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As America is being torn apart, weakened, and sold to the highest bidder, I think about all the folks who told me, "Well, it won't be THAT bad" and "We survived 4 years of Trump..." and "The systems will hold." All of them are privileged and well-off. Alas. We're all in it now.

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NEW: The importance of being litigious. Lawsuits matter — even when they might not "win." This afternoon, at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/the-import...

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It's not just one instance of a billion being only a million: "DOGE's only public ledger is riddled with mistakes," a team of New York Times reporters found. The figures are "full of accounting errors, outdated data and other miscalculations." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...

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In 2020, the military was adamant about refusing to get involved in the election. That's why Trump hates General Mark Milley so much. Now, Trump is transforming the military into one that will back him up in 2029. We need to figure out how to prepare for that eventuality.

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ATTENTION, SHOPPERS! We have a Silver Alert! If you’re missing an elderly gentleman, he is in the managers office. He is confused but he is safe.

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NEW: The email went out about 30 minutes ago.

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At the Long Beach Tesla Takedown, lots of folks out here (I’d estimate probably 40-50 so far) and lots of support from cars driving by. Come out and join!

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Not content with purchasing the presidency, Elon Musk now wants to buy the Wisconsin Supreme Court as well. His PAC just pumped $1M into supporting anti-choice right-wing extremist Brad Schimel. Wisconsin — don't become Musk's latest acquisition! Vote @crawfordforwi.bsky.social.

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And I am an ally. If you are too, let the world know.

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AZ AG Kris Mayes: Let’s talk about that visual of Elon Musk with the ridiculous chainsaw. I don’t think he’s ever actually used a chainsaw in his life. I don’t know what that was—some lame attempt to make himself look manly.

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The reply email inbox for this “what did you do last week” email is [email protected], so, you know, definitely don’t send them any unrelated messages that would interfere with their ability to carry out Elon’s dumbass bullshit

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"The best tool we have is public pressure..." @sarajacobs.house.gov on the GOP's majority in Congress. "The more Republicans start to feel this pressure, the more they'll be willing to work with us to stand up to what Elon Musk, and DOGE and Donald Trump are doing."

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"Who is he appealing to?" @sifill.bsky.social on Trump issuing an executive order ending the Law Enforcement Accountability Database. "It's a degradation of the office itself..."

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🗳️ FL State Sen. Jason Pizzo breaks down the Florida Governor's race as tensions start to rise.

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On the one side, I do not love being a Jew in a country now ruled by explicit Nazis. On the other hand, this is all amazing ad footage for the Dems in 2026.

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Outbreaks of measles in parts of Texas and New Mexico have sickened nearly 100 people, according to state health officials who warned that the number of cases was expected to rise.

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DOGE’s expenses have risen above 40 million, with weekly costs now exceeding 10 million. We will release an updated DOGE staff list soon.

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ROME (AP) — Vatican says Pope Francis in critical condition, suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis in the morning.

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The Trump regime's segregationist agenda is clear. I argue that having a Black man as president of white America enraged a portion of this country so much, that they decided to destroy any pipeline to Black advancement in academia, government, & workplaces. karenattiah.substack.com/p/trumps-seg...

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This is terrifying.

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Interesting thing for the President to say about a person who, according the government’s lawyers, “has no actual or formal authority to make government decisions himself” and “only has the ability to advise the President, or communicate the President’s directives.”

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Removing Judge Advocates General who would uphold the rule of law in the military - so dangerous

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If you live in CA, CT, IA, IL, KS, or ME you might have an election on Tuesday! And I made it really easy! I created a guide so you can be as informed as possible! I even included Maps so if you don’t know if you’re in that district, you can find out ariellaelm.substack.com/p/every-tues...

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This is how you do it. Other news agencies like Axios and CBS, stop rolling over! Grow a spine, stand up straight and fight!

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One reason Trump is doing this is bc Trump has failed to come close to meeting his deportation promises. If that were to become a bigger narrative--if the mob learned that he was diverting NatSec resources yet is falling behind Sleepy Joe Biden's deportation numbers--Trump'd be in trouble.

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classy stuff from Tom Homan at CPAC

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The world is watching Donald Trump abandon Ukraine and our European allies to curry favor with the Kremlin. All of us — Democrats, Republicans, elected officials and ordinary citizens — must push back with every tool we have if we are to save our own democracy and others.

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Trumps border czar Tom Homan on stage at Cpac now getting the crowd amped up with his lines about how he’s gonna “send their ass to Gitmo where they belong,” talking about the people and “criminals” he is committed to rounding up “Damn I love my job,” he says to cheers

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Homan: "I'm not gonna be satisfied until every criminal alien gang member, every criminal alien, every Tren de Agua [sic] is eradicated from this country, and send their ass to Gitmo, where they belong."

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Elon Musk fancies himself some kind of maverick technologist superhero. But he’s no Tony Stark. He’s PHONY Stark. He’s the one the Avengers defeat at the end of the movie.

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revving up the Nuremberg vibe for Trump’s speech this afternoon

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Homan: "The police commission of Boston -- you said you doubled down on not helping the law enforcement office of ICE. I'm coming to Boston. I'm bringing hell with me."

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US officials are reportedly threatening to revoke Starlink access for Ukraine if they don’t give us 50% of their mineral rights. That’s not diplomacy, it’s extortion. We’re also pushing them to kill a UN Resolution that blames Russia for starting the war. Facts matter.

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having a normal one

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Judge Trevor McFadden has called a 3pm hearing Monday on the AP’s motion for a restraining order against the Trump White House over its handling of the press.

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This brain rotted loser who wasn’t even born in the U.S. is now our unelected president. Absolutely humiliating to be an American right now.

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🚨BREAKING: @democracyforward.org sues on behalf of unions, retirees to block access to personal and sensitive data at SSA. This case comes after SSA commissioner stepped down due to concerns about DOGE accessing data. Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.

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That’s a hat trick!

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Someone’s lying here, big time. And just this once, I don’t think it’s Trump.

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OH COME ON

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Is there any good reporting on when exactly during the transition the vision for what DOGE would become took shape?

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Really interesting that this (more sparsely attended) event focused on Trump's sell-out to Russia. I expect fury abt the DOGE cuts. But this is a bit of a surprise.

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This weekend, join the #TeslaTakedown! We have dozens of protests all over the country and worldwide. Find one in your area or create an event at the link 👇

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“This Week in Democracy: Week 5 – The 'King' Purges His Generals” Read and share the latest from Zeteo's project to document the ongoing, week-by-week growth of authoritarianism in the Trump second term:

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By accepting Trump’s anti-Black premise and regurgitating the narrative that equates anything Black as DEI, the NY Times has become part of the propaganda machine

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