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Amateur Pundit. Gen X’er. Retired Criminal Investigator & Social Worker. Childless Dog Lady. Swiftie. Science Believer. Nice Jewish girl.
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Senate Republicans have voted to overturn a $5 cap on bank overdraft fees, leaving working-class people vulnerable to exploitation from financial institutions.

Chris Murphy: "They're sitting there telling the American people that 2+2=7...those were attack plans, those were war plans, that was classified information, everybody knows it. The idea that they think they can get away with this level of gaslighting- it just strikes at the foundation of democracy"

In light of the current OpSec scandal, it seems like as good a time as any to re-up the video of Pete Hegseth accidentally hitting a man with an ax on Fox & Friends like a decade ago

The Trump regime’s secret police continue to kidnap people across the US. Here they kidnapped a PHD Student Rumeysa Ozturk in broad daylight for publishing an article last year, critical of Israel’s war crimes in Gaza. People across the US have reportedly been tortured by the regime.

I have Lupus & this tracks….

DHS insiders say Trump’s Homeland Security agenda is now a single issue. “The vibe is: How to use DHS to go after migrants, immigrants. That is the vibe, that is the only vibe. ... It’s wild — it’s as if the rest of the department doesn’t exist.”

“Kudos to Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson for speaking up when the anti-diversity police of the Trump administration removed from the Arlington National Cemetery website a list of notable women who are buried there,” writes the editorial board.

NEW: An investigation into how New York City's law enforcement officials pushed a narrative that a mysterious and deadly Venezuelan gang was running amok, despite little evidence to back it up, and helped the Trump admin invoke the Alien Enemies Act. hellgatenyc.com/eric-adams-n...

Utah’s mom bloggers who shared their Mormon home lives have a dark side. “All I wanted was to grow up in peace,” says one former child star who is pushing for change.

Opinion: Trump has clearly shown whose side he is on: the powerful and the unethical, domestically, and the aggressors, internationally. We now know who he is. It is for the American people to decide who they are.

Not sure why everyone isn’t as pissed as me about the Venezuelan soccer player we sent to the torture camp so here’s a 10 minute rant for those who are. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

This Paul Weiss capitulation is the most disgraceful action by a major law firm in my lifetime, so appalling that I couldn’t believe it at first. Any lawyers at that firm—partners or associates—who don’t promptly resign will defile their moral and professional reputations beyond repair.

I am so fucking mad and sick over this. What an enraging story by Philip Holsinger in San Salvador time.com/7269604/el-s...

Karl: “Do they have any due process at all?” Homan: “The bottom line is that plane was full of people designated as terrorists.”

Horrific

Hello new community! I love how fast this place is growing. FYI we released a new Indivisible guide with practical steps that folks in red, blue, & purple states can take to fight back. Don't ask for permission - take it, copy it, make it your own, & start organizing. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

President Donald Trump’s focus on immigration is drawing significant resources away from other crime-fighting departments, according to more than 20 sources who spoke to @Reuters reut.rs/41QIh31

This is worrisome. This explains Tracy Morgan’s food poisoning incident on the basketball court….

Decades before President Trump canceled $400 million in funding for Columbia University, he tried to sell property to the school — for $400 million.

You might be a fraudster if you complain about a missed Social Security check, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told the All-In podcast.

This is unbelievable in that way that only Trump stories can be. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/n...

“We are concerned."

Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it faced hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state programs and projects. (Published July 2024)

Several US national security agencies have halted work on a coordinated effort to counter Russian sabotage, disinformation and cyberattacks, easing pressure on Moscow as the Trump Administration pushes Russia to end its war in Ukraine reut.rs/421vOcO

“Not only has the caving not changed Trump’s approach, he keeps ratcheting it up.” interc.pt/3DLCzaz

Two American Terrorgram leaders allegedly helped create a detailed hit list of US politicians, corporate execs, academics and others, according to court documents. Each entry included a photo of the target and their home address. w/ @frontlinepbs.bsky.social

So Yes, we’re the ridiculous & histrionic side of this issue…

She definitely seems like a criminal to me 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️😱😱

The U.S. is making more seizures of illegal eggs than fentanyl at its Canadian and Mexican borders thelogic.co/news/canada-...

Denmark keep egg

Things are going very efficiently: "He called Social Security two or three times a day for two weeks, with each call put on hold and then eventually disconnected. Finally someone answered and gave him an appointment for March 13. Then he got a call delaying that to March 24."

This is blood-boiling. Charles Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor in Vietnam after being wounded three times leading the defense of a position. Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."

The Trump administration's legal battles continue to expand this week, with a judge ordering the rehiring of thousands of probationary workers and the administration turning to the Supreme Court to combat nationwide injunctions. Here's a look at the biggest legal developments of the past week:

Musk’s loyalists at DOGE have infiltrated dozens of federal agencies, pushed out tens of thousands of workers, and siphoned millions of people’s most sensitive data. The next step: Unleash the AI.

National Cancer Institute employees received internal guidance to flag communications for scrutiny if they addressed “controversial, high profile, or sensitive” topics. Among the 23 hot-button issues: vaccines, autism, and peanut allergies. By @anniewaldman.bsky.social & @lisalsong.bsky.social

Amid the measles outbreak in the US, misinformation is flying on social media. Here are some hard facts about the deadly disease, which infected millions every year before a vaccine was developed.