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It already feels like old news but it's probably worth mentioning from time to time that the constitutional order we lived under our entire lives is over and undoing the damage and returning to the system we remember is impossible. (Creating a new, better system, while risky, remains open to us.)

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Focus people. Trump has the levers of power. The only people who can take them away from him are elected Republicans. And we must focus on that. Every single R in the house and Senate should be asked why they are not stopping him. They hold the power to impeach, convict, and remove

submitted 10 hours ago • 60 comments

ICYMI: een decreet tav Perkins Coie, een groot advocatenkantoor, wordt door de rechter van kant gemaakt. Het decreet wordt nietig verklaard. 🧵

submitted 18 hours ago • 2 comments

Would love to see the legal analysis on a bill that would prevent someone from choosing to not spend money on something that is misaligned with their political values … like wtf An all time instance of “being mean to me is domestic terrorism”

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The NEA has begun terminating grants to organizations across the country, including more than a dozen Houston-area museums, theaters and other groups. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

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#kleptocracy

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Just as in Canada, the leader of the rightwing opposition in Australia ended up losing his own seat. He should send a thank you note to Donald Trump…

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Ook deze rechter windt er geen doekjes om.

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Trump blijft de rechtstaat aanvallen

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will direct federal health agencies to explore potential new treatments for measles as the U.S. faces its largest outbreak in 25 years. Experts fear the decision could have grave consequences, as studies show the existing vaccine is 97% effective in preventing infection.

submitted 2 days ago • 2264 comments

The @cpsc.gov, a federal agency dedicated to keeping unsafe products out of our homes, is now under threat, say lawmakers and safety advocates.

submitted 3 days ago • 37 comments

Trump administration has filed yet another emergency application at the Supreme Court, trying to lift injunction blocking DOGE from accessing social security systems.

submitted 2 days ago • 11 comments

What an embarrassment. It’s wild that the official position of the US Government is now pro-Nazi.

submitted 2 days ago • 43 comments

Unfortunately, 39.5 million was California's population in 2020. Between 20-24, the state was one of just 7 to lose population along with HI, MS, IL, LA, NY and WV. The Democratic Party is guaranteeing Republicans Congress and the White House because they will not be serious about building homes.

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Just deranged. This was a solved problem.

submitted 2 days ago • 421 comments

Breaking News: Stocks erased losses suffered in the days after President Trump’s chaotic rollout of tariffs in early April, bolstered in part by a healthy report on the labor market.

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US EPA SAYS WILL REDUCE STAFF TO LOWEST LEVELS SINCE 1980S, CUT BUDGET BY $300 MLN

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The White House posted this photo.

submitted 2 days ago • 324 comments

In this video, The Intellectualist examines whether economic inequality in the U.S. today is worse than pre-revolutionary France. Using Federal Reserve, CBO data, and economic history, we reveal a shocking answer: the wealth gap in America is worse. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uXY...

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

the founders did not account for the idea that the executive might just sue the judicial branch, like, as a concept.

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NEW: US weather forecasting is in worse shape than previously known, with 30 NWS forecast offices missing meteorologists-in-charge and about a dozen offices at risk of no longer serving their communities 24/7. www.cnn.com/2025/05/02/w...

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Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., a strong Trump backer and a major voice on cryptocurrency regulation in the Senate, said the dinner "gives me pause."

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NEW: Mahmoud Khalil's attorneys urge Judge Farbiarz to review Mohsen Mahdawi's case while weighing whether to similarly release Khalil on bail: "Mr. Mahdawi was released the same day." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Boeing’s replacement for the presidential jet is behind schedule and billions over budget. There is a luxury alternative

submitted 2 days ago • 14 comments

Mistake?

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

Gaan we weer. Hoe scherp zijn de breuklijnen binnen de partij?

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Wait for the Veep of the United States to step up.

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Just realized I forgot to post this from earlier this week: A Trump-allied group is suing to put the Judicial Conference of the United States under the White House’s control newrepublic.com/article/1944...

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Calling it "illegal DEI," Trump issues EO to shut down a program redirecting human waste away from a rural Alabama area regularly flooded with sewage during climate-change-amplified storms. The area's population is over 72% Black. www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/...

submitted 3 days ago • 138 comments

China zegt onderhandelingen over handelsoorlog "te overwegen", na Amerikaans verzoek daartoe en op voorwaarde dat eenzijdige tarieven worden teruggedraaid. Het is niet bepaald groen licht, maar wel eerste publieke verklaring dat er beweging in de zaak zit. www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202505/02/...

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Ik wijs er toch nog maar even op: ik maakte een starter pack met Chinadeskundigheid voor zover op Bluesky aanwezig. go.bsky.app/AfZRW5R

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Publieke omroep in Amerika de nek omgedraaid.

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Harvard moet belasting gaan betalen, nadat zij zich verzette tegen allerlei eisen van de regering.

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BREAKING: The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the US economy added 177,000 jobs in April. The unemployment rate remains at 4.2 percent.

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Dit is iets voor de nieuwsfoto rubriek van @buitenhof.bsky.social met Ilvy Njiokiktjin, Ahmet Polat en fotografie-curator Hanneke Mantel. 🧵

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The White House Flickr account just published a photo taken yesterday that feels like one of those you could dissect for hours.

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Trump signed an executive order today aimed at ending government funding for NPR and PBS. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

submitted 3 days ago • 126 comments

I'm attending Win the Era's event, “VoteVets Town Hall with Pete Buttigieg in Cedar Rapids” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/wintheera/ev...

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Strong words from Justice Jackson at 1st Circuit conference in Puerto Rico as she denounces "relentless attacks" on federal judges. “The attacks are not random. They seem designed to intimidate those of us who serve in this critical capacity.” 1/2

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DOJ went to SCOTUS today, asking for DHS Sec. Noem to be allowed to implement her action ending Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans in the U.S. while the admin appeals a loss below in which the judge concluded that Noem's rationale for the move "smacks of racism."

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U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez, Jr. wrote, “Allowing the President to unilaterally define the conditions when he may invoke the AEA, and then summarily declare that those conditions exist, would remove all limitations to the Executive Branch’s authority under the AEA.”

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[the party of states' rights speaks again] * U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES VOTES TO BAR CALIFORNIA FROM ENDING GAS-ONLY VEHICLE SALES IN 2035 @reuters.com

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Harvard Law professor Michael Klarman gave an inspiring lecture about the need for lawyers to protect democracy. I was honored that he noted the attacks and threats aimed at me. His words serve to steel my spine and make me more committed than ever to fighting for democracy. Thank you professor.🙏

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“This is taxpayer-funded, state-sponsored religious indoctrination. You’ve just got to call it what it is.”

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Most Democrats say their party’s elected officials are not pushing hard enough against Trump’s policies. www.pewresearch.org/...

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Bove again. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/u...

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