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The White House, not even DHS, the White House itself apparently, is directly deciding which permanent residents should be detained and deported based on their political speech. If this doesn’t scare you about the state of our democracy and liberties, I don’t know what will.

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Facts

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ICYMI: Trump has dropped investigations and enforcement actions against 89 lawbreaking corporations, including: -42 cases at the CFPB -15 cases at the DOJ -6 cases at the EEOC -7 crypto cases at the SEC It's a new golden age for corporate criminals.

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They want federal employees to suffer psychological abuse and not speak to press about it. It’s not difficult to imagine them coming after members of the media next. Scary shit, but silence is not an option.

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More of this! We all know this won’t pass but this is a line in the sand and a great talking point. /cc @shasti.bsky.social

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The battle of our day is no longer about Democrats versus Republicans or left versus right. The choice right now is democracy or dictatorship. And we're sliding faster than I ever thought possible into the latter. Everyone must choose which side they’re on.

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you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.

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Cartoon by Benjamin Slyngstad

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BREAKING — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has just announced the closure of major regional offices in Philly, LA and Chicago, per email shared with me. “5 alarm fire,” SEC employee tells me. Full email text:

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This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell. This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.

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March 2, 2025 “To achieve success in the elections, Donald Trump relied on certain forces to which he has corresponding obligations. And as a responsible person, he will be obliged to fulfill them.” open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

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U.S. officials have said Russia has continued to try to penetrate U.S. networks, including in the first weeks of the Trump administration. But that is only part of a broader Russian campaign. Over the past year, ransomware attacks on American hospitals, www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/u...

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Rep. Jay Obernolte at a town hall in Yucca Valley, California on February 22nd, 2025. This is a Trump district in a Trump county. (Video credit: Luke Staten) youtu.be/8c6gWnfROs8?... (47:43)

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PI-...

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Jasmine Crockett is a HERO & WILL protect our Medicaid! Thank you Rep. Crockett for EVERYTHING.

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Five Failures in the Oval Office (video) Well said! open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

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February 27, 2025 "The EPA minimizes exposure to dangerous air during wildfires, cleans up contaminated lands, and tests for asbestos, lead, and copper in water,, delivering health benefits that outweigh its costs, the authors say, by more than 30 to 1." open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

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Not like Alzheimer's is a common disease.

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Because... why would we need FEMA? It's not like we have any major storms. Senior Leaders Are Leaving an Already-Depleted Disaster Agency www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/c...

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"Most of EPA’s work happens behind the scenes, like when one of its enforcement teams raided a warehouse in Colorado full of mislabeled oil barrels that had been prepared for a landfill and discovered they contained nuclear waste..." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/o...

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MSNBC cutting The ReidOut fits a pattern: when Black women journalists speak truth to power—especially Trump—they’re silenced. Shalise Manza Young warns, “Our truth-telling is treated as treachery."

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My latest:

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This is evil. Pure evil.

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This is really horrifying, a big step toward secret police It Shouldn’t be Dangerous for Women to Speak Up open.substack.com/pub/emilyiny...

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Maddow: I think it is a bad mistake to let Joy Reid walk out the door. It is also unnerving to see that on a network where we've got two nonwhite hosts in primetime, both of our nonwhite hosts in primetime are losing their shows, as is Katie Phang on the weekend. I do not defend it.

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1400 more firings at Veterans Affairs: "Officials said specifically that Veterans Crisis Line responders were not affected by the dismissals. But workers within the department said that support staff for the crisis line were among the workers let go..." www.militarytimes.com/veterans/202...

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www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

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I served the people, not the president as US Attorney. That's the oath. That's the job. That's why you don't put people who haven't worked at the Justice Department in charge of the Department, or people who haven't worked at the FBI in charge of the FBI.

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“The 5 bullets email was the administration’s declaration of psychological warfare: Petty on its face and lacking sufficient instructions, its one and only purpose was to scare the shit out of workers already living in peril.”

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The Weak Strongman (audio and text) open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

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The White House, not even DHS, the White House itself apparently, is directly deciding which permanent residents should be detained and deported based on their political speech. If this doesn’t scare you about the state of our democracy and liberties, I don’t know what will.

