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Ashley Babbit's family is poised to recieve 30 million dollars (from tax payers) thanks to the Dept of Justice... Mrs Sicknick just wanted a phone call and the people who assaulted her son Brian held accountable.

Internet FTW

"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work. snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...

NoKings.org

The time when Donny and Marie had their own Disco Star Wars special. And it's everything you could ask for. #MayThe4th #StarWars

In all 435 congressional districts, our groups are organizing the pro-democracy majority to reclaim its power. Find your local group: indivisible.org/groups Or let us help you get started: indivisibleproject.formstack.com/forms/organi...

I know I'm normally just a spider guy but this winter firefly I came across yesterday in the front yard was just adorable. #Pentax K-5ii, 100mm WR Macro, w/flash

Reminder: nearly 100 Dems in Congress belong to the Progressive Caucus. This is where we find the fighters, the electeds willing to step up and hold the line against fascism. Btw, if you haven't signed up for @jayapal.house.gov's Resistance Lab, the next one is 11am Pacific today. Not too late.

I don’t think this is a good idea at all. wmur.com/article/new-...

Steven Miller on his last day of work? Where?

GOOD NEWS FROM THE BLACK SEA IN A NEW FIRST FOR DRONE WARFARE

Knowing we have a coordinated effort of enough people and unions and leaders. Knowing there are strike funds and mutual aid in place. Knowing we can clearly articulate our demands and call of the strike when they are met.

We all must stand up every single day. "If the founding history of this country is any guide, those who stood up in court to vindicate constitutional rights and, by so doing, served to promote the rule of law, will be the models lauded when this period of American history is written." -Judge Howell

Treat yourself to some good news -- two court victories in Pennsylvania.🥳 Watch, share and enjoy! youtu.be/aiA90u-MUqo

@booker.senate.gov + 15 other Dems voted for Tr*mp's election denier nom as ambassador to China. If we are truly in a Constitutional crisis w/ the pres attempting to install a dictatorship, why is ANY Dem going on record as supporting anything Tr*mp wants? Where is our unified party of NO?

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The most dangerous legal doctrine right now is a "norm" the courts developed to presume good faith and regularity from presidents and their administrations. For the sake of democracy, the courts must stop presuming donald Trump is a regular president. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...

DAD POWER

Ok I am completely broken by this. The Hague and UN need to see this. #Texas

CANADA FIRST AND NOW AUSTRALIA - THE 47 EFFECT KEEPS LIBERALS IN POWER Canada as you know just had an election so dramatically upturned by 47’s behaviour that the Liberal party turned certain defeat into a victory that denied the pro-47 opposition leader his seat in parliament. Australia is going

🚨BREAKING: Full Fourth Circuit DENIES Trump admin motion to stay order blocking Musk/DOGE access to personal data at Social Security Admin. Data will remain out of Musk/ DOGE’s hands. A BIG win for @democracyforward.org and its clients! Follow Democracy Docket for details. www.democracydocket.com

Anyone have a hard time watching Kamala speak? It's the agonizing feeling of "We could have had this." Nonfinite grief, I think they call it.

😂😂😂 Republican Mike Lawler gives a non-answer to a question about tariffs at his town hall tonight in Rockland Cty, NY and the audience starts chanting "blah blah blah. BLAH BLAH BLAH" Perfection. #mikelawler

The Secretary of the Navy, John Phelan, went to pay his respects to the servicemembers and civilians lost in Pearl Harbor on “June 7th, 1941.” It looks good, except Pearl Harbor happened on December 7th. It seems Mr. Phelan skipped that part of history class. Only the best people, right?

ILLINOIS… Gov. Pritzker…

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I can’t stop thinking about Andry Hernandez Romero, a loving son & LGBTQ make up artist disappeared by 🟠 with the approval of the GOP to a El Salvador prison of horror. It’s been reported upon his arrival to the notorious death camp, Andry was terrified, praying and calling out for his mother.

Cool, cool. First they bring back swill milk, then forever chemicals can get dumped into the water again, and now bring on the diarrhea chicken. Next they're gonna tell us how downer cow tartare will make America so very healthy again. Only $26.99/lb.

I really like the idea of a Sunday Sit-In. Make it a regular thing? There's plenty to talk about every week and it felt like a very approachable forum. @booker.senate.gov and @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social , well done today. Thanks for being willing to be adaptive and try new things and take risks.

"Yes, revolution comes with laws, with injustice, with tons of danger, fear, sadness, but at the end, revolutions happen because love exists. And there's a need to give yourself for someone, or something." -Diego Luna

Seeing folks say that the Dems need to "de-Schumerize" the party. I'm stealing that immediately. @kenmartin.bsky.social @davidhogg.bsky.social @democrats.org @democrats.senate.gov @housedemocrats.bsky.social you hear us? De-Schumerize the party or we'll do it for you. Progressives are ascendant.

If you're feeling hopeless, please know that millions of people are organizing and fighting back. The best cure for despair is to act, even if you don't feel like it. Engage in some behavioral activation and go to a town hall, a grassroots meeting. Get moving, take action, the hope will follow.

Okay, I put up a couple of posts that aren't about the imminent collapse of the American democracy, but I can't ignore the fact we are putting tiny children in front of immigration lawyers before they are thrown out of the country.

THURSDAY: While Trump, Musk, and Republicans gut workers’ rights and sell our country out for profit, we’re teaming up with a coalition of organizations for a nationwide day of mobilization. Please join us on May Day: maydaystrong.org?utm_source=i...

How it started: "Are you a lawyer?" How it ended: "I clerked for Justice Sandra Day O'Connor"

Tell your Members of Congress to speak out against Trump’s defiance of the Supreme Court, push for an end to the lawless abductions, and move to bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia home immediately. Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal... Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/constit...