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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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Garcia: I will never stop pushing back and fighting Elon Musk and Donald Trump until you throw me in Guantanamo Bay. I promise you that.

Canadian here !!!

EXCLUSIVE: Tonight at the Kennedy Center, Guster brought on cast members from Finn, an LGBTQ+ kids musical that was recently canceled when Trump took over the center. They performed the band’s song “Hard Times” to a standing ovation. Full story, exclusive quotes and video on The Handbasket:

A Skadden attorney resigned today, citing the firm’s decision to strike a deal with Trump amid pressure campaign on law firms. “[I]f my employer cannot stand up for the rule of law, then I cannot ethically continue to work for them,” the former Skadden lawyer, Brenna Trout Frey, wrote on LinkedIn.

I’ve got a fever. And the only prescription is…more freakin lawyers resigning from weak-ass law firms

They aren't wanted back here either.

ICYMI: An incredibly detailed and thoughtful 112-page order from the amazing Judge Amy Berman Jackson within which she issues a preliminary injunction blocking Trump from dismantling the CFPB. Check out the language here in her Conclusion: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

The big law firms who are folding to this blatantly unconstitutional nonsense should be ashamed of themselves. They all took an oath too.

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Has anyone ever heard Trump say “I’m sorry?” About anything? His father & Roy Cohn made sure he would never say anything like that. “Excuse me, that was my fault.” There aren’t enough defibrillators to save everyone who would immediately drop dead.

NEW VIDEO: Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes joins me to discuss President Trump's latest executive order targeting elections and explains how the action will disenfranchise voters, cause chaos and make it impossible for states to run free and fair elections. youtu.be/hL4KC21v9Qw

Republicans in the Senate voted tonight while no one is watching to fatten Wall Street profits by jacking up overdraft fees on you. So much for lowering costs.

Not getting much attention, but the Senate GOP is about to start voting - to make sure banks can charge higher overdraft fees. Seriously. Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.

ICYMI: Here is American Oversight’s lawsuit against Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard, John Ratcliffe, Scott Bessent, Marco Rubio, and the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration for violations of the Federal Records Act and Administrative Procedure Act. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

North Dakota GOP Senator Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Traveling to Prague for Sex with Minors. Yet, trans people are the ones being dehumanized and labeled as pedophiles. dailyboulder.com/north-dakota...

Was waiting for this one

As Elon Musk and his allied groups pour more than $20 million to try to elect a conservative to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, his car company, Tesla, is suing the state over a law restricting vehicle sales.

Dear god is he stupid, senile or being misled by staff?

According to a source I have at the CIA, Director Radcliffe lied today under oath. Signal is absolutely not loaded on agency computers. As a matter of fact it’s specifically prohibited as an outside app. Skype is allowed for conference calls but not Signal. He’s lying. @markwarner.bsky.social

Last night, Democrats flipped a Trump +23 state senate seat in Pennsylvania for the first time in 40 years. Florida is next. CD-6 is considered a safe seat but the race is tightening and Republicans are flipping out. We won’t rest until polls are closed! thehill.com/homenews/cam...

Hegseth didn’t even notice a magazine editor from The Atlantic was in the Signal chat. Nobody did. Their situational awareness is that bad. If Tulsi Gabbard had a shred of qualification, she’d have insisted Signal isn’t an acceptable way to share classified info. Fire everyone—including Trump!

Trump claims the law firms are saying "where do I sign, where do I sign." To which I say: Pound sand. We will see you in court.

Please pay attention!!!!

It doesn't matter what your position is; anyone who mishandles or discloses classified information should face a criminal investigation - full stop. As Hegseth once said: “If at the very top there's no accountability," then we have "two tiers of justice."

Really

Josh is running one hell of a campaign.

🚨 Early Voting is underway in Florida's First and Sixth Districts. Let's flip these seats to help shift the balance of power in the U.S. House of Representatives! Early voting ends March 29. So, GO VOTE, Florida! Let's do this!

Der Spiegel reporters able to easily dig up phone numbers, PASSWORDS, and more used by: SecDef Pete Hegseth also Mike Waltz and to a lesser degree Tulsi Gabbard "There are also WhatsApp profiles for the respective phone numbers and even Signal accounts in some cases."