Facts

ICYMI: Trump has dropped investigations and enforcement actions against 89 lawbreaking corporations, including: -42 cases at the CFPB -15 cases at the DOJ -6 cases at the EEOC -7 crypto cases at the SEC It's a new golden age for corporate criminals.

They want federal employees to suffer psychological abuse and not speak to press about it. It’s not difficult to imagine them coming after members of the media next. Scary shit, but silence is not an option.

More of this! We all know this won’t pass but this is a line in the sand and a great talking point. /cc @shasti.bsky.social

The battle of our day is no longer about Democrats versus Republicans or left versus right. The choice right now is democracy or dictatorship. And we're sliding faster than I ever thought possible into the latter. Everyone must choose which side they’re on.

you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.

Cartoon by Benjamin Slyngstad

BREAKING — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has just announced the closure of major regional offices in Philly, LA and Chicago, per email shared with me. “5 alarm fire,” SEC employee tells me. Full email text:

This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell. This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.

March 2, 2025 “To achieve success in the elections, Donald Trump relied on certain forces to which he has corresponding obligations. And as a responsible person, he will be obliged to fulfill them.” open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

U.S. officials have said Russia has continued to try to penetrate U.S. networks, including in the first weeks of the Trump administration. But that is only part of a broader Russian campaign. Over the past year, ransomware attacks on American hospitals, www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/u...

Rep. Jay Obernolte at a town hall in Yucca Valley, California on February 22nd, 2025. This is a Trump district in a Trump county. (Video credit: Luke Staten) youtu.be/8c6gWnfROs8?... (47:43)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PI-...

Jasmine Crockett is a HERO & WILL protect our Medicaid! Thank you Rep. Crockett for EVERYTHING.

Five Failures in the Oval Office (video) Well said! open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

February 27, 2025 "The EPA minimizes exposure to dangerous air during wildfires, cleans up contaminated lands, and tests for asbestos, lead, and copper in water,, delivering health benefits that outweigh its costs, the authors say, by more than 30 to 1." open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

Not like Alzheimer's is a common disease.

Because... why would we need FEMA? It's not like we have any major storms. Senior Leaders Are Leaving an Already-Depleted Disaster Agency www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/c...

"Most of EPA’s work happens behind the scenes, like when one of its enforcement teams raided a warehouse in Colorado full of mislabeled oil barrels that had been prepared for a landfill and discovered they contained nuclear waste..." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/o...

MSNBC cutting The ReidOut fits a pattern: when Black women journalists speak truth to power—especially Trump—they’re silenced. Shalise Manza Young warns, “Our truth-telling is treated as treachery."

My latest:

This is evil. Pure evil.

This is really horrifying, a big step toward secret police It Shouldn’t be Dangerous for Women to Speak Up open.substack.com/pub/emilyiny...

Maddow: I think it is a bad mistake to let Joy Reid walk out the door. It is also unnerving to see that on a network where we've got two nonwhite hosts in primetime, both of our nonwhite hosts in primetime are losing their shows, as is Katie Phang on the weekend. I do not defend it.

1400 more firings at Veterans Affairs: "Officials said specifically that Veterans Crisis Line responders were not affected by the dismissals. But workers within the department said that support staff for the crisis line were among the workers let go..." www.militarytimes.com/veterans/202...

www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

I served the people, not the president as US Attorney. That's the oath. That's the job. That's why you don't put people who haven't worked at the Justice Department in charge of the Department, or people who haven't worked at the FBI in charge of the FBI.

“The 5 bullets email was the administration’s declaration of psychological warfare: Petty on its face and lacking sufficient instructions, its one and only purpose was to scare the shit out of workers already living in peril.”

The Weak Strongman (audio and text) open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

Kemp shrugs off CDC layoffs and says government could stand some "right-sizing". Start at 11:30 - youtu.be/QPmebrMCTmo?...

How Musk is cancelling the U.S. government open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

open.substack.com/chat/posts/8...

Crossing a line open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

Of course it’s a coup open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

This really hits home - open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...