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'If Your Church Won't Speak Out About a Deported Father (and Thousands More Like Him)—It May as Well Cancel Easter' johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/if-your-ch...

Did you see the ugly celebration of autocracy by two presidents in the Oval Office, mocking the rule of law, mocking our Constitution, and mocking the authority of the Supreme Court?

Trump branded Gulags. That figures!

This is the Joyce and Harvey White International Plaza — it was constructed in 1998 as a tribute to NWMSU’s global enrollment. “A symbol of goodwill and peace, it recognizes the various countries of currently enrolled Northwest students.” Trump just revoked the visas of 43 students.

It’s been one day since Trump put a bullet into the rule of law The GOP is fine with that

Zelensky wore a sweater and pants to show solidarity with his troops and he got destroyed, but Bukele showed up looking like the manager of a Staten Island nightclub and no one said a goddamn word.

I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE in W. Colorado surrounded by wild animals, and even I've known for a decade that Trump's a Putin/Russian Mob owned conman/liar/fascist/ racist/rapist/lawless FRAUD. Why half of USA is unable to see that truth - that he does NOT represent their interests - is a mystery?

total clarity here from @edwardluce.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/4c4b...

Courage is contagious. #Harvard Have the day you deserve.

Constitutional crisis ✨

“The doctor came up to me after my cognitive exam with tears in his eyes and said ‘Mr. President, sir, we’ve never had a patient who identified every animal cracker before.’”

After the attack on Shapiro’s residence, I feel like it’s important to remind people how easy it is for people to become irrevocably radicalized online. Right wing media (both “new” and legacy) is using the same tactics we see groups like Al-Qaeda use to recruit.

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This is the day that President Donald Trump sent a clear message to the nation: There is no rule of law in the United States.

What we saw today was two jumped up thugs and their bootlicking sychophants laughing at the US Constitution, the supreme court, and the idea that anyone can stop them from doing anything they want www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Seems like a good day to remind everyone that Auschwitz — a complex of over 40 concentration and extermination camps — was not located in Nazi Germany either.

The 38th annual Forbes list of billionaires included 2,741 people. Their net worth THEN was $14.2 trillion. You know the numbers are sky rocketing!

The trade war between the US and China has spurred Brazil’s agricultural sector and pummelled American farmers. “It is a boon for farmers in Brazil and Argentina, and it will help their industry a lot,” points out a lead agriculture analyst. on.ft.com/42oB1f2

Karoline Leavitt may call herself the White House press secretary, but a better description is fascist propagandist. Legitimate media shouldn’t let themselves be clowns in her circus. My free Stop the Presses newsletter.

The top story in the United States this week is the atrocities developing as a result of the relationship between Donald Trump and Nayib Bukele. Not tariffs. Not Katy Perry. Not whatever new dumb shit Elon Musk did. Major media needs to get this right and show America it is still paying attention.

Dr. Philip Low, Elon Musk’s former business partner: “He is defunding organizations that regulates his companies. So he is weakening the people who would have weakened him.” Clear and present danger. #MomSky #Voices4Victory

Sounds about right.

Whoever did this—buy them a drink. ☠️🤣

Lawyers, media, and politicians put off acknowledging the Constitutional crisis for as long as they could, with “close” and “could lead to” and “might cause” giving them excuses to proceed as if things are normal. Govt claiming it can deny rights on a whim in defiance of court orders is it. Crisis.

Everything is breathtakingly stupid

We live in a country where robbing and killing people is legal as long as it’s in a spreadsheet and generating profits for billionaires. Your reminder that oligarchs protect fascists because fascism inherently protects oligarchs.

This is the dollar since “liberation day”

➡️ Trump and his administration tell a lie. ➡️ Right-wing media reports on the lie as fact. ➡️ Trump administration cites the reporting to substantiate the lie. ➡️ Trump sees the lie on right-wing media and thinks it's actually true. 🔄 Repeat

Why can’t Trump, Vance or Rubio simply say this? Why won’t they?

Tariffs on pharmaceuticals, especially during a period of critical drug shortages, is a form of policy-induced harm. It creates an environment where people will die or suffer. Just like in historical famines or public health collapses, this policy frames self-harm as patriotic This is #Autogenocide

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Requiring REAL IDs and passports and birth certificates to vote?!? Imagine if these were required to buy a gun.

If you need a bike and want to buy American, check out guardianbikes.com. We started on the path of bringing mfg from China to the USA in 2020. Indiana. And they are now there. From Shark Tank to possibly the leading bike company in the USA

Spoiler: no.

Yep.

Disappearing people without any due process is fascism — full stop. I’m sick to my stomach and we all should be.

Bernie Sanders made a surprise appearance at Coachella 2025 last night. So he went from the LA rally to Coachella. He's 83 and fighting like this. This should be an inspiration to all of us. If he can do this, we can all do a little more.

Bring him home…👇 No more excuses. Bring. Home. Abrego. Now. ✨ #BringHomeAbrego

Are you paying ATTENTION, yet?! 👇 Hope so.

Every Jewish person should be offended by the Trump Administration twisting the serious issue of antisemitism for their MAGA political, undemocratic and cruel campaign to attack free speech & dismantle academic freedom on campuses and disappear people without due process. This is MAGA btw:

Together with friends and allies, the United States built the most successful coalition in human history, spreading peace and prosperity for 80 years Trump pissed it all away in weeks. The world will never rely on America again

Bernie Sanders at Coachella. I really hope we can keep this momentum going and that it’s enough to vote out the MAGA evil that has taken over.

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