My old friend Paul Bardack recently joined with William Patrick Nichols to create the State and Local Human Rights Center, a D.C.-based group focused on advancing human rights by calling attention to the ways state constitutions can protect those rights.

"With ‘affordability’ now fashionable in Washington, the White House is scrambling to rebrand its import taxes as a gift to Americans.... [But] the White House is promising a dividend that is far larger than the revenue it actually collects."

Are they fucking nuts?? Yes, of course they are.... nurse.org/news/nursing... -Graduate nursing students will lose access to higher federal loan limits -They will be excluded from certain loan forgiveness programs -Current advanced nursing students now face financial hurdles to complete

www.bbc.com/news/world-u... From Feb 2024 Did anyone think we would forget?

“We are veterans and national security professionals who love this country and swore an oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. That oath lasts a lifetime, and we intend to keep it. No threat, intimidation, or call for violence will deter us from that sacred obligation."

Anton La Guardia, diplomatic editor at The Economist, posted: “State Department is backpedalling on Rubio’s backpedal (about Ukraine peace plan). If for a moment you thought the grown-ups were back in charge, think again. We’re still in the circus."

Three examples of pastels featuring trees.

Russ Vought holds one of the most powerful jobs in D.C., and he’s used his position to wage a quiet war to change the shape of the entire U.S. government. Here's what you should know about Trump’s shadow president 👇

"This isn’t about politics. This is about who we are as Americans. Every American must unite and condemn the President’s calls for our murder and political violence. This is a time for moral clarity. “Don’t Give Up the Ship!” "

“We are veterans and national security professionals who love this country and swore an oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. That oath lasts a lifetime, and we intend to keep it. No threat, intimidation, or call for violence will deter us from that sacred obligation."

JAG, at U.S. Southern Command in Miami, the command that oversees the U.S. strikes on the small boats near Venezuela, expressed concern that the 82 deaths from the strikes were extrajudicial killings. These murders would expose service members participating in the operations to legal repercussions.

CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O’Keefe reported from Reuters: “TRUMP DOES NOT WANT TO EXECUTE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, WHITE HOUSE SAYS."🤪

1. We still have free speech 2. People can still openly oppose the president. 3. GW wouldn’t have hanged the lawmakers because HE WAS VERY CAREFUL TO STAY STRICTLY WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF HIS OFFICE AS PRESIDENT. 4. GW didn’t want to be a king or dictator, and he was of his right mind. J. Freeman

Even Fox News Channel legal analyst Andy McCarthy agrees... “There is no insurrection or sedition without the use of force. Disobeying a lawful order is insubordination, not insurrection or sedition. Disobeying an unlawful order is required. That is all.”

www.wmur.com/article/good... "The law is not controversial. The president is inciting political violence." Rep. Maggie Goodlander

www.bbc.com/news/world-u... From Feb 2024 Did anyone think we would forget?

Are they fucking nuts?? Yes, of course they are.... nurse.org/news/nursing... -Graduate nursing students will lose access to higher federal loan limits -They will be excluded from certain loan forgiveness programs -Current advanced nursing students now face financial hurdles to complete

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Indigenous people are demanding land rights not just as a restoration of their right to manage their territories but also as a climate and nature fix. How will countries respond, not just during COP30 but beyond? Watch this space. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/c...

NEW: Following a legal fight, ICE freed a blind Ecuadorean man who was being held in isolation at a New York county jail. He was one of several Hispanic men picked up by ICE in Queens in recent days. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/n...

The latest in the fight between Energy Transfer and Greenpeace: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...

Harvard has started a new investigation into ties that former Harvard president Larry Summers and others at the university had with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the university announced Tuesday.

The Trump administration is lending $1 billion to help restart a nuclear plant at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania, boosting a project that aims to provide power to Microsoft’s vast network of data centers.

Seven years ago, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia couldn’t visit Washington. When he arrived at the White House Tuesday, he got F-35s stealth fighters, the world’s fastest chips and the central role in the remaking of the Middle East.

550,000 Workers Lose Status by End of 2025. Over 700,000 Temporary Protected Status (TPS) recipients lose legal status by the end of 2025. 550,000 who are legally working. TPS recipients contribute over $36 billion in annual GDP. Ending their status will hit construction, cleaning, and hospitality.

I guess he didn't like the question... "ABC, your company, your crappy company, is one of the perpetrators. I think the license should be taken away from ABC because your news is so fake and so wrong. And we have a great commissioner, a chairman, who should take a look at that."

... So, Bone Saw gets our most advanced military technology, in the form of fighter jets. Donny gets real estate deals. Jared gets money for nothing. But what do We the People get? WE get rudely ordered to shut the fuck up. Literally. Jeff Tiedrich Nov 19

@nytimes.com Trump told reporters on Monday that he plans to sell F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, against guidance from his own national security officials. The Pentagon has expressed concerns that this could create an opportunity for China to steal the advanced fighter jets’ technology.

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@nytimes.com Republican lawmakers would be smart to start distancing themselves from their president’s worst impulses and excesses, to begin scraping off the layers of moral grime accumulated through their years of bootlicking.

Breaking News: Larry Summers will step down from OpenAI’s board, he said, after the release of emails indicating a close relationship with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Breaking News: President Trump’s sweeping tariffs sent trade plummeting in August, with imports dropping 5.1%, new data shows.

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The House voted 427-1 to have the files released. Senate up next. President Pudding will approve. Then Bondi will refuse to release due to their brand-spanking-new active investigation. How will his base respond??? How will MTG respond😂?