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Bernie Sanders made an appearance at Coachella to introduce Clairo. "The future of what happens to America is dependent on your generation. Now, you can turn away and you can ignore what goes on, but if you do that, you do that at your own peril.” Love this dude!

Donald Trump struggles to get his umbrella inside Air Force One before he heads out to Mar-a-Lago to go golfing again. This man is a global laughingstock.

“They were careless people…they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness…and let other people clean up the mess they had made…” -- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (April 10, 1925).

there is no “epidemic,” he is almost certainly going to say it is vaccines and, well, stay safe everyone.

🚨 NEWS: The White House confirms the tariff on Chinese imports is now 145%—not 125%. Reminder: tariffs are taxes on imported goods, which means Americans end up paying more.

Why would we believe jobs numbers from this administration?

The worst news of the week. "The U.S. Senate confirmed Harmeet Dhillon, a veteran lawyer with a history of attacking voting rights, to lead the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

MASSIVE SHIFT Pro-democracy channels on YouTube are now growing faster than right-wing channels for the first time. MeidasTouch is proud to lead the way as the fastest-growing YouTube channel in Q1 2025. Keep this momentum going: YouTube.com/@meidastouch

Donald Trump is crashing the economy trying to "own" Fed Chair Jerome Powell.

I'm watching CNBC. These anchors are so angry. They really didn't believe he'd do it. They're actually just now, 10 years into this shit, realizing he's a maniac hellbent on revenge and there's no grand plan for the markets. Better late than never but holy shit.

"The Elias law firm, Hillary Clinton’s lawyers in 2016, stated there would be no negotiation with Trump." www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/04/o...

“If you’re a law firm being threatened, you might have to say, ‘We might lose some business because we stand for a principle,‘” the Democratic former president said. www.syracuse.com/politics/202...

Oh, fantastic—Rubio says ‘economies aren’t crashing, markets are crashing.’ What a relief!

Split Rock Lighthouse, Two Harbors, MN Lake Superior

Are we winning yet?

America just shot itself in the nuts to “own the libs”

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney: "If the United States no longer wants to lead, Canada will." This is what real leadership looks like.

Appropriately, Rudy Giuliani rang the stock market bell today, just before the stocks went into free fall.

Defence Ministry: Shoreline defence force Gentoo’s prepare mortars. Our Navy Seals conduct clandestine training, and teach tactical camouflage and concealment to juveniles. We stand ready. Flippers Up.

Antarctica Tariffs Announced It's about time those deadbeat slackers started pulling their weight... 🐧 💰 🐧 💰 🐧 💰

Monument Valley and Saguaro cacti, UT/AZ border near Four Corners area Sacred to the Navajo Nation

The Doors pay tribute to the late Val Kilmer, dead way too early age 65. Like #JimMorrison (a member of 27 Club). #TheDoors were the best American band imo Morrison was 1 of #rock’s greatest frontmen. Their eponymous 1967 debut album was one of 3 sensational debut albums that year. RIP VK/JM

There are no tariffs being put on Russia. Hmmm

I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.

This is a moral moment. It is not left or right, it is right or wrong.

This is what happens when people speak up.

I used to work with this once-esteemed NYC-based law firm. They have disgraced themselves with their capitulation to Trump.

Would somebody please read the First Amendment to this moron? He has literally declared war on our fundamental freedom to speak, assemble, a free press, and from an established religion. I fear the lessons learned from Kent State nearly 55 years ago may have been forgotten.

Mallory McMorrow didn’t come to play it safe—she’s here to shake things up. A bold reformer, she’s taking on Michigan’s U.S. Senate race with a clear message: it’s time for real change in the Democratic Party. Michigan deserves a fighter. Let’s back her.

Please stop going on his show, Democrats

We must not let the story be told that we saw the wave of hatred bearing down - saw the violent erosion of humanity - and we sat down and said nothing. That will not be our story. Sen. Booker is now 13 hours in. Stand strong, fam. Keep going.

Booker: Strom Thurmond’s record always kind of just really irked me. That the longest speech on our great Senate floor was from someone who was trying to stop people like me from being in the Senate. So to surpass that became more important to me.

The #1 topic for calls to my office today? Cory Booker’s floor speech. So yeah… I’d say people are listening to him.

Congratulations to Judge Susan Crawford on her victory, and to the people of Wisconsin for electing a judge who believes in the rule of law and protecting our freedoms.

At the heart of why this state Supreme Court race became such a big deal is simple: partisan power to determine the future of voting rights and fair elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

The last day on which a majority of the Supreme Court’s justices had been appointed by Democratic presidents was May 14, 1969. One of the things we do in the legal academy is support our claims with facts.

It’s stunning to me that the New York Times did not put the story on the bloodbath at the NIH, CDC, and FDA on its front page this morning.

The many triumphed over the money in Wisconsin's Supreme Court election yesterday. Congratulations to Judge Susan Crawford, to the people of Wisconsin, and to everyone fighting for a just and free America. Let's keep going.

My advice is if your law firm can't say this, get yourself a new law firm. "Elias Law Group will not be deterred from fighting for democracy in court. There will be no negotiation with this White House about the clients we represent or the lawsuits we bring on their behalf."

Elon Musk and a Bucket of Pig Guts open.substack.com/pub/therickw...

I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:

This is great news. I have admired her since she first appeared on @msnbc.com

After getting some rest, I am in awe of everyone who continues to lift their voice and speak out. This is a moment for our country, and we must make a choice about the America we want to be.

Freedom-loving Americans’ newest hero, @booker.senate.gov @corybooker.com

Senator Cory Booker is cooking about NATO more than 14 hours into his filibuster on the Senate floor. Go Cory!!!!

Was able to speak for a while this morning as @booker.senate.gov enters Hour 13 of holding the Senate floor. With two glasses of water and sheer determination, he’s telling the world that America is fighting back against this President. Go Cory!

The EPA will close a museum that tells the story of the agency’s history and mission.

This 🤡 makes it #AprilFoolsDay 24/7. #FeelsLikeAnEternity 🤯