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Oh PLEASE make it so. 🇨🇦 Via Acyn: Canadian MP Charlie Angus: I think what we're going to see is the conservative numbers in Canada drop because people are looking at the destruction that Trump is unleashing and Canadians are thinking, 'If this is what MAGA looks like, there's no damn way […]

BRAVO! "Mr. President, guess what? Russia invaded Ukraine. Can we at least agree on that one? Facts MATTER. Is there anybody in here that has enough courage to say RUSSIA INVADED UKRAINE?" - Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett #AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO

Via Joyce Vance: At what point do leaders in the GOP band together (since they seem to lack courage individually) & say enough is enough? The party of Reagan becomes the tool of Putin if they don’t, especially after last night. ‪Jacob Silverman‬: NEW — 19-year-old DOGE engineer Edward […]

⚫️Donated to AOC ⚫️Shared mocking memes of Trump ⚫️Shared mocking memes of Musk ⚫️Exposed MAGA lies on social media ⚫️Protested my ass off at a Tesla dealership “Federal workers began receiving emails Saturday asking them to explain what work they did last week, as #Musk announced […]

Endangered Species... U.S. Republican Senator Thom Tillis called Putin "a cancer and the greatest threat to democracy" in his lifetime. "It will be a cancer that spreads into the South China Sea, into Taiwan, and metastasized across the globe. So, ladies and […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

Via Rupar: Wyden: "Nobody should lose sight of what happened this morning. Trump endorsed the House budget resolution. This resolution mandates that $880b in cuts come from the House Energy & Commerce Committee ... there is no plausible way to hit that target without hundreds of billions in […]

I can't believe how many are missing the point of the multi-resignations. YES, Trump will find flunkies to do his bidding, eventually. NOT the POINT. "Principled resignations" are the point. These are heroes. EVERY time someone stands up to fascism, to MAGA, to Trump, to Republicans in […]

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier: "We must not allow ourselves to be paralyzed by the flood of announcements. We must not freeze in fear, or as the English saying goes, let's not be deers caught in the headlights. It is clear that the new American administration holds a world view that […]

Emptywheel was making a point about something else, but this is a snippet that needs attention. Next time you eyeroll at taking these thugs to court, remember this: “…👉🏼going to court is a way to get facts on a sworn record far more quickly than FOIA.👈🏼For example, DOJ made […]

“Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.” - […]

😳😳😳 Via Fred Wellman: The United States Military Academy has just eliminated all Cadet clubs and activities for POC. Most of these have existed for decades like the Society of Black Engineers. They were there when I was a Cadet in 1987. All of the […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

Bookmark this. Learn. “ #Musk's DOGE is a rebranding of Curtis Yarvin's RAGE (Retire All Government Employees). This is what's behind the buyout offers, firings, and elimination of entire departments. The strategy: Purge the govt of civil servants & replace them w those loyal to a dictator […]

Via Elie Mystal: The inability of the national media to understand this basic point ABOUT AMERICAN CIVICS is simply wild ‪Leah Litman: THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IS A DEPARTMENT CREATED BY STATUTE; IT CANNOT BE ELIMINATED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER! EXECUTIVE ORDERS CANNOT REPEAL STATUTES! JUST […]

Every damn media outlet should be blasting this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIHNlUygxlI

I don't accept any of it. You? Via Angry Staffer: Everyone realizes they’re trying to shift the Overton Window, right? They’re conditioning you to be accepting of the insane shit they’re doing now so you’ll accept the more insane shit they do later.

A given. Via Rupar: all I know is that had President Biden forced out the FAA chief under pressure from his top adviser and his corrupt motives, and then the next week there was a plane crash that killed more than 60 people, Republicans would be howling that it was an impeachable offense.

Then you should have voted for Harris. “National Guard troops worry #Trump will deploy them for mass deportations “I don’t want to be seen as a Gestapo,” one former senior military official said.” https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/19/trump-national-guard-mass-deporations-fears-00199063

I am trying this Pixelfed thing here!: https://pixelfed.social/i/web - Photo: "No trespassing" By JR at Le Rouquet in Paris, France.

I strongly urge everyone to follow the work of Democracy Forward, which is shaping up to be a legal powerhouse to check the Trump regime. DF just announced an Executive Order Legal Response Center, to immediately counter implementation of Project 2025. 1/ […]

Breaking: At the presidential inauguration ceremony Donald Trump will be brought into the U.S. Capitol Rotunda carried on a litter borne by shirtless billionaires Musk, Zuckerberg and Bezos.

“Danny Werfel, the commissioner of the #IRS, will resign Monday, he told employees, as #Trump eyes a successor to undo much of Pres Biden’s agenda at the tax agency. Trump had previously announced plans to fire Werfel, who took office in 2023, and nominate Billy Long, a former Missouri […]

As Obama once said, “Please proceed.” “European Union officials said they would expand an investigation into #Musk's platform, X, for potential violation of a law, called the Digital Services Act, intended to clamp down on online disinformation and illegal content.” […]

Via Rupar: #Biden's farewell speech to the military: "Let me close with a final request. I say it not as your president or commander in chief. I say it as a man who spent 50 years of his life serving his country in a different way. Remember your oath."👈🏼

Via Acyn: In his farewell address, #Biden calls for: An end to dark money 18 year term limit on Supreme Court Justices and ethics reform A ban on stock trading in Congress Amending the Constitution to say no president is immune from crimes committed in office

Meteorite Earth Strike! A meteorite hit a Canadian man's porch in Marshfield at 200 km/h. For the first time in history, video and sound of a falling celestial body have been preserved. The whole thing was filmed by an intercom with a camera. Now scientists […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

California officials are reminding folks that immigrant communities are welcome at shelters REGARDLESS OF THEIR STATUS!

Damn right. Via Kyle Griffin: U.S. Capitol Police chief opposes pardoning #Jan6 rioters: "What message does that send to police officers across this nation, if someone doesn't think that a conviction for an assault or worse against a police officer is something that should be upheld?" […]

Siiiiigggghhh. Via Joyce Vance: #Trump has just filed his amicus brief, arguing the court should block release of all of the Special Counsel's final report, because special counsel's appointment was unconstitutional & would—get this—violate the law requiring an orderly transfer of power […]

Boeing workers vote to accept deal, end strike https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/04/business/boeing-strike-vote-hnk-intl?cid=ios_app

😂🤣 Via Rupar: Elon #Musk cancels his tele-town hall because of technical issues 😂

Via Reuters: Lawyers for Elon #Musk admitted in court today that the winners of his $1 million-a-day #Trump giveaway to registered voters are not selected at random like a lottery but instead chosen based on who would be good spokespeople for his agenda.

This ad. Masterpiece. Thank you Viola Davis. #Harris https://youtu.be/ShwoUTax4B0?si=foWfUvRyESZGVCFA

😢 #RIP Quincy Jones, music titan who worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, dies at 91 https://apnews.com/article/a9e31c7e39c448d8971519f47a22dd21

Via Ammar Moussa: Oh. So not only did Donald #Trump ship American jobs overseas as President, he's doing it at his own company. Trump Media Outsourced Jobs to Mexico Even as Trump Pushes “America First” https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-media-outsourced-jobs-mexico-truth-social

THANK you. Via Ellen Barkin on the hellsite: Why would anyone expect George W Bush to ‘do the right thing’?