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Some personal news: the Department of Homeland Security has given me, an immigration lawyer born in Newton, Massachusetts, seven days to leave the U.S. Does anyone know if you can get Italian citizenship through great-grandparents?

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“Beautiful thing to watch.”

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Greenland’s leaders just condemned Usha Vance’s planned visit to the country, calling it “disrespectful.” “We don’t want to be Americans. We want to build our own country by ourselves.”

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There’s that airtight logic we’ve come to rely on from Don Jr

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@jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social please release the full transcripts of the Signal chat. Tulsi Gabbard has stated to the Committee that no classified information was in that chat. We ask you to release the chat logs!

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Who’s playing along with Pete tonight?!

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THREAD: Trump's intentionally flooding the news cycle w/ a stream of outrage porn to distract, scare, & confuse. These are the stories that actually matter that you might've missed this week: NIH funding cuts jeopardize ‘life-saving’ research in AL aldailynews.com/nih-funding-...

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It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too. EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them. Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)

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“I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.”

submitted 74 days ago • 1076 comments

Controlling where you can get info from and forcing you to have X, a privately owned company, if you want that info.

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Sucks to be in a red state now. The Judge only orders funds to the 22 democrat states. That means Trump can still withhold funds from the other states.

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Good people feel it. They know we're not well because of this illness that has invaded. And it is the good people who need to be loud right now. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/defeating-...

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Fuck them. Notice something missing from the acronym on the State Department website? Fuck. Them. I'm so angry, and so scared, for everyone.

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They are denying passport renewal to trans people and removed the T from the LGBT travel advisory site in travel.gov.

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Trump just issued an executive order defunding public schools that accommodate transgender students. Teachers will be banned from referring to a transgender student by their desired name or pronouns. If they do not comply, their budgets can be defunded.

submitted 90 days ago • 670 comments

What would Republicans be saying if the Democratic president appointed a reality TV host as Secretary of Transportation at the same time that we experienced the first commercial airline craft in nearly 2 decades?

submitted 89 days ago • 122 comments

Tonight on #TheBreakdown: Trump exploits tragedy to stir DEI culture wars, to distract from his unfit radical appointments. @therickwilson.bsky.social and @mayaonstage.bsky.social break it all down and more, tonight at 7PM EST. 📺 : www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9X-...

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Any US Senator who votes for Tulsi Gabbard, RFK Jr. or Kash Patel are betraying their oath of office to serve their constituents and uphold the Constitution.

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Trump is trying to dismantle the public education system and create more ignorant students. Our children deserve better.

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If you are a federal worker being offered a buyout, I would advise against taking it. Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice. But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word. They aren’t firing for a reason.

submitted 89 days ago • 2883 comments

It's only been a week and a half and this is where we are. This cannot be allowed to continue.

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Hi, I’m God. I don’t care how you fight Nazis as long as you fight them.

submitted 91 days ago • 327 comments

They need to start blocking more of his asinine orders.

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Let Denmark cook.

submitted 91 days ago • 1679 comments

NEW: My staff has confirmed reports that Medicaid portals are down in all 50 states following last night's federal funding freeze. This is a blatant attempt to rip away health care from millions of Americans overnight and will get people killed.

submitted 91 days ago • 2038 comments

Trump halting federal aid will cause a huge amount of harm to the most vulnerable. It's a massive abuse of his power and appalling.

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Applicants for the federal government are now being asked to prove when they had their moment of “MAGA revelation.” Career civil servants are being interrogated about who they voted for.

submitted 93 days ago • 726 comments

This is what Project 2025 looks like.

submitted 91 days ago • 1230 comments

From ballot initiatives to local elections. ⤵️

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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on whether Trump’s federal aid freeze impacts Medicaid, which provides health insurance to 19% of the US population: "I’ll check back on that and get back to you."

submitted 91 days ago • 304 comments

It’s important to know your rights before you’re face-to-face with ICE agents. ⤵️

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At Target, because I can't make it to Costco just yet. Maybe after our kitchen and pantry reno is done in 2 months. Shopping with Goods Unite Us open and changing what brands I get. It's tricky, but I'm making it work. Anyone else making changes? @goodsuniteus.bsky.social

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@googlesearch.bsky.social is pandering to #Felon47 by agreeing to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America in Google Maps. WTF, Google? The man child has a tantrum about a body of water and you cave???

