I don't see the word "impeach" here, so I already know you're not doing "everything in your power." The single greatest power you have right now is rallying support for impeachment. Instead, you're writing boilerplate.
More words that's nice how about you guys stop letting anything that Trump puts in front of you get through maybe talk to Corey Booker about voting for Jared kushner's father to become an ambassador to France in Monaco what's up with that b*******?
May 19, 2025: So in announcing that her office was charging Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., with "assaulting, impeding and interfering with law enforcement,” acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Alina Habba (a former Trump lawyer) said: “No one is above the law.”
Really? Even her boss?
NEWS: Ranking Members Raskin, Jayapal, Crockett, Scanlon, Nadler, Johnson, and McBath release a joint statement on the intentional starvation and ethnic cleansing of the Gazans:
Your statement is not nearly enough. The President and his administration are illegitimate. The damage they’re doing will take years to repair— if we get the chance. Impeach. Make a scene. Refuse everything they want. Make Booker apologize for the Kushner vote. Do stuff! Stop writing letters.
The recordings that the KGB did of TRUMP in a Moscow hotel beginning the '80s, and which PUTIN has in his possession and which he uses to blackmail TRUMP -- PUTIN shared that material with MUSK. MUSK has seen, and TRUMP knows he has seen it...
I hope this means in the future, every single maga republican traitor is arrested for sedition, treason, violating their oaths and insider trading! I mean let’s take the gloves off. They won’t be in power forever, so I would make sure they KNOW THAT.
Oooh! A statement you say? That ought to make this right. You are all gutless grifters and need to be replaced by actual representatives of the people immediately.
Meanwhile, Republicans hide and refuse to join the fight against tyranny. What they're doing is deliberate, and it reinforces TRUMP's attempted overthrow of the United States government, and thereby the United States. As a group, they have failed their oath, and some may even be TRUMP accomplices.
Chaos is and has been a fundamental Trump-MAGA strategy.
Now aligned with Project 2025 tRump 2.0 first 180 days have effectively gotten many people dazed and confused.
It is time to start arresting the mango Mussolini regime people.
Being in contempt of court is a good start.
Then change them with crimes against humanity and abuse of power.
Need to through more punches like @jasmineforus.bsky.social and @aoc.bsky.social
Better get your seatbelts on then because the Big Beautiful Bill has a passage that says Trump and cohorts can't be held in contempt of court, and any actions against them by judges can be ignored.
So it’s about whether checks and balances still mean anything; I can save us all a lot of time. They fuckin don't.
If Members of Congress can be targeted for doing oversight, what stops the next abuse of power? This should alarm everyone even though alarms have been blaring for 100+ days.
Blame dumpstink - both for pardoning that felon & appointing it.
Further, whichever vote Sen. Booker cast has NOTHING TO DO with drumpf crime family retribution LLC’s egregious actions against a seated congresswoman.
It’s already been adjudicated the felon has conducted a “gross usurpation of power”. Sounds like an impeachable offense to me. So get on it like that. This is just icing on the cake and reason to impeach Blondi as well.
I just don’t think statements are the answer!!! I think EVERYONE of you better start weaponizing the law against Trumps administration and using much more drastic measures to remove them from office 🤨
Trump's plans are far more sinister than this, he will soon start to terminate political opponents and journalists outright. And yes the word termination is what you think it is.
Case will never get to a jury and if, hypothetically, it ever did, a NJ jury would blow this out in a heartbeat. They wouldn't even bother to sit down in the jury room.
They’re purposely stupid, they want fear. But they have teams of meticulous assholes circulating what’s good PR for them and their base. They’re manipulating them into getting used to madness.
seriously the fuck do people expect. duel challenges?
ps McIver IS a Dem and frankly i think she did exactly what you would want: went down herself w/2 other Reps to support the mayor when ICE wouldn’t let him do his job.
go martyr yourself if you have such high standards and know how to save us.
pretty wild they’re so dependent on sternly worded letters as literally the only thing they can do, yet any letter written to them from their own constituents goes unanswered while we starve and are stripped of basic rights. 👍🏻
Regarding this particular incident, I believe there's no real case to be had against the congress woman. I'm sure there are many competent lawyers specializing in this area of law who will make mincemeat of this charge. This will make great publicity for dems & horrible publicity for republicans.
What the dems need to do regarding this issue is make sure the public knows about it. A united front like this statement, which is not a letter, is a good 1st step. I agree that dems need to take more action but just yelling when at them doesn't seem helpful.
