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Great Grey Owl - A moment of serene beauty captured in the heart of a winter wonderland. 📸 maxime_lv_photograph #Owl #Nature #Birds

submitted 37 days ago • 50 comments

A North Carolina appeals court heard state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin's (R) bid to throw out 65k ballots and overturn the results of his losing election. “Now the right to vote is not absolute,” Griffin's lawyer said in court.

submitted 40 days ago • 116 comments

BREAKING: "The Trump administration is threatening to all but shut down the Social Security Administration in response to a judge’s ruling blocking activities by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency — an action that could delay payments to millions of beneficiaries."

submitted 43 days ago • 54 comments

NEW - Tim Walz to me, backstage to in Eau Claire on Tuesday: “It’s going to get very dark,” he said, running through speculation that ranged from Trump soon ordering the arrest of a political opponent to trying to anoint a son as his successor. www.cnn.com/2025/03/20/p...

submitted 43 days ago • 44 comments

Judge Theodore D. Chuang of the U.S. District Court in Maryland ruled that the Defendants’ unilateral decision to shut down USAID likely violated the US Constitution. Indefinitely blocked the agency’s dismantling and barred Musk’s staffers from accessing sensitive personal data maintained by USAID.

submitted 45 days ago • 147 comments

As a pastor, I'm not concerned about those who question God or even doubt God. That’s just part of faith. My concern are those who claim to know the mind of God better than anyone and therefore act as though they have the right to impose their beliefs on everyone else.

submitted 46 days ago • 16 comments

Don't be scared of some "one-world government' implanting a chip or tattooing you. Be scared of becoming enmeshed in and indistinguishable from a proud, greedy, violent, immoral, cruel, dehumanizing, oppressive, successful empire. Be careful that you don't take on its marks to enjoy its benefits.

submitted 45 days ago • 0 comments

Trump is defying court orders and abusing wartime powers to deport people with no due process. He's using the law that put Italian, German, and Japanese immigrants in detention camps during World War II. We are not at war. Donald Trump is not a king. He is not above the law.

submitted 46 days ago • 419 comments

From a weekend of court to a middle of the night filing today to an early morning @npr.org hit, @skyeperryman.bsky.social, @democracyforward.org and @aclu.org are working to hold this administration accountable for their lawlessness: www.npr.org/2025/03/17/n...

submitted 46 days ago • 2 comments

Language used by individuals associated with the federal government who deported people without trial or due process to a concentration camp in El Salvador, defying a court order, has a specific resonance that, historically, has been used to change regime type. snyder.substack.com/p/the-evil-a...

submitted 46 days ago • 127 comments

🚨 THIS IS DICTATOR BEHAVIOR 🚨 Trump just declared that he will VOID Biden’s pardons — including for members of the January 6th Committee. This isn’t just an attack on Biden — it’s a direct threat to political dissent and a chilling escalation of political persecution. @polrev.bsky.social

submitted 47 days ago • 95 comments

This Working Lunch Tuesday will have us ride sharing to Rep Bacon’s office to deliver petitions, with other advocates, that demand Rep Bacon to stand against the Trump Administration’s attempts to dismantle Social Security, Medicare & Medicaid. Sign up at www.mobilize.us/nebdems/even...!

submitted 47 days ago • 0 comments

5:00PM: Hearing ACLU tells judge US rapidly moving people in planes to El Salvador Before 5:22:Hearing takes break for GOV to get official info on what's happening for judge 5:45:Flight takes off 6:00:Hearing resumes Before 6:52:Judge rules to turn around planes 7:02:Flight arrives El Salvador

submitted 47 days ago • 57 comments

Are you subscribed to Democracy Docket? Here, they explain that the court has the power to appoint someone to execute civil contempt if the Marshall’s are ordered by Bondi to ignore them. 👀

submitted 47 days ago • 81 comments

Murphy: "This is not a normal political fight. What Trump is doing right now is absolutely insidious. He is every single day acting unconstitutionally, he is trying to destroy the rule of law ... this to me is a moment where we need to be restraining POTUS's power, not giving him new authorities"

submitted 47 days ago • 225 comments

The 2 planes Judge Boasberg ordered back, plus a third plane that took off AFTER Boasberg’s order, never returned to the U.S. in apparent defiance of the court order.

submitted 47 days ago • 900 comments

Shocked! They are all liars.

submitted 49 days ago • 1 comment

Want To Retire In Europe? 6 Great, Affordable Places To Move, Per New Report http://on.forbes.com/633220pTGq

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SCOOP: Elon Musk has installed 10 of his DOGE operatives at the Social Security Administration. We got their names w/ @makenakelly.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/doge-o...

submitted 50 days ago • 60 comments

This week's vote resulted in a win for pro-independence forces and a rejection of President Trump's rhetoric about annexing the island.

