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It would be great if the media presented this to the public in steps. “Trump announced..” Then go talk to members of Congress to ask what they’re going to do. Help people understand that Trump does not have unilateral power over this process unless Congress lies down.

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Call your Reps & Senators on Tuesday. Tell them your views on the President acting lawlessly to thwart appropriations passed by Congress. Call them: 202-224-3121

submitted 23 hours ago • 49 comments

An important statement from the American Bar Association. www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...

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Constituents Deluge Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA02) with Comments Calling Out Her Lies; Failure to Stand Up for Her District or for “veterans, federal workers, senior citizens & active duty military”; Voting for the Draconian House GOP Budget; Not Holding a Town Hall; etc. bluevirginia.us/2025/03/cons...

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DOGE has seized access to huge troves of sensitive personal and national security information – and can’t even set up its own website securely. When DOGE fails to protect that data, it puts us all in danger. @repstansbury.bsky.social, @connolly.house.gov and I are pushing back.

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BREAKING — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has just announced the closure of major regional offices in Philly, LA and Chicago, per email shared with me. “5 alarm fire,” SEC employee tells me. Full email text:

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Jeff Bezos: “The Washington Post is slightly modifying our editorials. The Proud Boys will write them now.”

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“The best thing about heroes is that they always win at the end. And if they aren’t winning, then it’s not the end.” —Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in Kyiv

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🚨ATTENTION The deadline to register to vote in Florida’s special elections in CD-1 or CD-6 is THIS MONDAY, March 3rd. These two seats are crucial with a narrow majority in the House. Double check your status and register to vote at iwillvote.com.

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Elon Musk is not only determined to infiltrate every level of the federal government, he’s coming after our local elections, too. We’re not going to let him get away with it. Pitch in if you can to help us stop Musk from buying the Wisconsin Supreme Court election: secure.actblue.com/donate/scowi...

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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F. 18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it. We made this website to tell our story: 18f.org

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Republicans are trying to strike down Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act the same way they dismantled Section 5 in Shelby County v. Holder. They want Congress to explain whether racism still exists.

submitted 3 days ago • 22 comments

Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦

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This is the way.

submitted 7 days ago • 2492 comments

We & partners just sued over Musk’s outrageous “5 accomplishments last week” mandate Like so much else he, DOGE & Trump are doing it implicates the most profound legal issues I’ll join Ana Cabrera today at 10:25 AM ET on @msnbc.com to discuss

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What happens if the courts can't stop the Trump Administration? “Then we’ve got to take to the streets in a different way,” Anthony Romero, the executive director of the A.C.L.U., tells David Remnick. “We've got to shut down this country.”

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W/ Kash Patel's confirmation, he now has the power to weaponize the FBI against his so-called "enemies" Weaponizing law enforcement is a tactic used by autocrats around the globe—but Americans can push back We discuss how👇-TN www.brookings.edu/articles/dem...

submitted 11 days ago • 37 comments

Here are five questions the public should be asking about the hostile takeover of the National Archives and why the answers matter:

submitted 12 days ago • 18 comments

Slowly but surely this sh$tstorm we're all suffering under will wind up in the judicial system. And it's going to cost the taxpayers.

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NEW: While Elon Musk and his underlings demand budget cuts and layoffs across the federal government, funding for the agency they operate — the Department of Government Efficiency — has soared to some $40 million, ProPublica found.

submitted 12 days ago • 61 comments

The serenity of snow is calming.

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Lawyers, this is what it looks like to honor your oath as a lawyer and as a prosecutor. I want to lift up Denise Cheung, one of a growing group of senior DOJ lawyers who have put the rule of law ahead of politics & short-term career advancement. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...

submitted 13 days ago • 32 comments

BREAKING: Sen. Ron Wyden sounds the alarm that Trump approves of the House budget resolution -- the only way they can meet their $880 billion in cuts is by cutting hundreds of billions from Medicaid, a disaster for millions. Make sure everyone sees this.

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My word, we're turning back the clock to the pre-influenza days of the early 1900's. How can people be so stupid?

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Jamie Raskin: "Given that I was marching at age 3, you know I’m not letting any coup-plotting, election-denying, insurrection-supplying autocrat, kleptocracy, plutocrat or theocrat, or any techno-feudalist Silicon Valley broligarchs aspiring dictator, turn me around now.” Amen!!

submitted 13 days ago • 747 comments

🚨Elon Musk FIRED staff at FDA who were reviewing HIS Neuralink products—the corruption is blatant and outright. Trump & Musk’s arbitrary mass firings across FDA will severely undermine its work to keep Americans & our food supply safe & combat new threats, including bird flu.

submitted 13 days ago • 44 comments

Everything is on the line. People need to be very worried and pushback loud. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

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Trump's "goal has always been clear: destroy functioning government, cripple the nonprofit sector and obliterate the hard-earned bonds and benefits of 80 years of post-war American progress."

submitted 24 days ago • 39 comments

Hell yeah. Hold the line. This is what we need people to do. Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.

submitted 25 days ago • 2167 comments

🚨BREAKING: In a trio of rulings, North Carolina state court REJECTS Republican effort to overturn the results of the 2024 state Supreme Court election by throwing out 60,000 lawful ballots. A big victory for voting rights and democracy! www.democracydocket.com/cases/north-...

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Some of Trump's most dangerous nominees (Robert Kennedy Jr., Kash Patel, and Tulsi Gabbard) are just days away from a Senate confirmation vote. That means your senators need to hear from you ASAP — and we've made it easy to get in touch with them: www.nixthenoms.com/?...

submitted 24 days ago • 30 comments