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submitted 7 hours ago • 2 comments

CNN: Over 200 ‘Tesla Takedown’ protests take place throughout US on ‘Global Day of Action’ against Elon Musk’s role with DOGE https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/29/business/tesla-takedown-elon-musk-doge/index.html #TeslaTakedown #Tesla #Politics #USpol

submitted 2 days ago • 3 comments

This sweet little guy instantly loves everyone person he meets. I’m betting that you would love him back ❤️ #dogsofmastodon

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

👏🏻👠 Via Anna Bower: A Skadden attorney resigned today, citing the firm’s decision to strike a deal with #Trump amid pressure campaign on law firms. “[I]f my employer cannot stand up for the rule of law, then I cannot ethically continue to work for them,” the […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

submitted 3 days ago • 6 comments

More than 10,000 Japanese Americans were incarcerated at Manzanar Relocation Center, Calif., during World War II. Playing and watching baseball was one of the ways these Americans tried to retain some sense of normalcy. Dan Kwong is a longtime volunteer at […] [Original post on flipboard.social]

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

#Trump & #MarcoRubio claiming the #student #deportations are because they are fighting antisemitism in the US, is like #Putin saying he’s fighting #Nazis in Ukraine. Bullshit. #immigration #law

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

Reyes Mota is among the hundreds of #Venezuelans that the #Trump admin deported earlier this month through the use of extraordinary wartime powers based on a 1798 #law #AlienEnemiesAct]. The admin sent them to #CECOT in #ElSalvador, claiming they are members of the notorious Venezuelan gang #TdA […]

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

Go American Bar Association! “We will not stay silent in the face of efforts to remake the legal profession into something that rewards those who agree with the government and punishes those who do not.” […]

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

#GiftArticle Here Are the Attack Plans That #Trump’s Advisers Shared on Signal The admin has downplayed the importance of the text messages inadvertently sent to #TheAtlantic’s editor in chief. By #JeffreyGoldberg & Shane Harris #law #NationalSecurity #SignalGate #Signal #idiocracy […]

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

Still relevant as ever

submitted 6 days ago • 203 comments

Hey everyone. If you're looking for a reliably good, local cause to support with your time or donations consider your local food bank. Reuters reports that many food banks across the country are already strained by rising demand and will have less food to distribute because of least $1 billion […]

submitted 6 days ago • 2 comments

[Politics, USpol] The people who complain most about the homeless are doing their best to push as many people into homelessness as possible. Cutting Medicaid, cutting Social Security, firing Federal workers with good middle class paying jobs, trashing the economy. All to make their billions […]

submitted 6 days ago • 2 comments

Some badass early Pulitzer contenders out of Turkey

submitted 8 days ago • 114 comments

I'm sorry WHAT?! "The #Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling." […]

submitted 7 days ago • 3 comments

The state of California is warning 23andMe customers to delete their data because odds are good that the company is going to go bankrupt. If I were you I would prioritize doing this. https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-urgently-issues-consumer-alert-23andme-customers

submitted 9 days ago • 4 comments

This is how law firms should do it.

submitted 9 days ago • 74 comments

These are dangerous times for everyone in and around the US, but many times more so for those without the protections of US citizenship. Those of us who are privileged enough to be able to speak freely and without the immediate threat of draconian consequences have a special obligation not to […]

submitted 12 days ago • 5 comments

Sworn declarations submitted overnight from #Venezuelans deported by #Trump to #ElSalvador prove innocent & legal #immigrants were sent to the Center for Terrorism forced labor detention facility. Here is one from a professional soccer player imprisoned in #CECOT […] [Original post on masto.ai]

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

In a very significant development, Indivisible is organizing to have Chuck Schumer step aside as Senate Minority Leader. I will be doing all I can to support the effort. Learn more at https://indivisible.actionkit.com/mailings/view/117130?t=14&akid=117130%2E125319%2EtVHwGu. 1/

submitted 15 days ago • 2 comments

ACLU Protest Advice #protests #law

submitted 15 days ago • 4 comments

If you have a valid visa to be in the US, be careful. The Trump gang is starting to deport or even torture people in your situation! Here are some examples: Dr. Rasha Alawieh is a kidney specialist working at Brown University. After visiting family in Lebanon, she was returning to the U.S. on […]

submitted 15 days ago • 1 comment

They are defying the courts. Just as they said they would.

submitted 15 days ago • 20 comments

Apparently DOD went through the web pages for Medal of Honor recipients and marked those of non-white dudes as "DEI", which also broke links. The shameless racism is nakedly on display.

submitted 16 days ago • 7 comments

Statement from the director of the Voice of America (who has been placed on administrative leave).

submitted 16 days ago • 11 comments

Protested outside my GOP congressman’s office in CA-01 with about 30 others and it was FUN! Highly recommend, even in the rain (waterproof sign helped). #Medicaid @indivisibleteam

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

If you live in #Brooklyn or in #NewYorkCity, there is a rally TOMORROW 3/14, FRI 8:00 am at 9 Prospect Park West, outside Schumer’s office, to tell him to vote NO on cloture. Pls attend if you can.

