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Rep Raskin has been great. Rep Ocasio-Cortez has been great. And Rep Frost and Rep Crockett. Senator Murphy. Maybe no one knew exactly what to do. But such people laid down a clear marker. Let’s respect these and other elected federal representatives who stood out these first few weeks.

He nails it.

Knock Knock Who's there? Hakeem Hakeem who? Right?

I’m telling you @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social, please watch this. This is the energy. Not egg prices and book tours and strongly worded letters. It’s time to take the gloves off.

Since I’ve been getting this a lot - if you feel like supporting me by buying a jersey or something, I would rather you make a donation to Trans Lifeline or The Trevor Project www.thetrevorproject.org

trump is a fucking traitor

www.project2025.observer

If you want to know where Republicans are going to gut federal programs next, follow this Project 2025 tracker. www.project2025.observer

Dear @cnn.com, The judge did not “vacate” the trial. He adjourned it. Then he appointed an amicus curiae to argue against dismissing the charges. Who writes your headlines?

I specialize in representing Democratic campaigns because I believe in the party. I litigate voting rights cases because the right to vote is the bedrock of our democracy. I speak out about free and fair elections because they are under threat. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/my-o...

apnews.com/article/ukra... Trump’s attempts to denigrate Zelenskyy have led to a surge in Ukrainian unity

Teachers teach. We need a leaderful movement, and there are leaders all around us.

History repeats itself

We did this billboard on i95/at Mar a Lago back in 2018. It cost a fortune but it was worth it just for the Getty Image with the Presidential Motorcade.

If DOGE is a federal agency, it can’t shield its records from the public. If it’s not an agency, then DOGE’s tens of millions of dollars in funding weren’t legally allocated and should be returned, some contend.

Old one but current.

New: DOGE's spending has been secret. No longer. My colleagues have uncovered it. www.propublica.org/article/doge...

@ericumansky.bsky.social

When we were working on this story, I spoke with a Justice Department lawyer who had been pushed out by Trump. I was told that this civil rights discrimination case DOJ had filed against SpaceX was likely going to be dismissed. Now that's happening.

We now have a government staffed completely by a 4 Chan message board.

Nazis are still the fucking enemy.

This is not how federal criminal investigations work. —me (former federal criminal investigator)

This from Mike Brock. substack.com/@mikebrock/n...