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“I used to believe no one was above the law in our country. Yes, the rich and powerful were harder to hold accountable, but in theory they were not above the law. But now I know. There are those who are above the law. It is a hard thing to know this.”
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They’re super willing to gut us

The Supreme Court, in its first ruling on President Trump’s use of executive power during his second term, decided that he cannot, for now, dismiss the government lawyer leading the watchdog agency responsible for protecting whistle-blowers.

The backlash

The comments on this. 🔥🔥☄️☄️☄️🔥🔥 youtu.be/N23KVyaSoLw?...

I don’t believe Karen Bass.

Being an annoying leftist at work by yelling from the other room that the new employee going through orientation actually has every right to discuss their wage with their coworkers and suggesting they can't is a tool by corporate to keep us from organizing.

Never forget.

Teachers teach. We need a leaderful movement, and there are leaders all around us.

Today's front page of The New York Post.

When even the New York Post has to publish this, you know you fucked up.

Here in Illinois, ten years ago we saw the consequences of a rampant ideological gutting of government. It genuinely harmed people. Our citizens hated it. Trust me – I was elected based in part on just how much they hated it.

Hey. You should text/call/voice-note some friends just because. Don't just DM silly videos. Check in with them. We all need some genuine connection right now!

Most people probably aren’t tracking this but Senate Republicans just started an all-night voting marathon that will allow them to gut Medicaid and increase child hunger while giving handouts to billionaires like Elon Musk.