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I am one of more than 750 political scientists who signed this statement "express[ing] our urgent concern about threats to the basic design of American government and democracy" drive.google.com/file/d/1lGk2...

submitted 4 days ago • 82 comments

You need to watch this great and important speech from Governor Pritzker www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2fhPXAs/

submitted 3 days ago • 54 comments

He will burn down whatever he can, however he can Our systems of governance, rule of law, global alliances, even the Constitution. Consumed by vengeance and greed, he is the greatest threat to our Republic since its founding. We must meet this moment with the force of a thousand suns. Or perish.

submitted 3 days ago • 676 comments

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is not a dictator. He is a champion of democracy, freedom and truth.

submitted 3 days ago • 3311 comments

🚨 Justice Dept Solves Immigration Crisis by Deleting the Judges Nothing says “solving the crisis” like axing 20 immigration judges while drowning in a 3.7 million case backlog. Maybe next they’ll fix airport delays by firing air traffic controllers. 🙈

submitted 7 days ago • 41 comments

Where law ends, tyranny begins.

submitted 7 days ago • 598 comments

If you’ve ever taken the oath to uphold the Constitution, this is the time to live up to it.

submitted 8 days ago • 921 comments

Oh. Would be a shame if everyone shared this everywhere while trump and Eric Adams try to work out a deal.

submitted 12 days ago • 186 comments

Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024. You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right? Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year. You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.

submitted 15 days ago • 1527 comments

The United States Military Academy has just eliminated all Cadet clubs and activities for POC. Most of these have existed for decades like the Society of Black Engineers. They were there when I was a Cadet in 1987. All of the religious ones remain. This isn’t DEI. It’s white Christian Nationalism.

submitted 18 days ago • 2838 comments

Friends are switching from WhatsApp to Signal. Smart move. Also, the less you support Zuck the Cuck, the better.

submitted 18 days ago • 391 comments

The start of week three:

submitted 19 days ago • 492 comments

RONALD REAGAN (1988): We should be aware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends, weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world—all while cynically waving the American flag.

submitted 21 days ago • 1977 comments

Some people voted for trump. Some people voted for Kamala. Some people voted 3rd party. But I guarantee you that NOBODY voted for a fucking billionaire to be raiding our Social Security. What the fuck is THIS bullshit?

submitted 21 days ago • 1352 comments

It was an honor to sit with Fmr. FBI & CIA Director Judge William Webster and his wife, Lynda, at Kash Patel’s FBI Director confirmation hearing. Webster is a living legend. We both agree—Patel is unfit for the role and a danger to national security and the rule of law.

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An excellent resource for federal civil servants. www.civilservicestrong.org

submitted 22 days ago • 202 comments

America is being dismantled and destroyed by Robber Baron Brown Shirts! No one is coming to save us! We must stand United and fight them at every turn! Pass it on!

submitted 22 days ago • 449 comments

My statement on the FBI Purge that puts at risk the safety, well-being and national security of the American people.

submitted 22 days ago • 7995 comments

There is no such fucking thing as being “too woman” to pilot a helicopter, “too gay” to land a plane or “too black” to be an air traffic controller. There is however, such a thing as being too hateful, too stupid & too sociopathic to be president. And we call that Donald Trump.

submitted 22 days ago • 547 comments

This is how banana republics work: “Interim leaders at the Justice Department have spent the past week drawing up lists of people whose work at the bureau has earned disfavor with Trump for a variety of reasons.” www.cnn.com/2025/01/31/p...

submitted 22 days ago • 215 comments

"FAA Leader Quit Before D.C. Plane Crash—Thanks to Elon Musk" If you're looking to deport an immigrant who killed Americans, we found one.

submitted 23 days ago • 292 comments

The NATCA (National Air Traffic Controllers Association) released this statement in response to Trump’s baseless allegations that Wednesday’s aviation tragedy was partly due to DEI initiatives at the F.A.A.

submitted 23 days ago • 101 comments

Trump: “If people aren't coming to work, if they're not going to come in the office and report ... then they're going to be terminated.” Does this include presidents who spend most of their time at the golf course?

submitted 22 days ago • 400 comments

Oh look. A President, a Governor, a Mayor - all at the crash site at the Chesapeake Bay with first responders. Not swimming. Showing empathy and leadership.

submitted 22 days ago • 949 comments

"At least six senior FBI leaders have been ordered to retire, resign or be fired by Monday." www.cnn.com/2025/01/30/p...

submitted 22 days ago • 27 comments

I’m sad to learn that my law school classmate, Kiah Duggins, died in the DC plane crash last night. Kiah was an exceptionally talented civil rights lawyer and aspiring legal scholar. I hope you’ll read about her work and the causes she cared about, some of which I’ll 🧵 below. What an immense loss

submitted 23 days ago • 1825 comments

If you are a federal worker being offered a buyout, I would advise against taking it. Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice. But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word. They aren’t firing for a reason.

submitted 24 days ago • 2925 comments

But her emails… www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...

submitted 23 days ago • 285 comments

When asked if he was going to visit the crash site he said, ‘what site? The water? You want me to go swimming?’ This is one of the last pics of the young skaters who died. He’s a sociopath. Anyone who voted for this monster should be ashamed at best.

submitted 23 days ago • 2682 comments

This is how autocrats throughout history have endangered the people they govern by erasing factual information vital to health and well being www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

submitted 22 days ago • 817 comments

If you wanted to know how an autocracy would start in America, it begins by releasing violent thugs from prison who beat up police defending Congress, illegally firing every Inspector General, and seizing billions appropriated by Congress for people with no authority to do so.

submitted 26 days ago • 408 comments

PROP - PR Over Policy. Don't confuse them. He is flooding the zone. He knows that media will cover everything he does. Getting people upset. Which helps give him more coverage of the upset people. All just talking about him. Dems need to be strategic.

submitted 26 days ago • 4401 comments

Setting quotas of arrests per day. You know what happens when you have a quota to meet? Scoop them up and let the court sort it out. They will be grabbing anyone they can. No proof of citizenship on your person? Too bad. That’s an arrest. Look “illegal?” Explain it to the court someday.

submitted 27 days ago • 1092 comments

Stop hate.

submitted 27 days ago • 89 comments

If you are a federal employee, it is advised to set your social media accounts to private to prevent outside viewership, as reports suggest that loyalty screenings have begun.

submitted 28 days ago • 749 comments

This is the way it should be handled: South Korea’s Impeached Leader Is Indicted on Insurrection Charges www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/w...

submitted 28 days ago • 505 comments

No one can quash the legacy of the Tuskegee Airman. Same for the Buffalo Soldiers. That unit was sent to West Point from 1907-1947 to replace an undisciplined white unit. During segregation, they trained all the white officers who fought in WWI & II & they built a legacy. We know their story.

submitted 27 days ago • 184 comments

So let’s see, Trump has been President for a week and now we are fighting with Canada, Greenland, Mexico, Denmark, Panama, Colombia, and pretty much the entire EU. It does seem that Viktor Orban and Netanyahu now likes us more though, so there’s that.

submitted 27 days ago • 561 comments

Allow me to address the elephant in the room: The Trump administration is not setting the course for a four-year term. The Trump administration is setting the course for an everlasting dictatorship. Are we all clear on this?

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submitted 28 days ago • 338 comments

Excellent post

submitted 27 days ago • 2082 comments

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submitted 28 days ago • 54 comments

Fuck Pete Hegseth.

submitted 29 days ago • 1401 comments

Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"

submitted 33 days ago • 1577 comments

This is your mission. We take our power back now at the local and state level. Stop waiting for a national hero. It’s you. Get to work.

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