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A statement from Robert B. Fiske Jr., John S. Martin Jr., Mary Jo White, James B. Comey, David N. Kelley, Geoffrey S. Berman, and Audrey Strauss:

submitted 8 days ago • 204 comments

"As it was fifty years ago, so it is today: The fact that the Constitution’s enemies now include the president of the United States does not relieve members of Congress of their responsibility to that oath."

submitted 15 days ago • 56 comments

The poster boy for Trump’s unpopular federal funding freeze is a deeply unlikable and outspoken guy, one who looks and talks like the stock villain in a TV drama about politics and who has a confirmation to a powerful role pending before the Senate. Democrats need to beat him like a piñata

submitted 25 days ago • 94 comments

Trump’s flourish of actions against the federal government are concerning and frightening in their own right, but we have to stress constantly that real, live human beings are being affected and hurt. The lack of opposition is noticeable, but people also need advocates. They deserve help.

submitted 29 days ago • 3 comments

YASSSS

submitted 32 days ago • 246 comments

Wow. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde fearlessly calls out Trump and Vance to their faces. This is heroic. (posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)

submitted 33 days ago • 2217 comments

I get it when people say "well they voted for this, I hope they get what they deserve. " I get that sentiment, i really do... But there are millions of people who DIDN'T vote for this, whose lives will be ruined. That's why I can't throw my hands up and say oh well. I keep fighting for them.

submitted 38 days ago • 177 comments

While a single seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court, which already has an overwhelming Republican majority, may seem insignificant, this race has the potential to set a dangerous precedent for future election challenges. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/gop...

submitted 38 days ago • 36 comments

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submitted 41 days ago • 0 comments

This is a great explainer of how Medicare and Medicare Advantage works. www.linkedin.com/posts/ericbr...

submitted 43 days ago • 793 comments

A serious constitutional crisis is taking place in North Carolina where Republicans are trying to steal a state Supreme Court election by disenfranchising 60,000 voters AFTER the count and recount have showed the Democrat won. Please watch and share. www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5yW...

submitted 45 days ago • 539 comments

At the time, everyone, including Republicans, understood how bad it was. Then, brick by brick, they built a foundation of lies to justify doing what they know, deep down, to be wrong. Trump betrayed the country. And so do they.

submitted 48 days ago • 191 comments

"In Iraq, I had the expectation that at any moment I could be killed by the enemy. But on January 6th, that feeling was constant. It was the longest day of my life, with more than forty people assaulting me." U.S. Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell tells his January 6 story:

submitted 48 days ago • 148 comments

Matt Gaetz is the Eddie Haskell of Jeffrey Epsteins

submitted 61 days ago • 340 comments

Despair is for the privileged. Stop dooming. We have work to do.

submitted 61 days ago • 68 comments