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A federal judge has extended the order keeping Elon Musk's DOGE out of Treasury Department payment systems, ruling that the Trump admin's process for granting access to the sensitive data was so flawed and haphazard that it was likely illegal.

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Maine Republicans can’t get a law they don’t like changed so they want school to violate that law and they want the President to illegally withhold money for special needs and low income kids to force them to do so. www.bangordailynews.com/2025/02/21/p...

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I dunno, maybe it was the erratic and lawless POTUS who "ignited" the "war"? Not the LePage-era policy that's been on the books since 2013? (Used by just four kids in eight years.) Credulous and offensive framing from Bangor Daily News. Truly shameful, guys. #MEpolitics @billykobin.bsky.social

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a very confused Trump still thinks that people who make political asylum claims by definition come from insane asylums

submitted 2 hours ago • 225 comments

It’s never too cold to knock on doors for @crawfordforwi.bsky.social. We’re showing up everywhere to win these spring special elections. If you want to sign up to volunteer and help us keep the state Supreme Court out of Elon Musk’s hands, head to win.dnc.org/WI.

submitted 2 hours ago • 29 comments

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

submitted 3 hours ago • 1535 comments

GOV. MILLS: “.. Maine may be one of the first states to undergo an investigation by his Administration, but we won’t be the last. .. “.. But you must ask yourself: who and what will he target next, and what will he do? Will it be you?” www.pressherald.com/2025/02/21/r...

submitted 2 hours ago • 20 comments

USDA launches review of Maine after Maine Governor's interaction with Trump...

submitted 4 hours ago • 33 comments

🚨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.

submitted 3 hours ago • 141 comments

"'You’re willing to risk our entire network to a 17-year-old?' one frustrated executive asked the company’s CEO in 2022. 'Are you for real right now?'" https://cnn.it/4ic72x2

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This is how it’s done.

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Seeing lotsa headlines saying Susan Collins "opposes" this or that from Trump. Can't believe we still have to say this, but: If you're unwilling to use your power to stop something -- or if you've actively abetted it -- you can't reasonably be said to "oppose" it. Not rocket science. #MEpolitics

submitted 5 hours ago • 4 comments

If any of our former NATO or Five Eyes allies have intelligence data and assessments, which surely they must, about the background of the leader of their new strategic adversary, the United States, now is as good a time as any to release them, subject to protection of methods and sources, of course.

submitted 9 hours ago • 555 comments

"In public health...reckless cuts may look good on a balance sheet today but could cost Americans far more in the long run—both in dollars and in lives." #Medsky .

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Something that's maddening about the cases involving DOGE access to our most sensitive private data and the irreparable harm standard is that the ACCESS ITSELF is the irreparable harm, and some judges just aren't getting that. (Some are, e.g., storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...)

submitted 6 hours ago • 25 comments

US officials are reportedly threatening to revoke Starlink access for Ukraine if they don’t give us 50% of their mineral rights. That’s not diplomacy, it’s extortion. We’re also pushing them to kill a UN Resolution that blames Russia for starting the war. Facts matter.

submitted 5 hours ago • 224 comments

DOGE’s expenses have risen above 40 million, with weekly costs now exceeding 10 million. We will release an updated DOGE staff list soon.

submitted 5 hours ago • 262 comments

Neville Chamberlain was naive, but pure in motive, and a patriot. Trump is deliberate and quite aware, malicious in motive, and anything but an American patriot.

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SCOOP: New Social Security chief was being investigated for leaking data to DOGE when Musk team tapped him. Sr officials placed him on paid leave while probing whether he may have violated privacy & tax laws, WaPo's Lisa Rein reports. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

submitted 7 hours ago • 255 comments

When Paul LePage ran against Janet Mills, he put out anti-trans ads. Mills won by 13 points. #mepolitics

submitted 9 hours ago • 3 comments

Collins says she'll leave pushback to someone else. Odd, considering she told Mainers for years how powerful she is. #mepolitics www.politico.com/live-updates...

submitted 3 days ago • 34 comments

Maine Gov Janet Mills statement on Trump investigation: "You must ask yourself: Who and what will he target next, and what will he do? Will it be you? Will it be because of your race or your religion? Will it be because you look different or think differently? Where does it end?" tinyurl.com/53wcdfn

submitted 6 hours ago • 0 comments

Gov. Mills showed precisely the sort of integrity in the face of political pressure that the majority of the party currently lacks. More importantly, she did so extemporaneously and without hesitation from a purple state where this isn't a universally popular position. www.maine.gov/governor/mil...

