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Just because he sucked at buying votes doesn’t mean he shouldn’t still be arrested for it

🧪 #ScienceSky and #AcademicSky: We’re trying to learn more about the real-life scope and impact of the Trump administration terminating NIH grants. Here's how you can help our reporting 👇

Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive. No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief. 1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.

A Thread (Sources follow): A) Trump announces new tariffs against 180 countries (+Canada & Mexico previously) but excludes Russia. B) Trump claims this is due to "zero" trade btwn US & Russia. C) Fed site shows more trade with Russia than some countries *on* the list. #Tariffs #Corruption

I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.

Trump administration acknowledges it wrongfully deported a man to El Salvador terror prison but argues to the judge that he lacks the ability to order the man’s return www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Please call your own Senators and request they join Cory Booker in this filibuster. He says he'll go into the morning and as far into the afternoon as he can, so anyone we can force into showing some moral courage can jump in when he's exhausted. Find their direct number here…

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Things Democratic Senators could do that would be useful: - Withdraw unanimous consent from all Senate business until constitutional rule was restored - Refuse to vote for any legislation until constitutional rule was restored - Boycott as a caucus until constitutional rule was restored

🚨 🚨 The House is gearing up to vote on HR 22 the SAVE Act THIS WEEK! Despite unfounded claims to the contrary, there is no evidence of widespread voter fraud. The SAVE Act is designed to block eligible people from voting, not to protect elections. 🔥📞🔥 Demand your House Rep vote NO! 5calls.org

"History will judge societies and governments - and the institutions - not by how big they are or how well they serve the rich and the powerful, but by how effectively they respond to the needs of the poor and the helpless." - #CesarChavez

This is a corporate attempt to put an end to climate protest and *particularly* to Indigenous led climate protest. Massive 1A assault. Pretty shocking that our little outlet was one of maybe 3 or 4 that had a reporter there every day of the trial (one of the others was a fake newspaper 🙃)

www.mobilize.us/handsoff/map/

🔔 50501 San Jose is joining the national day of protest on Saturday, April 5th! 📆 Mark your calendars Share widely, and bring friends! We need your help to spread the word. More posters in 🧵 #50501movement #FiftyFiftyOne #protest #SanJose #California

Hosting or attending a Hands Off! event on April 5? Make it even more impactful with our new Empower app. Join tonight’s launch to learn how our new national program can help activate your community: indivisi.org/FBWF

Our Democratic senators need to step up and call for new leadership. Send your senators an email and urge them to publicly demand that Sen. Schumer steps aside.

Taxpayers already *subsidize* logging on public land by the billions annually, but Trump EO's aim to ramp up logging & reduce env protections, while also slashing & demonizing fed govt/services like NPS, which made a $55B profit in 2023 (per DOI).

Basel Adra, the co-director of Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land,” says his intention with the film was “not the award itself but … to get to people’s hearts.” He wants the world to see what is happening in his community of Masafer Yatta in the West Bank.