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Always great when the agency in “turmoil” is … {checks notes} … the United States Department of Defense.

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An absolute must-read from @stevevladeck.bsky.social this morning: “Just before 1:00 a.m., the justices (aggressively) stepped back into the Alien Enemy Act litigation—in a decision suggesting that a majority understands that these are no longer normal circumstances.”

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I think we are well past that point already. But as I started saying two and a half months ago, the administration will at some juncture openly state that it is defying court orders. And that will happen very soon.

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Views from the Throne 👑 @utahroyalsfc.com

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In today’s atmosphere, it’s obvious why a book warning of totalitarian censorship would be in the American Library Association’s list of most commonly challenged books

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“‘We are all afraid,’ Murkowski said, taking a long pause. ‘It’s quite a statement. But we are in a time and a place where I certainly have not been here before. And I’ll tell ya, I’m oftentimes very anxious myself about using my voice, because retaliation is real. And that’s not right.’”

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Wisconsin: "An overflow crowd Wednesday night praised commissioners for taking a stance against Trump Administration demands... "Commissioners echoed the defiance of the public saying they will do all legally possible to protect the privacy of employees and residents." www.wemu.org/wemu-news/20...

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Silencing the media is next. Just like Russia, China and North Korea.

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Trump is now threatening to stop Harvard from enrolling international students unless they hand over sensitive student data. This is authoritarianism, plain and simple. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/u...

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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Steven Dunn founder and CEO of Munchkin a U.S.-based company selling lifestyle products for mothers, babies and children. Dunn has written an open letter to President Trump and Congress about how tariffs could harm his business and American families.

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38 of the 43. "38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic. "The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..." www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...

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The only reason we ever became concerned with a “trade deficit” was in the 80s when Japanese car companies were eating American companies lunch. That’s it. It’s not meant to be an economic strategy. I have a trade deficit with Applebees but we’re fine

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Jimmy Carter’s understanding of human rights extended from FDR and imagined what might well have been an American social-welfare state. This is not a radical vision. It is simply the intersection of political and moral clarity.

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And many are outright geniuses, and engage in more productive activity in an hour than RFK Jr. will in his entire life.

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An excellent resource. “Welcome to the first installment of the Trump Administration Litigation Tracker Newsletter! I’ll be providing major updates and key takeaways…We are monitoring the status of every case against Trump administration executive actions…” open.substack.com/pub/justsecu...

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Historians: Quibbling Over Exact Definition Of Concentration Camp Sign Of Healthy Society

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I hate to say this, and it gives me the chills just to think it, but CECOT is on (and not a short way down) the road to Auschwitz.

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would love to see a volume/time graph on these for the past week

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For people asking about my Passover email message today, here is a link to a preview and to subscribe. newsletters.democracydocket.com/why-this-nig...

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Great local coverage from WFMJ on Tim Walz's huge event in Republican Congressman Mike Rulli's district in Youngstown Ohio last night: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH6a...

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Today's Number of the Day is 20. RFK Jr. said 20% of the staff fired at HHS were cut by mistake.

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"The President of the United States has invoked a centuries-old wartime statute to whisk people away to a notoriously brutal, foreign-run prison. For lovers of liberty, this should be quite concerning." Justice Jackson. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

submitted 81 days ago • 4 comments

Okay Alberta - you want to take your ball and go home? Good for you. You’re not taking any treaty lands with you though.

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Guys, guys, guys. It’s not math. It’s not finance. It’s not economics. It’s all about psychology. Abnormal psychology. Read the DSM-5’s chapters on Cluster B personality disorders. And then it all becomes clear. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/b...

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I will pay any tariff for a framed copy of this

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“The point in discussing watches is to illustrate three larger principles about Trump’s tariffs: They are based on lies. They will not work in their stated goal of ‘bringing manufacturing back to America.’ Instead, they will cause needless economic hardship.” open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

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JUST IN: Supreme Court lets Trump move forward with firing thousands of federal workers

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CS Lewis on why Christians aren't better people than non Christians: “There are people in other religions who are being led by God’s secret influence to concentrate on those parts of their religion which are in agreement with Christianity, and who thus belong to Christ without knowing it.” Unreal.

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The Supreme Court Tuesday paused a lower-court court order that reinstated thousands of probationary federal workers fired by the Trump administration earlier this year. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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A very good primer on Trump's tariffs though the prism of the watch industry. www.thebulwark.com/p/how-tariff...

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A 2-year-old unintentionally shot and killed themselves in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Tell Your Members of Congress to Cosponsor & Pass Ethan’s Law to #KeepKidsSafe from Unsecured Guns: secure.everyaction.com/IG6OfDSbK0q1... 🗞️ www.koat.com/article/fata...

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he did this just after going to the funeral of an 8 year old girl. he walks away from where the hearse is idling and immediately starts hyping this stuff again. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

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Those pants are super hiked

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Top prosecutor spoke at event attended by January 6 seditionists who are appealing their convictions www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Donold golfed while America burned.

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Protesters rallied around the US against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, seeking to defend the country from an administration they say threatens basic civil rights

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From immigration to federal spending cuts, tariffs, clean energy, and reproductive rights, weekend demonstrators said they are unhappy with many Trump administration policies. via @cinradio.bsky.social

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You can pick who’s dumb and who’s dumber.

submitted 88 days ago • 68 comments

Donald Trump has taken over the GOP, he is neutralizing the business and legal communities. The biggest obstacle to his ambition are free and fair elections. That is why he is attacking them via executive order and it is why we are fighting back in court.

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