submitted 18 hours ago • 47 comments

Something is shifting. They are still breaking things and stealing things. And they will keep trying to break and to steal. But the propaganda magic around the oligarchical coup is fading. (1/2)

submitted 8 hours ago • 1091 comments

Why did Hegseth just fire every top military branch lawyer? What did they refuse to sign off on? A Pulitzer awaits the reporters and outlet who can tell the public.

submitted 19 hours ago • 559 comments

Remarkable: Trump's own pollster just found that in swing House districts, Dems lead by 5 points and voters want tax policy to prioritize working people, per Politico. Yet GOP is about to brutally slash the safety net and give the rich huge tax cuts! New piece: newrepublic.com/article/1918...

submitted 10 hours ago • 224 comments

This is huge breaking news. Trump fired the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Chief of Naval Ops, Vice of the Air Force and all three JAG’s of the Army, Navy, and Air Force. Watch this breaking news report we did for @votevets.org tonight. This is outragous. www.youtube.com/live/OdOjEdR...

submitted 20 hours ago • 165 comments

Actual Q: Back in 2017, Susan Collins cast a vote that made a difference, saving Obamacare. Since then, has she ever cast a "concerned" vote that *made a difference? Eg she voted No on Patel, fully aware that her vote wouldn't matter. Any case since 2017 of her bucking MAGA when it counted?

submitted 18 hours ago • 27 comments

Beware Trump especially on Friday evenings, notorious slow news time to undertake mischief with minimal scrutiny www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...

submitted 17 hours ago • 60 comments

A defining policy battle is about to come to a head in this country. The Republican budget will force everyone - especially Congress and the White House - to make plain whether they are prepared to harm the rest of us in order to fund tax cuts for the wealthiest.

submitted 1 day ago • 702 comments

Starlink, Space X, Tesla and X are both economic and political vehicles created not just to enrich but empower their owner. He is an ignorant, racist, rogue, narcissist who supports America's enemies and an anti-democratic, white supremacist agenda. Supporting those companies in any way at all...

submitted 10 hours ago • 18 comments

In the depths of the Nebraskan winter, 2400 people came out to listen to Bernie Sanders in Omaha last night. 800 had to be turned away at the door. Over 190,000 tuned into the livestream. There is a movement to be harnessed here. @sanders.senate.gov (📸 Anna Bahr)

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I will use every tool at my disposal to protect this country from Trump. I will litigate to defend voting rights until there are no cases left to bring. I will speak out against authoritarianism until my last breath. I will not back down. I will not bow or scrape. I will never obey.

submitted 22 hours ago • 503 comments

Sure Trump fired the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and the CNO....but they fired the top JAG's in the Army, Navy, and Air Force. Why would you fire the top lawyers in the armed services at night on a Friday? That's the part you should be freaking out about.

submitted 20 hours ago • 307 comments

President Trump's purge at the Pentagon is a major step toward creating an officer corps personally and absolutely loyal to him, @radiofreetom.bsky.social writes. theatln.tc/V6pB4qcF

submitted 17 hours ago • 92 comments

Rep. Jason Crow: “The purge of senior officers at DOD is deeply troubling, but purging JAG officers worries me the most. “JAG officers interpret law for our commanders. They help determine what's lawful and constitutional. “Replacing these military lawyers with Trump loyalists is so dangerous.”

submitted 19 hours ago • 206 comments

The occasional #MurdochJournal editorial or NYPost front page disagreeing with Trump is a smokescreen. Murdoch is devoted to the crowning of Trump as the dictator-king he created. This does not echo the Founders. It shouts fascism. #FührerFluffing

submitted 11 hours ago • 10 comments

I think the most wrong I have ever been as a political scientist was when I said in a public forum in 2020 that there would not be political violence in the US (Jan 6 was 2 mos later). Tonight’s purges are a clear precursor to more future such violence. This is textbook authoritarian abuse stuff.

submitted 16 hours ago • 44 comments

🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS sweeping nationwide injunction against Trump DEI executive orders finding that they violate First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. A huge victory for @democracyforward.org and its clients. A stinging loss for Trump. Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.

submitted 23 hours ago • 944 comments