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Trump tried a seizure of power in 2021. It didn't work, because he relied only on a violent mob. The military and FBI stayed loyal to the Constitution. This time, with approval of the Republican Senate, Trump has installed anti-constitutional putschists at FBI, DoD, and Pentagon

This was me. Talking about Democrats. I think I said the word “fuck” way too many times. But these are unprecedented times. Have a quick listen.👇 youtu.be/SxDW9UbyfFY

"Maine may one of the first states to undergo an investigation by his Administration, but we won’t be the last. "You must ask yourself: Who will he target next? Will it be you? Will it be because of your race or your religion? Where does it end?" www.pressherald.com/2025/02/21/r...

Great stuff. Canada needs to do the same. #cdnpoli

We are arms dealers to terrorists.

Buy milk with the blue Cow logo 🇨🇦 dairyfarmersofcanada.ca/en/canadian-...

BREAKING: The USDA has confirmed five additional dairy herds in California have tested positive for the virus, raising the total to 732. Currently, 74% of the state's dairy herds are infected with H5N1.

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president? 45% approve, 53% disapprove, -8% net Feb. 13-18, 2025, Washington Post-Ipsos poll www.washingtonpost.com/tablet/2025/...

I'm here outside the Tesla showroom in Devon, Pa. west of Philly where about 10 hearty souls are protesting unelected billionaire Elon Musk #TeslaTakedown

He nails it.

Republican lawmakers no show as western Wisconsin farmers complain of Trump chaos, disruption  wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/02/21/r...

Here come the “town hall no-show’s”. #Wisconsin wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/02/21/r...

After Raskin issued a harsh takedown of Musk, triggering a Twitter fight between the two, Raskin pressed further, asking Musk a simple question: As someone who supposedly works for the government now, will he submit to basic financial disclosure and conflict-of-interest rules?

‘It’s blackmail’: Ukrainians react to Trump demand for $500bn share of minerals

Remarkable: Trump's own pollster just found that in swing House districts, Dems lead by 5 points and voters want tax policy to prioritize working people, per Politico. Yet GOP is about to brutally slash the safety net and give the rich huge tax cuts! New piece: newrepublic.com/article/1918...

1/US demands Ukrainian minerals or face cutoff from Starlink. It is the most venal form of economic coercion. And it will only accelerate the backlash to US tech platforms. Now Starlink = AWS = Facebook for friends and foes alike. www.reuters.com/business/us-...

YEAH!: ‘BOOOOO!’ Maddow Airs Montage of House Republicans Getting Chewed Out by Constituents for Supporting Musk and DOGE" House Republicans need to be pressured every day to oppose Trump's cuts to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and more: www.mediaite.com/politics/boo...

> @mediaitenews.bsky.social www.mediaite.com/politics/mar...

CSPAN Caller from West Virginia: I’m a diabetic and I’m on Medicare. When Biden was in there, my insulin was $6 for a 28 day supply. I just went to CVS, it went back up to $80…

NEW: Elon Musk, leading Trump’s haphazard effort to cut government overspending, is among the largest beneficiaries of federal government support. His empire was built on it. In the past 15 years, Tesla and SpaceX have sucked in $30 billion in public dollars #doge www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...

Union chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz has called for talks with France and Great Britain for nuclear protection. "We need to talk to each other what it might look like," he said. Currently, Germany participates in NATO nuclear weapons sharing arrangements.

Remember when America had friends? Like a month ago?

The @AP sues over White House punishment for not using Trump's preferred name for the Gulf of Mexico: "This targeted attack on the AP’s editorial independence and ability to gather and report the news strikes at the very core of the First Amendment." apnews.com/article/ap-l...

NEW YORK (AP) — Dow tumbles 748 points, and S&P 500 has worst drop in 2 months after discouraging reports on the US economy.

U.S. CDC reports five-fold increase in weekly measles cases

The first wave of White House-ordered firings at the FAA included employees who play key roles in the safety of air travel — despite the Trump admin’s assurances that no “critical” staff was axed. “Air traffic controllers cannot do their work without us,” one former employee told us.

The Georgia Republican who recently told CNN that school kids should be sent to work to earn school lunches was met with outrage and fury from residents at a local town hall meeting on Thursday night.

You know it’s bad when this is the post’s cover

Today's front page of The New York Post.

This is like opposing a joint resolution declaring that the Sun sets in the West America doesn’t just look like an idiot here, we look like goddamn Flat Earthers

This is in fact a real picture and it will work nicely in the ads next year about the military families devastated by Elon's illegal firings.

Dems -- in case you missed Kluwe #resistance #CivilDisobedience youtu.be/9Wsa0j2ZUcQ