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"My message to the rest of the Democratic Party is if you are not willing to meet that bar, then step aside for somebody who will. Because we're at a moment right now where we do need people who are willing to fight, willing to show some spine, willing to break through in this media environment."

“a coalition of Democratic states had easily demonstrated that the cuts had upended their public health infrastructure and jeopardized everything from childhood vaccination programs to opioid addiction treatment almost overnight” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/u...

Trump and MAGA bro’s have relied on Signal’s encrypted messaging to keep communications hidden for years. Mueller's findings exposed the secrecy behind the curtains a long time ago.Nothing about this is new. Trump and his crime family have deleted thousands of messages.

Query: How many people in Trump’s admin play a musical instrument? I am honestly curious about this answer.

💥 Goldman Sachs Board of Directors defends DEI, tells shareholders to vote on April 23. GS Board: "We are committed to operating diversity programs and initiatives... We believe that diversity, including diversity of thought, experience and perspectives, is important to our commercial success."

Oh.

Ag groups on the tariffs "it is a shit show" agfundernews.com/food-ag-grou...

"None of these men is speaking. Or moving. Or making any facial expressions. They have clearly been posed by the jailers, forced to hold position so they can be useful props for the American woman so that she can manufacture propaganda for her regime."

Teen Vogue FTW. They’ve been killing it lately. @schumer.senate.gov if you really truly cared about the country over the party, you’d step down as minority leader.

Look, I don’t know exactly who should replace Mr. Schumer as Minority Leader, but I wouldn’t be unhappy with Cory Booker, that’s for sure.

America has never been subject to this level of authoritarianism, and quite frankly, sheer incompetence. Out of the ashes, this moment should radicalize us to embark on an era of new reform — of our economy, our democracy, and our commitment to social justice and the law.

I have a question: Why does an administration that is so concerned about antisemitism have a guy who did a Nazi salute on stage — twice — running the government?

Man. There are a lot of cynics out there. If what Booker is doing doesn’t bring YOU joy, there’s no need to shit all over everyone else’s appreciation.

Guys, we're in trouble. This is only going to get worse. Please be aware of your surroundings. Help your neighbors. We need to stick together

Forced sterilizations and abortion bans are two sides of the same coin. Why reproductive self-determination must be defended was the focus of our discussion with @danaschmalz.bsky.social (author of “The Population Argument”, @suhrkamp.de) and Alessio Cangiano (UNFPA).

@marcelias.bsky.social on Trump's 3rd term threats: "He's saying he's not joking, so everyone in the legacy media: wake the fuck up."

Imagine.

NEW: Some Republicans ask for tariff exemptions and express concern over Trump trade war www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

Let's talk about the so-called Save Act. Don't let the name fool you. This bill doesn't SAVE anything - this is 100% a voter suppression bill. #HandsOffHerVote

“We Are Sleepwalking Into Autocracy” Sen. Chris Murphy speaks with David Remnick about how free and fair elections might end in America as soon as 2026. (You can also listen wherever you listen to podcasts.) We Are Sleepwalking Into Autocracy www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-...

Trump’s approval is dropping. But it needs to be much lower. I argue Trump needs to be at a 32% approval rating to truly blunt his political efficacy. @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and I discuss how it can be done on today’s episode of Bulwark Sunday.

BINGO

www.npr.org/2025/03/30/g... So, that’s actually not allowed…The Constitution isn’t optional, sir. This isn’t a reality show — it’s reality. Two terms, that’s it.

DOGE staffer Marko Elez, fired from Treasury for racist posts, wasn’t just rehired but has had his portfolio expanded to at least five agencies, new court filings show. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

This is very smart www.thebulwark.com/p/how-to-thi...

Get ready for this theme on repeat - a consumer protection that Biden put in place to help hard-working Americans that now Trump and the Republicans are undoing as a favor to big business 👇 Read more here: bit.ly/4lad5oh #ResistTrump

Whenever I hear a right winger mutter about paid protesters, I know the person complaining would only join a protest if they were paid.

This is so blindingly obvious. But I'm still glad people within the world of Trumpism are willing to say it. And not just national security but economic/dynamism and prosperity which of course is the sine qua non, the necessary condition of national power.

To be clear: Trump did not merely say he was indifferent to higher car prices resulting from his auto tariffs ("couldn't care less"). He also said he *hopes* auto companies raise prices

No single scandal is a distraction from another scandal. The totality of the scandals is a distraction from all of them. That made sense in my head.

remember what i said about RFK Jr. being a eugenicist first and foremost? www.marketwatch.com/story/agency...

This is what corruption looks like.

The fact Trump created a special refugee/asylum status for (white) Afrikaners has been widely reported. This is the first reporting I've seen abt just how much we're doing/spending to essentially recruit Afrikaners to resettle in the US www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/u...

This is how fascism works 👇 #ResistTrump

@karaswisher.bsky.social: "Every accusation is a confession with these people... Elon is exactly what they claim to have hated with George Soros. But he's explicit and right in front of you buying elections."

Fixed

I derive joy from it.

🚨 HUMILIATION: Danish media says US officials begged Greenlanders to welcome Usha Vance—going door to door, offering money for people to wear MAGA hats and wave US flags. Not a single person said yes. In just two months, #Trump and #Vance have turned the US into a laughingstock on the world stage.

Anyone with MAGA family members has experienced this: they will brazenly lie despite being confronted repeatedly with evidence that they're lying. Before there was MAGA, there were families that operated like this for generations. Trump just created a political movement to unite people of the lie.

BREAKING: On the Daily Beans podcast this week, our #GoodTrouble segment was to call Josh Kaul and ask him to DO SOMETHING about Elon buying votes in Wisconsin. Well, guess what #Leguminati ? www.wkow.com/news/state/w...

going to be on with @chrislhayes.bsky.social shortly (i don’t know why i always look so dour)

SCOOP: DOGE wants to rebuild SSA's codebase in months, risking benefits and system collapse, sources tell me. The plan is to migrate all systems off COBOL quickly which would likely require the use of generative AI. www.wired.com/story/doge-r...

He’s literally doing the I’m Just a Little Guy It’s My Birthday thing omfgggg

Raskin: "Look at how sick that is. Basically anybody who has rendered any ruling they disapprove of they think should be removed from the bench. Any lawyer who has ever represented a party adverse to them they think should be cleared out of the way. That is in naked opposition to the rule of law."

Elon Musk advertises his blatantly corrupt attempt to buy a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court:

Trump Order Includes Provision That Could Punish States For Not Ceding Authority Over Election Admin To DOJ talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-o...

JUST IN: Judge Boasberg extends his temporary restraining orders in the Alien Enemies Act case until at least April 12.