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"It can be hard to describe or visualize exactly what kind of country you want to live in, but it is not so hard to recognize the one you don't." defector.com/it-is-what-i...

EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Adam Schiff joins MeidasTouch to respond to Trump's Oval Office Meltdown over Zelenskyy

Here's what the idiots in the White House utterly fail to comprehend. They and the US came out of that argument weaker. Zelensky came out stronger, with Europe rallying behind Ukraine more than before. They came out looking like petulant idiots; he came out looking like a leader with integrity.

Pathetic. Shameful. Cowardly. Disgusting. Trump and JD Vance showed the world they will enthusiastically reward the aggression of dictators and don't think freedom is worth fighting for. They are setting fire to Reagan's "City Upon A Hill."

Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.

BREAKING: Eric Adams offered to help Donald Trump deport migrants if the Justice Department dropped its indictment against him. They did, and the Acting U.S. Attorney resigned. This and more in today's update. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...

aaronparnas.substack.com/p/an-emergen... #AaronParnas #MAGA #WhiteHouse #journalism Aaron Parnas... An emergency is brewing in the White House as the #Trump administration escalates its attacks on the free press, creating a dangerous precedent for the future of journalism in America.

i am going to put a finer point on this: executive orders are not laws. and they certainly are not royal decrees. they are interpretations of existing law for the purposes of enforcement. the fact that so many people are treating them as laws is actually driving me a bit insane.

Jon and Hakeem Jeffries discuss how Trump uses the government to bully and wonder how Dems might use that power.

You are not powerless, and he is not unstoppable. Look at, and learn from, the funding freeze and how quickly he was forced to surrender.

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.

February 4, 2025:

i don’t even know if crime is the right word for the illegal destruction of USAID. it is an autocratic power grab and a direct attack on the sovereignty of the american people

@preetbharara.bsky.social on Musk's moves to dismantle USAID: “You can't have a non-governmental entity, whatever you call it, DOGE or otherwise, or an executive order supplant a statutorily created agency, period.”

Raskin: "Elon Musk, you may have illegally seized power over the financial payments systems of the Treasury, but you don't control the money of the American people. The US Congress does that under Article 1 of the Constitution ... we don't have a fourth branch of government called 'Elon Musk'"

America is under attack. youtu.be/2B6gS_WyXKo

#TodayInAmerica - 2/3/25 Find out more here: youtu.be/6Xzjqr495EI?... @hcrichardson.bsky.social

Um, hi. Congressional Democrats, exactly WHAT IN THE FUCK (!!!!) ARE YOU DOING?! Can we PLEASE wake up and get this foreign actor the God fearing fuck out of our government?! What exactly are you waiting for? Here is your actual formal invite to this fight. 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...

Hey Dems, Imagine just how much the GOP would be freaking the fuck out if Obama or Biden had allowed Soros access to all treasury payment and taxpayer data. Because they’d be right to freak the fuck out. So, freak the fuck out. Now would be good. XOXO Timmer

It’s important to know that a lot of productive activity is happening in person and offline, too. Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more. Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.

Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent. Opportunities are everywhere. Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉

Today’s show was my last at CNN. My closing message: It’s never a good time to bow down to a tyrant… don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to fear. Hold on to the truth… and hope.

Wow. Caroline Kennedy breaks her silence on RFK Jr in a message to Senators: “We grew up together. It’s no surprise that he keeps birds of prey as pets because Bobby himself is a predator. He enjoyed showing off by putting baby chickens & mice in a blender to feed to his hawks.”

President Trump just shut off funding for law enforcement, farmers, schools, veterans, and health care.
 We are working diligently to reverse this, but we are preparing for every outcome to help Minnesotans weather this storm. Minnesota needs answers. We’ll see Trump in court.

Banned Books that everyone should read:

Feeling overwhelmed and terrified after last week? That’s by design. But in their arrogance, authoritarians underestimate the fierce will of the people. Ruth Ben-Ghiat, authoritarian scholar, on the purpose of the Trump’s “Blitzkrieg of executive orders and other actions”. @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social

we have a president with a tenuous grip on small legislative majorities who is out of the gate with a flurry of dramatically unpopular orders and who has just demonstrated his weakness on the international stage. if i were an elected member of his domestic opposition, i might try to draw real blood.

MESSAGE TO ALL DEMOCRAT POLITICIANS: Be the leaders we elected you to be! Be like Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson! Be like Rev. Budde! Be like AOC! Be like Politics Girl! Speak up loudly, boldly and frequently! Right now! Our country and democracy everywhere are at stake! bsky.app/profile/poli...

The Hegseth confirmation shows that Republican lawmakers have put party over country. They should be ashamed, but I doubt if they are.

If you are a federal employee, it is advised to set your social media accounts to private to prevent outside viewership, as reports suggest that loyalty screenings have begun.

Target is out, Costco is in.

One day after the White House environmental justice website went dark, please join me in welcoming the father of environmental justice to Bluesky. Yes, sociologist @drrobertbullard.bsky.social literally defined the concept in his 1990 book, Dumping in Dixie: Race, Class and Environmental Quality.

i think the executive orders directing agencies to end energy efficiency regulations and open up more land to drilling and mining is so indicative of the character of the american right — in its view everything, whether people or our larger environment, is something to be exploited and dominated

Stay strong. For us, this is more than just a job-it’s a calling. Together, we will stand to protect our parks, environment, and wildlife. Four years… we remain hopeful that the attack on our public lands will be less brutal this time.

For 105 years, across 19 different presidents, we’ve fought to protect civil rights and liberties. Today, tomorrow, and every day, we’ll show up in courtrooms, state houses, and communities nationwide to protect our fundamental freedoms. Count on it.

Why you shouldn’t thank Trump for “saving TikTok”

Davos is appealing for ‘collaboration in the intelligent age’. Good luck with that

TikTok, Lemon 8, and CapCut are all gone. Not AR-15’s. Not carcinogenic additives. Not Child Corn. Those apps are “more dangerous” according to the U.S. government. And they’re right. They SHOULD be afraid of The People.

The next four years are going to be tough. They are going to be scary. Trust me, I saw the inside of Trump world closer than most. I'm not going to stop doing my work, no matter what. We are going to get through this together. My only ask, don't get disenchanted. Don't run away. Stick with me here.

‘Has the world gone mad? It has’: foreign reporters share a view of Trump from abroad

The accuracy of this article is painfully accurate

Biden: "I want to warn the country of some things that give me great concern. That's the dangerous concentration of power in the hands of a very few ultra wealthy people and the dangerous consequences if their abuse of power is left unchecked. Today, an oligarchy is taking shape"

“Report by Jack Smith says evidence ‘was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction’ had Trump not won re-election in 2024” - or had Garland not dragged his feet on this whole thing!!

The report that shames the American political and judicial systems, in full: static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...