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

Even as more Democratic Senators have committed to voting NO on the Republican continuing resolution, Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has said he plans to vote yes. This is a terrible choice, an abdication of his responsibilities to the Constitution, the […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

submitted 18 days ago • 10 comments

#AOC 👏🏻

submitted 18 days ago • 2 comments

🚨If you live in the U.S., please call your Democratic Senators now. Tell them: 1. Vote NO on Cloture AND 2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill. Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. Republicans don’t need Dem votes on that and they know it. TODAY is the showdown. 🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121

submitted 19 days ago • 12 comments

Judge Howell is issuing her order from the bench right now. She is granting the temporary restraining order blocking the Trump executive order targeting Perkins Coie!

submitted 19 days ago • 1 comment

In addition to writing here and on my blog about the executive order targeting the law firm Perkins Coie, I've just posted a description and explanation of the complaint the firm filed against the order over on the blog. I hope it helps people understand just how fundamentally unlawful and […]

submitted 20 days ago • 1 comment

My sister is visiting New Zealand with a tour group comprising mostly US citizens. One of the tour leaders asked “Is everyone here American?” My sister responded that she and her husband were Canadian, and some MAGA woman nearby snorted “Not for long!” Earlier, my sister had met another couple […]

submitted 20 days ago • 18 comments

Please call your U.S. Senators to urge them to vote NO on any continuing resolution without strong, enforceable guarantees that Musk will not play any role in the federal government. (Functionally, this just means voting no on any CR proposed by Rs). Takes two minutes. Staffer will note your […]

submitted 21 days ago • 7 comments

Mobilization for #MahmoudKhalil in NYC. Share far and wide 🙏. Solidarity with Mahmoud, GreenCard holder targeted for deportation for his political views https://social.coop/@raph/114136243580467982

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

[US Pol: quick action item, free, to support trans rights for passports] Leave a short public comment saying that people should use their gender not "assigned sex at birth" on their passport. The point of doing this is so that the public comments cannot be used as a talking point in support […]

submitted 22 days ago • 5 comments

It’s #STFUfriday! When cops ask you questions, ask for a lawyer and then STFU: - I am not discussing how I’m doing or where I’m going. - Am I free to leave? - I am not answering any questions. - If they ask to search anything: "I do not consent to a search." […] [Original post on esq.social]

submitted 24 days ago • 3 comments

Rep. Zooey Zephyr - My Wife - just gave an incredible speech against a drag ban in Montana. It was so strong that a Republican rose to speak passionately against the bill, chastising the sponsor. The drag ban dies in Montana, flips 10+ Republican votes! This is the power of representation.

submitted 25 days ago • 265 comments

After backtracking on DEI efforts and programs, Target is now facing a 40-day consumer boycott, starting today. ✊ https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/05/business/target-boycott-jamal-bryant/index.html #DEI #boycott #target

submitted 26 days ago • 7 comments

“Trump is trying to deliver an unprecedented giveaway to his billionaire friends,” she said. “He’s on the hunt to find trillions of dollars to pass along to the wealthiest in America. And to do that, he’s going to make you pay in every part of your life.” […]

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

There needs to be MANY fronts in this moment. This could be one. Start small. If not welcome in red districts, do so in adjacent ones and invite all comers. Build to larger town halls and rallies. The orange turd pays attention to rallies. Even the sellouts in the media do. #politics

submitted 27 days ago • 2 comments

## Democrats stand united; cloture vote FAILS in Senate Holy shit, team. That thing I told you to do? Last week? The anti-trans bill, and the attempt to cut off debate, and how we had to stop it here or we wouldn’t, because then it could pass with only […] [Original post on solarbird.net]

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

PSA: Europe PMC exists: "Europe PMC provides comprehensive access to life sciences literature from trusted sources. It's available to anyone, anywhere for free. With Europe PMC you can search and read 45.6 million publications, preprints and other documents enriched with links to supporting […]

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

In some way the firing of gov tech workers is also about scaring others from taking alternatives paths other than exploitative tech work. So many of us looked at big and mainstream and ad tech and surveillance tech today and said nope, and took our skills elsewhere. This plants the seed of […]

submitted 30 days ago • 2 comments

I find Trump as repulsive as most people here, but as a German, one thing I want to push back on is focusing on one man. Hitler's rise was possible because he was able to exploit the racial hatred and conspiratorial thinking that already existed. It's MAGA acolytes that see Trump as an […]

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

This is the best thing I've seen all day. Go ski in Russia, Mr. I Did Not Have Sectional Relations with that Couch.

submitted 30 days ago • 3 comments