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17 states (AK, AL, AR, FL, GA, IN, IW, KS, LA, MO, MT, NE, SC, SD, TX, UT, and WV) have sued the U.S. govt, arguing that Sec 504 is unconstitutional & should be eliminated. If successful, the lawsuit could dismantle essential protections that prevent discrimination against people with disabilities.

Several Democratic lawmakers were denied entry to the U.S. Department of Education on Friday. It was the fourth agency this week that federal employees blocked congressional Democrats from entering.

Why is Hegseth occupying this family military unit?

Join the general strike! Follow @generalstrikeus.bsky.social We need a 11 million people! generalstrikeus.com

President Trump is considering declaring a national “economic emergency” to justify implementing a series of universal tariffs and establishing the Department of Government Efficiency.

Trump is considering executive action to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education

The guy overseeing USAID was identified two years ago as a Jan. 6 participant who entered the Capitol through a broken window. www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...

Approximately 20 members of Elon Musk’s staff have begun working within the Education Department. They have gained access to multiple sensitive internal systems, including a financial aid dataset containing the personal information of millions of students enrolled in the federal student aid program.

@nytimes.com climate alert: E.P.A. Tells More Than 1,000 They Could Be Fired ‘Immediately’ www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/c...

I have tried to contact Senator Josh Hawley at every regional office and DC. The voicemails are so glitchy, I can barely understand them. I want to know what he’s going to do about this smash and grab by an unelected South African billionaire looting the US. What does he plan to do about it.

Elon Musk says he and Trump are shutting down USAID Musk announced the planned closure of the foreign assistance agency early Monday on social media. -by @davidingram.bsky.social via @nbcnews.com

“The number one qualification for working for the executive branch right now is unwavering loyalty to Trump.” Norm Eisen & Public Citizen Co-President, Lisa Gilbert urge the Senate Judiciary Committee to reject Patel’s FBI Dir. nomination & investigate the reported purge of Jan 6 investigators.

More members are joining us from both chambers, we'll be there on the west side (14th St NW) at 1:00

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Tariffs, or as we call them at The Contrarian—consumer taxes—were a frequent pillar of Trump’s stump speeches, but the details remained deliberately hazy. The truth? His Tariffs promise more economic pain than prosperity. David Bernell and Amb. Thomas Graham (Ret.) break down the financial fallout.

Each week, The Contrarian selects an "Undaunted" individual working to defend democracy This week's spotlight: Former CNN-anchor & host, Jim Acosta @jimacosta.bsky.social didn’t just walk away from CNN—he took a stand. In his final broadcast, he warned against bowing to tyranny & giving in to fear

BREAKING: Nat'l intelligence experts are ringing the alarm on the politicization of the FBI and other intelligence agencies. Hear from three of them now. **This post is free, and we urge you to share it with those who may not otherwise have access to the information revealed.**

Another must read.

@hcrichardson.bsky.social The extent of DOGE's work sounds like it will be even clearer tonight (Feb 2) at midnight on X.

I stand with the men and women of the FBI who investigated the crimes WE ALL SAW TRUMP'S ANGRY MOB COMMIT on Jan. 6, 2021. They did the hard, honest, ethical work of protecting We The People & American democracy. Now it's our turn to stand with them. You in?

When I think of Elon Musk hacking into hundreds of millions of tax files and Social Security records I am reminded of the case of Aaron Swartz. He face five years in prison because he hacked into M.I.T's computer system.

NEW: WIRED has identified six young men—all apparently between the ages of 19 and 24, according to public databases, their online presences, and other records—who have little to no government experience and are now playing critical roles in Musk’s DOGE project. By @telliotter.bsky.social

As the historian Timothy Snyder said, be kind to our language…

BREAKING: KRISTI NOEM REFUSES TO RULE OUT DETAINING WOMEN, CHILDREN AT GUANTANAMO BAY AS PART OF DEPORTATION SWEEP — MEET THE PRESS

Keep an eye on how much DOGE tries extending its data collection into regulatory entities as well. For instance, the FAA for SpaceX competitors or CFPB for confidential information provided by Apple and Google about their payment platforms (as Musk wants to launch his own)

Trump is destroying the American economy as quickly as he possibly can. We are not prepared for this.

Hedge funds are betting big that the stock market is going to suffer a devastating crash due to Donald Trump. Data from Goldman Sachs is sending shockwaves through financial circles, revealing a dramatic surge in 'short' positions against US stocks.

Please, everyone, drop what you’re doing and read this:

"European affairs ministers from France, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Cyprus, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Greece, Romania, Slovenia and Spain asked the commission to deliver on promises to create a dedicated EU body to counter foreign information manipulation and interference"

Reminder: Canada is our closest ally and our friend 🇺🇸🇨🇦 Tariffs against Canada take affect Tuesday 🇺🇸 Retaliatory Tariffs against the US take affect also on Tuesday 🇨🇦 Lessons will be learned 🍿 #SheShed #MagaMorons

I live in Ag country. You can’t even imagine how many signs I passed saying, “Farmers for Trump.” This graph was posted by Iowa Democratic Representative, JD Sholten.

@piperformissouri.bsky.social You made the news. Missouri Democratic organizer Jess Piper echoed the sentiment, claiming that “there is no common ground with fascists.” Agreed. McConnell waged all out political lawfare against Obama. The D's need to wake the f**k up and hammer the GOP daily.

Government civil servants threatened with US marshals. Why? Bc they were defending classified information and security systems from being accessed by Musk’s flying monkeys. Illegal AF.

This is a hostile takeover of the federal government by a private citizen of unlimited means with no restrictions and no transparency. Welcome to the Deep State www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...

What @fpwellman.bsky.social said. This will be the Republican Recession.

Judges in Jan. 6 cases and watchdog groups recoil at Justice Department's deletion of records www.cbsnews.com/news/jan-6-j...

Another opening for someone to take to court

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Trump issued a memorandum invalidating government labor contracts finalized in the 30 days before his presidential inauguration. This action is not legal and will not hold up in court.

Maybe... just maybe... Putting a CAREER CRIMINAL into a position of authority in which he can purge CAREER federal LAW ENFORCEMENT from doing their jobs was a reckless and insane act for Americans to do. It's what Vito Corleone would do.

Here are the options on the table (which are not mutually exclusive): 1. House Dems bring articles of impeachment* 2. Senate Dems play constitutional hardball and obstruct everything 3. State AGs litigate (and prosecute) everything they can 4. Citizens march en mass