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Priorities: Mom, Nana, Social Justice. Holding onto positivity and that the innate goodness in people will prevail (while struggling with the weight of sadness and anger over where we are as a nation).
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Frost: Tonight the people stealing are not folks with tattoos and hoodies but people wearing suits and ties and congressional pins sitting in the capitol now, not in some alley wrapped in darkness but the United States congress wrapped in the flag. It is disgusting and we will never forget this.

Here’s a preview of the coming clash with SCOTUS which has already confirmed noncitizens are entitled to due process. “Sudden deportation” violates the Constitution.

Funny how the paperwork only matters when it’s a woman or minority voter.

"...We cannot give everyone a trial..." And there it is. It’s a warning. When due process becomes optional, democracy becomes disposable.

“…members of the DOGE team asked that their activities not be logged on the system and then appeared to try to cover their tracks behind them, turning off monitoring tools and manually deleting records of their access…” What kind of shady s**t is going on here?? www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...

trump’s actions yesterday defied the Constitution and Supreme Court, abusing power under the guise of executive authority. Once again, we’re witnessing truth distorted, justice ignored, and dissent silenced - echoes of authoritarian regimes. This is how democracies die.

Requiring REAL IDs and passports and birth certificates to vote?!? Imagine if these were required to buy a gun.

Forcing people to pay $130 for a passport in order to vote is just a Jim Crow poll tax by another name. It is blatantly unconstitutional.

All this "fraud" and yet still not a single fraud charge filed.

We joined the 'Hands Off' rally today in NYC... So inspiring to see such a great turnout here and across the country - and internationally!

He’s tanking the economy, destroying our standing in the world, depriving women and LGBTQ communities of their fundamental rights, attacking the environment, disappearing legal immigrants, gutting Veteran’s benefits and Social Security. And he’s making you pay for his golf trips while he’s at it.

Senator Jim Banks (R) isn’t sorry he told a fired federal worker “he probably deserved it”. He went on to say the worker was “complaining about losing a left-wing woke job in the federal government that should have never been a job to begin with”. The job was helping people with disabilities.

Gen Z and Millennials: In ten years when we’re still without a cure and you’re caring for your parents, remember what he did.

I ❤️ Arnold & Porter! When I was frivolously sued for defamation for standing up for science (www.theguardian.com/science/2023...), a team led by Dori Hanswirth at Arnold & Porter SAVED me by providing BRILLIANT pro bono representation. I couldn't possibly be luckier or prouder to be their client.

The worst news of the week. "The U.S. Senate confirmed Harmeet Dhillon, a veteran lawyer with a history of attacking voting rights, to lead the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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If you’re upset about the chaos and corruption Trump is inflicting on your country—whether your focus is the nihilistic dismantling of government, the economy, our foreign relations, or his threats to the rule of law—please join the nationwide marches on April 5. Learn more here 👉 handsoff2025.com

Tucson, Arizona today. Original projected attendance was 3,000 people. 23,000 showed up.

Meiselas: That’s our message to you from the MeidasTouch Network: Grow a spine. Vote against cloture. Vote against the CR. The American people are with you. Stop this hostile government takeover. Fight for the people.

Raskin: "This is what Viktor Orban has done in Hungary -- to clear out the civil service with real expert professionals and people devoted to the public interest and replace them with a bunch of party hacks and sycophants to the dear leader."

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu at the House hearing on sanctuary cities: "If you wanted to make us safe, pass gun reforms. Stop cutting Medicaid. Stop cutting cancer research. Stop cutting funds for veterans. That is what will make our cities safe." Mic drop! 🎤

Alina Habbard posted: NOTHING CAN STOP THIS MAN FROM FIGHTING FOR HIS COUNTRY. David Simon had a succinct 2-word response: “Bone spurs.”

Pretending you’re at Sotheby’s isn’t going to stop fascism.

EXCLUSIVE: I recently spoke with Rep. Al Green who was just escorted from Donald Trump’s speech. We’ll have a chance to ask him more questions this evening. Here’s what he told me:

I’m pretty sure this is what voters want from their elected officials www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/u...

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John Lithgow - So good! www.instagram.com/stories/patv...

There are 3 special elections coming up and those 3 seats are the keys to stopping the Congressional Republicans doing Trump & Musk’s evil bidding. We need just 1 seat to block them, 2 seats to stop them, and with all 3 we can FLIP THE HOUSE. Join us!! Monday 2/24 @7:30 EST. 👇👇 mobilize.us/s/Y9NrBb

Rep. Jason Crow: “The purge of senior officers at DOD is deeply troubling, but purging JAG officers worries me the most. “JAG officers interpret law for our commanders. They help determine what's lawful and constitutional. “Replacing these military lawyers with Trump loyalists is so dangerous.”

These people all have actual conflicts of interest that should keep them from working on any investigations like this. It's a measure of how tainted and corrupt this Justice Department is becoming and it breaks my heart. I hope it doesn't break our country. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

trump and his not-so-secret cabal are trying to turn the White House into the white supremacy house. The firings of General Brown and Admiral Franchetti - both known for supporting DEI initiatives - are just part of a continuing push to realize their white supremacist agenda.

Believing that Kash Patel — conspiracy theorist, radical extremist, staunch MAGA loyalist, and newly confirmed FBI Director — is acting in the interests of the United States requires an extraordinary level of self-delusion.

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Horrendous 😡😡 www.instagram.com/share/p/BAF-...

Last night I attended the Save Our Services rally in New York City. Listen to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) fighting for people & federal workers: “Every day our job is to wake up and say ‘what can I do today?’ — There is no act too small. Every action matters.” @aoc.bsky.social

This is the way… “The elected officials in Washington have to stop protesting in Washington. They have to go back to their districts…show the consequences…show the school that isn’t operating…they have to make it real.” With social media, word will spread to neighboring districts—even red ones.

SEN. MURPHY: “There was a promise made to finance this tax cut with two trillion dollars of cuts to Medicaid and Medicare. Medicaid: poor kids, poor families. Medicare: seniors in this country.”

Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.

🚨BREAKING: Two attorneys with DOJ Public Integrity Section have entered appearances, and moved to dismiss the criminal indictment against Eric Adams. This stain on this once proud part of DOJ will not easily be erased.

Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.

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