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🚨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.

"The increase to Musk's wealth since Trump was elected president three months ago is greater than all of the American aid given to Ukraine over the last three years."-- @timothysnyder.bsky.social

fact check: since congestion pricing started, subway crime is down 36%.

NOAA is reportedly on the DOGE chopping block. The National Weather Service, which is part of NOAA, provides life saving weather forecasting in the US. A study found that for every $1 invested in NWS, it produces $73 in value to Americans. Again, this isn't about efficiency.

Public education is the backbone of American democracy. In the richest country in the history of the world, we cannot abandon our teachers and our public schools.

Again, this idea has been floating out there for ages, and many other governments around the globe use the concept of shadow cabinets. Why haven't the Dems actually done this?

There is going to come a time in the very near future where the only way to resolve this is for every non-MAGA media company to band together and simply refuse to walk into the presser or attend the event. Because he wants the coverage more than anything else. Divided you fall.

JD Vance - If you believe any of the multiple federal courts that have ruled against you so far are exceeding their statutory or Constitutional authority, your recourse is to appeal. You don’t get to rage-quit the Republic just because you are losing. That’s tyranny.

Song of the day for me - ‘Lift Us Up (Something Wicked This Way Comes)’ - by the Andy Timmons Band off of the 2016 album ‘Theme From a Perfect World’. Makes me wish I could turn the volume up to ‘11’.

Just seeing this. Another in a long list of concerning developments: Trump’s FCC chief investigates NPR, PBS www.npr.org/2025/01/30/n...

🚨BREAKING: After @democracyforward.bsky.social successfully sues, OMB rescinds memo claiming to freeze all federal funding. Follow @democracydocket.com for details. Don't ever let anyone tell you that litigation can't help protect democracy. www.democracydocket.com

North Carolina will be sued.