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1/4. On the White House’s theory, if they abduct you, get you on a helicopter, get to international waters, shoot you in the head, and drop your corpse into the ocean, that is legal, because it is the conduct of foreign affairs.

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This is to the shame of our country

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DALIO: “.. I think that right now we are at a decision-making point and very close to a recession. .. And I'm worried about something worse than a recession, if this isn't handled well.” @nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

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There’s a special place in HELL for anyone who stands before the Supreme Court and argues that a man they wrongfully sent to an El Salvadorian death camp should stay there.

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With new Executive Orders targeting Chris Krebs (senior official who helped keep 2020 election secure) and law firm that won $788m settlement against Fox News. A must read from Weds, by Harold Koh. Discussing amicus brief signed by esteemed bipartisan former officials. Also a great history lesson

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On the left: Federal court order of April 11 for the government to answer questions (1), (2) and (3) concerning the life and liberty of Abrego Garcia. On the right: The government's filing of April 12 without any answer to questions (2) and (3).

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The Trump administration just got into very deep trouble with the Supreme Court order. On left: DOJ claims USG only needs to "facilitate the return" of Abrego Garcia (via domestic policy) On right: Supreme Court 9-0 held USG must "facilitate Abrego Garcia's RELEASE FROM CUSTODY in El Salvador"

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Elon Musk said he’d cut the federal budget by $2 trillion Quickly lowered this to $1 trillion Now he’s down to $150 billion And even THAT appears to be an overestimate of $92 billion So-after firing thousands of workers and destroying government services This clown will cut $58 billion Maybe

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100 billionaire families spent $2.6 billion in the 2024 election. 70% of these donations went to Republicans. Now, Republicans in Congress are gearing up to slash essential programs to pay for another round of tax cuts for the rich. This is what oligarchy looks like.

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The truth behind Spinderella

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This is who they are.

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“Physically dragged from his desk…” “Sent to a foreign prison camp without trial…” “Deported for his ideas…” “Social media account checked for loyalty…” What. Are. We. Doing. America?

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This weasel‘s entire career is based on running unopposed or in a deeply gerrymandered district. He has never earned the vote. He does not care about the constituents. He does not work for the voters. He never has. He never will.

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- Prices are going up and wages are going down - The stock market is spiraling - Consumer confidence is in a free fall Trump owns all of it:

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They donated their brains to science. Then the Trump administration upended the system funding one of the leading Alzheimer's projects.

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I cannot overstate how despicable the Mahmoud Khalil case is The Government concedes he hasn’t broken any laws But they assert he can be deported for his past, current or even EXPECTED beliefs All based on the sole determination of Marco Rubio Who is apparently now the head of the Thought Police

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Last night at about 2AM, my family and I woke up to bangs on the door from the Pennsylvania State Police after an arsonist set fire to the Governor’s Residence in Harrisburg.

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The US government has made an agreement to pay a foreign government to imprison people without any legal process for 12 months (pending the US government's decision as to what happens next) while putting in court testimony that it has no power to recover an individual from foreign custody

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The home of Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) was set on fire early Sunday while he and his family were inside, he said, an incident that state police are investigating as arson.

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Forget about the legal case. A man was wrongly deported and placed in a notorious prison with leaders of a gang out to get him. Anyone with an ounce of basic human decency would fix the mistake and return that man to the United States

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The bill has moved to the Senate. Tell your Senators to stop the voter suppression SAVE Act here: bit.ly/3XoEskc #ResistTrump

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Yes, that's the accurate language to use. The US government is bragging about engaging in human trafficking.

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🚨We are facing a crisis of confidence🚨 Stephanie Ruhle @stephruhle.bsky.social “& what Trump has done… has set fire to everybody’s pension plans, everybody’s value, everybody’s long term futures.” Peter Frankopan @peterfrankopan.bsky.social Professor of Global History at Oxford University. 1/4🧵

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"The satellite program that provides data for weather forecasting and modeling would also be downsized. The longstanding relationship that helps NOAA acquire satellites through NASA would also be terminated." I suspect Elon wants to get control and make the government more dependent on SpaceX.

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This part

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You can see our court filing here: link.status.news/4j1VOvW

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The dream is dead

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I agree. In a functioning democracy, we would already be in the midst of an impeachment trial.

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JUS TIN: Susman Godfrey becomes the latest firm to sue over Trump's retaliatory executive orders. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Per a source, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who has required that he approve all contracts over certain thresholds personally, has over 5000 review requests on his desk. Apparently he approves around 15/day.

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The FBI has suspended an analyst on Kash Patel’s so-called enemies list after Patel told lawmakers that the bureau under his leadership would stay out of the political fray and not punish employees for partisan reasons.

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Here is an up to date list of Big Law collaborators along with how much in free legal services they have pledged to Trump's causes. Paul Weiss 40M Cadwalader 100M Milbank 100M Skadden Arps 100M Willkie Farr 100M A&O Shearman 125M Kirkland & Ellis 125M Latham & Watkins 125M Simpson Thacher 125M

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But muh tariffs 😲

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The European Union and China have started negotiations to abolish EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. This is why China WANTS the trade war with the US. The whole world is turning its back on the US thanks to Trump. www.reuters.com/business/aut...

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