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If the U.S. government is going to take the position that, once removed from the United States, folks can’t be brought back, then it sure seems to me that federal courts should be reflexively and categorically barring *all* removals until they’re 100 percent certain that the removals are lawful.

submitted 18 hours ago • 1277 comments

This was becoming obvious from the kinds of scoops certain journalists were getting about upcoming shakedowns.

submitted 23 hours ago • 10 comments

While President Zelenskyy was in Kryvyi Rih mourning 9 children killed on their playground by a Russian missile, Trump's special envoy Steven Witkoff hung out with Putin who fired the missile. Citizens of the US, you deserve better leaders.

submitted 3 days ago • 3 comments

#Trump admin overrode #SocialSecurity staff to list immigrants as dead A senior executive who objected was marched out of his office & put on leave, while earlier warnings about the agency’s deaths database were ignored. Two days after the SSA purposely & falsely labeled 6,100 living immigrants […]

submitted 2 days ago • 4 comments

One of the striking things about the Abrego Garcia case is that would be trivially easy for the government to demand his return and give apologists an easy talking point: "Yes, sure, mistakes happen but see, they care about getting it right & doing it legally after all." But nope.

submitted 3 days ago • 229 comments

Just got this news on the #NASA budget proposal by the president. #Astrophysics gets hit by a sledgehammer. https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/04/trump-white-house-budget-proposal-eviscerates-science-funding-at-nasa/ #Astrodon #Astronomy * ~50 percent cut in funding. After the agency received […]

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

I just subscribed to 5 Calls Newsletter! https://buttondown.com/5calls

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

Social Security under #DOGE and #Musk Reclassifies Alive Immigrants - brought in under Biden - as Dead to end SS IDs, thus terminating their banking and credit to Push Them to ‘Self Deport’ and Leave USA […]

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

🤦🏻‍♀️ Via Kyle Griffin: The House has voted to limit district court judges' ability to issue nationwide injunctions. Just one Republican, Mike Turner of Ohio, joined all Democrats in opposing the bill. The legislation is a direct response to judges who have blocked certain Trump actions.

submitted 4 days ago • 3 comments

The MAGA Justices have given Trump the power to seize and send whomever he dislikes wherever a fellow dictator will accept them.

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

Never seen the “forgive me” version before.

submitted 5 days ago • 36 comments

Martha Stewart went to prison for less market manipulation than Trump is doing.

submitted 5 days ago • 4 comments

How is a democracy supposed to last when it is definitely political suicide to speak to the American public like adults?

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

Frances Langum introduces us to John Lithgow introducing us to Twenty Lessons on Tyranny. Worth a listen: https://www.red-state-blues.com/2025/04/05/week-of-trumpster-fires-tuesday-elections-tariff-tax-social-security-musk-melon/#FrancesLangum

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

NEW: As the Fourth Circuit today considers whether to block her order, Judge Paula Xinis releases a strong opinion defending it, calling Kilmar Abrego Garcia's detention "wholly lawless" and her order "the narrowest, daresay only, relief warranted." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

submitted 8 days ago • 28 comments

The GA State MARTA station was packed when we left the rally at the capitol. A lot of people riding who were obviously not used to it. A guy played the ukulele and got the whole train to sing "This Land is My Land". Public transit is freedom #atlanta #marta […] [Original post on theatl.social]

submitted 9 days ago • 2 comments

ICYMI: From March 23rd, protestors from both sides of the US and Canada border held a protest against the Trump regime. This is what the US oligarch media isn't showing you. The protests grow bigger every month. #3E #Handsoff #FiftyFiftyOne

submitted 9 days ago • 92 comments

By far, the best protest sign I’ve seen from the #HandsOff protest —

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

I have never seen anything like this in NYC. 5th Ave covered from 42nd St well to the 20s. Nobody prepared for this volume. Volunteers are holding the traffic on all the side streets. No police in sight. #handsoff

submitted 9 days ago • 1029 comments

When old Soviet Union jokes are applicable to the US, you know something has gone terribly wrong.

