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Losing the Game of Chicken open.substack.com/pub/marytrum...

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@anneapplebaum.bsky.social: “This is what arbitrary, absolute power looks like. And this is why the men who wrote the Constitution never wanted anyone to have it.”

submitted 4 days ago • 52 comments

A reader reminds me that El Salvador is actually Trump's gulag; Venezuela is simply his straw monster.

submitted 7 days ago • 166 comments

We wouldn’t be here if SCOTUS had allowed the January 6th trial to go forward as scheduled.

submitted 7 days ago • 1202 comments

Last time he told you not "not to worry" half a million Americans died of Covid.

submitted 8 days ago • 2512 comments

It’s not just that he’s wrecking the economy. It’s that he’s a terrible human being who feels contempt for our men and women in uniform. Our latest:

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Japan’s Nikkei 225 Futures Index was just halted because the Trump slump is sending stocks even lower tonight. Tomorrow could be one of the ugliest days in U.S. stock market history – and it’s entirely the fault of Donald Trump.

submitted 8 days ago • 17 comments

Protesting Boston style #HandsOff #HandsOff2025 #Mass50501 #FiftyFiftyOne #Indivisible #SwingBlue #boston

submitted 9 days ago • 50 comments

To the world: We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom. —With love, Your American allies.

submitted 9 days ago • 1969 comments

Well this seems like a fantastic plan. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/h...

submitted 8 days ago • 1672 comments

A lot of people still think these protests are about gearing up for 2026 or 2028. They don’t understand yet that this only ends with him fleeing on a plane to Riyadh or Moscow. But they’ll learn.

submitted 9 days ago • 16 comments

. Hey Congress, remember that little thing called checks and balances? You’ve got the power to stop those tariffs anytime you want. The President can’t make trade decisions solo you can take back control. So… what’s stopping you? #DoYourJob #TariffPower .

submitted 11 days ago • 41 comments

"The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs said Thursday that it will end a mortgage-rescue program designed to help veterans who have fallen behind on their mortgages keep their homes."

submitted 11 days ago • 155 comments

Tell me again why we’re letting a 78 year old, legit smelly, odorous, frail, loser old man who bankrupted a CASINO bankrupt the country? Congress? Any answers?

submitted 10 days ago • 2954 comments

@schumer.senate.gov on Trump’s tariffs: ‘This man is a menace’ youtu.be/3v620Sm3aaE?...

submitted 10 days ago • 10 comments

@warren.senate.gov: Congress has the power to reverse Trump’s ‘crazy round of tariffs’ www.msnbc.com/the-last-wor...

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Mark Kelly: "This is not surprising. Here's a guy who told Americans to inject bleach into their bodies, who sent a mob to Capitol Hill. And now I think it's fair to say he stands out as singlehandedly destroying more wealth with his bad decisions than anybody else who has ever lived on this planet"

submitted 10 days ago • 1118 comments

Hi, BlueSky. It's Hillary. I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.

submitted 14 days ago • 7433 comments

Time to look into jury nullification

submitted 14 days ago • 321 comments

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

submitted 14 days ago • 261 comments

Elon Musk bought and paid for Brad Schimel. That tells you all you need to know, Wisconsin. Vote Susan Crawford today.

submitted 14 days ago • 80 comments

Democratic Senator Cory Booker is still doing a filibuster after fourteen hours. He’s like the energizer bunny of awesome!

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Judge Boasberg orders the PRESERVATION OF EVIDENCE in SignalGate case. This applies to top administration officials, including Michael Waltz; Pete Hegseth; Tulsi Gabbard; Marco Rubio; and JD Vance. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/u...

submitted 18 days ago • 142 comments

"Elon Musk’s aerospace company SpaceX allows investors from China to buy stakes in the company as long as the funds are routed through the Cayman Islands or other offshore secrecy hubs, according to previously unreported court records..." www.propublica.org/article/elon...

submitted 19 days ago • 532 comments

From Fox’s Chief National Security reporter. Who can’t seem to get any airtime lately. For some reason.

submitted 19 days ago • 400 comments

The fact that the Department of Justice has not, and will never, launch an investigation into this massive national security breach tells you all you need to know about this lawless and profoundly corrupt Administration.

submitted 19 days ago • 1190 comments

So Trump didn't know about the soldiers... and they didn't tell him about the Signal chat... who's really running the White House?

submitted 19 days ago • 482 comments

“By eliminating the only federal agency dedicated to funding library services, the Trump administration’s executive order is cutting off at the knees the most beloved and trusted of American institutions and the staff and services they offer...” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/a...

submitted 21 days ago • 279 comments

👇👇👇👇

submitted 24 days ago • 531 comments

Trump just flip flopped on Elon Musk

submitted 24 days ago • 4 comments

Important to note that this scale of firing is more or less literally a decision to make tax compliance voluntary for the super rich.

submitted 27 days ago • 41 comments

More photos from the Veterans March in Olympia, WA today. The event was organized by my friend Alfie Alvarado, former Director of the Washington State Dept of Veteran Affairs (shown in first photo) 📸Mark Brown

submitted 31 days ago • 80 comments

"Hospital staff are scrambling with damage control efforts implementing emergency masking policies and giving babies as young as 3 days old injections of immunoglobulin, an antibody that helps their fragile immune system try to fight off #measles." www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

submitted 31 days ago • 478 comments

No kings. Not ever. youtu.be/VZk4hhSPMG0?...

submitted 31 days ago • 279 comments

A federal judge in California ordered the Trump administration to immediately reinstate thousands of jobs for probationary federal workers fired as part of billionaire Elon Musk’s campaign to slash the federal workforce.

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Jamie Raskin is encouraging people to file Federal Privacy Act requests on their personal DOGE data. Fillable forms here: jamieraskin.com/doge-privacy...

submitted 34 days ago • 243 comments

"Top officials of our oldest allies say privately they fear that we are becoming not just unstable, but actually their enemy. The only person who gets treated with kid gloves is Putin..." www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/o...

submitted 34 days ago • 397 comments