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Rep Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY): “Mr. Abrego Garcia must be returned immediately before he is killed in one of the most dangerous prisons in the world. Enough with the fake bravado. This is not America. The Supreme Court must aggressively enforce its order immediately.”

Harvard University is refusing to comply with a list of demands from the Trump administration. From elementary schools to universities, the rights to education and free speech must be protected and not attacked by the government.

Musk and Trump’s constant chaos can be taxing, just like April 15th is every year. So I’m glad to have more good news for you today. Read it here:

I don’t think a better headline could have been written about what happened yesterday. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Well thankfully we have a constitution and first amendment that will endure long past you fat self

Strong moment from AOC’s speech in Utah

Pretty crowded up there...

IS this a movement, with a message, that can resonate widely and capture MAGA adherents? people already disillusioned and seeking alternatives? broad tent or will that ruin it? Bernie and AOC Are Starting a New Political Movement Before Our Eyes newrepublic.com/article/1937... via @newrepublic.com

A new book on Covid and its origin that debunks the lab-leak theory from a scientific basis. bigthink.com/starts-with-...

He blinked again

Trump has mused aloud about sending citizens abroad to S American prisons.

The Lincoln Project just decimated Elon Musk with one ad...

Rogue political decisions call for unexpected responses: creating a new USAID page on our @thepolicypractice.bsky.social online library to make accessible their excellent material on #politicaleconomy and #thinkingworkingpolitycally thepolicypractice.com/6-usaid-docu...

Elon Musk’s DOGE goons have been busy crashing the Social Security Administration website. Even more disturbing, the crashes have been occurring for weeks — as DOGE demands cuts to the IT staff responsible for the SSA website. The ever-worsening problems can be traced directly to…

Vlad is not going to be happy about this TOKYO--Japan expressed interest Tuesday in participating in the NATO command for its Ukrainian mission based in Germany in what would be a major boost in ties with the largely European alliance. www.asahi.com/ajw/articles...

First you pass a law saying you don't have to disclose ownership of companies. Then you do tariffs and crash the market. Then reverse it suddenly and you and insider buddies make millions!! Good ol' Trump...

As Paul Krugman says, you need stability and predictability. Imagine being an investor thinking about where to build a factory. Do you locate in Mexico, USA, or China? Which tariff policy is going to drive which marketing strategy and for how long? Trump can't be counted on.

TRUMP BLINKS as Markets Crash....

Last week, Elon Musk and the Trump administration terminated thousands of health care staffers via email from agencies like the FDA, CDC and NIH that keep Americans safe by monitoring infectious diseases, researching medicine, and maintaining overall public health.

I’m old enough to remember when I took out a full-page ad in the New York Times last fall to publish a letter signed by 225 mental-health professionals saying that Trump’s severe personality disorders made him destructive and dangerous.

Recommending to all -- 'instability of policy' and uncertainty are the key that make this so bad for America. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dhab...

Saint Paul, Minnesota #3E #Handsoff #FiftyFiftyOne 📷 @airblair.bsky.social

I'd happily honk if I saw this sign at a Hands Off! protest today. Pete Hegseth is a disaster.

April 5, 2025. Indianapolis showed up to stand against extremism. To stand up against MAGA. To stand up against Donald Trump. We are the resistance.

Funny count America out yet!

@maddow.msnbc.com this was @handsoff in Santa Cruz, CA. It reminded me of one of your stories from last week about putting tariffs on an island of penguins!

Some down on the Algarve in Lagos too!

@maddow.msnbc.com here’s a video from Hands Off in rainy Dayton, Ohio

This is Utah in case anyone’s wondering how pissed off people are. I have never seen anything like this.

Here's the entirety of today's #HandsOff march down Broadway in San Diego — 98 minutes compressed to a little over 2 minutes. Stop video at any time to view signs. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ltut... Story to come on Times of San Diego. @maddow.msnbc.com Marchers per minute = about 20,000.

Oh wow: Portland Oregon is NOT KIDDING #handsoff

Top 5 signs @jamieraskin saw in DC today: 1. “Elon Musk is the only undocumented immigrant taking your job” 2. “Neuter your Doge” 3. “Donald Trump, Russian-Owned since 1987” 4. “The Emperor has no clothes and it ain’t pretty” 5. “Buy America: Putin did”

Wow. #HandsOff rally in St. Paul, Minnesota is massive!

April 5, 2025 Boise, #Idaho #HandsOff #idpol

SEATTLE WASHINGTON SHOWED UP!!! ✊

To the world: We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom. —With love, Your American allies.

Protesters in The Villages, Florida showed up in their golf carts to protest at the Hands Off! event!

I’d guess about 1,300 people at Juneau’s protest today in front of the Alaska Capitol. Largest I’ve seen there since the women’s march and march for science during the first Trump term. Extra credit to the person who had a Greenland flag — not many of those in town, I’d guess. #akleg #Alaska

By a 5-4 vote, the justices allowed the administration to freeze millions of dollars in grant funding for diversity and instructional programs at public and private universities.

HAPPENING NOW: An aerial view of the MASSIVE protest today in Boston, MA for the "Hands Off!" movement against Elon Musk and Donald Trump

HAPPENING NOW: A MASSIVE protest is taking place in downtown Chicago for the "Hands Off!" movement against Elon Musk and Donald Trump

Spectacular view of 100,000 people attending the #HandsOff march in NYC