They are literally dismantling our government and arresting political opponents. Seems to me something more could be done than writing a god damn letter. Perhaps I’m wrong though.
i swear people watch too many goddamned MCU movies.
no, i don’t expect Congress to remove these assholes physically and permanently, with their special secret powers. Sure would be nice if they could, huh?
By the way? Court cases that released ICE prisoners start with a goddamned letter. The Declaration of Independence? Kind of a goddamned letter. No one said it stops here.
If you have specific other suggestions that are actually feasible, make them. Or lead the way yourself, we’ll follow.
Yes, perhaps you are. What else? like go in person to support their elected colleagues and get arrested and manhandled? Oh right! That’s literally whT McIver did! Got any words for her at least? Or just bitching on the internet?
This is what we want and need to see!! Standing up and start taking names and numbers. People need to see who is voting against their needs. More power to you!!! Educate voters!!!
Will somebody on this committee do an accounting on how much all these lawsuits to protect us against the lawlessness of this felonious president is
costing the taxpayers?
Are we paying for his DOJ actions and to defend against them as well?
Good lord...
JFC! Ooooh a strongly typed statement. That'll teach 'em.
I respect some of the names on this list but come on. When will you all understand that they don't freaking care about rules, order, the Constitution, democracy, women, immigrants of color, etc.?!???!
so … a strong worded letter?
thoughts and prayers when they send federal enforcement to arrest her as a precaution and before any paperwork is entered?
At what point do you realize that what's needed now is action, not words. You've used your words and they ignore you. The old shit isn't working 'cause they're not playing by the fucking rules anymore -- you have the voices to lead people, use them.
As a natural born American citizen, resident of the United States and rightful constituent that is guaranteed Congressional representation by the Constitution, I second the notion provided by the Ranking members /House Judiciary regarding the DOJ's unfounded targeting of Congressional members
As an American Citizen I stand proudly and in unity with these members who are properly doing their jobs, upholding their oath to the Constitution, and following the rule of law. Standing up for Democracy, as that is the foundation of this country! Thank you and God Bless 🇺🇸🗽🇺🇸🗽🇺🇸🗽🇺🇸🗽
Alina Habba, also too much of a scared little bitch to have social media in additionto being too scared to show your chatrging documents? That's ok, here's her office phone number, NJ friends, who might want to drag her ass: 609-292-4925
This is what this administration does. They fabricate charges so that the MAGA fan base gets all excited, then they drop them before it goes to court and say it was an act of good faith. They just did this with the mayor. Watch, it will happen here, too. They should be held accountable for this.
STOP writing press statements and F. I. G. H. T. You cannot tell me that all these great legal minds and scholars in our caucus cannot connect the dots and S. T. O. P. this runaway shit-show! We are sick to death of the endless lip service. DO SOMETHING!
Dem state AGs have filed a lot of lawsuits, which is something they can do.
With the Congress split the way it is, Dems need to convince at least 4 Republicans in each chamber to vote with them to prevent bad laws from passing. The GOP also controls the power in every committee. Call Republicans.
WOW!!!! And a whole page too!
"We just got your statement and we'd just like to say, you guys are so cute when you're angry, but it's time for bed now. And don't worry, we checked the closet and we'll leave the night lite on for you. Sleep tight little ones."
------ DOJ
Literally validating thier bullshit in this by not calling it bullshit at every point. "Charging us for doing our jobs" god you guys are sooooo bad at messaging.
Tables turned, the other side would be vowing retribution. Best we can manage is another sternly worded letter. Oh well, America had a pretty good run.
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American citizens are being abducted daily. Start there, and We might start caring about you.
#weaponizedincompetence
#endthegop
#endthetwopartysystem
In the case brought by a Republican in Colorado to bar Trump from the primary ballot, the Supreme Court ruled he had no standing.
Maybe we’ll escalate to a rude hand gesture at some point.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
and call out Bondi
The.
Hearings!!!
Starting.
With.
The.
Initial.
Appearance.
Be there in force.
famously said by Oscar R. Benavides, President of Peru from 1933 -1939, a period of authoritarian fascism.
Also, ABSOLUTELY NO EXCUSE for not including #AltText, folks.
McIver, her fellow Reps and mayor Barajas all physically put themselves on the line to call the GOP out for their illegal stonewalling. This was the result.
Yes, scary. But squawking like a headless chicken doesn’t help either.
Making a big stink like this is exactly what they SHOULD be doing.
I don’t recall electing an intern.
