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The FBI is arresting judges. We just blew through Constitutional Crisis and into fascism.

Donald Trump ordered the Department of Justice to investigate the leading platform through which Democrats raise money for their campaigns. Less that 100 days in, Trump is weaponizing DOJ to prevent his political opponents from funding opposition campaigns. Where is the outrage?

See the problem here?

My eldest daughter Claudia once asked me why there isn’t a provision that says that convicted felons can’t be president and this was *exactly* my answer

Very Interesting And Typical….

Your guide to spotting the 2025 Lyrids and Eta Aquarids meteor showers. The two meteor showers will appear in the night skies over the next few weeks.

In the US peace proposal, I saw a long list of things we are asking Ukraine to give up, but did not see anything Russia is being asked to give up. Maybe I’m missing the rest of it.

RFK is doing a hell of a job.

never forget that we’re currently facing total economic destruction because fox news got upset about 0.0001% of our population wanting equal rights

This is where we are headed.

This is so wrong.

Bankrupt Musk.

My first apartment in 1994 was $350/month. Adjusting for inflation, that apartment should now rent for $744/month. It actually rents for $1500. Greed and inflation are hurting the kids, not their Starbucks lattes.

Lo, Easter was once sacred. A time to reflect and reconnect. Definitely not a good day to get robbed in broad daylight, drunkenly humiliate your kids, or kill the Pope.

This.

Well, yah.. duh. And thank god for them.

NEW from @nytimes.com: A bone-chilling account. A Venezuelan man detained alongside the 238 sent to El Salvador on March 15 seems to have disappeared off the face of the earth. His name isn't among the names of those sent to CECOT that day and no one spotted him among those men. He's just... gone.

Don’t f with a college of lawyers.

The scale at which DOGE is seeking to interconnect data, including sensitive biometric data, is unprecedented, raising alarms with experts who fear it may lead to disastrous privacy violations for citizens and immigrants alike.

Only a sociopath would have this reaction. “The Pope just died, but hey, looking forward to his funeral! Should be a good party!”

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The White House Easter Egg Roll is sponsored by Amazon, Google, and Meta — who are all being sued by the federal government for antitrust violations. It's the first time the event has had corporate sponsors. Everything is for sale under Trump — and Big Tech wants to cash in.

The Internet Archive is the latest victim of irrational funding cuts. In this case, however, you have the power to help preserve the preservation of human kind's vast knowledge & cultures.

Pope Francis lifted the world as he led the Church with his profound moral voice. As he returns to God, may his call to humility and concern for the least among us continue to resound.

*Of course* advance information on US combat operations is classified. Pretending otherwise is an insult to our troops, who all know this. The Secretary is unfit to lead.

"Unlike the chat in which The Atlantic was included, the newly revealed one was created by Hegseth. Named “Defense | Team Huddle,” it included his wife and about a dozen other people.... He used his private phone, not his government one, to access the Signal chat." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...

I’ve been positing this every year for sixteen years. Happy Easter.

Ocean Beach, San Francisco today. 👏 #50501movement #HandsOff (📸 Stephen Lam, SF Chronicle)

Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops. I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III. Remind you of anyone?

Friendly reminder. In the United States, criminals are entitled to due process. Even if you pay hush money rig an election, steal top secret documents, or incite a mob to overthrow the government; no matter how egregious your crimes, you’re entitled to due process.

Dark Ferris Bueller.

For the protest tomorrow my sign will be “i’m tired of protesting f impeach his ass already!”

Hey Macron, what about computer people? 😁 I’d take this offer in a heartbeat!

These stories landed today, within 11 hours of each other. This presidential administration is a clear and present danger to the American people.

I’m going to say this as a reminder when folks are all shocked about the next horrific (worse) piece of news to come out of the Trump regime - Trump and his orbit have zero empathy. They are the literal definition of sociopaths, and the only response must be to oust them. Immediately.

Russia is now in every gov system DOGE has touched. Arrest everyone in DOGE. Impeach/arrest Trump. Everyone in the Trump regime must go to jail for treason. Also, DOGE boys are billing taxpayers $200K salaries a year to commit treason. You are funding the hacking of our gov. youtu.be/DLPL0MZ7aVQ

This is horrifying. And treasonous.

WOW. One of the Venezuelans whom Kristi Noem tried to render to El Salvador's slave prison managed to avoid removal and was able to make it to immigration court, and you'll never guess what happened: THE GOVERNMENT GAVE NO EVIDENCE OF HIS GANG MEMBERSHIP. Due process ftw

Shout out to all the finance bros who didn’t give a shit about democracy, human rights, racism, homophobia, misogyny, the future of the planet or basic human decency and voted for the conman they thought was gonna be good for the economy. You guys are geniuses.

The only appropriate response to this is impeachment and removal from office. Every moment the political press spends spinning out theories about 2026 and immigration polling is a minute they are not spending asking Republicans in Congress about their plans to enforce the rule of law

UnitedHealth reported $6.29B in profit for Q1, and blamed actually having to provide healthcare to their customers for not making more. Reminder that health insurance companies are most profitable when they’re letting the most customers die, or driving them into debt.