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submitted 22 hours ago • 64 comments

Con law prof here. Worked up a decision tree for any government officials struggling with deep questions about obedience to court orders. Hope it helps

submitted 1 day ago • 10 comments

“Charity can take care of it” is a common refrain I’m hearing in response to US government funding being cut across the board. No. No, it can’t.

submitted 1 day ago • 33 comments

House Rs just passed the budget resolution, the first step in their process to enact a bill that'd kick millions off Medicaid & cut SNAP down to just $1.60 per person per meal on avg while cutting taxes for the top 0.1% by $278k - all while increasing the debt 🧵on what's to come and WHERE TO FIGHT

submitted 3 days ago • 602 comments

Preach it!

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

"The 117-year-old [FBI], long heralded as the nation’s premier national law enforcement agency — an avowedly nonpartisan, independent investigator that for decades has pursued gangsters, mafioso, Nazis, terrorists, spies, cybercriminals,[...] — died over the weekend." by @vermontgmg.bsky.social

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

The only minority destroying America is the billionaires. Here in Texas, a group of billionaires are trying to dismantle our public schools with a private school voucher scam. If they want to close our schools, Texans have 4 words for them: Come and Take It.

submitted 4 days ago • 42 comments

Just sent out a new edition of Red State scripts! Tonight I'm having a whiskey and a holler on Ted Cruz and John Cornyn's voicemails about their craven and dangerous fuckery.

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

The government cannot stop you from informing others about their legal rights. Know your rights when educating your community.

submitted 9 days ago • 17 comments

Have information you think the public should know about changes at the Census Bureau or across the federal government? I'm a @npr.org correspondent who's on Signal at hansi.01 and here’s my latest reporting:

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

Someone was saying (rightly, I think) that many Americans may not realize they rely on "Medicaid." In Alaska, it's called DenaliCare. In Colorado, Health First. In Hawaii, Medquest. In Connecticut, HuskyCare, etc. Remind your communities that all of these are Medicaid—and the GOP is gunning for it.

submitted 7 days ago • 4 comments

Thankful for my Representative Lloyd Doggett. Republicans control our state, forcing pregnant women to give birth, yet they want to take away the money that allows them to deliver their children safely. #Don't Cut Medicaid

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

"What do we lose if Medicaid is gutted? Healthcare for kids, seniors, people with disabilities & working families. Don't let that happen! Call 866-426-2631 & tell Congress NO CUTS Don't Cut My Medicaid

submitted 7 days ago • 6 comments

Thank you Marc Elias and Democracy Docket!

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Amanda Zurawski has been named one of TIME magazine’s Women of the Year. Amanda’s Story: Citing the state’s abortion laws, Texas doctors denied Amanda Zurawski emergency medical care when her water broke at only 18 weeks of pregnancy. It was September of 2021, and Amanda was miscarrying. Her…

submitted 8 days ago • 229 comments

How many federal workers would DOGE need to fire to make up for Musk not paying his fair share of taxes? Answer: 677,000. That's 44% of the entire non-DoD federal workforce. Again, this power grab is not about the budget. It’s about politics.

submitted 8 days ago • 62 comments

The free Covid test website will close at midnight…order now!

submitted 8 days ago • 2 comments

What the actual fuck?! America, it’s time to rise. When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty!

submitted 9 days ago • 2646 comments

www.dailykos.com/story/2025/2...

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

Probationaries who have been illegally fired: this article contains information about which law firm to contact in order to join the class action suit. www.govexec.com/workforce/20...

submitted 9 days ago • 5 comments

It seems almost unavoidable at this point that we are headed for a deep, deep recession. Just based on 200K+ federal firings & pullback of contracts, the March employment report (to be released April 4) seems certain to show bigger job losses than any month ever outside of a few in 2008-9 and 2020.

submitted 10 days ago • 1056 comments

Parse those words carefully. He says he will take millions of people off social security to save money. I can't wait to see who the DOGE boys decide are worthy of receiving it.

submitted 10 days ago • 7 comments

A scandal calling the basic fitness of the president & every one of his major subordinates into question. Any child would know better than to fire the bird flu people, & would rightly expect to be punished if they had done so

submitted 10 days ago • 15 comments

Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post would not run this ad. This is the power of oligarchy.

submitted 11 days ago • 836 comments

These scripts (this is the second one) for calls to our Senators are excellent!

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

How much Elon Musk makes from the government a day: $8 million. How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65 Guess which budget Musk and Trump want to cut?

submitted 16 days ago • 902 comments

One place our government could save a lot of money is the billions given to Elon Musk's companies every year. abcnews.go.com/US/musk-work...

submitted 16 days ago • 19 comments

Catching up on this Musk Oval Office appearance and, optics aside, it's like a brave explorer holding a press conference from the first peak in the Dunning-Kruger range. Just so much confident opining on stuff that even casual observers can spot as completely wrong.

submitted 16 days ago • 100 comments

Yes! Every word of this!

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

Pleased to see the United Methodist Church included in this lawsuit. Trump's policies have created roadblocks to countless religious groups who are living out their faiths and values.

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

submitted 20 days ago • 734 comments

Easy to do. Only took about 2 minutes to find the right form for Chase. Off to do it for all my cards.

submitted 20 days ago • 11 comments

This will be my focus for today's calls to Cornyn and Cruz.

submitted 20 days ago • 2 comments

Last night, I wrote in my newsletter, Civil Discourse, about Trump's new coup. I base my analysis on the facts and the law, not hyperbole. We are at a serious tipping point. I hope you'll subscribe if you feel the same way, or if you just want to learn more. joycevance.substack.com

submitted 25 days ago • 134 comments

An EEOC admin. judge sent a fiery all-department email this AM alleging: 1. Trump's exec orders & instructions to target private citizens with them are illegal. 2. the judge had sent an earlier email with a similar tone yesterday that later vanished from their sent folder & colleagues' inboxes.

submitted 25 days ago • 142 comments

The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy. My advice, take the first step, start with something small and see what works for you. Here are ten things all of us can do. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/10-t...

submitted 27 days ago • 188 comments