Which part of the job description does “successfully put down an illegal power grab by the executive branch” fall under and specifically what do you want them to do?
You have no idea, do you.
wtf do you think the previous impeachments were?? Tv skits?
Believe me, I’d love a magic button that just stops them cold. I promise the Dems do not have a secret one they just refuse to push.
They did it twice, when they had the actual House majority to do so. It did not result in a removal because duh.
Do you even understand how impeachment works or rather doesn’t?
If you’re upset at mere symbolism, I’ve got real bad news.
The words on paper need to come alive with good in person delivery.
HOW MANY???????
Jesus.
Call GOP members of Congress to let them know what you think about these egregiously corrupt actions from disgraced-yet-somehow-not-yet-disbarred Acting US Attorney Alina Habba and the DoJ
IDK ... but I am German and we had Nuremberg trials for those who did participate in stuff like this.
Really? Even her boss?
Impressive.
We are all so screwed.
https://divergent137.substack.com/p/the-spy-game-of-circumstantial-evidence
#Impeach
#Convict
#Remove
Call your reps Everyday and Dem/Republican leaders
Schumer, Jefferies
Johnson, Thune,
202-224-3121
Tell them to remove Trump by impeachment or treason charges
Need help use 5calls.org
Now aligned with Project 2025 tRump 2.0 first 180 days have effectively gotten many people dazed and confused.
Being in contempt of court is a good start.
Then change them with crimes against humanity and abuse of power.
Need to through more punches like @jasmineforus.bsky.social and @aoc.bsky.social
Do you know how hard maga laughs at those?
How is it yall cant work the alt text?
I did it in seconds and i don't even have the original text
If Members of Congress can be targeted for doing oversight, what stops the next abuse of power? This should alarm everyone even though alarms have been blaring for 100+ days.
Blame dumpstink - both for pardoning that felon & appointing it.
Further, whichever vote Sen. Booker cast has NOTHING TO DO with drumpf crime family retribution LLC’s egregious actions against a seated congresswoman.
Toodles 👋🏽
He can appoint anyone he likes, but they only get the job bc the senators give it to them, so this is squarely the senates fault, gop and dem.
Laterrrrrrssss ☃️
You can get the fuck off my TL RIGHT NOW 🖕🏾
PISS OFF
Go back to sleep dears
We are fucking doomed. 🙄🙄
Is this all the fight you have?
Aren’t you ashamed?
ps McIver IS a Dem and frankly i think she did exactly what you would want: went down herself w/2 other Reps to support the mayor when ICE wouldn’t let him do his job.
go martyr yourself if you have such high standards and know how to save us.
https://bsky.app/profile/alpenglowdreams.bsky.social/post/3lh7jmc6rxc2h
Are you saying they should be polite and say "Oh I'm sure the cops are right, she must have done something wrong, after all she's Black..."
What's your problem with them being loud and pissed off?
no, i don’t expect Congress to remove these assholes physically and permanently, with their special secret powers. Sure would be nice if they could, huh?
If you have specific other suggestions that are actually feasible, make them. Or lead the way yourself, we’ll follow.
Maybe Dems will exercise their oversight right to inspect the ICE detention center in Newark, New Jersey.
The concern was for the conditions, building inspections and permits being ignored, etc.
That still needs done.
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @democrats-judiciary.house.gov
costing the taxpayers?
Are we paying for his DOJ actions and to defend against them as well?
Good lord...
I have a feeling statements won’t cut it, though. We need more action.
I respect some of the names on this list but come on. When will you all understand that they don't freaking care about rules, order, the Constitution, democracy, women, immigrants of color, etc.?!???!
YOU WILL NEVER GET OUR VOTE AGAIN.
thoughts and prayers when they send federal enforcement to arrest her as a precaution and before any paperwork is entered?
fools
Call your reps Everyday and Dem/Republican leaders
Schumer, Jefferies
Johnson, Thune,
202-224-3121
Tell them to remove Trump by impeachment or treason charges
Need help use 5calls.org
This is do or die time; no feckless bullshit.
Not a strongly worded statement!
even Republican Congress is divided on it
With the Congress split the way it is, Dems need to convince at least 4 Republicans in each chamber to vote with them to prevent bad laws from passing. The GOP also controls the power in every committee. Call Republicans.
"We just got your statement and we'd just like to say, you guys are so cute when you're angry, but it's time for bed now. And don't worry, we checked the closet and we'll leave the night lite on for you. Sleep tight little ones."
------ DOJ
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