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The citizens of the US walked through what they thought was an innocent portal called "voting" and suddenly found themselves immersed in a 3-dimensional horror movie, more surreal and grotesque than anything even David Lynch could have imagined.
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So let me get this straight: the White House Correspondents disinvited Amber Ruffin because they feared they'd anger Trump and then made the dinner about praising their collective takedown of Joe Biden's reelection campaign by giving an award to Alex Thompson? Fucking obsequious Trump worshipers.

The default Dem position should be that nothing under Trump is valid. Trump didn't honor his predecessors' agreements. He didn't even honor his own trade agreements. He didn't honor Congressional appropriations. He doesn't follow laws. Clean slate. If you rely on him, your loss.

It is fundamentally bizarre for the White House Correspondents Association to be holding a celebratory dinner as the press pool and briefing room are being taken over and manipulated for partisan purposes.

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Thank you to the (nameless) person who shared with me @prozdishere.bsky.social's video that is now my favorite short clip to explain social media content moderation issues. People and their stupid opinions. Every time. www.youtube.com/shorts/oDQk6...

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Why are the rest of us subsidizing the richest people on the planet?

Thanks @mmasnick.bsky.social and of course @prozdishere.bsky.social for this brilliant clip. I nearly choked laughing - but I forgive you.

Oof — tough break for MAGA Indiana

A two year old baby forced onto a plane by her government—our government. That’s what Ilan Wurman and Kurt Lash and their academic collaborators and defenders have been paving the way for with their bullshit articles. www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

This is what fascism looks like: Attorney General Bondi threatening judges she claims are not cooperating with Trump immigration policies and saying “we will come after you and we will prosecute you. We will find you.”

Democracy Docket is not throwing a party for the White House this weekend. It is not attending a party with the White House this weekend. It has no interest in mingling with Trump officials as if we are part of some club. Support fearlessly independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0

This is a brilliant, enjoyable and ethusiastically recommended read. One quick excerpt/example: "Vance is the ideal national conservative specimen, a man who preaches heartland values but wears a nice suit and looks like he sleeps in a vat of lotion." inthesetimes.com/article/nati...

The US Justice Department today announced plans to revoke critical protections for journalists, releasing a memo from Attorney General Pam Bondi that directs the agency to rescind the current version of the “news media guidelines” and publish a new policy.

Top notch Leopards/faces moment here from the managing director of Thiel Capital and the person who coined the term "Intellectual Dark Web." Yeah, so weird how much antisemitism there is on Musk's platform...real head scratcher there, my dude.

If you work for the FAA, and you were forced to sign an NDA that prohibits post-employment disclosures of anything other than classified information, please call a lawyer. NOW.

Important datapoint in terms of how people understand Trump's second term. He's actually hit and will soon surpass the level of unpopularity he had in his first time. See this from G Elliott Morris's site. Many still have this idea he's more popular, has more robust support. www.gelliottmorris.com

An emergency protest action is happening now in Milwaukee over the arrest of Judge Dugan. #Resist ✊

Autistic sensory anxiety & the PAIN / FEAR / SURVIVAL response #AutismAwarenessMonth

So to sum up the Wisconsin arrest issue: ICE didn't have a juridical warrant. They only had an administrative warrant. The DOJ has not convened a grand jury to indict the judge. They only got a criminal complaint before a magistrate judge. This is ridiculous.

If a bird flu pandemic does hit, we’ve got the absolute worst possible clowns in charge. No science, no plan, no clue. Scary shit here…

I've got news for Speaker Johnson: The lives of the 80 million Americans who rely on Medicaid are worth more than another round of tax cuts for the top 1%.

Trump Tyranny Tracker: Day 95 (yesterday) is out! The daily tracker documenting the latest in corruption, power consolidation, civil & human rights abuses, and weaponization of government news. Caught up on the tracker. Today's tracker will be out tonight

"While much of this is already in action before our eyes, leaving some 18,000 law enforcement agencies without federal oversight or limits places everyone in peril." www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...

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‘We have people who did not receive benefits come in every day with their ID and say, “I’m not dead, I’m alive!,”’ an SSA analyst recalls. #SocialSecurity #Resist www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...

This needs to be required listening for every US lawmaker and citizen! Thank you @hcrichardson.bsky.social for keeping up with the truth about the trump/putin connection. For all those wondering why suddenly Russia is our BFF. 🇺🇦 #ukraine heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/april-23-2...

China is icing Trump “10,000 Tariff Grandpa” ☠️😂

I doubt anyone here needs convincing. But I wanted to highlight something about Trump's order to Pam Bondi to commence a harassment investment of Act Blue. I was actually pleasantly surprised by the candor here. They note these examples of 'suspicious' contributions on ACT BLUE. But note the ...

Many of my students are showing a kind of courage that the most powerful lawyers in BigLaw have not. They’re refusing to work at firms capitulating to Trump—and demanding a profession worthy of the rule of law. Sign the pledge: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... www.abovethelaw.com/2025/04/law-...

Chuck Grassley gets called out at a town hall… "  Stop the use of the word entitlement because it's insulting to all of us." 🔥 #HandsOffMySocialSecurity

"Law students organize to give Trump-caving firms a recruitment problem" Georgetown Law students made a spreadsheet. National coverage followed. Now, the world's richest firms face PR & recruitment headaches. An organizer on how it unfolded @www.AllRiseNews.com www.allrisenews.com/p/skadden-st...

I’m excited to announce that we’re sending more than $1 million total to our state parties across the country! When our state parties are stronger, it puts us in a better position to compete and win in this year’s elections and the midterms. Let’s get to work, Democrats.

Trump's health adviser blames 'demonic forces' for childhood diseases www.rawstory.com/calley-means/

Newsletter: As Celsius victims detail their devastation even under the weak crypto regulations of the past, the Trump administration continues to dismantle those same rules while he pumps his personal memecoin with promises of private access. www.citationneeded.news/issue-82/

Let's be clear about what's happening right now: Trump and Musk are dismantling the Social Security Administration from the inside. It has nothing to do with efficiency — it's about sabotaging Social Security while they rig the government for billionaires like themselves.

There have been plenty of House primaries in blue districts. In 2022 Brand New Congress PAC ran a stack of candidates so need people to stop acting brand fucking new because David isn’t the innovator. I track shit on purpose. DNC officers never got involved and should never.

Peter Thiel's house philosopher Curtis Yarvin is disappointed that Musk and Trump are not destroying democracy fast enough.

This is HUGE. After Republicans used the tactic of disparaging Democrats for supporting a project with a Chinese-backed company in Michigan to win the election, that same company gave Trump's Inaugural Fund a $1 million. Read this for a COMPLETE list of donors: shero.substack.com/p/chinese-co...