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Chicago. Retired criminal defense lawyer. ⚖️Public Defender. Pro bono. Anti-death penalty. 🐈‍⬛ U2. Political Science. Left the Democratic Party. We need a few heroes right now. 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 It really, truly, is a cult.
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If you take Canadian oil out of the equation, Canada actually has a trade deficit, and the U.S. has a surplus — of $58 billion. We supply cheap oil to the USA to ensure North American energy independence, so North America can never again be held hostage by OPEC countries. #Canada #Trump #cdnpoli

Just look at these paragraphs from the AP story. Hegseth called Brown unqualified solely because he's Black. Then they fired him... and replaced him with a white guy so indisputably unqualified that he requires a Presidential waiver. This is what "merit" means to them. apnews.com/article/trum...

Thank you, Dr. Conway: www.theverge.com/news/617014/...

Trump! Hands off Ukraine! Aren’t you satisfied stealing at home?

Trolling has gone from an occasionally used tool on the right to a unifying touchstone of an entire political faction. "Call it a coalition of the crass," writes @alibreland.bsky.social.

they are telling us they are intentionally burning the economy to the ground, never seen anything like it

“Many workers say they live in a constant state of fear, unable to trust their colleagues, unable to speak freely, reflexively engaging in self-censorship even on matters they view as crucial to national security.” Fed gov used to be a great place to work, www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

The Tesla Cybertruck is banned in Europe, due to its design not meeting European safety regulations, with its sharp edges & potential for pedestrian harm; it cannot be legally sold or registered in most European countries, including the UK.

Trump loses the 1st lawsuit to reach the Supreme Court!

Watch the courts

Good. Keep making noise. www.wpr.org/news/glenn-g...

41 years. Honorable service. Combat experience. Served multiple presidents. Fired. I swear I can’t wait for that criminal in the oval to drop dead

Today, I visited @moulton.house.gov’s office to urge him do everything he possibly can to STOP THE COUP. Join me in asking Representative Moulton to uphold his oath to support and defend our Constitution. Now is the time for bold, principled action. #MaPoli #SethMoulton #MuskorUs

BREAKING: Donald Trump just fired General CQ Brown (left) and has replaced him with the less qualified Lt. General Dan Caine. DEI isn’t a problem if you’re white.

www.businessinsider.com/russia-culti...

See Utah...

They’ve been telling us this. The numbers will be prearranged, no count needed. But WTF Musk’s explanation. A computer can’t count ballots because “too many transactions happening too quickly”?!?!? Doesn’t SpaceX use computers for rapid computation of things like trajectories?

There is a story about the KGB watching the crowd applauding at one of Comrade Stalin’s speeches. The first person to stop clapping was arrested for being insufficiently loyal to the Leader. We’re close to that with “We are the Federal law” orange.

Don’t Cut My Medicaid

Pay attention to this. Replacing JAGs with loyalists enables whatever orders Trump and Hegseth issue to be interpreted as lawful.

Absolutely agree: even one silent person, with just a simple sign, speaks a milion words. #3E #Resist 💙🇺🇸

Day #32. Equality Matters #proudblue Don't tell me you're a Christian if you condemn transgender either. You don't embrace science or humanity if you do.

Louder TizzyWoman for the folks at the back THE CRUELTY IS THE POINT

CSPAN Caller from West Virginia: I’m a diabetic and I’m on Medicare. When Biden was in there, my insulin was $6 for a 28 day supply. I just went to CVS, it went back up to $80…

Every liberal "paper of record": maybe the fascists have a point Eater: Know your rights

The People’s Hotline is blowing up on social media. Clips of YOUR CALLS are reaching MILLIONS of Americans. 🚨 We are looking for real, personal stories about how the Trump Administration is impacting you and your family. 🚨 These calls are cutting through the noise. Please call & PASS IT ON!

Thank you, Janet Mills. This is how all our elected officials everywhere should be confronting Trump's authoritarian "we are the law" sentiment. Head on.

WOW "Seven western Wisconsin Republican lawmakers did not appear at an event hosted by the Wisconsin Farmers Union in Chippewa Falls Friday as farmers from the area said they were concerned about the effect that President Donald Trump’s first month in office is having on their livelihoods." ⤵️

Investing in economic growth. Funding our schools. Improving the services working families and the vulnerable need. We cannot compromise on them, especially when we face the uncertainty of the federal government’s haphazard “ready, fire, aim” tactics toward everyday Americans.

The 'find out' phase is here.

Just so everybody is clear on Republican priorities: We put up an amendment to make sure nobody making over $500 million gets a tax cut. Republicans voted against it.

Among those Trump and Musk fired at the FAA: - Lawyers who help keep drunk or reckless pilots out of the skies - Air traffic control support staff - Employees who track potential new flying hazards like cranes - Staffers who medically clear pilots to fly www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

The root that tears apart your foundation begins as a seed of distrust, hate, and blame. The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didn’t arrive overnight. It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.