Collectively, the Trump administration has already initiated actions that could eliminate or weaken protections from more than 175 million acres of U.S. public lands—larger than the states of California, Florida, and Georgia combined.

I said for years that the only way to permanently reduce migration to the United States was to destroy the vision that the world had of this country as the land of opportunity. That wasn't a goddam suggestion!

Sometimes truth is exactly as weird as fiction. Every bit of this story is chef’s kiss. bsky.app/profile/chri...

What a weird-ass Rapture. Only the Constitution disappeared.

Setting aside the question of legality, this would be an action of enormous self-harm inflicted on the nation, needlessly ridding the country of talent and expertise. It’s also extortive. “Give us what we want in a funding fight, or we’ll hurt the country.”

DJT: I am using the state to punish criticism and extort people WH: this business decision was driven by DJT: No I am using the state to punish criticism and extort people WH: Unitary executive theory implies that DJT: I SAID I AM USING THE STATE TO PUNISH CRITICISM AND EXTORT PEOPLE FOR MONEY

In exchange for their votes, Democrats should insist that first Congress passes, and the president signs, a law absolutely requiring the executive branch to spend what Congress allocates. Otherwise, what's the point of any of this?

Republicans don’t have the votes to keep the government open. All questions should be directed at them: What are they doing to secure the votes they need to keep the government open?

Republicans don’t have the votes to keep the government open. All questions should be directed at them: What are they doing to secure the votes they need to keep the government open?

New argument against AI regulation just dropped. Checkmate, atheists. www.wsj.com/tech/peter-t...

Every conservative who has criticized the FCC's attack on Jimmy Kimmel says it's because if that power is granted, it will eventually be used to censor conservatives. It'd be nice to hear at least one of them say that it's JUST WRONG for the gov't to do that, regardless of who is being silenced.

Think dark money in politics is unstoppable? Think again. CAP's @thmoore.bsky.social explains how states have the power to make Citizens United irrelevant: www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

Dammit, she’s right! And I’ve been wrongfully denied a job as a cardiothoracic surgeon for too long now!

I know antifa isn't a real organization because I don't get 40 texts a week from them asking for donations.

meanwhile costco was all “DEI is good and we’re keeping it, fuck you” and they’re now basically printing money

Disney reverses course on Kimmel. Lessons: -Trump's anti-Constitutional stances, anti-1A in this case, are unpopular -Popular resistance via expression and spending choices can have an impact -Many corporate leaders are weak, amoral people who'll bow to threats unless they face countervailing ones

Conservatives love to darkly say stuff like “you aren’t prepared for what’s next, we’re not going to be moderate anymore, you have no idea what you’ve unleashed” and then cry like babies when you call them fascists

It has always been clear that having the media owned by large corporations could be a problem, and we are now seeing that problem in full flower. If conglomerates can't own media assets responsibly, they should sell the media assets instead of allowing them to be used for evil.

Americans have been trained to think of CEOs as mighty figures striding the globe, strong and fierce. But it turns out that when the stakes really count, they are weak and feckless and will look out for their narrow interests while democracy burns. It's pathetic.

Ted Cruz got *this* close to saying the right thing, but blew it. It’s not wrong for a Republican FCC chair to censor free speech because Democrats might turn the tables. It’s wrong for a Republican FCC chair to censor free speech because it’s wrong for a Republican FCC chair to censor free speech.

I thought I had a lot more to accomplish in my career, but it turns out I wrapped it all up tonight.

Since SCOTUS's Citizens United decision in 2010, critics have mostly pushed incremental reforms to try to stanch the flow of big $ into politics unleashed by the decision. But @thmoore.bsky.social argues states can effectively neutralize the decision's impact by reworking their corporations laws.

A grim reminder: these people will never be satisfied. There’s no point at which they will say “we’ve won, let’s enjoy life.” They will always be looking for someone else to punish, to revile, to dehumanize. They’re empty without that.

You can also listen to John Lithgow read it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXR5...

they don't have the capacity to compel obedience by the process of law. they don't have the capacity to compel obedience by violence. the only lever by which they can obtain obedience is fear. do not offer it to them.

Citizens United opened the floodgates of slimy dark money into our politics. It’s time we slam them shut. Glad to have CAP in the fight :-)

Opinion: Corporations are not born; they are built. And the Supreme Court has always held that the power to build them belongs to states alone.

The key to ending dark money in American politics is deceptively simple: amend state corporation law, not campaign finance law. CAP's @thmoore.bsky.social breaks it down for @USAToday.com: www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

As a state policy enthusiast super excited to dig into this and hope to see more State lawmakers pick this up and run with it 🏃‍♀️

A great idea - how states can overcome Citizens United and keep corporate money out of elections

Delighted that USA Today published my opinion piece today on @americanprogress.bsky.social's plan to undo Citizens United through state corporation laws.

it's so funny to see America's health insurance companies be like "look. If there's one thing we love it's denying you care. but we ran the numbers - and we cannot BELIEVE we're saying this - and it's cheaper for us to just pay for the vaccines than deal with you going to the ER."

Check out this exciting & ambitious effort by my colleague @thmoore.bsky.social to help fix our political system

OMG with all the lawyers and think tanks in this country we're just now learning this?!? Democracy lovers, call your state congress people, governors and AGs, let's get our democracy back! #WeAreAmerica

Americans from across the political spectrum overwhelmingly oppose Citizens United and would like to rid the U.S. political system of corporate and dark money. Learn more from CAP's @thmoore.bsky.social: www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

Hey Democratic Govenor's - @governor.ca.gov @governorwalz.mn.gov @govpritzker.illinois.gov @govevers.wisconsin.gov YOU have the power

Politico on the story today:

I’m also in the process of emailing my governor & the leaders of both houses of my state legislature directly. Thank YOU!

Live your life in such a way that, when you die, people directly quoting you does’t sound like a personal attack on your character.

Some personal news: CAP published my report, "The Corporate Power Reset That Makes Citizens United Irrelevant," today, and I'm proud to share it with the world. State by state, this approach can be used to rid our politics of corporate and dark money. It may be the most meaningful work I ever do.

Fifteen years after Citizens United opened the floodgates of corporate and dark political money, the Center for American Progress has figured out how to slam them back shut. CAP published its groundbreaking how-to report today: "The Corporate Power Reset That Makes Citizens United Irrelevant."

Fifteen years after Citizens United opened the floodgates of corporate and dark political money, the Center for American Progress has figured out how to slam them back shut. CAP published its groundbreaking how-to report today: "The Corporate Power Reset That Makes Citizens United Irrelevant."

Miller’s a careless, ranting fascist, but the way he constructs his threat is kinda striking: The power of law enforcement will be used to find Trump’s perceived enemies, take away their money, and take away their power. And all of that will happen to those who have *not* broken the law.

"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”

Discovering computer as an adult makes you go crazy. Discovering computer as a baby makes you go crazy. In all of human history, there will only ever be one generation to discover computer at the correct age: 13

Well, given that they have such a burning desire to enforce these provisions of the law, it’s a good thing there have been so many Trump administration officials found to have actually done this. Their itch to enforce can be properly scratched through aggressive prosecutions of those folks.

statehood for DC

Needless to say, this is a lie. He cannot change the mayor. He cannot do whatever he wants. He’s the president, not the King.

Could be a Trump II chaos and incompetence thing, but ATF being this dimwitted wouldn't be terribly surprising from the same old pre-2025 ATF.

Here, in a nutshell, is the difference between democracy and authoritarianism.