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It’s been 4 months since the people of North Carolina elected Justice Allison Riggs to the Supreme Court. Two recounts showed she won. We all know she won. And still, Jefferson Griffin refuses to concede and is trying to throw out over 65,000 legally cast votes.

Cathartic read from @pdxeleven.bsky.social about the rise of billionaires and the eradication of empathy. "Empathy cannot exist when your entire life is built on crushing others. Billionaires not only lack empathy, they have trained themselves to suppress it & they use ours as a weapon against us."

Yes, it was an ambush. A pre-planned, pre-meditated attack by an American administration on a democratically-elected ally visiting the Oval Office, all in order to please a Russian dictator. Gift article to read and share (hope the link works 🤞) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Sadism isn't swagger. It isn't American. It isn't honorable. And contrary to what a whole lot of fatherless boys believe, it sure AF isn't manly. It's sadism.

Today's front page of The New York Post.

These stories are not discussed as widely in the Western press as they ought to be, so it's good to see The Telegraph giving this some attention. www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...

You know this is 100% going to happen…

📌URGENT: The Associated Press is one of the foremost news operations in the world. Without it, most media entities could not survive. 📌Well, the AP has now been barred from the White House. I'd suggest very strongly that any media that gets its news from AP takes a damn stand here in solidarity.

The muted market reaction to Trump's tariff and Treasury threats suggests that investors discount whatever he says as the ravings of a confused, weak old man. And this is working to his advantage!

Bewildered market participant here. This checks out.

On those new Trump tariffs: I don't think people realize how narrow they are. They're ugly and stupid, but also arguably an attempt to save face after he lost his nerve on broad tariffs

In this anti-fascist film produced by US Military in the wake of WWII, the producers deconstruct the politically motivated social engineering of Germany by the Nazi regime. www.youtube.com/watch?v=23X1...

Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.

Please read. The Handmaiden's Tale may actually be the goal.

‘I Won’t Bow Down’: A Virginia Caller’s EMOTIONAL DEFIANCE Against TRUMP! ‼️ Trigger warning: This call contains sensitive discussions of mental health and intense political content. #ThePeoplesHotline

If Donald Trump can’t be held criminally responsible for acts as president, like shredding the Constitution as he’s doing now, then how exactly are Democrats going to fight back when he continues to disobey court orders?

America is under attack. youtu.be/2B6gS_WyXKo

Draw your own conclusions, but Donald Trump is not behaving like a leader who expects democratic accountability for himself or his party next year or in 2028.

Old Guard Democrats on the hill need to get over their prejudice against digital media and content creators if they want to amplify their messages. Get on every podcast every day. Build audiences. Create a massive digital messaging network. Adapt or get left behind.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett continues to be on 🔥 #ResistTrump

There's so much chaos that this isn't getting the attention but is one of the most dangerous developments. This is how fascists rewrite history and indoctrinate the youth. With Sweeping Executive Orders, Trump Tests Local Control of Schools www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/u...

Caroline Kennedy, cousin to the current pick for HHS secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, has penned a scathing letter warning senators about her cousin, calling him a "predator." She also says her father and uncle would be "disgusted" by RFK, Jr. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLLx...

#BREAKING— #Trump's freeze on grant funding temporarily halted by judge—Bloomberg

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.”

OPEN THE SCHOOLS!!

Afternoon, Bluesky!

Democrats are eyeing up withholding their votes on the debt ceiling to put the brakes on Trump.

Senate Democratic Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer announced that the state attorneys general would be immediately suing Trump over his federal funding freeze.

#NeverForget

Important info! www.popsugar.com/health/repro...

With fact-checking in the news this week, here's a backgrounder on the process we use at Pew Research Center to check all the numbers and claims in our publications: www.pewresearch.org/decoded/2019... (Yes, each word is actually crossed off like this as our checkers go through everything.)

Because...of course #sigh