submitted 50 days ago • 21 comments

BREAKING: The White House has ordered the U.S. military to develop plans to achieve Donald Trump’s goal of “reclaiming” the Panama Canal, NBC News reports.

submitted 50 days ago • 139 comments

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency now has 10 staffers at the Social Security Administration as the Trump White House looks for evidence to support its claim that there could be millions of dead people receiving public benefits

submitted 50 days ago • 43 comments

A federal judge in Washington has reinstated Susan Tsui Grundmann to the Federal Labor Relations Authority, the agency responsible for adjudicating labor disputes between federal employees and management, after her removal by the Trump administration last month.

submitted 51 days ago • 43 comments

Congrats, they heard you! The Social Security Administration has decided tonight to abandon its plans to end phone service for millions of Americans filing retirement and disability claims. Thank you to all who shared our post and made calls today—you did it!

submitted 51 days ago • 307 comments

NEW: A federal judge, for the first time, has ordered discovery on Elon Musk’s role in DOGE and his authority over the massive overhaul of the federal bureaucracy. w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

submitted 51 days ago • 206 comments

By the end of 2024 we had driven the speed to answer the Social Security 1-800# down from a 42.5 minute national average to 12.4 minute average. Now the Trump/Musk co-presidency wants to eliminate phone service for customers. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

submitted 51 days ago • 18 comments

Federal layoffs at Haskell Indian Nations University disrupted classes, financial aid and the women's basketball team. Now, tribes and students have sued, saying the cuts broke treaty obligations.

submitted 51 days ago • 44 comments

Trump keeps repeating this lie about federal employees not showing up to work. @propublica.org and others have thoroughly debunked:

submitted 51 days ago • 50 comments

Democratic attorneys general in 19 states sued the Trump administration over its mass firing of federal workers. NPR's A Martinez talks with one of the plaintiffs, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes.

submitted 51 days ago • 27 comments

The Trump-Musk cuts to Social Security will kill seniors and people with disabilities.

submitted 51 days ago • 2 comments

If you, or someone you know, was a part of the first group of federal employees that were unlawfully fired by the Trump administration - your deadline to appeal to the MSPB is this Friday, March 14. Go to civilservicestrong.org to learn more. #CivilServiceStrong

submitted 51 days ago • 1 comment

10,000 baby boomers are hitting retirement age every day. Social Security is busier than ever, but Elon Musk thinks this is the perfect time to slash customer service. This is a backdoor Social Security cut. HANDS OFF OUR EARNED BENEFITS!

submitted 51 days ago • 5 comments

NEW: Unions representing career diplomats and federal workers filed an emergency motion against the Trump administration to prevent officials at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) from violating federal law by destroying classified records.

submitted 52 days ago • 72 comments

American taxpayers should not be left to pay the bill for Elon Musk’s illegal actions, which are now being challenged in court. I introduced the Nobody Elected Elon Musk Act, which would ensure that Musk and other Special Government Employees in charge of DOGE are liable for their illegal actions.

submitted 52 days ago • 27 comments

Just putting this here. Even R’s know what Elon Musk is doing isn’t right ⬇️ www.politico.com/live-updates...

submitted 52 days ago • 19 comments

This CNN piece today is really good clear succinct. In plain language with examples of impacts. Musk and his DOGE team at Social Security are driving the agency to total system collapse. www.cnn.com/2025/03/08/p...

submitted 55 days ago • 51 comments

Warren Buffett's son Howard has given $500M to Ukraine — he warns the US is making a historic mistake by pulling its support… Thank you Howard 💙💛🙏

submitted 52 days ago • 18 comments

We deeply regret the US tariffs imposed on Europe. Tariffs are taxes. They are bad for business, and even worse for consumers. Today Europe takes strong but proportionate countermeasures. We remain ready to engage in dialogue ↓

submitted 51 days ago • 125 comments

Diplomatic teams from Ukraine and the United States are holding talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday in steps toward ending a full-scale war started by Russia in 2022.

submitted 52 days ago • 43 comments

📈 Europe’s defense spending hits record highs—€800B+ planned. Stocks of major arms makers surge as nations rearm against Russia’s threat. united24media.com/business/eur...

submitted 52 days ago • 0 comments

US added to the global human rights watchlist due to declining civil liberties.

submitted 52 days ago • 284 comments

Russia tries to breach Ukraine’s border in Sumy, but Ukraine repels the attacks. Russian assault groups face artillery and drones in a “kill zone.”

submitted 52 days ago • 1 comment

Trump and Musk's SSA cuts will mean longer wait times for beneficiaries, worse customer service, and fewer people receiving their earned benefits. Make no mistake: this is an attack on Social Security itself.

submitted 52 days ago • 94 comments