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We kicked holocaust denier Ernst Zündel out of Canada. Why the hell would we let Elon Musk have any claim on Canada? He is a fascist threatening the people of Ukraine. I am proud to be helping drive this asshole from our shores. www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...

Members of the military are supposed to be loyal to the Constitution, not the president. Changing that seems to have been the point of the Friday Night Massacre. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Congrats to @bsky.app and all the users and team that make it unique ! 32m users is real !

Many are asking what should we do now? “We use our power, organize, mobilize, educate…the American story will not be written by who occupies the White House or by the wealthiest among us…it will be written by you, by ‘we the people.’” -fmr VP Kamala Harris receiving the NAACP Chairman’s Award.

The Senate voted 51-49 to confirm Kash Patel as the next FBI director. Patel, a staunch Trump loyalist, is a known election denier and has made comments about exacting political revenge against his enemies.

Hegseth quote: “But any general that was involved—general, admiral, whatever—… in any of the DEI woke shit has got to go.” He criticized chief of naval operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti, first woman to serve as the Navy’s top combat officer, and dismissed her as “another inexperienced first.”

WATCH: “So far DOGE has saved enough to buy each of us 3 cups of coffee.” Economist Justin Wolfers on the *DOGE DIVIDEND* It’s all a trick. Their goal is tax cuts for the rich. And they never cared about the debt.

“Things will probably be normal again soon!” he hoped wistfully for many years

Sending an email to employees asking them to list five things they did that week is a classic move from a manager who has no idea how to manage

Alaska voters 👇🏻 Senate amendment reinstating terminated DOI and Forest Service employees was narrowly voted down. Of note, Murkowski voted yea, Sullivan voted Nay. If you feel some type of way about it, let them know!"

Dan Caine, Trump’s new replacement for Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, reportedly told Trump, “I love you, sir. I think you’re great, sir. I’ll kill for you, sir.” He also put on a MAGA hat, despite it violating military protocol.

The House could vote next week on drastic cuts to Medicaid that would gut critical programs that protect the civil rights and dignity of millions of Americans — including people with disabilities. Contact your member of Congress: No cuts to Medicaid.

"The fundamental failure of libertarian thought isn't its celebration of markets or individual liberty—it's its childlike theory of power." www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/from-madis...

I am grateful that so many people found my open letter to Elon Musk moving and want to share it. Some well meaning people are just cutting and pasting it on their social media feeds. I would appreciate it if people would link to the version posted on @democracydocket.com instead. Thanks. Marc

Over 1,000 people showed up in Framingham to make clear that we’re fired up and ready to fight back against every terrible policy Donald Trump and Elon Musk throw at us. 📸 John Walker

Remember, Russell Vought said he wanted to "traumatize" federal civil servants.

Minnesota is leading the way on combatting climate change, and we’re creating clean energy jobs in the process. www.startribune.com/xcel-says-it...

🚨BREAKING: @democracyforward.org sues on behalf of unions, retirees to block access to personal and sensitive data at SSA. This case comes after SSA commissioner stepped down due to concerns about DOGE accessing data. Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.

Elon Musk is paid TENS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS to be the CEO of Tesla. What did Elon get done last week for Tesla?

BREAKING: The USDA has confirmed five additional dairy herds in California have tested positive for the virus, raising the total to 732. Currently, 74% of the state's dairy herds are infected with H5N1.

One of the most humanistic things I’ve read posted on here.

The Trump administration was pressuring Ukraine to withdraw an annual resolution condemning Russia's war, and wanted to replace it with a toned-down U.S. statement. Ukraine refused to withdraw its resolution. - Washington Post. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

This is how I would respond to the email Musk has had sent to government employees (not legal advice). 1. Refused to violate the law. 2. Refused to violate the Constitution. 3. Refused to bow or scrape. 4. Refused to bend a knee. 5. Deleted this stupid email.

Rep McCormick (Roswell—safe red) can’t gaslight his constituents—but they need to wake up. He won’t do a damn thing to stop Trump. A woman asks about Trump declaring himself “king” & what he will do to stop him. His smugness is off the charts. This is the guy who said hungry kids should get jobs.

Kash Patel’s reign as FBI director is off to a great start.

Get. Him. Out. Of. Our. Government.

“Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team is eliminating jobs at the vehicle safety agency that oversees Tesla and has launched investigations into deadly crashes involving his company’s cars.”

It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office. Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc. Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.

Trump just fired the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force General C.Q. Brown, and pushed out five other admirals and generals, including the first woman to lead the Navy. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

End putin. End trump.

We need his face to go viral. Do your thing Internet!

Republicans are much better at selling tyranny than we are at selling freedom.

Poland purchased Starlink, which it transferred to Ukraine. We pay & will pay a subscription fee for satellite Internet for Ukraine. I can’t imagine how someone could decide to terminate a commercial agreement for a service to which Poland is a party,” wrote Hawkowski. ukr-info.com/poltika/6482...

I spoke at the Boone County Democrats Chili Supper Thursday night…look at this crowd, friends.

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