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The USA is what it has always been and was built from the beginning to be, but many generations of the people have fought to expand the protections and liberties promised in the Constitution (& Declaration of Independence.) It is our turn.
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A president who has the power to send an innocent human being to a foreign concentration camp, but claims he lacks the power to bring them back, is committing the crime of false imprisonment.

This “genius” genuinely believes that healthcare budget analysts can simply be reassigned to making toasters.

NEW: NOAA scientists are cleaning office bathrooms and reconsidering critical experiments after the Commerce Department failed to renew contracts for hazardous waste disposal, janitorial services, IT and building maintenance. By @lisalsong.bsky.social

Marjorie Taylor Greene buying Apple, Pi, Qualcomm, Dell, Amazon, and Lam stocks seems a lot more sus before the tariff exemptions on electronics components, smartphones, semiconductors, and computers. Martha Stewart would like a word.

i have argued before that MAGA is recapitulating antebellum pro-slavery ideas about citizenship and bodily autonomy. one thing i am also thinking about, when it comes to the rendition of people to a foreign gulag, is the way it is reminiscent of the kidnapping of free blacks for sale into slavery

"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work. snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...

Trump has excluded smartphones, computers, and chips from tariffs www.theverge.com/news/647666/...

The stock portfolios of more than two dozen members of Congress outperformed the market in 2024. This isn't due to luck or skill. Lawmakers can use privileged information to trade stocks while they’re supposed to be working for you. Make no mistake, it’s legalized corruption.

After months of striking, some therapists with Kaiser Permanente stopped eating for five days to bring attention to their union's demands for parity with how the company's other workers are treated.

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Exactly

„Never waste a good crisis“ Ursula von der Leyen. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/w...

On the Kherson-Kramatorsk train, a 57-year-old Ukrainian soldier cradles a cat in his arms and falls asleep. He’s carrying it to a family in Kyiv. For a brief moment, there is no war - just warmth, quiet, and the steady hum of the train. Photo: Khrystyna Bondarenko

Trump surrenders again.

WSJ Editorial page welcome to the resistance?

Multiple Florida universities, including the University of Florida, UCF, and USF, have signed 287(g) agreements with ICE, allowing campus police to act as immigration officers. The move is part of a broader push by Governor Ron DeSantis to support the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

More lost American business; more lost American jobs.

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