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Middle age middle class white Karen. Doesn't want to see the manager. Equal rights for everyone. #democracy Healthcare for all. Nerd girl. In man vs. bear, we ARE the bear.
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ICYMI — Least surprising news of the week: Trump wants to free the informant who lied to the FBI about Biden. apnews.com/article/fbi-...

Not surprised in the least.

Starting Monday, a new policy from the Department of Treasury will require social security number and other official identification documents when sending money abroad. (via @keranews.org)

You get the sense this isn't very well planned out? "...the issue is being reviewed.”

An autistic, nonverbal teenage boy who was shot repeatedly by Idaho police from the other side of a chain link fence while he was holding a knife died Saturday after being removed from life support, his family said.

good piece on how Trump admin officials talk about policies online vs. in court www.politico.com/interactives...

NEW: It’s 5 p.m. ET, and DOJ is officially late on its first daily court-mandated report on the status of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. But! Abrego Garcia's attorneys have just asked Judge Xinis to order the govt to take these specific steps to return him: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Megyn Kelly roasting Kristi Noem for her hair extensions and makeup is peak hypocrisy. They’re both insufferable.

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Wow! They’re estimating that 32,000 people are at the AOC and Bernie Sanders Fighting Oligarchy rally in Los Angeles! Incredible!

NEWS: Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia call for their client to be brought back to Maryland — and for the government to be held in contempt for its failure to comply with the court's orders in the case. They also ask for discovery into the gov't's actions. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

"To that end, I have twenty questions for Mr. Rubio, and I encourage all reporters covering him and the State Department to be candid in seeking clarification on what constitutes 'anti-Christian bias' under his new policy..." charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/questions-...

LIVE: AOC is just started speaking at her largest rally yet in Los Angeles. Watch HERE: www.youtube.com/live/T2449Ua...

When you’ve lost the DAILY MAIL

1/2 Breaking 🤬 The Trump admin’s top ag “strategy” to fight bird flu? Rob $1B from school meal programs & food banks meant to support local farmers. Brooke Rollins is raiding the cupboard to cover up their own failures—while kids go hungry & small farms collapse. www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

HAPPENING NOW: The Justice Department has missed a 5pm deadline to file details about Kilmar Abrego Garcia's whereabouts and efforts to comply with a judge's otder to facilitate his return. Still waiting to see if they're just a few minutes behind or not planning to file at all

“Hank, why are you spending so much time defending the freaking /minecraft movie?/“ Actually, I’m not defending anything, I am attacking the practice of dumping buckets of jaded misery on moments of goofy joy and I will absolutely die on that hill.

To be fair, the rest of the universe probably thinks this is for the best.

My mom just called me and wanted me to post this for her: "Thank you to everyone in Canada who's spending their time and energy trying to fight Donald Trump and Elon Musk on our behalf." She appreciates you. And so do I. 🇨🇦 💕 🇨🇦

Wannabe dictator.

These ‘jobs for young men’ by Trump is more false promises bs. The jobs will go to automation, robotics dumb ‘AI’ or slave wages. See the DARVO ‘othering’ abuse, misogyny ? Where’s the advanced new industries that will grow well paid jobs such as the #renewablesage ? www.smh.com.au/world/north-...

Finally it's the weekend, I can relax and fully focus on being pissed off

Greg Abbott’s stalling the TX-18 election to help Trump’s agenda—keeping a safe Dem seat empty for 7 months. @isaiahrmartin.bsky.social isn’t just another name on a ballot—he’s the next-gen fighter. He’s calling Abbott out and ready to raise hell in Congress for people the GOP tries to silence.

I just want to tip my hat to the crack team of White House economists who were able to discover--in just a few short days--that the U.S. is dependent on China for smartphones, computers and semiconductors.

Last year I had the honor of attending the send off for the 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, and today I had the pleasure of welcoming them back home in NJ! Thank you Jersey Blues! I am grateful of the service and sacrifice of each of you and your families.

The real impact.

A reminder: the statute Rubio is relying on is a constitutional abomination from decades before relevant speech and due process norms developed. It might actually violate the nondelegation doctrine on the frankly generous assumption that Congress *has* power to unilaterally remove lawful residents.

Bill Maher is the Marco Rubio of comedy.

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...

Bill Maher can try and frame it any way he wants. He NORMALIZED a dangerous authoritarian. Period. Full stop.

This is Pete Hegseth in a nutshell.

"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work. snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...

Too late sister. Kiss your seat goodbye. www.huffpost.com/entry/jahana...

"Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing. He is not a good man who, without protest, allows wrong to be committed in his name." -- John Stuart Mill (1867)

It’s wild that Trump surrendered to the companies that bribed him but decided to just go ahead and keep fucking over small businesses just for the hell of it.

Wishing those who observe a peaceful, joyous, and meaningful Passover.

Gomez: They got a simple plan defund, defraud, and lie. They're gonna defund Social Security, Medicaid, education, anything that helps the man and woman who's trying to get by to put food on the table or to pay rent. And then they're going to lie about it.

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Chuck is running to unseat Virginia Foxx — please follow, support, amplify 👏🏼 @chuck.hubbardforcongress.com

It's been a rough week for the NOAA family, including feds, contractors, and scientists across this country / world. I need to say something very important. It is my motivation to get you the weather, water and climate data you need, regardless of what has, or will happen to us.

This “genius” genuinely believes that healthcare budget analysts can simply be reassigned to making toasters.

Heparin is cheap and essential to millions of hospitalized people. Tariffs could disrupt the supply chain that gets ingredients from China to their beds.

WHO will show up In rural PA 4 #ElsyNoemiBerrios Just violently arrested By the gestapo & thrown in #ICE Jail Til they can Disappear her 2 a hi tech Concentration Camp SAY HER NAME Think SHE’s An #M13 gang associate? Helping is righteous BUT ALSO If we don’t WE’RE NEXT Say Her Name . 🦋🩵 🎩🔥 #DHS

I'm not saying journalists should never interview admitted propagandists. There are journalistic reasons to do so. But if we do, we must be prepared to -- in fact it is our duty to -- challenge vociferously all unsubstantiated claims. Otherwise, we ourselves become propagandists.