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"Why isn’t he doing everything possible to fight back against this constitutional crisis that we’re facing? Your interview was the first time I’ve actually gotten a clear answer to that: And it’s because he doesn’t believe it’s yet a constitutional crisis." - @ezralevin.bsky.social on Sen. Schumer

trump just disobeyed a federal court, so Schumer moves the goalposts to say we have to be worried if he disobeys the SUPREME court. anything to avoid being compelled to action.

The only energy I want to see from Democrats for the rest of my life is what I’m seeing from Congressman Larson going after DOGE

The divide isn’t left v. liberal or moderate v. progressive. It’s this is normal—not good, sure, but ultimately fine—and therefore requires a standard 20th century-style response v. this is highly abnormal, very dangerous, and getting worse, so it needs a nonstandard response that meets the moment.

Some folks are asking if voting against the CR will hurt litigation vs Trump because it will stop in a government shut down. No! It’s the opposite: a bad CR would hurt the litigation I discussed this morning @contrariannews.org

The FDA has apparently raided a company that sells poppers. A reminder that RFK Jr. believes the anti-LGBT conspiracy theory that poppers cause AIDS. www.them.us/story/rfk-jr...

The provision of the 14th amendment that the Supreme Court unanimously wrote out of the constitution existed for a reason. Its drafters knew what would happen if you allowed insurrectionists back into power.

“It’s too risky to let fascists ILLEGALLY consolidate power faster. We prefer to clear the way for fascists to LEGALLY consolidate power more slowly.”

I cannot emphasize this enough: no one will remember the shutdown even happened when it’s time to vote next year. One way or the other!

Important to note that Democratic Senator Karla May, who represents much of South St. Louis, voted to keep a ban on same sex marriage in Missouri.

Erasing our history won't erase us. Transgender people have always been here — and we always will be.

Ain't good. Compared to Senate Dems, House Dems have less leverage. One exception is the budget fight. But here's the Dem House Leader TODAY declining to use that leverage. If you have a Dem rep, ask them to use their leverage. And tell them to tell Jeffries to lead. Stay tuned - more to come.

Pitch for a new spy movie: a CIA agent spends years getting close to a terrorist suspect then just before he gets the crucial piece of evidence he’s fired and replaced with a teenager who doesn’t speak any foreign languages but does have a lot of followers on X. Everybody dies.