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An ex-pat from MA, resident in Germany since 1995, sometimes homesick but more often just sick of what happened to my home. Resistance tactics: - don't repost misinformation - fight actions, not words - discern and spread the truth
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Let’s break this down: in summary- he’s shat his pants because US treasury bonds were being sold off like lemonade in a desert. He’s fucked up big time. And any other spin is bullshit.

One of the most clarifying things I've seen in the past few weeks is "de-escalate all conflict that is not with the enemy."

ICE isn't "deporting" immigrants, it is kidnapping them. DOGE isn't "fixing" the government, it is dismantling it. Trump isn't "helping" Americans, he is retaliating against them. Pam Bondi isn't "upholding" the Constitution, she is ignoring it.

Trump & his ass kissing oligarchs are deliberately destroying your future. The destruction of your healthcare, right to a jury trial, financial savings, educational system, libraries & museums, cyber protection, privacy, & social security is not due to carelessness or stupidity. That's the plan.

Ope.

Masses of protesters converged in cities and towns all across America. Millions upon millions of people poured into the streets, demanding that Trump and Musk keep their HANDS OFF our healthcare, our schools, our money, our democracy — and more. THIS is the Opposition. This is an…

Just got to the Mall and saw this sign, which no one is going to top. #HandsOff2025

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Must read from @jvl.bsky.social . www.thebulwark.com/p/the-americ...

Antarctica Tariffs Announced It's about time those deadbeat slackers started pulling their weight... 🐧 💰 🐧 💰 🐧 💰

Deadbeat Dad Elon. bsky.app/profile/artc...

📍 Mequon Brad Schimel led the charge to ban abortion, even hiring a top deputy that developed the strategy to overturn Roe v. Wade. Let’s reject Schimel on Tuesday.

Safely rewriting the code that underpins Social Security systems would take years. DOGE wants it done in months. What could possibly go wrong?

As of Friday, there have been 46 cases in which federal judges have blocked Trump policies. The rulings in those cases have come from 39 different judges appointed by 5 different presidents (of both parties) to 11 different district courts across 7 different circuits. Maybe it's not the judges?

Trump’s changes to Social Security will slash 7,000 jobs, shut down offices, and make folks jump through hoops to get what they’ve already earned. Seniors, disabled people, and rural communities—y’all are the target. This is not efficiency, it’s straight-up cruelty.

🔥 “Without a level playing field — without Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion — Meritocracy fails spectacularly… it’s ok to at any point stop and admit you didn’t think this all the way through.” cc: Rep. Aron Maberry (who is carrying yet another an anti-DEI bill)

Emanuel: I worked for two administrations that tirelessly fought to get us out of a recession. And now we have an administration that just shrugs and says, “Well, there could be a little pain here.” Well, if you have 11 billionaires in your cabinet, what do you know about pain?

"It’s only been eight weeks. I cannot imagine what this country will look like in a year." And neither can you.

Dear Democratic Members of Congress, Stop telling me about what he's doing. We can all see it. Start telling me about what you're doing to stop it! Signed, Americans

Whatever page of the Atlantic it's on, it's the biggest story in the country. Indeed, the biggest story in a while. So try not to sound like idiots--if only for the novelty.

In case anyone was wondering, we are here:

A come-to-Jesus moment for American lawyers, and for America's most important law firms. This is it. This is the moment you always imagined, where you told yourself you would do the right thing -- where you told yourself that your profession would stand up. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Hey Greenland, why are you letting Americas planes land there? Why don’t you deny Usha Vance and the crew landing clearance? Fight back now or don’t be shocked when you can’t

All you need to know about Twitter

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Republicans: after years of whining about dark-money billionaires puppeteering our political system, what do you have to say about Elon Musk buying the Presidency - and now the Wisconsin Supreme Court?

“President Trump’s goal is clear. He wants lawyers and law firms to capitulate and cower until there is no one left to oppose his administration in court,” Mr. Elias said. “There will be no negotiation with this White House about the clients we represent or the lawsuits we bring on their behalf.”

And *this* is exactly what happened. What makes it so horribly tragic is that those taking power aren’t just monstrous but full-blown traitors.

Schoolchildren are routinely slaughtered by AR-15s. Hundreds die. [*crickets* "Thoughts and prayers" *crickets*] A couple unoccupied cars are set on fire. No one is hurt. ["THIS HORROR WILL NOT STAND!!! We MUST act to STOP it from ever happening AGAIN!!!!" We will pass new LAWS BANNING IT!!!]

If federal workers aren’t allowed to work from home then Donold shouldn’t be allowed to work from Mar-A-Lago.

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