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Retired marketing exec. Recovering moderate concerned about the takeover of our democracy by billionaires. Some knowledge of history and foreign policy. I've lived in 5 countries on 3 continents but my adult life in the US. And Trump is a Russian tool.
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The official White House account lies blatantly about the man ICE grabbed off the street when ICE confused his name and offer no proof of claims of gang activity (there is none). America is now in the worst of the Soviet Russia's tyrannical rule.

An op-ed writer is not a danger to their community. A court that will lock someone up for an op-ed is a danger to every community.

Truly hideous stuff. In additional to illegal actions you have the DOGE engineer boys simply cutting off payments to places like Catholic Charities used to assist the poorest of the poor. It’s like pulling wings off flies type stuff for these little sociopaths.

You’ll never achieve peace if this is how you treat genocidal child murderers. #RussiaisATerroristState

1/ The Washington Post reports that international travel to the US from almost everywhere has collapsed by up to a third in some cases. It's a clear sign that foreign travellers are being repelled by Trump's rhetoric and policies, and is likely to cost the US billions of dollars. ⬇️

This is huge: DOGE demands root access to the NLRB computer systems, they immediately disable tracking of changes, then 15 minutes after downloading account and password data, hackers in Russia start using those passwords to access the computers.

"If you can purchase US citizenship for $5 million, the “illegals” are only guilty of being poor." -Feminist News

Lather, rinse, repeat.

I don't know how American universities will survive the Republicans. Students will have to go to other countries. I recommend Finland, tbh. Any of the EU countries. Support democracy and education. Fuck Trump.

Time to give Palantir the Tesla and Target treatment. Make it shameful to work there. Organize rallies at their offices.

Remember, this is actually the end of the story. The rest is illegal.

We apologize for the length of this post, but we felt it was important to share the full details with you.

The problem is this administration lies at every turn so why should we trust anything UCE or DHS says?

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The freight guys have really started freaking out over the past 48-72 hours:

Dear senators who think you can’t do anything, Today, Senator Van Hollen - through diplomatic pressure - got a meeting with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador. So that thing you’re thinking about doing? DO IT. ~ All of Us

RFK Jr.’s lies about autism are disgraceful — and I won't share them to spread misinformation. He consistently undermines public health and reinforces dangerous myths. In Illinois, we stand with those with autism, and I’ll keep fighting for inclusion, science, and the truth.

This is huge: DOGE demands root access to the NLRB computer systems, they immediately disable tracking of changes, then 15 minutes after downloading account and password data, hackers in Russia start using those passwords to access the computers.

🧵 THREAD: A federal whistleblower just dropped one of the most disturbing cybersecurity disclosures I’ve ever read. He's saying DOGE came in, data went out, and Russians started attempting logins with new valid DOGE passwords Media's coverage wasn't detailed enough so I dug into his testimony:

I wrote about some details that the Trump administration might not want to come to light when it comes to what kind of deal Trump has truck with Bukele asharangappa.substack.com/p/whats-the-...

I can’t even begin to quote how much there is here. It’s a fast and compelling read with more devious crap (and the possibility of even more devious crap) than a spy novel.

This is what not giving up looks like.

If you're not afraid, you're not paying attention…

Unable to even approach Ukraine's city of Kharkiv with their defeatnik army, Russians are now just leveling the city with guided bombs, missiles and drones. 54 victims in the past several hours, 5 kids.

Republicans are trying to steal an election in North Carolina. They have been laying the groundwork for five months, and unless the federal courts intervene, they just might succeed. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/repu...

Those who survived the Weimar Republic days best. Got out early. We recommend having an escape plan prepared and ready to implement, should efforts to preserve our system of checks and balances fail. What we do now Echos in eternity

A Florida county is detaining and refusing to release a U.S. citizen born in the U.S., after ICE asked the county to detain him: floridaphoenix.com/2025/04/17/u...

Very very important read. A startup backed by the paypal mafia and the Kushner is set to get a contract to privatize the entire internal govt credit card system. No compete sweetheart deal. Justified by bogus claims abt fraud. Pure corruption. www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Exactly. These guys are more vocal than some Dem electeds who are still ludicrously talking about the importance of bipartisanship in the middle of a coup

So… this was supposed to be about Paul Revere’s ride, but the Senator just unloaded about the Trump administration and its Republican enablers. Far more newsworthy than I expected. (You can probably see me shifting to “crap, this was not the interview I prepped!” but the result was memorable.)

I know that times are difficult right now, but we can’t give in to those who are trying to weaponize despair. Your voice matters, so keep speaking up.

The thing about that Murkowski interview is, she could at any time huddle with like-minded GOP colleagues to help impeach and remove him for the multitude of crimes he’s already committed. I can guarantee she’s not the only one in their party who wants off this ride. Time to choose a side, Lisa!

You know the *only* reason he got out so fast was a reporter live posted about this for hours. And, a large amount of public pressure. Every time someone gets grabbed, there has to be a robust public response immediately.

NEW: Senator Van Hollen has met with Abrego Garcia.

Every dictator in history has claimed that they’ll only use their powers to go after the worst of the worst. Every dictator in history has lied. Donald Trump is no different.

A call for release of illegally abducted prisoners when Passover celebrates the freedom of Israelites from slavery. open.substack.com/pub/debpierc...

Rural Dems have a long history of organizing in hostile environments -- while we haven't seen such immediate threats to our democracy in modern history, we are accustomed to fighting back. I'd love to see you at the the conference. You don't have to be rural to join. us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

A rising insight here in Washington is that Trump is destroying the US: Its democracy; its judicial system & rule of law; its economy; its foreign policy & its alliances; its science. No trust remains in US foreign policy or US treasuries. This is a true catastrophe for the US.

Harvard rejected policy changes demanded by Trump — becoming the first university to directly refuse to comply with the regime’s demands. Other universities should take note. Every institution, group, firm, or individual that surrenders to Trump’s tyranny invites more of it.

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Trump hates windmills mostly because he's mad a Scotland for not giving in to his bullying them about windmills near his golf course. Yes he really is that petty.

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