Some personal news: the Department of Homeland Security has given me, an immigration lawyer born in Newton, Massachusetts, seven days to leave the U.S. Does anyone know if you can get Italian citizenship through great-grandparents?

“Beautiful thing to watch.”

Greenland’s leaders just condemned Usha Vance’s planned visit to the country, calling it “disrespectful.” “We don’t want to be Americans. We want to build our own country by ourselves.”

There’s that airtight logic we’ve come to rely on from Don Jr

@jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social please release the full transcripts of the Signal chat. Tulsi Gabbard has stated to the Committee that no classified information was in that chat. We ask you to release the chat logs!

Who’s playing along with Pete tonight?!

THREAD: Trump's intentionally flooding the news cycle w/ a stream of outrage porn to distract, scare, & confuse. These are the stories that actually matter that you might've missed this week: NIH funding cuts jeopardize ‘life-saving’ research in AL aldailynews.com/nih-funding-...

It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too. EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them. Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)

“I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.”

Controlling where you can get info from and forcing you to have X, a privately owned company, if you want that info.

Sucks to be in a red state now. The Judge only orders funds to the 22 democrat states. That means Trump can still withhold funds from the other states.

Good people feel it. They know we're not well because of this illness that has invaded. And it is the good people who need to be loud right now. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/defeating-...

Fuck them. Notice something missing from the acronym on the State Department website? Fuck. Them. I'm so angry, and so scared, for everyone.

They are denying passport renewal to trans people and removed the T from the LGBT travel advisory site in travel.gov.

Trump just issued an executive order defunding public schools that accommodate transgender students. Teachers will be banned from referring to a transgender student by their desired name or pronouns. If they do not comply, their budgets can be defunded.

What would Republicans be saying if the Democratic president appointed a reality TV host as Secretary of Transportation at the same time that we experienced the first commercial airline craft in nearly 2 decades?

Tonight on #TheBreakdown: Trump exploits tragedy to stir DEI culture wars, to distract from his unfit radical appointments. @therickwilson.bsky.social and @mayaonstage.bsky.social break it all down and more, tonight at 7PM EST. 📺 : www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9X-...

Any US Senator who votes for Tulsi Gabbard, RFK Jr. or Kash Patel are betraying their oath of office to serve their constituents and uphold the Constitution.

Trump is trying to dismantle the public education system and create more ignorant students. Our children deserve better.

If you are a federal worker being offered a buyout, I would advise against taking it. Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice. But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word. They aren’t firing for a reason.

It's only been a week and a half and this is where we are. This cannot be allowed to continue.

Hi, I’m God. I don’t care how you fight Nazis as long as you fight them.

They need to start blocking more of his asinine orders.

Let Denmark cook.

NEW: My staff has confirmed reports that Medicaid portals are down in all 50 states following last night's federal funding freeze. This is a blatant attempt to rip away health care from millions of Americans overnight and will get people killed.

Trump halting federal aid will cause a huge amount of harm to the most vulnerable. It's a massive abuse of his power and appalling.

Applicants for the federal government are now being asked to prove when they had their moment of “MAGA revelation.” Career civil servants are being interrogated about who they voted for.

This is what Project 2025 looks like.

From ballot initiatives to local elections. ⤵️

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on whether Trump’s federal aid freeze impacts Medicaid, which provides health insurance to 19% of the US population: "I’ll check back on that and get back to you."

It’s important to know your rights before you’re face-to-face with ICE agents. ⤵️

At Target, because I can't make it to Costco just yet. Maybe after our kitchen and pantry reno is done in 2 months. Shopping with Goods Unite Us open and changing what brands I get. It's tricky, but I'm making it work. Anyone else making changes? @goodsuniteus.bsky.social

@googlesearch.bsky.social is pandering to #Felon47 by agreeing to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America in Google Maps. WTF, Google? The man child has a tantrum about a body of water and you cave???

SMITE!

THIS IS NOT NORMAL.

They shall henceforth be referred to as swasticars by me too. 😂