submitted 10 days ago • 3 comments

HB1041 passed and while we heard some good fight out of some Dems, far too many turned coward and joined forces with MAGA to vote for this online conspiracy-theorist's fever-dream. It doesn't make me feel better that they are just following the nationwide trend of throwing #trans people under […]

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

Senator Chris Van Hollen — I’m on the Senate floor now explaining why we must not send $8B in bombs and other offensive weapons to the Netanyahu government as it continues to block all humanitarian aid to Gaza and works with Trump on his despicable plan to push 2 million Palestinians out of Gaza:

submitted 10 days ago • 1 comment

Dear Democratic Politicians, No, this is not the time to be ramping up your fundraising emails. This is time for you to be making some good trouble. Stop trying to play the same politics-as-usual game. It’s over. No, you do not need a campaign war chest because there will not be fair elections […]

submitted 11 days ago • 1 comment

🧵via Chris Murphy, in part: Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive. No, the #tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition #Trump for relief. #TrumpTax 1/…

submitted 11 days ago • 14 comments

“Exclusive: In the early weeks of Trump’s second term, the White House highlighted 72 people ICE had arrested. A Post analysis reveals that at least 36, or half, were already in prison.” www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

Stellar team. Real pros. #SignalGate strikes again! “Nat security adviser Mike #Waltz ’s team regularly set up chats on Signal to coordinate official work on issues including Ukraine, China, Gaza, Middle East policy, Africa & Europe, according to 4 people personally added to Signal chats. 2 […]

submitted 12 days ago • 2 comments

Fox News stumbles onto something important by referring to anti-fascist graffiti as "anti-Trump"

submitted 12 days ago • 6 comments

Donald Trump is a lot of things. But the thing he will always be most is just plain fucking dumb.

submitted 12 days ago • 127 comments

Good "Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) says he will put a hold on Trump’s nominees to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs to protest cuts at the agency that provides lifelong healthcare services to military veterans." https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5225064-gallego-trump-va-nominees/

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

Keep ‘em coming “BREAKING: democrats.org sues #Trump over his executive order to impose new voting rules. The Democrats claim the order illegally overrides state control of elections, a power the Constitution grants only to states and Congress.” Democracy Docket […]

submitted 14 days ago • 1 comment

Keep ‘em coming Via Kyle Griffin: NBC News: A federal judge in #Virginia has blocked the #Trump admin from firing dozens of intelligence officers who were slated for removal from their jobs because they had been temporarily assigned to diversity initiatives.

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

My husband and I know this man. My husband taught his kids. He's an incredible sweet guy. He is in the country legally- he pays taxes, he's married to a US Citizen, he has no criminal record and now he's in ICE detention. For those who thought "it can't happen here" it is happening here […]

submitted 15 days ago • 5 comments

Keep ‘em coming NEW: The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) and other pro-voting groups sue #Trump over his anti-voting executive order, arguing that parts of the order exceed his presidential authority and violates federal law […]

submitted 14 days ago • 1 comment

#SignalGate

submitted 15 days ago • 1 comment

Wait ... so in other countries, politicians who commit crimes are sentenced — they don't get to be elected president? How weird! That's why America is the greatest country in the world! /s #USPol #France

submitted 14 days ago • 3 comments

Today in American science is fucked news:

submitted 16 days ago • 7 comments

Oh, Muskie, my sweet. Yes, we do want to destroy your "influence" (= complete control), because we believe in democracy. Where ordinary people (remember them?) have a say. And no, the "Nazi stuff" isn't fake. We saw you, light of my life, heart of my heart's […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

submitted 16 days ago • 12 comments

You know you can tax the rich right now, right? Just shift where you spend your money. Support your local coffee shop instead of a big chain. Shop at farmers' markets. Eat at local restaurants. Buy from mom-and-pop stores. Choose independent brands over corporate giants. Yes, it might cost a […]

submitted 16 days ago • 4 comments