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20,000 in ruby red Utah on their feet, in community, and ready to organize for a better world. A better world is possible.

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Basically: I don’t think people understand that 36 hours from now it’s possible that America will have a formalized system for abducting enemies of the regime and stashing them in foreign gulags, indefinitely. www.thebulwark.com/p/bukele-abr...

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JFC... the ignorance.

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“THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!! DJT,” the president wrote, a mere four hours before announcing a 90-day pause. Insider trading is a very illegal practice that involves using special or private information to give yourself an advantage in buying and selling stocks.

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We are in the midst of an authoritarian takeover of the United States. Ruth Ben-Ghiat wrote nearly a year ago, "This sounds fantastical. Yet the strongman’s special talent is to bring the unthinkable into being. People throughout history have been caught by surprise." Published May 16, 2024:

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9 years after the Standing Rock protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline….

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I'm going to leave this here. Form whatever opinion you'd like, but understand that this is a sitting Congressman quoting fucking Goebbels. He quoted a fucking Nazi, the architect of Hitler's propaganda machine specifically. www.yahoo.com/news/gop-rep...

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There's something about this campaign that feels... I dunno... inevitable. His message is resonating with New Yorkers and beyond. The sitting mayor just switched parties. Only a disgraced governor stands between this democratic socialist and Gotham City Hall. Get to know @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social

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We’re learning in real time that the civil service is one of the country’s most important engines of prosperity: It keeps the country’s gears spinning, keeps us safe and spreads wealth to communities. Every agency that’s torn down is going to put a huge dent in our productive capacity.

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Must read. Transcript of the John Oliver segment is included in Parker’s piece, and it should be shared far and wide.

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1/ Commerce Secretary Lutnick is saying stupid things about tariffs, including that tariffs do not cause prices of domestically-produced products to rise. He is wrong. Tariffs cause all prices to rise, including domestically-produced products. Let me explain (using Economics 101).

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Tell me a story about a piece of VGM that means a lot to you. Not just “this is my favorite.” Tell me about something that happened where the song was part of it. — DS

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NEW: By a 5–4 vote, the Supreme Court HALTS a district court order requiring the Education Department to pay out more than 100 grants to public schools and universities that the Trump administration canceled. Roberts and the three liberals dissent. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

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Our trade policies should benefit American workers, not just corporate CEOs. That includes targeted tariffs to stop corporations from outsourcing American jobs & factories. We do not need a blanket, arbitrary sales tax that will raise prices on products that Americans need.

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Donald Trump’s March 20 executive order aims to eliminate data silos. It could undermine privacy in the process.

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So, can we impeach the bastard yet, or has he not done enough damage to warrant it? Asking for 330 million fellow citizens.

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Breaking: Stellantis announces they are immediately laying off 900 American workers at five auto plants across the US because of Trump’s tariffs.

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GOOD apnews.com/article/bost...

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXR5...

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BREAKING: Appeals court rejects the Trump administration's request to immediately enforce its anti-trans military ban. The Ninth Circuit panel just denied DOJ's request for an administrative stay of last week's ruling agains the ban. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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The ignorance is galling. He had no clue what he's doing. How can anyone just sit there in Congress, regardless of parry, and do nothing about this? What is so goddamn scary about this one man? Or is it those he surrounds himself with that are frightening?

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Legality is tenuous at best for how they'll make the attempt. Legally they need a Constitutional Convention; unlikely. Illegally, he could suspend or destroy the Constitution.

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Protect the Constitution.

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What makes a great American poem? The Atlantic surveyed more than 450 people—including poets, fiction writers, publishers, editors, and informed readers—in setting out to name the best poetry collections from the past 25 years. Read the list:

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20,000 in ruby red Utah on their feet, in community, and ready to organize for a better world. A better world is possible.

Basically: I don’t think people understand that 36 hours from now it’s possible that America will have a formalized system for abducting enemies of the regime and stashing them in foreign gulags, indefinitely. www.thebulwark.com/p/bukele-abr...

JFC... the ignorance.

“THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!! DJT,” the president wrote, a mere four hours before announcing a 90-day pause. Insider trading is a very illegal practice that involves using special or private information to give yourself an advantage in buying and selling stocks.

We are in the midst of an authoritarian takeover of the United States. Ruth Ben-Ghiat wrote nearly a year ago, "This sounds fantastical. Yet the strongman’s special talent is to bring the unthinkable into being. People throughout history have been caught by surprise." Published May 16, 2024:

9 years after the Standing Rock protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline….

I'm going to leave this here. Form whatever opinion you'd like, but understand that this is a sitting Congressman quoting fucking Goebbels. He quoted a fucking Nazi, the architect of Hitler's propaganda machine specifically. www.yahoo.com/news/gop-rep...

There's something about this campaign that feels... I dunno... inevitable. His message is resonating with New Yorkers and beyond. The sitting mayor just switched parties. Only a disgraced governor stands between this democratic socialist and Gotham City Hall. Get to know @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social

We’re learning in real time that the civil service is one of the country’s most important engines of prosperity: It keeps the country’s gears spinning, keeps us safe and spreads wealth to communities. Every agency that’s torn down is going to put a huge dent in our productive capacity.

Must read. Transcript of the John Oliver segment is included in Parker’s piece, and it should be shared far and wide.

1/ Commerce Secretary Lutnick is saying stupid things about tariffs, including that tariffs do not cause prices of domestically-produced products to rise. He is wrong. Tariffs cause all prices to rise, including domestically-produced products. Let me explain (using Economics 101).

Tell me a story about a piece of VGM that means a lot to you. Not just “this is my favorite.” Tell me about something that happened where the song was part of it. — DS

NEW: By a 5–4 vote, the Supreme Court HALTS a district court order requiring the Education Department to pay out more than 100 grants to public schools and universities that the Trump administration canceled. Roberts and the three liberals dissent. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

Our trade policies should benefit American workers, not just corporate CEOs. That includes targeted tariffs to stop corporations from outsourcing American jobs & factories. We do not need a blanket, arbitrary sales tax that will raise prices on products that Americans need.

Donald Trump’s March 20 executive order aims to eliminate data silos. It could undermine privacy in the process.

So, can we impeach the bastard yet, or has he not done enough damage to warrant it? Asking for 330 million fellow citizens.

Breaking: Stellantis announces they are immediately laying off 900 American workers at five auto plants across the US because of Trump’s tariffs.

GOOD apnews.com/article/bost...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXR5...

BREAKING: Appeals court rejects the Trump administration's request to immediately enforce its anti-trans military ban. The Ninth Circuit panel just denied DOJ's request for an administrative stay of last week's ruling agains the ban. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

The ignorance is galling. He had no clue what he's doing. How can anyone just sit there in Congress, regardless of parry, and do nothing about this? What is so goddamn scary about this one man? Or is it those he surrounds himself with that are frightening?

Legality is tenuous at best for how they'll make the attempt. Legally they need a Constitutional Convention; unlikely. Illegally, he could suspend or destroy the Constitution.

Protect the Constitution.

What makes a great American poem? The Atlantic surveyed more than 450 people—including poets, fiction writers, publishers, editors, and informed readers—in setting out to name the best poetry collections from the past 25 years. Read the list:

I've been reading history of late, and he's right. The post-WWII years were the most prosperous for the middle class. www.youtube.com/shorts/HDLfU...

I'm still waiting for America to somehow be great again.

Most excellent, indeed.