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This is happening in spite of the fact that the president is not in charge of the Smithsonian. It's not an executive branch government agency, rather it's chartered by Congress and under a board of regents created by statute, none of whom are even appointed by the president.

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Is there no one to stop this? This is horrifying. "Trump officials are talking internally about denaturalizing American citizens — and potentially sending some to El Salvador" www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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The upheaval in stocks has been grabbing all the headlines, but there is a bigger problem looming in another corner of the financial markets that rarely gets headlines: Investors are dumping U.S. government bonds.

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All you need to know!

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Not for nothing, but how, exactly, is it legal to send people for punishment in a foreign prison (esp with no due process)? Were the funds being used for it appropriated for this purpose? I feel this has just become a thing no one questions

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Jewish tradition values questioning and disagreements. We should not shy away from them today. Such conversations are more important than ever www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...

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In Nazi Germany, the targeted population was encouraged to self-deport and the state sought to impoverish them to force them to leave.

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Today, House Republicans passed a budget framework that paves the way for Trump’s agenda, slashing critical programs like Medicaid to pay for tax cuts for billionaires. The Republican budget is irresponsible, dangerous, and must be stopped.

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Has Bezos or Amazon CEO said anything about this free advertising?

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And let's imagine if Biden had done exactly what Trump did and had raised prices 10%. I guarantee newspapers wouldn't be covering this the way they are with Trump. Michelle Wolf was right about some in the media secretly loving Trump.

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Who are these despicable human beings hiding behind their ICE badges? We need their names. Because after the revolution or whatever, I want them to stand trial for their crimes against humanity

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Democratic Presidential Polling: Harris: 48% AOC: 15% Newsom: 10% Shapiro: 9% Whitmer: 6% Moore: 3% Smith: 2% Overton Insights / March 28, 2025 / n=512

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university presidents, law firm partners, governors, media moguls: there is an army of lawyers willing to defend you against the raft of patently illegal demands by the administration. if you step up, you will have defenders, waves of amicus filings, huge public support.

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Bah! We only rate dogs. This is a sheep. Please look up what a dog is, and only send us that. Thank you… 12/10 (IG: onathestandardpoodle)

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I want everyone to understand that they are not concerned about antisemitism. They are weapon zing antisemitism for their political game, making it really difficult to actually push back against antisemitism.

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An administration filled with antisemites can’t expect us to believe that this is about fighting antisemitism. They are weaponizing antisemitism to advance a xenophobic agenda. Fighting antisemitism requires fighting for a strong democracy, not hatred and authoritarianism.

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Ghastly! Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons wants mass deportations to look like Amazon Prime, “but with human beings.” newrepublic.com/post/193784/...

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"Blatant violation of law and human morality": Hundreds of Israeli medics demand prosecution over IDF strike that killed 15 aid workers in Gaza

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There is a strong legal case that Trump tariffs are illegal (because he has not authority to issue them.) No major corporation or trade association, however, has filed suit because they are all afraid of making Trump mad. The only company that has sued is a small stationary store in Florida.

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For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world: For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent: For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury: For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:

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Weird how the same party that insisted undocumented immigrants don't pay any taxes is now using the records of undocumented immigrants paying their taxes to find them. Of course they think it's great they won't be adding to our tax revenues anymore. Damn freeloaders, giving us money for nothing.

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From Warning to Reality: How @kamalaharris.com Accurately Predicted Trump's Economic Downfall www.theroot.com/from-warning...

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"Why didn't the unprecedented investment in the US economy, which produced such strong economic growth, deliver electoral benefits for its architects?" @claire-ainsley.bsky.social on the lessons for Labour from the Biden years

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Here's an agreement Cambridge U Press wants me to sign re: my 1st book. The rationale given in an FAQ: AI is here to stay, might as well have your work included or doomed into oblivion. A citation, from now on, amounts to nothing but acknowledgment of existence. Reading not required. Thoughts?

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We are the enemy because we do not feel threatened by diversity or inclusion. Decency will survive, but it will cost us.

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"The implication...is that not only noncitizens but also U.S. citizens could be taken off the streets, forced onto planes, and confined to foreign prisons with no opportunity for redress if judicial review is denied unlawfully before removal. History is no stranger to such lawless regimes..."

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It can’t be said enough how right Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris were. About everything.

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White supremacists doing what white supremacists do. Call it what it is.

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The Fourth Circuit is famously succinct. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Really important read, gift link www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/o...

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Kamala Harris is here

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Welcome !

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big shadow docket decision coming: can the us government exile you to a torture prison overseas vs no it can't

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If this continues this way, NY, NJ, VT, DE, MD, DC, VA, IL, MN, WA, OR, CA, maybe others like MI or NH, ME, should consider joining CA and forming the United States of Canada.

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